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  1. Re:Senator? Clean up your own shit first! on Senate Republicans Introduce Anti-Net Neutrality Legislation (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    The patriot act passed 98-1 in the Senate and 367-66 in the House. Both parties get to take responsibility for it.

  2. Re:There's a fine line between helping and enablin on Microsoft Co-founder Pledges $30 Million To House Seattle's Homeless (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    And how are conservatives different? red states are net takes of federal money, blue states are net givers. So conservatives are literally living off other people's money.

    If you are for reduced government, return all the excess federal money that you didnt pay for.

    I have seen this said many times but wonder where it comes from and how they come up with such numbers. If a state has a heavier military presence, does all that money skew it toward being a taker? What about programs like Social Security and Medicare? A lot of people love to retire to southern, warmer climates so does that skew the numbers too?

  3. Re:It's pretty simple on Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The strategy to fight the cuts to whole departments is to find any program that is widely known and popular or, at least not really hated, and trumpet any cut as a catastrophe for this program. Nobody will consider the possibility that the EPA could set priorities and keep the 'good' programs while allocating their cuts to the ones that blow wads of cash but only serve a narrow, but connected special interest.

  4. Maybe say "to literally decimate"????

  5. ...And pause the movie so I can go take a leak. That $8 Diet Coke is HUGE!

  6. I like your idea as a way to keep cities from using fines as a revenue source. Another idea that is simpler is to simply have the fine money go to the state general fund which makes it harder to funnel the money back to the city.

  7. Even if not pushing for extraordinary life extending therapies, it could be that those elderly who have dedicated advocates during their declining years benefit more than those who don't.

  8. I know I fight a losing battle each time I defend being a parent on /. but I don't agree with your assessment.

    It's easy to put down people with kids from the safety of your mothers basement.

  9. Re:So, America might have a lower life expectancy. on Life Expectancy Set To Hit 90 In South Korea, Study Predicts (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    The cardinal rule of toxicology is that the dose makes the poison.

  10. Was already taken by Indians. They can have fun fighting the robots for it I guess. It sucked anyway. Good riddance.

    They will go on the war path!

  11. Re:As a fellow European on Donald Trump Is Sworn In As the 45th US President (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Speaking of Jeb Bush, he actually helped Trump in a way, he spent a large amount of money on ads during the primaries to take Rubio down which worked out but it didn't help Jeb at all.

  12. If you don't like what they pay, don't drive on Uber Drivers Demand Higher Pay in Nationwide Protest (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This isn't complicated. If you don't like the pay, don't work for them.

  13. Nice of them to take Election day off on Russian Hackers Launch Targeted Cyberattacks Hours After Trump's Win (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    They took off Election day so they wouldn't taint the results. Good for them!

  14. Re:Thanks Apple on Future iPhones Could Fold In Half (geek.com) · · Score: 1

    iFlip ?

  15. Re:Not a good idea... on Judge Refuses To Block New York 'Ballot Selfie' Law (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    It is hard to get too worked up over this. It isn't a huge infringement of our rights to regulate photography in a polling place. We already ban people from putting campaign signs and handing out voter guides within a certain distance of the polling place as it is.
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    This isn't the hill to die on screaming for freedom.

  16. Re: Good, then we can scrap that stupid f-35 on Air Force Says F-35 Glitches Mean the A-10 Will Keep Flying 'Indefinitely' (jalopnik.com) · · Score: 1

    At the very least, the F-35C model and possibly the Navy F-35B models should be ditched and let the A model be focused on the attack role. A new aircraft for STOVL could be developed to fill the close air support role that the Harrier has been in up to now.

  17. Re: because Photoshop doesn't exist on Lawsuit Seeks To Block New York Ban On 'Ballot Selfies' (msnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't see a mandate to keep speech secret, just the ballot itself. You can tell people who you voted for, they just don't want to allow you to release copies of the actual ballot.

  18. It is always easy to spend other people's money.

  19. Re:Not entirely true on Verizon Workers Can Now Be Fired If They Fix Copper Phone Lines (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not defending Verizon, but the headline here is misleading.

    You must be new here.

  20. Re:Other uses on MIT Invented A Camera That Can Read Closed Books (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Depends on if they used BleachBit.

  21. Any drone over flying within shotgun range should be considered fair game.

  22. Then he would use Mom's car.

  23. They should make a video and put it online on Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller: Live Theater Is the Antidote To Digital Overload (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Then more people can watch Hamilton!

  24. Re:We need Loser pays on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Has it worked that way in other countries with Loser pays?

  25. We need Loser pays on Man Sued For $30K Over $40 Printer He Sold On Craigslist (usatoday.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Loser pays would tamp down on a lot of people who use the process to punish people.