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  1. Re:Rule #1 on How the Lessons of Columbine Saved Lives At Arapahoe High School · · Score: 1

    So everyone but you and people with your thinking?

  2. northern nevada on Census Bureau: Majority of Affluent Counties In Northeast US · · Score: 1

    I can understand almost all the rich patches, but have not clue about the huge area of northern Nevada.
    Anyone have the clue on why that huge area is so high?

  3. Re:Proud of GM? on US Treasury Completes Bailout of General Motors · · Score: 1

    Huh???
    Almost all American cars are union built. My Ford has a big sticker on it with the union names and emblems.

  4. All I have to say on About 25% of HealthCare.gov Applications Have Errors · · Score: 1

    Better them than me. Talk about an ugly technical job.

  5. Re: Government Development on US Military Settles Software Piracy Claims For $50M · · Score: 1

    Having used a bunch of the military approved open source version there is no need to change the license. The install discs or packages have all come with the source code in a directory.

  6. Re: GWB knew that there were no WMDs on Healthcare.gov and the Gulf Between Planning and Reality · · Score: 2, Informative

    Read some news from that time WMD were found just not the quanties the intelligence offices from almost the countries of the world said there were, Cuba and North Korea being some of the that said there were none.

  7. Re:Shouldn't pick winners/losers... on A War Over Solar Power Is Raging Within the GOP · · Score: 1

    And how much did they spend for that profit?
    Come don't make the idiots at think progress do all your thinking, figure it out and compare to other businesses.

  8. Re:Easy solution on Imagining the Post-Antibiotic Future · · Score: 1

    Antibiotics in meat is not the major problem you are making it into.
    Yes there ahve been some examples in the past. but currently the types of antibiotics that can be used are limited to ones not used by humans and then there is a period of time that has to go by for them the leave the body of the animal, all of this scientificlly based. For anti-biotics that are also used by human they have to be used for very specific reasons and then that period of time of waiting is even longer, again based on science.

    Where you do get an easy solution and in fact a solution that would work to solve the problem is this: Doctors don't perscribe anti-biotics except in cases where it would work. The over use of antibiotics and giving them out when they are will not make any difference is the problem. Also need to do somethign about people throwing them in the garbage or toilet but that is not as major.

  9. How is this disturbing? on Meet the 'Assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is pretty straight forward how it will work.
    1) People send in money.
    2) After a while the site closes down.
    3) Person that put up the site earns a nice profit.

    The only disturbing part is the guy did it so early, someone with real planning would of waited for the US Presidential election and then really brought in the money.

  10. Re:Nuclear energy reduces greenhouse emissions on Fukushima Disaster Leads Japan To Backpedal On Emissions Pledge · · Score: 0

    No, look at the lifestyle that Pol Pot pushed.

  11. Re:But their bid was lower! on Lead Contractor On Health-Care Web Site Led By Execs From Troubled IT Company · · Score: 1

    Nice on paper but does not work in reality.
    Back when former President Clinton pushed for the big change over from federal employees to contractors. Those where all items discussed and found to not actually work. People don't have the training and don't want to move around along with other problems.

  12. Re:But their bid was lower! on Lead Contractor On Health-Care Web Site Led By Execs From Troubled IT Company · · Score: 1

    Actually this was an example of a no bid contract that was awarded to cronies.
    KBR, formerly Haliburton, already had a list of prices that had been approved by the government, then they were the only company that could offer the list of services that the DoD that were requested.The only people that thought there was something wrong with that bid are the hate sites, even KBR competitors said they were the right company for the contract requested and the prices were not bad. All of that is not something you can find for the garbage that this obamacare contract.

  13. Ya they have a plan. on Pentagon Readies Contingency Plans Due To BlackBerry's Uncertain Future · · Score: 1

    Now it only take them 2-3 years to get it implemented and approved from the security office.

  14. Re:what? on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 1

    And no other government agency has the freedom to control themselves the USPS does, read the 1970s law. All government agencies and most non-government companies that have pension are under the same restrictions for pre-funding that the USPS was forced to start doing.
    Also learn to curb your hatred and ignorance that comes from it. Any simple search would of shown you that a Republican introduced the bill to allow USPS to stop saturday delivery of non-packages. The main person pushing against this was Mark Pryor a democrat.
    As a former postal union member, for over 8 years, yes it is about retirment safety there was no way the USPS could of handled the retirement duties they were suppose to cover from the 1970s law. Forcing them to lower the amount they spent every year by pre-funding was one of the correct financial methods of doing it.

  15. Re:what? on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately alot of idiot sites that keep repeating the lies that you are repeating. You can read the OPM regulation and the 2006 law, they only have to fund peoples retire for the government level of life expectancy which is around 78.9 year however for accounting purposes they have to figure what is going to be happening for 75 years. So if everyone in at USPS retires at age 62 they would only have to figure retirement pay of 16.9 years per person; the 75 years is for accounting. At the end of 2010 the USPS was paying around $50 billion for peoples retirement if they follow through and make the prefunding payments it should be under $33 billion a year by 2020. USPS lost $15.9 billion in 2012, so even without the $5 billion pre funding requirement they lost money.

