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  1. Re:not a permanent fix on Laser Eye Surgery, Revisited 10 Years Later · · Score: 1

    I had LASIK December 1999 and even at that time I was warned that I would like need reading glasses in my 40's and due to large pupil size I might have halo's at night. I didn't quite make it to 40 and needed to start wearing glasses some days and at night. Even though it isn't permanent it was still well worth it. I was over 20/400 with a nasty astigmatism, I had coke bottle glasses even in plastic lenses. The new glasses are very slim and light.

  2. Re: So now autonomous cars will be called a poor t on Driverless Cars Could Cripple Law Enforcement Budgets · · Score: 1

    What like mandates for so called smart guns? Both major political parties pull the same crap and aim at their uneducated masses. The difference is the focal point they chose.

  3. So now autonomous cars will be called a poor tax on Driverless Cars Could Cripple Law Enforcement Budgets · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I can just see the outrage from the Democrats now about how only the well off can afford autonomous cars and don't pay any fines any more. So only the poor who have to drive manual cars get pulled over.

  4. Sounds just like credit card merchant rules on FCC Chairman Will Reportedly Revise Broadband Proposal · · Score: 0
    Credit card companies typically forbid a merchant to charge more than cash price. So what do the merchants do they offer a cash discount. So instead of having fast and slow lanes, everything will be slow/congested and by paying more you will get better throughput.

    Can We the People just fire this clown?

  5. Re:Militia, then vs now on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 2

    Please go read the Federal Papers. It isn't supporters of the 2nd Amendment who are deliberately misinterpreting the right of the People to own firearms. The 2nd Amendment was a last line of defense against a tyrannical domestic government. This proposed change guts the original intent of the 2nd Amendment. When talking about the People in context to the US Government and laws, any definition other than citizens of the United States is flat out wrong.

  6. Re:"What I find interesting is how..." on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    Using this logic every ruling by the Supreme Court should be 7-0. Instead we have hyper-partisan activist judges like this guy who are pushing their agenda using an appeal to authority.

  7. Actually the correct fix is far fewer words on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    'A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, and the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.' Instead of applying revisionist views that have no Constitutional basis.

  8. Re:Ukraine's borders were changed by use of force on Is Crimea In Russia? Internet Companies Have Different Answers · · Score: 3, Informative

    The American Civil War was not a war over slavery. It was a war over Federal vs. State control. Slavery was an emotional issue used to by both sides as part of the their argument on control, but ultimately it was a secondary issue. If it was about slavery why did Lincoln "free" slaves in only the secessionist States?

  9. Re:Umm.. just as Europe moves beyond chip and pin. on Death Hovers Politely For Americans' Swipe-and-Sign Credit Cards · · Score: 1
    The thing is the signature on the back of the card isn't for verification by a merchant. The stated purpose of the signature block is that you agree to the terms that come with the credit card. By the rules of Visa and MasterCard a merchant should not accept a card that is blank or has something like see ID.

    Of course almost no merchant follows this part of their agreement.

  10. Re:Classic Slashdot on Why the Latest FISA Release By Google Et Al. Means Squat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't know if I'll leave but it wouldn't take much to push me over the edge with the bad redesign. Of course if you want to see an absolutely horrible redesign pull up nbcnews.com

  11. Re:Credit Reporting Agencies on Woman Facing $3,500 Fine For Posting Online Review · · Score: 3
    Apparently you didn't read the article. So I'll quote the part that matters.

    "The Fair Credit Reporting Act, which governs credit reporting, says that only a state's attorney general can sue a creditor for furnishing inaccurate information. But if the creditor doesn't fix the inaccuracy permanently and in a reasonable time, you can sue, even though the Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn't explicitly give you that option."

    The reason that people can sue is on the grounds of the CRA not fixing inaccurate information. The article makes it very clear that the public uses those grounds to sue, not the grounds of providing inaccurate information. So yes you can sue and it happens all the time, people win quite often against the CRA's when they do their homework. Especially effective in a few states like Texas and California where you can also use State level laws in addition to the federal.

  12. Re:Credit Reporting Agencies on Woman Facing $3,500 Fine For Posting Online Review · · Score: 4, Informative
    Pretty much everything you stated is wrong. You can sue all three of the consumer credit reporting agencies in small claims court assuming you followed the processes outlined in the federal laws for consumer protection.

    http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/special/19990820.asp

    Check out creditboards.com and the ficoforums.myfico.com and you will find multiple success stories of people suing one or more of the CRA's.

    I can also say that from personal experience that merely making the threat to the CRA that you will be suing them in small claims court with proper citations will cause the CRA to fix their errors.

  13. Re:Secret Emails and they fire a tweeter? on White House Official Tracked Down and Fired Over Insulting Tweets · · Score: 1, Informative
    There are a lot of States are At-Will. In this case you can quit for any reason and the company can fire you for any reason*. So yes the company can and should fire you for tweeting nasty things about the company.

