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  1. Re:Not in Africa and all of Asia on All Fossil-Fuel Vehicles Will Vanish In 8 Years, Says Stanford Study (financialpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You have to take into the context of the "study". It was performed at a California University. While this may apply in a heavily populated area like SFO or LAX, NYC or even Tokyo, etc., people outside major metropolitan area will NEVER have this happen unless forced upon them. You think I would wait for a vehicle that would take 30-60 min to get from the city to come out to the property with no passengers and then make that same trip back with me in it, then take another one back out and a fourth and final trip back into the city empty again? Not just no but HELL NO is that ever going to be an economically viable solution.

    But we should thank them for the warning of a pending economical collapse of multiple world wide industries in order to achieve this utopian society in such a short time.

  2. Meh on Our Obsession With Trailers Is Making Movies Worse (cnet.com) · · Score: 0

    Stopped watching movies quite a while ago. There are better things to do in life than sit in front of a picture screen to escape reality.

  3. Yea, we already know this. It would be better to report that the H1B program is either dismantled at most or at least fix it to where things like this no longer happen.

  4. This could also be yet another "look over here, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" scenario. Do not fool yourself, all of the world's intelligence communities has been doing this for decades of influencing the masses with carefully orchestrated information dumps. Because they know most people prefer the ignorance is bliss mentality. I bet you still consider the DNC staffer was the victim of a botched robbery, right?

    All of this is the classical "Divide and Conquer" rules of war that has been going on for centuries. They have successfully implemented the first phase by dividing the country in half. What would the next step be?

    More importantly, who is the they in the equation?

  5. Re:Unforgeable Caller ID on Nuisance Call Firm Keurboom Hit With Record Fine (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Wait for it. I constantly get numbers within my own area code that are not assigned to the company that is calling me. Sometimes I would call them back and the person on the other side would tell me I have the wrong number and that they never called me in the first place.

  6. Re:The patent troll is the inventor insurance on Cloudflare Declares War On a Patent Troll With a $50,000 Bounty (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    In other words without the patent troll, inventions by small inventors and even medium sized companies become worthless.

    Then I think they would not be called patent trolls, but instead just an ethical attorney. I think the two are very different.

  7. Re:None of them. on Slashdot Asks: Which Tech Giant You Can't Live Without? · · Score: 1

    I already do, it's called No Script with the addition of Disconnect with Google added to blacklist. If the site does not render, I do not go there. Problem solved

  8. Re:The Only Answer on Slashdot Asks: Which Tech Giant You Can't Live Without? · · Score: 1

    I was going to say that they left an option out of All of the above., but I think your post pretty much covers that.

  9. YES!!!!

  10. I feel your pain. I was also relegated to the particular realm. To top that off the work that I was qualified for was relegated to 10 Indian off-shore who I had to manage (I was purported to be a technical lead instead of a Senior Developer which was NOT was I was hired to do). The biggest issue I had was I was the only permanent employee on the project relating to the actual code development. All others were either H1B or off-shore for the same companies (TCS and HCL). I basically became a technical manager. I ended up leaving because of this situation.

  11. Re:Wouldn't be a problem -if-... on Did A Billionaire Harvest Big Data From Facebook To 'Hijack' Democracy? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem with that is there are some facts governments do not want you to know about. What I would like to know is who makes that determination and for what reason. There seems to be quite a bit more information that is deemed secret these days.

  12. Re:Wouldn't be a problem -if-... on Did A Billionaire Harvest Big Data From Facebook To 'Hijack' Democracy? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    This has always been my interest in that the facts be presented to allow people to make their own decisions. If people wanted opinion, they should ask. This is why some people think that journalism is not what it used to be and not being as trustworthy as it once was. It seems recently to be more subjective instead of objective.

  13. Finally someone who actually read and understood my post instead of just attacking or modding it down. Oh well, this post pretty much sums up my views on this forum. Have fun folks.

  14. Then you should say in "bed together" or in cahooots but NOT "cock holster". Which, by the way, I am pretty sure is not proper nor appropriate for broadcast TV if it took place between 0600-2200

    On a side note though, I am pretty sure if George Carlin were alive he would also say, "Yea, that's one of the words you can/should not say on TV".

  15. I believe this is in reference to those who think Trump is the bully of the US, then Merkel is the bully of the EU.

  16. Why is there a strange feeling of deja vu? Anybody else have a feeling this is a scene out of The Matrix and you see a black cat cross your path yet again?

  17. Re:Americans are becomming more stupid. on California Seeks To Tax Rocket Launches, Which Are Already Taxed (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The really bad part is that we keep electing the same idiots over and over again. Term Limits please become a reality!!!

  18. Re:Oh that's easy on California Seeks To Tax Rocket Launches, Which Are Already Taxed (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I like it!

  19. Re:Do what You Love on California Seeks To Tax Rocket Launches, Which Are Already Taxed (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Classic reference. Kudos.

  20. Shhhhh, do not give them anymore ideas. While the EPA denies that have the authority to implement a Cow Tax, they have setup the framework for it to be possible. Politicians are sneaky that way. Set situations up but do not implement them until later.

  21. Re:Round 2: FIGHT on The World Video Game Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees (polygon.com) · · Score: 1

    I started on the Ultima series and loved them. When Ultima Online came out, while technically not the first MMORPG, it was the one that was played by the most. I was VERY disappointed with Richard selling Origin to Electronic Arts though. I played that until World of Warcraft came out. With a short stint on Star Wars Galaxies, which I thought had a very good game dynamic as well as one of the best online economies for it's time, in between. That is until Sony ruined it with the combat upgrade system.

  22. Re:It's a fucking phone on Qualcomm Is Seeking US Import Ban For iPhones (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Was it really an accident though? *wink, wink*

  23. Meh. on Qualcomm Is Seeking US Import Ban For iPhones (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    And now why should we care about someone with that much cash on hand paying the same as everyone else?

  24. Worse career? How about CEO of a startup who's idea that you stole from a college roommate that takes millions and squanders it to produce nothing tangible and somehow convince people that it is now a necessary part of the infrastructure. Then claim they are not a media company but will make it their life mission to eliminate all but the truth. Now that would be a ridiculous unrewarding job.

  25. Or all the mentioned. Remember not all states increased the minimum wage.