OwlsParliament
Re:EU copyright law proposal rejected
on Thursday July 05, 2018 @10:40AM (#17463592)
An ongoing, popular sporting event is always going to be higher priority than an election that is two days old and only minorly relevant to a UK audience (which the BBC serves).
Re:Why are diapers so expensive?
on Thursday April 05, 2018 @03:42AM (#16762743)
As someone from a country with a decent welfare system, this comment is utterly repugnant to me. Welfare should not be viewed as a "dependency web" that trap people. It should be a safety net for when people have no other choice.
Re:Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism
on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:04AM (#16374766)
Cowabunga?
Re:The Black Panther’s scientist role models
on Friday February 09, 2018 @08:22AM (#16339958)
To be fair to the film, much of soft sci-fi does this. Iron Man happening to create an arc reactor in a cave coming to mind.
Re:Bitcoin's gender divide could be a bad sign
on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @03:43AM (#16059464)
Different people in the media have different opinions, amazing.
Re:Google faces UK legal action for bypassing iPhone privacy settings ...
on Thursday November 30, 2017 @08:58AM (#15815705)
$20m is a drop in the ocean to Google. This really should be more impactful.
Re:Florida Power and Light: Regulations for home solar installations
on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @08:51AM (#15284156)
Presumably it matters to lawmakers because they've been paid to neuter solar panel systems.
Re:Harvard rescinds Chelsea Manning’s visiting fellow invitation
on Friday September 15, 2017 @03:10AM (#15255243)
She served her time and was released. Attacking her for being a felon is insulting and childish.
You can disagree with why she leaked all you like, but this honestly comes across as petty politics.
Re:Prostitution decriminalized: Rhode Island’s experiment
on Monday August 07, 2017 @10:00AM (#14947478)
"I'm here to inspect your pipes"
saucy music plays
Re:How to Murder a Byzantine Emperor
on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:04AM (#14708657)
Blaming the wife/mother/Livia is an ancient Roman tradition, so I wouldn't be surprised by the latter.
Re:Doxing the hero who stopped WannaCry was irresponsible and dumb
on Monday May 15, 2017 @09:11AM (#14341249)
The Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Mail are utter shitstains.
Re:Why are Adults so busy?
on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @09:15AM (#12496505)
Well, those are ways of keeping yourself busy.
Re:How We Analyzed and Visualized Hamilton’s Rhyming Lyrics
on Monday June 27, 2016 @03:18AM (#11984622)
It's fairly popular outside of there now as well.
Re:Youngest Kids in Class at Higher Risk of ADHD Diagnosis
on Monday March 14, 2016 @04:54AM (#11281718)
Do you also advocate stopping cancer treatments? Stopping vaccinations, because not getting smallpox is interfering with evolution?
Evolution doesn't happen for a reason. The whole point of evolution is that our biology and the way our brains work is bafflingly random at times. Depression is a crippling mental illness, it doesn't happen for a reason.