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Comment Re:Where is the misuse of military equipment charg (Score 1) 286

It's not clear that what he was doing was against the law. He had no authority to provide evidence against a civilian to local authorities, so it couldn't be used against the defendant; but if the defendant had been in the military there wouldn't be any issue.

Comment Re:Eh... (Score 1) 196

The most reasonable explanation why we haven't found alien life is...

...the aliens live (or used to live before their star blew up) light years away from us, and they have to follow the same laws of physics as us.

Comment Re:Baking Soda May Help! (Score 4, Insightful) 140

Those links talk of "studies" and "journals" but don't provide links to them. I did find this link

The main proponent of sodium bicarbonate as an alternative cancer treatment is Tullio Simoncini, MD. ..

According to the Cancer Treatment Watch Web site, "[Dr. Simoncini] has been using unsubstantiated cancer treatments for 15 years in 2003, his [Italian] license to practice medicine was withdrawn, and in 2006 he was convicted by an Italian judge for wrongful death and swindling"

Comment Just imagine (Score 1) 210

a 512GB model that represents a 1,000-fold increase over the company's first 512MB card...The card is rated to function in temperatures from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit. The 512GB model retails for $800.

All that in a standard 1 1/4 x 1 inch package. Amazing.

Comment Re:Why is this legal in the U.S.? (Score 1) 149

They just raise federal taxes and send piles of money back to individual states as long as those states fall in line

That only works if the federal dollars are cost effective compared to the mandate. Obamacare goofed on that by assuming states would want to run their own exchanges. Plus if the feds get too heavy handed the constituents will vote them out - which is the main reason Ms. Pelosi is no longer Speaker.

Comment Re:Why is this legal in the U.S.? (Score 2) 149

Why would a government not want to provide incentives? It happens all the time, everywhere. Sometimes it benefits one industry a subsidy (think "green" energy), sometimes it benefits one company (think Solyndra or General Motors), sometimes it actually makes sense to help a company or lure it into your region so you can charge other taxes (Tesla). Keep in mind that the US is a federation of states - not one monolithic government. This is a state (Nevada) which is competing with other states (California and Texas). Kind of like Ireland or Poland luring companies away from France.

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