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  1. Re:Nuclear meltdown != Incriminatory emails on Hackers Came, But the French Were Prepared (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    1) a close friend Clintons, Gilbert Chagoury, who had given them between $1 million to $5 million. Heâ(TM)s also pledged $1 billion to the Clinton Global Initiative. Chagoury was convicted in 2000 in Switzerland for money laundering. He cut a deal and agreed to repay $66 million to the Nigerian government. There is email showing her instructing USA Ambassador to give him preferred treatment and help.
    2) Transmitting classified email.
    3) As was mentioned in the hearing she had committed illegal actives however she was so stupid and was not "sophisticated enough" to understand basic classification rules so they did not think they could get a conviction.

  2. Re:propaganda on Hackers Came, But the French Were Prepared (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Hillary was not prosecuted because she was being protected by the AG.
    As came out in the hearing she did commit illegal actions however she was so stupid and was not "sophisticated enough" to understand basic classification rules so they did not think they could get a conviction.
    It was not common practice, who else was mailing classified information to a private email and was using one that was not authorized?

  3. Re:What's a draft horse? on Draft Horses Are Helping Upgrade Cell Towers In Wisconsin (npr.org) · · Score: 3, Informative

    They are large horses used for work, primary farm, hauling, etc. the most common example are clydesdales.

  4. Re:Visa/MasterCard/AmEx on Slashdot Asks: Which Tech Giant You Can't Live Without? · · Score: 1

    Yea there is, plenty of other countries to it with bank transfers. The problem is international transfers can still be a pain and you have to deal with no instant validation.
    Or we just switch back to writing checks.

  5. Re:How's that for gratitude on Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    However during the primaries he was treated like hillary was treated during the entire election. Trump had protection from the majority of the press and the only few places attacking him and his messages were some conservative sites and some of the people on foxnews. During the primaries any time any of the other people running started to look like they could get ahead the press started misrepresenting items they said just look at Carson and Rubio.
    Once it was finalized that he was going to be the candidate that changed.

  6. Re:How's that for gratitude on Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    No it was very much hillary who got him elected, Anyone who was not a completely worthless human or clump of grass would of won over him; and the grass would of been in the running.
    Comey just provided protection, allowing the AG to keep her word of not putting hillary in any danger while at the same time stopping her political future.

  7. Just the article needed for Luddites. on Amazon Just Announced the Touchscreen Echo Nobody Asked For (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    That has got to be one of the luddite article in years. The author has to be someone who is completely tech ignorant.
    They talk about how it cannot work as a baby monitor and then not allow someone to eavesdrop. Really simple with roles. Then it goes one on other claims which are not based on any provided information but the non-technical author cannot understand how some technology would implement it.

  8. Re:How is this not illegal? on Comcast and Charter Agree Not To Compete Against Each Other In Wireless (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It is not illegal because the summary and main links are fake news.
    This is not an agreement to not complete it is an agreement to work together on technologies and standards in the areas of creating common operating platforms; technical standards development and harmonization; device forward and reverse logistics; and emerging wireless technology platforms.
    So get over your hate and look at reality.

  9. Re:explanation for dummies on Support For a Universal Basic Income Is Inching Up In Europe (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    No the flaws with these "trail runs" is they are not UBI they are a combining of various welfare payments into a single system. So the only people getting them are people who would get welfare.

  10. Re:Hey GM, how about that EV1? on Tesla Tops GM by Market Value as Investors See Musk as Future (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Go read some the interviews from the lawyers of the people who wanted to keep the cars outside of the movie. They admitted that if something had happened to any of the cars they would of had no problem suing GM no matter the case and papers shown in the movie. Actually looking into reality the movie lied so much about what actually happened and could happen that is should of been labeled fiction.

  11. Re:Tesla store to open up in Wendover, NV on Utah Supreme Court Ruling Bars Direct Sales of Teslas Through a Subsidiary (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Utah, like most states, still requires that you pay the sales tax when you go to register it in Utah. At that time it will be called a use tax but it uses all the regular tax rates.

  12. Re:Tesla store to open up in Wendover, NV on Utah Supreme Court Ruling Bars Direct Sales of Teslas Through a Subsidiary (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering that Tesla is for the upper 1%ers they are not going to be taking a bus to get a car.
    Also if you think UT will be missing out on taxes you have never owned a car. Taxes on car are collected when you register a car, so they will be collecting all taxes.

