> Gun nuts are paranoid as hell,

It's not paranoia when, as this article proves, the government really is out to get you.

>Snow does not preclude bike riding.

Looks like we found the hippie.

Do you realize that these idiots are allowed to vote? I know it's all the rage right now to blame politicians for everything, but why don't we take a good, hard look at the people who put them into office.

To play devil's advocate here, let's look at your claims.

Bus: Doesn't exist many places. If it does, there may not be a bus stop within walking distance of your house, place of work, or a food store.
Taxi: Too expensive. Try taking the taxi to work every day and you'll go fucking broke in a month.
Train: (I think you mean subway). There are two places in the USA that even have those. One is Washington DC, the other is New York. The rest of the country has less subway rail *combined* than either one of those towns alone.
Plane: We're talking about commuting here. And good luck getting on a plane nowadays as an adult without a license.
Walk: Too far. We just covered this.
Bike: See above. Also, see lack of bike lanes and winter months where snow precludes bike riding.
Uber: Illegal and uninsured service. This is a non-starter.
Ride from a friend: You have friends willing to chauffeur you all over the place? Yeah, neither does anyone else.
Moped: Requires a license, genius.

What a typical Slashdot user answer.

User 1: "I have problem X"
Slashdot user: "No, you don't."

See also: Linux users.

Right, because we all know that men can't possibly be interested in providing daycare for their children, getting home on time, or avoiding mad sprints to meet deadlines. Those are obviously things that only women care about.

I'm not the person you responded to, but all three of those are fallacies.

Encryption makes email secure and compliant with the law, fax machines are not (and have never been) secure but the law excludes them from having to be secure, and the fact that doctors' offices still use them is a function of the first two.

It's important to remember that it's not the fault of the government that the healthcare industry uses faxes. The rule says that electronic communications need to be encrypted. This is a very good, common-sense rule. The problem is that all the healthcare providers/insurers/etc. (usually in the form of massive corporations) found the loophole that allows for insecure communication. They want to save a buck by using outdated technology rather than doing their job properly.

It's easy to say "BLAME HIPAA AND THE GOVERNMENT!" but reality is, as usual, more complicated.

Keeping the keys secret is not obscurity. You're either being intentionally obtuse or you're an idiot.

You eliminated the requirement to prove someone guilty and your conviction rates went up? Well no fucking shit, of course they did. Removing things like "due process" and "rights" *always* results in more people being punished.

Alright, please present yourself for summary execution. After all, you might become drunk at some point, and killing you now will prevent you from ever driving drunk.

That's just stupid. Why have two tiers? They should just pick a number and stick with it. If the limit needs to be .05 then just make the limit .05, don't screw around with this "second limit" nonsense.

I don't know where you work, but at most places you'd be fired for refusing to set up voicemail. You work for the company, so making yourself unreachable to everyone in the company simply isn't going to fly. It's as stupid as saying "I don't write things down" or "I don't do work."

Sounds like it's time for a firing. At most companies, an employee that "doesn't use email" or "doesn't use voicemail" is quickly saying that they "don't work there anymore."

Social values by community? Are you *trying* to push us back into the era of segregation?

Sorry, that was a silly question, of course you are, because you're an idiot troll. Try harder next time.