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Comment Re:We know... (Score 3, Interesting) 74

I'd have thought so, but they exist and are in abundance. I do know that pigs have good sniffers, so maybe they're smart enough to avoid the mines? Maybe they've learned the smell means going near it is a bad idea? Pigs are also pretty smart.

I have no idea if any of that translates to wild boars. I just know regular pigs are both smart and have a good sense of smell. I am definitely not a biologist and thus unqualified to opine.

Comment Re: "The Beating of a Liberal" (Score 2, Insightful) 56

I paid for part of my education by serving in the USMC.

I'm educated. Like many educated people, I'm pretty fucking liberal (by American political standards).

Tax the wealthy at a reasonable level, tax corporations at a reasonable level, pull out of foreign engagements, and actually pay for Americans to be healthy and educated. Increased safety and happiness will likely follow. I don't give a shit what you do in your bedroom, so long as it's consensual - keep your religion out of my politics. Close the loopholes and actually make them pay their share.

You know, that sorta shit...

By the American-right standards, that makes me a 'commie pinko fag'.

I actually don't mind paying taxes. My tax burden is pretty high, but I could easily stand higher rates. (I don't even write off most charitable donations, as my way of doing a bit more. Nor do I keep track and write off all sorts of things that I could easily, and legally, claim as expenses.) I do mind how my taxes are spent.

So, while the OP is a troll, I dare say not all Marines are going to want to harm liberals. If anything, many of us would defend them from the morons who'd inflict harm based on political ideology.

Comment Re:do they pay for an data plan / phone plan + at (Score 1) 231

If the company didn't provide a work phone, in modernity, I'd buy my own cheap device and use it for work. I'd consider it a work-related expense, like appropriate clothing for work and my lunch expenses. I'd budget accordingly and probably try to write it off on my taxes.

I'd do that, rather than give my personal phone number to my employer or before installing employer-related applications on my phone.

Comment Re:Five laptops (Score 2) 301

I had a laptop that drank almost as much beer as I did. (That's a bit of an exaggeration.)

The thing was magical, however. Every time it drank a beer, it only killed the keyboard. I replaced the keyboard in it so many times (it went through four or five) that I had the process down to under 15 minutes to replace it - on a laptop that went together like a 3D puzzle. I have no idea why it only killed the keyboard and nothing else, as it sure consumed a lot of beer.

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India Says Zoom 'Not a Safe Platform' For Video Conferencing (reuters.com) 49

India is the latest country to denounce videoconferencing software Zoom, calling it "not a safe platform." Reuters reports: "Zoom is a not a safe platform," the Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) of India's ministry of home affairs said in a 16-page advisory. The government body also provided guidelines on how to avoid unauthorized users from carrying out malicious acts while using the tool. Zoom's mobile app saw a sharp surge in downloads in India as the country enforced a nationwide lockdown late last month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Even some Indian government officials have held discussions with industry executives to discuss coronavirus relief measures via Zoom. One media report this week said the Indian government was advising its ministers not to use third-party software for sensitive meetings.

Comment Re:There's a simple solution (Score 2) 94

She did give up exclusive rights by allowing Instagram to publish it (i.e., after granting Instagram a license, she was / is no longer the only person or entity allowed to publish it). That's what "exclusive rights" means (being the only one allowed to publish it). Likewise, Instagram does not have exclusive rights, because they continue to allow her to publish the image wherever she wants.

The only arguable thing here is, if she deletes the post, can Instagram still use the image, or does deletion revoke the license. But that is not really relevant for this case, since she apparently kept the post up and publicly accessible.

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