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  1. ... y'all really ain't thought it through too good.

    The law was written in North Carolina, so, ya ...

  2. I already hate the idea.

    No tactile feed back. typos will abound.

    And drumming your fingers on a hard surface with no give gets old fast.

  3. Re:That doesn't sound like it could ever be abused on Google Developers Create API For Direct USB Access Via Web Pages (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    That doesn't sound like it could ever be abused...

    I'll install it right before I fire myself out a cannon without any safety equipment.

    A USB connected cannon?

  4. ... Congress and the Attorney General are going to want an answer.

    Well... Congress only seems to want answers to things they think will politically help those doing the asking, otherwise they don't really care - at all.

  5. I'm sure they'll just come from the FBI.

    Or the NYPD. I hear they're replacing Stop and Frisk with Stop and Waterboard.

  6. If you want to donate ... on Tiger Numbers Rise For First Time In a Century (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 2

    ... I recommend Panthera, Panthera. They focus efforts on conservation of the world's largest, most imperiled cats: tigers, lions, jaguars and snow leopards, and also developing conservation programs for cheetahs, leopards and cougars. The also took over administration of the Save the Tiger Fund from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Their Board of Directors covers all the organization's fund raising costs.

    From their FAQ:

    Where do my donations go?
    100% of your donation goes directly to Panthera’s Conservation and Education Programs, as our fundraising costs are covered by Panthera’s Board of Directors.

  7. Missing information. on Now Streaming: How To Do a Kidney Transplant (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    (a) Which motels are best for this type of surgery?
    (b) How much ice does a typical motel bathtub hold?

    I'm asking for a friend.

  8. Re:13 Doctors? on Now Streaming: How To Do a Kidney Transplant (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Taught by 13 doctors

    A grumpy old geezer, a shabby-looking chap with a recorder, a dandy, a Bohemian...

    This Tuesday on a all-new House MD - one of my favorite comics.

  9. Re:Semantics on Bill Nye: Climate Change Denial Is 'Running Out of Steam,' Thanks To Millennials (mic.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I know just being picky, but no one doubts that climate change is behind changes in climate. I don't think anyone doubts climate change. Now perhaps some doubt anthropogenic climate change, technically this summary doesn't mention that.

    Well... As recently as Feb 2015, Senator Jim Inhofe, Republican from Oklahoma, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, with jurisdiction over climate issues, brought a snowball onto the Senate floor to offer persuasive evidence climate change was a hoax. This would just be funny, if he weren't (a) a US Senator, (b) chairman of an Environment committee.

    Links: Google (About 198,000 results)

    • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/02/26/jim-inhofes-snowball-has-disproven-climate-change-once-and-for-all/
    • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/jim-inhofe-genesis_n_6815270.html
    • yada, yada, yada
  10. Just great. on Monster Black Holes May Lurk All Around Us (yahoo.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Monster Black Holes May Lurk All Around Us

    I thought I only had to watch out for their over-priced HDMI cables.

  11. I would have to imagine being illegal has nothing to do with it, it would be a violation of the terms of service you signed up for Internet with ...

    *Alleged* violation. Just because Rightscorp says you did it doesn't mean it's true. However, you'll be summarily found guilty, punished and have your Internet access revoked until you pay a fine or get a judge to rule in your favor. For many people, Internet (web) access is basically a necessity, or a utility, now -- people get and pay bills electronically, etc... -- preventing them access to perform those functions is extortion.

  12. Can't someone kill this zombie process

    Not for a while, SCO just got signed as a character on The Walking Dead.

  13. Re:Depression on Torvalds' Secret Sauce For Linux: Willing To Be Wrong (ieee.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm turning 46, and the "I've accomplished nothing" feeling can eventually go away. The sunrise doesn't care whether you've achieved anything.

    I'm 52. I was in a great relationship with a wonderful woman for 20.5 years. We hugged, kissed and said "I Love You" every day, went almost everywhere together and held hands where ever we went. She died in January 2006 of a brain tumor, just seven weeks after diagnosis. I was strong for her. I was holding her when she died. I heard her last breath, felt her last heartbeat. She was never alone or in any pain. I kept all my promises to her.

    I've accomplished everything that really matters. The feeling I have now, when I'm alone at every sunrise, is something else entirely and I'm not sure it will ever go away... Just thought I'd throw that out there for some perspective.

    Remember Sue...

  14. Re: How is this not win/win on 33,000 Sign Online Petition Promoting Guns At Republican Convention (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You and your family deserve to be machinegunned in the street outside your home.

    You should save that sentiment for when Trump appoints you head of the Department of Homeland Security.

  15. Re:Yes! Please! on 33,000 Sign Online Petition Promoting Guns At Republican Convention (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nice, just a question, why does it have 6 rounds?

