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  1. Re:Before commenting, please remember... on Islamists In Bangladesh Demand Murder of More Bloggers · · Score: 2

    The Irish terrorists are not Catholic. Calling yourself a Catholic does not make you a member of the Catholic faith, that goes for any faith. Striving to live the teachings of a faith makes you a member. Blowing up your fellow man is not a Catholic teaching.

    I am not Catholic.

  2. Can't cut $41B out of a $3.5T budget? on How Sequestration Will Affect Federal Research Agencies · · Score: 1

    If the elected officials can't do this then they should resign.

    Rightfully killing the F35 would fix all the DODs obligations. Raising the retirement age would fix other budget issues.

  3. Re:Even China is getting tired of their shit on North Korea Conducts Third Nuclear Test · · Score: 1

    China likes NK just the way they are. It scares China's neighbors, specifically Japan. This will make Japan come hat in hand to China asking that they please keep the pit bull leashed.

  4. Post office should charge for delivery on US Postal Service Discontinuing Saturday Mail Delivery · · Score: 1

    $5/month if you want it delivered or collect it yourself at the post office.

  5. Re:Good on CES Ditches CNET After CBS Scandal Over Dish's Hopper · · Score: 1

    So true. Didn't CBS legal consider that by doing this they would be harming one of there own properties?

    Scorpion and the frog I guess.

  6. Hey Cali, why stop at 2008 ... on California's Surreal Retroactive Tax On Tech Startup Investors · · Score: 1

    How far back are they permitted to go? What stops them from going back 20 years or more? I would think there would be some ex post facto equivalent for civil issues.

  7. Re:A strange game.... on North Korea Announces 3rd Nuclear Test, Anti-US Aims · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Look what he did after the Benghazi terrorist attack. I expect no more than a finger wag with the "and next time we mean it" rhetoric.

  8. Trillions in revenue? Profit is what matters on Insurance Industry Looking Hard At Climate Change · · Score: 1

    The insurance industry is a necessary evil just like government. The only way they stay in business is to make a profit. If you are paying too much either change providers or stop being such a high risk.

    Until Obamacare came along insurance was not mandatory.

  9. Re:NSA is domestic, you idiots. on NSA Targeting Domestic Computer Systems · · Score: 2

    Up to 9/11 the FBI was the domestic counterpart to the CIA. After 9/11 all lines got blurred.

  10. Re:A rate should be set at hire on Should Inventions Be Automatically Owned By Your Employer? · · Score: 0

    Did your employer hold a gun to your head and make you sign the employment agreement?

  11. How much is Disney paying her? on Critic Cites Revenge of the Sith As "Generation's Greatest Work of Art · · Score: 5, Funny

    That or she's into some nasty nose candy.

  12. Encrypt your email on Senate Bill Rewrite Lets Feds Read Your E-mail Without Warrants · · Score: 2

    Assume everyone can read your email if it's not encrypted.

  13. Re:The GOP is very divided. on GOP Study Committee Director Disowns Brief Attacking Current IP Law · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If the shoe fits ...

  14. Re:Why use paypal? on Amazon Payment Adds "No Class Action" Language To Terms of Service · · Score: 0

    Local stores are rarely price competitive. And local stores do not have the variety that Amazon does.

  15. MVP hosts file on AdTrap Aims To Block All Internet Advertising In Hardware · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Home run counts misleading on Nate Silver Turns His Eye To the American League · · Score: 1

    The article says this was true up to 2005 when the Comerica fences were brought in. Now it is the opposite.

  17. Re:Miguel Cabrera is MVP on Nate Silver Turns His Eye To the American League · · Score: 2

    Angels won more games than Tigers and are in a tougher division.

  18. Re:Public servants on Petraeus Case Illustrates FBI Authority To Read Email · · Score: 1, Insightful

    She was his biographer.

    Public servants should be held to a higher standard. Unfortunately it is rare that it actually occurs.

  19. Re:5 days prior to hearing. on CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns, Citing Affair · · Score: 0

    The fact that the Obama admin lied to the American people about what happened and blamed some stupid movie producer is a serious problem. They knew it was a terrorist attack within an hour of it happening.

    If this had been under Bush the mainstream media would be on his ass 24x7.

  20. Pay-as-you-go data plans. And ???? on AT&T To Pay $700,000 For Overcharging Consumers · · Score: 2

    "AT&T will also refund charges to customers who were switched from pay-as-you-go data plans to monthly plans after AT&T said they could keep the old plans."

    Will these customers be able to get back on the pay-as-you-go data plans?

  21. Re:GPS give time on New Technology May Cut Risk of Giving Syrian Rebels Stinger Missiles · · Score: 1

    Geographic lock? We've seen how well DVD region codes work.

    I'm sure General Dynamics will double the price for these added features. And then offer to remotely disable them ... for a nominal fee.

  22. Re:Did the cop got fired? on Supreme Court Hearing Case On Drug-Sniffing Dog "Fishing Expeditions" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wait isn't the president a democrat? Has he recommended legalizing medical marijuana? Did harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi bring this to the floors for a vote when they had a majority?

    How about the head of the DEA? She looks like shes on drugs.

    Yes, it's just the stupid republicans.

  23. Re:Sure, great for the UK on UK Gov't Official Advises Using Fake Details On Social Networks · · Score: 2

    Criminally charged is more like it. The US DOJ says that violating website's terms of service is a felony under the the computer fraud and abuse act. Using fake data violates most web sites' TOS.

  24. Re:If We Really Had A Working Court System... on Verizon Draws Fire For Monitoring App Usage, Browsing Habits · · Score: 1

    There's no law against it and the courts are not supposed to make law.

    The problem is Congress and the FCC. This won't get resolved as long as elected officials may take campaign contributions from people they don't represent.

  25. Does opt-out really opt you out? on Verizon Draws Fire For Monitoring App Usage, Browsing Habits · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How do you know?

    Verizon has its own definition of 'unlimited' why would they not do the same for 'opt-out'?