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  1. Re:USERS WILL RISE! on Do Hypersonic Missiles Make Defense Systems Obsolete? · · Score: -1, Troll

    To quote Chester "Snake" Turley: "Oh no, Beta."

  2. Re:You're a stupid FUCK on Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 1

    Die in a fire.

    Mom?

  3. Re:As an environmentalist and (former) Obama fan. on Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize · · Score: 2

    OK. When you say Barack Hussein Obama, you just sound like a dick. I am a Patron level NRA member. I go to church. I vote Republican. I do not like Obama's policies. I am conservative.

    But when you go on about the Hussein garbage, you are just making yourself and people like you sound like a racist. The reason why: You are racist.

    Turncoat dixiecrat morons have invaded the GOP. You have dragged us down. You took a once noble and progressive party and made it irrelevant.

    Stop it. Just stop it. Stop being racist. If you cannot, please take your festering hatred and crawl under a rock.

    You are not civilized. You are not genteel. You are not polite nor engaging. You perpetuate stereotypes that are harmful to people whom really want restrained and controlled government.

    Your opposition of a man's middle name (and cultural ancestry / skin color) is an embarrassment to people who would oppose Obama's policies because they are bad.

    Either stop your behavior or go away. If you persist in your vile behavior, you are damaging the party and the country.

  4. Re:Pardon on Ask Slashdot: What Does Edward Snowden Deserve? · · Score: 1

    I am under no such belief. Nevertheless, it does not mean that a man cannot regret things that happened. Obama is a man, and most men are good. He might, for the sake of getting things done in Washington, ignore the morals of pardoning Snowden. However, on the last day in office it is common for presidents to pardon people that really deserve it, but it is politically inopportune to pardon. I believe Snowden definitely falls into this category. I also believe that a good man would pardon him.

  5. Pardon on Ask Slashdot: What Does Edward Snowden Deserve? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A Presidential Pardon, issued at 11:58 am on January 20, 2017.

    Seriously, Snowden's a hell of a guy and did a real good thing - they even recognize this by their claims for the need to limit the actions of the NSA. But the administration cannot condone his actions. Hence, a last minute presidential pardon is the only politically viable option.

  6. how long before we are all driving them to work on 7 layer freeways in the air?

    At the moment, never. The energy usage is too great for the average person to be able to afford. The mean hours between failure is atrocious, especially given the catastrophic results of failure. What you propose would require a technological seachange, one that cannot be predicted at the present time.

    (If you are being sarcastic, then good job.)

  7. Re:Not a realist on Will Electric Cars and Solar Power Make Gasoline and Utilities Obsolete? · · Score: 1

    There is no power plant outside of diesel and nuclear that can provide sufficient power to move a cargo ship that is so critical to global trade.

    Ships did OK on coal.

  8. Re:Uh? on Will Electric Cars and Solar Power Make Gasoline and Utilities Obsolete? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Agreed.

  9. Re:Is this a cuteness thing? on 200 Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan's Taiji Cove · · Score: 1

    To keep it from killing things I want to kill or to keep it from interfering with me reintroducing a species, such as wild turkeys.

  10. Re:Is this a cuteness thing? on 200 Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan's Taiji Cove · · Score: 1

    Yes. I will admit, I enjoying hunting. It is something I am good at and I take pleasure in what I am good at. I would not kill a creature I did not intend to eat though, unless it was to serve a purpose, such as killing a coyote.

    I also would not give a mouse to a snake, for example - owning a snake is puerile. Snakes serve no purpose, much as putting an unendangered animal into a zoo serves no purpose.

  11. Re:Is this a cuteness thing? on 200 Dolphins Await Slaughter In Japan's Taiji Cove · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I like killing and eating geese and pheasants; I call it hunting. I would not torture one for several days before I killed it. That would be wicked and cruel.

  12. Well yeah on Pirate Bay Founder's Custody Extended to February 5th · · Score: 5, Funny

    You absolutely need to keep him from books. Good God, the man could copy/steal Pride and Prejudice and post it to a website! Or he could read the Daily Telegraph and learn how poorly Manchester United is doing.

    For the love of Pete. Has this American sickness infected everyone?

  13. Re:Great on Japan To Create a Nuclear Meltdown · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What could possibly go wrong?

