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Comment Re: Apropos of nothing... (Score 2) 215

Actually, most Post Offices are owned by private individuals and leased back to the Government for use. As such, the building itself is legally exempt of the Federal Building restrictions and regarded much the same as any other private establishment. There have in fact been court cases regarding this, especially those regarding people getting injured at the property and the actual owners being liable rather than the USPS, establishing precedent. Brandishing a firearm in a threatening manner in a public location or threatening a federal employee is another matter, and carries with it quite severe penalties though.

Almost complete bullshit.

While most US post ofices are in leased buildings, they are still federal facilities.

Please, as an experiment, "open carry" a shotgun into a post office, and tell me how that works out for you?

Comment Good Grief (Score 1) 120

I understand that thin equals lighter, and so for a laptop or tablet, there is some advantage, but I wonder if this "thinnest whatever" craze is useful after a certain point? How do these "paper thin" devices feel in the hand? Are they so susceptible to damage that you need to buy a case anyway? What about the internals? Heat kills electronics... Sure, "thin is sexy", but I want something that feels good in the hands, is light but not feather light, and doesn't burn my nuts if I leave it on my lap too long. I sort-of lust after a Mac Book, but my ThinkPad is substantial enough that I don't worry about breaking it just by looking at it, and from NASA pictures, they seem to feel the same way, the ISS has quite a few installed.

Comment Good for the "Public" ... (Score 3, Funny) 214

Verizon Communications will sell its local wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas for $10.5 billion, citing uncertainty around federal Internet regulation as one reason for the move

Fine, if Verizon has a problem with Net Nutrality, perhaps they should not be in the Internet business anyway.

I think their best be is to go the HP route and switch to ink-jet printer ink.

Comment Re: Backpedalled? (Score 5, Insightful) 740

Most of the parents claiming allergies are full of shit, the majority of these so-called allergies are in the parent's mind and not supported by a diagnosis from a legitimate unbiased medical professional.

Not all, but certainly most of these people are full of it.

It's almost like Christian Science.

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