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  1. Re:This is unnecessary and stupid on Companies Start Implanting Microchips Into Workers' Bodies (latimes.com) · · Score: 4, Informative
    This bullshit is so old. Here's Robyn Curnow's article on having a microchip removed after getting it implanted to obtain "VIP" access at a bar around 13 years ago:

    http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/05/spark.bajabeach

    Once back home in London, I begin to feel uncomfortable and unsure about my VIP status.

    The Baja Web site assures that getting rid of the microchip is a simple and harmless procedure, something like removing a splinter.

    But the two doctors I consult in London's Harley Street disagree. Getting the microchip became serious business.

    Hard to find

    General practitioner Dr. Stuart Sanders referred me to consultant plastic surgeon Lena Andersson as soon as he realized he could not feel the microchip.

    It was buried so deep inside my upper arm that Andersson sent me off for an X-ray, and even that did not help the doctors.

    Although the microchip was visible on the X-ray, it was impossible to pinpoint the exact location in my arm as it was nowhere near the point of insertion.

    Finding it involved surgery at the clinic and a severe dose of post-Baja regret. One night out in Barcelona has permanently seared into my upper left arm.

    While splayed out on an operating table -- once again anaesthetized -- Andersson removed the chip using a high-tech sensor X-ray and two monitors to guide her to it.

    The missing microchip was finally located -- more than a centimeter away from where it was inserted.

    Andersson later explained that it was so difficult to remove because it was so small and soft.

    "It is very soft. I understand why we had a problem finding it. You couldn't feel it and I couldn't feel it. The smaller they are, the more difficult they are to get out."

    So, now I have a small microchip the size of a large piece of Basmati rice in a specimen jar as a souvenir -- I also have eight-millimeter scar on my upper left arm.

  2. Re:Rent controls on Bidding Website Rentberry May Be the Startup of Your Nightmares (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    You are so naive. Manhattan shitholes don't come cheap.

  3. Big deal about removing staples on Steve Wozniak Invests In Robot-Powered Paper-Digitizing Startup (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Any cheap paper shredder can deal with staples.

    The more elegant solution is to just shred the papers before digitizing them.

  4. Please. You are so biased you must be from the MSM.

    https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4659119/franken-sessions-exchange-russia

  5. Actually, as soon as the cops came and arrested me I got so stressed out that the password is completely gone. I can't remember it no matter how hard I try.

    And damn, that's brutal Man. My entire child pornography collection was on those hard drives.

  6. Re:clearly the truckers are right on Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Whatever.

  7. Re:if it were cheaper, yes. on What If You Could Eat Chicken Without Killing a Chicken? (theoutline.com) · · Score: 2

    I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it to be cheaper than live animal derived meat. Consider the price of soybean milk compared to cows' milk. I'm guessing that it must be cheaper to grow and milk ( ;-) ) soybeans than to raise and milk cows, but that doesn't show up in the price of the final product.

  8. Re:Well Geek Squad didn't plant the child porn on How The FBI Used Geek Squad To Increase Secret Public Surveillance (ocweekly.com) · · Score: 1
    I think you're looking for this:

    https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/sep/07/greatinterviews1

    Richard Nixon: "Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."

    Or maybe this:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-interview-transcript.html

    ".. the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can’t have a conflict of interest."

  9. Re:So what is it for? on New 'USG' Firewalls Protect USB Drives From Malicious Attacks (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
    You'd have to read the wiki article at the first link four words into the slashdot summary, but yeah, that's what the developer says:

    https://github.com/robertfisk/USG/wiki

    The USG isolates BadUSB devices from your computer, while still passing through the data you need.

  10. Re:Would you trust yourself to describe the issue? on Toronto Start-Up Will Send a Mechanic To Your Driveway To Repair Your Car On Demand (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1
  11. Re:Why is Amazon/Alexa even saving recordings? on Amazon Argues That Alexa Is Protected By the First Amendment in a Murder Trial (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    You are clearly not a corporate lawyer.

    /s

  12. Re:Why is Amazon/Alexa even saving recordings? on Amazon Argues That Alexa Is Protected By the First Amendment in a Murder Trial (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    It can just buffer the content until someone uses the device to actually ask Alexa something. Then it can send everything of interest all at the same time. The only way to be truly safe is to take a vow of silence and keep to it.

  13. Oh yeah, smart guy? And how do you get the last drop of vinegar out of the bottle after you do that?

    (Obligatory /s)

  14. Unnecessary. I just use my tongue. on Scientists Discover a Way To Get Every Last Drop of Ketchup Out of the Bottle (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    This is so pointless. I just use my tongue to scoop up the last drops of delicious ketchup from the bottom of the bottle. Yes, women love me.

