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Submission + - CO2 Emissions Hit 67-Year Low In America, As Rest-Of-World Rises (zerohedge.com) 1

Submitted by bricko
bricko writes: CO2 Emissions Hit 67-Year Low In America, As Rest-Of-World Rises. According to the latest energy report from The Energy Information Administration (EIA), noted per-capita carbon dioxide emissions are now the lowest they’ve been in nearly seven decades.

Even more interesting is the fact that US carbon emissions dropped while emissions from energy consumption for the rest of the world increased by 1.6%, after little or no growth for the three years from 2014 to 2016.

Submission + - TSA screeners win immunity from flier abuse claims: U.S. appeals court (reuters.com)

Submitted by Mr.Intel
Mr.Intel writes: Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday said screeners are immune from claims under a federal law governing assaults, false arrests and other abuses. In a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners are shielded by government sovereign immunity from liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act because they do not function as “investigative or law enforcement officers.”

The decision, the first on the issue by a federal appeals court, was a defeat for Nadine Pellegrino, a business consultant from Boca Raton, Florida. She and her husband had sued for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution over a July 2006 altercation at Philadelphia International Airport. According to court papers, Pellegrino had been randomly selected for additional screening at the Philadelphia airport before boarding a US Airways flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Pellegrino, then 57, objected to the invasiveness of the search, but conditions deteriorated and she was later jailed for about 18 hours, the papers show. Criminal charges were filed, and Pellegrino was acquitted at a March 2008 trial.

Submission + - DOJ settles with Defense Distributed: CAD files for guns are not weapons

Submitted by He Who Has No Name
He Who Has No Name writes: Those who remember Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed — the self-described cryptoanarchist and his organization that published plans for 3D printable firearm parts, respectively — also remember that not long after the plans for the printable Liberator single-shot pistol hit the web, the Department of State seized the Defense Distributed website and prohibited Wilson from publishing 3D printable firearm plans, claiming violations of ITAR — the International Traffic in Arms Regulation, a US law taxing and restricting the distribution of a wide variety of physical goods listed as having military value. Slashdot covered the website seizure here (the Dept of Defense was initially misreported in sources to have been the agency responsible).

In both a 1st and 2nd Amendment win, the Second Amendment Foundation has settled with the Department of State after suing on behalf of Defense Distributed. From the article: "Under terms of the settlement, the government has agreed to waive its prior restraint against the plaintiffs, allowing them to freely publish the 3-D files and other information at issue. The government has also agreed to pay a significant portion of the plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees, and to return $10,000 in State Department registration dues paid by Defense Distributed as a result of the prior restraint.

Significantly, the government expressly acknowledges that non-automatic firearms up to .50-caliber – including modern semi-auto sporting rifles such as the popular AR-15 and similar firearms – are not inherently military. "

Comment +1 happening to me to (Score 1) 148

by jockeys (#56924238) Attached to: Is iOS 11.4 Draining Your iPhone's Battery? You're Not Alone
and (shame on me, I know) although I don't have empirical metrics, anecdotally my phone is definitely doing *some*thing because it's getting hot even when the screen is off and I'm not using it... got so bad it started dropping frames in a video the other day.

installed *.1 this morning, we'll see if this improves things.

Submission + - Schlumberger oil services wins in U.S. Supreme Court on patent damages (reuters.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that companies can recover profits lost because of the unauthorized use of their patented technology abroad in a victory for Schlumberger NV, the world’s largest oilfield services provider.

The decision expands the ability of patent owners to recover foreign-based damages, increasing the threat posed by certain infringement lawsuits in the United States.

Internet-based companies and others had expressed concern that extending patent damages beyond national borders would expose U.S. high-technology firms to greater patent-related risks abroad.

Comment The urge to make a joke or unhelpful suggestion... (Score 1) 183

by jockeys (#56802952) Attached to: Man Reports PillCam Stuck In His Gut For Over 12 Weeks
is strong, but seriously I hope you get this resolved.

alright, one joke. I was backpacking as a kid (BSA@Philmont) and the rangers told us not to wait too long between BMs (as rookie were inclined to do, given the lack of comfortable facilities along the trail), as it could result in a trip to the doctor to resolve the situation via a dire-sounding process called manual extraction. "Unless," the ranger said, "you are a mathematician."

I had to ask. I knew something awful was coming, but I asked.

"What happens if you are a mathematician?"

"Why," said the ranger nonchalantly, "you can just work it out with a pencil."

Comment This just in... (Score 1) 193

kid shoots another kid, in the head, because... (wait for it...) they wouldn't share a video game controller: https://www.usatoday.com/story...

I don't believe I've ever seen the claim that it changed adult behavior... you know, that's why we have a rating system that makes certain things unavailable to certain age groups (movies and games) so it seems kind of stupid that they only tested it on adults.

Also, others have made the comment but I'll just agree here: 30 minutes a day doth not a gamer make. Filthy casuals.

Comment If there's no Deitel and Deitel... (Score 1) 110

by jockeys (#56041015) Attached to: High School Computer Science: Look Ma, No Textbooks!
it's not a real CS class! I'm kidding of course. Many of those books weren't textbooks by any stretch, any more than a dictionary or the DSM is a text book: good reference, but not with "lessons" and such. My best CS classes were when the prof used a reference book and wrote their own curricula, rather than a "textbook" and just following the built in lesson plan.

Comment Emotional Intelligence (Score 3, Insightful) 677

by jockeys (#55959765) Attached to: Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders
I could type for an hour on the subject, but I won't. I'll just summarize by saying trying to understand people and be empathetic has made a way bigger impact on my personal and professional lives than being able to code faster or better. 20-year old me is still kind of upset about this, but pushing-40-year old me has sort of accepted it as a necessary skill for living in a world where people (generally) are more influenced by emotions than by logic.

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