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  1. I mean sure... on Cord-Cutting Still Doesn't Beat the Cable Bundle (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    You might be paying $70/month for all that getup. But keep in mind, you're not paying the $10/month HD fee. The $10/month DVR fee. The $10/month cable box fee for other TVs. The $10/month router fee so all the hardware works.

    That saves you just $600 in a year alone. Sure, it still sucks but it's a little more palatable.

    Beyond the obvious greed, I'm not really sure why everyone's so gungho to split into their own services. People only have so much free time and so much disposable cash. Setting up a service is a huge investment so you'd have to look at your entire library to think whether or not your stuff is gotta have. I can't think of anyone outside of Disney or HBO that could pull it off by going on their own rather than just work with Netflix or Amazon.

  2. Re:Well, okay - but on Trump Adviser Steve Bannon is Leaving White House Post (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I dunno about the Supreme Court. I could see the Senate confirming Garland if Hillary was elected only to stop her from getting someone more liberal on the court. That being said, Obama could have pulled Garland using the same logic the Republicans used. Turnabout is fair play in my mind but that won't stop some folks from complaining about how horrible it is he did it.

  3. Re:Build more housing on A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her To Work by 7 AM (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Somerville is going to get much worse if the Green Line Extension ever takes off.

    I'm trying to figure out where I can buy a place for under $400k that might have a reasonable commute to work so I'm not dying in the hour each way kind of situation OR having to work odd hours (anything outside of 7:30-6 is odd). There's a guy who gets in at 5am and leaves by 3pm every day. Forget that.

  4. Had one in Atlanta too. Loved it.

    There's a place near where I live up in New England that's an ok theater but it's great to go see matinees cause no one is there. $7.75 matinees is a steal.

  5. Re:Could very well be training/testing on A US Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    Or that the military flies simulated bombing runs over civilian targets?

    Was a regular thing at the Scout camp I worked at for four summers. Used our old mess hall as a target.

  6. Re:I wonder what's going to happen to the mid east on France Set To Ban Sale of Petrol and Diesel Vehicles By 2040 (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm also intrigued with what happens to the value of the American dollar. My limited understanding is that a lot of the value is tied up in the petro-dollar. If oil's value significantly decreases, what will that do for the US?

  7. This rings too close to home and I'm in my early/mid 30s.

    Online dating got me feeling like I'm just scraps at this point so my plan is get a place and a couple dogs for companionship then check out of relationships for good.

  8. Honestly not sure why they don't just separate power bills into two things: cost of the power lines and other distribution infrastructure as one bill part and power consumption as another. If I have a vacation home that I only use two months of the year, I still benefit greatly from having it hooked into the grid so power is available whenever I want it. I think the same thing should exist for water too.

    Don't want to pay the grid fee? Go 100% and make the cut (provided that zoning regulations will be updated to completely allow this).

  9. Re:Unemployed? Retired? on US Adults Will Spend More Than Half the Day Consuming Media, Study Says (emarketer.com) · · Score: 1

    I have Pandora running while I'm at work.

  10. Re:Is this news? on Boeing To Lay Off Hundreds of Engineers Amid Sales Slowdown (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I figure it'll get worse as Boeing and Airbus reduce the number of unique vehicles in the lines going forward. Airbus is down to only manufacturing the A320, A330, and A380. And Boeing was planning on having three clean sheet designs (Yellowstone) - the 787, a new 737/757/767 variant (pushed back due to the A320 NEO as they developed the 737 MAX to compete), and a 777/747 replacement (likely the 777X). They'll each have variants but they'll probably just be variation in fuselage length for variable passenger capacity to keep costs down with a common wing.

    Not sure how either companies will want to do things since you need that engineering knowledge on the next aircraft and if you're going through that process less frequently, you'll have fewer seasoned folks that know what they're doing. Oh well.

  11. Re:Problem is true waste is hidden on Steve Ballmer's New Project: Find Out How the Government Spends Your Money (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Well sure, modernizing nukes means jobs. Though the Minuteman III systems were first deployed in the 70s (though has seen some system upgrades) while the bomber variants vary from the 60s to 80s. I think we both would agree that systems age over time and their effectiveness would degrade in some capacity. Spare parts become increasingly rarer as programs run longer and that can drive costs too.

    Now this certainly ties back to the debate of what do we want the military to do. Is there value in strategic nuclear deterrence? If so, how much of it do we really need?

    Perhaps another area of focus could be on things like the Army's complaints about Congress buying more tanks the Army doesn't want. How many systems have we had forced onto our troops because of political posturing? How much could military expense be saved by using COTS parts like a GPS in lieu of a "battle hardened" unit? How much waste is there in budgets because folks ran under and don't want to lose it (lots from what I hear)?

    I'd speculate this is true across the board for government waste and having overlapping missions for various organizations too. It might not be as bad in others as the military but it doesn't mean we can't look at it either.

  12. That honestly sounds like the best solution.

    I have a spare bedroom I'd love to rent out but as I'm a renter, I'm not gungho about violating my lease. Regulation as a B&B would make it easy for landlords to catch folks breaking their lease. At some point when I buy a place, I would also likely want to rent a spare bedroom on infrequent occasion to help blast away the mortgage as hotels here are not cheap. Would be happy to take that approach.

  13. Re: Nothing says... on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    That math is a little wonky since your process is really 7 hours. If you wanted to run it 24/7, you could have 24 cycles of drive and recharge in a week - 86% utilization. But compare that to 7*24/21 (21 is drive and rest), you get 8 so a utilization of 52%. Still far better regardless.

