Copper Nikus - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Sniff test (Score 2) 533

by Copper Nikus on Monday February 18, 2013 @11:36AM (#42935649) Attached to: Are Plastic Bag Bans Making People Sick?

We've known for some time that reusable grocery bags were like keyboards - absolutely filthy.

I think they need to look at the cooking habits of the people there. Cooking kiils germs, but maybe the enlightened people of San Francisco are more likely to eat food raw for the sake of the planet?

Comment Re:payed for by billionaires? (Score 1) 533

by Copper Nikus on Monday February 18, 2013 @11:28AM (#42935563) Attached to: Are Plastic Bag Bans Making People Sick?

This must be another anti environment study payed for by billionaire.

Surely not by the billionaires who own the paper mills.

Comment Re:Big deal... (Score 1) 848

by Copper Nikus on Sunday February 17, 2013 @01:12PM (#42928733) Attached to: Billionaires Secretly Fund Vast Climate Denial Network

Is Soros doing it secretly?

How can anybody what evil or unethical things Soros is doing secretly?

Comment Not as bad as it sounds? (Score 1) 2

by Copper Nikus on Saturday February 16, 2013 @04:14PM (#42923395) Attached to: Facebook paid no taxes despite record profits

So a large portion of the tax breaks is stock options to employees, and of course the employees will have to pay taxes on the net gain from those options once they are exercised. So Uncle Sam gets its slice of the pie eventually, possibly at a higher tax rate than if Facebook had been the one writting the checks to the IRS.

Submission + - Facebook paid no taxes despite record profits (msn.com) 2

Submitted by Frosty Piss on Saturday February 16, 2013 @02:52PM

Frosty Piss writes: Despite earning more than $1 billion in profits last year, social media juggernaut Facebook paid zilch when it came to federal and state taxes in 2012. In fact, the website will actually be getting a refund totaling $429 million thanks to a tax reduction for executive stock options. In the coming years, Facebook will continue to get monster tax breaks, totaling about $3 billion. 'The employees cash in stock options, and at that point there is tax deduction for the company,' Robert McIntyre, of watchdog group Citizens for Tax Justice, said. 'Because even though it doesn't cost Facebook a nickel, the government treats it as wages and they get a deduction for it. And usually it doesn't wipe out companies whole tax bill, although many companies get big breaks from it.'

Submission + - Alcohol Causes Cancer??? (myhealthnewsdaily.com)

Submitted by Copper Nikus on Friday February 15, 2013 @02:46PM

Copper Nikus writes: Did you know alcohol is a carcinogen? I sure didn't until I read this article.
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/3539-alcohol-causes-cancer-deaths.html

Wikipedia seems to support the article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_and_cancer

According to the article, in the USA 3.5% of cancer deaths are caused by alcohol, and worldwide it is 4%. In women the situation is particularly troublesome because for them breast cancer it the top cause of cancer death and 15% of breast cancer deaths were linked to alcohol.

According to wikipedia alcohol is a group 1 carcinogen, and is therefore in the same group as arsenic, asbestos, benzene, plutonium-239, x-rays, and gamma rays.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IARC_Group_1_carcinogens

The article claims that even though moderate alcohol use might reduce heart disease, overall alcohol kills many more people than it saves. When it comes to cancer, there seems to be no safe amount to use.

It is troublesome to me that I had never heard of this before. Could there be a conspiracy by the alcohol industry (which buys plenty of advertisement in the media) to keep this out of public's eye?

Submission + - Heart Attack Grill's Top Customer Dies of Heart Attack (cnn.com)

Submitted by Copper Nikus on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @01:46PM

Copper Nikus writes: John Alleman visited the Heart Attack Grill so often, the restaurant designed an entire line of clothing featuring a cartoon of its beloved "Patient Joe," and placed his face front and center on their menu. Now the restaurant reports via its Facebook page that its most loyal patron has passed away at age 52, from a heart attack.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Alleman suffered a heart attack while waiting for a bus in front of the restaurant, which boasts highly caloric menu items such as the 9,982 calorie Quadruple Bypass Burger, Butterfat Milkshakes and Coronary Dogs.

May he rest in peace.

Submission + - iPhone5 user tries a Galaxy Note II (isource.com)

Submitted by Copper Nikus on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @02:16AM

Copper Nikus writes: An article at iSource describes what happened when an iPhone5 user tried a Galaxy Note II for a couple of weeks. Words such as "puny", "child's toy", "disappointed", "difficult", "frustration", "incorrect", "awkward" and "go back" are used in the article. Can you guess which phone model those provocative words apply to? No? Well then go read TFA to find out!

Submission + - Video of Seoul shaking from nuclear test (youtube.com)

Submitted by dorpus on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @01:42AM

dorpus writes: Looks real? I don't see the leaves shaking so it does not appear to be wind.

Submission + - Judge hints at jail time for porn troll Prenda Law (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by rudy_wayne on Monday February 11, 2013 @08:13PM

rudy_wayne writes: A federal judge in Los Angeles has suggested serious penalties for Brett Gibbs, an attorney at porn copyright trolling firm Prenda Law. Facing allegations of fraud and identity theft, Gibbs will be required to explain himself at a March 11 hearing. And if Judge Otis Wright isn't satisfied with his answers, he may face fines and even jail time.

The identity theft allegations emerged late last year, when a Minnesota man named Alan Cooper told a Minnesota court he suspected Prenda Law named him as the CEO of two litigious offshore holding companies without his permission. Worried about exposing himself to potential liability for the firms' misconduct, Cooper asked the court to investigate the situation. Cooper's letter was spotted by Morgan Pietz, an attorney who represents "John Doe" defendants in California. He notified Judge Wright of the allegations.

Submission + - CNN Anchor wonders if asteroid is result of global warming. (youtube.com) 1

Submitted by JDAustin on Monday February 11, 2013 @07:23PM

JDAustin writes: Proving that idiot anchors are not just on Fox News, a CNN anchor posed the question: "Talk about something else that’s falling from the sky and that is an asteroid. What’s coming our way? Is this an effect of, perhaps, global warming or is this just some meteoric occasion?”

Comment Re:and they have replaceable batterys and extended (Score 1) 266

by Copper Nikus on Sunday February 10, 2013 @02:51AM (#42848579) Attached to: iOS 6.1 Leads To Battery Life Drain, Overheating For iPhone Users

I have NEVER had to replace a battery on a nexus phone. nobody needs a replaceable battery unless you cant afford the phone to begin with.

Lucky you. Lithium batteries do fail. Ask Boeing if you need proof.

Submission + - Saudis Reject Burkas for Babies (alarabiya.net)

Submitted by Copper Nikus on Sunday February 03, 2013 @03:57PM

Copper Nikus writes: An article in alarabiya describes the controversy around a Saudi cleric's fatwa calling for all female babies to wear burkas. The motivation for this fatwa is allegations of sexual molestation of female babies in the kindgon. Wearing the veil is supposed to protect the baby girls from horny Saudi men. There has been wide condemnation of the fatwa from fellow Saudis on Twitter. The ultra conservative Saudi government is also calling for people to ignore the fatwa on grounds that it hasn't been approved by official channels.

Comment Talk to Boeing (Score 1) 2

by Copper Nikus on Monday January 28, 2013 @11:48PM (#42722753) Attached to: DARPA wants electronics that can dissolve or burst apart after use

If they need electronics that burst or melt after use they should talk to the company that makes the battery monitoring module for those new Boeing 787 jets.

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