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Comment Re:A mouse that rolls coal? (Score 1) 33

You know what's great about that story? Rich people cars have scent dispensers built into them. Most of them are European, so the scents are probably not all that toxic (they have a long list of chemicals including scents which you're not allowed to use which we permit) but imagine getting one that comes from a country where we have very low standards for what we will allow in the way of scented products.

Comment Re: How deep? (Score 1) 86

I never at all professed to be an expert in plumbing.

You still don't seal pipe threads with lube. You lube flexible seals, and you may lube straight threads to make them easier to thread and/or discourage corrosion, but then the seal seals the connection. Liquid teflon (or some other) sealants do lubricate the threads as they are tightened, but then they dry and hard so that they can seal properly under pressure, and you have to renew them when you remake the connection.

This is not expert stuff. It's basic. Why do you want to get ratioed again?

Comment Re: witch hunt (Score 1) 130

Yes. They do think it's a good thing, because they are racists. The time they want to go back to because they thought America was greater then is before slavery was prohibited*, before vaccines were invented, and before women were allowed to vote.

* For those not convicted of a crime in a nation where most people commit felonies regularly, that is

Comment Re:Data in the cloud is not secure (Score 1, Interesting) 111

Indeed, Apple appears to be saying that the poor security of iCloud is now putting UK users at risk.

It's interesting that it only applies to new users. The UK wants a backdoor into existing user's accounts as well, so Apple still hasn't complied with their demand. They could roll out a software update that sends the keys to Apple on request, which is doubtless what the UK government will want.

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