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China has always backed away from buying US technology when they can STEAL IT. Fuck China

just like we want our cars to sound badass
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i predict once we get laser weapons in space, we'll play cool FX to hear the sound they're not making.

i meant for this to be funny but it's probably more true than funny

Facebook doesn't have self-driving cars. Google will win the advertising war by subsidizing the cost of self-driving cars with advertising and product placement.

The time has come to eliminate the laws that vary from state to state and make national laws that apply to all American citizens. The primary objective of states' rights was to keep slavery for the southern states.

Libertarianism starts to fall apart when you realize that government is actually a pretty cool thing. Libertarians are deceiving themselves it they think our world is better run without laws or "government interference". Would you rather actually live in a place where there is complete anarchy? We don't see lines of people at our airports heading to the Sudan.

Quotas are a terrible way to get the cream to rise to the top. It is discriminatory and predatory behavior.

it's not properly running if it requires to run Windows. when you click search it downloads VLC installer .exe file and won't actually search. VLC is already installed and running on my macbook pro, which of course doesn't run EXE files and won't be recognized by their dumb site.

If these capitalist leaders are given a one-time tax that they'll fight in court, screw them -- give them a tax every year. Because while it's a capitalist success to buy the legislature and write laws that allow you to keep huge profits out of the US government's hands, it's unpatriotic to screw America for billions in uncollected taxes only gained by successfully manipulating our legislature and screwing American workers.

the 8th graders will be stoked if you can teach them how to make Beats. i suggest garageband if you have macs because it's free. if not, try Reaper because it's free to try (paid license required after x days). also you'll want to load a VSTi for samples, and you can get sample content all over the web although it's far more fun to record your own sounds for making rhythms.

because i really want fifth graders to be working for geek squad.

this is a non issue, as long as we keep the serial port away from the internet. wouldn't the guy at the gas station ask you why you're plugging stuff together?

typical predatory behavior, singles out the weak from the pack to dine on it later.

i won't need to hire movers if i get the right delivery guy

who the hell takes trade-in laptops?