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  1. Re:FBI Director [Re:And she gets away with it...] on The FBI Recommends Not To Indict Hillary Clinton For Email Misconduct (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Please be just as generous in your portrayal of Clinton's Ethics / Lying when you decide to vote for her. MKAY?

    Or Trump.

  2. Re:So find an unreasonable one on The FBI Recommends Not To Indict Hillary Clinton For Email Misconduct (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    If they charge her and rule that she can't have a security clearance, but she gets elected anyway or is already elected then they are going to be in a hell of a bind.

    It doesn't work that way. The executive branch ultimately decides who does and doesn't get a clearance.

  3. Re:Anyone surprised? on The FBI Recommends Not To Indict Hillary Clinton For Email Misconduct (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    In any case, Trump is right about one thing (not much else): the system is rigged.

    Just to note, however, that he has benefited from this rigged system, that he rails against - 'cause, you know "business".

  4. Orrick, Sutcliffe & Herrington

    Sounds like they make suits on Savile Row, not are suits.

  5. Re:Executing code in a input buffer? yeah, suck it on Lenovo Scrambling To Get a Fix For BIOS Vulnerability (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    That's moron.

    "Moronic," moron. :-)

  6. Re:Switch tasks when you are stuck on Multitasking Drains Your Brain's Energy Reserves, Researchers Say (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    The more seamless it becomes, the more I can intermix creativity and logic at the same time.

    I've read that Left/Right Brain switching can become easier with practice. Sounds like you've had that practice.

  7. I've always wondered the same thing, so I googled "Can you stand on Jupiter?"

    You might also enjoy Jupiter Submarine and Jupiter Descending.

  8. Re:Switch tasks when you are stuck on Multitasking Drains Your Brain's Energy Reserves, Researchers Say (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    When stuck at one problem it is of no use to focus. Better do something different, so your brain stops going in circles.

    Ever had trouble solving a problem, took a break and did something completely different, like take a shower, and *bam* the answer popped into your head while you washed your hair? Left/Right Brain Switch. I am *not* a doctor or scientist, but here's my take on this:

    By taking a break and focusing on something else, you are fostering a left to right brain switch. In most people, the Left Brain is dominate and, basically, likes to be in charge. However, it usually tries to solve problems in a linear fashion, using concrete thinking. This doesn't always work. The Right Brain problem solves differently, in a more creative fashion, using more abstract thinking. However, when the Right Brain tries to help out, the Left Brain says, "shut up I'm thinking." Taking a break gives the Left Brain something else to focus on and allows the Right Brain time to work and slip the answer under the Left Brain's door.

    For more about general Left/Right Brain stuff, see:

  9. Computers and brains. on Multitasking Drains Your Brain's Energy Reserves, Researchers Say (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    Context switching has a cost - film at 11.

  10. Does that mean my great-great-great-grand children get light sabers if Trump becomes president? Win-Win!

    Depends on their Midi-chlorian count and, by extension, yours. More likely they'll end up being conscripted as low-level Storm Troopers, the Star Wars equivalent of being a Star Trek Redshirt. Best wishes to you and your progeny

  11. Nice, but... on Linux Mint 18 'Sarah' Released, Supports Generic GTK X-Apps (linuxmint.com) · · Score: 2

    I looked at this the other day and it's nice, but realized that I can get basically the same thing, even the Mate desktop layout - if I wanted (via Mate Tweak: Redmond, Enable Advanced Menu) - simply by using the official Ubuntu 16.04 "ubuntu-mate" flavor. Sure Mint offers some simplifications, but then I have to track two distros in my head, Ubuntu and Mint, and one is simpler than both -- especially if I want to put a server edition on one system and a desktop edition on another, and/or use Ubuntu at work... (we use RHEL too but I'm not a fan)

    While I'm still not enamored with systemd - not the idea, just the implementation, its seemingly black-hole like scope expansion, the dick developers, etc (and I guess some of that could be said of several Canonical decisions too) -- I... am... over... it... and just want a stable system on which I can get some work done. (I feel this way about trying to choose a distro too.) And want something I can use on both newer and older hardware - which excludes using Unity (barf) and GNOME 3.

    Just my $0.02.

  12. Star Wars universe is dominated by religious belief and power, at least by those at the top. The Star Trek universe is diverse but most of our view is through the dominant power of the Federation, which is a pluralistic, tolerant, and non-secular.

    Put another way: Star Wars is the post Donald Trump universe, Star Trek is the post Bernie Sanders universe. One of those is better for the top 1%, the other for the remaining 99%. [ Not trolling, just making an overly broad generalization as food for thought. ]

  13. Many new cars have an "auto-park" feature that makes it even easier. Even my wife can now parallel park.

    Technically, she knows how to get the car to parallel-park for her.

  14. Re:I've always found age discrimination odd on Age-Discrimination Suit Against Google Seeks Class Action For Engineers (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Programming isn't like shoveling coal - working harder and longer usually results in worse output. And experience can be a very strong productivity multiplier.

