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  1. Re:I think we were doing just fine on In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice. (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, he did too good a job, and convinced the Bush administration too, and we got a very destructive war as a result.

    Yeah guess the only way to know for sure was to turn the country into a smoking heap of ashes.

  2. I tell people that I'm a old school Republican, I believe in more power at the State level with a lean and efficient Federal Government. With that said, Trump is a fucking IDIOT

    You sir are a hero. No sarcasm. We need more conservatives / republicans to stop mindlessly lining up along party lines. As a liberal, I promise to vote republican in 2020 if you oust Trump from your ticket. Run Pence, whoever you want.

    Trump would NEVER be able to accomplish any of the things you mentioned because he is not able to keep qualified people on his staff.

    Exactly. Being a successful leader isn't about being the smartest person in the room. It's about being smart enough to listen to the smartest people in the room (and knowing enough to invite them into the room in the first place).

  3. Yep... This shit should've been dealt with many years ago, but the puppets in office then had less important things to do.

    Remember the Korean war? That was an attempt to "deal with it". So you are suggesting we should have re-started the Korean war?

    A lot of countries are going to have the tech to go Nuclear in the next 50 years. Bombing the shit out of them all isn't going to be an option.

  4. Re: I've got 15 Mod Points on In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice. (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Both parties seem to have this strange delusion that they can foist their biggest nut bags on the rest of us and that's somehow going to go over.

    Hilary was unlikable, an insider, and an elitist that probably skirted the law with her personal finances. Nut bag? She seemed pretty status-quo for politics. I am not trolling here. I'm asking an honest question.

  5. Re: I've got 15 Mod Points on In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice. (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At least Trump has made politics unpredictable.

    Yes, and everyone knows unpredictability is GREAT for the economy and foreign relations!

  6. A pile of money. The early adopters and scammers will get rich quick and get out. If they are not already out, they are likely fools.

    Except if any significant portion of coins are sold the market crashes. If you have a large sum of coins now, you can't sell them. They are hypothetical assets.

    Maybe you think you can sell them on the down low. And no one will notice. And no one will ever have the same idea as you. Good luck with that.

  7. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    So, do you have any physics theories we need to change or refine that might allow this? No? Ok, Call me if/when you do, but I don't expect to hear from you.

    If you can't be bothered to even read my previous response, what are we doing here? There are many ways for us to get to other star system that don't require FTL drives or the existence of travelable worm holes. Scroll up to expand your mind.

  8. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    When you have something, call me.

    I don't think you understand the difference between not being capable of something now, and not being capable of it ever. Did you think people were suggesting that we were capable of leaving the solar system today?

  9. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Physics... We are stuck here or Einstein was wrong...

    Think long term- what will we be capable of in 10,000 years?

    Robotic ships that grow humans when they arrive.
    Ships that are able to support generations of humans.
    A ship housing uploaded humans.
    Humans with extended lifespans.
    Cryogenic sleep or some other form of suspended animation.
    A ship crewed with human-built AI (does this qualify as "we"?).

    That, and we have an incomplete understanding of physics. I wouldn't say there's zero chance we'll develop FTL.

  10. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Given we are not leaving the solar system, ever

    Did you know that the human species will go on after you die?

  11. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    we aren't ever likely to actually find life since we have no way of observing it directly

    Think bigger than the some number of decades you have left.

  12. Re:I hope I'm alive. on NASA Mars Rover Finds Organic Matter in Ancient Lake Bed (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't seem likely.

    Personally I'm going to wait until we've surveyed more than 2 of the hundreds of billions of (projected) planets in our galaxy alone before I make a call.

  13. two academics from Texas A&M University, have highlighted the problem of current-day mobile apps that still include business logic (such as user input validation, user authentication, and authorization) inside the client-side component of their code, instead of its server-side section.

    Maybe they want their app to be responsive and not spin waiting for the server to respond with "invalid input".

  14. Re:i will call this some b****** on Game Livestreaming Explodes, But Women Are Less Likely To Be Paid Than Men (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    So what arbiter1 actually meant was that women we are attractive and willing to trade off that, perhaps with revealing clothes or flirty chat, find it easier. Women who can't or won't do that don't get that advantage.

    Correct, in the same way no heterosexual man, ever gets the advantage.

  15. Re:Not enough information to intepret on Game Livestreaming Explodes, But Women Are Less Likely To Be Paid Than Men (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't watch streamers

    Glad you came here to provide valuable opinion and insight into this discussion then.

  16. Re:is it due to the gender on Game Livestreaming Explodes, But Women Are Less Likely To Be Paid Than Men (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Subscription is free

    Um, what? Following is free, subscriptions costs money. If we're talking about Twitch anyway.

  17. Simple, enact policies to keep population static domestically.

    It's anything but simple. If you curb births, you end up with a population tilted toward aged non-working citizens. These people are expensive because of their healthcare, generally don't buy a lot of things because they are on fixed incomes, do not contribute to the work force, and pay little taxes because of it. If you don't have a healthy population of younger taxpayers the system falls apart.

  18. The Fine Article is so completely devoid of details as to be useless. There is not a single mention of why this happened. Did the owners say something that sounded like "Alexa", and something that sounded like "send this to Frank"? Or was it something else? The Alexa I have consistently responded when it heard someone refer to Alexi Lalas on the TV. It also responded when the police scanner reported that a Lexus was being pulled over. This doesn't seem like an outrageous mistake to me. Did those people say something that was misinterpreted?

    I don't have an Alexa so perhaps you could explain. It has a function where you can record a conversation then send the recorded conversation to a contact?

  19. Re:CR gave my SUV a Do Not Buy rating on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Did you also drive all of the other cars reviewed against it for 167,000 miles in the same conditions?

  20. Re:Braking distance suggests QA problem at Tesla on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, it does.

    ABS generally offers improved vehicle control and decreases stopping distances on dry and slippery surfaces

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

  21. Re:Really? on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Let's be more realistic and talk about 15% improved range. And that toddler that's 130 feet ahead.

    So you think this is the difference between using regen brakes, or not? There's nothing in between, like say using them slightly, slightly less. Or not using them in high-stress braking situations?

  22. Re:teslas numbers also bad. on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Motor Trend measured an average of 119ft.

    133 ft is not an absolute number, it's relative to all the other cars they tested under the same conditions.

    While it's possible for CR to make a mistake, they are pretty good at this stuff.

  23. Re:Really? on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly, Tesla is trying to optimize for two things (energy recovery and stopping). Most other car companies are only optimizing one (stopping).

    Your life v. 0.0134% improved range.

  24. Re:Braking distance suggests QA problem at Tesla on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: -1

    Difference being anti-lock brakes standard.

  25. Re:Braking distance suggests QA problem at Tesla on Tesla Model 3 Falls Short of Consumer Reports Recommendation (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In that case how did they get a car? At this point it's invitation only.

    How'd you get yours? Maybe they got an invitation?

    I haven't noticed an issue with stopping power—it seems quite good.

    I'm going to go with decades of experience testing cars over random guy on the internet.