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  1. Too bad we couldnt do that to Darl McBride on Copyright Troll's Property Seized To Pay Bankruptcy Debts (ktetch.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Mr. Sco deserved that

  2. If an investment strategy requires a... on Author Joris Luyendijk: Economics Is Not a Science (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    nobel prize winner to explain it its probably doesnt work.

    When an index fund beats actively managed funds 60-75% of the time it aint brain surgery.

    Sound strategies like dollar cost averaging do work over the long run (15-20 years)

  3. Austerity.... on Greece Rejects EU Terms · · Score: 1

    Austerity itself is the problem. The problem Europe has now is not hyperinflation its DEFLATION. The deflation in greece is the worst in europe. You cant pay off debts and grow your economy with 25% unemployment and negative gdp growth, In greeces case they have to make their exports cheaper through currency devaluation but they cant do that with the euro.

  4. Re:Ahhh on Movie Composer James Horner Dies In Plane Crash · · Score: 1

    Robert Duvall as an astronaut > the entire crew of armageddon.

  5. Re: Nothing that money can't buy on Mauna Kea Telescope Construction Slated To Resume · · Score: 5, Informative

    The natives of hawaii were never given a choice. Hawaii was annexed by force. Puerto Rico was also annexed but has been offered independence and turned it down. By the time the statehood vote was taken, mass numbers of non-hawaiians had moved to the state and become residents and the only vote offered was either statehood or territory.

  6. It the consumers that drive the market on The Death of Aibo, the Birth of Softbank's Child-Robot · · Score: 1

    If the consumer wants to keep their robot around the parts will be there much like you can still get parts
    for cars made in the 1980s. As patents expire robot parts for mass produced robots will be made by secondary sources.
    Sentimental attachment to a sentient being would be far stronger than attachment to a preprogrammed toy.

  7. Re:Not a moral conundrum on USAF Cuts Drone Flights As Stress Drives Off Operators · · Score: 1

    video is slang, Im sure it was 8mm film. A lot of 8mm film has been converted to video.

  8. Apparently the Leap models with Project Quantum have been having problem with users inadvertently causing time-space distortions including memory loss with at least one user vanishing without a trace.

  9. Why not let the rest of us buy it at reduced cost? on Microsoft To Release Low-Cost Windows 10 With Bing Branding · · Score: 2

    Seriously. As long chrome or firefox can be installed there should be no problem.

  10. Re:what I found most surprising on Ireland Votes Yes To Same-Sex Marriage · · Score: 1

    They lost...overwhelmingly. Its hard to be vengeful when you get curb stomped.

  11. Re:What if.... on FBI Alleges Security Researcher Tampered With a Plane's Flight Control Systems · · Score: 1

    Thats not what he did, instead he was bragging in public about he could he could hack a plane and alter engine control messages posting tweets such as "pass oxygen on" and he was getting on a plane again...If I were an fbi agent id pull him off the flight myself. Now after the fact cooler heads should have prevailed and im sure the FBI and Boeing ought to be willing to listen to him.. On the other hand If he had done what you had said I would be completely sympathetic.

  12. Re:Politicans who forget who voted for them... on Canadian Prime Minister To Music Lobby: Here's Your Copyright Term Extension · · Score: 2

    Actually its not life + 70 years its 70 years period.

  13. Quote from night court on Psychologist: Porn and Video Game Addiction Are Leading To 'Masculinity Crisis' · · Score: 1

    "Money cant buy you love, but it can buy a whole lot of like"

  14. Rule 34 still applies on Microsoft Announces Windows Holographic Platform · · Score: 1

    That is all.

  15. Recycled Water on William Shatner Proposes $30 Billion Water Pipeline To California · · Score: 1

    The water thats going out into the ocean would provide enough extra water to solve the problem, at the very least mandate all lawn irrigation use recycled water.

  16. Re:A first: We should follow Germany's lead on 'We the People' Petition To Revoke Scientology's Tax Exempt Status · · Score: 1

    The US first amendment has always been broader in that regard. The US religious laws tend to err on the side of allowing religous practice except to not allow churches to endorse candidates.

  17. Civ V is awesome on SimCity's Empire Has Fallen and Skylines Is Picking Up the Pieces · · Score: 1

    The DLC actually made the game better. Now you can get the complete civ v with all the DLC packs for like $50 less if its on sale.

  18. I robot movie was more honest than the book on 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress' Coming To the Big Screen · · Score: 1

    The book glosses over how computers and robots takeover society and how (relatively) bloodless it would be.
    However it is still a coup d'tat "For our own good". The computer in the movie follows the same zeroth law reasoning but with less subtlety.

  19. If Windows XP were open sourced... on NVIDIA Fixes Old Compiz Bug · · Score: 1

    The community could have fixed its problems years ago.

  20. Unless you are talking about a laptop on AMD Unveils Carrizo APU With Excavator Core Architecture · · Score: 1

    Reducing wattage on an APU means more battery life and putting the southbridge on the chip lowers the cost and allows increased customization
    options.

  21. Robots need charging stations on Japan Now Has More Car Charging Points Than Gas Stations · · Score: 1

    How do you think all the battle robot bunnies , and ecchi robot girls keep powered up

  22. Re:Doxxing is an act of intimidation on Notorious 8chan Board Has History Wiped After Federal Judge's Doxing · · Score: 1

    Intent does matter. Posting "publicly available information" for the purposes of intimidation or harassment or to aid identity theft is illegal,

  23. Doxxing is an act of intimidation on Notorious 8chan Board Has History Wiped After Federal Judge's Doxing · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Trying to intimidate a federal judge is both a criminal act and a VERY bad idea.

  24. CAGE on Smart Homes Often Dumb, Never Simple · · Score: 1

    Cheap And Good Enough beats State Of The Art.

  25. I dont want a smart tv... on Samsung Smart TVs Injected Ads Into Streamed Video · · Score: 1

    I want a dumb 1080p or 4k tv with 10 year warranty