  15. Re: Don't Worry on Accenture To Create 15,000 Jobs In US (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The quality is there as a result of the clothes being made in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. If she moves production to the US, all will be lost.

    http://www.businessinsider.com/ivanka-trump-clothing-line-made-in-china-hong-kong-2017-2

    /s

  16. Vitamin B12 was recommended as a "rescue" for LSD on B Vitamins Reduce Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds (newsmax.com) · · Score: 1

    I recall that many, many years ago vitamin B12 was recommended as a rescue for a bad LSD trip. I don't know of any actual studies that tested its effectiveness though.

  17. Re:'Schizophrenia' is a normal reaction... on B Vitamins Reduce Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds (newsmax.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmmmm. Or was the parent post you were replying to something other than what I thought it was? The thread appears to point to a post that is not relevant to what you wrote. Sorry if I misconstrued your meaning.

  18. Re:'Schizophrenia' is a normal reaction... on B Vitamins Reduce Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds (newsmax.com) · · Score: 1
    Yes indeed, it looks like someone doesn't know the difference.

    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/schizophrenia-booklet/index.shtml

    Voices” (auditory hallucinations) are the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia. Many people with the disorder hear voices. The voices can either be internal, seeming to come from within one’s own mind, or they can be external, in which case they can seem to be as real as another person speaking.

    This post brought to you by the "Department of Pot Kettle Black" :-)

  19. Re: Yeah he should have just said "of course we ta on Michael Flynn Resigns As Trump's National Security Adviser (go.com) · · Score: 1

    You could have a point there but we've got an awfully long road ahead of us filled with "people who suck" before we get to a "winner".

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/presidential-order-succession-case-article-1.2973129

  20. Re:Yeah he should have just said "of course we tal on Michael Flynn Resigns As Trump's National Security Adviser (go.com) · · Score: 1
    Funny you should mention that, but DJT already addressed that issue. So long as it's not leaking out of "Washington" it is apparently A-OK.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/14/trump-says-the-real-story-is-illegal-leaks-following-flynns-resignation

    In a tweet, Trump expressed frustration with what he views as a culture of leaks in the nation’s capital. “The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?” he wrote. “Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N. Korea etc?”

  21. Re:Trump scare maybe on Intel To Invest $7 Billion in Factory in Arizona, Employ 3,000 People (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1
    No big deal. His wife has bigger balls. She sued a blogger for what she claims messed up her plans to cash in big over the next 4/8/12 years of her First Ladyness.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/opinion/melania-trump-inc-imperiled.html

    Mrs. Trump contends in the suit, her “brand has lost significant value, and major business opportunities that were otherwise available to her have been lost and/or substantially impacted.” The suit offers no specific examples of lost business opportunities.

    The timing of the story was particularly injurious, according to the lawsuit, considering that Mrs. Trump “had the unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as an extremely famous and well-known person, as well as a former professional model and brand spokesperson, and successful businesswoman, to launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple product categories, each of which could have garnered multimillion-dollar business relationships for a multiyear term during which plaintiff is one of the most photographed women in the world.”

    There is no benign way to look at that claim. Mrs. Trump evidently believes her new title affords her a chance to rake in millions of dollars.

  22. Re:Go! Government! Go! on NYC Fines Airbnb Hosts For 'Illegal' Home Rentals (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    "Talk to your landlord" you say? The law is being enforced primarily against landlords who keep their apartments off the rental market so that they can collect hotel-like rents instead of apartment rents. These are AirBnBers who have 5 or more properties on AirBnB at the same time, all the time. They are operating illegal hotels, plain and simple.

    https://www.cnet.com/news/airbnb-nyc-law-hosts-fined-for-illegal-home-rentals

  23. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1
    Actually, the text just says "aliens", not "illegal aliens". I'm copying the excerpt from Fox News so that should satisfy most of the Breitbart crowd:

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/25/text-trump-executive-order-on-enhancing-public-safety-in-interior-united-states.html

    (b) To better inform the public regarding the public safety threats associated with sanctuary jurisdictions, the Secretary shall utilize the Declined Detainer Outcome Report or its equivalent and, on a weekly basis, make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens and any jurisdiction that ignored or otherwise failed to honor any detainers with respect to such aliens.

    Beware the aliens - they are not like us.

  24. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1

    His company will be run by his two sons and his CFO. And of course none of them will ever, ever, ever mention business when the family gets together.

    (Just to dispel any doubt about my meaning here: </s>)

    I think you're smarter than that.

  25. Re:Do the right thing - stand against Trump's bigo on Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners (whitehouse.gov) · · Score: 1

    Even if "all foreign profits will go into the US treasury" (and how will we know that given that he won't release his full financials?), the value of his holdings -- this is all real estate you know -- can skyrocket because of his Presidential "fame".

    So what if he tosses some small profits to the US, he'd be better off plowing the money back into the foreign investments until he leaves office. So there go the profits - back into the company.

    And he can twist the Federal policies to ensure that his investments grow in value. That's called "conflict of interest".