    The question of interest I have is what these unmanned trucks will do if someone attempts to rob them - say at night with limited traffic. Could be via fake traffic block or something out of Fast and Furious while at speed. Having an active driver serves as a legitimate deterrent as they can call it in quickly. Not sure what the solution might be for an autonomous fleet. Broadcasting cameras going to some security office hub? How do you handle areas with lousy data coverage?

  14. I tap a button on my Fire remote and select skip preview. Dunno how you're watching Amazon but it works for me.

    Amazon's shows do really suck. Man in the High Castle is entertaining enough and Alpha House was hilarious. Grand Tour was not really much fun. I can't think of anything else I've seen on the menu I'd even want to watch.

  15. Probably for the best on FCC Kills Plan To Allow Mobile Phone Conversations On Flights (pcworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If people were polite and considerate of each other, this would easily be something that should be allowed.

    Unfortunately, we live in reality where people tend not to be overly considerate of others around them while on their phones. Add in the cramped quarters of an aircraft on top of the stressors various folks have related to travel and I think you'll see more aircraft incidents that we would like. Wifi with email should be sufficient for most communication needs.

  16. Interesting... on Americans Are Having Less Sex Than 20 Years Ago, Study Finds (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    20 years ago I wasn't having any cause I was 13. For better or worse, I'm still pretty consistent with that trend.

    Guess I'm not going my part.

  17. Re:What would an AI actually do? on Tinder Wants AI To Set You Up On a Date (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Having skimmed enough local profiles, I'd be hard pressed to find any evidence that only 5% of ladies are real. Most of the profiles look pretty authentic to me (OKCupid) but I guess if you're using other places, they might not be.

    My observation is that I just don't mesh with a lot of the folks on the site. Could be for a number of reasons: lots of vegans/vegetarians, folks that love to travel everywhere (crazy high cost of living here and I don't want a roommate), I'm far less established financially than others my age (was in a doctoral program that ate my 20s) which makes me less hesitant to spend money, a lot of my interests are more hermetic than many folks enjoy (I sure don't blame others for that but it does make things harder), and folks have kids (nah)/want kids (I'm increasingly leaning towards no as I get older).

    I have noticed many profiles having a list of some size in terms of what they're looking for. Like they're buying a laptop or car and want it speced out. That might be part of why they're still single. I see someone I kinda dig, see a list and something on that list doesn't resonate with me, and I just assume they aren't going to be interested. An example would be "I'm not interested in Republicans". I'm independent and don't vote straight ticket but that statement comes off as someone that doesn't want to hear opposing views. So why bother? I already send non-sexually charged messages that don't get responses.

    It's funny cause I moved from the Southeast US because I felt I was too liberal and now in New England, I'm too conservative.

  18. Re: Alternative to ban on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know as I really haven't looked. I feel like PNW brand of environmentalism is the same level of diet and social justice that ends up being a negative - no compromise. I'm pro-nukes until solar/wind and storage is affordable enough to cover the needs of the grid completely plus water desalination.

    I think that's really the problem. Americans either forgot how to compromise or stopped trying and want control over every little thing in their lives. And it's what ultimately makes a lot of people unattractive.

  19. Re: Alternative to ban on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Goodness. Tell me about it.

    I moved from the Southeast, where being agnostic closed a lot of doors for me, to New England for a job and what I figured was a better dating environment for me. What a mistake that was. Lots of vegans/vegetarians, social justice priority minded folks, instant distrust of gun ownership, etc. I have nothing against any of those perspectives but I love BBQ restaurants (I'm even willing to eat less meat but I'll never give it up. I would also like company while eating.), not worrying about every little thing (How many marches have there been already?), and target shooting is a fun hobby. It would be somewhat hard to have it work in a relationship.

    I was too liberal for the Southeast and I'm too conservative for New England. My answer of 'other' in the OKC question of politics (liberal, conservative, centrist, other) is a negative. Lots of "I don't date Republicans" which I read as, "I won't have someone challenge my beliefs." I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up with a foreign lady too just because American women are far too picky for what they really bring to the table.

  20. Re:I think it's safe to say that wouldn't hold up on Police Use Pacemaker Data To Charge Homeowner With Arson, Insurance Fraud (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    If I come home to find a guy abusing my pre-teen daughter, you bet that I will Judge Dredd this mofo's ass.

    I would be careful with that strategy. If you've disabled him and he's no longer a threat but you then execute him, you may find yourself in court anyways facing charges. Heat of the moment might get you a lot of leniency but it does put you at the mercy of a prosecutor for whether you're charged and if you go to trial, a jury and judge.

  21. Re:Subject line smells on Sony Warns It Will Take $1 Billion Writedown, Blames Slowing DVD Sales (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Every time I watch a DVD or Bluray something on my PS4, it asks if I want to use the internet to download whatever. I never have, never will, and I want it to stop asking permanently. Do you know if that is feasible?

  22. Re:Subject line smells on Sony Warns It Will Take $1 Billion Writedown, Blames Slowing DVD Sales (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Is there a way to tell it that I will never want it to download stuff from the intertubes?

  23. What's the performance gap? on Some Colleges Have More Students From the Top 1 Percent Than the Bottom 60 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    No one is surprised that kids from wealthier means do better in school. This is well documented. What's the performance gap between the bottom 60% and the top 1% kids? If the gap is sizable, let's look towards correcting that. If the gap in performance is negligible, then I'm going to get more interested in these findings.

  24. Re:DVD's costing $15-49 is killing DVD sales. on Netflix is 'Killing' DVD Sales, Research Finds (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    If the standard was $5 DVDs and $10 Blurays, I would be a much poorer man. Shows should adjust in some capacity.

  25. 4. Your air conditioning died and you want to be gone in the middle of the day.
    5. You saw Assassin's Creed and clearly don't value your free time.