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Comment You don't want to get caught with one of these in (Score 1) 48

Lots of people have pointed out that Google can't distribute these keys because they aren't allowed to export technology to the those countries.

But, there is another thing to consider, you wouldn't want to carry one of these around in those countries either. It would be physical proof that you were "subverting" the government.

Comment Re:Cattle class (Score 1) 182

Have you flown economy recently? I just flew across the United States on Southwest, and there wasn't _any_ in-flight entertainment. Experienced passengers made sure that their phones were fully charged and they had downloaded a few movies. I read a book.

Comment This is just noise (Score 2) 272

Twelve percent growth sounds impressive, but this is like a penny stock having a 50% change in price. It is just noise. In the heydays of vinyl there were individual albums that could sell 9 million copies in one year. Heck, even Billy Ocean sold 2 million copies of "Suddenly": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment This is not a surprise (Score 2) 58

This is not a surprise. People often make jokes about sports where it seems like you don't need to be in shape: golfing, bowling, curling, etc. But, when you look at the participants at the professional or international level, they are almost always quite fit and have nutrition and exercise regimens.

Comment Re:How is this news? (Score 2) 71

  1. The gravitational lensing is caused by a galaxy cluster, not a single galaxy.
  2. This one is a much larger and more complete ring than I have seen in other examples. Also, there are other smaller arcs in the picture. This allows for a lot more extrapolation about what is going on in that cluster, including dark matter
  3. It's a cool picture, Brent

Comment Re:Bartenders Licenses (Score 1) 373

I never claimed that licenses automatically made people experts; only experience makes you an expert. Please see my first paragraph, re: Insurance. Having a license means that you have met the bare minimum qualifications, and helps cover you (or your boss') ass.

And, no in a really busy bar a single bartender can't track where every drink goes. In that case, all of the staff is responsible for communicating when they see problems. Do people get served too much alcohol in real life? All the time. Will I be held responsible if I can show that I know the rules and followed them? No.

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