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  1. I'm skeptical of tariffs in general, but they do seem like a reasonable way to get fair trade to actually happen. It appears to me that our previous globalist leaders have allowed other countries on unfair advantage both with tariffs and by not having to comply with the same environmental standards that the US has to comply with.

    "America First" should be our mind set when negotiating trade, not other people first.

    MAGA

  2. Clinton foundation on US Calls Broadcom's Bid For Qualcomm a National Security Risk (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    If they had initiated the hostile take over in 2016, they could have just made a donation to the Clinton Foundation. It worked well for Uranium One.

  3. While the management's behavior isn't recommended, they own the product. There are alternatives. Government forcing someone to sell at a certain price is the beginning of the end economically.

  4. Re:Clickbait troll much? on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 0

    If someone told me that their friends computer sometimes won't turn on and it makes a squealing noise, would my opinion on the problem have no merit since I haven't physically examined the computer?

  5. They are gunna do WHAT? on Tesla To Further Restrict Its Autopilot Software To Prevent Accidents (electrek.co) · · Score: 2

    To keep people safe from abusing the control system, they are going to turn the control system off if people don't respond? I guess this will technically reduce the number of deaths attributed to autopilot. After all, DOT investigations will show that autopilot was off when the Tesla flew off the cliff.

  6. #fanniegate on America Expands Its Freedom of Information Act (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    See gselinks.com for what Obama thinks about the freedom of information. His administration wants to keep an unprecedented 10k documents from seeing the light of day.

  7. IRS lookup on Drivers Prefer Autonomous Cars That Don't Kill Them (hothardware.com) · · Score: 0

    When given the choice between two people, use facial recognition to identify them. Lookup the IRS filings to see which one earns the most. Kill the lower earner. This results in the minimum liability.

    Scary, but the correct answer.

  8. Re: So Republicanism wins again on Drivers Prefer Autonomous Cars That Don't Kill Them (hothardware.com) · · Score: 2

    Wait a minute... Aren't the republicans the pro-life party?

  9. i post on Slashdot and paperless still isn't good on Paperless Statements Not Always Best Choice, Says New Report · · Score: 1

    If you refi, then need a statement from the old lender, you get screwed. I don't risk it. I just make them mail all those damn statements to me.

  10. When I've been in Korea, people cheered when NK lobbed bombs in the general direction of Japan. Most Koreans, that I've talked to anyway, just say to leave NK alone.

  11. Perhaps adding a back door to the iPhone would do the trick...

  12. IP solution on Disney Asking Employees To Help Fund Copyright Lobbying (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Here is my ideal IP solution. All IP (patents and copyright) must state a value. Any value at all. The owner of the IP then pays intellectual property tax a some rate. If someone else really wants that IP, they can pay the owner the stated amount and the IP becomes public domain.

    This solves all kinds of issues including orphaned works, patent trolls, and the likes of Disney tying up copyrighted works that should have entered the public domain decades ago. Well, maybe Disney could still tie up copyrighted works, but at least it would cost them to the benefit of tax payers.

  13. #fanniegate on Interviews: Ask Attorney and Author Mike Godwin a Question · · Score: 0

    How many people do you think will go to jail for their involvement in #fanniegate?

    See gselinks.com for an overview and timhoward717.com for extensive reading.

  14. Re: I can't help but wonder on California's $68 Billion Bullet Train Project Faces Major Hurdles (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Unclear.... Small kids that like trains.

  15. Re: I can't help but wonder on California's $68 Billion Bullet Train Project Faces Major Hurdles (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe the self driving car will be the answer. The various problems have been discussed here before, but they really fit the American lifestyle with a much more smooth transition than trains.

    I'm a red Californian, and I voted for this boondoggle because I have small kids. I knew it was a poor decision when I made it.

    I wish these bills came up with fixed contract with some company that would perform the contract, or not get paid. That is the answer for these ridiculous problems. If you can't get a company to agree to do it for the prescribed price, there is no reason to vote to do it.

  16. Hyperloop... Need I saw more? on California's $68 Billion Bullet Train Project Faces Major Hurdles (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Hyperloop has some advantages here.

    1. Large ranges can be approached on a parallel and slowly elevate over instead of drilling.

    2. Hyper loop tubes could have more seismic give, similar to oil pipelines in permafrost, than train track.

    3. Now that we hav realistic price assessment (more anyway), we can get on our way to having a real comparison with hyperloop.

  17. Re: Yes on Do You Have a Right To Use Electrical Weapons? · · Score: 1

    Arms apparently also includes encryption.

  18. Re:One line review... on Tron 3 Is Cancelled · · Score: 1

    Hmm, I meant that to be about Tomorrowland, but in hindsight the review works equally well for both movies. Tomorrowland was better than San Andreas in my opinion. Part way through San Andreas I started wishing it was over. I hope the copter pilot got fired for abandoning his post during a disaster.

  19. flame bait... on China Unveils World's First Facial Recognition ATM · · Score: 1

    How does that work? Don't they all look alike?

    (I can't tell if my Korean wife is laughing or not... I'll let you know...)

  20. One line review... on Tron 3 Is Cancelled · · Score: 1

    I just watched the movie. It was preachy and moralizing. Other than that, it had more plot holes that San Andreas.

  21. Re: stupid false dichotomy on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    Doing something more cost effectively and safely isnt a harm that needs to be mitigated.

  22. Re: Markets, not people on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    You've never seen a talented person with a etch-e-scetch.

  23. Re: Markets, not people on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    Those people should buy stock. Problem solved...

  24. Re: Markets, not people on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    The rule of thumb I've seen in business is if you can replace a worker for $100k, it is worth it.

    As an aside, I would pay an extra $50k for a car that would drive itself.

  25. Re: stupid false dichotomy on The Economic Consequences of Self-Driving Trucks · · Score: 1

    There is no simultaneously. It will happen gradually. Wages for drivers will decrease. Any time you expect something to suddenly happen and need to simultaneously do stuff, you are misunderstanding how markets work.