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  1. Re:Political pressure can work on Chicago's Red Light Cameras Now a Point of Contention for Mayoral Candidates · · Score: 1

    the other candidates must be eat babies if he is WAY better than his opposition because what i can see chicago has been pretty crappy for a long LONG time

  2. Re: Overstamp twice. on Crystal Pattern Matching Recovers Obliterated Serial Numbers From Metal · · Score: 1

    it always resorts to that

  3. Re: Overstamp twice. on Crystal Pattern Matching Recovers Obliterated Serial Numbers From Metal · · Score: 1
    actually the UK does have a fairly high crime rate https://stevengoddard.wordpres...

    According to the FBI, there were 1.2 million violent crimes committed in the US during 2011. FBI — Violent Crime

    According to the UK government, there were 1.94 million violent crimes in the UK during 2011. www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_296191.pdf

    There are almost exactly five times as many people in the US as in the UK – 314 million vs. 63 million. The violent crime rate in the UK is 3,100 per 100,000, and in the US it is 380 per 100,000 population.

  4. Re:Overstamp twice. on Crystal Pattern Matching Recovers Obliterated Serial Numbers From Metal · · Score: 1

    now? probably not many. as soon as this tech is mainstream? probably alot

  5. its all about the $$$ on Chicago's Red Light Cameras Now a Point of Contention for Mayoral Candidates · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Its been proven time and time again that red light cameras do more harm than good. how can anyone still support such bad use of tech???

    They have brought in $500 million since 2003, according to media reports,

    Ahhhh, its all so clear now.....

  6. Re:That's unpossible. on The Best, and Worst, Places To Drive Your Electric Car · · Score: 2

    and pre-heating is the greatest thing since sliced bread

    I think betty white is the best thing since sliced bread

  7. Re: Bye Apple products on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1
    While you are correct. when the iphone first launched, you could not create 3rd party apps. while apple did open up 3rd party apps when you state, Many people at the time argued that it was only because google was going to allow 3rd party devs from day 1. http://www.cultofmac.com/12518...

    The full Safari engine is inside of iPhone. And so, you can write amazing Web 2.0 and Ajax apps that look exactly and behave exactly like apps on the iPhone. And these apps can integrate perfectly with iPhone services. They can make a call, they can send an email, they can look up a location on Google Maps. And guess what? There’s no SDK that you need! You’ve got everything you need if you know how to write apps using the most modern web standards to write amazing apps for the iPhone today. So developers, we think we’ve got a very sweet story for you. You can begin building your iPhone apps today.

  8. Re:it's not on No Tech Bubble Here, Says CNN: "This Time It's Different." · · Score: 1

    I dont know, I think we should ask bennett

  9. Re:Don't stop there on Why Sony Should Ditch Everything But the PlayStation · · Score: 1

    actually, TWC is its own company being spun off from Time Warner a few years ago

  10. Re: Bye Apple products on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1

    actually the "app ecosystem" only came into play to compete with google. At first, there were no 3rd party apps in IOS it was limited to large players (the exact same way it was with feature phones prior to IOS)

    it wasnt until the google app store (now known as google play) started to take off that apple allowed 3rd party apps

  11. Re:Prior fucking art? on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 2

    The only reason they patented it is so that if they do make an actual product, it's harder for any patent trolls to sue them.

    If only they hadnt shown themselves to be litigious over things like rounded corners in the past, you might have something there

  12. Re: Bye Apple products on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1

    I saw a chart that says the app store made like a hundred thousand jobs and has given billions and billions to developers.

    Using those exact same numbers you could claim that apple took 30% of the profits from the developers mouths while other app stores do no such thing.

    If the apple app store did not exist, the majority of those "jobs" would still exist, on android, WP and BB

    gotta love statistics right!??!?

  13. Re:Bye Apple products on Apple Patent Could Have "Broad Ramifications" For VR Headsets · · Score: 1

    I think hes saying he has gone over the numbers and the long term costs/benefits and has come to the conclusion it is not in their best interest to be locked into the apple ecosystem.

    anyone who is not already in any ecosystem yet and does the math would come up with the same conclusion

  14. Re:Don't have Gov Employees Pay Income Tax on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 1

    thats actually not a bad idea.

  15. Re:News on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 2

    and the only one on that list that is worth anything is the pre-existing conditions. Why could they have not passed a 1 page law that says :"insurance companies cannot discriminate based on medical history"

    thats it, would have cost next to nothing to the people, and would accomplish the only good thing that obamacare has going for it. The rest of your list is fluff

  16. Re:News on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 1

    very stupid, its a great strawman you build up because no one but you said such a thing

  17. Re:News on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 1

    you dont have to do business with companies you dont like (well, until obamacare mandated you buy insurance that is)

  18. Re:News on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 3, Insightful

    it only had nothing to do with obamacare if you dont take into consideration the insurance companies making the changes to come into complience with obamacare.

    Just because they dont have to yet, it made more sense to get there sooner instead of later

  19. Re:The big picture on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 3, Interesting

    prices go up and obamacare is NOT there to stop or help with that.

    we were told that the avg family would see 2500 a YEAR in savings. when the trust is they are spending about that much more.

  20. Re:News on 800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data · · Score: 1

    no/..... never???

  21. Re:Probably just to prevent accessory competitors on Apple Patents Head-Mounted iPhone · · Score: 1

    i was gonna say how does this even get a patent??

    Moto and samsung have these for their phones as well. is this one of those "with an iphone" - just like the "on a comupter" patents that should never get out to begin with?????

  22. Re:And so it begins ... on Oregon Residents Riled Over Virtually Staff-free Data Centers Getting Tax-breaks · · Score: 0

    you are correct there, Not living there I have no idea how bad their tax code, if its anything like NYs its just as bad as federal and should also be scrapped

  23. Re:Makes you Stupid on Federal Study: Marijuana Use Doesn't Increase Auto Crash Rates · · Score: 1

    just because the kids are, does not mean people pushing for legalization are pushing for them to use.

  24. Re:And so it begins ... on Oregon Residents Riled Over Virtually Staff-free Data Centers Getting Tax-breaks · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is just one more example of a long list of examples that shows the 67 THOUSAND page tax code needs to be scrapped and simplified.

  25. Re:Exponential Patent Cost on Algorithmic Patenting · · Score: 1

    well you write in wording that would correct for that