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  1. It would make me take code review time much more seriously.

    'Spaces' not 'tabs'...time for the strapon...won't do that twice. If they do, you fire the perv.

  2. Re: Like the idea. on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    WTF do PhDs have to do with science? Next thing you'll try and tell me sociologists (spit) with PhDs are scientists too.

    Scientists do science (hypothesis, theory, test, publish repeat). Engineers apply science and business. Occasionally doing a little art in between the two sets of constraints. Much more challenging, scientists don't get it, only see the 'applied science' part and think they're experts.

    The old school version of a circular runway is a triangle of 3 crossing runways. Somewhat common at military bases.

  3. I score my golf game by my best hole and the number of balls I lose.

    A par and 2 is a _great_ round of golf.

    I usually find more balls than I lose, hunting for mine in the rough, but those don't count in the score. I never buy balls.

    Also: Even # holes = bowl hole, Odd # holes = beer hole. Have to designate a driver, even for 9.

  4. Re:"Shows Why We Can't Have Nice Things For Cheap" on A Lawsuit Over Costco Golf Balls Shows Why We Can't Have Nice Things For Cheap (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What's their market cap vs CostCo?

    Sounds like they've picked on the wrong company.

    Lesson 1 for patent trolls: Don't sue very deep pockets with staff shysters.

  5. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    If it's 'a job' and they cross the line to riot, than their employer has potential liability. They had better have watched their words _very_ carefully.

    Conspiracy laws are a bitch. Soros could have been careful, or he could have been overconfident that his side would continue to own the justice department.

  6. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    We shall see. The rioters phones are now being examined.

    Who can afford to travel the nation just to 'protest'? If they were being supported, and they rioted someone not used to jail is in line for big trouble.

    People on political payrolls (Hillary's) have already been filmed at multiple 'protests' in multiple cities, appearing to coordinate the violent ones.

  7. Re:In other words, regression to the mean on India's Silicon Valley Offers the Cheapest Engineers, But the Quality of Their Talent is Another Story (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Exceptions exist...not enough to make it worth interviewing them.

    Growing up outside India, she might have escaped 'the stupid'. Would she have bragged on her family wealth, given the trap I laid out?

  8. Re:"Resources"? How about "Inventory"? on India's Silicon Valley Offers the Cheapest Engineers, But the Quality of Their Talent is Another Story (qz.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    HP Enterprise...formerly known as EDS?

    They have a 30+ year history of employing C student, recent college graduate, idiots as programmers, former non-technical military as managers. Only skills are in marketing to Fortune 500s and government, using one competent 'prop worker', who will never be seen again, once the contract is signed.

    As I said elsewhere on the tread: EDS _taught_ Tata, Infosys etc how this game is gamed.

  9. Re:In other words, regression to the mean on India's Silicon Valley Offers the Cheapest Engineers, But the Quality of Their Talent is Another Story (qz.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I've seen some very smart people come out of IIT. I've also seen some flat air thieves from the same place.

    My first filter: Shitcan any resumes from Brahmin (high caste), find the lower caste assistants that their parents paid to 'help' them graduate.

    Brahmin will always reveal themselves. Lie (if you have to) and tell stories about how important/blue blooded your family are back in Europe. They can't help but brag about their family owning an Indian state. When they do this, discard their apps.

    India has the same problem England used to. An upper crust of inbred, worthless fools that just know they are better, but do no actual work.

  10. Sounds exactly like EDS.

    The indian consultants are only able to do it because the big American consultancies led the way. Expectations were already very low.

  11. Only 4? Caltrans is much worse. Granting they don't wear suits, but eight watching, one working is the normal ratio.

  12. All looks the same in _his_ IDE. He's confessing that he can't code ether.

  13. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Many have been filmed at protest after protest, around the nation. Like gromit deadheads.

    Been happening for years, but Obama's justice department had no interest, so they got overconfident. As I said in another post, conspiracy laws are a bitch, the crime spreads like herpes.

  14. Re:funny how that works. on Theranos To Investors: Please Don't Sue! Here, Have Some More Shares (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think you know what the word 'cornered' means in market context.

  15. Re:Lock her up already on Theranos To Investors: Please Don't Sue! Here, Have Some More Shares (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    That's good for the share s/he already has, but any shares gained in a lawsuit would start with the low/near zero value as basis.

  16. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Bold assertion. Where do those chanting morons get their pot money? Many individuals have been filmed in many cities, there is clearly a roaming cluster fuck of fuckwits.

    Now that the cops have all these phones, we'll see how far down the rabbit hole actually goes. Good news...

  17. Re:No wonder Scandanavia and the low countries on Amazon Wins $1.5 Billion Tax Dispute Over IRS (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    And higher capital gains taxes.

    Capital seeks returns. Net tax rates on investments must be globally competitive. Average earnings * (1 - Cap Gains Rate) * (1 - Corporate Tax Rate) must compete. The effective investor 'keep rate' is about 55% in all first world nations. To the extent it varies, it reflects the difference in earnings.

    Which isn't to say it's really simple. Average earnings is noisy as fuck and past performance is no guarantee of future earnings. Earnings can avoid corporate tax rates by returning value in increased share price and no declaring earnings, which is an argument for zero corporate taxes and 45% cap gains taxes.

  18. Re:If self driving cars take off on Americans' Shift To The Suburbs Sped Up Last Year (fivethirtyeight.com) · · Score: 1

    Zipper merging has many benefits, not the least of which is it blocks the 'special people' from driving down the empty lane and doing the single car last second bull your way in thing.

  19. Re:Let's put tons of ammo together in a massive pi on Massive Ukraine Munitions Blasts May Have Been Caused By a Drone (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Speak for yourself.

  20. Re:Let's put tons of ammo together in a massive pi on Massive Ukraine Munitions Blasts May Have Been Caused By a Drone (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Raises hand. I'll take all the 7.62x54 they have to spare. And a couple of Dragonoves.

  21. Re:So, the gist of it is... on Feds: We're Pulling Data From 100 Phones Seized During Trump Inauguration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    The leading Birther was Hillary, during the 2008 primary. But don't let facts get in the way of a good rant.

  22. The DEA doesn't have the budget. The states (CA anyway) have already passed laws making it illegal to spend state money enforcing federal laws when state and federal laws conflict. County prosecutors that cooperate with the DEA are forced (by the voters) to get honest jobs.

    The federal government's stance on banking for pot trades hasn't helped. It's still largely a cash business and pot growers/dealers are essentially volunteering to pay taxes on revenue, while maintaining old school money laundering operations.

    This last election was truly giant douche vs. turd sandwich. The only sensible option was voting 3rd party.

  23. Re:Asymmetrical warfare and rules of engagement. on Massive Ukraine Munitions Blasts May Have Been Caused By a Drone (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    While that maybe true. Ukes will now have free hands to fly quads over rusky ammo dumps and 'return the favor'. It wasn't a good move.

    I think the ruskys want a puppet government back. Neutral won't be good enough, Putin's buds need to get their 10%+ of Ukrainian GDP.

  24. Pot is the #1 cash crop in most states that have made it legal. The feds can't steal money from that stream fast enough to make any difference.

  25. Re:John Deere is a problem on Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Somebody bought them? Suckers.