    The only real issue here is that Obama promised the most transparent administration in history. Instead we have leak after leak showing that it is the most opaque administration. Not to mention corrupt and surprisingly the one area the Administrator isn't incompetent in, is the prosecution of killing terrorist.

  14. Re: Why? on Samsung Creates Phone With Curved Display · · Score: 1

    If a woman's got the body to pull off tight jeans, then by god there is no reason to ditch tight jeans.

  15. Re:Can't replicate on iOS 7 Lock Screen Bug Leaves Certain Apps Vulnerable For Access · · Score: 2

    I was able to access contacts indirectly. Go into the gallery and share a picture and use messaging. At this point hit the + sign in the upper right. You are then in Contacts. You can view names and phone numbers. I wasn't able to figure out a way to edit contacts or get more details.

  16. Re:And this is relevant how...? on Bradley Manning Wants To Live As a Woman · · Score: 1
    What a typical uneducated response to call some stupid if they disagree with you. There is no way he could have reviewed everything that was released, let me start with a remedial English definition lesson.

    indiscriminate: done at random or without careful judgment.

    Given his emotional state and the sheer volume of information released, there is no way he used careful judgement and it would be easy to argue the information he released was random. He grabbed everything he could get his hands on and released it

    Hopefully he will be held up as an example to people who are newly granted clearances and to the people who perform the reviews. The new people need to know that it is serious, the reviewers need to do more to catch people like Manning.

  17. Re:And this is relevant how...? on Bradley Manning Wants To Live As a Woman · · Score: 0

    It is on Slashdot because Manning is a "Hero" to a segment of the population who applauds oath-breaking and the indiscriminate release of classified information. Unlike Snowden, Manning acted like a two year old throwing a fit and decided to pee in his pool. Well now he has learned that his actions are going to cost him. Even when he gets out, he will have a rough time with a dishonorable discharge.

  18. Can scan every item yet.... on USPS Logs All Snail Mail For Law Enforcement · · Score: 5, Informative

    So the USPS can scan and retain a copy of every single item and find it for law enforcement requests, yet they can't put together a decent package tracking system and insist on delivery confirmation.

  19. Re:I'm glad I got out of there on Perspectives On the Latest IBM Layoffs · · Score: 2

    As a former IBM'er who's been gone almost a year, everything you said is spot on. Customers were getting more and more upset with the quality of service from India. The only things I'd add is that IBM totally messed up the implementation of LEAN and has become way to narrow. I was shocked when the India support team was broken down into Active Directory and Windows OS support teams. Getting anything done on a Windows server became just about impossible because tickets would get bounced between AD and OS.

  20. Re:Clearly unconstitutional on Senator Feinstein: We Need Video Game Control · · Score: 1

    I don't understand how she keeps getting elected. She doesn't respect the Constitution at all. Her latest attacks on the 2nd Amendment are failing, so she moves onto attacking the 1st. Really past time that she is stopped.

  21. Re:Not a big deal on 'Download This Gun' — 3-D Printed Gun Reliable Up To 600 Rounds · · Score: 1

    Personally I want to see something like the Eddie Eagle program required in all public education. As a gun owner my biggest fear is people like you who do not understand that a tool is just a tool. It is the use that the tool is put to that matters. All of my firearms are used for plinking and target practice, and it is an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon. My car has a greater chance of killing someone then my guns, which is true of every single car out there when compared to every single firearm in private hands.

  22. Re:Yes, remote work works, but it's not easy on Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback · · Score: 1

    Of course IBM has spent the last 3 or 4 years working on reducing the number of remote employees. Before I left last fall Dubuque, Iowa and Boulder, CO had become major centers for people being pulled back into the office. I know of several people who were told they had a choice to report to Dubuque or Boulder by a certain date or it would be considered a voluntary seperation by the employee. There were rumors that more and more groups were going to end up in the GDF's. Of course IBM cutting back on remote workers is just one small problem the company has and you are lucky to get out.

  23. Re:Monitoring Fail on Certificate Expiry Leads to Total Outage For Microsoft Azure Secured Storage · · Score: 1

    Believe it. When I worked at IBM, there was a certain automation team who let the critical SSL certificate for an ID provisioning tool expire not just once, but two years in a row causing a major outage to a large client.

  24. Re:No problems w/my Android updates on iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users · · Score: 1

    You need to switch ROM's then. All three of the Android phones I've rooted and run CyanogMOD on have improved battery life. My current HTC One X went from barely 10 hours with the factory crap to most days having at least 20% when I go to bed. Camera is supported. Now if you are running a development ROM of 4.2.1, go to the more stable 4.1.2. There are enough ROM choices out there that you will get camera support and better battery life.

  25. Re:Why would anyone voluntarily live in Texas? on Texas School Board Searching For Alternatives To Evolutionary Theory · · Score: 0, Troll

    You think Texas is bad, try California or Illinois. At least Texas can more or less balance a budget and follow the Constitution.