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  1. If you haven't noticed, the entire planet is within the jurisdiction of the US, de facto.

  2. Concerns Addressed on DHS Wants Access To License-plate Tracking System, Again · · Score: 2

    Of course they could. With access to the data they'll quickly know where all of their "concerns" live and be able to , well, "address them".

  3. Psych to CompSci to Bio on Why America's Obsession With STEM Education Is Dangerous · · Score: 1

    Actually this is not what I have found. It took me a long while to find my path into STEM.

    I started as a psych major, then realized I don't want to maintain and fix, but to create.

    So I turned my experienced hobby into my major, computer science. Fell in love with programming. But this was too artificial feeling for me. Computer science is a fine social product.

    Now I'm a biology major, with a focus on genetics. I want to understand how natural programs work. Maybe even write some of my own one day, with tons of example works to draw from out in the [actual] field.

  4. Re:I'm all for abolishing the IRS on Sign Up At irs.gov Before Crooks Do It For You · · Score: 0

    Each person ought pay a flat percentage rate yearly for the cost of the previous year, no ifs ands or buts.

    That is to say if it costs the sum of government 2 trillion total to run, and the GDP was 20 trillion, then 10% of each individuals income would go to the government to make up the 20 trillion.

    Its the only fair way.

  5. Re:Income is not constant on $56,000 Speeding Ticket Issued Under Finland's System of Fines Based On Income · · Score: 1

    This is correct - its called freedom and liberty.

    The only time the law ought exercise its power of force to deprive a private entity of its property is to make whole another damaged by that private entity's actions.

  6. Re:Move Mouse Using Head Movement on Ask Slashdot: Mouse/Pointer For a Person With Poor Motor Control · · Score: 1

    On second thought.... maybe this wouldn't suit your case very well.

  7. Move Mouse Using Head Movement on Ask Slashdot: Mouse/Pointer For a Person With Poor Motor Control · · Score: 1

    http://cameramouse.org/

    From the website:

    "Camera Mouse was invented at Boston College to help people with disabilities use the computer. We make it available for free download, with no gimmicks or advertisements or registration, because we want to help as many people as possible."

  8. Re:Just Askin' on Come and Take It, Texas Gun Enthusiasts (Video) · · Score: 1

    The problem has always been that criminals will still have access to guns because the banning of desirables actually increases access via the resulting highly profitable black markets.

    The only ones with such weapons will be criminals and the government, leaving the vast mass of law-abiding people defenseless.

  9. "Mathematical Rules" on Ancient and Modern People Followed Same Mathematical Rule To Build Cities · · Score: 1

    I think they might be talking about logic.
    People need roads. People put businesses next to well traveled roads. People who work for businesses build houses near their work. Cities form.
    Who'da thought?

  10. Re:Don't fucking do it. on What If We Lost the Sky? · · Score: 1

    Plant trees! First and foremost, YES!

    And turn to CLEAN nuclear!

    The nuclear plants we have today were intended to produce weaponizable waste.

  11. Re:"Fairness" on Pandora Pays Artists $0.001 Per Stream, Thinks This Is "Very Fair" · · Score: 0

    "There's no such thing as "fairness" - it's a fairy tale concept that causes humans far too much suffering."

    This is what evil men tell themselves so they may sleep well at night.

  12. Correction on Pandora Pays Artists $0.001 Per Stream, Thinks This Is "Very Fair" · · Score: 1

    tis a wee bit over 1/10th a penny

  13. Re:de jure? on Iran Allows VPNs To Make Millions In Profit · · Score: 1

    de jure - "according to law; by right"

    Many say the United States has been a "de facto" power since the civil war, meaning that they are the government in fact, but also meaning that they are not the government "by right", as military force was and is used against the people to assert control.

    In other words, NOT "for the people, by the people".

  14. Re:"Free Market" will 'fix' bad ISPs (yeah, right) on Ten Lies T-Mobile Told Me About My Data Plan · · Score: 1

    I've been with Straight Talk $45 "unlimited" everything for several years. Never had a problem. Works off of the ATT network so excellent coverage.

  15. 9/11 on Obama Says He's 'A Strong Believer In Strong Encryption' · · Score: 2

    Still demanding answers for 9/11. Please release the full document.

  16. Re:NWO on Trans-Pacific Partnership Enables Harsh Penalties For Filesharing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    p2p wireless mesh based on %100 open source software and hardware

    Check this out

    http://www.freedomboxfoundatio...

  17. Re:What were you expecting? on Trans-Pacific Partnership Enables Harsh Penalties For Filesharing · · Score: 1

    She would be correct.

  18. ZERO RISK for large banks on The Mathematical Case For Buying a Powerball Ticket · · Score: 0

    There is ZERO risk for corporate banks to loan money. They either get the house AND keep whatever has been paid towards it up until that point or are fully reimbursed in the long run.

  19. Measles is NOT a Problem on DEA Hands MuckRock a $1.4 Million Estimate For Responsive Documents · · Score: 0

    According to the CDC there were less than 700 cases out of a population of over 300,000,000.
    http://www.cdc.gov/measles/cas...
    Measles is NOT A PROBLEM. They are TERRORIZING you.

  20. Direct Download Link for Windows on Google Earth Pro Now Available Free · · Score: 0

    dl.google.com/earth/client/advanced/current/GoogleEarthProWin.exe

  21. DL Link on Google Earth Pro Now Available Free · · Score: 3, Informative
  22. Right to Liberty; Freedom of Choice on Canadian Supreme Court Rules Ban On Assisted Suicide Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    I see you have an opinion there, sir. I'm glad you are able to pronounce it publicly. Others have differing opinions on the matter, like myself.

    I believe everyone and anyone should be free to do as they please so long as they do not infringe on the rights of others.

    The production, ownership, and use of marijuana does not infringe upon anyone's rights.

  23. Dissolve Fed? Replace with new Model! on Obama Proposes One-Time Tax On $2 Trillion US Companies Hold Overseas · · Score: 0

    I would rather the current government not only be dissolved but replaced by a fully transparent institution that actually protects everyone's rights equally.

    If a person seeks to wield a position of great power, affecting everyone in their society directly, even sending men to die, they themselves must be willing to make significant sacrifices in order to ensure accountability. Ultimate positions require ultimate accountability.

    The sole purpose of a republic is to defend the rights of all without bias.

    The new conditions to the game:
    - fully transparent legislative body: 24/7/365 monitoring of legislative entities while in office. This will filter out everyone but the idealists to argue among themselves.
    - socialized legislative body: no member of the legislative body is to own anything. All things required will be provided by the people via an unlimited credit card. All purchases are fully, immediately published. All purchases belong to the People and are not taken out of office. Politicians are not to receive gifts of any sort.
    - recenter local legislative bodies within the heart of educational institutions and bring all forms of educational institutions into one central hub. This ensures our youth have easy access to overseeing government discussion forums and observing the members of their government in-action.

  24. Re:..cheaper than almost anywhere else in Mexico on Where Cellular Networks Don't Exist, People Are Building Their Own · · Score: 0

    Sounds like Mexico and the US aren't all that different.

  25. Re:what about spectrums rights? on Where Cellular Networks Don't Exist, People Are Building Their Own · · Score: 0

    "And that is the reason why all major companies in state should drug test much more. I'd you be jobless than a druggie fucking up my stuff."

    Looks like you don't need any help with that.