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  1. Re:Want us to have kids on US Births Dip To 30-Year Low (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    And better education, including tertiary education that doesn't require taking on a massive debt load.

  2. Re:Why is spelling still a thing? on Scottish Students Used Spellchecker Glitch To Cheat In Literacy Test (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    but not the hole solution.

    FTFY

  3. Re:Why is spelling still a thing? on Scottish Students Used Spellchecker Glitch To Cheat In Literacy Test (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    3) Different dialects have different spellings, and while you may wish the enforce one dialect's spelling in your prose, any quotations should match that of the source material

    You know that spellcheckers have different dictionaries for different dialects, right? So, for example, these computers would probably have been configured for "British English".

  4. Re:Oh I hope on Hackers Steal Millions From Mexican Banks In Transfer Heist (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds more like an NSA/CIA operation to drain the funds.

    Possible, but I think unlikely. The use of lots of Smurfs might compromise the operation. The NSA/CIA would just wire the money into some opaque jurisdiction.

  5. Re:Password quality is an irrelevant metric on Smarter People Don't Have Better Passwords, Study Finds (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    The experiments were run against the college's student email accounts

    Did they run a brute force attack against their own email system, or does the college store passwords in plain text?

  6. Re:Try this on US Cell Carriers Are Selling Access To Your Real-Time Phone Location Data (zdnet.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Try this experiment. Have a friend of yours who will be traveling out of state take your credit card with them and use it to make a $200 purchase. It will be declined.

    It is just as likely to fail if you travel with your phone. The charge is declined because if falls outside your normal buying habits.

  7. Re:I'm guessing this has less to do with healthy f on California Study To Examine the Influence of a Healthy Diet On Patients (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    For the ones that reply that we ought to have a national healthcare system, do you ask them if they are prepared to pay more in taxes to fund it (with the assumption that, on average, the tax increase would be no more than the reduced national cost of health insurance).

  8. Re:It bears remembering on Jails Are Replacing Visits With Video Calls (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    You know that prisoners can be forced to work, right?

    The Thirteenth Amendment has an exception for people being punished for a crime.

  9. Re:Smells like BS on President Trump Pledges To Help China's ZTE, After Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    a more equitable tax system

    Those large companies with IP portfolios to move don't want a more equitable tax system. They want the option to pay zero or close to zero taxes.

  10. Re:I don't know what's worse on President Trump Pledges To Help China's ZTE, After Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am convinced that Trump supporters will continue to support him, irrespective of what he does, as long as he enables their xenophobic and racist tendencies.

  11. Re:Makes sense! on President Trump Pledges To Help China's ZTE, After Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, but the U. S. government's behavior is just getting schizophrenic.

    You expect rational and long-term planning from the current president of the USA? I have a bridge to sell you.

  12. Re:Smells like BS on President Trump Pledges To Help China's ZTE, After Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Exposing your business to the vagaries of totalitarian regimes is not a viable strategy.

    But where? Panama or some other tax haven? Are you sure those can be relied upon?

  13. Re:Tesla smashed into starbucks on Days After A Fiery Crash, a Tesla's Battery Keeps Reigniting (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm glad my non-electric car has a real park setting on the transmission.

    Yeah, it's not like anyone was ever crushed to death because they failed to properly put their automatic in park properly.

  14. Re:So where's the "Honda crashes into bus!" storie on Days After A Fiery Crash, a Tesla's Battery Keeps Reigniting (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 2

    I agree with you, 100%. However teslas are for the rich, we can't afford them,

    Speak for yourself. Some of us can afford a Tesla.

  15. Also, I would ask for an extra vial be taken for independent analysis (by my lawyer).

    Smart move. There was a case recently (although I can't find a record of it), where a DUI case was thrown out because the person whose blood was taken was jailed and his possessions were stored, but his blood sample wasn't refrigerated.

  16. Re:In other news on FCC Says Net Neutrality Rules Will End On June 11 (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wait, you want to view Netflix? That's $2 extra a month. Wait, you want to view it in HD? $5 extra a month. ...

    They might do that. More likely, they will go to Netflix, YouTube and others and say: "you want our customers to be able to stream your video? Then pay us $Millions". Result: Netflix and Youtube Red subscriptions increase in price.

  17. he/she will likely get you off at the most with a wreckless driving.

    I sincerely hope that all my driving is wreckless.

    I think you mean "reckless".

  18. You can't compare an investment that carries risk (S&P 500) with one that doesn't. Run your numbers again, but this time, assume you invested the money in some kind of interest-bearing bank deposit.

    You also ignore that electricity prices will increase over time, so my gain over 10 years is considerably greater than $17k.

    How much are your maintenance/repair costs? If they're more than $150 per year,

    Zero. You have heard of these things called warranties, haven't you?

  19. Your trolling game is weak.

    Please show where solar installers are required to have a special solar installer license (beyond general contractor license), or GTFO.

  20. in added costs also pointed out the law wants houses to be "net zero" energy.

    Nope. Net zero kWh is the standard. I don't think natural gas is included in that measure.
    http://docketpublic.energy.ca....

  21. Are you crazy? $18,000 USD? I'm well-off and I wouldn't pay $18,000 for a solar installation. The math just doesn't add up.

    Lots of ill-informed comments from ACs in this thread. It's almost as though someone (or some people) was being paid to push fossil fuels.

    My cost, after tax credits was about $12k. Since my electricity bill would be over $1,700/year (with A/C and electric cars), how long does it take to pay off? Even without the tax credits, it would pay off in less than 10 years (factor in some inflation of electricity prices, coming to you soon, courtesy of Trump's recent actions). The components all have warranties that are longer than 10 years.

  22. Re:it's an oxygen deprivation chamber on States Turn To an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    What you are missing is that the use of the death penalty is a controversial issue and non-scientists frequently use imprecise terms. For example, the use of the word "chemical" by non-scientists.

  23. Re:Not a fan of the death penalty but... on States Turn To an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't sooth my sensibilities, since I oppose all use of the death penalty.

  24. Re:Not a fan of the death penalty but... on States Turn To an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas (nytimes.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem comes with the name. What do you call a nitrogen gas execution chamber?

    Obviously, a "gas chamber". That term has some baggage.

  25. Re:Great. on California Becomes First State To Mandate Solar on New Homes (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    $10K, really? I've heard ~$30k - which is a lot more in-line with reality.

    Your "heard" anecdotes are not data. It's possible that a large solar installation could cost $30k, but a typical house isn't going to need anything like that.

    My solar system, which produces enough electricity to power occasional use of A/C and daily use of an electric vehicle, cost about $18k, which included the cost of installing an EV charger. The cost of solar panels has dropped since then, although Trump's solar tariff may have balanced that out. Bear in mind that a lot of the cost for a residential installation is in planning and permitting. If included as part of the original construction, a lot of costs will be much lower.