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  1. Ha, ha, try again, AC.

    And it is highly unlikely that I am statistically insignificant. There are not a lot fo public chargers here. Never actually seen one.

  2. Nah, lots of morons of any age do that. It is even semi legitimate as English has grammatical indication for a long 'o'.

  3. Immediate fail, tosser. (1) Apple decided privacy was important long, long before the Facebook hysteria. (2) Apple security is better than the opposition and always has been so they do not need to do work that has been done. Instead they improve.
    You seem to have a five minute life. Anything that happened ten minutes ago is background blur to you.

  4. Two special snowflakes as I have never used a pubic charger either, although I do use pubic power points. This is the case because I always carry a small charger and a power brick for when there is no power point. Not for any security reason but for convenience. The brick also will jump start my car. So I might suggest it is not as uncommon as you think.

  5. Re:There are real issues [Re:Heil Hillary as manda on Google Listed 'Nazism' as the Ideology of the California Republican Party (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Why?

  6. Re:There are real issues [Re:Heil Hillary as manda on Google Listed 'Nazism' as the Ideology of the California Republican Party (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    And if one were honest... One would consider HOW THEY WERE IMPLEMENTED. Which makes for a very different story.

  7. Re:There are real issues [Re:Heil Hillary as manda on Google Listed 'Nazism' as the Ideology of the California Republican Party (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope. For one very simple reason. The Nazis were elitists and favoured their own. That makes then neither left wing nor socialist. You keep drawing the wrong axis.

  8. Re:Heil Hillary as mandated on Google Listed 'Nazism' as the Ideology of the California Republican Party (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    No, only you "know" that because it is false. It is you that is believing your own lies. My data? Personal info and family data at the time. My parents lived through it - one Ally, one Axis. Just piss off with your false truths.

  9. Re: Can't forecast because they can't do shit on Russia Demands Apple Remove Telegram From Russian App Store (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    You say thus despite evidence for the contrary.

  10. Re:Why is the original target being charged? on Gamers Involved In Fatal Wichita 'Swatting' Indicted On Federal Charges (kansas.com) · · Score: 1

    Because he (Gaskill) supplied the false address the Barriss sent the the SWAT team to investigate. At least the is what I got from it.

  11. Re:That's great, now what about the police? on Gamers Involved In Fatal Wichita 'Swatting' Indicted On Federal Charges (kansas.com) · · Score: 1

    You do not need to change the law. We have the same law (roughly) in Australia. The difference is that other people decide whether the cop had a good reason to fear. A cop saying he panicked might get them off a murder charge but probably not manslaughter.

  12. Re: So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You are of course correct; it is changes in velocity that cause the majority of accidents. but it does also depend on the driver somewhat (see below).

  13. Re: So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I do not know about that. I have lived quite long. I have done far more miles both in cars, trucks and on motorcycles than most will in their lives. But I learnt in the days when people were taught to drive, not just sit in a car. You learnt traction on skid pans and wet grass, braking with one or more flat tyres. Many of your elder drivers have quite literally forgotten more than you will ever know.

    I made the post on this subthread to stress evaluating the situation before reflexively breaking. Once your foot hits the break and you shed velocity you cannot pick up velocity again quickly. This limits (or even commits) you to fewer choices, gives you fewer places to put the car.

    One thing to be strongly avoided - driving an underpowered car. Even in cities it is easier to get out of someone's way when they are being an idiot.

  14. Re:So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, does not work. The computer is faster than a human. Yet the human is supposed to stop the computer when it makes a mistake. But even if the human reacts perfectly it cannot beat the computer's reaction time (in this case 'lack-of-reaction' time). One the computer failed even a perfectly alert computer cannot compensate - it is already too late.

  15. Re: So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Acceleration will get you out of trouble more times than breaking. Evaluate first, fast but first. You just acknowledged that you are a menace on the roads. Often braking is just what NOT to do.

  16. Re: So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Wrong. They designed a 'trade-off' into it so it wouldn't react to wind driven shopping bags. By doing that they introduced adjustable kill-rate. By doing that they guaranteed that people would die, but left how many adjustable.

  17. Re:So who is to blame? on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Honestly? Anyone who assumed that a "trade off" was ever possible. You cannot move a slider for varying degrees of risk to people. The whole software system is irrevocably flawed if any such trade off is contained in it programming.

  18. Re:Lord Butthurt of Maldon on Lauri Love Ruling 'Sets Precedent' For Trying Hacking Suspects in UK (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I assure you it is. Just the same as Vivian.

  19. Re:Why would he be extradited in the first place? on Lauri Love Ruling 'Sets Precedent' For Trying Hacking Suspects in UK (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    No, citation not needed. Not in this case...

  20. Re:Why would he be extradited in the first place? on Lauri Love Ruling 'Sets Precedent' For Trying Hacking Suspects in UK (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The big difference between the US and France, Spain and South Korea is that the cops in the latter group are not likely to kill you.

  21. Re:Lord Butthurt of Maldon on Lauri Love Ruling 'Sets Precedent' For Trying Hacking Suspects in UK (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Beverly is also a contender. Beverly can be used for a male in England

  22. Re:I'm shocked, shocked! on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    It is not reven capable of knowing g. "Starship Troopers" is not eve a conservative novel.

  23. Re:Hold on, let me get some popcorn on Robert Mueller's Team Reportedly Interviewed Facebook Staff As Part of Russia Probe (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    The US turned over Australia in 1975. We were not even an enemy. Been g a friend was not enough. We have to be a servant.

  24. Re:This. on Pedestrian Attacks Self-driving Car in the Mission (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    Better (if you have a front wheel drive) is make the tyres squeal with out actually moving forward. There is an instant way made for you as the pedestrians leap out of the way.

  25. Re: What? on Pedestrian Attacks Self-driving Car in the Mission (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    Which St. Kilda would you be referring to?