    Put another way: "Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?"

  15. Re:bs like we find people over X don't work over 5 on Age-Discrimination Suit Against Google Seeks Class Action For Engineers (dailymail.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    bs like we find people over X don't like to work over 50 hours a week and that is not the what we want in this office.

    I'm 53 and don't mind working however many hours - whatever it takes for me and/or my team to get the job done - as long as the work is (a) interesting, (b) not padded with stupid things, like pointless scrum meeting, and (c) I don't get hassled over not doing those stupid things. Luckily, I have that environment where I work now. In addition, because of my experience, I get asked to do the difficult things that the youngsters can't (yet) do. [Note: Doing the "impossible" things usually takes a little longer.]

  16. Re:Wow. on Stop Bashing GMO Food, Say 109 Nobel Laureates (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I heard a reporter on NPR mention that there's also a general belief that non-GMO foods are (should be) less expensive. Not sure AG companies want to foster that belief...

  17. Re:Wow. on Stop Bashing GMO Food, Say 109 Nobel Laureates (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Whatever happened to the simple principle of labeling things?

    Vermont passed a GMO Labeling Law that went into effect July 1, 2016. As NPR noted, since most food companies can't (read: won't) practically make different labels for different states, the effects of this law will cover national food labels.

    Now... The US Congress, pushed by AG companies, is voting on a bill next week to (basically) preempt this law:

    This bill would delay labeling for up to two years while the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture develops rules for the labeling of genetically engineered foods. The Secretary would be charged with developing three options of disclosure including a plain language label, a symbol, and electronic or digital links accompanied by the wording “scan here for more food information”.

    [Not sure a QR code instead of words would be that helpful while grocery shopping.]

    More links at: http://www.google.com/search?q=vermont+gmo+labeling+law

  18. Re:Driver assistance system or autopilot system ? on DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Aircraft can do fully automated landings now. It's quite commonplace even on passenger airliners. Pilots are still better at handling difficult conditions like crosswinds, but if visibility is too poor for a pilot to land they just flip the switch for automatic landing.

    Sure, sure. But how often does a tractor-trailer cut in front of a plane while it's trying to land? Not sure even their AP is programmed for that.

  19. Re:You can't do autonomous half-way like this. on DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    actually, more than 130 million miles have been logged by drivers doing this. 1 life has been lost. The NORMAL rate is a death at 96 million miles. So, what this means is that 50% less fatality.

    I don't know if "normal" is the word you're looking for, unless you're saying they need to start killing more people.

  20. Re:I'll Be Back on DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Try looking on top of your roomba. Or in the box where the roomba came.

    Hmm... Or inside. How big is the Roomba and how small is the cat?

  21. Re: So what does it do then? on DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Generally, on MT, CC works in gears 4-5, but won't engage in 3rd gear.

    I've used cruise control in both my 2001 Civic EX and 2002 CR-V EX in 3rd. I think the limiting factor is a speed below which CC won't engage (like 20 mph), not the actual gear you're in - though that's certainly a practical factor. I remember one time being in CC and decelerating via the CC controls and at some low speed it disengaged.

  22. Re: So what does it do then? on DVD Player Found In Tesla Autopilot Crash, Says Florida Officials (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Except I drive a manual civic and don't have cruise control.

    I have a 2001 Honda Civic Coupe EX and a 2002 Honda CR-V EX both with 5-speed manual transmissions and cruise control. Maybe your vehicle is older or a different trim line, but manual transmission and cruise control are not mutually-exclusive.

  23. Stereotype people much Bill? on HP Rolls Out Device-as-a-Service for PCs, Printers (eweek.com) · · Score: 1

    "As more and more millennials come into the work force, they expect to see light, fast, small, and up-to-date tools to use, because that's what they're used to, and their tools are like a badge of honor," HPI's Vice-President and General Manager of Support Services Bill Avey said. "Older employees might want bigger screen and keyboards."

    I want a pony -- a small one that gets bigger as I get older.

  24. Including high-profile names? on Why Twitter Can't Even Protect Tech CEOs From Getting Hacked (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Over the past few weeks, we have seen a number of CEOs -- including Google's Sundar Pichai, and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg -- become victims of Twitter hacks. One must ask, what's wrong with Twitter that so many people -- including high-profile names -- keep getting hacked?

    What does a person's status have anything to do with the ability for his/her Twitter account getting hacked? Passwords and/or protocols are either weak or not and don't play favorites based on a person's status.

  25. Re:I don't believe that to be true!! on Elizabeth Warren Says Apple, Amazon and Google Are Trying To 'Lock Out' Competition (recode.net) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Who is world would call Elizabeth warren an academic?

    Apparently, the University of Texas, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard as she taught at each of their Law Schools. From Wikipedia:

    Warren was formerly a professor of law, and taught at the University of Texas School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and most recently at Harvard Law School. A prominent scholar specializing in bankruptcy law, Warren was among the most cited in the field of commercial law before starting her political career.