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  1. You know, I'm going to disagree. At least that, while definitely stupid and generally awful, would at least possibly do the job it was designed to do.

    This advertising stunt, won't be seen by a single person on the ground. For one, the majority of people live in cities and our skies are too bright as it is. And even if you live in the darkest skies, you would have to know exactly when to look for the ad passing you by to see it. There is a 95% chance you would miss it even if you went significantly out of your way to go find it.

  2. This is the absolute dumbest idea. The absolute dumbest. Beyond the absurd expense, beyond the stupid risk of debris, only people living in the darkest skies will be able to see it if they wanted to.

  3. Science was a false god on Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Is 'Quietly Spreading Across the Globe' (msn.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    Drug resistant bacteria and fungus
    Climate change
    Artificial intelligence
    Nuclear weapons
    Nuclear meltdowns
    Identity theft

    The list goes on. For every horseman of the apocalypse science has promised to slay, it instead created a whole new one.

  4. Re:This already exists. It's a dystopia nightmare. on The UN Wants To Build Floating Cities To Save Us From Climate Change (wired.com) · · Score: 0
  5. This already exists. It's a dystopia nightmare. on The UN Wants To Build Floating Cities To Save Us From Climate Change (wired.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Floating cities like this already exist all around the world. They are nightmares of poverty and environmental catastrophes.

    The mistake these planners always make is forgetting that entropy is a thing. Everything is great when it's new, but new doesn't last long.

  6. Re:Conservative Morality on Last Time CO2 Levels Were This High, There Were Trees at the South Pole (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny thing about "Freedom", it's not the fluffy-nebulous term people think it is. It's actually quantifiable well defined. "Freedom" is options.

    For example: In the desktop computer world, a user largely has three degrees of freedom in regard to operating systems. Linux, Windows, Mac. If the user needs to use Microsoft Office, then their freedoms are limited further.

    Similarly, "Religious Freedom" is the number and types of religions and practices allowed. In the US, we generally have a pretty high degree of religious freedom, with limitations only on extremes.

    But no, "standard of living" nor "freedom" is equivalent to nor a measurement of morality. But at this point I wouldn't expect you to be able to comprehend what morality even is much less be capable of it.

  7. Re:Conservative Morality on Last Time CO2 Levels Were This High, There Were Trees at the South Pole (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The debate is over.

    "Money is morality" is the only morality you will care to understand.

  8. Conservative Morality on Last Time CO2 Levels Were This High, There Were Trees at the South Pole (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Whateves. White men I don't know and woundn't talk to me if I tried are making money. Money is morality. So **** future generations."

  9. "13 year old girl in Japan discover's simple browser exploit. Authorities react by arresting her."

  10. Yeah, except for the fact that US Banks are typically publicly traded companies, with very serious third-party accredited accountant firms watching every penny, heavily regulated by the Federal Government and insured by the FDIC.

    But besides that small fact, exactly the same.

  11. "So, you decided to invest in fake crypto-crime money and trusted it's safe keeping with a stranger..."

  12. Re:Best technology used for garbage on Gorilla Glass-Maker Plans To Produce Glass Suitable For Folding iPhones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm sure Corning would be happy to talk with you about using their product in the much less inane and useless products that you produce.

  13. Re:Nothing matters on Congresswoman Destroys Equifax CEO Mark Begor About Privacy (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    True. Conservatives also value their traditional racial and masculine authority and their right to threaten and intimidated minorities and women as they see fit... and wealth.

    Progressives are mostly just wealth.

  14. Nothing matters on Congresswoman Destroys Equifax CEO Mark Begor About Privacy (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nothing matters. This has no meaning. He won't lose his job. He won't even lose a second of sleep. He doesn't care about this or anything. Nothing matters.

    Because he's rich. Wealth is the only virtue American culture acknowledges.

  15. I thought this was USB-C on USB-IF Confusingly Merges USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Under New USB 3.2 Branding (macrumors.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought this was what USB-C was intended to accomplish.

    Oh, right. It's something else.

  16. Re:Or you could just get over it on Self-Harm Clips Hidden in Kids' Cartoons (bbc.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are a terrible person.

  17. YouTube is banned in my house on Self-Harm Clips Hidden in Kids' Cartoons (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    YouTube has a lot of really great content. About 4% is really great, which is still A LOT of great content. Unfortunately 95% is garbage. And 1% is harmful.

    YouTube can't be trusted and is banned from my house for my kids. Sorry, but kids shouldn't be allowed to watch YouTube. Especially not the Kids YouTube, which is where the real freaks congregate.

  18. If global CO2 levels get to 1200ppm, we are going to have even more problems than that. At 1000+ ppm indoor concentrations people start to feel drowsy. Some people will begin to have headaches and experience symptoms of "sick building syndrome". At that concentration CO2 actually becomes an acute hazard.

  19. Surprise! on Once Hailed As Unhackable, Blockchains Are Now Getting Hacked (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    When you put billions in wealth out in the open for the world to see, and then encourage and reward every evil doer in the world to use it for their evil things, the evil doers will figure out ways to do evil.

  20. Re: Yeah no offence but on Israel Launches Spacecraft To the Moon (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    This is more of an engineering exercise. A lot of new systems had to be developed to put this in place. If they land on the moon, they will have done so for a 10th the price of their cheapest predecessor. That alone is a feat in and if itself. (Granted, they haven't done it yet. Stay tuned.)

  21. Wow. So much here. on Israel Launches Spacecraft To the Moon (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    First privately funded lunar mission.
    First SpaceX lunar mission.
    First orbital approach lunar mission.
    First lunar mission with successful rocket reclamation.

  22. Sometimes, censorship is the answer. on Pinterest Cracks Down on Anti-Vaxxers, Pressuring Facebook To Follow (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Not by the government, but sometimes private companies SHOULD censor users. It's called ethics.

  23. Re: There is nothing Trump supporters won't defend on House Opens Inquiry Into Proposed US Nuclear Venture In Saudi Arabia (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The answer is no and no.

    You failed

  24. Re:There is nothing Trump supporters won't defend. on House Opens Inquiry Into Proposed US Nuclear Venture In Saudi Arabia (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know why this is so difficult. It's actually very simple.

    The answers are:
    "No." and "No."

    You failed.

  25. Re:There is nothing Trump supporters won't defend. on House Opens Inquiry Into Proposed US Nuclear Venture In Saudi Arabia (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    As I said. Literally nothing they won't defend.