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  1. Re: Standard FBI followup on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How the fuck did you get modded up?

    Do you have ANY fucking idea what is takes to get your clearance in the US, and nearly any other nation?
    You have to give permission for them to look into your background. In the paperwork that you sign, you typically agree that you will keep things to yourself, AND that the gov has the RIGHT to follow up on any issues that present itself. I doubt that the FBI contacted this asshole. It is a NEAR CERTAINTY that he contacted somebody and said that he wanted to sell information. Then and only then, did FBI become involved. They may have intercepted initial messages. They may have an insider that told them about this guy. Regardless, once they heard that he was wanting to sell out, they have the FULL RIGHT to go after him.

    Once that man agreed to allow this in writing, the FBI only did what it was legally allowed (and possibly bound ) to do. And if he was opposed to these actions, then he should never have signed a document allowing just this.

  2. Re: Set Him Free on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 2

    Hey idiot, it was not about recreating the ship, but finding how to sink it.

  3. Re: Entrapment is lazy policing on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    We give it to many more china-born, which is far more frightening

  4. Re: Another FBI entrapment case on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    No, it is not when applied to national security.

  5. Re: Standard FBI followup on Man Caught Trying To Sell Plans For New Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    Most likely if it was done that way. So what? When it comes to national security issues, I am OK with it. OTOH, when dealing with a regular criminal issue, I will oppose it.

  6. Re: Unprecedented interference with free debate! on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 1

    Assuming you are american, u are in luck. Aca can now help u restart ur lithium supplies and stop the hallucinations

  7. Re: Maybe Putin could help on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 1

    Nothing in that link was opposed to what he said.

  8. Re: This isn't new... on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 1

    Links please.

  9. Re: Strategic resource on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 1

    Wrong. We need our Nat gas to move us off oil. Ideally, we will subsidize new large vehicle to have serial hybrid using Nat gas. At the same time, we need to convert coal into Nat. Gas.

  10. Re: "Turk Stream" on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You might want to reread what is happening. Russia had no choice but to sell to china at fraction of the price.

  11. Re: Unprecedented interference with free debate! on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: -1, Troll

    Re-read ur post. It is a true troll posting and deserves to be nodded down.

  12. Re: One should be careful on the logic here on Romanian Officials Say Russia Finances European Fracking Protests · · Score: 2, Informative

    The problem is that fracking is not a bad thing either.

  13. Re: Musk's batteries on Why Elon Musk's Batteries Frighten Electric Companies · · Score: 1

    Sigh.
    After about 10-15 years, the batteries will still have 80% charge left. The car owner will get a new pack, but with 80% left, they can still be used for homes. Solar city ppl will have the ability to disconnect from the grid and get all of their electricity from solar and storage.

  14. Re: Liberals will regulate it away on Why Elon Musk's Batteries Frighten Electric Companies · · Score: 1

    And yet, it is neo-cons/tea* assholes that are blocking Tesla showroom, not the liberals.
    Sadly, assholes like u are to busy pushing ur politics to look at facts.

  15. wrong on Researchers Design DNA With New Shapes and Structures · · Score: 2

    It is still double helix. It is the tertiary structure that is being played with, not the helix. Without the double helix, it would be to easy to have errors. In addition, nature enzymes are designed for double helix and the zipper effect.

  16. This is bothersome on Ron Wyden Introduces Bill To Ban FBI 'Backdoors' In Tech Products · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When NSA was set up, it was to SPY on FOREIGN powers, while securing our own equipment. Now, it is bothersome that backdoors are being built into personal level equipment.

  17. Kill H1B and increase green cards on Researchers Say the Tech Worker Shortage Doesn't Really Exist · · Score: 1

    Seriously, America does need to improve our immigration. Basically, we need to select based on what skills somebody brings, rather than if they have extended family here. H1B is about lowering pay for all, including the immigrants. If green cards are based on skills, AND new immigrants can move between companies, then everybody is a winner.

  18. Re:Depends on what your goal is. on You're Doing It All Wrong: Solar Panels Should Face West, Not South · · Score: 1

    Assume what you say is true. Then ppl will buy their own set of batteries, and simply pull off the grid. You will note that Solar City is setting up just that scenario.
    Interestingly, companies like EOS Energy are going to sell to Utilities, but they are also hard at work on developing a home unit.

  19. Re:Depends on what your goal is. on You're Doing It All Wrong: Solar Panels Should Face West, Not South · · Score: 1

    You have it spot on.
    The real solution is to have net metering where the customers do NOT trade KWH for another, but instead, sell theirs to the utility at the highest price of that time, that the utility sells it. Likewise, that customer must then pay for time based KWH from the utility. As such, it will mean that customers will try to sell it at high demand points (and pay the price if they have to buy it as well), and make heavy use off-hours.

  20. Re:What about Air Conditioning and Power Alerts on You're Doing It All Wrong: Solar Panels Should Face West, Not South · · Score: 1

    It varies from location. Keep in mind that regions that have electric stoves will make heavy use of those in the evenings and regularly combined with mom doing dishwasher AND clothes washer/dryer. As such, nighttime demand from residents can be quite high.

  21. No, they should not. on You're Doing It All Wrong: Solar Panels Should Face West, Not South · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you are a home owner, You should have some on both south and west if possible. At my house, we have 43 panels of which 7 are east, 14 are west, and the rest are to the south. As such, we get a lot more electricity when needed, then the average home.

  22. Re:not staff increases, either on Armies of Helper Robots Keep Amazon's Warehouses Running Smoothly · · Score: 1

    Amazon is a LONG WAYS AWAY from not growing.
    In addition, they will be back on profits in about 2 years or less. This investment is smart on their part. Damn Smart.

  23. New CEOs are going to follow .... on Armies of Helper Robots Keep Amazon's Warehouses Running Smoothly · · Score: 1

    ppl like Bezo and Musk, rather than the trash like Welch and Whitman.

  24. how funny. on Was Microsoft Forced To Pay $136M In Back Taxes In China? · · Score: 2

    Ms is constantly cheated over in China like any other western nation. All of the overhead leaves their chinese operations as a huge money loser. Now they have to pay taxes to China and then gets to post a loss on us taxes. Total Insanity

  25. Re:Why do you say that? on Regin Malware In EU Attack Linked To US and British Intelligence Agencies · · Score: 1

    No, that is the targets that are currently KNOWN. That does not mean that there are none in the US.