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Comment Re:CASL case study right here... (Score 1) 145

You sound like a case study in why the law was needed. You have no idea who is on your marketing list, no idea where they are in the world, or whether they even want your emails, or how they got on your lists in the first place. Bad law for you, great law for anyone you happen to be spamming. Be prepared for a flood of unsubscribe requests!

Comment Re:everything is commercial (Score 1) 145

The definition of CEM is so broad, that just about anything from a vendor will be commercial. Even if there is no expectation of profit, simply inviting someone to do something is "commercial" and requires two stage opt-in.

It's overly broad to prevent weaseling around it, but it will take a few court cases to actually define it better.

Microsoft has no good, centralized, newsletter or list management system. So they are stuck with a blanket ban/switch to rss for now.

Comment we're already close to that! (Score 5, Insightful) 380

Uhm, we're pretty close to that already. About 700 miles give or take. Tesla can do 250 easy, some are pushing 300. So a 1 hr full charge stop (you do have to eat, right?) plus another 30 minute stop (pee break) to 50% charge would get you there. Next year, in the lighter Model X a single 1hr stop might do it.

You'll need a new excuse soon. I suggest Miami to Seattle. People are *constantly* driving that route, so if an electric can't do it, it will never be a success.

Comment Re:FOOL Cells is what they are (Score 1) 216

....there are coming innovations in materials and geometries for anodes and cathodes that in the next 5 years are going to make batteries staggeringly better not only in storage, but also in their ability to be recharged. ....

That was ten years ago. Still waiting. Ye old 18650 are everywhere and don't seem to be going anywhere, anytime soon. Not even in the next 5 years.

Comment Re:Protecting the Weak from the Strong (Score 2, Insightful) 224

When the constitution was written the Weak (US residents) taking on the Strong state (the British crown) *was* a very real concern. It made sense then, it does't make as much sense now. Unless of course you plan on taking on 'the state' (United states military).

Every gun used in a crime in America was purchased legally by a Law Abiding Gun Owner. Every. Single. One. Law Abiding Gun Owners have clearly demonstrated they are not capable of self regulation, and thus need to be better regulated.

Comment Re:You make it... (Score 3, Informative) 519

Try firing a unionized teacher. You'll learn all about 'due process'...

I'll try to keep posting this whenever you bring up "due Process" as if the ONLY recourse teachers have is tenure. They have all the same due process recourse everyone else has, for every other job, plus they are heavily unionized to boot.

Comment Re:You can come back with half the pay and no bene (Score 1) 325

Why was your girlfriend sucking up to students? There is a time for that, and it is after sucking up to whoever can get her tenure and getting tenure. If you want tenure, every hour you spend outside mandatories with students is a waste of time. Also if less people are getting humanities degrees, less are taking history....

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