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  1. Re: The problem is normal and alternate control l on Boeing To Make Key Change in 737 MAX Cockpit Software (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Uh...no. Have you seen the simulators? Are you aware of the cost? These are not rookie pilots but pros with typically 2 decades of experience under their belt. The simulators are essentially the real deal. This isn't Chuck Norris air combat.

  2. Re: Obviously Chinese Fentanyl on Tristan O'Tierney, Square Co-Founder, Dies at Age 35 (sfchronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    He died of overdose not addiction. Let's not sugarcoat it.

  3. Re: From the 'No sh*t, Sherlock' department on Middle-Age Men Who Can Do 40+ Push-Ups Have Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    44 here. My elbows are sore at 125. Keeping at 100.

  4. Re: And nothing of value was lost. on Netflix Cancels The Punisher and Jessica Jones, Ending its Marvel Shows (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Firefly was the Best Western in the last 20 years

  5. Keen observation.

  6. Few without kids understand! on Nintendo Reportedly Plans Smaller and Cheaper Switch For This Year (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    This is pretty sweet news! This will probably be in time for Xmas or birthdays.

    I have most of the good Wii U games for my kiddos, all bought used for about $15/each avg. Why buy a Wii U you ask? Let me repeat...$15/game vs $60/game. Most of the games are fun but only a few hours at best for the little ones. Nice thing is that I know they will come back and play them again when they are a little older.

    For those of you without kids, it is tricky to navigate spending too much, spoiling, and the sheer number of awe inspiring amount of cool toys out there for little kids right now! I'll take that one hook, line, and sinker!

  7. Re: DB lookup? on Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sure there are others, but here's one:
    https://haveibeenpwned.com/

  8. Who told you that? No archiving necessary.

  9. Re: People don't lie knowingly being told. on How YouTube's Year-In-Review 'Rewind' Video Set Off a Civil War (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Hahaha! I clicked on it and grinned...was quite pleased...was worried it be the old goat...

  10. Major Mudd! on LambdaMOO, MUDs, and 'When the Internet Was Young' (undark.org) · · Score: 1

    Gonna have to start my server back up. Love scripting!

  11. Re:This is not for /. on Trump Withdraws US From Iran Nuclear Deal (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Hahaha! Please clarify...it almost sounds like you feel that anyone who disagrees with you is an idiot.

  12. Graphene-reinforced concrete on Can We Live Without Concrete? (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the original poster was unaware of recent advancements from the University of Exeter resulting in graphene-reinforced concrete.

      Summary:
    146% increase in compressive strength
    79.5% increase in flexural strength
    400% decrease in water permeability
    50% of miscellaneous materials used
    446 kg/tonne reduction in emitted CO2


    https://www.graphene-info.com/...

  13. Re: I think it will on Sprint, T-Mobile Agree To Combine in a $26.5 Billion Merger (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I agree. I left Sprint for reasons you state for tmobile 15+ years ago and have little interest in this merger.

  14. Re:Idiot post about Silicon Valley on 'Increasingly, People in Silicon Valley Are Losing Touch With Reality' (500ish.com) · · Score: 1

    I disagree about the low part. I've been having a bit of fun reading the comments, yours included =)

  15. No but we should stop acting surprised and also stop pretending that we are not doing the same thing.

  16. OLPC was about making money. The scam played out, pockets were lined and new profitable opportunities have since ensued. Similar events are seen when NSF grants run out and researchers move on to the next shiney trend.

    It was was never really about the children.

  17. Cause that is all it takes.

  18. Re: There's too much copying, everywhere. on Bad iPhone Notches Are Happening To Good Android Phones (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I hear you. For me its when i pull the phone out of my pocket and the placement is perfect as the phone is unlocked before i look at it.

  19. Re: There's too much copying, everywhere. on Bad iPhone Notches Are Happening To Good Android Phones (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I bought a note 8. Screen protector is curved and fits like a glove. Fingerprint sensor is in perfect location. Case is minimal in size.

    Not trying to convince you to buy one but those arguments don't hold up when you see one properly set up. It really is fantastic.

  20. Those estimates are crap. 200k nets you about 10-11k / month after taxes depending on where you live and what you claim.

    Want to spend 5k on a median house in CA? Probably a crap 12-1500 sq ft ranch. Big shot engineers dont want that but then again, im not in their shoes.

  21. Re:Almost Heaven, West Virginia on Drug Firms Shipped 20.8 Million Pain Pills To West Virginia Town of 2,900 (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    A little quick magic math with 26,000 people, I'm sure I'll overlook something:

    75% of population roughly being adults: Down to 19,500 people
    2 million pills a year over 10 years.
    If a person on a prescription was taking 1 pill a day you'd have enough for roughly 5000 people a year or two a day for 2,500, the remainder for general hospital use. Of course, I'm sure that's not how it played out but it seems rather high...harr...

  22. Fun modern take on Lord of the Rings universe in CSI crime genre.

    Elves were up to their old ways, badass as expected without Legolas silliness. Orcs were redeeming themselves. Humans hearts were easily corrupted but redeemable.

    The scene with a dragon flying over LA was cool too.

  23. Re:the parents' rights expire when she does on Parents Have No Right To Dead Child's Facebook Account, German Court Rules (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    You obviously don't understand the point of the ruling nor the rights of a minor. Minors have privacy from their parents as seen in many social situations such as with court systems, teachers, psychologists, and yes, even their friends.

    And in all fairness to FB, they are saving the grieving girls parents from further heartache coming from nightless searching for missing answers and the subsequent fabrication of stories to help themselves sleep better...which they won't. Their anger towards FB will actually provide them with the foe they are looking for.

  24. Re:All of the smug old losers... on 80% of Millennials Say They Want To Buy a Home -- But Most Have Less Than $1,000 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm in education. Brought up the fact that the college was graduating more teachers than the job market could bare to the dean and his response was, "True but that hasn't stopped the students from enrolling."

    Individual college administration recognizes the issue but, as you've noted, the almighty dollar rules in the end as individual colleges will be required to implement layoffs if they aren't deemed profitable by the university administration.

  25. Correlation does not mean causation on The Older the Doctor, the Higher the Patient Mortality Rate, Study Finds (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you give a 30 year old doctor the risky heart surgery or the experienced vet? Of course the mortality rate goes up!