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  1. The great-grandparent had referred to vehicle registration, which I (maybe mistakenly) assumed the parent was still talking about.

  2. Fee was $5 in 1966.

    It's still $5.

    Not if you're anywhere in the U.S.
    http://www.ncsl.org/research/t...

  3. Re:Colour me suspicious on Israeli Firm Creates a Device That Can Hack Any Nearby Phone (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Blah, blah, blah....and the fact that kids of people attracted to life in uniform are of exactly the opposite mindset needed to go into computer science...

    Really? Where in fantasyland did you come up with that bullshit?

  4. I don't think these decisions are as complicated as you make them out to be. And, in fact, thinking about them beforehand makes it that much simpler.

    My own daily commute goes through a long wooded area of curved two-lane road with frequent deer sightings. In that situation, I've really only got one option, and that's to brake as much as possible, unless that theoretical "eighty-thousand pound semi-truck" is right behind me. Swerving would only put me into a tree, or oncoming traffic, both of which are more likely to kill me. In a rare circumstance, I might consider shifting into the oncoming lane briefly if nobody was coming the other way...otherwise, I'll take my chances with Bambi.

    I'm sure that there are plenty of other scenarios (use cases) that could be codified. Will it be perfect?...probably not, but it will likely do better than humans who haven't given it a moment's thought, and it will be improved upon over time.

  5. Re:the new slow dummies in the left lane on The Humans Crashing Into Driverless Cars are Exposing a Key Flaw (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Random reward works. I'm not so sure you get the same results with random punishment.

  6. Re:Before you think this is some sort of joke on Economists Discuss the Financial Repercussions of the Destruction of the Death Stars (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Hilary, is that you?

    Hillary would never do that to her buddies.

  7. Maybe, but with guns, I can get all the butter I want.

  8. Re:Accused? Off with their heads! on Cox Is Liable For Pirating Subscribers, Ordered To Pay $25 Million (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    It's not just the court, it was a jury that was convinced.

  9. Re:3x GHG emissions *per calorie* on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 1

    But they're built like toothpicks!?!

  10. Re:If this is debunked in the summary, why post it on Study Claims Lettuce Is "Three Times Worse Than Bacon" For GHG Emissions (cmu.edu) · · Score: 2

    should be celibated for their contribution to the world

    That seems harsh!

    They didn't need the meat anyway.

  11. Re:This is so ridiculous on Mars Colonies and Class Warfare (examiner.com) · · Score: 1

    The first few generations will have issues, but evolution will adapt to the lower gravity with each new generation.

    Really, no, it won't. Not on any time scale that we would ever notice. It would take hundreds of generations for natural selection to work its magic with regard to this.

    Not according to the most recent studies. http://www.theguardian.com/sci...

  12. Re:Is this peak class envy? on Mars Colonies and Class Warfare (examiner.com) · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of real existing problems to complain about before ranting at plots from The Jetsons.

    Jetsons? I thought this was the plot to Atlas Shrugged...

    Glad I checked first...I was about to post the same....Elon Shrugged!

  13. Re:WHo did it? on Galloping Gertie, Engineering's Most Misunderstood Failure (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    It was the butterfly flapping it's wings.

  14. Re:Samzenpus strikes out again on Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up In Videos of Syria's Front Lines (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    You're claim that it's only been brought up by Fox is false.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12...

    And, your claim that it made the process faster is false. I personally went through the fiancee visa program with my ex-wife. It was long and tedious, and that was back in '88. Syrian refugees have already been settling in the U.S. faster.

  15. And anyone living in such a circumstance should learn the laws in their state. Michigan is not one, as my mother learned after living with dad (not my sperm donor) for 50 years. When he passed away a few years ago, his bio-kids kicked her out of the house. He didn't have her in a will, and the state doesn't recognize those years in any meaningful way.

  16. Re:Toyota has always had this problem on Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up In Videos of Syria's Front Lines (mashable.com) · · Score: 0

    I apologize. You found one case in...how many flashbangs have been tossed by police?...where someone was injured. So yeah, fuck the police.

  17. Soldier's death benefit is only $100k http://www.military.com/benefi...

    But that's completely unrelated to this story. Soldier's volunteer...I did without any expectation that should I lose my life, my family would get more than enough to bury me ($20k back in my time).

    There's plenty of precedent for paying more than $1M in cases similar this.

  18. Re:vs gun registration on FAA: Small Drones Must Be Registered By February (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm going to put a Glock on mine, and claim second amendment protection.

  19. Re:Samzenpus strikes out again on Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up In Videos of Syria's Front Lines (mashable.com) · · Score: 0

    No, you're hearing the message you want to hear. Not one of those candidates said there are no innocents in Syria. Now, we did have Trump go all half-cocked with his Muslim statement, but if he had said Syria instead of Muslim, he'd be following Jimmy Carter's model when he banned Iranians.

    As for the 30 governors, I suppose you'd rather believe Obama's claim regarding background checking refugees. Tell us how Tashfeen Malik passed three background checks?

  20. Was he related to Mike Hunt?

  21. Re:Not the only one wondering... on Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up In Videos of Syria's Front Lines (mashable.com) · · Score: 1
  22. He was happy to leave the decals on there when he thought he might get some free local advertising. Ultimately though he sold the vehicle with them on there, but didn't retain any control over the vehicle post sale. It's his own fault.

    Where did you come up with that? The article clearly stated that his son attempted to remove them....
    "Mr. Oberholtzer’s son started peeling off the decal on the truck that showed the phone number and name of the company, but the salesman told him to stop"

  23. Re:Truck traded in USA ends up in Syria how? on Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After His Truck Ends Up In Videos of Syria's Front Lines (mashable.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    "especially the UK where we also dive on the left."

    Is the water deeper on that side?

  24. Contractors frequently have deals to do work with other businesses. Imagine he has a contract to take care of the plumbing for some local hotels. Hotel management gets wind of the story, and even though they know he's innocent, but in light of the negative publicity, don't want anything that could tarnish their own reputation, so they cancel his deal.

    Yes, that's totally made up, but it's not difficult to imagine other scenarios.

  25. His life and his family's lives, and his business have all been put at risk. Tell us why you think the amount is frivolous? Oh, you meant frivolously low.