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  1. Re: I use it every time i travel on Uber Was the Most-Expensed Service, With 6% of all Business Receipts in 2016 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    There are taxis that don't have GPS?

  2. Let me get this straight... on DragonflEye Project Wants To Turn Insects Into Cyborg Drones · · Score: 1, Funny

    Scientists are working out a way to make bugs that are... bugs?

  3. They should learn what difference a space--or lack thereof--can make.

  4. If the brownshirt fits...

  5. Re:Thinking about it too hard on Android Device's Pattern Lock Can Be Cracked Within Five Attempts, Researchers Show (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Or if you're like me and make frequent use of a Chinese character trainer app on your phone.

  6. Re:What's the point of Western Union? on Western Union Pays $586M Fine Over Wire Fraud Charges (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've discovered that quite a few folks in the US think that an offer to pay them via bank transfer is a sure indicator that I'm trying to scam them, or seeking to hack into their bank account.

    Not to mention all the places in the US that *require* payment via cheque or other paper instrument. WTF? Is it still, like, 1975 there? Seriously--I've not written a cheque in close to 20 years, but on a recent visit there, I was obliged to buy some money orders because that was the only alternative they'd accept other than me coming in personally with a big wad of cash!

  7. Re:Skype replacement not needed because ... on Free Software Foundation Shakes Up Its List of Priority Projects (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Including people like my parents who don't even own mobile phones?

  8. Then you don't know as nearly as much mathematics as you think you do, Herr Gödel.

  9. Re:Skype replacement not needed because ... on Free Software Foundation Shakes Up Its List of Priority Projects (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    I welcome your instructions on how to ring people's telephones in other countries while I'm myself travelling internationally without using either a telephone or Skype to do this, at a cost comparable to what I'd spend using SkypeOut. Preferably legally. Thanks.

  10. Re: More likely scenario on Geek Avenges Stolen Laptop By Remotely Accessing Thief's Facebook Account (hothardware.com) · · Score: 2

    "[In] good faith" has nothing to do with religion. But you quite possibly knew that already and were merely trolling.

  11. Re:Skype replacement not needed because ... on Free Software Foundation Shakes Up Its List of Priority Projects (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Skype is the hack to have someone in the middle to act as a proxy between to endpoints between NAT.

    Wrong. Skype is what gives you access to the POTS network worldwide without it costing you a zillion dollars.

  12. Re: More likely scenario on Geek Avenges Stolen Laptop By Remotely Accessing Thief's Facebook Account (hothardware.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In your zeal to punish, you managed to miss the "good faith" part.

  13. Re:All about the fight on New Wyoming Bill Penalizes Utilities Using Renewable Energy (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump's speeches were warm and inclusive, saying essentially "we're in this together, we can win, we can do better".

    LOLWHUT?? Only if you're a WASP who wants to ignore/shut out anyone who isn't.

    (Disclaimer: I certainly qualify as a WASP. But I'm not so blind as to fail to recognise that a very large proportion of the rest of the world isn't.)

    I don't think anyone on the left has a clue how ineffective their campaign of crying, whining, and insulting is.

    I think a very large proportion of Americans have been conditioned to regard any facts that they don't care for as "lies" and/or "insults".

  14. Re:that's great and all... on Oracle to Block JAR Files Signed with MD5 Starting In April (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    ... their plan to kill MySQL.

    Did you remember to tell Oracle about this plan? Because I don't think they know anything about it.

  15. Humour. Sense of. Grow one.

  16. Re:More prospective on Comcast Remains America's Most-Hated Company, Survey Finds (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Which Sovietistan was that? I'm pretty sure that you did not grow up in Sweden, where a doctor visit to my neighbourhood clinic costs me about US$15, and my wife's night in the hospital a few years ago ran us about US$75.

    And in the US, you have (at least in theory) a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Which pretty much disqualifies inadequate/inaccessible/prohibitively expensive medical care, since those things are impossible to achieve without being in reasonably good health.

    Nor does it make good sense to subject your population to economic enslavement as a condition of maintaining good health. The only reason it's lasted as long as it has in the US is that pharmaceutical/medical/insurance companies are allowed to get away with it.

  17. Re:fp! fp! fp! on Opera Neon Turns Your Web Browser Into a Mini Desktop (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    No, you've but achieved a trifecta of failure:

    1. Posted AC.

    2. Failed to include 6N44 Manifesto.

    3. Did not get FP.

  18. Chromeos? Those are like Oreos, only shinier, right?

  19. Re:Dropping articles makes you sound like Indian. on Intel Core I7-7700K Kaby Lake Review By Ars Technica: Is the Desktop CPU Dead? (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The book's title is Brave New World. No article, definite or otherwise.

  20. Re: Your new president doesn't pay taxes on Why Apple Just Invested in Wind Turbines In China (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I had to Google. At one time, I was pretty up to date on NASCAR, but that was ages ago.

  21. Re: Because "bad" taxes on Why Apple Just Invested in Wind Turbines In China (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    You make it sound like the windmill would be connected directly to the pacemaker.

    Also, I don't think you understand the concept of "average".

  22. Re:Because "bad" taxes on Why Apple Just Invested in Wind Turbines In China (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing that you're not an expat?

  23. Tora! Tora! Tora!

    What do I win?

  24. Re:This is what you get... on New Bug In Windows 10 Anniversary Update Brings Wi-Fi Disconnects (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    You're 123 years old?

  25. Re:What's with the ' ' scare quotes? on A 'Turkish Hacker' Is Giving Out Prizes For DDoS Attacks (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1