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  1. AAPS not necessarily a good source. on Indiana Nurses Fired After Refusing Flu Shots On Religious Grounds · · Score: 1

    From the Wikipedia link in the article summary:

    "The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a politically conservative non-profit association founded in 1943 to "fight socialized medicine and to fight the government takeover of medicine." Many of the political and scientific viewpoints advocated by AAPS are considered extreme or dubious by other medical groups.[1] Notable members include Ron Paul and John Cooksey; the executive director is Jane Orient, a member of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine.

    "The organization opposes mandatory vaccination,[11] universal health care[12] and government intervention in healthcare.[10][13] The AAPS has characterized the effects of the Social Security Act of 1965, which established Medicare and Medicaid, as "evil" and "immoral",[14] and encouraged member physicians to boycott Medicare and Medicaid."

    I'm not sure that they bring an unbiased perspective to the issue.

  2. Re:the least stressful career (per dollar) is on Forbes 2013 Career List Flamed By University Professors · · Score: 1

    No one is saying "capitalism doesn't work". They are saying supply side economics doesn't improve the lives of most Americans.

    A quick googling on tax rates and economic growth:

    http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/tax-cuts-dont-lead-to-economic-growth-a-new-65-year-study-finds/262438/

  3. Re:User Agent? on Microsoft Says Google Trying To Undermine Windows Phone · · Score: 1

    Aaaand, I replied to the wrong comment. This day is off to a fantastic start.

  4. Re:User Agent? on Microsoft Says Google Trying To Undermine Windows Phone · · Score: 1

    No mod points, so I just have to say, "I see what you did there..."

  5. Re:He Should Be on Republican Staffer Khanna Axed Over Copyright Memo · · Score: 1

    Accidentally downmodded this post. Posting to retract moderation. Damn you clicky mouse muscle misfire!

  6. Re:I can assure you... on Hello, I'm a Mac. And I'm a $248 Win8 PC. · · Score: 1

    Really? I've been using Linux on servers and my home machines for over 10 years and the only kernel panic that I've seen was when a hard drive died. Could be that I was just lucky.

  7. Re:Guild Wars 2 on Ask Slashdot: What Video Games Keep You From Using Linux? · · Score: 1

    I run both those on wine. They used to work pretty well, then something caused any map bigger than 20x20 to eventually lock the game up. I say "something" because this was after a system refresh (new hardware and new OS) so it could have been anything including a wine regression.

    I like starting with the UEF (love the level 3 transport and level 3 point defense) and trying to capture enemy engineers to build some of the other factions experimental weapons.

  8. Re: Happy owner of an Elantra 2013 on Hyundai Overstated MPG On Over 1 Million Cars · · Score: 1

    I own a 2011 Elantra. I have recorded mileage at every fill-up since I bought the car in May of 2011. With my mostly interstate travel (70 mph) and light stop and go traffic, I get a combined fuel efficiency of 32.1 mpg. This is exactly the EPA estimate for combined mileage. My best fill-up was 36 mpg. My lowest was around 29 mpg.

    I couldn't agree more about the all around feel of the Elantra. Solid and fun to drive.

  9. Re:Europeans, beware! on Texas Attorney General Warns International Election Observers · · Score: 1

    That's easy! 100 feet is 33 1/3 yards.

  10. Re:Apple devices? on Apple To Stream a Product Launch Live For the First Time · · Score: 1

    You've missed my point. If you have to go through iTunes to see it, then apple is still excluding the set of people that don't have iTunes installed. (Basically, everyone who doesn't have an idevice). OP said nothing about *streaming* the video, just watching it.

  11. Re:Thats no moon on Apple To Stream a Product Launch Live For the First Time · · Score: 1

    I liked your comment, but BasilBrush doesn't even know you're here. Kind of tragic, really.

  12. Re:Apple devices? on Apple To Stream a Product Launch Live For the First Time · · Score: 1

    in iTunes.

    LOL. I think you just made his point.

  13. Re:Apple devices? on Apple To Stream a Product Launch Live For the First Time · · Score: 1

    Wow, you really upset some ACs!

  14. Re:Retina Displays? on Samsung Terminates LCD Contract With Apple · · Score: 1

    KDE does a pretty good job of it. I love the way Kubuntu handles text sizes.

  15. Re:Like Apple? on Bill Gates Talks Windows Future, Touch Interfaces · · Score: 1, Funny

    So their roadmap is to make Windows like Linux? Wow. Totally innovative. You go girl.

  16. Re:LED is freakishly expensive up front on Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S. · · Score: 1

    LED bulbs are very shatter resistant, so I don't think that's a valid criticism of them. Their high cost is.

  17. Re:Android is a patent minefield on Will Apple Vs Samsung Verdict Be Overturned? · · Score: 2

    Nice try Steve Balmer!

  18. Re:Press coverage on Rapid Arctic Melt Called 'Planetary Emergency' · · Score: 1

    And now they do! Thanks!

  19. Re:Press coverage on Rapid Arctic Melt Called 'Planetary Emergency' · · Score: 1

    The published paper appears to account for this effect. I only skimmed it, because it's beer-thirty.

  20. Re:Press coverage on Rapid Arctic Melt Called 'Planetary Emergency' · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I originally thought you were right, but a quick google search produces this article:

    http://phys.org/news5619.html

    TL;DR: Freshwater ice floats higher in salt water because salt water is more dense.
    "When freshwater ice melts in the ocean, it contributes a greater volume of melt water than it originally displaced."

  21. Re:Lightning on Apple Announces iPhone 5 · · Score: 1

    So full of win...

  22. Re:No Loseless support? on Opus — the Codec To End All Codecs · · Score: 1

    You could encode your music at 128kbps or less and use less space with the same (or better) audio quality than your >128kbps encodings.

  23. Re:Minor suggestions on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    I use OSX and KDE. I MUCH prefer KDE. Sometimes, these things are about what a person likes.

  24. Re:It's not broken. on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? · · Score: 1

    Copying the "Look and Feel" of Se7en is not going to help with third party software development. THAT is the biggest obstacle to Linux adoption. Lack of (specific) applications. Nobody wants to learn the Gimp interface when they can do all of their work in Photoshop.

  25. Re:CRC on Ask Slashdot: How Do I De-Dupe a System With 4.2 Million Files? · · Score: 1

    I watched Transformers 2 at the movie theater and I have never been so bored in my entire life. That's six and a half hours that I'll never get back. (Well, it felt like six and a half hours.)