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  1. Re: Go dark on US Congress Votes To Shred ISP Privacy Rules (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    NSA or CIA can beat that. How long do you think it will be before they partner with ISPS for "enhanced security" and pay them with that technology?

  2. Re: What precentage caused by man? on Climate Change Is Altering Global Air Currents (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    Eastern Standard time is a hoax that needs to die in a fire. Fuck people are dumb.

  3. Re: Vagina award on Scientists Sent a Rocket To Mars For Less Than It Cost To Make 'The Martian' (backchannel.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Of course it was cheap. They outsourced all the work to India and did something other countries have been doing for years now.

    I'd love to see them put someone on Mars before any other country does. Instead I expect they'll wait until it's been done elsewhere and then copy the old tech with a bunch of Indian workers doing everything by rote.

  4. Re: Then chickens would die out on What If You Could Eat Chicken Without Killing a Chicken? (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Dude, he's talking about the livestock, not the women. Amirite?

  5. Re:if it were cheaper, yes. on What If You Could Eat Chicken Without Killing a Chicken? (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Stop giving the wealthy so many tax breaks and you would be able toafford welfare systems that address the 45m Americansbelow the poverty line.

    Of course, many Americans believe on,y. The stupid and lazy are poor and so the poor deserve what they get.

  6. Re: First we have to repeal a law ... on Sony Patent Could Let You Wirelessly Charge Your Phone From Another Device (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 0

    Elon Musk wasn't even alive 120 years ago. I know it's fashionable to hate on Elon Musk but Tesla can't be blamed for everything.

  7. Re: Why is Holocaust Denial Such a Huge Deal? on Google Tells Army of 'Quality Raters' To Flag Holocaust Denial (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It's hilarious (and by hilarious I mean awdul) that the world's biggest war monger (America) was able to impose their will on so many sovereign states. The Victor's don't just get to write history it seems.

  8. Hating Jews is something most "good" Christians did for centuries. It's no longer in vogue, but trying to claim such hate stems from the Nazi party is to revise history. Some unpleasant truths include the fact that many Christians would have happily seen those awful Jews locked up in camps.

  9. Re: Goody Goody Gumdrops Google on Google Tells Army of 'Quality Raters' To Flag Holocaust Denial (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Labeling something hate speech and trying to outlaw it is not an appropriate response to someone making claims. All it does is promote treating one group better than other groups which in turn breeds resentment.

    If someone is spouting off lies and we can say they are lying beyond all doubt, then surely there is no need to silence them for their claims will easily be proven false and Noone of average (or even below average) intelligence will believe them. If, however, one or more parties have been lying or grossly exaggerating certain claims than I can understand wanting to silence anyone exposing such "alternate facts".

    What's next? Labeling speech which is "clearly and beyond all doubt scientifically easily proven false as anti-scientific and Outlawing that as well?

  10. Re: I don't know the answer on Backlash Builds Against Bill Gates' Call For A Robot Tax (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    What you really need to do is deport all robots to Mexico. Economic sabotage FTW.

  11. Re: non-issue then on How To Close the Gender Pay Gap By 2044 (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    If society valued child rearing as much as you say (and I think we should) then we should pay individuals who stay at home to raise kids appropriately, instead of demanding that work places pay people based on gender instead of hours worked and actual experience.

  12. Re: Price for cheap labour on Hidden Backdoor Discovered In Chinese IoT Devices (techradar.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup. Cost is pretty high in lost trust. Same as when any government does it. Frankly the sanctions should be, alas Noone in power seems to care.

  13. Price for cheap labour on Hidden Backdoor Discovered In Chinese IoT Devices (techradar.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There is a price for outsourcing all of your manufacturing needs to companies in countries with authoritarian governments. Having state sponsored Spyware in your devices is one such cost.

  14. Re: Only disputed when confirmed false? on Facebook Begins Marking 'Fake News' As 'Disputed' (wdrb.com) · · Score: 1

    "people believe it's made of cheese" is a fact. A stupid fact, but a fact nonetheless.

  15. Re: Why not mark it what it really is, fake. on Facebook Begins Marking 'Fake News' As 'Disputed' (wdrb.com) · · Score: 0

    It's only a troubling pattern because you want it to be. Under Obama we saw an escalation of tensions between the US and Russia which could have likely rested in war between these two world leaders. We see Trump and his people reached out to Russia and have a good chance of averting war between these nations. Yet now the Trump administration are being undermined by the left every chance they get by the Democrats who are butt hurt over losing control of government under Obama and losing the election to Trump. They would rather see WW3 then let Trump and the Republicans improve America in a positive manner simply because they underestimated the determination of the "deplorables" and the apathy of the liberal left.

  16. Re:I think I know their answer on US Suspends 'Expedited' H-1B Visas (sfgate.com) · · Score: 1

    India sells it's degrees for a very reasonable price. Requiring advanced degrees does nothing to actually stop low-skill workers from coming into the country.

  17. Re:And any other CLI masking, please! on FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    So which regulations will the FCC be removing in order for this one to go into effect?

    After all, Trump requires more regulations to be repealed than are added in his term (regardless of how good they are).

  18. Re:Let's compare Mike to Hillary on Mike Pence Used His AOL Email For Indiana State Business -- and It Got Hacked (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Did Mike share top secret information over his personal email? We don't know because those who hacked his server didn't release the e-mails in order to sway an election.

    Did Mike use his personal email to share deleterious information about any of his campaigns? We don't know because those who hacked his server didn't release the e-mails in order to sway an election.

    Did Mike say or do anything particularly damning in his emails (pizza anyone)? We don't know because those who hacked his server didn't release the e-mails in order to sway an election.

    Did Mike scrub his email server hardware after the fact during an investigation? What investigation? I guess being a man makes it unnecessary to investigate him and we can simply conclude there was no wrong doing.

    Did Mike use his personal email to discuss P4P "donations" to a personal charity? We don't know because those who hacked his server didn't release the e-mails in order to sway an election..

  19. Re: Per Capita Numbers? on Americans Have Fewer TVs On Average Than They Did In 2009 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Data is simply the aggregate of many anecdotes that have been selected through varying different techniques that allegedly make them an accurate reflection of society as a whole.

    Remember those surveys that said Trump would lose? That data surely wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.

  20. Re: Let's take a second and think about this. on Female Engineer Sues Tesla, Describing a Culture Of 'Pervasive Harassment' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen more experienced people get a matter through the hard part and then hand it over to a more junior person. I've also seen people fired because they earned too much and then more junior people hired to replace them and yet they do the same work.

    Plenty of explanations that aren't sexism. Have to wait and see what evidence is offered to support the claim.

  21. It's hilarious you think you have limited copyrights. Your copyright durations are limited in name only.

  22. Citation needed and these places closing down due to a lack of workers and not due to their jobs getting offshored because the CEO wanted a bigger bonus.

  23. MS is being quite brave here. Here's hoping they're brave enough to cancel all future products.

  24. Re: Question for you file sharers on Kim Dotcom Can Be Extradited, Rules A New Zealand Court (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sure. As soon as the bought and paid for copyright lengths are repealed and the public are compensated for the gross bribery that took place.

  25. Re: SWATing needs serious consequences on Krebs: 'Men Who Sent SWAT Team, Heroin to My Home Sentenced' (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Kid was too rich and white to get a real sentence.