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  1. Re:Amazon Prime on Amazon's Fire TV: Is It Worth Game Developers' Time? · · Score: 1

    That is a silly assessment. To get the most out of any of the devices, a consumer must have subscriptions to external services.

    It's not like purchasing an AppleTV or Roku gives you free subscriptions to Netflix.

  2. Re:This is one thing I love about it on 60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    It's more fun for my 1 year old son when we pretend to be driving a race car and I make engine noises while shifting gears.

    If I didn't make the sounds, he'd just stare at me with a look like "what the hell are you doing with my arm?"

  3. Re:Dunno how to feel about this... on An Engineer's Eureka Moment With a GM Flaw · · Score: 1

    Yes they will, a change to the part drawing will result in a different part number. Any OEM that does not follow this practice is going to drive customers away with poor quality because their inventory system cannot purge obsolete inventory.

  4. Re:How is the no fly list legal? on One Person Successfully Removed From US No-Fly List · · Score: 1

    This article is not about a US citizen getting removed from the list, though.

  5. Re:Dunno how to feel about this... on An Engineer's Eureka Moment With a GM Flaw · · Score: 1

    I took two things from the summary (no, I did not RTFA)

    1) GM modified the part but did not change the part number. I am not familiar with their part number structure but typically any physical change to the part changes the identifier. It makes me curious if the supplier had been buiding it wrong all that time.

    2) Someone at Delphi and GM knew of the issue but either determined on their own that there was no threat or purposely decided to sweep it under the rug.

    It's worthy of more investigation.

  6. Re:How is the no fly list legal? on One Person Successfully Removed From US No-Fly List · · Score: 1

    I do not condone these types of lists

    That being said, the US government can deny anyone entry for whatever reason they want. No foreigner has a right to enter the US.

  7. Re: How can the situation be improved? on Why Is US Broadband So Slow? · · Score: 1

    I believe the OP meant who only pays $20/month in the US, since the article is about the shortcomings of broadband in the US.

    We all know there are dozens of countries around the world that have superior broadband connectivity. I pay $65/month for Time Warner (internet only).. it has been reliabile and bandwidth handles everything I tried to do.. but it's not cheap.

  8. Re:A Defeat for the Constitution on Rand Paul Files Suit Against Obama Over NSA's Collection of Metadata · · Score: 1

    and while he's at it, restore the pledge of allegiance to the original as well.

  9. Article conclusion on How Online Clues Located North Korea's Missile-Launcher Factories · · Score: 1

    From the article
    "and the lack of any low-level windows indicated the building was either partially buried or blocked in"

    That's quite an intuitive leap.. most warehouses and factories in N. America have this same feature except none are partially buried or blocked. It's done for security, secrecy and efficiency. They don't want anyone looking in or out.

  10. Re:Now thats a performance... on Skinny Puppy Wants Compensation For Music Used in US Interrogations · · Score: 1

    I think more than 5 minutes of Miley Cyrus and I would give up any information and admit to any crime wanted just to make them stop.

  11. Re:and the TSA exists because... on Confessions Of an Ex-TSA Agent: Secrets Of the I.O. Room · · Score: 1

    I flew a few weeks ago and got to go through the "express" line where I did not have to take anything out of my pockets, I was able to keep my shoes, belt and jacket on, and my laptop could stay in my bag.

    I have also noticed TSA agents don't seem to care anymore which line you get in, I always avoid the rapiscan 2000 and go through the normal metal detector.

  12. Re:(insert bad lip sync here) on Chinese Moon Rover Says an Early Goodnight · · Score: 1

    So Master Shifu (from Kung foo panda) is repetitive just like Mt. Midoriyama (yama means mountain).

    I'll never be able to enjoy that cartoon again...

  13. Re:headline fix on Kentucky: Programming Language = Foreign Language · · Score: 1

    My knee-jerk reaction was an eye roll.. programming language counting as a foreign language?!? Then I thought about it a bit more and maybe it's not such a bad idea.