    I believe that's what they want to find out.

  14. Re:Why so negative? on Isaac Asimov's 50-Year-Old Prediction For 2014 Is Viral and Wrong · · Score: 1

    Meh. This is not too far off. We do not teach much proper mathematics in schools any longer, but rather we instruct students in how to manipulate computers.

    While I agree that the instruction in computer manipulation should be superior, I would suggest that this indicative of the overall decline of the American academic system rather than an oversight of education.

  15. Re:Land of the Free! on Illinois Law Grounds PETA Drones Meant To Harass Hunters · · Score: 1

    OK. Enough with the lies and fallacies.

    I hunt. I fish. I shoot. I do these things well. I do not much care for people telling me I ought not do these things.

    But insulting PETA for putting down animals in shelters is like insulting General Motors for building a good car. Putting down animals in overcrowded shelters is the right thing to do. It is the ETHICAL thing to do. It is what PETA should be doing. We should praise them for doing the right thing.

  16. Re:Time to ask the bank for a new debit card and P on Encrypted PIN Data Taken In Target Breach · · Score: 0

    It's not that big of a deal for the consumer. According to, ah, GLBA I think it was, the consumer is completely off the hook for any fraudulent activity that takes place on their cards. So if some bad guy gets a hold of your card and begins a spending spree, that's on Chase or Citi or Navy Federal or whoever your card is with. You should always pay attention to activity on your card, but no need to go nuts.

  17. But has it learned to let someone else design Breakout and then steal a couple thousand dollars from him for his efforts? When it does that, it will truly be an intelligence. (And it will be a superior intelligence if it leaves off the black turtlenecks.)

  18. Re:Yes, because moderation is oh so hard to do on Internet Commenting Growing Away From Anonymity · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's not the worst part, that's the only part. The entire purpose of using a Real Name is that it aids various governments in controlling their citizens. You will even recall US Federal government officials encouraging anonymity in the early days of the Internet for personal security. That anonymity provides security is obvious. Security through obscurity, although imperfect is also obvious; however it is still security. Or in the case of a government, a hurdle to overcome when policing a populace.

    Otherwise, there is no advantage in using a Real Name in conversations on the Internet, but rather only disadvantages.

  19. Re:Tesla can't fix the basic problem on Tesla Updates Model S Software As a Precaution Against Unsafe Charging · · Score: 5, Funny

    If electricity is outlawed, only outlaws and Nikola Tesla will have electricity.

  20. Re:The Mice are Thrilled! on Scientists Reverse Muscle Aging In Mice · · Score: 1
  21. Re:Near the waterfront? on Enormous Tunneling Machine 'Bertha' Blocked By 'The Object' · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yeah, pretty much. But in this case, I will put my money on the hull of a schooner. Old piece of garbage got dumped there wholesale I'll wage.

    150 years ago:
    Person A: "Hey, we need landfill. Do you want this leaky decrepit hulk any more?"
    Person B "Give me 20 bucks and it's yours."
    Person A: "Here you go, thanks! That'll make great landfill and as long as anyone doesn't try to dig a giant tunnel through here, we're set!

  22. He who gets there fustest with the mostest on How To Avoid a Scramble For the Moon and Its Resources · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Some badguy once said that the way to win a battle was "He who gets there fustest with the mostest". That typically works pretty well for most human endeavors. We should want a scramble to get to the moon. Human innovation, powered by greed, has typically been the best catalyst for moving forward. I fail to see why this would be any different.

    The UN would undoubtedly screw it up, as would any other controlling agency. So for the time being, leave it uncontrolled. It causes no harm and may do good.

  23. I had a dream. on Will You Even Notice the Impending Robot Uprising? · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I came here with a simple dream. A dream of killing all humans." B.B. Rodriguez

  24. If it's a small office, you can use Ethernet over power lines. I have not used it before, but it seems to be what you are looking for.

    That being said, it's difficult to give up the 1000 Mb connections from modern ethernet cables, along with POE for phones, etc. The designer by not putting ethernet cables in place did your business a disservice. A secure business requires secure ethernet.

  25. Re:If central bankers are like rats... on Bitcoin Tops $1,000 For the First Time · · Score: 1

    I'll stick with gold. Thanks.