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  1. Re:Of course their business is sound! on Samsung Proves Its Business Remains Sound Despite Note 7 Fiasco (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They only do that so that they can watch you masturbate. They're just lonely is all. So why don't you throw them a bone(r) already?

  2. So much winning, President Chester Cheeto, Charlie himself would be proud.

  3. Re:From the patent description itself: on Family Sues Apple For Not Making Thing It Patented (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    Still doesn't mean that they are responsible. Responsibility lies on the operator of the vehicle. Cell phone manufacturers are not required by law to prevent use while operating a motor vehicle. That's where PSA's come in and the Gov't states that it's illegal to use a cell phone(except hands-free features) while operating a motor vehicle, to discourage said activity.

  4. Umm.. did you not see the outcome of the last list of sanctions that we applied to Russia? It's devastated their economy. Sanctions on Iran brought them in line to negotiate on nuclear capabilities. Sanctions on North Korea has all but slowed their economy to a halt, requiring them to depend on foreign aid, preventing all-out war..

    In case you forgot: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontl...

  5. Re:Its a talking point on FBI and Homeland Security Detail Russian Hacking Campaign In New Report (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Probably because the last time the National Security Subcommittee was briefed Chaffetz leaked out misleading information before the report was officially released.

  6. Re:Before the election: on FBI and Homeland Security Detail Russian Hacking Campaign In New Report (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Do you even read the articles you post?

    Last week, Baxter told The News 87 optical scanners broke on Election Day. He said many jammed when voters tried repeatedly to stuff single ballots into scanners, which can result in erroneous vote counts if poll workers don’t adjust counters. ...
    Detroit’s ballot was two pages because it included dozens of candidates for the local Board of Education. The number of pages can cause machines to jam and lead them to count too many ballots, said Genesee County Clerk John Gleason.

    This is what happens when you don't have an effective, reliable, and efficient voting system.

    Also, the recount was ended by the Michigan Supreme Court because Stein's recount request wasn't valid.

    Put the conspiracy Kool-Aid down, homie.

  7. Re:Depends how you look at it on Uber Admits To Self-driving Car 'Problem' in Bike Lanes As Safety Concerns Mount (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Not all cyclists are assholes. Only some are and they get noticed more than the ones who actually follow the rules.

    It's like me saying all AC's are pussy douchebags who hide behind anonymity. It's not true, but there's more asshole AC's than not.

  8. Re: Good question (+5, Insane) on Are Psychiatric Medications Hurting More Patients Than They Help? (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Perfect.

  9. Re:Lawyers more creative than engineers on Disney IT Workers, In Lawsuit, Claim Discrimination Against Americans (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would a Wookiee, an 8-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of 2-foot-tall Ewoks? That does not make sense!

  10. Re:ESNC no better than PwC on PwC Sends Legal Threats To Researchers Who Found Critical Security Flaw (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    So they ask for a name and e-mail to receive the advisory, which also puts you on a subscription list for other advisories in the future.. and that's a problem how? Ya know you can always put in a fake name, and even go so far as to create a temporary e-mail for the purpose of registering for it, right? It's not like they're making you create an account with a password or something to access this information. You make it sound like there's a bunch of hoops you have to jump through to receive this information.

    Exaggerating much?

  11. Re: License is a fair question on PwC Sends Legal Threats To Researchers Who Found Critical Security Flaw (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You mean IRS Tax Auditors? Yes.

    The research company in question wasn't looking at confidential documents if that's what you're hinting at. They were researching the program used for looking at financial information.

  12. Re:Hopefully it does not end like this... on Robots Are Already Replacing Fast-Food Workers (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    Eventually? It already is.

  13. Step 2*

  14. Re:Another Rocket Issue on Russian Supply Rocket Malfunctions, Breaks Up Over Siberia En Route To ISS (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    To watch the launch I presume. Jeesh.. Talk about conspiracy theories.

  15. Re:Day 4 executive order. on Twitters Says It Will Ban Trump If He Breaks Hate-Speech Rules (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    Actually..

    Obama ASKED the CEO to step down, and the CEO accepted his request. He didn't have to, but he did.

    This was also after the Gov't bailed out GM. So there's some context to his request that you decided to leave out.

    "Obama and his aides may have honed in on Wagoner for two reasons. First, his company is asking for the most in total federal aid: $26 billion, a figure administration officials fear could grow even larger. Second, the GM chief was tied more directly to the ill-fated decisions that that brought much of the American auto industry to the brink of collapse. Wagoner joined GM in 1977, has had a senior role in GM management since 1992, and became CEO of the company in 2000. He is considered responsible for increasing GM's focus on trucks and SUVs—at the expense of the hybrids and fuel efficient cars that have become more popular in the last couple of years. "

    http://www.politico.com/story/...

    So unless Twitter is requesting a bailout from the Gov't, there is nothing close to the supposed precedent that you wish to believe is true.

  16. Re:Does This Relate To Personal Drive? on New Study Shows Marijuana Users Have Low Blood Flow To the Brain (eurekalert.org) · · Score: 1

    unfortunately this study doesn't do anything to explain that, because it was done by researchers who have a bias against pot.

  17. Re:selection bias and general quackery on New Study Shows Marijuana Users Have Low Blood Flow To the Brain (eurekalert.org) · · Score: 1

    THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!

    Jesus Christ on a cracker, people! We cannot take studies at face value without understanding the researchers, who's funding their research, their own preconceived notions(bias), and the process they use. There are many unanswered questions that this study doesn't even get close to answering.

  18. Re:Congress has passed a law... on It Will Soon Be Illegal To Punish Customers Who Criticize Businesses Online (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    but you fail to recall the powers of the filibuster that the minority party still holds in the senate, and seeing as the republicans don't have a supermajority, the filibuster is still available.

  19. Re:Union power! on Uber Drivers Demand Higher Pay in Nationwide Protest (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    ...for greedy business owners who want to keep their employees under their thumb stripped of any negotiating ability and forced to work for dirt-poor wages.

  20. I bought the regular Samsung S6 and I can't even tell you how many times I've dropped it, and it's still hanging on strong. One of my friends bought the S6 Edge and after the 2nd time he dropped it, it shattered from hitting a corner on the ground. He regrets his decision.

    Unless they're made out of impossibly strong material, curved screens are going to be a nightmare for the clumsier ones among us.

  21. The only remaining problem is people switching their paper copy with one they printed at home, and then claiming the machine was hacked just to sabotage the election.

    You could have special markers on the paper, thus providing proof on whether or not it came from the machine.

  22. Best of all worlds is an E-voting machine that prints out a human readable summary of a ballot, then the ballot is physically dropped into a box. Worked for ages with mechanical voting systems.

    This should be the way it's done. It's a failsafe. If the integrity of the e-voting machine is compromised, there's a paper ballot trail to confirm it's accuracy.

    If I had my way, everyone who is at least 18 should be able to register online to vote, and every state would use mail-in ballots or paper-ballot voting and they have AT LEAST a month to vote and turn in their ballots.

    E-voting machines should be gotten rid of completely. Hacking has proliferated so much these days that one simply shouldn't trust an electronic voting machine. They're too easy to manipulate.

  23. Re:I'm confused on Trump: I'll Ditch TPP Trade Deal on Day One of My Presidency (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The Flippiest of Floppers

  24. Re:New Trump fan here! on Trump: I'll Ditch TPP Trade Deal on Day One of My Presidency (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And where are your science degrees and empirical evidence that has been peer-reviewed for accuracy to prove it doesn't exist? Because so far thousands and thousands of actual scientists disagree with your statement.