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  1. Re:And when the popular opinion swings... on The Consequences of Indecency (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    The state is going after that bakery again.

    https://www.dailysignal.com/20...

    This time people wanted to force them to make a gender transition celebration cake.

    There is clearly a portion of the LGBT community out to destroy this bakery with the states full backing.

  2. Re:Ooh! We blocked one! Never mind... on DNC Says Reported Hack Attempt Was a False Alarm (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    They reported it to keep their narrative of "we can't trust elections" alive.

  3. Re:Russians on DNC Says Reported Hack Attempt Was a False Alarm (wsj.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The CNN article on the original submission did a very good job linking this to the Russians while leaving themselves a way to act like they didn't

    https://edition.cnn.com/2018/0...

  4. Re:Just ban this filthy game on US Judge Blocks Programs Letting 'Grand Theft Auto' Players 'Cheat' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    You forgot to hit the Anonymous Coward button. Your misogyny is showing.

  5. The fact that they are dysfunctional doesn't mean they can't think ObamaCare was a terrible idea.

    The problem is they want to replace it with something and they can't agree on what. They need to repeal it and force the issue but they do not have the nerve

  6. Re:The right way to do this.. on This Company Embeds Microchips in Its Employees, and They Love It (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    I can't tell if this is a joke or not. In case it's not, then no. I don't want the government doing this. I really don't want employers doing this either.

  7. Yeah, I love you people who profess to be power cellphone users... because we all need a thousand dollar cellphone to post bullshit to Facebook...

    The article said it will cost $350.

  8. Re:Hearing Aid Market one of the biggest ripoffs. on Google Is Developing Native Hearing Aid Support For Android (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    He clearly does since he didn't agree with you.

    In fact, most people that have a different opinion than you are paid for that purpose.

  9. Re:Implications on Mozilla Removes 23 Firefox Add-Ons That Snooped On Users (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    And only pay with cash instead of credit if it's not your credit card reader!

  10. Are they not able to enable it again? The summary said the addons were disabled not removed.

  11. Just look how they continue to hiss and snarl over Obamacare even though the plan was modeled after one of their own.

    We'll leave out the argument about how something might be good for one state or region but not good for all 50 states since you are not capable of seeing that.

    But addressing the hiss and snarl.... for the most part all the republicans that were involved the Massachusetts were not in power by the time ObamaCare rolled out and had every right to complain. If Trump tries to bring back "Don't ask Don't tell", should the democrats stay quiet because, at one time, they supported that legislature?

  12. I know people that can no longer afford their home. It's not because of evil bank tricks. It's because the city and county keep uping the property tax value of their homes.

    Heck, mine has almost doubled since I bought my home 5 years ago.

  13. "The biggest problem in the US right now is access to healthcare, but no one has a reasonable plan."
      Bullshit! Medicare For All is a very, very reasonable plan...unless you suck on the Fox News tit, in which case "you should have worked harder, loser!" is a reasonable plan.

    Unless you are one of the millions left unemployed due to the government taking over the entire industry. Or if you want any kind of choice.

  14. Re:Your fault on Fewer Than Half of Young Americans Are Positive About Capitalism (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Really - if that's the example he led with, he kind of makes the point for us.

  15. Re: Rolling blackouts can fix it. on Hacked Water Heaters Could Trigger Mass Blackouts Someday (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Mine installed one. It was a choice and it sounded cool having the remote access and they promised they would only shut off my a/c in the case of city emergencies.

    Well that changed fairly quickly and they started overriding my controls everyday for several hours during the hottest time of the day. My power bill went up because the A/C had to work extra hard to get the temperature back down (versus just maintain it) and it was miserable every time I got home. I replaced it with one I could control from my smart hub.

  16. Re:Remind me again... on Hacked Water Heaters Could Trigger Mass Blackouts Someday (wired.com) · · Score: 2

    True. Conveniences are not needs. It doesn't mean that it's not nice to have.

    A smart home has been a dream since before the Jetsons.

    I have done a lot towards rewiring my house to connect it online. It's nice to be able to turn on one of my fan lights instead of all 3 in the morning. It's nice to be able to get notified when someone approaches my house or to see a video of the person at my door.

    It's nice when I go on vacation to be able to create a code to let some inside my house on the fly because the person who said they were going to feed my dogs got sick.

  17. Re:Seems the DNC is ready. on US House Candidates Vulnerable To Hacks, Researchers Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Which is funny since the DNC breach was due to them falling for a phishing scheme and had nothing to do with OS security.

  18. It's open source man. If they start adding this to the source then bitch.

  19. Re:Unelected Officials Usually Not Authorized to A on Cities' Offers For Amazon Base Are Secrets Even To Many City Leaders (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Why is that a problem? Amazon wouldn't be in the second or third round of negotiations without that offer so the city would be out nothing they were not prepared to lose.

  20. Re:Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I was hoping for the same. I think he pulled it off with Smith who I honestly thought I was going to hate. There were a few clunkers but that's to be expected. Overall, the one I was least excited for became my favorite.

    It's funny because I was looking forward to the doctor that replaced him but I could barely finish his first series.

    It's possible you are correct and it got stale. I found it to dreary and felt it lost its fun factor. I like gritty shows and doctor who always seem to find that good balance until the last doctor

  21. Re:Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I do agree Moffett has been setting the stage for this throughout his tenure

  22. Re:GPS is read-only ; Cloud is not on Pentagon Restricts Use of Location-Logging Fitness Trackers (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    But wouldn't the phone itself give away the same information

  23. Re:Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    You didn't like Buffy or Fringe?

  24. Re:Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd be just as upset if they changed Buffy to a guy after she came back from the dead. Even if the excuse was "the story was stale with a woman in that role."

  25. Re:Good luck with that on BBC Wants Microsoft To Expose 'Doctor Who' Leaker (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't get why you don't find it strange and how you can't see the political angle of it. It wasn't until the master changed to a woman that changing of sex was even a possibility. That is with 50 years plus of Doctor Who history. The idea that it's not a new simply because he is an alien is bogus. We were told he was a father. For a sexless species, you'd think they'd have a more gender neutral term or simply said he was a parent.

    And if it's no big deal, then why would the characters in the show react any different to the Doctor as a woman than any other new Who?