  13. Re:Meanwhile in Germany ... on Student Loan Debt Has Nearly Tripled (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    That bottom line is based on lack of knowledge on what people what and are getting.
    In the USA you could go to a school similar to what you will get in Germany and the rest of Europe for a very similar cost.
    Instead what the USA student is looking for are private living conditions, with a massive environment with entertainment, round the clock lab rooms each with the latest top of the line equipment, and a big campus that is its own city. All of that stuff costs lots of money.
    It is very easy to end up with a degree going to one of the schools similar to what you find in Germany and with the end result being that you will get a job that will pay for a lot more than a similar job in Europe and having no college debt.

  14. Re:Bad summary on FCC To Halt Expansion of Broadband Subsidies For Poor People (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Except that changed in the 1990s with a modification which gave the states the power to decide.

  15. The summary skipped over the major piece of information
    âoeTwelve states, from Vermont to Wisconsin, are currently challenging the legality of the FCCâ(TM)s order in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit," Pai wrote. "In my view, it would be a waste of judicial and administrative resources to defend the FCCâ(TM)s unlawful action in court. I am therefore instructing the Office of General Counsel to ask the DC Circuit to send this case back to the Commission for further consideration. And the FCC will soon begin a proceeding to eliminate the new federal designation process."
    So the previous FCC took rights from the states, states sued and Pai decided to make sure the rights of the states were returned and he did not have to fight a bunch of lawsuits.

  16. Re:Are there alternatives to John Deere? on Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Depending on the size of the tractor(exclude the really big ones) and equipment the connectors and power transfer connectors are rather universal and you can switch between tractor and equipment. So you can take a modern tractor or something from the 60s and the equipment will attach and work.
    Most stuff tends to fit on the standard three point hitch, universal joint or PTO connectors.

  17. Trump again.. on UK Flight Ban On Devices To Be Announced (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    There he goes placing some anti-islamic ban in place.

  18. Re:Planet USA on In 18 Years, A College Degree Could Cost About $500,000 (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Lol you have never lived in Europe or the USA.
    As someone who has lived decades in both your comments are totally outside of reality.
    To tell the truth I did love the European heath care system, I would call up tell them I need shots, medical appointment, etc and would told it would be a month or two since it non-emergency. I would then say I would not be using that countries health care system and would be paying by bank transfer and I had my appointment that week. I would walk in get the work done and leave and the poor people in that system would still be there. European friend that had a bad knee got pushed back for over three years, they kept telling him he was below the age they would normally replace it, and since he could still get around he was not a priority. He just had to give up all sports and activities that placed any weight on that leg.
    In the USA there are so many medical places around, and here I can use insurance, so it is fill in paperwork, hand over a card, and I am in and out. Last month I had to get a bunch of work done and some shots and longest wait I had was 45 mins to get blood drawn for lab work because I needed to get it done that day.

  19. As usual, a garbage survey. on Happiness is on the Wane in the US, UN Global Report Finds (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Per usual for this report they use non-normalized data for things like generosity and life expectancy.

  20. Re:Yeah, the bubble will pop long before that on In 18 Years, A College Degree Could Cost About $500,000 (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    If you want the free experience that you get in Germany then go to your local community college. Most offer degrees of multiple levels and are free or nearly free.
    Also there are plenty of other methods to pay for the non-community college experience be ISAs, agreeing to work at some location for a period of time or public service. People enter into those loans because they of the financial benefits they gain from them.

  21. Re:Planet USA on In 18 Years, A College Degree Could Cost About $500,000 (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    In the USA if you do want the level of education and environment that you get for free in much of the rest of the world that is also free or essentially free. It is that people don't want that type of education experience they want the American experience and the cost that goes with it.

  22. Re:There is nothing to close. on How To Close the Gender Pay Gap By 2044 (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    However the software development sector has a wide range of skills and wanted people with skills.
    For instance it use to be knowing HTML and basic javascript would pay very high. Now that is a low paying job.
    Comparison in a sector is still worthless, you need to consider pay with similar job duties.

  23. Re:Eat Fat, Get Thin -- Refined carbs makes you fa on First Signs of Obesity In Some Arctic Groups Have Been Linked To Instant Noodles (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 2

    So my transatlantic diet of American chips and English chips is perfect thing.

  24. In 2014 they removed the driver's license test in 19 languages, now you can request translator to read you the questions in 20 languages.

  25. So are any of those games that will be available on it recent AAA releases?
    If so I would gladly sign up for it if available on the PC. There are very few games I play for over 2 months so this would pay for itself in quick order.