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  1. Seems an inefficient way to fix poverty and roads on Millionaires: Raise Our Taxes To Address Poverty, Fix Roads (go.com) · · Score: 2

    If you collect more taxes, how much of that will go to things you want to have fixed and not for things like bombs and oil subsidies. I would think if you had money and you see a problem you could more easily direct that money to the problem yourself. I mean, the roads and bridges in and around Disney World are pretty nice.

  2. This would be a non-issue if people were actually polite.

    "Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God given right"
    - Mayor Lenny

  3. Here's the problem on Contradictory Understandings of "Robot" Sow Confusion In US Law (medium.com) · · Score: 2

    They prefer the term "Artificial Person".

  4. Only electric in test mode on US Asks VW For Electric Cars (news.com.au) · · Score: 5, Funny

    As it turns out, the new VW electric cars will only be electric in test mode.

  5. I, for one... on Wearable Third Arm Gives Drummers Extra Robotic Rhythm (gizmag.com) · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...welcome our new drumming robotic arm overlords.

  6. LOL, brilliant ... that'll show your IoT devices what for. Take away the Internet part, and they're just things.

    No, it becomes an Intranet of things. Which conveniently still has the acronym IoT and is probably what the device was intended for in the first place.

  7. Mandatory College Education on Why Some Cities Get All the Good Jobs (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    This divide — I will call it the Great Divergence — has its origins in the 1980s, when American cities started to be increasingly defined by their residents' levels of education.

    Mandatory high school is great, but is not enough. College should be mandatory.

  8. I don't think quotes mean what you think they mean on FBI Gripes "We Can't Read Everyone's Secrets" (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    I read the article and no where do I see anyone quoted as saying "We Can't Read Everyone's Secrets". I do see "We still have one of those killer's phones that we have not been able to open," but I suppose that isn't as shocking.

  9. They've really gone off the deep end this time... on Microsoft Serves Cloud From the Sea Bed (datacenterdynamics.com) · · Score: 2

    ...but I don't see any Windows on that capsule.

  10. Re:Why not "Cooking for All"? on Obama Calls For $4B 'Computer Science For All' Program For K-12 Schools (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Do kids not take Home Ec anymore? I took it. I still cook and sew to this day. But by all means, shoot down programming for everyone. The rest of the world is leaving the US behind. Let's help them do it faster.

  11. $100,000? on DeLoreans To Go Back To Production (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    In what timeline would anyone pay that much?

  12. Who else read the title as "We brought an antenna to Davros"?

  13. Johnny can't encrypt on IoT Security Is So Bad, There's a Search Engine For Sleeping Kids (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Security is hard and companies have to make their video surveillance products easy enough for a socker mom to install. Frankly I'm not surprised. Nor do I have a solution. As someone who has to provide tech support to family and friends I realize how hard it is to "just make it work" for those who couldn't care less about the technical details.

  14. Teenagers smoke, and they seem pretty on-the-ball. on Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    -Zapp Brannigan

  15. also a case for "Design in China" on What's In a Tool? a Case For Made In the USA (hackaday.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are lots of Chinese tools that are the best in the world.

    I’ve worked as an engineer in industry. The one common thread between a quality product and a bad product has always been this, ”Is the person who designed the product involved in making the product?”

    This is not an argument for "Made in the USA". This is an argument for the design and manufacture should be in the same place. Therefore, this also makes the case for "Don't just export the manufacturing phase. Also export the designing phase."

  16. I don't talk to people

  17. My Takeaway on Harnessing Conflict in the Workplace (video) · · Score: 1

    Skype sucks^H^H^H^H^H is sub-optimal for doing an interview

  18. Re:lack of information. on Bank's Severance Deal Requires IT Workers To Be Available For Two Years (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    LMFAO. This was the only post all day to make me laugh. Thank you.

  19. Re:Thank you, Captain Obvious on Despite Promises, China Still Targeting US Firms (crowdstrike.com) · · Score: 0

    I don't know what it is about the Chinese, but they seem to think that if one repeats one's denials enough...

    Yes, because the US government clearly does not do this.

  20. a fraction of a Kelvin above absolute zero on An Experiment Could Determine Whether Gravity Is Quantized (forbes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    So... a fraction of a Kelvin then.

  21. Also a threat by aliens on Hackers Abuse Satellite Internet Links To Remain Anonymous · · Score: 1

    If we don't secure our satellites invading aliens will be able to use them to coordinate their attack on us. Check Mate!

  22. Where is Commander Adama when we need him? on Why Car Info Tech Is So Thoroughly At Risk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Someone in the car industry needs to stand up and say "There will be no networked computers in my vehicles."

  23. It was only a matter of time on JAXA Prepares To Try Making Whiskey In Space · · Score: 4, Funny

    before NASA got into the Moonshine business. Astronaut Jim Bob was quoted as "I'd like to see those damned revenuers catch me here".

  24. Make sure to pack energizers on Growing Vegetables In Space, NASA Astronauts Tweet Their Lunch · · Score: 1

    OK, we've fixed the airlock. Do you need more planters, more nutrients? Whatever you need, you've got it.
    We need new seed.

  25. At last on Researcher Exploits 18-Year-Old Design Flaw To Compromise X86 Chips · · Score: 1

    A reason to back to Sparc