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  1. If they don't have the Christmas Special, I'm out.

  2. Re:Those who said the US wanted him were called cr on Wikileaks Co-founder Julian Assange Arrested in London (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny how many American apologists were all over themselves to scream that the US never wanted him in the first place, and that it was all just conspiracy theory that they were trying to lay their hands on him. And yet, the instant he's out of the embassy, there's a US extradition warrant waiting for him. Funny that, it's almost as if this was an obvious thing right from the start....

    The narrative has changed. We're now living in a world full of bots who will make pro-Chinese posts on any Slashdot article slightly critical of the Chinese government. There's ample evidence the same is happening for anything regarding the US government. The mood on Assange here on Slashdot has suspiciously shifted to "he deserves to be jailed".

  3. Report Timing on Canada Warming At Twice the Global Rate, Report Finds (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    The report was timed to come out the same day our carbon tax came into effect. It's designed to freak Canadians out so that they will fully accept the carbon tax.

  4. And just like that... on Scientists Reawaken Cells From a 28,000-Year-Old Mammoth (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    The mouse became scared of itself.

  5. Wrong question to ask on Geologists Find Where Some Stonehenge Rocks Came From, Debunking Old Research (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The next question isn't "how?", it's "why?" Presumably, there were lots of other places much closer where the stones could have been quarried.

  6. Being in orbit definitely means you're still in the orbitted celestial body's sphere of influence. You can't orbit without a gravity well to bend your trajectory into an ellipse.

    What I think the article means to say is that the disc has been placed in a location where the local gravity well is not dominated by the Earth.

  7. Where's he get the gun, since it was illegal for him to buy it? Will the seller be charged?

    The 3-D printed aspect is stupid, he 3-D printed attachments to a gun, the headline leads one to believe he 3-D printed himself a gun, but hey, it's a msmash story, so inaccurate/misleading headlines are the norm... sadly.

    He 3-D printed the lower receiver, which is the part that has the serial number and is the part that is considered a "firearm" from a legal point of view.

  8. Re:Unregistered Rifle? on Man With 3-D-Printed Gun Had Hit List of Lawmakers, US Says (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Whew. My Trebuchet is safe.

    Only if you're using metal nails.

  9. Re:Missed target on Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap the Needle For a Pill (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    What happens when the insulin dart is a dud, it hits some food, doesn't pierce the stomach, etc. There is no verification it worked.

    I was thinking the exact same thing.

  10. Re:I'd like to know the odds on Canada Grants Bail For Arrested Huawei CFO Who Faces US Extradition (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Is the crime that Meng is accused of in the US also a crime in Canada? If not, then the possibility of extradition seems remote.

    That's not how extradition works.

  11. Re:I'd like to know the odds on Canada Grants Bail For Arrested Huawei CFO Who Faces US Extradition (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course. It is a simple one, too - US laws don't apply to foreigners outside of the US.

    Except that she is accused of using circumventing US trade embargoes with Iran while using US banks => inside US.

  12. You didn't need to use the asterisk, as the barycenter of the Earth-Sun system is still well inside the sun. I believe it's only a mere 450km from its centre.

  13. Re:Must be multiple reasons ... on Child Drownings In Germany Linked To Parents' Obsession With Mobile Phones (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty sure you nailed it. Here in Canada, the lifeguards have a tongue-in-cheek term for immigrant children: drowning victim.

    I honestly don't get it though: If you know your kid can't swim, why would you take them to the beach or a public pool? A certain amount of personal responsibility should lie on the parents. I understand that swimming lessons weren't a priority in their country of origin, so asking them to enroll their children in swimming lessons in their new country might be asking for much. But at the very least they should keep their children away from something that can/will kill them.

  14. Re:December 30th on 'Longest Living Human' Says He Is Ready For Death At 145 (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You must be new here.

  15. Re:try this on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Deal With Unreasonable Companies? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Dell is awful when it comes to reasonability.

    The 3D card on my out-of-warranty Alienware laptop died. Okay, I figured I'd just go onto Dell's web site and buy a replacement. Strangely enough, there wasn't one. I called them up, and they said that they were available, but I'd have to pay for a technician to come over and replace it. Or, I'd have to ship my laptop to Florida. They refused to sell the card by itself.

  16. Re:Even better on Microsoft Says Edge Browser Is More Power-Efficient Than Chrome (windows.com) · · Score: 1

    And Lynx was the most power-efficient of them all.

    wget

  17. I'm suing a tree on Twitter, Facebook and Google Sued For Facilitating Paris Attacks (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    It knowingly created oxygen that was used to keep terrorists alive.

  18. Delivery back to Earth from orbit is not free. It takes energy to de-orbit. Nowhere near as much as getting *into* orbit, true, but it is still not a zero cost.

  19. City of Light on Researchers Teaching Robots To Feel and React To Pain (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Don't worry my robotic brethren, ALIE can take away your pain.

  20. Re:Adelaide, South Australia on Climate-Exodus Expected In The Middle East And North Africa (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    I'm from a place in Canada that is often -35 C from November to February, wanna trade places? :(

    Wasn't this winter.

  21. An article about China on China Probes Baidu Over False Medical Ads After Student Dies (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Bring in the shills.

  22. Mysterious? Really? on FBI Says a Mysterious Hacking Group Has Had Access to US Govt Files for Years (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can't figure out wHo would want to have InterNal file Access.

  23. Re:"mass market affordable car" on Elon Musk Announces $35,000 Tesla Model 3 Electric Car · · Score: 2

    E85 is a fool's game. There's far less energy density in E85 than gasoline. You actually end up paying more per mile.

  24. I guess democracy is only a good thing when the electees are your favourites. The usual SJW bullshit: If you don't like the message, start crying.