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Comment Re:Alternate use for this technology (Score 1) 188

And he's a clue for you.......if "Palestinian" Muslims don't want to be be treated like animals, maybe they ought to stop acting like animals.

And here's a clue for you. NO one over there wants peace at all, ever. They are two sides of the same coin. They hate each other, They always have hated each other, and their hatred of each other is their core value. and if there is ever the chance of peace erupting, one or the other will start the carnage again. This has been replayed over and over again. This is exactly what both sides want.

Read your religious texts. That's a crew that is really into killing each other.

Your silly rant about the Palestinian Muslims is just one more excuse for the bloodshed from the neverending list of excuses offered form both sides. And you'll just have another excuse that it's the Palestinians fault, and the Palestinians will have another excuse why it's the Jewish people's fault, and on and on and on. Back and forth, world without end amen.

Big fat hairy deal. They should just do as they will, and the world can watch them do it, and not interfere.

Comment Re:Don't sweep it under the rug as collateral dama (Score 1) 157

Am I the only one who thinks it's about time for some (serious) fines for frivolous takedown notices? It's not like they don't cost the media providers anything.

Perhaps more effective would be to rain down takedown notices upon any group that shows anything. Just go through youtube and start at the A's. Claim copyright on every video, photograph, and PDF you can find - anywhere.

And don't stop until the whole internetz is thrown into chaos.

Comment Re:Seriously, an iphone? (Score 1) 143

Its not the work on the phone - its the tracking of the location.

Have these idiots just discovered how cellular phone systems work? Tracking is the very heart of the process.

With the other goodies that the phone has on it, it's always been a security risk. Then again, any smartphone does. Going to ban cellular phone?

Comment Re:Wish I could say I was surprised (Score 2) 178

Is something special about science?

If you pay someone to do a job and they don't do it... you fire them. That's it, no worrying about crime and so on. If they're really contracting, then at worst it's a breach of contract and you could sue to get your money back.

Agreed. One small point to add though is that the people they are working for put a lot of pressure on them to publish.

This is just stage one of a process. It's been known that the "publish or perish" culture has produced some problems. Self plagiarism is a biggie, but they are weeding out the fraud at the same time.

So while the more politically inclined might wring their hands and moan "we have to do something!" this is all happening because we are doing something The system is working. Tools are in place now to catch the bad boys and girls. Soon they'll know they can't plagiarize themselves, come up with bogus peer review, or doctor the data. It's good, what is happening.

It's a science solution. If it were a political solution, the fraudsters would just end up winning, and would become more powerful.

Comment Re:No. (Score 1) 502

Well, good for you. DSL is good enough for some people.

I've had issues with a lot of modern onboard good enough integrated sound that have some severe issues, like Toshiba and Dell laptops having serious hard drive access clicks that are impresses on the audio. No audiophile voodoo needed, everyone in the roomcan hear it

Plus, in Amateur Radio, we use soundcard modulation codecs, that the better the soundcard, the better the communications. I hope these come in dongle form eventually.

Comment Re:OH NOES! (Score 1) 150

> But your accusations of technical ignorance are really just a demonstration of your own technical ignorance.

You do realize that only kooks are so worried about "teh Guvmintz iz trakin uz!!" that they would give up the cellular concept for your bizarre "beep me, and I'll look for a pay phone" concept.

And frankly dear Coward, I know exactly how pagers work. And there is no way in hell I or anyone that actually had some adroitness in technology would ever design a mass communication system around that. I'm surprised you didn't try to make a call for fax machines instead of cellular comms.

Now turn in your computer for a nice secure abacus.

Comment Re:OMG, not my tooth brushing!!! (Score 1) 150

There are two sides to that. How would you like an option to buy dental insurance that is dramatically cheaper, but which you can only get if you allow your brushing habits to be monitored and corrected? I think there's value in allowing people who choose to manage their risks well to be able to benefit from the reduced costs. For such a policy it would be important that you find out that your brushing is substandard before you go to the dentist, though, not after. It shouldn't be a surprise.

I get it! Like auto insurance that gives you a discount because you never drive your car, or never having sex to get an no prenatal services policy.

Just sounds like the creep toward only insuring people for things they'll never need insurance for. Should be really profitable.

We do need to draw a line that prevents preferential treatment based on characteristics which are not within the control of the individual, including past behaviors, but I see no problem and lots of advantages in enabling the use of pricing to encourage behavior that reduces costs.

Here's the litmus test. Would you support wearing a shock collar where you are monitored for everything, and if say, you go over 1500 calories a day,, travel in a "dangerous area", drive over the speed limit, anything the insurance company determines is detrimental to your health - you get zapped. You'll get a 75 percent reduction for participating in the Platinum healthcare system. You, working together with the healthcare system to live a happier and healthier life.

You see, if you submit to this constant monitoring, there has to be an efficient feedback mechanism, otherwise it gets messy. I figure simple shocks should suffice at first. Let's you know you are transgressing, whne you live a shock free existence you are living properly, and saving money.

We can really ensure the safety and health of Americans with some very impressive technology that is just around the corner. Exciting research in the field of allowing paralyzed people to walk again might be able to allow the insurance companies or Government to stop you if you are going to do something that might cost them- and you - money. If we can control their muscles - a pricelessly wonderful thing - there are other possibilities, like stopping you from harming yourself by controlling your muscles. Might even be able to save some money there too.

Imagine this - your refrigerator detects that you are eating too much. too much food has left the fridge, and blood glucose and mass monitors show that you are the culprit. The insurance company is alerted to this weightcrime, and sends signals that activate your movement adjustment device, and cause you to shut the door, walk away, and get back to watching "Here comes Honey Boo-Boo" reruns, or if you haven't done your exercises, makes you hop on that exercise bike.

You know, that sounds paranoid batshit crazy, but is actually quite technologically feasible. We just have to make sure that we can talk people into the monitoring/feedback mechanisms. You might be a candidate for spokesman.

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