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  1. Uh...there's a problem with orbital solar. The energy is up there, we're down here. Care to explain to us how it gets transferred, or has your Space Nut Helmet of Science not yet told you.

  2. No, it isn't the same premise. In the desert, you have no choice. In learning how to code, you have many choices.

    The scam here is saying that you can learn to code in 5 months. It's almost as though you went to some entity that promised you could learn to reason in 5 months. I sure hope you didn't pay them for the "privilege".

  3. and including the that paradigm of capitalism, the patent loving courts in East Texas.

  4. Re:whut? on India Shoots Down Satellite in Test (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    And they have an election coming up so Modi has to appear as envisioning the future by hitching himself to the synergy between the Hindi religious nutjobs and the rest of his political base...his campaign official just graduated from business school with an MBA in buzz-speak.

  5. Re: What will it take.. on Trump Administration Dims Rule On Energy Efficient Lightbulbs (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It isn't clear Trump is left unscathed by Mueller. We don't see the full report.

    Put yourself in Mueller's shoes. If he issued an indictment of Trump, the right-wing nuts would froth at the mouth...well, more so than they already do. And his boss has already declared Presidents are above the law. So by failing to issue an indictment in the way he did, i.e., evidence on both sides, he makes Barr decide not to indict and now Barr has to defend being a toadie...my apologies to toads.

    And Mueller seemed to do a fair job of spawning off other investigations that were not in his direct purview. So now Barr has to contend with the rank and file knowing what a sleeze Trump is and attempt to bottle up those investigations.

    In my opinion, Barr got the job because the Republicans needed a patsy and he was pleasured to oblige.

  6. Re:Trump's campaign manager and personal lawyer... on Mueller Report 'Summary' Delivered to US Congress (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump's obsequious behavior towards Putin is suspicious. So is his failure to allow any notes of his meeting with Putin to see the light of day. So one the one hand, we have a President who has lied or told falsehoods over 8000 times since entering office and on the other we have a President who seemingly lies about everything and then explains that he lied. My guess is his dealings with Putin are above reproach must as a brick is above the Sargasso Sea (to reuse a choice Douglas Adams' phrase).

  7. George Will publishes op-eds in the Wash. Post. So does that right wing hack Thiessen (sp?). There are a few others as well. Find another faux reason. If you mean the Wash. Post does investigative journalism on the most corrupt Administration in recent history, then yes they are guilty of that. Let's just say it is a target rich environment for the newspaper business.

  8. Re:Broke: 8chan is a terrorist recruiting site on The Washington Post Asks: Should 8chan Be Considered a Terrorist Recuiting Site? (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep, all them Daesh wannabes just showed up in Syria and Iraq because they loved Islam and their friends were going too. The internet had nothing to do with it. In other news, Trump doesn't use Twittler for sheep calls to his faithful. The last tax giveaway is paying for itself. And the Earth goes around the Moon.

  9. Re:Wrong question! on The Washington Post Asks: Should 8chan Be Considered a Terrorist Recuiting Site? (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    No. Bezos has no editorial control over the Wash Post, no matter how badly you want to believe it because that's what you and your ilk would do in his position.

  10. Re:Well, there's a multi-billion dollar media engi on The Washington Post Asks: Should 8chan Be Considered a Terrorist Recuiting Site? (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Plus it helps to collect alms from the conservative faithful. FOX is laughing at them all the way to the bank.

  11. The snowflakes do this because they have no authoritative news sites that parrot their inhibitions. And it makes them feel superior thinking they have some secret knowledge the rest of world doesn't want them to know.

    Their attitude is similar to those faux science programs that promise "Ancient Aliens", or "New Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle". Substitute their inferiority complex towards the political mainstream and you get the alt-right.

  12. Re:Why would anybody trust a mobile listening devi on How The FBI Easily Retrieved Michael Cohen's Data From Both Apple and Google (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    and the rising authoritarians in China and Russia, although admittedly they had a head start.

    India is not far behind, nor Pakistan. Cuba was always in the vanguard ever since Castro decided to be la Suprema.

