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  1. Re:Where do I sign up? on US Healthcare Records Offered For Sale Online · · Score: 1

    They charge because the law says they are allowed to, the cost per page varies from state to state. Seems ridiculous and frankly unprofessional as those records may have information that could save your life or prevent your early death.

  2. Re:Taking the Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Ho on Taking the Headphone Jack Off Phones Is User-Hostile and Stupid (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Second the motion, it's the same reason they moved to the Lightning jack too.

    I also don't want to go without a jack, but it looks like that's how it will be.

  3. Re:Homeopathic on Walgreens Cuts Ties With Blood-Test Startup Theranos (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Blood pH varies between 7.25 and 7.45 or so, therefore your body is slightly alkaline.

  4. Re:That's a known issue on 'Huge Wake Up Call': Third of Central, Northern Great Barrier Reef Corals Dead (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Did they continue the work that had been done looking at sunscreen effects on coral? Were these areas particular favorites for snorkeling and scuba? I understand temperature is a part of it, but if we are looking for other environmental factors, hydrocarbons would be one to consider.

  5. Re:I was young and stupid once. on Scott Walker Rents Out Email and Donor Lists To Pay Campaign Debt (wisconsingazette.com) · · Score: 1

    As a person who saw what St. Jude did for my family, I can assure you money given to them is well-spent.

  6. Re:I was young and stupid once. on Scott Walker Rents Out Email and Donor Lists To Pay Campaign Debt (wisconsingazette.com) · · Score: 1

    I did the same thing, and got a million e-mails starting with 'Dear Patriot!'

    Never again.

  7. Re:Very smart of them, if tru on Uber Knows Exactly When You'll Pay Surge Pricing (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the thing — there is nothing unethical about their gathering of the information. Would their use of it be unethical — I'm not sure... Could you elaborate, why you think so?

    I'll say it from my view, because if this is true, they are setting the price according to the potential buyer based on information from the buyer that is not normally available, not according to the local market conditions. Surge pricing is supposed to entice more drivers, not bilk the user. You could argue it is similar to selling groceries to blacks at a higher price than whites, which is illegal, although you could also argue it's like airline websites using your profile to price your tickets at a different rate them market (apparently if you browse incognito at times you can see different prices than when you log in).

    If Lyft chooses not to do it, then we have competition.

  8. Re:What about qualified applicants for these jobs? on Silicon Valley Tech Workforce Is Vastly Different From US, Say Feds (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, the employer was the subcontractor of a contractor, and Tesla is committing to setting this straight.

  9. Re:Google harms the most vulnerable on Google Bans Ads For Payday Loans (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That's a fair point, but I don't know if a direct comparison to prostitution is reasonable. The obligatory John Oliver segment does point out that they are as close to illegal fraud as anything in the banking industry, and if you cut advertising, you should reduce the number of customers.

  10. Re:Intelligence is genetic and heritable, news at on Scientists Found 74 Genetic Variants Linked To Education Level (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps, but I'm not convinced work ethic, creativity, and ambition are.

  11. Re:Some perspective here... on Oceans Could Soon Not Have Enough Oxygen To Support Marine Life (iflscience.com) · · Score: 1

    And your point is that I shouldn't listen to the warnings from scientists, because they're all hysterical, but i should listen you ?
    so we should do nothing until we're sure we're all going to die or something ?

    Your statement assumes I'm not a scientist. The funny thing is if you read the opinions of some very well-informed papers in climate science, as others have, you'll see the climate scientists still believe in the scientific method and there are many uncertainties that need continued exploration. Journalists, however, not so much.

  12. Re:And better for the enviroment on Lab-Grown Meat Is In Your Future, and It May Be Healthier Than the Real Stuff (smh.com.au) · · Score: 1

    I'm with you here, I'd rather not have feedlots; those places are disgusting. My guess is that they will first need to make the meat, then make it taste as good as it is now.

    By the way, your sig is out of date.

