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  1. Re:Um, what? on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Considering US Presidential Run · · Score: 0

    Just to be clear, Communism (Marxism) in its purest ideology doesn't exist. It can't! So when the word Communism is used, what we're really talking about is Leninism which is the exact opposite of Marx's theoretical working class self-emancipation.

  2. Re:Can Iowa handle a circus that large? on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Considering US Presidential Run · · Score: 1

    In fact it did, Tea Party sits between Libertarian and Republican. But it won't officially split into two seperate parties as that would "split the vote". In fact, that's how the Republicans lost a few elections because votes splintered off to Libertarian or Independent. That gave the Democrats the majority vote. So when push comes to shove, the Tea Party voters will still vote Republican. Blame the process.

  3. Re:Um, what? on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Considering US Presidential Run · · Score: 0

    Shorter: Options are fascism or communism which are two sides of the same coin; tyranny!

  4. Re:Can Iowa handle a circus that large? on Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Considering US Presidential Run · · Score: 3, Informative

    Which is why I haven't donated to the GOP since after GWB 2nd term. The Republican Party is dead to me. Fuck both parties.

    For all you Republicans out there, there will NEVER be another Ronald Reagan. Forget about it. Just move on and go back to core basics in freedom and liberty. The Libertarian platform is your best hope, just drop the identity politics as authoritative tyranny needs to be stopped. It's urgent!. Unfortunately it's tainted by a bunch of anarchist nut balls, but I believe it's worth cleaning up and reorganizing to make it a viable serious party.

  5. Re: Storage on Ask Slashdot: Why Is the Power Grid So Crummy In So Many Places? · · Score: 1

    Um, easement!

    When you purchase a home, you should know where the easement is before you buy it. Either people need to trim their own damn trees, or the city will do it for you; often in the form of a rushed lopped job.

  6. Re:Shyeah, right. on Is LTO Tape On Its Way Out? · · Score: 1

    Blaspheme! Texas is a whole other country. Well, was. Multiple times in the past.

  7. Re:That toyota is HIDEOUS!!! on Multiple Manufacturers Push Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars, But Can They Catch Tesla? · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected. The Fiat Multipla is really really fucking ugly! And the offset centered console should be criminal. WTF goes into the heads of people that design this shit. Are their egos so inflated that the concept previewing designs to the public is just insulting to them?

  8. Re:Has the trend away from blunt force led to this on Officer Not Charged In Michael Brown Shooting · · Score: 1

    No. What led to this was a failing economy that started with a dot.com bust in 2000, recovery on hold from 911, and exasperated downhill from then on to today. Now we have an entire generation of children and young adults that are left both uneducated and unemployed. Now add the 5+ million illegal immigrants that will be competing for the same jobs that these people can only do (and Hispanics have a far better work ethic) and it will only get worse. And I haven't even gone into depth about inflation and the widening wealth gap (disparity) that threatens to turn America into a "have" and have/not society with a thin marginal middle class. It's the perfect storm that's destroying America.

  9. Re:The "Protesters" on Officer Not Charged In Michael Brown Shooting · · Score: 0

    Civilized people don't want to be around the uncivilized variety. This is a self-destructive culture that only adds fuel to the fire only to vindicate the cautious actions of the police. Black man wearing a hoodie? Yeah, that motherfucker is probably shady! Get the point? Put down the can of gasoline, it serves your community no good!

  10. Re:That toyota is HIDEOUS!!! on Multiple Manufacturers Push Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars, But Can They Catch Tesla? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it might beat out the Pontiac Aztek (ass-tech) as the ugliest car.

  11. Re:Mistaken Western-centric thinking about China on Great Firewall of China Blocks Edgecast CDN, Thousands of Websites Affected · · Score: 1

    "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” - Winston S. Churchill

  12. Re:Mistaken Western-centric thinking about China on Great Firewall of China Blocks Edgecast CDN, Thousands of Websites Affected · · Score: 1

    Yes, this! The CCP first priority is to ensure grip on power for the CCP, by the CCP. They do reach out to their own universities smartest and brightest to offer a position though. But such intelligence and brainpower is used to play the game. Today your friend is your sworn enemy tomorrow. Backstabbing is the name of the game in the CCP as I understand it (from others). And like a gang or mafia, once your in, your IN baby. Someone, will hold you for blackmail; even if the entire reason is made us BS. Fuck up in the CCP by not towing the party line, and your buttons will be pushed to self-destruction. It's at that point your rank and file will be less than an average Chinese citizen.

    This is why Communism (Leninism specifically) is REALLY RALLY BAD!!

