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  1. Re:Fish? What fish? on Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Water Plumes That Rise Up About 125 Miles (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    So the rumor that girls are hot there is a lie?

    Can't tell under all that fleece.

  2. Re:'Diversity' means chasing down the last... on US Department of Labor Is Suing Peter Thiel's Startup 'Palantir' For Discriminating Against Asians (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Why don't these 'Asians' want to live in their own countries

    TFS didn't make it clear if these people were of Asian descent or immigrants. But there are Asians in the USA whos families have been here for generations.

  3. Even pass a security clearance.

    Maybe fake the resume and degree (until someone checks). But security clearances aren't portable that way. Having one at a former company might be an indication that you can get one again (no flags in your file). But your next employer will have to run you through the process again. And if you lied about having one in the past, that pops up pretty quickly.

  4. Re:Mountain biking... on Roller Coasters Could Help People Pass Kidney Stones, Says Study (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 2

    So do you think its the G-forces or the vibration? Once the cause has been identified, it wouldn't be too much trouble to simulate it. A small centrifuge or, even easier, a chair with a vibrator.

    I wonder if my wife can get a prescription for a Sybian.

  5. Re:Fish? What fish? on Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Water Plumes That Rise Up About 125 Miles (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    But this might be exactly the reason that we colonize Europa. If it wasn't for the ice fishing, why would anyone live in Minnesota?

  6. Re:A particularly grim metaphor on Why Data Is the New Coal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    So when Microsoft buys Twitter, that will be like a mine collapse?

  7. But, Mediacom .... on ISP To FCC: Using The Internet Is Like Eating Oreos (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    .... its NOT YOUR COOKIE!

  8. Re:Bad Analogy on ISP To FCC: Using The Internet Is Like Eating Oreos (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    If you would have only used a road instead of a sidewalk, this could have been a Bad Car Analogy. And then we'd understand it.

  9. Better check the 'use by' date on those grits.

  10. Following that logic, Perl must be the most popular. Because it runs the Internet.

  11. Re:finally: story to freak out anyone with pulse on Our Atmosphere Is Leaking Oxygen and Scientists Don't Know Why (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. The only way to save our precious and volatile oxygen is to chemically bind as much as possible of it to something to make it stay put. I suggest carbon.

  12. Its being sequestered. We can grow more plants to recover the oxygen.

  13. Re:Fire the management that pulled VR support on VR Devs Pull Support For Oculus Rift Until Palmer Luckey Steps Down (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    But here's the thing, Insomniac and Polytron management: your job is to make money for the investors of your company, not to use them as some political tool because you disagree with the politics of one of the employees of Oculus. Period.

    And a large part of that job is to maintain a staff of key people who can do the work needed to make this profit. So if enough people threaten to walk, management may have to appease them.

    Can Oculus Rift survive without Luckey? Probably. Can they survive without the support of the developers that are threatening to drop support? Maybe. So it will be an interesting standoff.

  14. Re:a fool and his money. on People Are Drilling Holes Into Their iPhone 7 To 'Make a Headphone Jack' (craveonline.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    He skipped the part where he used a center punch and hammer.

  15. Re:I don't see the problem on Tesla Sues Michigan Over Sales Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    sales tax

    I was thinking more along the lines of business and income taxes. On the other hand, if Tesla sells a car and the customer takes possession in Ohio with Ohio plates, its up to them to settle up sales taxes with Michigan when they drive it home and pick up Michigan plates. At which time, it's a used car and value-based taxes would be worth less.

  16. I don't see the problem on Tesla Sues Michigan Over Sales Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Tesla sells through its web site. It can sell to Michigan customers without having to set foot in that state*. Or pay taxes there either.

    *Run the in-state Tesla maintenance shops as subsidiaries, so the manufacturer has no physical presence there.

  17. ... I can use this technology to read my collection of Playboy magazines. Where the pages are stuck together.

  18. Re:Finally! on Scientists Discover That Horses Can Use Symbols To Talk To Us (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 5, Funny

    These two racehorses were standing in their stable. The first one said, "I've been in 18 races and won 16." The second one said, "That's nothing. I've been in 28 races and won 25." At this point, a greyhound dog walks by, and overhearing the horses, says "I've been in 48 races and won every one of them!"

    One horse looks at the other and says, "That's amazing! A talking dog!"

  19. US Supreme court ....

    ... hasn't had anything to do with this decision yet. That was the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals which made the ruling. It's possible that the Supreme Court, if they decide to hear the case, will kick those morons in the butt.

  20. .kp? on Reddit Brings Down North Korea's Entire Internet (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I thought Best Korea's domain was .bk

  21. Re:My Samsung TV has this setting on TV Manufacturers Accused of Gaming Energy Usage Tests (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    Besides this, dimming the screen during periods of low/no activity makes it impossible to watch any M. Night Shyamalan movies.

  22. Re:Perhaps this epinephrine source? on Hackers Offer a DIY Alternative To The $600 EpiPen (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    200mg should last quite a while

    Shelf life of an EpiPen (the epenephrine inside it) is something like one year. Refrigerated, that 200mg might last longer. But unless you are dosing yourself once or twice a day, you might want to buy it in smaller quantities. But yeah; the drug itself is pretty cheap.

  23. Re:Law enforcement subpoena on Woman Sues Sex Toy App For Secretly Capturing Sensitive Information (ctvnews.ca) · · Score: 1

    Care to cite some actual laws?

    Check your state for distracted driving laws. Eating, putting on makeup, etc.

  24. Re:Law enforcement subpoena on Woman Sues Sex Toy App For Secretly Capturing Sensitive Information (ctvnews.ca) · · Score: 1

    Meg Ryan comes out of retirement.

  25. Law enforcement subpoena on Woman Sues Sex Toy App For Secretly Capturing Sensitive Information (ctvnews.ca) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In the event of a traffic accident, they will demand the records from the server to see if the driver was having an orgasm at the time.