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  1. Note that in most polls, the number of 'undecided' voters was massively higher than the lead of either candidate.......

  2. Re:If only "Freenet" existed on Internet Freedom Wanes As Governments Target Messaging, Social Apps (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Here. Angry bird in there, too.

  3. Internet freedom wanes as Facebook spreads on Internet Freedom Wanes As Governments Target Messaging, Social Apps (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    Facebook is a walled garden, where you get all the freedom you pay for.

  4. Re:Where IS Java today? on Java's Open Sourcing Still Controversial Ten Years Later (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I would rather use Java than C#, not because of the language so much (they are fairly similar); but because C# programmers are often complete morons. (Note: I'm not talking about you, friendly reader).

  5. Re:Does Tesla actually make a profit? on Are Tesla Crashes Balanced Out By The Lives That They Save? (eetimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Without being subsidized would GM or Chrysler have been viable companies?

    Yes, they would have declared bankruptcy, restructured, and continued on......which is actually what they did in the end anyway.

  6. Re:Undisputed science? on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    The main reason this is still contested is because the science isn't nearly as certain as advocates would like you to believe.

    Yes, adding CO2 to the atmosphere will have some effect on the environment. How much effect? What damages will result, if any? If there are damages, should they be mitigated for prevented? If we decide to prevent them, how exactly should we do it?

    These are all extremely important questions, and there is no consensus on any of them.

  7. Re:Constitutional rights on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    The summary specifically mentioned constitutional rights, you should go back and read it.

  8. Re:Idiocratists did not knew they live in idiocrac on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    http://thinkprogress.org/clima... [thinkprogress.org] the exposure—response between CO2 and cognitive function is approximately linear across the concentrations used,” [500 ppm - 1500 ppm

    If replicated, that sucks lol

  9. Re:have to prove damage on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Has that happened before?

  10. Re:Constitutional rights on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    .....rights to life and liberty
    Those are what the judge was referring to.

  11. have to prove damage on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I would think it would be hard for anyone to prove that they've been damaged by global warming.

    Also, there is the legal principle of sovereign immunity: The King Can do No Wrong. If memory serves, victims of radiation from nuclear tests in Nevada sued the government, and lost based on that principle. If victims of nuclear fallout can't win the case, I can't imagine these people will.

    But anyway the case should be an entertainment. Bring out the popcorn!

  12. Re:Hows the turnkey tyranny doing? on 1 Billion Mobile Apps Exposed To Account Hijacking Through OAuth 2.0 Flaw (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I voted Jill Stein.

  13. Re:Hows the turnkey tyranny doing? on 1 Billion Mobile Apps Exposed To Account Hijacking Through OAuth 2.0 Flaw (threatpost.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I never thought GOP would work with Manafort, given his links to the Russian election strategists (and likely the hacks) and his involvement in the Ukraine takeover, yet they did exactly that

    I'm going to tell you something, the average American doesn't care about Ukraine, or even Russia really, despite all the attempts at scaremongering in the last few months (the fact that the scaremongering didn't work is further evidence that Americans don't care about Russia).

    Not only does the average American not care about Ukraine, they would also have trouble finding it on a map. Russia is easy because it's big.

  14. Reminds me that in the final debate last election, both Romney and Obama were bragging about how much oil they were going to drill up

    Ultimately no one is willing to make the sacrifices required to cut CO2 output: the only hope is new technology (cheap electric cars, yay!) or that the reality doesn't go anywhere near the disasters predicted. And it will probably be a combination of both.

  15. Re:Multithreading is a solved problem on 'Here Be Dragons': The Seven Most Vexing Problems In Programming (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Threading is hard because cyclomatic complexity is increased by an order of magnitude as soon as you add a thread. That's so many more test cases you need to add.
    It's manageable, but wise programmers tend to avoid threads when there is another option.

  16. Re:Pardon Assange for *what*? on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 1

    Nixon hadn't been charged with anything when he was pardoned by Ford.

  17. Re:Pro-Kremlin fronts on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Snowden has a fuckton of Western blood on his hands

    [Citation Needed]

  18. No because MACHINE LEARNING, didn't you hear?? Give us some money.

  19. Secondly, as a question of curiosity, who do you consider to be the mainstream media, exactly? There's no malice here, I'm genuinely curious what the Trump supporter's side is. If you don't read mainstream media, then why would you feel like you're being manipulated? And if I evaluate both sides, and then side with the mainstream media, does that also make me manipulated?

    The meme is so strong now that you'll see people on MSNBC or in the WSJ criticize 'mainstream media,' rather oblivious to the fact that they themselves are the mainstream media.

  20. * He was pro-choice before he got involved in politics, so that's probably his real personal stance.

    He's likely financed some abortions, in fact. My feel based on the last election is that he's decided late-term, last-minute abortions are kind of bad, so that's how he can justify calling himself pro-life.

    He does not genuinely appear to have anti-trade views; he made many statements in favor of reduced barriers and outsourcing before he got involved in politics

    In an interview with the Wall Street Journal (I tried to find the interview for you, sorry; it was in April or something and there are too many search results on DT), he said that's kind of a negotiation strategy; you start with an extreme anti position, and then move towards the middle. So for example, he might 'moderate' his position and get Mexico to pay for half of the wall, then he Mexico feels like they got a good deal, Trump looks magnanimous, and he still got Mexico to pay for half of his hair-brained scheme.

    Off-topic but also worth mentioning that Hillary had a really nice-looking suit today.

  21. Re:Run the government? on What the Trump Win Means For Tech and Science (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The president can also veto any bills produced by congress. He also appoints judges. So he has a lot of real power, but by design, only 1/3 of the power (with the court and legislature having the other 2/3).
    It's a three-part leadership, where each part has powers specifically enumerated to limit the other parts. So, for example, the president is in charge of the military, but congress writes the military's paycheck.

    So yes, your larger point that the president doesn't run the government is true.

  22. Re:The real losers are his supporters on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    This is the plan that is most likely to replace Obamacare. It is largely the same as Obamacare, including exchanges. It is designed to protect people like your sister, but
    Whether it does or not of course depends on the details. You can look at it now and figure out if your sister will be ok.

  23. Re:As an Italian I can say: on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I've heard Mexicans say the same thing about Enrique Peña Nieto.
    What they don't realize is: we aren't making fun of those presidents. We're mostly ignoring them.

  24. Re:One party rule on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump has said he's mostly ok with the Republican congess' plan fwiw.

  25. Re:Go ahead let it out.... on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    She lost by a couple percent. There are a lot of things she could have done differently that would have swayed things in her direction (Nate Silver says it well).