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  1. Re:Who's going to build these pumps? on Scientists Propose Plan To Re-Freeze the Arctic (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 1

    This may be unrelated but I seem to remember learning about railroads and the tundra and the problem of the pressure causing melting and thus causing the tracks to bend, so they came up with a solution of a machine (canister) that contained ammonia. The ammonia would condense and drop to the bottom of the tanks where it would boil and rise to the top where heat sinks would dissipate any collected heat. It worked really well because for all practical purposes it had no moving parts and lasted indefinitely, constantly working to take heat from the ground and keep it frozen. I just remember it being a very elegant solution for that particular problem.. not saying that's the solution here, but it always doesn't have to be some enormous feat of engineering.

  2. Re:Is this for snowflakes? on Kaspersky Lab Promises New Backup Tool To Help Unhappy Social Media Users Quit (kaspersky.com) · · Score: 1

    Why should I not judge? I can and I will because I can, snowflake. Now go cry yourself to sleep.

    It just seems rather ironic. You seem to be showing narcissistic tendencies and are quite frankly acting like a crybaby. Therefore it seems quite plausible that you're just projecting your own tendencies onto others.

  3. Re:Is this for snowflakes? on Kaspersky Lab Promises New Backup Tool To Help Unhappy Social Media Users Quit (kaspersky.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and who are you to judge?

  4. The motherload!!!!! on New York Approves Largest US Offshore Wind Farm Off Long Island (computerworld.com) · · Score: 0

    If you REALLY want green energy to take off... install a wind farm in the oval office!

  5. ...you're welcome.

  6. *considers* and *could* are not the same as *is and *will*

  7. Re: News for Nazis on Donald Trump Is Sworn In As the 45th US President (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    That didn't take long. Keep thinking everyone who disagrees with you is a Nazi.

    ...you mean like our intelligence agencies?

  8. Quite the opposite.. he's trying to ensure that fascism DOESN'T come to America... Basically, we're gonna get the FACTS on your man... because the future of our country is at stake.

  9. Re:No, it's definitely a UFO on Chile's Goverment Announces Unexplainable 'UFO' Footage (yahoo.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...by the looks of the footage it was definitely of the "silent but deadly" variety....

  10. FBI Jurisdiction on How A Massive India Call Center Swindled 15,000 Americans (nytimes.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Perhaps I'm mistaken, but isn't the FBI restricted to US jurisdiction? I grew up with the understanding that they were basically a domestic police force on the national level.

    I'm assuming I am mistaken, please feel free to give me further understanding on how the FBI can be in India.

  11. Report does not state they have any evidence that the Russians hacked nor leaked emails to wikileaks, just basically "we think they did this". Read the god dam report, it absolutely provides no evidence or new information.

    ...and how do you think the intelligence community came to that conclusion? Do you honestly need to crack open a dictionary to look up what the word "evidence" MEANS?

    Seriously?

  12. Malware isn't hacking. Malware unlocks the doors to hacking by creating opportunity. It exploits security holes wherever it can find them, then once a security hole is established THEN when needed, it can be used for hacking purposes.

    If hacking was an army, malware would be the scout.

  13. Cults of personality, or lack thereof on How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    Hillary didn't lose because of some "mandate from the minority" or because of perceived corruptions... She lost because she has the personality of a beige jumpsuit.

    Trump won because he's the man you love to hate... Trump is EASILY as corrupt as Clinton, probably more so, but the conservatives can NEVER admit that because he's their backed horse now.

    Just like every other vitriolic conservative personality, they feign outrage, while giving a slight wink and a nod of supporting the very thing they "stand" for... i.e. "drain the swamp!"

    Bernie had personality and ran an arguably clean campaign and REAL grass roots support, but he was undoubtedly hamstrung by the DNC who were dead set on lifting Hillary to office. It is my firm opinion that Bernie would have decidedly beaten Trump... without a shred of doubt in my mind. On that score the democrats were a MAJOR factor in Trump's victory to the presidency.

  14. Re:really? on How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    YEAH!!! .. and if I don't count my car payment, my car was FREE!!!!!

  15. Re:Are there going to be cries of "fake news" now? on FBI Probes FDIC Hack Linked To China's Military: Reuters (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    While I absolutely applaud the effort to make stories more accurate and accountable. I'm somewhat dismayed that even the slightest bit of questioning of a news story automatically makes it "fake" To claim a story as "fake" is as irresponsible and blindly accepting conclusions... Always QUESTION a stroy, but don't let your questions be framed in order to support a pre-drawn conclusion. That's yellow journalism. Question the story, and fill the holes or find out why the holes are there. People need lessons in journalism.

  16. Are there going to be cries of "fake news" now? on FBI Probes FDIC Hack Linked To China's Military: Reuters (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Let's see how readily people accept THIS hacking story.... Will it receive the same level of scrutiny and dismissal as Russia's hacking?

  17. Re:Germany has way more problems than Facebook on Germany Threatens To Fine Facebook Over Hate Speech (go.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    If only Germany had a strong nationalist leader to remedy the problem of foreigners infecting the pure German people! #MGGA!

    Wait a minute.. that seems weirdly familiar, but I don't remember why...

  18. Re:Hacking review !== Election results review on President Obama Orders Review of Cyber Attacks On 2016 Election (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    From more reputable news sources: every recount in every other state had more votes for Trump coming out, when Michigan's recount started looking the same way, the Obama appointed judge stopped the recount on a technicality which had been cited before but ignored: Stein has no right to burden the tax payer with a recount since she never stood a chance.

    oh DO tell what these "more reputable" news sources are.... well?

  19. Re:Hacking review !== Election results review on President Obama Orders Review of Cyber Attacks On 2016 Election (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently, the president elect doesn't require "CITES" when he makes proclamations.... but I digress.

  20. Re:Not surprising at all on Information Overload No Problem For Most Americans: Survey (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    ...or towards it!

  21. Re:Not surprising at all on Information Overload No Problem For Most Americans: Survey (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It's no problem because Americans are becoming increasingly comfortable with cherry picking their preferred "information" and discarding the rest, and critical thinking is considered "PC" and thus shunned.

    FTFY

    FTFY

  22. Not surprising at all on Information Overload No Problem For Most Americans: Survey (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's no problem because Americans are becoming increasingly comfortable with cherry picking their preferred "information" and discarding the rest, and critical thinking is considered "PC" and thus shunned.

  23. Re:Media concern about fake news ironic on Are We Seeing Propaganda About Russian Propaganda? (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 1

    ...ya, didn't think you'd answer...

  24. Re:Media concern about fake news ironic on Are We Seeing Propaganda About Russian Propaganda? (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 1

    with the MSM as one of those sources.

    OK.. so what are some of the other non mainstream sources for political implications?

  25. Re:Media concern about fake news ironic on Are We Seeing Propaganda About Russian Propaganda? (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 1

    From what source do you get reliable information?