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  1. Obey the Cellpone Lobby! on Doubts Raised About Cellphone Cancer Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    You must obey the makers of cellphones and wireless carriers!
    Do not question anything they state as fact.
    Do not think for yourself!
    Give up your rational mind.
    Obey!

  2. Re:For U.S. Small Vehicles Public Transportation on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    My "> was deleted in the title.

  3. For U.S. Small Vehicles Public Transportation on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Public transportation is so pro-terrorism, anti-privacy, and pro-monopoly.

    In northern California, they call the bus service the "Valley Transportation Authority."
    What pompous bull$hit. You give a few people a little power....

  4. U.S. Constitution: Read It! on Secret Text In Senate Bill Would Give FBI Warrantless Access To Email Records (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    So many deluded people in our government who don't know the first thing about America.

  5. Um, books last for hundreds of years.

  6. I am sorry if that upsets your profit margin, but I am in favor of products rather than services.

  7. Ecig Sales Are Alarming to Big Tobacco on E-Cigs Are Exploding In Vapers' Faces At An Alarming Rate (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, come on, no-name lithium batteries have to fail sometime.

  8. And The FTC Does Nothing on Comcast Users Must Now Pay $50 Per Month Extra To Avoid Caps (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, the FTC could get off their lazy asses and do something, but seeing they are on their knees willing to do anything anyone who stuffs money into politicians' pockets they are going to get away with it.

  9. No, Microsoft deceived its users.

    And the U.S. Federal Trade Commission again does nothing, but keeps signing the our cheque nether the less.

  10. Federal Trade Commission.... on Uber Knows Exactly When You'll Pay Surge Pricing (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    ...Federal Trade Commission should not be accepting money from us because they don't provide meaningful benefit for the American people.

  11. GM Food Should Be Screened Like Drugs on Genetically Modified Crops Are Safe, Report Says (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Drugs require a long trial, and so should genetically modified food. Why shouldn't we be just as cautious about what we put in our bodies just because it looks like the food we know? Just because we just haven't had something go wrong doesn't mean that it won't.

    Because even wheat contains protein, there could be a prion or something that we don't know of, and it could wipe out a good percentage of humanity before we even notice it.

    The GM food we already have on the market might even be having effects we aren't considering, because there's no monitoring. It's likely not, but what if celiac disease is caused by GM wheat? It's likely not, but a problem like that is possible, and there's no long term testing on animals or humans of any kind.

  12. No Mention of Alcohol on Employers Struggle To Find Workers Who Can Pass A Drug Test · · Score: 1

    That's funny, there's no mention of the number one driving fatality drug.

  13. Raspberry Pi Deserves More Memory on Raspbian Linux OS Gets Major Update, Adds Bluetooth Support to Pi 3 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    The ODROID-C2 seems like a better machine.

    I still want a RTC. I like having computers that can operate without being attached to the internet's apron strings. I once had a near nightmare situation whereas the clock was wrong on a computer that was sync'ing files. Never again.

    I've been wanting a Raspberry Pi class device, but as much as I want one, I don't need one...I think.

  14. Three Cheers for Cinnamon! and Mint! on Unity 8 And Snaps Are Conquering The Ubuntu Desktop After Ubuntu 16.10 (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    Cinnamon and Mint are the future of the Linux Desktop.

  15. Some of My List From Most Important... on Slashdot Asks: What Do You Think Is The Most Influential Gadget Of All Time? (macrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    Plow
    Spear
    The Knife and Sword
    Fire
    Cloth
    A House
    The Bed
    Bandages
    The Refrigerator
    Hammer, Anvil, and Chisle
    The Saw, Hewn, Chisel, and Plane
    Bow and Arrow
    Matches and Lighter
    Spinning Wheel
    Button and Zipper
    Toothbrush, Toothpaste, and Floss
    Cotton Gin
    The Grain Mill
    The Compass
    The Pen, Paper, and Pencil
    The Boat and Ship
    Steam Engine and Locomotive
    Penicillin
    Generator/Alternator
    Electric Light Bulb
    The Microwave Oven
    Gas and Diesel Engines
    The Umbrella
    The Washing-machine and Dryer
    Bicycle
    The Internet
    Telephone
    Record Player
    Television
    The Personal Computer
    The Motorcycle and Automobile
    The Airplane
    The Rocket
    The Neodymium Magnet
    The Space Shuttle
    The Integrated Circuit
    The Transistor, Capacitor, Inductor, Wire, and Printed Circuit Boards
    Currency
    The Light Emitting Diode
    The Cellphone
    The Amplifier and Speaker

    Gadgets by definition are supposed to be things we don't need.
    To state that there's an important gadget is a contradiction.

  16. No Anonymous Method on The Pirate Bay Gets a 'Massive' $9 in Donations Per Day (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    What do they expect?

  17. UnAmerican - Anti-American on US Spy Court Didn't Reject a Single Government Surveillance Request In 2015 (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    UnAmerican - Anti-American, that's where the government is now.

  18. Protect the Future. on Drones Being Used By Peeping Toms, The Military, And Terrorists (newsweek.com) · · Score: 1

    In the future, drones may be used for peaceful demonstrations.

  19. A World Without People? on Google CEO Predicts AI-Fueled Future (usatoday.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What will a future be like when the few remaining people don't need anyone for anything?

  20. Politicians will likely through passing laws against drones--even if the reason is invalid.

    Some years ago, one of the anti-rave acts was passed using scientific tests accidentally done with meth. It's not like the repealed the foundation-less law.

  21. Buses are expensive.
    They provide a monopoly in an area for a particular transportation company.
    They are the constant threat to bicyclists.
    They are noisy.
    In metropolitan areas, people make themselves vulnerable by waiting for them.
    In many areas, their schedules and routes are limited to commercial interests.

    Smaller personal transportation is a better answer.

  22. Domestic Spying is a Crime With No Punishment on Court Troubled By Surveillance Excesses At FBI, NSA (politico.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    What are the ramifications if they get caught?
    We are not going to see a change until officials go to jail for domestic spying.

  23. U.S. Hates Poor People on Amazon Begins Housing Homeless In Seattle (jeffreifman.com) · · Score: 1

    Here in Silicon Valley, you can never even mention in passing that you are poor.

  24. Whoricle Still At It on Six-Hour Meeting Friday Fails to End Oracle/Google Lawsuit (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    They just bought a bunch of someone else's IP, so they can attack?
    Perhaps they should do something constructive, instead.

    I feel bad. I have friends who work at Oricle, and I yet, I have no respect for the company.

  25. Well, the MPAA Does Write Our Laws on MPAA Wants ISPs to Disconnect Persistent Pirates (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Until campaign donations are are control, what do you expect?