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Comment Re:They've really taken fear-mongering to a new le (Score 4, Insightful) 144

As somebody who lived through Harvey, please fuck off. The more people who can be made to understand the effects of storm surge, the better. This is not hype. This is trying to educate people who might otherwise "hunker down" and end up dead, or spread emergency resources needlessly thin in an attempt to rescue their ass later.

Comment YouTube comments (Score 1) 144

I just read through some of the YouTube comments. It's like 10% whackadoodles claiming god knows what. Everything from climate deniers to HAARP something-or-other. I'm hoping most of it is people just being silly, but I don't know. Some of them have made similar comments on other videos. I can't decide if I'm disappointed it's that many or surprised it isn't more. I wonder if Alex Jones had a link on InfoWars or something.

Comment From the CLOUD library. (Score 1) 326

CLOUD.

Not "your" [local] library. The cloud...which in the case of iTunes is not dedicated to you, but is merely keyed against what you have purchased.

If you want to keep it, keep it downloaded. And if you want it in the âoecloudâ, but it in an unmanaged cloud not dedicated to licensed media delivery.

(And yes, Apple should, at a minimum, have offered an immediate full refund.)

Comment too limiting (Score 1) 235

We got my son a Chromebook for classwork. It's fine as long as you don't mind being limited to online versions of everything. There's only so much you can do in I can't imagine not being able to use "real" Excel or 3DCAD software. Once the features of online "cloud" apps match that of their desktop counterpoints, it might be worth it. But for now, it's just not flexible enough. And forget gaming.

That being said, the new version of Windows really sucks; I'm putting off upgrading as long as possible. If you're ok with Mac's foibles, I recommend just sticking with that.

Comment why bother? (Score 1) 150

I've used it before calling on behalf of Beto. It's a shit database. At least 50% old numbers or disconnected. Of the other half, most either don't care or have republican husbands who answer the phone and yell at you. 10% are gonna vote for a D already. About 5% of the people might have been worth calling. The Russians couldn't have made it much worse.

Comment Re:Of course they are (Score 1) 354

I think you missed the entire point of Opportunist's post. We need to find a way to get more people to act. You determined it was worth the effort. Unfortunately, there seem to be human-nature level arguments against actually effecting change. That was the point of the post. It is so much easier to just rationalize your way into the status quo. I try to drive less, and use less plastic. Nevertheless, I can't convince my wife to turn the AC up, nor do I ever remember to bring reusable leftover containers to restaurants, so I end up with their single-use polystyrene. These are easy. I want to do them. But I'm a lazy, forgetful, conflict-averse human just like everybody else.

Comment Re:What are Nevada's gun carrying rules? (Score 0) 441

There's no clear and present danger,

Given the rates of sexual assault, I disagree.

What in the world does that even mean? You know I love you, drinkypoo, but you're not making sense. Sexual assault by a stranger in a hotel room is just not that common. There is a much higher likelihood that somebody coming into a room unannounced is there to clean the place, not rape the guest. Or hell, they might have just double booked the room accidentally; that happens at least as often. If you're going to cite stochastic rape as a reason to shoot at somebody, at least think of the other possible reasons other people might be entering.

Comment Re:What are Nevada's gun carrying rules? (Score 0) 441

These gun nut assholes think it's ok to shoot somebody for knocking at your door for directions, or trying to get help after a car wreck. You might also notice a pattern in the victims of these crimes. The default solution to problems in America seems to be "shoot first, ask questions later."

Comment Re:BBC can suck a BBC (Score 1) 219

I love that the AC accuses you of trolling, then pulls like three or four trolls into one post. Very classy. Good luck with these guys; they really believe that white men are totally oppressed by the (((liberals))). They see any attempt to right centuries of racism and sexism as some sort of personal slight against them, just because they have to compete on an almost level playing field.

Comment Re: Well... This is Good news... (Score 0) 214

When I tried to show the GDP growth numbers (as published by Trump's Department of Commerce) to a friend to explain why, no this isn't the best economy since before the recession, he just shambled away muttering something about the Deep State (TM). Facts shall never get in the way of peoples love for Dear Leader!!!

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