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  1. Re:Manipulation of Big Media is shocking on Greenwald: Why the CIA Is Smearing Edward Snowden After Paris Attacks (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    ...to make [Americans] scared and think that encryption and Edward Snowden are bad.

    Yup, I agree. Compare one negative with another negative and they get a positive. Kill two birds with one stone. Just like labeling conspiracy theorists into those with mental health issues. It's a psychological tactic that manipulative people use to control others that can't reason so well.

  2. Re:Manipulation of Big Media is shocking on Greenwald: Why the CIA Is Smearing Edward Snowden After Paris Attacks (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The fact that the media had to retract news that the attackers were using encrypted apps instead of unencrypted MMS shows how irresponsible journalism has become, so I agree with you. It's more like a 'shoot first and ask questions later' mentality and I think we know there's more than one group of people out there using that same tactic.

    That the movie "Network" came out in the 70s shows how much the establishment was aware it was slowly decaying within... the Editor-in-Chief that usually gets the first demoralization of personal character and shit rolls downhill from there. I encourage people to watch "Outfoxed" to see how demoralizing it became for journalists to work for FOX when they were establishing their news arm in the USA.

  3. Re:Bullshit.... on NSA To End Bulk Phone Surveillance By Sunday (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup, "WE can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such a program."

    "We're from the government and we're here to help.

  4. Re:This isn't hard folks on Air Force Hires Civilian Drone Pilots For Combat Patrols (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless there's GPS buffers built-in to the protocol (min/max elevation capacity, hard turns limited, etc), the drone could strike any target by simply crashing into it.

    I think that concept was pretty-well hammered into the public's mind after 9/11, yeah?

  5. Re:Apple Music on How Apple Is Giving Design a Bad Name (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    This brings me to another pet peeve I have...when calling into tech support or anything these days...the auto phone robots want you to speak what you want instead of s simple press a number to make a selection. I HATE having to talk like an idiot to a robot in public....

    Man, I hear that... I friggin' hate voice prompts. But what about people who are mute?? Is that a form of discrimination?

  6. If you're a freelancer... on Sued Freelancer Allegedly Turns Over Contractee Source Code In Settlement · · Score: 1

    incorporate to remove personal liability. Though, in this case, I'm not sure it would be applicable to business assets, such as the source code. That is a sticky one.

  7. Re:The leftist agenda on Grow Your Daily Protein At Home With an Edible Insect Desktop Hive · · Score: 1

    Every living creature eventually becomes food for some other living creature...

    BUT, since you mentioned algae, I'd be lax if I didn't post instructions on how to make one of the healthiest veg protein source next to hemp seed.

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Food-of-the-Future-Window-DIY-Spirulina-Superfood/?ALLSTEPS

  8. Anonymous 'reader' submitted... Maybe a bot wrote the title (and synopsis).

  9. Re:Well, now we know she h8s the US Constitution on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 1

    Just change the way it's done... Prisons are the new form of slavery.

  10. Re:Well, now we know she h8s the US Constitution on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 1

    Just because there's a manual doesn't mean people will read it...

  11. Re:"Whuffie" is here on Yelp For People To Launch In November · · Score: 1

    Whuffie... Exactly what I thought of when I read the synopsis. This concept is gonna go down really well -just like the Hindenburg.

    Yelp should start a legal fund to cover their butts.

  12. Re:88 mph on AeroVelo Breaks Human-powered Land Speed Record · · Score: 1

    That's plenty fast for the daily commute. I was excited, at first, but 0-88 in five miles?? No thanks. I'll stick with the aging Toyota for now.

  13. Re:Donors??? on Some Trump Donors Get Fleeced By 3rd-Party Payment System · · Score: 1

    Honestly, how do you think Trump has gotten himself rich if not by fleecing investors and having shady business partners?

    And now everyone can watch the documentary that he sought to destroy. I wonder why... Actually, I don't wonder, especially after watching it. Yes, it's free to watch the entire documentary, too.

    http://trumpthemovie.com/watch

  14. New President..? on Nintendo Nixes YouTube Videos of Super Mario Speedruns · · Score: 1

    New direction on where and how to control IP ? Be damned the fanboys?

  15. California investigating on Volkswagen Could Face $18 Billion Fine Over Emission-Cheating Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "The state of California is also investigating the emissions violations"

    Oh boy are they in trouble now. I've heard they're worse than the Feds when it comes to issues like these.

  16. Re:I would not worry about such a quick adoption.. on The Future of AI: a Non-Alarmist Viewpoint · · Score: 1

    We don't need any more of those "proffesionals drivers" with driving license and no basic social skills.

    So now I have to worry whether my taxi will try to run me over if I get snarky with it. I've seen this movie...

  17. Re:Meet the New Act on Senate Passes USA Freedom Act · · Score: 1

    There are two parties... the government and the public. It's like a match where one party wants to be told what to do and the other party is more than willing to comply.

  18. Not true on Clinton Foundation: Kids' Lack of CS Savvy Threatens the US Economy · · Score: 1

    Kids' Lack of CS Savvy Threatens the US Economy

    Kids' Lack of Creativity Threatens the US Economy

    FTFY, Mr. Clinton... What threatens the economy are kids that are not allowed to have the time to think and be creative. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as replacing a school's art and music department... or giving kids time to rest and play from learning, thus allowing them to mentally-chew on what they were just taught. Creative people are in every profession, but to be creative means they were exposed to many different concepts of thinking, rather than just rote presentations of 'STEM' subjects. I think the jury's out regarding how damaging to kids' focus technology is... like tablets and mobile devices.

  19. Re:I think on What AI Experts Think About the Existential Risk of AI · · Score: 1

    The deal is, if it's ever created, it's going to get out of its cage... I have a feeling that a thoroughly-developed AI would see that causing war would be a net-negative and opt to just silently take over every human's mind, much like the Borg (will) do, however long it will take. Probably through a virus, I'd think.. if it's not already underway.

  20. Damn on EU Drops Plans For Safer Pesticides After Pressure From US · · Score: 1

    What a bunch of weak-minded sellouts. I lost a lot of respect for the EU lawmaking process...

  21. Re:Not pointless... on D.C. Police Detonate Man's 'Suspicious' Pressure Cooker · · Score: 1

    The GOP is crashing in flames and there's nothing they can do about it. Truth is, they need not worry as they never had any real power. Power is being concentrated at the Administrative level as was predicted by top political scientists during the 50s and 60s. Look at the 'fast track' that Congress is trying to give to POTUS regarding the TPP... Why, oh why, would Congress release more of the checks and balances that they originally had... unless it's all a sham. Really. And people still think there's a difference between Dems and GOP.

  22. Re:How is this tech related? on EU Drops Plans For Safer Pesticides After Pressure From US · · Score: 1

    More like, "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes the laws." - Mayer Amschel Rothschild (yeah, I know it's improperly misattributed to him, but whatever... there's truth to the statement.

    Jefferson knew that central banks (even private ones) were a bad idea.

    "If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs." -Thomas Jefferson

  23. And I see no reason why a group of scientists/ecologists can't pick up the colony of pink iguanas and relocate them.

  24. And use NoScript and Ghostery, too.

  25. Yeah, I hate Facebook, too. Never got an account and warned all my friends it's a bad idea to.