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  1. Re:a hollow gesture from the cloistered elite on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    I see you are confused. Yes, the climate changes. What's worrying is not that it's changing, but that it's changing so fast. Yes, coastlines rise and fall without humanity, but when the world depends on cities built on the coast, you can see that it's rather worrisome that we as a species are doing everything we can to ensure they will be flooded at some point. Humanity would not be "fine" if we had the CO2 levels of the Eocene - our staple crops rely on being grown where they currently are, and rely on the current amount of CO2. The more CO2, the less nutritious they are, requiring more of them to be grown. The warming means the viable land suitable for agriculture will shift towards the poles, often onto poor soil (thanks to glaciation and other natural processes) and without the necessary infrastructure that humanity has built up over the last 50 years, and often over international borders, creating political problems as well as humanitarian ones.

    But I'm sure your half-assed, factually incorrect assumptions are true. Yeah. Definitely.

  2. Re:The grand purveyor of Windows is interested on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    What a wonderful retort! I guess that's all you can manage, as it's easy to disprove the claims they made, which means you are either wrong or lazy. Pick one.

  3. Re:Good on him on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    There has been warming, though, which should tell you that you need to get your science information from better sources, lest you look like an idiot by parroting bullshit you heard other people claim. Or not. It's actually good for others that you are so ill-informed, as those who actually want to discuss science can see you have no idea, and can easily ignore you without losing anything of value.

  4. Re:Good on him on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    Hitler was Austrian, fyi...

  5. Re:Refueling time on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    It's way under 5 minutes if Tesla's demonstration equipment is to be believed. If the batteries are sensibly positioned (and under the car seems to be the best place), it's rather a sensible option.

  6. Re:Renewable versus fossil - where is nuclear? on Bill Gates Investing $2 Billion In Renewables · · Score: 1

    According to you. Luckily there are actual educated people working on this technology, so there is hope yet. Breakthroughs are possible, as anyone with half an education can tell you.

  7. Re:Win7 is likely to be my last Windows on New Leaked Build Is Evidence That Windows 10 Will Be Ready By July 29 · · Score: 1

    No one cares that you are unimpressed.

  8. Re:Evidence? on New Leaked Build Is Evidence That Windows 10 Will Be Ready By July 29 · · Score: 2

    Why do you even comment on these threads? Are you just looking to swing your Apple-branded dick around? You're not bringing anything to the discussion, you are just arguing your opinion, and it's not even original.

  9. Re:Fucking leftards. on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    Government decides to curb Uber's activities, as they operate outside of the law. The government refuses to do so, so the taxi drivers participate in the oldest French activity - protesting. The government listens, and decides it should do what it said it would have done. As people are innocent until proven guilty, you'll find most people are innocent when they are arrested. But whatever - you've got your narrative, so stick with it!

  10. Re:Flagrantly anti-consumer on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 3, Informative

    You say "let's be honest", then make up some fantasy which doesn't apply to "most countries". Maybe to yours, but not to "most countries". In Germany all the taxis I've taken have been spotless, driven by polite drivers (except one, who briefly complained about having to break a 50), are well maintained, and usually a new(-ish) Mercedes. They turn up when called, or are available to flag down on the street. Germany doesn't want Uber as the taxi service here works well.

  11. Re:Taxi licenses are crazy expensive on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    Here in Germany every single taxi I've used has been spotless. Most were relatively-new Mercedes, with some being extremely new Mercedes. No complaints yet. I've taken plenty of taxis in the US and the vast majority were terrible. One even had me read the map for him because he was lost (after I just got off a 10 hour flight). I have no idea what happens with taxis in the US, but god damn you guys are doing something wrong.

  12. Re:Not surprised on Uber France Leaders Arrested For Running Illegal Taxi Company · · Score: 0

    If you think that's the reason you really need to do some research. Until then it's pretty safe to assume you don't understand this topic in any great depth.

  13. Re:Anectode != Data on Chromecast Update Bringing Grief For Many Users · · Score: 1

    Judging by the number of affected people, it seems the affected people should consider themselves unlucky...

  14. Re:Mysterious power-on on Chromecast Update Bringing Grief For Many Users · · Score: 1

    Mine has never turned the TV on unless I was casting something. Are you sure your TV is following the spec?

  15. Re:Rightclick run as admin or centrally by admins on Supreme Court Ruling Supports Same-Sex Marriage · · Score: 1

    Things HOSTS solutions can't do:

    1) Selective application of blocking
    2) Inline blocking
    3) Keep APK sane

  16. Re:No thanks on University Students Made a Working Model Hyperloop · · Score: 1

    They also have unions, but the relationship between unions and companies is usually less angry and pathetic as in the US.

  17. Re:why not crack down on the rioting protesters? on After Protest, France Cracks Down On Uber · · Score: 1

    The taxis in your area are not the same as the ones elsewhere. Your 90% "nasty" measurement isn't necessarily reflected elsewhere.

  18. Re:Assange. on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 1

    The car's insides are protected by diplomatic immunity, so once he's in the car he is untouchable, as it can't be interfered with.

  19. Re:Assange. on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 1

    B) They employ a diplomatic bag or a diplomatic courier to get him back to France or the French embassy.

  20. Re:contempt? never! on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 0

    Lazy stereotypes are fun, you retarded obese American! See how this works?

  21. Re:Great, now how do they get there? on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 1

    They handcuff him to a diplomatic courier and walk him out the front door (as the courier can not be arrested, detained, or interfered with). Or they put him in a box (as has happened before to other people), mark it as a diplomatic bag, and roll it into a diplomatic vehicle. Done. They just need to get him diplomatic protection, and he's as untouchable as can be.

  22. Re:Yes that is the job of the NSA on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 2

    They're getting economic intelligence, not military. Let's not pretend this is actual SIGINT - it's just using government money and resources to help Boeing et. al, at the same time alienating other governments who are aware of this, jeopardizing US contracts and investments.

  23. Re:Seriously?!?!? on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 0

    "But the other boys were doing it!" said the guilty child.

  24. Re:From TFA: on France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They just use a diplomatic bag. Done. That's why they're there. The name is a misnomer - any container can be labelled a diplomatic bag and get all the protection that affords. They could also just handcuff him to a diplomatic courier, as it would be illegal to arrest, detain, or otherwise interfere the courier. There is precedent of people being shipped around in diplomatic bags, so it's not out of the question.

  25. Re:So yeah... on Google Asks Android Developers To Show Sensitivity To Disasters and Atrocity · · Score: 1

    So if you are discussing flags, what does that make you?