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  1. Next up: Dancing sharks; https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    And later; Hit me with your pet shark! By Back in Black and White; https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  2. Re:Where? (from TFA) on Nuclear Energy: The Good News and the Bad News In the EPA Clean Energy Plan · · Score: 1

    So it's new but still not quite new? :(

    There have been much better designs made since the 1970's I keep thinking someone will build one somewhere..

  3. Re:Open source ECM? on How the Car Industry Has Hidden Its Software Behind the DMCA · · Score: 1

    Thats impressive thank you!

  4. Open source ECM? on How the Car Industry Has Hidden Its Software Behind the DMCA · · Score: 2

    Wouldn't it be nice to be able to make your own ecm with a arduino or raspberry pi? Last one I had to replace was $700.
    That kind of money will buy a lot of add on boards.

  5. Where are they building new reactors? Last I heard all new development in the us was halted after fukushima.

  6. Re:Why make it a suit on The Effort To Create an 'Iron Man' Type Exoskeleton · · Score: 1

    Latency.

    Mostly just for fun..The same reason we send people to space.

  7. Re:banal comments? on Police Program Aims to Pinpoint Those Most Likely to Commit Crimes · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a better off ted episode.

    Better Off Ted: Season 1, Episode 4
    "Veridian comes up with an extremely insensitive solution to a problem with its motion sensors that do not detect black people"
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt13...

  8. Minority report. on Police Program Aims to Pinpoint Those Most Likely to Commit Crimes · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've already seen this movie, And I think its a tv series now too.

  9. Re:The backdoors are already in place on Obama Administration Explored Ways To Bypass Smartphone Encryption · · Score: 1

    Here I thought Wake on lan was pretty cool......

  10. Re:It IS a backdoor on Obama Administration Explored Ways To Bypass Smartphone Encryption · · Score: 1

    If they pay to have it fixed when it breaks I wouldn't have much problem with that....But until then I paid for it it's mine!

  11. Re:Adblock plus does the same thing on iOS Ad Blocker "Crystal" Will Let Companies Pay To Show You Ads · · Score: 1

    Afaik ABP is still free to users so they are only being paid by one party Crystal is now being paid by 2 parties.

    I don't like that.

  12. Just like cable. on iOS Ad Blocker "Crystal" Will Let Companies Pay To Show You Ads · · Score: 2

    Just like cable.

  13. Direct youtube link. on 1000-key Emoji Keyboard Is As Crazy As It Sounds · · Score: 4, Informative

    Direct youtube link.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    Because that's what you were looking for anyway.

  14. Re:Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    Sounds plausible.

  15. Re:Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    Thats interesting. So they have a pay what you think its worth policy like ubuntu? If I Only paid my electric/gas/water/dsl/sewer/cellular provider what I thought they were worth they would terminate my service. Not really fair they get to do that.

  16. Re:armchair activism on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    Twitter has done it again!

    "Turing Will Roll Back Massive Drug Price Hike After Backlash"

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

    Wow that was quick!

  17. Re: Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    Again why can't they use the same packaging? I would assume that their might be a new and valid patent on the current slow release 24hr packaging but when the drug originally came out whatever it was packaged in had to be patented the same time or earlier and should also have also expired.

    Is the patent on the packaging longer than on the drug?
    Or am I missing something?

  18. Re: Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    If the patent has expired why can't they make it exactly the same as the original manufactuer? It just seems like trying to reinvent the wheel otherwise. I wouldn't think any additional testing would be needed if nothing other than the name changed.

    The FDA is quite necessary as we have seen what they do if left unattended. Its much easier to define the minimums of what they should do than it is to limit it and prevent crap like tfa. Not saying I support them in this case just that it is much better than no regulation at all.

  19. Re: Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    Only two words should have been enough to stop that orphan drug idea.

    "World market"

    The US is not the only place in the world with drugs. And just because the 300 million people here don't need much of it doesn't mean the other 7 billion people don't either.

    Availabillty shouldn't be a problem....

  20. Re:Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    EMTALA
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

    We want emergency care to be provided but we don't want to pay for it.

    Kind of like how the education board keeps demanding more without providing funding to make it possible.

  21. Re:Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 2

    Ymmv however hospitals do have a bit of a reason to be money hungry.

    We placed a legal requirement that they can not refuse emergency care without any consideration of how it would be funded.

  22. Re:Vetting of apps? on Apple Cleaning Up App Store After Its First Major Attack · · Score: 1

    Yeah I was off on the original claim,
    The update checker is quite Naggy but doesn't teach much other than "oh it does that every time I start my computer"

    And thank you windows is not near as fun as it sounds.
    Keeps me busy though one problem after another.

    Anyone figured out how to retrieve data from corrupted whs backups yet? No? Darn.

  23. Re: We Pharmaceutical companies protest! on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 1

    The FDA is paradoxical It simultaneously over and under regulates.

    Over regulation: see TFA
    Under regulation: Why is airborne on the shelves again?

  24. Re:Shop elsewhere if you need this drug on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 3, Interesting

    At the doctor the other day I found out they charge less if you don't have insurance. They charge the insurance compaines more because they know they can get it.

    Which in the end costs everyone more who is paying for insurance.

    W/insurance $237 $75 dedductable
    WO/insurance $50

    So it looks like you are paying a lot less with that $75 than you really are. Since its a lot of the reason why your premiums are so high.

    Its more systemic than anyone wants to admit.

  25. Re:We Pharmaceutical companies protest! on Another Pharma Company Recaptures a Generic Medication · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No sir "Just ship it."
    I don't care if all three tests say its contaminated with salmonella.
    We "desperately at least need to turn the raw peanuts on our floor into money."

    Money above all!

    "My chemists and I deeply regret the fatal results, but there was no error in the manufacture of the product. We have been supplying a legitimate professional demand and not once could have foreseen the unlooked-for results. I do not feel that there was any responsibility on our part."

    We can regulate ourselves the government doesn't need to check anything!