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  1. Why not? The officer on an "off" week is simply performing the habituated alternate behavior. Perhaps even the officers cognizant of things and simply applied what they learned, that is, when they're not being a douche they have a better day at work.

  2. Better watch what you say, that's un-'Merican. What are you a pinko commie?

  3. Re:Wacky? Maybe, but at least he's got vision. on Elon Musk Scales Up His Ambitions, Considering Going 'Well Beyond' Mars (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    While Musk specifically probably is a poor pick given his domain expertise. I would argue that a Musk type might make more sense that you'd think. Musk is a visionary with means. He courageously dreams up outrageously difficult goals and has an unusually long reach that sees him accomplish far more than most ever could. If you only reached for that which you can confidently achieve on time and on budget you'd never amount to much. The POTUS should be that kind of visionary, one that can see us accomplish more than confident mediocrity.

  4. Re:Give me local news and I'll cancel on 26% of Netflix Users May Cancel Cable TV This Year, Says Survey (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Give me the Hallmark Channel as a streaming service and I'll cancel. Until then, doing so would place my life in imminent jeopardy by my wife.

  5. Re:Why not make server farms? on NanoRacks Plans To Turn Used Rocket Fuel Tanks Into Space Habitats (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    A solution chasing a need.

  6. You mean like this?

  7. Re:Driver or Autopilot? on Tesla Owner in Autopilot Crash Won't Sue, But Car Insurer May (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not certain. The guy claimed he was reaching into the glove box. It's not inconceivable that he accidentally bumped or held the steering wheel thus overriding the autopilot. Tesla might have some more black box goodness forthcoming to entertain us.

  8. Re:Not quite... on America's First Offshore Wind Farm In Pictures (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    You're right, let's keep taking a dump into our air with your island's diesel generators. You can suffer a few whirlygigs and blinkenlights added to the view of multi-million dollar mansions.

  9. Re:Why do you speak on behalf of the rest of socie on NSA Worried About Implications of Leaked Toolkits (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    You don't get it. These jokers can only spy on us because they've purchased or discovered vulnerabilities in the systems we use. Instead of going all noble, protect the American citizen--their job--and notified the appropriate parties of these vulnerabilities they keep them for themselves to exploit wherever possible. An argument might be formulated in their defense if this was a one-sided deal. But, it's not, if they can discover/purchase these vulnerabilities so can others. If they can exploit them, so can others.

    The more these types of agencies can have their curtains drawn back to expose their shenanigans the better. Its time to change the culture away from thinking the world is a grand RTS game with zero real world consequences. For the former generations I have a simple suggestion: "video games." It's time to give a sh*t about the people you're hurting. If you need to play your "Cloak and Dagger," "Master and Commander," "The Spy that Shagged Me" bullsh*t go buy yourself a console.

  10. Re:Less Hype Needed, Highly Speculative on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Experimental results that do not match predictions is in and of itself interesting. This is particularly true when the subject is basic physics. That said, someone really should have checked Beau's resume a bit closer for geek cred. This guy is so easily drug about like a common Facebook sheeple.

  11. Re:Not understanding the issue on Popular Sex Toy Caught Sending Intimate Data To Manufacturer (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    Are you going to be concerned when I tell you that Wal-Mart et al. are collection points of toilet paper purchases matched to your payment card? That Walgreens knows you just bought an anti-diarrhea medication and your prescription for Viagra has two more refills left after your July purchase?

  12. Re:Not understanding the issue on Popular Sex Toy Caught Sending Intimate Data To Manufacturer (fusion.net) · · Score: 0

    Perhaps I'm from the wrong generation, but, who cares. It's like taking a crap. Everyone does it, everyone knows the other person does it. If they recorded and posted live usage data including precise GPS, then there might be more cause for concern. What they have is, user x likes vanilla and eats it right away, user y likes chocolate and takes their time. Regardless, the collection of data is almost certainly in the EULA.

  13. Re:Whatever happened to "location not found"? on Kansas Couple Sues IP Mapping Firm For Turning Their Life Into a 'Digital Hell' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Your answer seems to be in conflict with your credentials. The provider of data should not be the interpreter of information. You state the facts as you know them and your confidence in those facts. If the best they can do is "the United States" then the logical reply is of course "the center of the US" with a radius of inclusion being the maximum distance reaching out from the center that could be included. What is done with that data is the responsibility of the interpreter and communicator of information derived from that data.

