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  1. Must have hit close to home on USA Calling For the Extradition of Snowden · · Score: 1

    When both Republicans and Democrats are calling for his head, you know there has to be something going on. I believe both sides use our intelligence services (and other Federal agencies) for their own benefit, both politically and financially. They want power and know no bounds to getting that power.

    There are two sides in this debate, and they're not the usual left vs right or Republican vs Democrat. It's the government vs the people, and the government is not too happy when we the people discover just how dirty and corrupt they are.

    I heard the Snowden interview. He's right; they're wrong. He's a patriot; they're out for themselves.

    This country is fast becoming a police state with a totalitarian government. When are the people going to wake up and take the power back?

  2. Re:email leak on Scientists Explain Why Chairman of House Committee On Science Is Wrong · · Score: 2

    The emails were bad enough, but the worst part was all of the comments in the source code for the programs used. Shit was just made up out of thin air.

  3. Re:Unqualified for office on Mayor Bloomberg Battles Fleet Owners Over NYC 'Taxi of Tomorrow' · · Score: 0

    Bloomberg is an asshole. Being rich or not and being in office or not has nothing to do with it. He's an asshole, born and bred 100%, a little man who thinks of himself as God Almighty.

    Just keep him and his dangerous politics in New York. The rest of the country doesn't want him.

  4. An even easier method on Predicting IQ With a Simple Visual Test · · Score: 1

    Simply put: if you don't have a sense of humor, you cannot be considered intelligent.

    I don't care how much you know; if you can't laugh, you're barely human.

  5. Re:Movies are real! on House Bill Would Mandate Smart Gun Tech By U.S. Manufacturers · · Score: 1

    My concerns would be:
    Would the gun work if your hands were covered with dirt, grease, blood, or gloves? Would it work with either hand in case your trigger finger got injured in the fight? Could it be programmed for use by your friends or family?

    It's a really bad idea to try to fix something that isn't broken. Only a fool tries to do that. Oh, that's right; we're talking Congress and most of them ARE fools, and worse, they're dangerous fools who think they know it all.

  6. Re:So much for that! on Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Patent Case · · Score: 1

    Not so much as you'd think. Most seeds nowadays are hybrid seeds and you won't get the same crop next year saving this year's seeds. Plants that can reproduce the same year after year are called heirloom plants - they're usually grown by home gardeners, not commercial farmers.

  7. What we really need on California Lawmaker Wants 3-D Printers To Be Regulated · · Score: 1

    We need a law that would regulate California lawmakers.

    I would go further and extend that to ALL lawmakers, but the California variety are the looniest of the bunch and their crazy shit tends to spread across the country like sewage running downhill.

  8. Re:Gun control however... on California Lawmaker Wants 3-D Printers To Be Regulated · · Score: 5, Funny

    Banning children is easier said than done. I child-proofed my house, but they still get in.

  9. Re:Sounds good. on John McCain Working On Legislation For 'a La Carte' TV Channel Packages · · Score: 1

    I think you mean "old biddy".

    Bitty means something tiny or small.
    Biddy is an old woman.

  10. Sometimes 'sorry' isn't enough on IRS Admits Targeting Conservative Groups During 2012 Election · · Score: 2

    I want to see somebody fired and/or prosecuted. Who did this? Who told them to do it? How high up the chain of command did it go? Who is ultimately responsible? When are we going to see Congressional hearings?

    No, 'sorry' is simply not going to cut it for crap like this. This country is not a third-world dictatorship, even if we do have a President who thinks it should be.

    Heads should roll.
    And sooner rather than later!!

  11. Well, well, well on USAF Strips 17 Officers of Nuclear Launch Authority · · Score: 2

    Looks like somebody got put on his Super High Intensity Training list.

  12. I bet Richard C. Hoagland knows! on Weird Geological Features Spied On Mars · · Score: 2

    He knows everything about Mars. And if he doesn't know, he'll make it up!

    http://www.enterprisemission.com/

  13. Re:Canada!~ on So What If Yahoo's New Dads Get Less Leave Than Moms? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Ha! Here in the U.S. we have millions of babies born to mothers who weren't working when they got pregnant and who won't be working for years after they give birth. Nobody knows who the fathers are, but the babies will be taken care of by their rich uncle, Uncle Sam (aka taxpayers). Free food, free medical care, free cell phone, free housing, free utilities, etc. ad nauseum.

