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Comment Re:Never a good idea.. (Score 1) 233

I have the opposite results... Convertible with top down at speed, "Call xxx home" and system says "call xxx home?" and then dials... The only problem is if there are two names that are close, like if I had Jamie and Janie in the phone book, it's questionable how that'd go. But I suppose a last name would likely clear that up.

Comment Re:A bit over the top (Score 1) 391

Actually, it is not necessary at all. Why not default to boot anything and just support secure boot? Suggest that users sign their freshly installed OS and turn it on? Ideally, UEFI itself would have that as an easy to find option and it would sign whatever the currently installed OS is.

Because the majority of users won't do that. Do you honestly think that users, who click yes to anything without reading what software will do, who run "this cute thing" someone emails them, will take the time to sign their OS? It's that whole horse and water thing.

Comment Re:First my beloved Viper fighter, now this (Score 1) 820

A lot of humans did die out from eating things that they shouldn't have. We learned not to do that. So yes, it is human nature to do it. What's also human nature, however, is for a parent to stop their child from doing it since other dead humans have showed us to not do it. Continued human nature means that the parent might be looking away for half a second, which is all it will take for their child to eat something they shouldn't.

Comment Re:Whats the difference... (Score 2) 486

The number of people you'll find owning SUVs that actually do anything sporty or utility-like is pretty much a rounding error. The same with people driving pickups. They think they look cool so they buy them. Around here, these tend to also be the people I see in the ditch the most in snow because they think that their vehicle will keep them safe without actually having any driving ability.

Comment Re:No Surprise There (Score 4, Insightful) 405

I wasn't aware that employees of credit unions are exempt from paying taxes... By providing local employment, that sure seems like providing something to the local economy. I also wasn't aware that if a credit union is building a branch office or remodeling, they get the work done for free. I guess they also get electricity, water, internet, etc for free, thus not contributing to local economy? Shocking stuff to discover...
Credit unions are also not-for-profit organizations, so it isn't quite an apples to apples comparison. Banks exist to create a profit. Credit unions do not.

Submission + - Monsanto threatens to sue Vermont over GMO labelling requirement (blacklistednews.com) 1

An anonymous reader writes: Things are heating up on the genetic engineering front in the state of Vermont, where an overwhelming 96 percent of Vermonters vehemently support “right to know” legislation that mandates full disclosure of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) on food labels. But according to Ronnie Cummins from the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), Monsanto is now threatening to sue the state of Vermont should it dare to pass such legislation, which has stalled it in committee.

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