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Comment Re:toposhaba (Score 1) 792

You've obviously never lived in Portland. Gresham doesn't count. As much fun as it is to say, Beaverton doesn't count, either. Portland is probably the least violent city I have seen and I've lived all up and down the west coast.

Disclaimer: I grew up in Portland, and I own a bike.

Comment Re:Makes perfect sense. (Score 2, Interesting) 100

I'm about to turn 36, I can hear the tone clearly, and hell yes it is annoying. Now I know what makes dogs tilt their heads all funny. It's surprising that I should be able to hear it at all after spending most of my youth playing very loud music and DJing (wearing headphones plugged into various mixers, usually with the level maxed to hear them over the monitors). I was almost certain I had blown my hearing, or at least caused some damage.

But, I guess my father was right after all. It's not that my hearing is bad, it's just selective.

Comment Re:That Analogy Falls Apart (Score 1) 917

If there is any nation willing to do this, it certainly won't be the US. We can't even let terminal patients die without wasting vast sums to slightly prolong their misery.

I believe that has less to do with fear of death and more to do with the U.S. health care industry. Americans, of which I am one, have often displayed a willingness to risk life and limb for progress and discovery. Just look at the early space program. The folks who got us started are some serious bad asses. I have no doubt any one of them would volunteer for such a mission in a heartbeat, assuming they could handle parting with their families.

Comment Re:Nonsense (Score 5, Funny) 327

Honestly I'd like to see them create separate tests for Linux, Mac and Windows cause one test does NOT apply to all three.

Well, the real test with Linux is installing it. The real test with Windows is not having to reinstall it every few months. I've only used a Mac a handful of times, but I'd imagine the real test there is enduring the daily beatings for your lunch money.

Okay, I tend to agree with you.

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