User: Khashishi

Re:NSA doesn't like the system it created???

On: Bradley Manning Convicted of Espionage, Acquitted of 'Aiding the Enemy'

You try to cover your ass as best you can.

isn't a railgun superior in every way?

On: "Slingatron" To Hurl Payloads Into Orbit

A railgun has been envisioned for space purposes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun

Re:normal people can probably do it too

On: Psychopathic Criminals Have "Empathy Switch"

I'll assume you have at some point seen some videos of factory farms. Do you eat meat? I think the typical person has no trouble turning off their empathy towards animals, but if asked to imagine the pain the animals feel, then ey could probably get some extra parts of eir brain to light up.

Re:Falun Gong is a cult

On: Chinese Hackers Launch Zero-Day Malware At Spiritual Activists, Military Groups

Whether they are a cult doesn't make it ok for the Chinese government to persecute them.

Re:Context is everything

On: Chinese Hackers Launch Zero-Day Malware At Spiritual Activists, Military Groups

Just how anonymous is Slashdot's anonymous, really?

Re:They had these during the Cold War, slow news d

On: Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D

Then why hasn't it happened already? Pakistan is already Islamic. They still pay lip service to the USA, and they won't do anything too rash.

Re:Funny game.

On: Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D

150 years of food? Has anything like that ever been attempted? Don't forget about baby formula and I hope you don't get scurvy.

yard sale

On: Don't Tie a Horse To a Tree and Other Open Data Lessons

If there were no limit on yard sales, then people could just set up a shop in a residential zone.

Re:+5 Insightful for

On: Jimmy Carter Calls Snowden Leak Ultimately "Beneficial"

But we've had a long history of selling weapons to pretty much anybody. Except Iran, DPRK, and Cuba, of course.

Re:+5 Insightful for

On: Jimmy Carter Calls Snowden Leak Ultimately "Beneficial"

Clearly you were neither alive for the overthrow nor have you read sufficient history to have a valid opinion. You've obviously never read the word "Shah" in print if you are resorting to phonetic spelling. Quit parroting what you overheard as a child and pick up a goddamn book.

This is an ad graminum argument.

Re:+5 Insightful for

On: Jimmy Carter Calls Snowden Leak Ultimately "Beneficial"

Bush is worse than Obama in many ways, but Obama outdoes him in the Big Brother department.

scrolling distractions

On: "Smart Plates" Could Betray California Drivers' Privacy

I wonder how many accidents are caused by scrolling advertisements and advertisements in general.

Re:Moderators asleep at the job

On: The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe

I agree that Valley Fever isn't as bad as influenza, possibly the deadliest disease in the history of humankind, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't worry about it. We have flu vaccines. Why no cocci vaccine?

Re:Moderators asleep at the job

On: The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe

Or, as in many or all chronic sufferers, one never develops a specific immunity.

Re:Moderators asleep at the job

On: The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe

I have a chronic form of Valley Fever, and I can attest that it is no joke. It might be true that on average it is less dangerous than the flu, but for some people it is much, much worse than the flu. If you restrict your domain to people who "actually suffer" from Valley Fever, then within that population, it is a very serious disease. So I guess you can play around with words and call Valley Fever a very common, mild disease, or a very rare, serious disease. If you call just the disseminated form of the disease Valley Fever, then it's usually fatal. Your statements are just not fair to people who suffer serious complications from the disease.

I think it's fairer to consider Valley Fever to be a rare, serious disease than a common benign disease because the difference between an asymptomatic infection and a chronic sufferer is so great.

Re:Moderators asleep at the job

On: The City Where People Are Afraid To Breathe

I have added another sentence to the wiki to correct the misleading issue. Most people can get over Valley Fever for good, but for some, Valley Fever does not ever go away completely. For these people, it never leaves the body and symptoms can be triggered again.

doublespeak

On: MS Tackles CS Education Crisis With Popularity Contest

Another term for popularity contest is democratic voting.

Re:When he gets out

On: Former Student Gets Year In Prison For College President Election Fraud

If you took out the word "Republican" you probably would have gotten +5 Funny. But since you decided to make it partisan, it just looks sad because you think that only Republicans cheat.

Re:Settings examples

On: Former Student Gets Year In Prison For College President Election Fraud

Honestly, do you want this person to "succeed" (as a politician)?

Re:You can do it with just latitude / longitude

On: Describe Any Location On Earth In 3 Words

Yes, but the three words are completely useless without the database of locations. Latitude and longitude are useful without much context.

if you ask nicely enough

On: DEF CON Advises Feds Not To Attend Conference

If you ask nicely enough, maybe they'll go away. Remember to say "please".

Re:Perfect is the enemy of good.

On: Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees

Seen from US, it looks like banking is working as intended.

Re:No, it's a franchisee getting sued.

On: Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees

Is a restaurant-like business a place that sells food-like products?

Re:How is this legal?

On: Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees

just like corporations are nominally on the side of the shareholders. (but really, controlled by wealthy executives with connections to wealthy board members)

Re:How is this legal?

On: Employers Switching From Payroll Checks To Prepaid Cards With Fees

Maybe you need to stop focusing on whether unions are good or bad, and just focus on whether people have a right to unionize or not. The same goes for corporations. People aren't required to act in your best interest, or in the best interest of society.