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  1. Is it really a scam... or is it Obama's fault? The right wing nutter dilemma

  2. Yeah I know... on What Spotlighting Harassment In Astronomy Means · · Score: 1

    I initially thought "Spotlighting" was as an adjective here qualifying harassment. So I was wondering if some group was harassing astronomers with spotlights clipping their sensors or something and being a nuisance.

  3. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus on Perl 6 Released (wordpress.com) · · Score: 1

    Well OK that is a bit much... but looking forward to explore Perl 6 in the New Year.

  4. Re:Not replaced: serial and parallel ports. on What USB Has Replaced (And What it Hasn't) (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    No the voltages are inverted

    https://www.sparkfun.com/tutor...

  5. Definition of Information on The Information Theory of Life (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    Adami defines information as 'the ability to make predictions with a likelihood better than chance,'

    Seems like everyone has their own pet definition of information. Isn't the above the opposite of Shannon's definition of information ie a random noise high entropy signal has lots of information while a predictable signal has low information.

  6. Boise Idaho on Ask Slashdot: Undervalued, Livable American Tech Towns? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    More than famous potatoes...

    http://www.hcn.org/wotr/boise-...

    Outdoor town also with skiing close by, climbing, mountain biking, Sawtooths, etc.

  7. Re:Wat? on Morocco's Solar Power Mega-Project (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    The problem is the waste and ecological damage of building massive solar and wind projects are not considered in this logic. Calculate the mining, milling, toxic wastes, etc involved in building massive low output energy devices.

  8. Yeah... I think we are now all dumber after reading that line.

  9. Re:Dirty weapons on Former Governor On Holding the Department of Energy Accountable In Idaho (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Over top of the Snake River Aquifer is to you a perfect place? Which is upstream of 3 different states and supplies water for significant percentage of the U.S. Agriculture.

    http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha730/...

  10. Re: Surveillance beats bloodshed on Court: Lawsuit Over NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Can Proceed (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    Did you fall asleep in history class?

  11. Re:Don't trust the gov to use good technical solut on Clinton Home Servers Had Ports Open (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    From what I read Rice didn't user email and Powell used a public email service and only used it for a very small number of emails.

  12. Re:I guess they realised... on Enlightenment Mysteriously Drops Wayland Support · · Score: 2

    Oh look a hockey game broke out in a boxing match :)

  13. Re:Public Healthcare / Mental Healthcare on 10 Confirmed Dead In Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College · · Score: 1

    but quite a few of these shooters appeared to be lashing out at the lies they were fed.

    Bullshit.. Like who? Citation please.

    Dylann Storm Roof: Wasn't lashing out but instead believed the lies that he was fed from certain racists white trash elements.... overall a mentally ill loser.

    Elliot Rodger: Mentally ill loser who felt intitled.

    Adam Lanza: Mentally ill loser/

    James Holmes" Mentally ill loser looking for noteriety.

    Jared Lee Loughner: Mentally ill loser

  14. Re:At least he still has a sense of humor on Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA · · Score: 1

    Obama won't be in office much longer. President Trump or President Sanders might well give him some kind of a deal or even an outright pardon.

    LOL Are you kidding? You are sadly misinformed or have a habit of assuming others share your opinion.

    http://www.washingtontimes.com...

  15. Re:Putin's tool on Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA · · Score: 1

    If Snwoden believes he was "holding Putin accountable" that demonstrates some major league naivety

  16. Re:Who read this and thought he invented something on Ahmed Mohamed, His Clock, and the Curious Turn of Events · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected...

  17. Re:Who read this and thought he invented something on Ahmed Mohamed, His Clock, and the Curious Turn of Events · · Score: 1, Interesting

    OK if a $color kid brought in a suitcase with wires sticking out, which he plugged in and it making a noise and then refused to answer questions what is was exactly, I suspect he would have received the similar treatment.

  18. "Turns out, he didn't have to look for" on Tracking a Bluetooth ATM Skimming Gang In Mexico · · Score: 4, Informative

    Should that be "far"? Editors to the main deck pelase.

  19. Procrastinators dream on Report: Computers 'Do Not Improve' Pupil Results · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Computers enable procrastination always providing readily available diversionary escape. Learning is still hard work... no short cuts.

  20. Root for the convience of it all. on FireEye Tries to Bury Keynote Reporting That It Ran Apache As Root On Security Servers · · Score: 1

    Running httpd as root really solves a lot of those file permissions problems when you writing files with cgi :)

  21. Re:Giving it the old "college try" eh? on Larry Lessig Reaches Funding Goal and Is Running For President · · Score: 1

    No Trump is not running running as a 3rd party. He already signed the loyalty pledge.

  22. Re:Total Innocence on Snowden: Clinton's Private Email Server Is a 'Problem' · · Score: 1

    Joe Biden against Trump? I would bet Biden would win. Hillary is tainted per the reasons you mentioned. I would never vote for her (not that my votes counts living in a ruby red state)

  23. Re:Okay, but what's the motive? on Snowden: Clinton's Private Email Server Is a 'Problem' · · Score: 1

    To control the message and hide shady deals... ie contributions to the Clinton Foundation in exchange for political favors... most likely.

  24. Re:Not a new idea on "McKinley" Since 1917, Alaska's Highest Peak Is Redesignated "Denali" · · Score: 1

    That is an excellent and helpful suggestion.

    Ohio should feel free to ask Obama to rename the highest mountain in Ohio to "Mt. McKinley."

    Right here

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Remame Campbell Hill -> Mount Mckinley Hill

    Done deal - everyone wins (except perhaps for whoever Campbell was)

  25. Re: "There are no comments." on "McKinley" Since 1917, Alaska's Highest Peak Is Redesignated "Denali" · · Score: 1

    The mountain got the name Mckinley out of PC at the time. This is just a reversal of the out-of-place PC.

    "Let thing be and build from there, eh?" - It is now back to what it was before PC'ness renamed it.