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  1. Re:Why so expensive? on Google Announces Fiber Phone, a $10/Month Home Telephone Service · · Score: 2

    Oh right, USA. I keep forgetting that you guys get fleeced for phone service.

    What does it cost elsewhere?

  2. Re:As opposed to Redbox analog? on Redbox Plans To Launch New Streaming Service 'Redbox Digital' (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I saw The Martian for $1.50 lol

    It would need to be lower priced for me to want to stream it, being the same price wouldn't get me there. I don't want to pause randomly and wait for a buffer to fill, or have the resolution change because of "squirrels" or whatever the excuse.

    Saving me the drive is worth the resolution difference for me. To each to their own

  3. Re:Hibernate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Final Beta Released · · Score: 1

    Depends on the laptop. Same as on window 98 an onward

  4. Re:ugly duck on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Final Beta Released · · Score: 1

    How about xbuntu?
    http://xubuntu.org/
    Here is a whole list of options
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu...

  5. Capitalism isn't voluntary. It is slavery.

    As opposed to? Sounds like life is slavery

  6. Maybe men are better at negotiating salary. Negotiating makes a huge difference. When I was promoted at my last job, I did not negotiating because I was afraid I wouldn't be given the job. The person (a lady) who was promoted next did negotiate and started about 5 thousand more than me.

    I'd be interested to see what the starting offer was for men and woman and what disparity was there.

  7. Re:The sky will darken with Apple and Google lawye on Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As I understand it they (quietly) asked Apple to unlock the phone and Apples said "that's impossible" so the FBI more loudly said "then make it possible, or else.", and Apple responded with "HELP HELP I"M BEING OPRESSED, COME SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERINT IN THE SYTEM".

    The FBI/DoJ should never had made the request public. They expected to shame Apple into complying (because of terrorism) and the opposite happened.

    The sad thing is that Apple has a better reputation of trust when it comes to trust the our government.

  8. Re:And by that he means on Ted Cruz Proposes Reviving SDI To Counter N. Korean Nuclear Threat (blastingnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Remeber when some Saoudis living in Afganistan flew in a building and the next day we said we must invade Iraq and later found an excuse to invade them having WMDs they did not have?

    If the Bush Administration was knowingly lying about WMDs, then don't you think they would have had a plan to plant them?

  9. Friedman is an idiot.

    You know why the Great Recession wasn't the Second Great Depression, even though that actual crash was much worse?
    Because of all those public assistance programs kept money flowing in the economy.
    That's what safety net programs do: they arrest a crashing economy, slowing its fall, and reducing its impact.

    Except the government interface is what led to that recession

  10. If they do then post the story about it. And explain why that actually makes a difference about this story.

  11. Re:So just like the US then on U8 Smartwatch Engages In Covert Traffic With Chinese IP Behind Your Back (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    China, USA..... honestly is there any difference these days ?

    So it's a continued race to the bottom?

  12. Re:Corporate bias? on FCC Complaints For the 2016 Primary Debates (muckrock.com) · · Score: 1

    Ahh - you are correct. I will add that one of the reasons this number might be so much lower is conservatives are usually referred to as extreme right wingers.
    Change it to
    "you left wingers"
    About 8,750 results (0.49 seconds)
    "you right wingers"
    About 38,600 results (0.36 seconds)

    I'm sure we can play with this a lot.

  13. Re:Corporate bias? on FCC Complaints For the 2016 Primary Debates (muckrock.com) · · Score: 1

    I got the same result for "you liberals." "you conservatives" resulted in "About 28,900,000 results (0.41 seconds) "

  14. Re:Corporate bias? on FCC Complaints For the 2016 Primary Debates (muckrock.com) · · Score: 0

    What's your solution? I know it's not revolt since most people that complain about corporate bias generally support an unarmed civilian population.

  15. Re:Inconvenient truths the liberals won't address on FCC Complaints For the 2016 Primary Debates (muckrock.com) · · Score: 0

    The sad thing is that many liberal will read this and it will play straight into their bias on how they think conservatives really think.