    Don't know. In case friends stop by?

  16. Re:This Just In on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 2

    Yeah, fruits are high in sugar, but that doesn't mean I want even more sugar / corn syrup to make up for the bad flavor that corn syrup drink makers have to mitigate.

    Fruits aren't necessarily high in sugar, but juicing typically keeps the sugar while removing a lot of other materials, making fruit juice have a higher concentration than fruit. The same applies to vegetables by the way, which is why "juicing" or "juice diets" are a pretty dumb idea if the whole point is to be healthier.

    A lot of the "other material" is the fiber from the whole fruit, which slows the digestion of the sugars/carbs. Furthermore, a cup of orange juice contains the juice of several oranges, which would be difficult to consume from whole fruit in one sitting.

    You might be interested in this (90min) video, Sugar: The Bitter Truth by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, in which he explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. The video also describes, in detail, how different types of sugar are metabolized by the body - for example: glucose, entire body; fructose, only by the liver - like alcohol, but with detrimental differences.

  17. Re:Yes! Please! on 33,000 Sign Online Petition Promoting Guns At Republican Convention (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll contribute some ammo, but they gotta use it or give it back afterwards.

    I have some surplus guns they can use - all never used more than once. Same caveats as you, they gotta use it or give it back.

  18. Re: How is this not win/win on 33,000 Sign Online Petition Promoting Guns At Republican Convention (cnet.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    The problem here will of course be liberals posing as conservatives and starting the shooting.

    Don't say that's silly...

    Yup, because liberals are always the ones hurting people for no reason: Man arrested, charged with punching protester at Trump event. Or threatening to kill them: after punching Rakeem Jones (while he was being escorted out by sheriff deputies) John McGraw, 78 was quoted on video saying:

    "Yes, he deserved it," McGraw said in an interview. "The next time we see him, we might have to kill him. We don't know who he is. He might be with a terrorist organization."

    Old, white, ignorant, racist, conservative hillbillies -- you know, Trump supporters -- are hilarious.

  19. Re:manishs is not doing the needful on Patent That Cost Microsoft Millions Gets Invalidated (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Being purely pedantic, the character in the original submission was not a hyphen but an em dash ...

    Yup, I actually know that (wife was an English teacher) and almost remarked on it, but decided to let it slide.

    Remember Sue...

  20. Re: Hyphens in last names? on Names That Break Computers (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I like the system described in, if I remember correctly, the Arthur C. Clarke novel, The Songs of Distant Earth whereby a husband and wife kept their respective last names until their first child was born. If the child was a boy, they all took the husband's last name; if it was a girl, they all took the mother's last name.

  21. Oh no! What will I do? on Is Old Tech Putting Banks Under Threat Of Extinction? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    But you need money fast, so what do you do?

    Um... don't live your life so close to the edge of an empty wallet? Carry a credit card? Any number of things, really, except relying on your bank's ATM to be your personal ATM - so to speak.

  22. Re:the War on Cash on Is Old Tech Putting Banks Under Threat Of Extinction? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If you know you can put in a big transaction before a new exchange rate goes into effect, you can make or save millions.

    Make or save *millions* ... thanks. Good advice for all of us here on /. :-)

  23. Re:manishs is not doing the needful on Patent That Cost Microsoft Millions Gets Invalidated (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was an idiotic submitter

    Wrong. Remember: the original submission is always a click away, under the "You may like to read:" section. It's not rare that "editors" actually damage the original submission.

    Yup, the submitter had the hyphen in the right place. Maybe there needs to be an article with the title, "Why Learning To Edit Won't Save Your Job."

  24. Re:How anonymous is cash? on Why We Should Fear A Cashless World (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't cash similarly not-really anonymous though? Each bank note has a unique serial number on it ...

    That's why I buy everything using pennies. Sure, buying the house and car was a bitch and my carry-on is troublesome at the airport, but the extra privacy is so worth it.

  25. Re:Did anyone not see this as a dumb idea? on Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Analog car remotes were subject to much more trivial replay attacks.

    My analog is an actual key in the actual ignition switch.

    I have a 2001 Honda Civic Ex and 2002 Honda CR-V Ex and have only ever used the remote entry fobs occasionally and don't usually even carry it -- them -- with me. I like to keep my keys hooked on my belt loop and stuffed into my back pocket and the remote fobs are simply too big - and unnecessary if you have the key.

    I don't have key-less start - yet (it's becoming inevitable) . While I can understand the perceived appeal -- especially to the manufacturer as they get to stop supporting keys and yet charge more for the electronics -- I think it's stupid and unnecessary and can't stand it. I can only hope that by the time I have to buy a new car, I can get a regular key even if I have to pay more.