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  1. 65 million for a failed technology on Automakers Want Cars That Won't Start If You're Drunk (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    When they "perfect" this technology, 99.9% of us responsible drivers will be forced to buy something we will never use, and drunks will still find a way to get around it.

  2. The article headline is highly misleading on YouTube To Blame For Rise in Flat Earth Believers, Says Study (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    YouTube is not to blame for people believing that the world is flat. There are many posts that argue both sides, so if a person watched and listened to both sides of the argument, then they could formulate their own opinion. The problem is that people tend to sway to things they already believe in, and support their ideology, so they are typically getting only one side of the argument; thus, it reinforces what they already want to believe. YouTube is to blame for this, like a spoon is to blame for making me fat.

  3. AMD has a winner GPU. on Nvidia CEO Trashes AMD's New GPU: 'The Performance Is Lousy' (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    When the competition bashes your products, you know they are scared. AMD has a winner GPU.

  4. Price is not the only factor in cord cutting on Cord Cutting Caused By 74 Percent TV Price Hikes Since 2000, Says Report (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    I find more people, like myself, are cutting the cord because of cost, but it isn't only the cost. It paying high prices for 200 channels of garbage to get the five channels that we only watch.

  5. And the top three words on the list are... on Microsoft To Ban 'Offensive Language' From Skype, Xbox, Office and Other Services (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Linux Apple Google

  6. Add something to make it taste bad. on Car Manufacturers Sued Over Rodents Eating Soy-Insulated Wires (hackaday.com) · · Score: 2

    Ethylene glycol poisoning used to be quite common until they used an additive to make it taste bad. Should be just as simple.

  7. Satellite too will suffer on 26% of Netflix Users May Cancel Cable TV This Year, Says Survey (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Both cable and satellite companies are forced to bundle by the network providers. I can't get just TruTV, I have to purchase every Turner network channel to include CNN, TBS, Cartoon Network, and the ton of other channels. Because of this, we are force to pay high costs to obtain a single channel from the network. I ditched my satellite provider almost a year ago and have been using a plethora of free providers and a couple paid providers (Hulu and Amazon Prime). There are a few things I miss, but it isn't worth the $120 I was shelling out a month. If cable and satellite are to survive, the networks have to move to ala carte TV.

  8. Not close to a consumer solution on FCC Chief To Unveil Revised Plan To Eliminate Cable Boxes (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Honestly, I don't think the consumer is too interested in getting rid of the set top boxes, they are more interested in ala-carte TV. I got rid of my cable and satellite because I got tired of paying $120 a month for a bunch of crap to get the five channels I wanted.

  9. Then fine Governenments for drug trafficking on Cox Denies Liability for Pirating Subscribers, Appeals $25 Million Verdict (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    If and ISP can be fined for what takes place on their networks, then the Government should be fined for the drugs that are shipped on their Interstates.

  10. It is all a lie on Every Month This Year Has Been the Hottest In Recorded History (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    They are purposely placing sensors in places that inflate the temperatures. There is one sensor placed near an airport that occasionally received the direct jet engine blast and reports over 200 degrees Fahrenheit. This is all a ruse to pad the pockets of Democrat cronies and green energy investors.

  11. Tying to solve the impossible. on DNC Creates 'Cybersecurity Board' Without Any Cybersecurity Experts (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1

    No doubt they are not cybersecurity experts. They are attempting to solve the impossible: "Preventing future attacks." The attacks will continue. They need to change the goal to be "Prevent successful attacks." Until the problem has been correctly defined, it will not be solved.

  12. In other news on New York DA Wants Apple, Google To Roll Back Encryption (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    In other news, crime flourishes due to criminals stealing your data due to inadequate encryption.

  13. What you have here is a leader in the organization that is an Apple freak that is lying to get them to ditch Android in an attempt to get more people hooked on iPhones so his/her stock prices go up. No joke, seen these types of leaders when I was active duty.

  14. Millennials are actually rejecting socialism on A Majority Of Millennials Now Reject Capitalism, Poll Shows (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    The U.S. hasn't been truly capitalistic for a long time now. It has been slowly muddied with socialism for years. Those that claim that capitalism isn't working are actually pointing out that the socialism they are slowly integrating and eroding the system with isn't working. Those same people refuse to believe their socialist policies aren't working and that we need more socialist policies to fix it. Many Millennials believe they are rejecting capitalism, when in reality they are rejecting a sluggish economy that socialism is causing.

  15. Isn't it time to just let go? on New Plastic For Old Amigas and Commodores · · Score: 1

    I loved my Amiga's. I owned a 1000, 500, 2000, 1200 and a 4000. When the writing was on the wall of its demise in the mid 90's, I held on too, hoping that it wouldn't die, but in 1999 embraced Linux, and sold everything Amiga. Isn't it time to say goodbye?

  16. Picture a politician with stock in sunscreen.... on Miami Installs Free Public Sunscreen Dispensers In Fight Against Cancer · · Score: 0

    The sunscreen isnâ(TM)t free, it is just taxpayer funded. That said, I can picture the politicians that approved this having some monetary interest in sunscreen.

  17. Wrong on one thing on 'Logjam' Vulnerability Threatens Encrypted Connections · · Score: 1

    The Clinton Adminstration couldn't have been responsible for this cause it was Bush's fault.

  18. Don't think so on Scotland Yard Chief: Put CCTV In Every Home To Help Solve Crimes · · Score: 1

    So the cops can pick them up, book them, and immediately let them back out so they can come and kill me once they find out it was my camera that caught them. Don't think so.

  19. Re:No surprise here on LinkedIn Study: US Attracting Fewer Educated, Highly Skilled Migrants · · Score: 1

    Your statement contains no facts. I can call you ugly all day long, but unless I substantiate it, it means nothing. Here are some facts for you: http://taxfoundation.org/artic... http://www.ntu.org/foundation/... I supose I am a racist too since that is typically the last resort of somebody that can't think.

  20. No surprise here on LinkedIn Study: US Attracting Fewer Educated, Highly Skilled Migrants · · Score: 1

    What do you expect when the tax system punishes performance and rewards failure.

  21. Redistribution of wealth is theft on Statisticians Study Who Was Helped Most By Obamacare · · Score: 1

    I honestly don't care how you color code this to make it sound warm and fuzzy. The premise of this is redistribution of wealth. I work very hard long hours to make a comfortable living for me and my family. I shouldn’t have to work even harder to pay for the insurance of the “poor”. In most instances “poor” is a life choice. What you subsidize you will get more of. Redistribution of wealth is theft.

  22. Shouldn't change it. on In a Hole, Golf Courses Experiment With 15-inch Holes · · Score: 1

    This is like trying to make people smarter by lowering the test standards.

  23. Next to track and control on California Lawmaker Wants 3-D Printers To Be Regulated · · Score: 1

    Lathes: as they can be used to make firearm parts, grinders: as they can be used to make firearm parts, metal: as it is most likely used to make firearm parts, and so on and so on. Lawmakers are morons and know nothing about about reality.

  24. Praying for this to pass!!! on John McCain Working On Legislation For 'a La Carte' TV Channel Packages · · Score: 1

    Hope this passes so I don't have to pay for 200 channels of crap just to get the five channels I watch.

  25. Government needs to keep out of capitalism. on Corn Shortage Hampers US Ethanol Production · · Score: 1

    This is a good example of why the Government needs to keep out of business. These laws have unintended consequences and when there is a legitimate and immediate need for a change, it can take the Government years to react. Let the economy dictate this action of industry. When it is feasible for this to happen, it will. Wanna talk about CFL bulbs and how they are working for you? Not!