  13. Re:Gearing up for recession on Oracle's Surprise Unannounced Layoffs 'Clear-Cut Teams of Engineers' (ieee.org) · · Score: 2

    Well, we did know how to stop it back when we weren't in hock for $22 Trillion. Now, we've peed on seed corn and there is no help possible from the Fed. Government. Oh, and if a recession hits soon, expect that $22 Trillion to get much larger.

    Hmmm....I seem to recall a lot of bluster about the last tax cut paying for itself. I guess the American people were lied to one more time...and believed it one more time.

  14. Re:My sympathies for the people.. on Oracle's Surprise Unannounced Layoffs 'Clear-Cut Teams of Engineers' (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but Larry intends to take his wealth with him, he's sure St. Peter can be bribed.

  15. Re:My sympathies for the people.. on Oracle's Surprise Unannounced Layoffs 'Clear-Cut Teams of Engineers' (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Neither is spending billions on stock buy backs to keep the price up. They've spent a bundle in 2017-18 on buy backs and are continuing it...well, what better place to put the last tax giveaway. It's all the rage among big companies and Oracle never had any new ideas of their own.

  16. Re:I don't use Twitter on Devin Nunes Faces an Uphill Battle in His Lawsuit Against Twitter (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    More to the point, his head is stuck up Trump's ass. Don't you recall him chairing the House committee that couldn't see anything wrong with anything Trump did so there was no need for oversight? Hell, he even had a sneaky at-night meeting in the bushes on the White House lawn so they could give him his marching orders. Slime doesn't even begin to accurately characterize him.

  17. USA? Try that Knob in the White House. He lost the popular vote and his approval rating is below 40%. The only idiots still supporting him are the Evangelicals.

  18. Re:The US will support its friends on Trump Blockade of Huawei Fizzles In European 5G Rollout (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Judging from Europe's military prowess, it seems they rather do need the U.S. Were it not for that Knob in the White House, relations would much better. His latest scheme is to shake down Euro NATO members for the cost of U.S. troops + 50%. He's nothing more than a grifter and thinks if he can get that money, he can piss it off on the Great White Wall to make all the Evangelicals over here giddy with the love of Jesus Christ, i.e., they get to keep it all for themselves since Jesus doesn't love immigrants.

  19. Re:The US will support its friends on Trump Blockade of Huawei Fizzles In European 5G Rollout (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Allies spy on the U.S. as well. It is a good thing, it prevents surprises.

  20. Re:"even threatened to cut off intelligence sharin on Trump Blockade of Huawei Fizzles In European 5G Rollout (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    "all that moronic, incompetent focus on "data" has yet to catch a single terrorist before the act" Wrong, at least in the U.S. There was the recent case of that fellow that worked for the Coast Guard collecting ammo and guns for what he hoped would be his assault on the Democrats. Had a kill list and everything.

  21. Re:5400RPM HDD in base systems WTF?? on Apple Finally Updates the iMac With Significantly More Powerful CPU and GPU Options (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought they were waiting until Intel cleared up its processor screwups. And as Apple's chips get better, they might be waiting for those to reach some sort of efficiency and speed. I don't want a damned sphere either or the trash can. I want a cheese grater Mac with component swappability.

  22. Re:OMG, who cares? on Apple Announces 10.5-inch iPad Air and Refreshed iPad Mini (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, did you think that up all by yourself? I'll bet you feel better now...try the little pink pills next time.

  23. Re:Get your act together, Tim Apple! on Apple Announces 10.5-inch iPad Air and Refreshed iPad Mini (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I be happy for another iteration of a cheese grater Mac tower. Instead all we get is this tat.

  24. Re:Half the solution on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Labor Shouldn't Have To Fear Automation (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Taxing isn't really a solution. The problem is the concentration of money flows to a few. The government getting their hands on it after the fact is too late. We need a better distribution of how income is made.

  25. Re:Benefits not shared with workforce on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Labor Shouldn't Have To Fear Automation (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Mules ---> Tractors. I'll let you pick which one you'd like to drive.