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  1. Re:Poor Nazis on Twitter Suspends American Far-Right Activists' Accounts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Why do muslims the world over dress like arabs? Because they believe arabic culture is superior and their holy book tells them to adopt arab cultural practices.

  2. Lots of them. Mostly leftists. (true for definitions of religion that encompase any belief system putting forth conclusions as axioms.)

  3. Grandparent: This isn't that racist group, it's another racist group.

    You think that's a fact that makes a difference? Two racist mexican groups, both completely open about it.

  4. Re:perfect coffee... on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Coffee in India might be getting better.

    But I've never seen Indian beans anywhere labeled as such.

    I did once buy a bottle of Indian wine. Really opened up the sluice gates at both ends, worse than Mad Dog 20/20 (yes I tasted MD 30 years ago).

    As to charbucks, spit.

  5. Re:I like my coffee on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    I like it just a little bitter, loaded with Irish whiskey and covered in whipped cream.

  6. Re:bull on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    Be fair. That coffee is bitter, good and bitter.

    The worst, most bitter coffee is anything made with Robusta beans (notably: American can coffee, allegedly Charbucks). Which is often found in drip coffee makers.

  7. Re:'Drip coffee' != 'perfect' no matter how you do on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Use a metal filter in the drip maker.

    It's still not great, but most of the oils you are missing are trapped by the paper filter more than just 'floating on top'.

    There are people who hate the bitter and add paper to press like methods. You can also get wimpy coffee out of a press by cutting the steep time. A 90 second steep and the coffee might as well be decaf.

  8. Re:Perfection in an imperfect world on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know about seeing through time. But if you can see the sun's glow through a pot of coffee, it's just barely colored water and should be poured out. Translucent coffee is for children.

    You're not making it strong unless the plunger of the French press won't go all the way down.

  9. Re:Drip Coffee? on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    You can get percolated taste from a drip coffee maker. Just run it through twice or three times (same grounds) until you get your desired level of nasty. Helps to use a non-paper filter.

    Yes I knew someone who did this. Called it 'atomic coffee', didn't even realize it was basically percolator coffee.

    That coffee maker was never right again.

  10. Re:perfect coffee... on Maths Zeroes in on Perfect Cup of Coffee (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Confirm an opinion? Yes I can, Charbucks is over roasted, mediocre bean (at best) and insanely priced.

    I can also point to facts, Charbucks was caught buying _Robusta_. They thought they were being discrete, buying Robusta from India. But India thought it meant they had 'arrived' as a coffee growing region and crowed to the world about it.

    You might as well drink 'Folger's'.

  11. Re:He's doubly screwed on Cybersecurity CEO Gets Fired After Threatening To Kill Trump On Facebook (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Except the computer fraud and abuse act. Anything a federal judge doesn't like is illegal retroactively.

  12. Judgement call. Can only fairly assessed after interview of subject, his entire extended family and in laws, employer and former employers, clients and former clients, teachers and former teachers, past and current lovers, neighbors and former neighbors, friends & foes (including facebook, /. and all other sites), acquaintances, golf partners (including random golfers grouped), online gaming associates (including those randomly gamed with), paperboys, waiters, anybody you've spoken to on the phone more than once and gas station attendants.

  13. You're not even quoting your own source right. Even wiki says 'usually two seat'.

  14. Nothing new, I've coasted home the last few blocks many times.

  15. What does 'the full Monty' mean in clearlake?

  16. Is 'pink noise' better?

    No it isn't a squishy sound.

  17. Use the 'go ahead and walk noise' from crosswalk lights. That will work much better.

  18. My mom kept a homework paper from middle school. I spelled the same word three different, wrong ways on a single handwritten page. IIRC it was 'except'.

    It was because I didn't give a fuck, told my teachers I'd have computers to correct my spelling when I was older. They said bullshit...what if you're not at the computer? I used a book as an example of how a portable computer would work. Screen folds up, keyboard stays down. They said bullshit. Learn to spell.

  19. You can use whatever definition you choose. Don't expect people to understand what you're saying.

    I'll stick with the standard one.

  20. Re:so a fake field goal, fake punt = fraud on Hacker Charged With Fraud After 'Stealing' In-game FIFA Currency (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe GP is talking about real world football. Faking a punt involves deliberate deception, but is part of the game.

    Eve online players would have a hell of time convincing a court that in game ponzi schemes/protection rackets/piracy were illegal. All part of the game by design.

  21. (IIRC) ZF also is one of two manufactures of automotive DCTs worldwide.

    Similar software will be in the those for auto mode.

  22. Re:This is stupid on VW Admits Audi Automatic Transmission Software Can Change Test Behavior (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Because 'Moore's law' all technological advances are inevitable.

    See how stupid that sounds? Battery technology may or may not make IC cars obsolete soon. Devil is in the details.

  23. Re:teaching to the test on VW Admits Audi Automatic Transmission Software Can Change Test Behavior (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    CS-Vs (tarted up LS-6 'vettes) aren't Cadillacs?

  24. Re:teaching to the test on VW Admits Audi Automatic Transmission Software Can Change Test Behavior (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nissan Sentra rental.

    Left turn, I get the weight transferred out, then stomp the throttle, nothing happens, nothing. Then I exit the turn and straighten the wheel, the engine starts doing something, barely, not like it was going to break em loose.

    Never buy a Nissan Sentra.

  25. IRS has nothing to do with 'sportscar'. Many of the IRS Cobras get converted back to solid axle, 8.8 IRS in them is weak. A few GTs go the other way, don't know why, use Tbirds as donors. Puts a hard limit on power.

    I have bandied the idea of installing a 9.5 IRS out of an Expedition in mine. Hard axle to find, plus would be a ton of fab to make it work.

    The back seats in rustangs are actually semi functional. Unlike pure insurance/japanese crazy rules seats with 0 legroom in back.

    A purist will tell you a 'sport car' is two seat by definition. Best a Mustang can do is 'Sports Coupe'. Perhaps the Cobra Rs are exceptions, because they came from the factory without rear seats.