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  1. Re:People are stupid. on Study: People Are Biased Against Creative Thinking · · Score: 1

    And 99% of those that think they are creative are in that 50%. Its not a good idea to listen to a creative idea, if its a really terrible idea too.

  2. Re:There is something wrong here on Insight On FBI Hacking Ops · · Score: 1

    Why would that be surprising for a Muslim to not follow what you think he should do as a Muslim? Anyone born into any complex organised system of doctrine, is prone to follow the tenants less than 100% of the time.

  3. Re:It's a doomed race against time on Get Ready For a Streaming Music Die-Off · · Score: 1

    That isn't FOSS. Its just free as in beer. No source provided. No redistribution allowed.

  4. Seriously? I can just hangout on some random guy's lawn without consequence, unless he has a trespass sign?

    I'm willing to be the laws regarding trespassing vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. However, it just seems wrong, so it should be illegal. If it isn't then laws should be passed to make it so.

  5. Wouldn't that be grounds for trespassing? You know having people on your property without permission?

  6. For powering the robots of Armageddon, I see then. Carry on.

  7. Re:resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 1

    This neo 900 is, the n900 wasn't. It was for mainstream users. And people calling themselves hackers shouldn't require hardware to do the job that open source software can more easily do. Its like ricers paying auto shops to put a triple decker spoiler on their car because the're "car guys" who "go fast" in their 93 Honda civics.

  8. Re:resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind I'm objecting to Noikia's decision more than these enthusiasts. Bad Nokia!

  9. Re:resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 1

    Yeah. Exactly. The best defence of the screen is the one above, it makes using a desktop ui on a 4 inch screen possible. That is its top selling point. Meanwhile, it stinks for any ui designed for a 4 inch screen.

  10. Re: resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 1

    Its obvious from its design choice of reusing the n900 shell that swaping out the resistive screen for capacitive would not be feasible. It was just a terrible design choice by nokia. If the n900 was as modern as the n9, Nokia would still be making cell phones and windows phone would be on life support. I find this whole exercise perverse, like celebrating the sinking of the titanic.

  11. Re: resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 1

    Yes I have, its resistive as all get out. Do not want.

  12. resistive touchscreen Luddites. on Neo900 Hacker Phone Reaches Minimum Number of Pre-Orders For Production · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Can't buy this for the same reason why I didn't buy the n900, the terrible resistive touchscreen. It was a terrible choice, as all the android and iOS devices of note were capacitive at the time.

  13. Re:Android compatibility on Jolla's First Phone Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    That's what Blackberry said...

  14. Re:Damn, no hardware keyboard! on Jolla's First Phone Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    The problem being that a keyboard would block the camera...

  15. Re:There really know why... on FOIA: NSA Contracts Stored In Paper Files, Unsearchable, Unindexed · · Score: 1

    If you aren't drunk and write English as if you were drunk, then maybe you'll write proper English when you are drunk.

  16. Re:excuses for surveillance! on Chicago Transit System Fooled By Federal ID Cards · · Score: 1

    I don't think you understand the meaning of the word "can".

  17. Re:What's wrong with Tokens? on Chicago Transit System Fooled By Federal ID Cards · · Score: 1

    You won't find this in the comments, and its kind of buried in news coverage, but this is the actual reason behind the government ids providing free fares. The system allows you to pay for fares with any credit/debit card that supports nfc. If it the online system takes too long to respond, it just lets them go and gives them a green light. These federal Ids only give free fares when the system takes too long to respond. You could get a free fare on an expired no good credit card, too. Although that is kind of linked to you.

  18. Re: Democracy? on FDA Tells Google-Backed 23andMe To Halt DNA Test Service · · Score: 1

    I think the UN universal declaration of Human Rights (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/) is a great starting point. A document that was created with the input of many nations with different religions, philosophies and economic systems. Letting people decide for themselves, without referencing any kind of rights of the individual can also lead to slavery and other non desirable outcomes.

  19. Re: Anywhere that slashdot doesn't participate on Ask Slashdot: What Review Sites Do You Consult For IT Equipment? · · Score: 1

    That's what the ever useful share link is for. Click to post to facebook, then like you're own post. Every comment is obviously worthy of sharing with all of your non technical friends on facebook, so you should just whip up a greasemonkey script to share everything to facebook, so everyone there can enjoy the informative and delightful intercourse.

  20. Re: Democracy? on FDA Tells Google-Backed 23andMe To Halt DNA Test Service · · Score: 1

    I don't get the reference, with respect to slavery. We elected a president and some other legislature that the minority didn't approve of because they thought it would end slavery or something along those lines. So a war erupted as some states tried to succeed. The condition of surrender was accepting the constitutional amendments that outlawed slavery. The southern slave owners may have been better off not succeeding from the union and followed the modern republican methods of obstructionism.

    With respect to your quote by John Stuart Mill, Who cares what he thinks? I don't. Should I quote a Pope and expect you to suddenly believe it due to his resume, or be swayed by the beauty of language used?

    I believe in working for the common good. That isn't code for communism, but a reasonable balance between the rights of the individual versus the good of the whole of society.

  21. Re: Democracy? on FDA Tells Google-Backed 23andMe To Halt DNA Test Service · · Score: 1

    Its not a democracy, it's a republic. If, we, the people, don't like what they are doing we simply need to elect people who will change the law. The check on the fda, is congess and the courts. In this case, I think it's actually good policy.

  22. Re:Debian: Always on the cutting edge! on MATE To Make It Into Debian Repositories · · Score: 1

    Firefox, probably not. ICEWeasel, absolutely possible.

  23. Re:Interesting on Mir Won't Ship Even In Ubuntu 14.04 · · Score: 1

    Can't be serious. You can't replace Hurd, you can only get Hurd to switch microkernels. Which apparently, is pretty easy. I think its swapped out four before lunch.

  24. Re:Couldn't we just buy the corn on Can the US Be Weaned Off Ethanol? · · Score: 1

    I mean by teaching the farmers better farming techniques, providing microfinace opportunities to them to allow them to invest in the land and the crop they are making. There are many, many ways to objectively help poor people: education,

    Just because you don't like, don't like monsanto, doesn't mean they are blameless innocents intent saving everyone. But of course, neither are they archvillans dedicated to taking over the world via seed and pesticide. Some things they have done are great ( better seed that survives harsh conditions), somethings are terrible like the terminator gene. They can be part of the solution to hunger, but governments need to keep an eye on them to make sure they play fairly and ethically. Kind of like banks: occasionally evil as hell, but also necessary as hell.

  25. Re:Ethanol is a crock nobody wants on Can the US Be Weaned Off Ethanol? · · Score: 2

    Just a minor quibble. Adding ethanol to gas does not increase of gasoline you burn, it decreases it.

    It increases the volume of fuel you have to burn, but that fuel is only 90% gasoline.