  13. Some perspective here... on Oceans Could Soon Not Have Enough Oxygen To Support Marine Life (iflscience.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    -The ocean is alkaline, which means that stronger base electrolytes (as compared to the weak carbonic acid) still dominate the charge balance.
    -This is an El Nino year, the higher surface temperature will release more oxygen from the ocean because gas solubility decreases with increasing temperature.
    -Most of the world's oxygen comes from the phytoplankton, and their population dynamics are remarkably challenging to model. However, if they are not dying en masse, then the oxygen production will remain about the same; some may be redistributed.
    -The sky indeed is remaining above us, and not falling.

  14. Re:It doesn't matter what party you vote for on Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million On Social Media Trolls (usuncut.com) · · Score: 1

    I recall the old political adage, 'Having money doesn't guarantee that you'll win an election, but not having money guarantees that you won't win."

  15. Re:It doesn't matter what party you vote for on Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million On Social Media Trolls (usuncut.com) · · Score: 2

    I follow your point and agree for the most part in theory. In practice it's a little different.

    What I see happening is some agents are using their freedom of speech/the press to suppress others freedom of speech/the press, e.g. if Government Politician A uses influence with Media Corporation X to make sure Hope to Be Government Politician B doesn't have a platform to employ their freedom of speech/the press, then that is an implicit suppression of the freedom of the speech/press by Government Politician A.

    Notice I don't point names and parties as it's been happening on both sides for some time.

  16. Re:Guess We'll Never Know... on FBI Paid More Than $1 Million For San Bernardino 'Hack' (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Funny, but it's even worse...they confirmed that they did not contact other people during the 18 minute window that they were trying to close, and they called it useful information.

    They knew that the shooters went out of their way to destroy every single electric device they owned, yet they demanded to know that the phone was not used for unlawful purposes. And they paid someone a fortune who probably looked up how to do it on /.

    That's not a good use of taxpayer money to make a point.

  17. Re:High end... on Peter Jackson and JJ Abrams 'Back' Sean Parker's Screening Room (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    By your logic, as your parents had children, that would mean that they are stupid, and if stupidity is hereditary...

  18. Dave Chappelle said it best on Algorithm Deduces Drunk Tweets From Geolocation, Behavioral Data (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    When the hashtag #ThingsThatDontGoWellTogether was trending, Dave Chappelle tweeted, "Twitter and alcohol."

    Then he left twitter not long after that.

    Smart man, that Chappelle.

  19. Re:We refer you... on Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hilarious, for the full story, click here.

  20. Re:High end... on Peter Jackson and JJ Abrams 'Back' Sean Parker's Screening Room (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Nor does it seem that the posters have children, $12 an hour for three hours is $36-40 dollars, plus $20 for the movie, plus $75 for dinner and snacks...or just pay $50 and make your own popcorn.

  21. See John Oliver's take on this... on DOJ Threatens To Seize iOS Source Code (idownloadblog.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    What surprises me from John Oliver's take on this is that Lindsay Graham said we need to step back. Even he now knows that it's not a workable strategy for the government to get access to the phones.

  22. Mobile site mods issue on The State of Slashdot: Https, Poll Changes, Auto-Refresh, Videos, and More · · Score: 1

    Thanks for listening to the users, the mood has been pretty good lately.

    One thing that I've noticed is that when I'm viewing the site on my iPad, if I have mod points the mobile version of the site doesn't accept mods...if you press the mod button, you get the options, but it doesn't register. It has been a while since I've tried, so I don't know if it works or not.

  23. Re:Still not enviromentally friendly on US Projected To Lead the World In New Solar Installations This Year (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure where you heard this, most home solar installs don't need a battery unless it's rural without utility supplied power lines.

  24. I think this is very common. I have my music library (Sonos) and network drives running all the time.

  25. The match rules are surprising on Human Go Champion 'Speechless' After 2nd Loss To Machine (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    It seems like it's best of five...are draws common in Go? It seems like winning three games is not enough given the variety of opening strategies.