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  1. Re: We'll see on FAA Drone Rules May Already Be Outlawed By Congress (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    Corrective lenses. Does that mean eyeglasses too?

    Read the operational limitations again. "Corrective lenses" means specifically eyeglasses (or contact lenses).

    If you take the time to reread, you'll see that it just requires the operator to be able to see his drone. Do you think that's unreasonable?

  2. You could always buy a mailing list of Drone owners in a particular zip code of interest.

    I could also buy a list of boat owners in a particular zip code of interest. I'll be owning a boat is a more reliable indicator of wealth than owning a drone.

  3. Re:God damn it. on Database Leak Exposes 3.3 Million Hello Kitty Fans (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    It's already a little awkward going out in public with a g/f that's nearly 40 years my junior

    Especially when you're only 48 years old.

  4. To win a Nobel prize in economics today a person needs to have no idea about real economics and instead he needs to support the idiotic Keynesian ideas that let the governments do what they want to do anyway

    Fantasy and wish-fulfillment have always been a hallmark of the science of Economics. And bad math. Some of the biggest names in Economics (Milton Friedman, Keynes, etc) are basically just self-justifying cheerleaders.

    Economics is a softer science than parapsychology. I'm not exaggerating, either. If you find the few people who are doing parapsychology research at major institutions, you'll find that they're much more rigorous than they have to be, because of their bad reputation. Economists, on the other hand, especially the ones who sit in named chairs, mainly exist to advocate for their pet systems. And their math is pretty unimpressive when you dig down.

  5. Maduro, like Chavez before him, keeps his political base motivated by constructing elaborate theories to show that almost the entire world (and particularly the US) is conspiring against them. The sense of victimhood and isolation this creates is a useful political tool.

    Does that remind anyone of particular politicians here in the US?

  6. I've stopped two crimes with my firearm

    Yeah, no you didn't.

  7. God damn it. on Database Leak Exposes 3.3 Million Hello Kitty Fans (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Everything happens to me.

  8. How can you NOT pay attention to the interface. What other interface knobs do you NOT have to pay attention to? The steering wheel of your car? The brake pedal?

    If you're thinking about your steering wheel or brake pedal when you're driving, you're doing it wrong.

  9. Re:Er... What's wrong with this exactly? on FAA Admits Names & Addresses In Drone Registry Will Be Publicly Available (forbes.com) · · Score: 2

    I predict this whole discussion will now spiral into the abyss of second amendment nonsense.

    THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR A BAD GUY WITH A DRONE IS A GOOD GUY WITH A DRONE.

    Plus, Thomas Jefferson said something about watering the drones with the blood of Tom Brady. Or something.

  10. Knowing your name and number alone is not as valuable as knowing you have nice toys too.

    Because they could never find that information from the license plate on your BMW. The one with the license plate that says "DO N OK".

    There are easier ways to find out who has "nice toys" than looking you up in a registry of drone owners.

  11. My cock weighs more then that and is currently invading you wife(TM)'s anal 'airspace'

    Please keep her occupied until football season is over. kthx.

  12. Re:No thanks on Improving UI and UX: Changing the "Open Source Is Ugly" Perception (opensource.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    An interface that a user doesn't notice while using it, is an interface done right.

    Absolutely. In 2015, there's no reason I should have to pay any attention to your interface. If I notice your UI, you've failed.

  13. B.D.S. on Israeli Firm Creates a Device That Can Hack Any Nearby Phone (softpedia.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Boycott, divestment, and sanctions.

  14. Re:Karaoke on UK Police Busts Karaoke 'Gang' For Sharing Songs You Can't Buy (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, but you realize karaoke tracks are recorded to sound as much as possible like a recording someone else made famous, and the person who made it famous doesn't get a penny in royalties or license fees from a karaoke track. For example, I see that one of the karaoke tracks is of George Michael singing "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" People who would buy that karaoke track want to sound like George Michael singing the song, so they record the track to sound just like the accompaniment that's on George Michael's record.

    The problem is, George Michael doesn't receive a penny. The company that made the George Michael recording doesn't receive a penny. And, the song was written in 1930 by lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney who are both long dead. In summary, nobody who was involved at any level in creating the intellectual property for a song that's 75 years old or the intellectual property of the 1999 recording by George Michael see a red cent.

    Ignoring intellectual property laws that are this broken is absolutely reasonable. In fact, I would say that ignoring the intellectual property laws is an act of political courage until they decide to fix them.

  15. The funny part of this is that karaoke recordings are made of music other people wrote and made famous. In fact, I don't see how people who make karaoke recordings have any intellectual property in the game at all.

  16. Re: eGolf is agreat car on Musk, Others Want Volkswagen To Go Electric Instead of Fixing Diesels (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    A vehicle that's only good for approximately 80 minutes of driving

    Where are you getting "80 minutes of driving"?

  17. If you're mentally healthy, and your family is mentally healthy, you're better off with a gun than without one.

    The only problem is that we have to trust people to self-diagnose their mental health.

    I'll be most of the people who are involved in suicide and domestic violence think of themselves as mentally healthy when they're buying their guns.

  18. Re:VW have fundamental engineering issues on Musk, Others Want Volkswagen To Go Electric Instead of Fixing Diesels (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    My dad's BMW fuel pump died... when he was about to get on a bridge.
    Then it died again in his vacation, 700km from home.
    Then the oxygen sensor died.

    Maybe he should think about an electric car. They don't use fuel pumps or oxygen sensors.

  19. Re: eGolf is agreat car on Musk, Others Want Volkswagen To Go Electric Instead of Fixing Diesels (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I put 126 miles on my car today going to the airport and back, to the kids basketball game and a shopping trip. It got up to 25 degrees today. The Leaf is only good for 80 miles when it gets cold soaked, so, yes, I need more range.

    The average commute is less than 20 miles round trip. An electric car may not be right for you, but it would work just fine for a whole lot of people.

  20. 19% is nuclear, technically zero emissions apart from the waste.

    Completely clean and safe, except for the radioactive waste. That's like saying falling off a cliff is perfectly harmless, except for the landing.

  21. Re: Musk be a good idea on Musk, Others Want Volkswagen To Go Electric Instead of Fixing Diesels (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    So he forgot a comma, big whoop!

    Comma?

  22. Space Buffet on ISRO Launches Six Singaporean Satellites (thehindu.com) · · Score: 1

    Venusian Vindaloo.

  23. Re:Composition 101 on Khronos Delays Vulkan Graphics API To 2016 Release (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    I know who Khronos and Phoronix are

    Yes, I know they're Greek gods too.

    and what Vulkan is

    Of course. Everyone knows Spock.

    I'm not saying most people here don't know what these things are, but there are all kinds of tech nerds around here. Some are hardware nerds, some are software nerds and some are astronomy nerds. Some are drivers nerds. The fact that the summary was written and did not include the words "open source" or "cross platform" or even "API" is simply writing malpractice.

  24. Re:Screw your gun rights on 12-Year-Old Sikh Boy Arrested In Texas After Bringing a Power Bag To School (salon.com) · · Score: 1

    Can you give me any logical reason why I should not be able to protect my family?

    If you really want to protect your family, the best way is to check the wiring in the house, change the batteries in the smoke alarm and not own a gun.

  25. So, getting shot to death somehow makes you MORE dead than somebody stabbed to death?

    No, but a crazy guy with a knife is a lot less likely to walk into a theater and slaughter a dozen people. After a while, his arm would get tired.