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Comment Re: Deal of the century? (Score 1) 246

Unfortunately, all of the really good replies to your banker apologist riff there were done by AC.

I'm going to reply to your post, which has been modded up by some of the real idiots of /., to point out, as others have, that regardless if they paid the loans back, what they did wrecked the lives of lots and lots of people. Not only that, they were never prosecuted or jailed for these crimes that wrecked the lives of lots and lots of people. For someone to have to point these things out to you, shows your complete lack of comprehension at what those douche-bag bankers got away with.

For someone such as yourself to defend those douche-bags, and then get modded up for it, not only shows the ridiculousness of your politically motivated apology, but also shows the deep callousness towards common middle class Americans who bore the brunt of the The Great Recession.

Comment All it will take is (Score 4, Insightful) 580

for a bunch of these kids to get chickenpox or pertussis and everyones tune will change on vaccinations.

I grew up with a grandmother who was a nurse during the 20's - 60's. She told me horror stories of what medicine was like before things like penicillin and vaccinations. People died from the simplest things, as they do still, but back then it was more dangerous. We take for granted that we live in a time with less disease than ever in human history.

People need to wake up.

Comment Re:What stopped Senator Joseph McCarthy? (Score 1) 239

Apparently none of the McCarthy apologists on /. have read or seen your post. You would be surprised how many there are. They would love to point out to you how there really were commies around every water cooler in government, and that all the evil McCarthy did was worth it to ferret out such an abomination.

Comment Coronal Mass Ejection (Score 1) 239

A sufficient Coronal Mass Ejection / EMP event, similar to or greater than the Solar Storm of 1859 could disable the electrical and digital means of surveillance, except for maybe those who live near 10-15 degrees of the equator.

The way I see it, unless something like that happens, which essentially means bringing modern 21st century civilization down, nothing is going to change. It really is only a matter of time until ubiquitous and omniscient surveillance happens, probably sometime in the next 20-30 years.

Comment Re:There is no hope. (Score 1) 223

You just wrote one of the best descriptions of "smart phones" I've yet to read on /.
Well done.

On a side note I've read that many people here don't browse on their devices, whether Android or iPhone.
I thought I was only one.

I rooted my Galaxy a while back, etc; to gain a little control over it, but to be honest, the "browsing of websites" is utter dreck on any smart phone. Just annoying as hell, and not just because of ads. Also because of how the sites look in the different browsers is just really bad and not worth the hassle. Apps are alright, but really the only reason I have a "smart phone" with data is because of my work, not because I'm another screen zombie who looks at their phone all day.

Comment FTFA (Score 1) 379

This week, I will circulate to the members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression.

Keep your fingers crossed:

Originally, I believed that the FCC could assure internet openness through a determination of “commercial reasonableness” under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. While a recent court decision seemed to draw a roadmap for using this approach, I became concerned that this relatively new concept might, down the road, be interpreted to mean what is reasonable for commercial interests, not consumers. That is why I am proposing that the FCC use its Title II authority to implement and enforce open internet protections. Using this authority, I am submitting to my colleagues the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC. These enforceable, bright-line rules will ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services. I propose to fully apply—for the first time ever—those bright-line rules to mobile broadband. My proposal assures the rights of internet users to go where they want, when they want, and the rights of innovators to introduce new products without asking anyone’s permission.

Comment Re:Speaking of mistakes (Score 1) 425

There are many wikis in the world. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My wiki is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my wiki is useless. Without my wiki, I am useless. I must edit my wiki true. I must edit better than submitters, who are trying to confuse and annoy me. I must edit him before he edits me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my wiki and myself are defenders of my sanity, we are the masters of our wikis, we are the saviors of my sanity. So be it, until there are no more edits, but peace. Amen.

Comment Re:Microsoft would be onto a winner if... (Score 1) 378

Exactly.
I've often wondered why they try to reinvent the wheel with things like a gui, etc;

It would be like "we just implemented the new dinner fork. You're going to love it! It's shaped like a flower petal attacked to a crowbar. Our marketing and eating interface people tell me it's great!"

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