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  1. honey pot! on Two Gunman Killed Outside "Draw the Prophet" Event In Texas · · Score: 1

    it's a honey pot! idea is to setup a bunch of these draw the prophet events and get a bunch of armed guys in the parking lot to shoot the crazies when they arrive.

  2. Re:bye bye rand paul on Rand Paul Moves To Block New "Net Neutrality" Rules · · Score: 1

    why do u call me a democrat?

    just because I criticize republicans?

    foolish.

  3. bye bye rand paul on Rand Paul Moves To Block New "Net Neutrality" Rules · · Score: 3, Insightful

    thought this guy was interesting, but this kills it for me...and sours me on any other repub candidates that might sympathize with his position. republicans the party of repressing the people and supporting corporate america.

  4. Re:the next iphone case? on Breakthough Makes Transparent Aluminum Affordable · · Score: 3, Interesting

    why would u build a phone case from this when you could just build the phone from it?

  5. comcast keeps offering me the ability to pay more! on Verizon Tells Customer He Needs 75Mbps For Smoother Netflix Video · · Score: 1

    they keep calling my wife offering her "amazing" deals with "special" rates that are $20 to $30 more than our current rate and about $10 more than their advertised rate for the same features/speed/channels/etc.

    Each time she asks them to check what we are paying now, and each time they are like, oh, never mind. good bye.

  6. probably planning for 8K video....obviously

  7. Re:Not self directed but able to compensate on US Successfully Tests Self-Steering Bullets · · Score: 1

    could be that the sniper keeps a range finder on the target and as the bullet travels down range, needed adjustments to the bullet's trajectory are beamed to the bullet via light or radio waves.

    but it wouldn't cost anything aerodynamically to put a camera up front if they wanted to do so. it would just sit behind a clear lens in the shape of a normal bullet or what ever they like. and cameras and processors are so miniaturized these days that they could easily be put in a bullet.

  8. Re:Its about time on Feds Say It's Time To Cut Back On Fluoride In Drinking Water · · Score: 0

    that seems about right, based on the toothy smiles you get while traveling through europe

  9. Re:$10/GB is a bit pricey on Google Launches Project Fi Mobile Phone Service · · Score: 3, Insightful

    plenty of people use less than 1GB/month by habit or by intention. for them, $30/month is pretty awesome.

  10. think client on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 1

    I could see a company using this as a thin client for employees that remote into centralized VM desktops, especially if their needs are limited.

    I know most people in my company do anything of consequence on remote servers/desktops.

    Their local machine is mostly just web browsing and email.

  11. Re:Cheap in which universe?! on Intel 'Compute Stick' PC-Over-HDMI Dongle Launched, Tested · · Score: 1

    it's first gen.

    prices will go down.

    but realistically, where else are you going to get a $99 general purpose desktop computer that you can put in your pocket and carry around?

  12. Re:lol, Rand sucking up to the dorks on 'Aaron's Law' Introduced To Curb Overzealous Prosecutions For Computer Crimes · · Score: 1

    yes, it is debt collection.

  13. Re:lol, Rand sucking up to the dorks on 'Aaron's Law' Introduced To Curb Overzealous Prosecutions For Computer Crimes · · Score: 1

    You're a fucking moron. How does "access without authorization" warrant a 35 year sentence? Rapists and murderers get less than that. That's the whole problem here. Fuck you.

    Rapists also engage in access without authorization.

  14. Re:narcissistic spectrum personality disorder on 'Aaron's Law' Introduced To Curb Overzealous Prosecutions For Computer Crimes · · Score: 1

    should we leave the possibility of a shorter than 35 year sentence up to the discretion and good will of the prosecutor or should we have laws that provide for reasonable punishment?

  15. Re:So about 8' from my front door? on USPS Shortlists 'HorseFly' Octocopter Drone Delivery Service · · Score: 2

    it will not only drop off your package at your door but it will also trim your hedges....and trees...and roof...and head if your too close.

  16. Re:This is an important fix, and wired isn't an an on Optical Tech Can Boost Wi-Fi Systems' Capacity With LEDs · · Score: 2

    and since we're all dropping LED lights into our home already, one could imagine a future scenarios where the power socket of your bulbs can transmit data from your router to a local sub-room data broadcast (i.e. directly above your location in the home). Uploads could still be wifi based.

  17. Re:Pointing the right way. on Optical Tech Can Boost Wi-Fi Systems' Capacity With LEDs · · Score: 2

    i could see this working at a desk, where the user plops down their laptop and instead of jumping on their company's wifi, they're linked to the company's optical net by an LED on their desk which transmits at gigabits/second.

  18. it's not wifi on Optical Tech Can Boost Wi-Fi Systems' Capacity With LEDs · · Score: 1

    it's LiFi. Don't believe it.

  19. Re:Daredevil... on Netflix Is Betting On Exclusive Programming · · Score: 1

    Sorry if this offends comic fans

    And what about the rest of us? You insensitive clod!

    I think Daredevil is pretty awesome. Although it's disappointing that he doesn't kill people.

  20. XM Radio on Netflix Is Betting On Exclusive Programming · · Score: 1

    I use XM Radio @ $5/month for audio access to all the live political and news TV shows you mention. I don't get to "watch" them, but I get to listen to them on my daily commute. Occasionally they reference a video or an image they are displaying, but 95% of the time, I don't feel like I'm missing anything with just the audio.

  21. Re:$30 per month on Netflix Is Betting On Exclusive Programming · · Score: 1

    The $8/month is sort of a subsidized rate as they attempt to build out the business and run at a loss or near break even point. I'm sure that long term growth and profitability of their service will come with monthly fees of $15+/month...and people will happily pay it. It's worth that much even now.

  22. Re:Don't divide 200m by 224 on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 1

    might cost him $200M but will cost his neighbors more :)

  23. Re:Well done! on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 1

    Yup. Everyone wants to move out of the poor areas for a better life/education. Even the poor people. Not unique to the super rich.

    Show me a mostly black/minority school that is academically superior to the mostly white schools and I'd take that any day for my kids...but they don't exist...at least in my city.

  24. Re:Well done! on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 1

    It's not just rich people. It's anyone who has the means. No way is educated daddy and best intentions mommy letting their kids go to school with hood kids and come home to unsafe neighborhoods. You judge and stereotype too harshly.

  25. Re:Sounds like upper middle class housing developm on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 1

    Seriously. And 224 homes on 52 acres? Sounds like luxury villas.

    Seems like if it was really about low income families, he would have built many more homes for that price with that amount of land to help the most people.