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Comment Duh. (Score 1) 92

And why did you _every_ think it was otherwise.

If you care, code your data. This is easy to do with small spelling variations. Some address correction systems get rid of them but you can get it through if you're creative. Then you can track the flow of your data. It's fun. But there is no privacy. Welcome to 1984 all over again.

Comment Excellent Now Translate (Score 2) 78

An excellent idea. On a very closely related thought this same sort of idea can be used to translate software so that what ran on older legacy platforms or incompatible platforms can automatically be able to run on newer hardware. Imagine you buy the latest greatest Cray SuperComputer Watch and it will run all your Android, Apple Watch, iPhone, MacOSX, Windows, Unix, DEC, Exidy, TRS-80, CPM and other software. Suddenly you can upgrade your hardware without the worry of losing access to your data. We need this in a big way.

Comment What is this "Nude" you speak of? (Score 5, Interesting) 172

But what is this "Nude" you speak of?

Sex based: guy in a bottoms only swim suit vs a topless woman?

Country based: French nude beach vs USA prudes?

Era based: Someone from the 1920's looking at a 2015 bikini?

Age based: Young child (often completely nude in some countries is okay) vs post puberty (often requires hiding genitals and nipples on females in some countries)?

Religious based: Whoa! Some religions are very conservative and others require nude dancing around the May pole...

Seasonal: Have you ever tried being nude in a northern Vermont or Siberian winter!?! Don't even think about showing the tip of your nose!

Comment Drones are Small Fry (Score 0) 268

The drones are small fry. They're no worse than birds. These drones are small. Very small. Very fragile. Very light weight. These are not military style missile shooting drones but more on the scale of small model aircraft. This whole thing is over reaction.

The drone was 'in the air space' not in imminent collision, not collided.

The probability is the drone would not have been hit by the firefighter plane.

Had the drone been hit then the probability is the drone would be destroyed and the fire fighter plane would barely notice.

Had the firefighter plane noticed it would likely not have sustained any significant damage.

The drones are not a significant threat. Mow them down if they get in the way of the firefighting plane.

This whole thing is an over reaction.

Comment GMOs have so many different problems (Score 5, Insightful) 188

Proponents of GMOs tend to focus on the opposition to GMOs based on perceived health risks but there are many other reasons that GMOs are problematic. A huge issue is that patents are being granted on life, on genes. The patent applicants did not invent these genes. Rather they stole them and now want to patent them so they can control the use and make money. All GMO work should be open source and open license. This doesn't solve the many other problems but it chips away at the problems. Of course, the GMO proponents will oppose this.

Comment Re:Bass Ackwards (Score 1) 381

What may be going on is different people with different agendas are making different decisions that conflict at your company. This is why strong dictatorships are so much better. Whoops! That was so politically incorrect of me... Oops! :)

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