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Comment Re:Is there really that much involved besides look (Score 1) 389

Which is why the comments from this particular individual on the Apple Watch may not be the most accurate. He was a cofounder of a company that made cheap timekeeping pieces for the masses. The product that the company he helped found has been under assault from smartphones and cellphones for years so yes the Apple Watch is a threat because it targets the group of customs that want a watch so they don't have to constantly take out their phone. His comments seem out of place regarding watches as jewelry.

Comment Re:Maybe in a different country (Score 1) 498

I have always wondered about that. So someone who finds their life unbearable is pressured not to end it because it may cause grief to other persons. If a child has stopped wanting to live, chances are the people who are close to them may have something to do with that. Yet still their feelings are so much more important than those of the suicidal child.

Not much different from arguments against assisted suicide.

Comment Re:And that's half the story (Score 1) 178

That "ton" of stuff keeping the plane airborne is called lift. It is a natural occurance due to the wings and fuselage of the aircraft along with it's speed. Even with the engines shutdown those commercial jets can and will glide for a long period of time. The only reason it might be a bad idea to shut off the electrics is if doing so will cause the ailerons and elevators to be stuck in a position that will cause the plane to nose dive or ascend at an angle that will cause it to stall.

Comment Re:Lots of weird crap coming out of Congress latel (Score 1) 517

HIPAA doesn't cover patient data per se. HIPAA covers specific entities and governs what they can do with patient data. This is why lawyers aren't required to follow HIPAA guidelines regarding patient data and why the law isn't broken when a lawyer's office distributes a bunch of scrap paper to schools with patient data on it. If the research is not conducted by a covered entity or the information is not protected information then HIPAA's privacy laws do not apply.

Comment Re:Far from reality (Score 1) 52

Though I wonder how Europa Universalis would do it.

My guess is that Russia would form and Kebab would start gobbling up the Balkans. A fractured mess of power would persist in the HRE while Castile inherits Burgundy. England would sit around and not do much except colonize, sip tea, and munch on carpets I mean crumpets. Consequently, Poland would do jack and shit and remain split from Lithuania.

Meanwhile Ming explodes like usual and in an uncommon strange turn of events Japan fails to unite and instead you only see the Tosokawas.

Comment Re:The big thing that is missing (Score 1) 631

Once again, this is about logical net neutrality, not physical net neutrality, which is a whole other ball of wax. This is about making sure that Comcast doesn't charge you extra for access to NetFlix or Twitch.tv, and then turn around and charge NetFlix and Twitch.tv more to access you. Because prior to Title II classification, that was entirely possible.

Possible but unrealized.

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