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  1. Re:Here we go again on Ricin Tainted Letter Sent to Senator and Possibly the President · · Score: 1

    I bought a gun and 1 box of bullets early November. I was planning on sending my family to the safety classes but all the classes require you to use around 50-100 bullets during the training. Bullets are almost impossible to come by now with the ban scare and the government buying all the bullets they can. This backhanded attempt to regulate guns by reducing the availability of bullets has made people less safe since people can no longer practice or train without using up their limited supplies.

    Never thought I'd have trouble locating .38s but Walmart, Academy, the local San Antonio gun shops, and the online dealers I use have been sold out for a long while.

    To me, the attempt to "take our guns" is just another attempt at making us dependent on our government for safety.

  2. Re:Wow ... on Ricin Tainted Letter Sent to Senator and Possibly the President · · Score: 1

    I'm sure that will be arranged.

  3. Re:Sony will figure out a way on Sony Launches Internet Service Offering Twice the Speed of Google Fiber · · Score: 1

    And they will remove Linux access for it on the next update

  4. Re:not all that effective on Boston Officials Did Not Shut Down Cell Network After Marathon Bombing · · Score: 1

    We should require background checks for those. And create a registry. If it save 1 child's life, it is worth it!

  5. Re:US vs. Russia & China on US Gov't Blocks Sales To Russian Supercomputer Maker · · Score: 2

    You can use that argument against any economic system that you want to justify that failed.

    They referred to themselves as communist - western media did not start that label.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union

  6. Re:US vs. Russia & China on US Gov't Blocks Sales To Russian Supercomputer Maker · · Score: 1

    The comment read to me that Russia and China are friends, not that the US and China/Russia are friends,

  7. Re:so 95% of the world on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 1

    I will now change my life based on your feedback. Thank you :)

  8. Re:Straczynski and the Wachowskis? on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 1

    I know this is superficial, but Crusade lost me by the wacky incidental music.

    Season 5 of Babylon 5 had some really good moments after the sting of Ivanova "leaving" was gone (and Byron dead.) The Centauri stuff was incredible.

  9. Re:Netflix works on linux on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 1

    I know the response is that this shouldn't be necessary, but I find using bluecop's XBMC amazon plugin the best way to watch amazon prime shows and movies. I prefer it to the official ps3 client since the xbmc plugin sorts prime content from non-prime content (even better - it allows you to hide non-prime content.)

    http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=108124

  10. Re:linux ppl love to sell out on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 4, Informative

    If by "solved" you mean that a software engineer grad student and his pocket protector stand an even chance of knocking it out in a spare weekend then yes my good sir, that problem is solved.

    Assuming most people can copy/paste, it is extremely easy.
    Open a terminal from the menu and paste "sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio" Enter your password when prompted. Then "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop"

    It is now installed in your programs menu.

    I really don't see how this is more difficult then installing in windows.

  11. Re:so 95% of the world on JMS and Wachowskis Teaming Up for New Netflix Funded Scifi Series · · Score: 1

    This is why it is important to not run your life (our country) based on other peoples views of you. Granted, since presidents are elected, it is a little different. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, though, a vocal group hate us. They have their reasons and there really isn't much we can do to change their minds. If we rush to help, we are imperialists, if we don't, it cause we are cold and only care about ourselves. It is easy due to the size and influence of our country to find things to fault.

  12. Re:NOOOOOOO on Internet Sales Tax Vote This Week In US Senate · · Score: 1

    So clearly we need another tax to level this field.

    We should have the online tax higher than the normal sales tax to make up for the property taxes we are entitled too.

    If online is still cheaper, we can tax them for not hiring employees in our cities since they are costing us local employees.

    Hopefully, we can get back to the day where there are only brick stores that are free to charge us whatever they deem necessary to keep our free economy going.

  13. Re:No on Google Launches 'Keep' To Rival Evernote · · Score: 2

    On several scifi shows, we have colonized the moon and several planets. I guess if we ever do that, you won't be impressed since you read a more advance fictional way of doing that 30 years before.

  14. Re:Well That Was a Depressing Read on Dr. Robert Bakker Answers Your Questions About Science and Religion · · Score: 1

    Did religious folks help? Of course.

    Yes, but not as much as they hurt. I still encounter Christians today who are certain that dinosaur bones were put in place by lawyers and the devil or that the world is only thousands of years old.

    Would progress in science have been faster if all the contributors were anti-religion?

    Quite likely.

    Ok - what non-religious country in the past one thousand years do you feel pushed/allowed science to advance better than the Christian countries? You encounter some Christians that don't believe in evolution and decide that this is a common theme. This is as fair as taking 2000 years of history and only citing examples where the churches hindered science. This shows how close minded you are.

    If I pointed to non-Christian or godless countries and pointed out their human rights records, would that prove anything to you? If I told you I knew some really hate-filled, intolerant atheists, would that prove something to you? I doubt it, just like you knowing some ignorant people does mean anything to me.

    I sincerely hope that the anti-religious folks keep pushing harder and harder against people that have faith. Eventually, you are going to push people to the point where they start speaking up for themselves.

  15. Re:First strike! on North Korea Threatens US With Preemptive Nuclear Strike · · Score: 1

    I would be surprised if they think we would actually respond with a nuke.

    Hell, I'd be surprised if we did. I'm not saying we shouldn't do it, just don't think we would nowadays.

  16. Re:What about Save As PDF on Firefox 19 Launches With Built-In PDF Viewer · · Score: 4, Informative

    Windows does not have it (at least not XP.) Linux does, as you said. I use that feature more than I actually print.

  17. Re:This idea is getting worse every day... on Han Solo To Reportedly Return For Star Wars VII · · Score: 1

    I liked the last Batman. My main complaint was that I wish it could have been longer since a lot of it felt rushed.

    Star Trek... I go back and forth between liking it and resenting the hell out of it. I That said, I am excited enough that the new Star Trek may be my first IMAX 3d movie

  18. Re:More drone deaths on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    I scored

    Economic Left/Right: 1.88
    Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.72

  19. Re:Hopefully we can narrow this down to ONE on Opera Picks Up Webkit Engine · · Score: 1

    Who is the competitor to the W3C now then?

    Microsoft? :)

  20. Re:Raising the minimum wage is worse than useless on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    This just shows how overreaching our federal government has become. Minimum wage should be a local issue (and is for a lot of states) because the cost of living differs from state to state so greatly.

    My wife worked at HEB for 6 years in San Antonio. She worked her way from 4.25 to 7.50. When minimum wage went up, everyone's wages went up to meet that but everyone above that did not get the same percentage wage. She could no longer afford what she could on the same wage before.

  21. Re:Circular Reference on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    You hate poor people.

    I say we raise minimum wage to $100 an hour so we can all be rich.

    It shouldn't have to be said, but "kidding"

  22. Re:But but but according to Marco Rubio... on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    I love this shit! Of course we can change and influence the weather. But unfortunately, actually being informed of the world around you is not a requirement for public office.

    Nor for posting on slashdot. Rubio did not say that but you fell for it easily.

  23. Re:More drone deaths on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Very first question on their test
    "If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations."

    You cannot tell me that that question is not biased in the way it is stated.

  24. Re:More drone deaths on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    That's not an unbiased site. It is - at the very least - biased by European standards for left and right.

  25. Re:But but but according to Marco Rubio... on Obama Proposes 'Meaningful Progress' On Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Can you quote where he said that we should not invest in alternative energy companies "at all?"

    I did a google search "rubio says not to invest in alternative energy" and couldn't any results that said that.

    I know it is the rage to discredit people that disagree with you, but can't you find some real stuff to use?