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  1. Re:Allow me to burn som Karma by saying on Goodbye, California? Tim Draper Proposes a 6-Way Split · · Score: 2, Informative

    That will be cool.

    We would impose an import tariff on all goods leaving California and we will give tax incentives to companies to move to the other 49 states. You will no longer enjoy all that pork from US military bases or contracts. Oh and you will have to pay 100% of your welfare, medicaid, and medicare expenses. Any of that technology that originates from federal grants will move out, and ITAR will prevent any new tech being easily exported to California.

    Let's know how it works out.

  2. Re:Move on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    But moving to states (perceived to be) full of racists...

    The trouble with your stereotype is that there are more recent events like Watts Riot, Rodney King beating, racial and sexual discrimination in public schools, and Riders Scandel to name a few which happen in California.

  3. Hey Google and Apple! on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dear Google and Apple,

    I saw on the news that local residents hate you now and are preventing your workers from arriving to work on time. Please move your operations to our state and we will show how much we appreciate all your paid employees spending their money in our neighborhoods.

    Sincerely,
    The 49 other saner states.

  4. Re:Cake on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    These people have no more right to live in San Fransisco than the people they are trying to push out.

  5. Re: How is it their fault? on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    You do realize the wealthy (by definition) could afford the tax increase? It was only the middle class that were losing their homes.

  6. Re: Hmm. on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 2

    Where exactly does one find a job in Nowhere, Montana?

    It's called the classifieds. Believe it or not, jobs do exist outside of California. I bet MORE jobs exist outside of California.

  7. Re:Hmm. on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nice story bro. I do understand. I worked hard to keep food on the table and a roof over my family's head. I worked outside from dawn to almost dawn no matter the weather. I took a risk by continuing my education using student loans while working full time. It paid off in the end.

    Take your bullshit story that accuses others of living like royalty elsewhere.

  8. Re:How is it their fault? on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    I thought we were suppose to encourage mass transportation? Also this is the US and the last time I checked we can live anywhere we want.

  9. Re: How is it their fault? on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    Wait? So you want people to lose their homes because they can no longer afford the property taxes?

  10. Re:Musk's Hubris... on Tesla Says Garage Fire Not Charger's Fault; Firemen Less Sure · · Score: 1

    The article only reads that the log file on the Tesla S itself was read and showed the car charging normally. It does not mention any log data from the charger itself. The car could charge normally up to the point where the charger caught fire.

  11. Re:Musk's Hubris... on Tesla Says Garage Fire Not Charger's Fault; Firemen Less Sure · · Score: 1

    So you are quoting Musk? Unlike Musk, the fire authority have no vested interest in the product and only want to describe what caused the fire. Musk is only looking at a log file while the fire authority were at the scene.

  12. Re:Open CPUs on Free Software Foundation Endorses a "Truly Free" Laptop · · Score: 1

    UltraSPARC T1 and T2 are implementations of OpenSPARC. Digilent also sells an evaluation kit based on the Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGA.

  13. Re:Musk's Hubris... on Tesla Says Garage Fire Not Charger's Fault; Firemen Less Sure · · Score: 4, Informative

    The fire authority didn't blame the car. Here's the quote from the article:

    The Fire Authority, however, released a report stating that the fire occurred "as a result of an electrical failure in the charging system for an electric vehicle".

    Fire broke out in the garage on the campus of the University of California-Irvine on November 15. The blaze was noted by the car's owner just before 3 am, and it was promptly extinguished by fire crews.

    The incident caused up to $25,000 of damage, though the Model S itself sustained only light smoke damage. Nobody in the house was injured.

    While the Fire Authority's report stated the most likely cause was a "high resistance connection at the wall socket or the Universal Mobile Connector from the Tesla charging system", Tesla says its own data shows the car was charging normally, with no fluctuations in the temperature and no malfunctions capable of causing a fire.

    Tesla also notes that the car's charging cable was fine where it was connected to the car, and was damaged only on the wall side. This could suggest issues with the building's electrical supply, rather than with the vehicle.

    This doesn't completely rule out the charging system. The fire was started between the wall socket and the charger.

  14. Re:"Truly free", but with Intel inside(tm) on Free Software Foundation Endorses a "Truly Free" Laptop · · Score: 3, Insightful

    OpenSPARC and OpenRISC (OR1K) are two alternatives.

  15. Re:supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults on Multivitamin Researchers Say 'Case Is Closed' As Studies Find No Health Benefits · · Score: 4, Informative

    Wow....where do you live where junk food is cheaper than healthy, home cooked veggies, etc?
    I cook most everything at home, and I've done it for awhile, even on very restricted budgets. But you have to buy raw ingredients (not preprocessed) and cut and cook them yourself.