  14. Re:Can't turn, can't climb, can't run on The New F-35 Is So Stealthy, It's Harder To Train Pilots (airforcetimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I was under the impression that the F-35 wasn't going to scrape the tree tops like the A-10. Rather it provided CAS from higher/farther by utilizing it's superior sensor suite and munitions.

    Most of the criticism seems to be coming from armchair trolls and A-10 fans that aren't able to accept/grasp how the technology will bridge the gap. There hasn't been objective, real-world data provided on its CAS abilities yet. Should be coming soon now that they've been moved to "ready for combat" status.

  15. Re:The irony is... on US Air Force Declares F-35A Ready For Combat (defensenews.com) · · Score: 1

    For a few more months at least. I hear a few members are past due on their payments...

  16. Re:Ready to on US Air Force Declares F-35A Ready For Combat (defensenews.com) · · Score: 1

    That's interesting given that they've ceased production and discarded much of the tooling (more?) required to manufacture the F-22. Hope the slightly less than 200 they built last them. Not much of a deterrent in my mind if you cannot replenish the supply. Counter the force multiplier coefficient with a few more "inferior" kit and eliminate them. Then you're back to a more level playing field.

  17. Re:Ready to on US Air Force Declares F-35A Ready For Combat (defensenews.com) · · Score: 2

    Drones are worthless in traditional combat roles unless they can be fully autonomous. By moving the pilot seat outside of the vehicle you create a brittle connection between the two that can be readily compromised.

  18. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps if you weren't paying extra for soundproof box seating with recliners outside of your home you could afford to rent one inside...

  19. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    For me the cost tanks it. Not because relative to my income it's expensive, it's not. Rather it's because of its relative cost compared to what I have to pay for a satisfactory home theatre experience. Public movie theatres are largely obsolete in regards to the problems they were originally established to solve. They're a niche product for an increasingly niche crowd.

  20. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    A 40-foot screen is only necessary if you're seated 40 feet from the screen. If the screen comfortably fills your field of vision be it 6 inches, 60 inches, or 60 feet at a satisfactory resolution it really doesn't matter.

  21. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    At issue isn't what theatres can afford. At issue is that fact that theatres are obsolete. At one time they were they only place where one could watch a motion picture and the only place where one could enjoy an air conditioned environment. Today most most people that could otherwise afford to go to the theatre have home entertainment systems and other amenities in various combination that are a match or better than the experience offered at a theatre.

    The improvements that can be made to the video and audio experience are logarithmic relative to the cost. Today for less than $2,000 you can purchase home theatre equipment that rival commercial theatre equipment tens of thousands more. After a point, the visual and auditory experience ceases to be the determining factor. For most middle class families that point has been reached. Now other things come into play, cost, convenience, ambiance, comfort. With sticky floors, disgusting bathrooms, obnoxious or at least distracting people, IR cameras spying on you, for $30/person, it becomes a pretty hard sell.

  22. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that's called your family room at home.

  23. Re:The Theater Experience on James Cameron: Theater Experience Key To Containing Piracy (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I always thought I wasn't supposed to talk during a movie. No wonder many of us think the experience sucks relative to the comfort of our homes, we're doing it all wrong.

  24. Re:"What Difference Does It Make?!?!?!" on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 2

    The executive pen is unimaginably powerful. Do not be deceived. That pen can both shut down Congressional actions, and can take drastic unilateral authoritarian actions. With that pen nations become dust and glass, economies collapse, liberties vanquished, lives exterminated. The presidency is not the place for someone whose thin-skinned, vengeful, petulant, egotistical, and self-serving.

  25. Re:"What Difference Does It Make?!?!?!" on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Absent a system that includes a run-off election the reality is that a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a vote for the least preferred candidate. Unless the American system changes, voting for a third-party, particularly in the presidential election is the very definition of "totally f**king stupid." Protest votes give you exactly opposite of what you desire.

    The only way to effect any kind of change in the American two-party system is to do precisely what Bernie Sanders did. He caused the democrats to add his causes to their platform. It's not an ideal win but it is a win nonetheless. Everyone making an anti-Hillary protest vote is voting against your own interests. It ensures that everything Bernie stood for, everything democrats generally stand for--in this case probably even what republicans stand for--goes the exact opposite direction. In my mind at least that makes you worse than the unthinking masses buying every bombastic line coming out of Trump's rectum.