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  1. Re:Probably mistaken, but... on Electric Car Environmental Impact: Power Source Matters · · Score: 1

    Right, because broad statements comparing things that are disjoint that turn out to be 'equivalent' are always factually accurate, at least for some order of magnitude.

  2. Re:Why? on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed · · Score: 1

    You're the one applying them broadly. The specifics of this case have nothing to do with what he uses for his gmail account, or how he was surfing the internet, or uploaded a movie to youtube. It has to do with very specific real world things. Like representing himself in an actual business venture as someone other than himself. Bank accounts under different names, etc. This is not broad at all. He had finances being managed under a different name. This clearly breaches his probation. Everything in the world doesn't have to do with the internet.

  3. Re:How is it understood as anything but punishment on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He was convicted for bank fraud. And then he goes and writes checks to pay for employees using an alias, and his probation conditions make it perfectly clear that the use of any sort of alias violates probation. The guy really stepped in it. This isn't some case of over sleeping and missing a check up with his probation officer.

  4. Re:Why? on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed · · Score: 1

    However signing employee's checks using one isn't all that common. The guy was convicted for some sort of bank fraud. And here he is writing fraudulent checks.

  5. Why? on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed · · Score: 4, Informative

    What does his apparently violating parole have at all to do with this site?

  6. Only one you need on Ask Slashdot: What Distros Have You Used, In What Order? · · Score: 1

    MCC on 3 floppies.

  7. Plenty of drawbacks for non commercial on Goodyear's 'On TheGo' Self Inflating Tire · · Score: 1

    Typically the only time people really look at their tires is to see if they need air. This is when many people take a look and decide, hey time to rotate, or gee, my alignment is way off, or holy cow, my tires are dangerously over worn in general and it's time for some new. In the long run I see this as potentially detrimental for some people.

  8. Money better spent on Cheap, Portable Ultrasound Could a Be Lifesaver . · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Education so they don't get knocked up in the first place. I'm not sure how you address famine by increasing the rates of overpopulation.

  9. Just shows different levels of thought on Your Moral Compass Is Reversible · · Score: 1

    All it means is that under pressure situations many people don't think things through and off the cuff decisions do not always reflect true sentiment. Under the gun many people will avoid conflict and tend to take the easier way out. In this case it's following along with what is read at a pretty subconscious level. I would suspect not a single person woke up in the middle of the night with a sudden epiphany over what they read.

  10. Life is one big ponzi scheme on Copenhagen Suborbitals Seeking $10k In Crowdfunding For New Space Capsule · · Score: 1

    If everyone sends everyone else just a penny we'd all be rich. Or at least the Post Office would be able to make it's pension payments.

  11. Great for sales on Designers Criticize Apple's User Interface For OS X and iOS · · Score: 1

    Nothing makes you think you did a great $500+ tablet purchase than looking at a minimalistic interface. And is it such a bad thing for your child to ask why an icon looks the way it does. Nothing wrong with silly 'Back in the day books were actual tangible objects and bound in leather. In fact your crappy plastic car interior is emulating it!'.

  12. Sounds like a great excuse for on Ask Slashdot: Teaching Typing With Limited Electricity, Computers? · · Score: 1

    Hunger Games to see who gets to use the computer.

  13. Re:A drop in the bucket, comparably on Around 200,000 Tons of Deep Water Horizon Oil and Gas Consumed By Bacteria · · Score: 1

    That's the total release though which includes what has already been scooped up, chemically neutralized, washed on shore, cleaned off sea gull wings, broken down by sunlight, etc, etc.

  14. Just maybe.... on Arma III Developers Arrested In Greece For 'Spying' · · Score: 1

    They actually are spies. Because that's what they do, make plausible cover stories for what they are doing.

  15. Must be nice on Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Found Calculators? · · Score: 1

    To teach in a district that has no needy kids and can all afford $100 for a graphing calculator. What's wrong with what you were doing and lending them out to kids who need them?

  16. Re:This is why we need people in space on Space Station Saved By a Toothbrush? · · Score: 1

    Without people you lose the need for many of those sub systems. The vast majority of 'maintenance' done on the station is on systems associated with life support. It's hard to keep people alive, and those systems are complicated. That said I'm all for manned flight, don't get me wrong. I just don't agree with above being the reason for it.

  17. Are these stories really accurate? on Should We Print Guns? Cody R. Wilson Says "Yes" (Video) · · Score: 1

    I keep hearing about low cost, etc. I can go out for about $100 and get a mass produced actual gun, that fires real bullets, using real gun powder, and is made out of actual metal. How much do these things really cost to produce? I have a hard time believing that people at home will be able to print their way to cheaper than mass production for most things.

  18. Re:The most efficient car is a city on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1

    1.5 mile new subway segment in NYC for a start up cost of $4.5B. Nothing is free and you can't live within walking distance of everything you need.

  19. Well this is an easy one on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With Disabilities In the Workplace? · · Score: 2

    Government work. State or federal.

  20. People and their busy work on Ask Slashdot: How Do I De-Dupe a System With 4.2 Million Files? · · Score: 1

    Do the dupes really matter? Out of 4.5T how much could be duplicates? In the overall scheme of things it's probably less than 1%, so who cares. If you stumble on them, clean it up. If you don't, who cares.

  21. Hurray for Slashdot Elitism on Survey Reveals a Majority Believe "the Cloud" Is Affected by Weather · · Score: 1

    Because there's never any misinformation given out here.

  22. Oh please on Iranian Players Blocked From World of Warcraft Due To Trade Sanctions · · Score: 2

    Why is this an issue? Guess what, the online yarn store also can't sell to them, or puzzles R us, or any other businesses. This is why it's called sanctions. You aren't supposed to be doing business with them in an attempt to influence policy change.

  23. In other words .... on How Apple Killed the Linux Desktop · · Score: 1

    A company that hires professionals to envision, manage, develop, and market something produced a better overall product. Apple didn't destroy anything, they produced a better product. So much better that it seems people will pay a premium to use it.

  24. Re:Just be happy on Joyent Drops Lifetime Account Holders · · Score: 2

    I think that comes with the 'still be dropped in one year' part.

  25. Re:range on Tesla CTO Talks Model S, Batteries and In-car Linux · · Score: 1

    You aren't actually closer. The US gets most of its oil from Mexico and South America.