  16. Re:The Angry Mob on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't agree that Hillary is further removed from special interests and big money than Cruz. I am kind of surprised you think differently. I can see being against his politics but not in thinking he is more in the pockets of big business than Hilary. Cruz actually has done - or at least tried to do - what he campaigned and said he was going to do. And he is hated by mainstream for it.

  17. Re:The Angry Mob on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    So how do we start? During Romney / Obama we were told a vote for Obama was a vote against corporations and the rich. We were told the same thing with McCain vs Obama.

    I'll grant you Hillary and Trump are both part of the rich. Do you consider Cruz and Sanders to be part of the rich or not?

    Or are we at the no true scottsman stage?

  18. Re:The Angry Mob on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, they're angry, but apparently not about the right things.

    No wonder they lost their jobs. They can't even do angry correctly.
    Jokes aside, we have been told for a while that the rich are to blame and how we had to vote against the rich to be happy. Well, that has not made things better.

    And if you think picking a politician (Sanders) who never held a real job in his life will fix things, then I have to say... we already fell for that with Obama.

  19. Re:Bush, Rubio will have pre existing condition co on Slysoft (of AnyDVD Fame) Closes After Increased International Pressure By AACS (myce.com) · · Score: 1

    Bush, Rubio ... + alot more HB1's to take our jobs as well.

    With the democrats, we won't even need to have that program once they start legalizing anyone that crosses our border.

  20. Money talks and bullshit walks. You don't get anything by writing letters.

    You don't get anything by just giving up and doing nothing, either.

  21. Re:A vote for Bernie is a vote for Trump on Slysoft (of AnyDVD Fame) Closes After Increased International Pressure By AACS (myce.com) · · Score: 0

    Hilary has corporate donors because she has to work within the f*cked up electoral system we have (thank you Citizens United and a gutless, pro-corporate supreme court).

    That was done in large parts to even the playing field against big union campaign money. If the democrats hadn't capitalized on that money for the past 40 years, Citizens United would never have had to be implemented.

  22. Re:Bush, Rubio will have pre existing condition co on Slysoft (of AnyDVD Fame) Closes After Increased International Pressure By AACS (myce.com) · · Score: 1

    What's wrong with pre-existing conditions? It's not insurance if you are able to wait to buy it until after you need it.

    I can't wait for my house to catch on fire then call the insurance company and demand they cover my house. And if I lose my house with everything I own in it, it can greatly destroy my ability to care for my self and family.

    Hillary will also add a lot more HB1 visas too. Really, the ones most likely not to do it are Trump, Sanders, and Cruz

  23. Re:Jesus christ on Nissan Leaf HVAC-Hack Vulnerability Disclosed (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It's the American way of life. "I need a robot to get the Cheetos because I'm a fat ass and can't get off the sofa!"

    The same can be said about the TV remote. Or automatic transmissions.

  24. Re:Jesus christ on Nissan Leaf HVAC-Hack Vulnerability Disclosed (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been driving for nearly 30 years and I have yet to come up with a reason why my car needs to be on the internet. Or my DVD player. Or TV. Or refrigerator. Or light bulbs. They all seem to work just fine in standalone mode.

    My local public utility company is pushing all of its customers to a digital thermostat. The energy savings and the perks are very nice.

    When I leave for work (or go to bed) my water heater turns itself off and the thermostat gets set to a temperature closer to outside . I have them set to kick back on about an hour before I leave work. I set the temperature to be colder than usual when I go to sleep because its easier for me to fall sleep when it's cold. Around midnight, the temperature goes back up. Around 4, the water heater turns on.

    Additionally, if I get out early or have a guest go to my house, I can set the temperature to be comfortable for them - and have it so that they can even enjoy hot water.

  25. Re:Tiny non-problem discovered on Nissan Leaf HVAC-Hack Vulnerability Disclosed (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    I have seen those and can understand its appeal. Especially if it's limited against moving the car out of park.

    Picture yourself on a 20 degree day starting your car by remote and having the heat start while you sit in your warm living room enjoying your first cup of coffee.