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  1. Re:More than that on Ajit Pai Backs Out of Planned CES 2018 Appearance (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Guess you've never heard of Woodrow Wilson?

  2. Scientific Consensus on Wine Glasses Are Seven Times Larger Than They Used To Be (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, back in the old days, EVERYONE used tiny glasses, and NOBODY ever drank to the point of passing out. Consuming excessive amounts of alcohol and passing out is entirely a modern day event, pioneered in 1989 by a frat house (Theta Beta Sigma, I believe) out of Syracuse University.

  3. Re:Might be a nice option on Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy (macrumors.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because the cables from the old PSU are run under the motherboard, through all sorts of openings in the chassis, and zip tied to everything? It's 5 minutes to actually change the power supply, but 25 minutes of cable management.

  4. Re:Hahahahaha on Apple iMac Pro Goes on Sale December 14th (engadget.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A Dell Precision 5720 All-in-one workstation costs $3900, has a Xeon E3-1245, a 4K 27" display, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 graphics. The video upgrade alone on the iMac is $500. Factor in the better processor and display, and they're very comparable price wise. The iMac Pro also has an A10 coprocessor. I don't think the iMac is overpriced at all, considering what you're getting. Obviously your "mission-critical" servers aren't shipping with a 5K display or a $1000 video card, and probably don't have a 1TB SSD drive either. BTW, I call BS on your 1/20th cost, unless you're buying old off-lease servers.

  5. Re:Lying Liars Lie, Film at 11. on FCC Chair Ajit Pai Falsely Claims Killing Net Neutrality Will Help Sick and Disabled People (vice.com) · · Score: 1
  6. Re:Lying Liars Lie, Film at 11. on FCC Chair Ajit Pai Falsely Claims Killing Net Neutrality Will Help Sick and Disabled People (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Bipartisan as in both Senate Dems and House Dems?

  7. Re:Lying Liars Lie, Film at 11. on FCC Chair Ajit Pai Falsely Claims Killing Net Neutrality Will Help Sick and Disabled People (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So if it's such a shithole, why are people still trying to sneak in, and why are people going through the immigration process to get in?

  8. Re:Low Carb diets work just as well and is much ea on 'Watershed' Medical Trial Proves Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It wasn't the sugar industry, it was Ansel Keys. He pushed the "cholesterol and fatty foods are bad" theory, and due to his prominent position, reputation, and many contacts, basically shut out any competing theory. He did the "scientific consensus" trick to shut down opposition for decades.

  9. Re:Low Carb diets work just as well and is much ea on 'Watershed' Medical Trial Proves Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    You don't have to lose weight to reverse type II diabetes. Type II diabetes is essentially extreme insulin resistance. Basically you're eating too many carbs too often, and your body is in a perpetual state of releasing insulin to deal with the glucose in your blood. The more often your cells are exposed to insulin, the less receptive they are. This causes your body to release MORE insulin in order to get the same result of clearing glucose from the blood. Which, of course, leads to your cells becoming even more resistant. Low carb diets don't necessarily solve this, as protein triggers insulin to be released as well. It needs to be low carb, high fat. It's also important to limit your eating periods. Constantly snacking throughout the day is bad, as it keeps your insulin levels elevated all day.

  10. Re:Low Carb diets work just as well and is much ea on 'Watershed' Medical Trial Proves Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Reversed (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Doctor Jason Fung in Toronto, Canada has been reversing Type II Diabetes for years. You can check out his website at https://idmprogram.com/
    What's far more interesting than reversing type II diabetes is his ongoing analysis and discussion of cancer and the huge role insulin and diet plays in it.
    1. cancer cells have more insulin receptors than normal cells
    2. there is a correlation between diabetes and many forms of cancer
    3. tumors can be 'starved' and eliminated by severely restricting carbohydrate intake

  11. woosh

  12. 1.5 Billion Indians, but they're all the same, right?

  13. Re:The only Turkey at my house is 101 proof... on Turkeys Are Twice as Big as They Were in 1960 (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ya and we could literally feed dozens of people with the money each crack addict spends on crack daily. We could also feed dozens with the money spent on free needles at safe injection sites daily. We could feed millions with the money that's given out in welfare and ends up getting spent on booze, cigarettes, and lotto tickets. So excuse me if I don't particularly care that there are millions of citizens still going hungry. You've been using them as an excuse to take more and more from the hard working citizens that are doing their best to improve their own lives for a half century, and you never get any closer to solving the problem of poverty.

