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  1. Except RPGs and torpedoes are:
    1. very expensive and
    2. very hard to come by.

    Neither it true for a drone.

  2. Re:Fly the drone inside the carrier on Amateur Drone Lands On British Air Carrier, Wired Reviews Anti-Drone Technology (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    brought up on felony charges

    Oh my! That's going to deter a terrorist!

  3. Just blow up an F35 on the deck. That's a couple of billion dollars worth of trouble right there.
    Worse if the plane is loaded with a few big bombs.

  4. Re:I don't get it on Study Finds Vaccine Science Outreach Only Reinforced Myths (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I guess when we have a big polio outbreak again and have kids in iron lungs the no-vax group will have to live with what they did.

    No, they will just blame "big pharma" again for suppressing homeopathic "cures".

  5. Re:More complicated that ignorance or "psychology" on Study Finds Vaccine Science Outreach Only Reinforced Myths (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    one of these fancy new vaccines for those rare diseases

    If you don't even know what the vaccine is called or what diseases it prevents, then I call bullshit.

  6. Re:Nobody like to teach it on Study Finds Vaccine Science Outreach Only Reinforced Myths (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You generally teach critical thinking with English and humanities courses.

    No, what they teach in English and humanities courses is critical analysis,
    an aspect of post-modernist philosophy having little to do with critical thinking itself.

  7. Re:Higher quality of truth on Study Finds Vaccine Science Outreach Only Reinforced Myths (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Trying to weasel word it as "oh I only said *might*"

    Only if by "weasel words" you mean "what Damore actually said" rather than "what some people I disagree with said".

  8. Re:What evidence would change your mind? on Study Finds Vaccine Science Outreach Only Reinforced Myths (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I beg to differ. I am opposed to vaccination precisely because vaccines are safe and effective.

    WTF?

  9. Re:Corrected headline on James Damore Explains Why He Was Fired By Google (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    instead of having the courage to express what I imagine he is suggesting outright.

    FTFY.

  10. Re:sad but predictable on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Prove it, with references.

  11. Re:Conservative Values on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Why does he even want the job back?

    He doesn't, bozo.
    He wants a multi-million dollar payout for unlawful termination.

  12. Re:Conservative Values on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    some create a hostile workplace, others do not

    A workplace that has "fuck off ni**er" graffiti and holds KKK meetings is a hostile workplace for black people.

    A workplace where someone writes a well-reasoned and referenced opinion piece
    is not a hostile workplace for women, even to the women who disagree with it's conclusions.

  13. Jordan Peterson's the kind of person who says "white privileged" is a racist term

    If you discriminate against people that you see as "black", you are a racist.
    If you discriminate against people that you see as "white", you are a racist.

  14. Re:I hope he pounds the shit out of google on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    But at Google the gender gap in tech roles is 80-20, according to their own self-reporting. There's something more systemic going on than the subtle psychological differences between men and women.

    So what is the difference between men and women in terms of their university majors?
    How many women study CS or engineering v.s. men? If the ratio is around 1:4, you have the explanation right there.

    I taught CS at various universities and women typically made up about 20% of the
    people studying programming. The only exception was in the late 90's bubble when is was about 40%.

  15. Re:I hope he pounds the shit out of google on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    However, I haven't seen you post one shred of this, despite many others who have discussed the studies in his report, or even posted others to support their view.

    Once again, AniMoJo ignores the primary message.

  16. Re:I hope he pounds the shit out of google on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    AmiMoJo doesnt make sense because thats who he is.

    He? I had always assumed that AniMoJo was a she.
    Does anybody know for sure?

  17. Re:I hope he sues... on Fired Google Engineer Says Company Execs Shamed and Smeared Him (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly.
    If he had expressed these views in a blog or on Reddit, I don't think anybody would care.
    On an internal mailing list? Google hired him and they have the right to fire him for anything he does while at work.

  18. Re:Well if the NFL can't stand them why should we? on Consumer Reports Pulls Microsoft Laptop Recommendation (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's hardware has NEVER been good.

    Their mice and keyboards have always been excellent.
    XBOX isn't bad.

  19. Re:Side Effects? on Blocking a Key Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss, MIT Study Finds (mit.edu) · · Score: 1

    Does it reverse memory loss, in that things you couldn't remember you will now be able to?

    It reverses the inability to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory.
    I don't think anyone knows whether old memories would come back - mice generally don't have a lot of them.

  20. Re:We have met the Enemey... on Google May Be In Trouble For Firing James Damore (inc.com) · · Score: 1

    What is NOT allowed is creating a Hostile Workplace

    And where is the evidence that he did?

  21. Re: They wont get in trouble on Google May Be In Trouble For Firing James Damore (inc.com) · · Score: 1

    You misinterpret "PhD, Systems Biology". It usually means the process of obtaining one.

    Horse fucking shit it does.
    "PhD, Systems Biology" always means that you have been awarded a PhD.

  22. Re: VP of Diversity, Integrity & Governance.. on Google Engineer's Leaked 'Gender Diversity' Essay Draws Massive Response (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    If you just do the math and are willing to sacrifice a few so many may live, then vaccination makes sense. For each vaccination I've investigated, we had a known number of deaths over 10,000 per year. Vaccination stopped that. That's a clear benefit.

    That's exactly the same argument used against seat belts:
    "So what if they save tens of thousands of lives each year.
    My cousin's brother-in-law says he might have been trapped in a burning car if had been wearing a seat belt".

  23. 1640 foot meter test track

    Is that longer than a kilometer hogshead?

  24. Re:Cue the doubters, every step of the way on Hyperloop One's Full-Scale Pod Reaches 192 MPH In New Nevada Track Test (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    used an applauding app to upload

    One hand clapping?

  25. Civil Forfeiture has calmed down quite a bit.

    Not for long.
    A.G. Jeff Sessions is pushing to have it reinstated, big time.