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  1. Re:so much unsaid for uber. on Melbourne Uber Drivers Slapped With $1700 Fines; Service Shuts Down · · Score: 1

    Good for you.

    Can you verify that ALL Uber drivers have similar brakes (or even WORKING brakes) on their cars?

  2. Re:have a high H1B minwage / let them work anywher on Let Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders Work In US, Says White House · · Score: 1

    They have the same negotiating power as other employees, too: leave the country

    Fixed that for you.

  3. Re:Apocalypse, Really? on The Upcoming Windows 8.1 Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    So OF COURSE that means that NOBODY ELSE is having problems ANYWHERE!

    RTFA, N00b!

  4. Today in America on Kerry Says US Is On the "Right Side of History" When It Comes To Online Freedom · · Score: 1

    Anybody still want to argue that there are major differences between the two major political parties here in America?

  5. Re:Misleading Summary on Ask Slashdot: How To Communicate Security Alerts? · · Score: 1

    Microsoft released the patch for XP as well.

    It's on Windows Update, or you can download it at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-021

  6. Re:What is the point? on Lessig Launches a Super PAC To End All Super PACs · · Score: 1

    Money is speech when it is used to promote a political view.

    If A is B, then by logical extension B is also A. So if you want me to vote for your candidate, there is only one acceptable format for promoting your candidate.

    The candidate that makes the most compelling speech gets my vote. Simple, no?

  7. I don't understand the point on Anonymous' Airchat Aim: Communication Without Need For Phone Or Internet · · Score: 1

    Why use this when I can get some cheap ham radio gear, or even a CB radio setup?

    It looks like a solution in search of a problem.

  8. Why not both? on NYC's 19th-Century Horse Carriages Spawn Weird, Truck-Size Electric Car · · Score: 1

    I could see this vehicle as being an alternative to the horse drawn carriages, particularly in the winter. This could also be started gradually as the existing stable of horses is retired.

    If these vehicles become more popular than the horses, it's a good thing. Even if it doesn't fully replace the horse drawn carriages, it would be interesting to see which option tourists prefer.

  9. My Guesss on the Administration's Answer on Administration Ordered To Divulge Legal Basis For Killing Americans With Drones · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If I had to venture a guess, the Obama administration would say, "We did it because we can. Who's going to stop us?"

  10. Re:Nonsense on Ask Slashdot: System Administrator Vs Change Advisory Board · · Score: 1

    +1....well played, sir!

  11. Re:Microsoft does not want kids coding... on Should Microsoft Give Kids Programmable Versions of Office? · · Score: 1

    I don't think stuffing GWBASIC back into windows is going to take us from where we are to where we need to be.

    But what's the harm in putting a simple programming environment in?

  12. Re:The Questions on Interviews: Ask J. Michael Straczynski What You Will · · Score: 1

    And who's been sleeping in my bed?

  13. Re:America in decline ... on IBM Looking To Sell Its Semiconductor Business · · Score: 2

    to beat China at their own game by returning to the days when many employees worked sixteen-hour days just to cover the rent, occasionally losing a hand in the machines was an acceptable risk and major cities were often covered by lethal levels of smog.

    In other words, the Republican Party's economic plan.

    ...and by the way, I don't like the new Slashdot Beta layout either.

  14. Re:The Problem on Marc Andreessen On Why Bitcoin Matters (And A Critique) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I lost a $100 bill at the casino. Can you void that and issue me a new one please?

    YOU lost the $100 bill....but SOMEONE ELSE found it and used it.

    If you lose a Bitcoin, it's gone forever, and NOBODY can use it.

    Whether or not this is a problem is left as an exercise for the reader.

  15. Re:Point taken. on Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks the Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car · · Score: 2

    But it does not ever dial my phone outside of that, and never sends my location anywhere else.

    At least, it doesn't tell you when it does...

  16. Re:Reasons for:SciFi list on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Books Everyone Should Read? · · Score: 1

    I wholeheartedly agree...Card's novels are drek, but his short stories are very readable.

  17. Re:But how will we know? on Polar Vortex Sends Life-Threatening Freeze To US · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet it feels colder with that WOOSH, however.

  18. Re:What a complete joke of a quad copter. on Illinois Law Grounds PETA Drones Meant To Harass Hunters · · Score: 1

    What PETA is actually doing with this drone is maximizing their profit, while gaining as much exposure as possible.

    In other words, Standard Operating Procedure.

  19. Re:This can't possibly be an accurate report. on Cable Lobbyist Tom Wheeler Confirmed As New FCC Chief · · Score: 2

    He did remove the revolving door....

    and replaced it with an automatic sliding one.

    Revolving doors are so 20th Century!

  20. An Overarching Problem on Cost of Healthcare.gov: $634 Million — So Far · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The real problem is that NOBODY, in ANY branch of the U.S. government, gives a shit about anything other than enriching themselves.

    I cordially invite ANY evidence to the contrary.

  21. Re:This is why I am unimpressed with BitCoin on Sinkhole Sucks Brains From Wasteful Bitcoin Mining Botnet · · Score: 1

    The introduction of ASIC mining have made botnet obsolete.

    Only if I use MY processor, electricity, etc. to mine coins.

    If I use SOMEONE ELSE'S, I get "free" bitcoins...not to mention use of the botnet for spam, DOSing and any number of other money-making activities.

  22. Re:Slow train coming on US IT Worker Files Hiring Lawsuit Against Infosys, Class Action Proposed · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the laugh.

    I especially thought the line "the US is not India, and isn't going to allow for flagrant, over the top wholesale discrimination" was pure comedy genius!

    You've earned your name, WOOFYGOOFY!

  23. Re:Individual members of Congress may grandstand.. on DOJ: We Don't Need a Warrant To Track You · · Score: 1

    A President instituted the NSA on his own. A President could abolish the NSA on his own.

    A President could also ride a horse to victory in the Kentucky Derby....that doesn't mean a President is LIKELY to do so, though.

  24. Re:In today's news... on Google Raises Campaign Funds For Climate Change Denier · · Score: 2

    According to the Supreme Court in "Citizen's United v. Federal Election Commission", corporations ARE people.

    http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission/

  25. Re:Of course. on Snowden Is Lying, Say House Intelligence Committee Leaders · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You assume that PARTY A and PARTY B are, in fact, two separate entities.