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  1. Re: After consultation with "my Generals"... on Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I would change 'efficiency' to 'efficacy.'

  2. Just because they are non-combat does not mean they have no responsibilities for the lives of others. There are no non-essential jobs in the military. Additionally, every Marine is first and foremost a rifleman. Cooks, accountants, secretaries, and paper shufflers, are all riflemen. Just because the MOS is not a specific combat role does not mean they will never see combat, nor does it mean they are inessential. Their jobs affect the lives of others, that's why they have those roles.

  3. Re: This is what WINNING looks like! on Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I spent eight years as an enlisted Marine. This was decades ago. There were gay people serving and, while we couldn't discuss it, it was well known and accepted. I don't care who you fuck. I care only that you have my back, as I have for you.

  4. Re: Well, that is support on Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Back before the civil rights act, you probably would have also complained about those uppity minorities.

    Then again, you might actually still do so.

  5. Re: After consultation with "my Generals"... on Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    He is the Commander in Chief. I don't really like the idea, but they are his generals. He is the absolute highest military authority for the US. His verbiage is correct, and he's not the first to use the turn of phrase.

  6. Re: After consultation with "my Generals"... on Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    They also don't let blind people join.

    I am not insinuating that transgender is a disability, only asserting that not everybody gets these rights. It has long-since been said that being transgender is not a choice, but a condition of the brain. We don't let people join with a history of psychological issues, as well. Given the high rate of suicide attempts by transgendered persons, it may not be wise to give them access to military-grade firearms.

    Reality doesn't always conform to ideals. There's a reason we've never had peace, throughout all of recorded history. Reality doesn't actually give a shit about pithy statements or ideals.

  7. Re: People Don't Remember on US Is Slipping Toward Measles Being Endemic Once Again, Says Study (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I am kinda bothered by that story. I am no hero, but I'd have given my seat to the child. How could I not?

  8. That'd be why they often color-coded them, green and purple, as I recall. ;-)

    On a more serious note, most required you to insert them into the right port. However, a few motherboards didn't much care which PS/2 port you used. There were also laptops that had just a single PS/2 port, and those could be used by either a keyboard or a mouse. Why they only had just the one, remains a mystery. I kinda doubt it was a matter of space, laptops were bigger than some of today's desktops. And, of course, we liked it.

  9. Don't trust the above poster! They tell wicked lies.

    The declination of the moon is the most significant factor. Waxing gibbous is optimal.

  10. Also, am I misreading the summary? The headline states this will work with existing cables. However, according to my reading of the summary, it will actually require new cables - which will be backwards compatible.

  11. With the definition for hacker, as used here, hacking for defense seems to be like fucking for virginity.

  12. Re: Prometheus, Icarus and Hubris on Google Enters Race For Nuclear Fusion Technology (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I am not sure why you don't believe in fusion. It's real. If you don't believe me, go outside and look up.

  13. Re: I would laugh on Google Enters Race For Nuclear Fusion Technology (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, gasoline powered engines actually have a whole bunch of explosions. They have multiple explosion per second, even.

  14. Re: So Google is now working on: on Google Enters Race For Nuclear Fusion Technology (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I think they used to have something to do with search. Maybe...

  15. That isn't very accurate. Look up Galen. He was a Greek who lived in Rome. He was doing surgery, long before Islam was even a thing.

  16. Re: Strange bedfellows on World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I have chickens. They are pretty much assholes - as are the neighboring chickens, turkeys, and all the pet birds that I've ever met. They are, on the other hand, quite tasty.

  17. Re: btw, summary - lots of text, little thought on Global Network of Labs Will Test Security of Medical Devices (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    LOL That's not really them. They are spoof accounts.

  18. Re: Reference? on Tech Jobs Are Surging in Seattle, Declining in Silicon Valley (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    It's actually not there, on mobile. There is no link.

  19. I've been shortening application(s) to app(s) for decades. I'm pretty sure I didn't invent it. I'm also sure it predates smartphones. I'm pretty sure it predates the smartphone by at least a decade, maybe two.

    However, you can hang out on my lawn, I don't mind.

  20. Re: Moon Could Contain Oil on A New Study Shows the Moon's Interior Could Contain Water (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The documentary, ATHF, has assured me that the mooninites are just 8-bits and relatively harmless.

  21. Re: Moon Could Contain Oil on A New Study Shows the Moon's Interior Could Contain Water (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Pfft... Probably not very many. Look up. It's tiny! Why, I can pinch it between two fingers, even!

  22. Re: btw, summary - lots of text, little thought on Global Network of Labs Will Test Security of Medical Devices (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    There are several fake accounts that are based on their name. They aren't really they.

  23. Re: Strange bedfellows on World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I did. Now, they put giant turbines up, atop a bunch of mountains.

    However, I don't mind them. I think they look cool. Besides that, they kill birds. Birds are pretty much the assholes of the animal kingdom.

  24. Re: Strange bedfellows on World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    > I live in Germany

    Yes, we can tell.

  25. Actually, no. No, they will not accept your physical currency, in many (most?) places. They don't have the expertise to tell if it is legit, they don't know the exchange rate, and they don't know where they can be certain to be able to locally use it.

    Life isn't like the movies.