  16. Re:what? on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 1

    The USPS is a special case because of the law they wanted in the 1970, they agreed to take over payments for retirement for a bunch of extra benefits and employee pay. Now they don't want to pay the money they owe to former employees. So the 2006 law required them to pre fund the account
    Unfortunately alot of idiot sites that keep repeating the lies that have been put out about the 75 years. You can read the OPM regulation and the 2006 law about the 75 years being for accounting purposes, they only have to fund peoples retire for the government level of life expectancy which is around 78.9 year however for accounting purposes they have to figure what is going to be happening for 75 years. So if everyone in at USPS retires at age 62 they would only have to figure retirement pay of 16.9 years per person; the 75 years is for accounting.
    At the end of 2010 the USPS was paying around $50 billion for peoples retirement if they follow through and make the prefunding payments it should be under $33 billion a year by 2020.
    USPS lost $15.9 billion in 2012, so even without the $5 billion pre funding requirement they lost money.

  17. Re:what? on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Congress want to protect the taxpayer from having to take over the duties that the USPS said they would do,back in the 70s, the postmaster general and the postal unions want to make the taxpayers pay for their poor management and keep things as they are.
    The postal accountability law,2006, requires the USPS to actually do some proper financial management and dropping it would not make them competitive again; even ignore the money they owe for this they would of lost money for the last couple of years. Without the money set aside they would not be able the meet the obligations they agreed to back in the 1970s and the people who retiring now would not have the monies that they are suppose to get. Privatization would solve nothing of this since the obligations would follow the person who purchased the company.
    BTW the 75 years is number of years that is for ACCOUNTING purposes they have to figure future liabilities. It is NOT how long they have to fund benefits. That 75 years of accounting is followed by the DoD, social security, department of Housing, etc.

  18. Re:So Saturday Bad, Sunday Good? on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 2, Informative

    It was dropping of delivery of personal mail only, package delivery would still continue.

  19. Re:Obligatory note: the USPS is intentionally brok on US Postal Service To Make Sunday Deliveries For Amazon · · Score: 3, Informative

    Please stop repeating this lie, granted it is repeated enough on alot of hate sites. For you it was probably a mistake since you did not know the truth.
    Congress want to protect the taxpayer from having to take over the duties that the USPS said they would do,back in the 70s, the postmaster general and the postal unions want to make the taxpayers pay for their poor management and keep things as they are.
    The postal accountability law,2006, requires the USPS to actually do some proper financial management and dropping it would not make them competitive again; even ignore the money they owe for this they would of lost money for the last couple of years. Without the money set aside they would not be able the meet the obligations they agreed to back in the 1970s and the people who retiring now would not have the monies that they are suppose to get. Privatization would solve nothing of this since the obligations would follow the person who purchased the company.
    BTW the 75 years is number of years that is for ACCOUNTING purposes they have to figure future liabilities. It is NOT how long they have to fund benefits. That 75 years of accounting is followed by the DoD, social security, department of Housing, etc.

  20. Re:Curved Display? on Apple Developing Curve Screen iPhones and Improved Sensors · · Score: 1

    The thing I can think of where you would want the curved screen is a bracelet type device, aka watch or Leela's wristband doohickey

  21. Hire a web developer. on The NSA Is Looking For a Few Good Geeks · · Score: 1

    Really, that job search area is bad. Right click does not work in places, the search sucks, and really popping up your own window so I can search.

  22. Re:The answer is SIMPLE on Why Can't Big Government Launch a Website? · · Score: 2

    There are a bunch of major difference but one thing that should of stopped it was Romney care was state based and obama is federal base.

  23. Simplified version. on Why Amazon Is Profitless Only By Choice · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The author is upset because Amazon has expanded beyond selling just books and invested earnings into expansion instead of giving back to the investors.

  24. Re:Tell Al Gore to give up his mansion and car fle on Why Small-Scale Biomass Energy Projects Aren't a Solution To Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Has anyone actually proven that carbon offset actually do anything beneficial? All the items I have seen from various global warming groups is they are nice to have people focus on what they call a problem but overall are a distraction.
    If you want to see something really interesting compare the following groups and see what they charge to plant a tree:
    1) Arbor Day Foundation
    2) TREE AID
    3) A carbon offset company, like Al Gores.

  25. Re:Obamacare Versus The Affordable Care Act on Administration Admits Obamacare Website Stinks · · Score: 1

    And part of that is because of the cute name, Butter Fish sells better than Wart Perch.
    Also people know more about obamacare than ACA.
    The people pushing the use of ACA do so to pull the blanket over the eyes of the people.