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Comment Re:Secret Ballot? (Score 1) 480

I'd be more worried about potential social and economic consequences with the people I immediately interact with.

For example the boss using it as a litmus test, or a weighted criteria when choosing who to promote. I assume my immediate boss knows how I vote, but perhaps their boss suggests it may be a good criteria.

Secret voting was originally a defense against buying votes, though I don't think that could be done so effectively in the US (for now anyway, as wealth distribution continues to skew things could change, though I think the risk of discovery is the real reason it doesn't happen in key areas), but I also think there are legitimate reasons for secret votes for smaller scale voting pressure.

Comment Re: Internet of Hype ... (Score 1) 163

That's nice.

I would be essentially as happy with that, no control from the internet, an outdoor temperature probe, and auto learning how long my large freestanding radiators take to heat the house, and hold heat afterwards (so it knows to turn off the heat, even though it's still 3 degrees under where I set).

I was at the time unaware of a thermostat that does those things, the online usage report and setting are primarily nice extras (with the ability to set a timed vacation mode).

I may be in the minority (certainly based on the advertising focus), but self-learning schedule and internet connection were the two weakest selling points for me (well that and anything related to AC for now, but the fact that it had a few connections, and they could be programmed for different devices did go into the long-term planning).

Comment Re: No thanks (Score 5, Informative) 169

I'm thrilled with what I get for 9.95 with Google play.

A selection of "radio" stations tailored to my interests and the time of day/day of week, with holidays accounted for, really good automatic station based on whatever I've been listening too lately, but within a genre, and the ability to have a library that I can side load to.

It's increased my music spending a little, but made driving so much more pleasant.

Comment Re: Internet of Hype ... (Score 1) 163

I like that my house that can take hours to heat up can be turned on towards the end of a long vacation.

I also like that my programmable thermostat learned how long it takes my house to heat for various outside temperatures, and when to cut off the radiators so it doesn't go past buh any degrees.

I had had a thermostat in the past that could have some of those things manually entered, but without knowing the outside temperature, and without really learning how much thermal mass was in the radiators, it never really worked right, no matter how hard I tried.

Granted, not all of this requires the Internet, but the vacation thing does, and it's a perk I use way more than I though (I travel for work, and randomly visit friends fairly often, I don't waste gas, and I don't come home to a coldhouse )

Comment Re: Considering how few boys graduate at ALL (Score 1) 355

I suspect that they assume that there's a benefit in the non-teaching interactions of having students interact with both male and female teachers.

This could be true or false, but it was not about teaching quality strictly, but the belief that having both men and women in the students' lives would be beneficial.

I was more trying to illustrate that I don't feel that men that go into teaching are under attack.

Comment Re: Sounds good (Score 1) 42

But cbs owns content, they don't need aero (which was trying to distribute ota content legally, but without paying, note I think this should be legal without trickery, the content is in therory paid for with ads, more viewers is better).

I suspect a Canadian company may buy it, if memory serves correctly, rebroadcasting unaltered content is legal in Canada.

Comment Re: How about mandatory felony sentences instead? (Score 1) 420

My numbers were a little off two (just double checked), a grown man can get past the first two or three drinks before being illegal (but after five would need to wait a long time).

My understanding of the cheap ones (including police field operated ones) is that they are good at detecting the presence of alcohol, but the actual number is pretty suspect.

Essentially each drink adds a little bit to your blood based on your weight and gender, and every hour your body cleans up about. 01 I think it is.

  If you had just done the shot, then you probably had alcohol in your mouth still (police observe you for 30 minutes to make you you don't burp) before the official test (done at the station after arrest).

In my observations,. 12 (based on charts) is where it starts to feel shaky to drive. Also, like many things in the brain,. 12 when sobering up feels a lot different than. 12 when getting drunk, I don't know if this is because the brain coped better after a while, or an illusion, either way, going by feel after a lot of drinking can be dangerous (legally) because thehsake level can feel very different.

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