    The 3 years of French I took in high school have long been flushed from memory. Without active use, it's a waste of time. Most Americans never leave the country... and the US is so big and diverse that many feel there is no need.

    I'm not saying I agree with what they want to do in KY, but I see their point.

  14. Re:It must be nice. on South Korean Court Rules That Phone Bloatware Must Be Deletable · · Score: 1

    S. Korea, Japan and the US are the 3 countries that are mostly owned by big corporations. Sorry to rain on your rant.

  15. Re:Worse than jobs, it's authority on Cartels Are Using Firetruck-Sized Drillers To Make Drug Pipelines · · Score: 1

    My dad, now retired, was on the county sheriff's department. I rode along with him once, it happened to be a more boring night than normal. The only call we had was that a farmer found some pot plants in the middle of his corn field. We had to go get the plants, bag them, and log them in to evidence. As we left he was so mad the farmer just didn't plow them over.

    My dad is conservative (not religous) but he thinks the pot laws are a waste of time.

  16. Re:The workers are upset on Employee Morale Is Suffering At the NSA · · Score: 1

    I didn't catch on until "Southie" was used. Very apt quote, haha.

  17. My bedroom? on The Quietest Place On Earth Will Cause You To Hallucinate In 45 Minutes · · Score: 2

    I thought this would be discussing my bedroom. Not much happens when there's a baby sleeping in the room across the hall.

  18. Always avoid ATL on A Real-Time Map of Travelers Suffering From the Thanksgiving Storm · · Score: 1

    If someone sneezes, a flight gets delayed in Atlanta... I do whatever I can to avoid flying through that airport.

  19. Assisted suicide vs death penalty on Why Scott Adams Wished Death On His Dad · · Score: 1

    Any state that allows the death penalty should automatically allow assisted suicide. Maybe terminally ill patients should commit a serious crime so the state has to cover their medical fees....

    A state that bans the death penalty would have to decide to allow assisted suicide or not.

  20. Re:Halfway through my MBA... on Elon Musk Talks About the Importance of Physics, Criticizes the MBA · · Score: 1

    Maybe a decade or two ago. Most successful companies now realize that doing the "right thing" is better even if it happens to cost a little more than trying to ignore the problem.

  21. Re:Halfway through my MBA... on Elon Musk Talks About the Importance of Physics, Criticizes the MBA · · Score: 1

    I'm a packaging engineer, my job is to create "efficient" packaging designs that focus on QCDE - Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environment.

    I knew this long before I took any MBA courses. Hell, any Engineer that does not take cost into account is not going to be very successful. Anyone can be great if they have limitless resources to work with. It takes someone special to do great things with a limited budget.

  22. Halfway through my MBA... on Elon Musk Talks About the Importance of Physics, Criticizes the MBA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I do not put much value in an MBA either despite the fact I am currently pursuing one. My circumstance is that my employer partnershiped with a university to offer 1/2 off tuition and I get an additional $3k reimbursement from my employer each year. End result is I will pay about $6k out of my pocket... too good of an opportunity to pass up.

    Most of the material has been common sense, in my opinion. The organizational leadership classes have been interesting. Right now I'm in a class that focuses on ethics and sustainability. Nothing to this point has been about cutting costs for temporary increase in profit. There is plenty of talk about efficiency, though.. but that is a necessity for a business to survive.

    I plan to use my MBA to make a point in future job interviews - I am willing to take that step to continue learning. Regardless of the overall usefulness of the degree, it does take dedication to juggle my current job, school, and helping raise my 9 month old son.

  23. Re:Kind of the point on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 1

    I actually had no intent.. the phrase was in my head as I had just read it in my business ethics book.

    Substitute pink elephant if that offends you less.

  24. Re:Kind of the point on Sweden Is Closing Many Prisons Due to Lack of Prisoners · · Score: 1

    Can't ignore the 800 lb gorilla in the room, the US has a far more diverse population.. racially and culturally.

  25. Re:Stupid idiot messages on Man In Tesla Model S Fire Explains What Happened · · Score: 1

    If my car tells me "may not restart" then I'm sure as hell not going to stop until I get to my destination.