    There is no such thing as equal availability of food in the US. Please read up on the Supermarket Gap and how it affects the diets of the urban poor and minority areas:

    Studies show that cost is the most significant predictor of dietary choices, so healthy eating is especially difficult for the poor, for whom healthier foods are generally unaffordable.[4] Meanwhile, supermarkets generally provide food at cheaper prices than the bodegas and pharmacies that service inner-city areas. A study that compared supermarkets, neighborhood groceries, convenience stores, and health food stores in San Diego, California found that supermarkets had twice the average number of 'heart-healthy' foods compared to neighborhood grocery stores and four times the average number of such foods compared to convenience stores.[5] In many American cities, an urban grocery gap has caused a lack of access to healthy foods, high prices for the healthy foods that are available, and the health problems that result from an unhealthy diet.

  16. GM CEO Rejects Repaying Feds like... on GM's CEO Rejects Repaying Feds for Bailout Losses · · Score: 2

    I reject the notion of purchasing a shitty GM vehicle.

  17. Re:About time on Judge: NSA Phone Program Likely Unconstitutional · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There's this comical belief that Congress should have the ability to approve of War Powers, which the constitution clearly states are those powers reserved to the President.

    Actually the constitution gives congress the ability to declare war. You are actually thinking about the War Powers Resolution of 1973 which allows the president to have 48 hours to notify congress that he committed armed forces to military action and they can't operate more than 60 days without authorization from congress or a declaration of war.

    Anyway the War Powers Resolution wasn't used to authorize the NSA to collect phone data. It was explicitly given by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001. This surveillance program was enacted by congress and approved by the president. This is not a case of executive power being abused, instead this is an abusive law.

  18. Re:What happens when it can't keep up? on Next-Gen Windshield Wipers To Be Based On Jet Fighter "Forcefield" Tech · · Score: 3, Funny

    I ride in a Bentley that is towed by a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce.

  19. Get the telecoms to spy for you. on NSA Head Asks How To Spy Without Collecting Metadata · · Score: 1

    1) Make the telecoms, ISPs, VOIPs, search companies, etc. liable for their technology being used to commit a terrorist attack.

    2) Offer immunity from liability if they actively search for possible terrorists activity on the networks (They could probably do it better anyway).

    3) Have an "electronic hotline" that make it possible for the carrier to report the suspicious activity.

    4) Request warrants to follow leads produced from the hotline.

    Hell Google and Facebook can spy on their customers all they want since the customers give them permission in order to use the service. Just make it cost effective for them to report criminal activity to the authorities.

  20. Re:i'll make sure my kids make lots of noise on Senators Propose Bill Prohibiting Phone Calls On Planes · · Score: 1

    My worst flight involved a severely obese man moving to the middle seat of my row to flirt with a blonde woman in the aisle seat. I thought I was going to be crushed against the window for most of the 2.5 hour flight. He would ignore my requests for more room and it seemed that after repeated requests he started to actively push against me. The only highlight of the flight was that the flight attendant looked away while I assaulted the man with my elbows.

  21. Re:Good morning Vietraq on Senators Propose Bill Prohibiting Phone Calls On Planes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Which has already proven to be less harmful to the USA than when the DNC rammed Obamacare (is that "racist") through, without even reading it ("must vote for it, to see what is in it"). So far, Oregon spend 300 million to enroll 44 people, good FUCKING use of tax dollars.

    You're kidding right? The amount of money we spent and the amount of interest we will pay to fund the two wars dwarfs any economic damage that Obamacare supposedly will cause. We won't know the final cost of the wars since we will be paying for the casualties that return home for quite a long time.

  22. Re:Scottish Independance on Sci-fi Author Charles Stross Cancels Trilogy: the NSA Is Already Doing It · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but there can be only one Highlander.

    Keep your head.

  23. Re:Reasonable expectations on NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide · · Score: 1

    I've got grandparents that lived without ever getting near a plane. You can take ship, train, bus, or just drive. It's more convenient to fly and for most travel it would be impractical to not fly.

    Seriously though, the 4th amendment protects you from unreasonable search or seizure. I don't consider searching airline passengers for dangerous items as unreasonable, since it is balanced by the concern for the safety of the other passengers.

  24. Re:Reasonable expectations on NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide · · Score: 1

    Crap. Substitute "on your premises" with "on your person" I just realized what I did wrong....

  25. Re:Reasonable expectations on NSA Tracking Cellphone Locations Worldwide · · Score: 1

    It doesn't state where you have to be to get those rights. It doesn't say you can be secure in your houses only. It lists those other things (persons, papers, and effects) precisely so the government can't wait around for you to leave your house and then search you or your stuff.

    Your premises isn't just limited to your house. It can be your car, your pocket, or your satchel. That said you go to the airport or government building knowing that you could or will be search. It's much different than a police officer stopping you on the street and demanding to look inside your pockets or as in the case of this article secretly monitor your movements by accessing the GPS within your phone. Although if you read the text that you posted nothing explicitly states that the government is prohibited from always knowing your location.