  14. Re:They'll just issue bonds or shares on Tesla Unveils 500-Mile Range Semi Truck, 620-Mile Range Roadster 2.0 · · Score: 1

    If a business never makes a profit, their cash flow is negative. More cash flowing in than flowing out means profit, more cash flowing out than flowing in means loss. Not sure how you figure a negative cash flow can keep a company in business...

  15. Yeah, great theory. But I think you've got the financial motivation of the climate scientists backwards. They don't have Hell to pay for promoting climate change/global warming. Instead, they get continued funding. You're also wrong about how it will affect Africa. The Sahel is turning greener and the Sahara is shrinking: https://www.thegwpf.org/images...

  16. Re:Enough with the Russia spin on Facebook Says 126 Million Americans May Have Seen Russia-Linked Political Posts (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a big IF you got there. I have a few to throw back at you.
    If voter ID was required everywhere, that margin would be bigger.
    If the mainstream media was impartial instead of actively trying to shove Hillary over the line, that margin would be much bigger.
    If the Democrats had selected anyone but Hillary, they probably would have won.
    If the mainstream media hadn't given Trump 10x the free airtime compared to what they gave to the rest of the Republican candidates, as well as softball interviews prior to him winning the primary, it would have been a different Republican candidate against Hillary, and she would have been slaughtered. But the mainstream media wanted Trump to win so Hillary could face him in the election, knowing he was weakest candidate.
    If the FBI and DOJ weren't politicized, Hillary would have been in jail and unable to run for president.

  17. Well it wasn't the Secretary of State that wiped the server. It was the IT staff. And based on my experience with IT staff, they tend to lean left. My guess is they did it to protect their own asses, not to hide nefarious election stuff. You can't get fired for not properly securing an important server if you can't prove the server is insecure.

  18. Re:Russians not necessary on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Yes, the Republicans have been taken over by the alt-right, racists, and white supremacists. Because their enemies told you so, and you believe it.

  19. Re:Like Hillary's server was? on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Go a bit further with your analysis.
    1. Russian officials were sources of key claims in the dossier, and were paid by Steele for info.
    2. Fusion GPS was hired by Marc E Elias, lawyer for Clinton and DNC.
    3. Dossier is full of discredited info.
    4. The Dossier was used by Obama Whitehouse to obtain FISA warrants in order to wiretap Trump campaign "because Russia Interference".
    5. FBI has confirmed they reimbursed expenses to Steele for dossier. This makes the dossier "official FBI intel", which allows it to be used as evidence to obtain FISA warrants.
    6. Fusion GPS does lots of work for many Russian officials.
    7. The dossier was the source of the whole Trump-Russia collusion story circulating in the media, and led to the appointment of Special Investigator Mueller.

    So it looks like yes, Russia was trying to influence the election, but not the way the media is reporting. And now we're finding out about all the shady business dealings with Uranium One and Clinton.

  20. Re:NO voting machines are connected to the Interne on US Voting Server At Heart of Russian Hack Probe Mysteriously Wiped (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    YOU are an idiot. Reread this sentence: "In my state, we have switched over to machine-counted paper ballots in all precincts". Where does he indicate the state is using electronic voting?

  21. Re:Happened to me on Tesla's Mass Firings Spread To SolarCity as Employees Say They Were Blindsided (cnbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, the union represents only it's members. The non-union members are free to attempt to negotiate the same deal the union negotiated, or try and get a better deal. The company is free to attempt to negotiate a deal that is better for the company. The union doesn't die unless the majority of employees feel they can do a better job negotiating than the union can.

  22. Re:Because you'd be in jail on Congress Opens Probe Into FBI's Handling of Clinton Email Investigation (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a huge difference between current admin members using personal email for official business and current admin members using personal email to send classified info. Do you have any proof to back up the claim of classified info being mishandled?

  23. will never beat the reliability of a wire, which by the way, also doesn't need it's own battery and charger.

    And that's exactly why cell phones failed to make a dent in the telecom market.

  24. Maybe you're looking at the wrong competitors.... on Elon Musk Says Tesla Could Rebuild Puerto Rico's Power Grid With Batteries, Solar (electrek.co) · · Score: 3, Informative
    Tesla Model S sales:
    • 2016 29,421
    • 2015 25,202
    • 2014 16,698

    BMW Series 5 sales:

    • 2016 32,408
    • 2015 44,162
    • 2014 52,704
  25. Re:To be unfair... [Re: To be fair...] on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Rejects Trump Bias Claims (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Trumpism is purely about identity politics on steroids

    Not only did you completely miss the mark, you're firing in the complete opposite direction.