  13. Re:Control the carbs and you control blood lipids on Doubling Saturated Fat In Diet Does Not Increase It In Blood · · Score: 1

    So beans and rice is bad?

    IMHO, I think the whole obesity and diabetes epidemic stems from a sedentary lifestyle. Kids these days are not as outdoor active as they used to be. Blame consoles, PCs, phones...whatever. No actually, blame the parents. Anyways, this coupled with the fact working families are having to put in longer hours just to make ends meet. I suspect this is pushing people to eat on the fly rather than to take the time properly prepare and cook healthy foods. And if parents are no longer eating healthy or preparing for their kids, how can the next generation expect to learn healthy eating habits?

  14. "One" is the new "i" on Windows Kernel Version Bumped To 10.0 · · Score: 1

    OneDrive
    OneCore
    OneNote
    xBox One

    -?? Future ??-
    OneOffice
    OneExporer
    OneSecurity

  15. Re:OBD2 on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Hackable Car? · · Score: 1

    OBD2 + Proprietary extensions. There's a whole lot of extra sensory data that isn't standard these days. I doubt modern apps can access that portion of the computer, only basic OBD2 standard data.

  16. Re:Which part? on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Hackable Car? · · Score: 2

    Hondata.com as some pretty sweet gear for Honda. But, I've been out of the street modding scene (I grew up). Stock cars produce power at maximum efficiency as it is; unless you don't mind slurping more gas for HP.

  17. Re:That was 3 years ago on Lessons Learned From Google's Green Energy Bust · · Score: 1

    What starts out as a "sin tax" in reality becomes a method of wealth redistribution. Revenue from a CO2 tax would never in billion year directly fund "green energy". God, if only the tax system and Congress worked that way. Yeah, hell no it doesn't!

  18. Re:This is a good reminder for all technocrats on Lessons Learned From Google's Green Energy Bust · · Score: 1

    The only thing I've written about is that the invisible hand that magically creates solutions when they are needed does not exist

    The "invisible hand" is by any other name evolution in action. And with regards to energy; either the market provides more supply, consumes less, or some combination thereof. Authoritative (top-down command and control) regimes/nations supplant evolutionary forces. Though I suppose it's all relative from where you stand within an organization when taken global society into account.

  19. Re:Telegram on WhatsApp To Offer End-to-End Encryption · · Score: 1

    Singing Klingon opera telegram. You can't out hack a Klingon with a bat'leth!

  20. Re:FBI Director James Comey may not care. on WhatsApp To Offer End-to-End Encryption · · Score: 1

    Yeah, pretty much. The power of subpoena to acquire those keys would be trivial.

  21. Re:just update the exec's laptops on Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows · · Score: 1

    Funny you mention that. I know of a few that use a MacBook Pro with VMWare Fusion running Windows 7 (custom vertical market apps). In this case, you can roll back via Time Machine in the event the VM of Win7 gets hosed.

  22. Re:Better go kick WSUS into a sync... on Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Richard, I've lost clients because because these clients were 10+ employees or less running off a single Windows SBS box. It wasn't us. It was the fact IT was just too expensive in general. Running a business, especially a small was is exceedingly risky. They should be so lucky to afford rolling the dice ALONE! Many small business will just adhere to a BYOD policy with a NAS purchased from Best Buy. Yeah, good luck when Cryptolocker pulls you into bankruptcy.

    Risk assessment; learn it, love it, above all else, accept it! Can't stand the heat? Get out of the kitchen!

    BTW; you can't really duplicate an SBS box as it holds all the FSMO roles in addition to P2V testing being optional if they spend the time as a billable activity (assuming you can P2V with enough physical resources).

  23. Re:Better go kick WSUS into a sync... on Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows · · Score: 5, Insightful

    THIS! Richard obviously works in a nice posh fortune 500 org where such resources are available to HIM. Meanwhile back int he real world for everyone else (Small Medium Business), rolling the dice is only option. As you said, it's all a risk/reward calculation as to when and where to be proactive with the expendature of resources.

    I find the lambasting of "should do this retard" to be quite insulting. As employees, we don't always get that option to do what is theoretically in the best interests of the company we work for.

  24. Re:Better go kick WSUS into a sync... on Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Welcome to IT.

  25. Re:Better go kick WSUS into a sync... on Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Patch For Windows · · Score: 1, Funny

    Scheduling an emergency patch and reboot with terminal servers among all employees is a huge PITA! "Awww, do we have too. I've got all this work to...*BEEP*." Sorry guys, finger slipped when it asked me to reboot or not. OTOH, server secure :)