    My belief is that anything over a month for mother or father is too much. It's like milking a sprained ankle for a month's sick leave. Get your asses back to work; we have millions of babies (other than yours) to help raise, and we need you paying taxes, not changing diapers.

  14. Re:Sid Meier on Nearest Alien Planet Gets New Name · · Score: 1

    Sid Meier is 59 years old. He's old enough to BE a Grandpa!

  15. Re:Biggest? Really? on Indiana University Dedicates Biggest College-Owned Supercomputer · · Score: 2

    That's a building? It looked more like a stack of 4x8 Styrofoam sheets. I guess that's what passes for architectural design nowadays.

  16. Simple question and an answer on NYC Police Comm'r: Privacy Is 'Off the Table' After Boston Bombs · · Score: 1

    O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
    O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

    No.

    And Ray Kelly can kiss my ass.

  17. 1074 customers does not mean thousands. One thousand seventy four.

    If I've told you once, I've told you a trillion times - never exaggerate!

  18. Who writes these headlines?!? on To Connect People Securely, Tor Project Seeks New Bridges · · Score: 0

    This is atrocious:
    To Connect People Securely, Tor Project Seeks New Bridges

    Better:
    Tor Project Seeks New Bridges To Connect People Securely

    Did they write this too?
    Somebody set up us the bomb.

  19. Re:phew on Demand for Kopi Luwak May Be Threatening Wildlife · · Score: 1

    Since I started roasting my own coffee, I'll never go back to buying coffee roasted by somebody else. The difference is like daylight and dark.

    It doesn't take long (about 15 minutes in my case) and you always have the freshest coffee imaginable.

    Sweet Maria's is usually my go-to source.

  20. Re:The House? on House Panel Backs 'Internet Freedom' Legislation · · Score: 1

    In the end, both Republicans and Democrats can't help being themselves - politicians. What we need are statesmen and they're always in short supply.

  21. It's simply an emergency on Why It's So Hard To Make a Phone Call In Emergency Situations · · Score: 1

    To quote George Carlin, "We know it's a situation. Everything is a situation."

    .

  22. Re:You don't need a CMS on Ask Slashdot: Open Source For Bill and Document Management? · · Score: 1

    Amen, brother! I prefer to get my bills in the mail. Real, honest to goodness paper.

    On the outside of the envelope I write the date I received the bill, how much it is, and when it is due. It goes into my mail sorter in the first bin. When I pay it online I write the confirmation number from the bank on the envelope and then put the envelope in the second bin. I keep the envelope until the next bill from that company comes in. That way I can see if the previous bill was actually paid on time or if there were any mistakes on their part or mine. If everything is okay, I shred the old bill, envelope and all. Then the cycle starts over again.

    Important items like house payments or car payments are kept until they're paid off. I want a physical record I can use to prove I've made all the payments and that they were made on time. No, I don't trust banks or mortgage companies any further than I can throw them. Do you?

  23. Re:And no one will learn yet again. on Fisker Lays Off Most Workers, Plans To Shop Around Remaining Assets · · Score: 1

    Transportation is more than just commuting, and here in most of the U.S. the places you need to go are miles apart - grocery, school, shopping center, home supply stores, church, and work. I don't think most of the civilized world really understand how BIG the United States is and how spread out everything is.

    Try coming home on a train or bus with a dozen 2x4s and a full sheet of plywood. Oh, and try going to a ballgame on that train or bus - you ain't gonna get near where you need to go.

  24. Video game control? on Senator Feinstein: We Need Video Game Control · · Score: 1

    No, what we really need is stupid Senator control. What on Earth were you nincompoops in California thinking when you elected that ditzy bitch? Or the other two ditzy bitches from your state?

    Keep it up; you're only adding to your bad reputation.
    Fruits, nuts, and flakes!!

  25. Re:abetting in the murder of children? on Build a Secret Compartment, Go To Jail · · Score: 1

    Even the god of the left, FDR, was opposed to public sector unions.

    Private companies have limits beyond which they can't go without going out of business. Government has no such limit.

    See Stockton, California as a perfect example of public sector unions gone wild.