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  1. Re:WhatsApp to the rescue on Should Apple Let Competitors Use FaceTime? (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    WhatsApp is owned and operated by Facebook. No thank you.

  2. Re: Paid political ads should NEVER be anonymous on Washington Sues Facebook, Google For Failure To Disclose Political Ad Spending (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can have all the anonymous political talk and promoting you want. Once money is involved, the anonymity should end.

  3. Paid political ads should NEVER be anonymous on Washington Sues Facebook, Google For Failure To Disclose Political Ad Spending (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Exactly who paid for the ad should be visible within the ad, without having to click a link or run your mouse over it. Same as TV ads that say "paid for by".

  4. Re: I don't understand why you tolerate it on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    All the telecoms are digital, and have been for several years.

  5. Re: I bet Las Vegas is getting hit by the Interne on Robot Worries Could Cause a 50,000-Worker Strike in Las Vegas (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    More or less. I really used Vegas as a place to sleep and eat. Spent the majority of time in the state and national parks in the surrounding area. I did see a show and hit a few nice restaurants. Gambled exactly zero time. I'll take hiking and camping anyway over hanging out in the city.

  6. Re: I bet Las Vegas is getting hit by the Internet on Robot Worries Could Cause a 50,000-Worker Strike in Las Vegas (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Perhaps, but I was there last week and the casinos and street were so packed you could barely walk.

  7. Re:Trump will die in prison a traitor either way on President Trump Can't Block People On Twitter, Court Rules (knightcolumbia.org) · · Score: 0

    eGods can tweet from jail:

    https://mashable.com/2018/04/1...

  8. Re:Upgrade Fatigue on Next PlayStation Is Three Years Off, Sony Says (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    According to Apple, the average user replaces their iPhone every 3 years. Despite the fanboys that upgrade a device every time something new appears, it's not really a thing. https://www.apple.com/environm...

  9. Re:How massive? on Cyber Firms Warn on Suspected Russian Plan To Attack Ukraine (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Squirrels and/or hurricanes aren't malicious actors with intent.

  10. Re:I don't know how to feel about class actions on Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm pretty far left and mostly anti-corporation, so to be honest I don't know what I would do. Class action doesn't seem like the best option, though, as lawyers are typically the only ones that win.

  11. I don't know how to feel about class actions on Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm mostly against them, but might be okay if say the lawyer(s) were allowed a max percentage of the win, say 10% and everything else had to go directly to them below and not in the form of credits or coupons.

  12. Re:Big deal. We launched real people and returned. on China Launches Satellite To Explore Dark Side of Moon (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually we do have photos. http://www.skyandtelescope.com...

  13. Any large company/industry needs scrutiny on Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Wants Justice Department To Scrutinize Big Tech (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Big Tech is no better than Big Oil or Big Pharmaceutical.

  14. Naa, he listens to people who will earn him and his kids more money.

  15. Re: The solution is simple on Are We Living in a World Where You Can't Opt Out of Data Sharing? (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    My electric company and internet provider did a credit check.

  16. Re:Canadian Pharmaceutical Practices? on US Keeps China, Puts Canada on IP Priority Watch List (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    We have plenty of generic drugs and for most every condition. There are a few (very few) drugs in the US that have absolutely no generic or biosimilar counterpart. I would easily say that 95% of the brand-name drugs you hear about or see advertised are designer or a slight tweak to a previous med. There are virtually no novel drugs in the pipeline. Source: I'm a clinical Pharmacist.

  17. Re:Looked down on on High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This isn't helped at the university level where lots of liberal teachers preach that blue collar workers are nothing but a bunch of dumb hicks that are not smart enough to find something better.

    Eight years of college/grad school and I never, not even once, heard anything remotely close to that.

    Enough with the hyperbole.

  18. Re:That is not all MS does. on Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Stop bring Nazi and/or Hitler into every conversation.

  19. Re:Bug with Samba/Linux? on macOS 10.13.4 Enables Support for External GPU (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    No problems here on my MBP with my local servers.

  20. Re:Scorecard for March 26th on Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Battle in Ongoing Fight Against US Extradition (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm happy with this decision, but Kim Dotcom is in no way a Good Guy. He's a sleezeball.

  21. I work 70 hours a week, but every other week.

    ...and I get paid for 80!

  22. Re:Good idea on Amazon Considers Buying Some Toys R Us Stores (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    It may not be their main way of selling, but Apple stores are the most profitable locations per square foot of any retail space, of any industry. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/2...

  23. Re: I blame Trump on The Ordinary Engineering Behind the Horrifying Florida Bridge Collapse (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    I voted for Hillary, only because she wasn't Trump.

  24. I keep my room pitch black after having years of problems with sleep. Absolutely no electronics in the room helps as well; no tv, no cell, no charging watch, no digital clock. Only thing I have plugged in is a lamp.

  25. Re:Fix it with some careful regulation on What Airbnb Did To New York City (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    What happens when you run off the people who work the lower paying jobs? If no one below a certain amount of pay can live there, then you lose all your restaurant workers, sanitation, etc. Most people aren't going to ride the bus for an hour to work for $10/hr. They will just find another job.