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Comment Re: How can the situation be improved? (Score 1) 513

I believe the OP meant who only pays $20/month in the US, since the article is about the shortcomings of broadband in the US.

We all know there are dozens of countries around the world that have superior broadband connectivity. I pay $65/month for Time Warner (internet only).. it has been reliabile and bandwidth handles everything I tried to do.. but it's not cheap.

Comment Article conclusion (Score 1) 71

From the article
"and the lack of any low-level windows indicated the building was either partially buried or blocked in"

That's quite an intuitive leap.. most warehouses and factories in N. America have this same feature except none are partially buried or blocked. It's done for security, secrecy and efficiency. They don't want anyone looking in or out.

Comment Re:and the TSA exists because... (Score 1) 393

I flew a few weeks ago and got to go through the "express" line where I did not have to take anything out of my pockets, I was able to keep my shoes, belt and jacket on, and my laptop could stay in my bag.

I have also noticed TSA agents don't seem to care anymore which line you get in, I always avoid the rapiscan 2000 and go through the normal metal detector.

Comment Re:headline fix (Score 1) 426

My knee-jerk reaction was an eye roll.. programming language counting as a foreign language?!? Then I thought about it a bit more and maybe it's not such a bad idea.

The 3 years of French I took in high school have long been flushed from memory. Without active use, it's a waste of time. Most Americans never leave the country... and the US is so big and diverse that many feel there is no need.

I'm not saying I agree with what they want to do in KY, but I see their point.

Comment Re:Worse than jobs, it's authority (Score 1) 323

My dad, now retired, was on the county sheriff's department. I rode along with him once, it happened to be a more boring night than normal. The only call we had was that a farmer found some pot plants in the middle of his corn field. We had to go get the plants, bag them, and log them in to evidence. As we left he was so mad the farmer just didn't plow them over.

My dad is conservative (not religous) but he thinks the pot laws are a waste of time.

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