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thank you. people take "rule of law" for granted.
Exactly right. The US Military (and Israel, for that matter) get a guaranteed minimum income from the US government. Why not the average person on the street?
Re:Sending a potato to near-space on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @06:49PM (#10467960)
Gerald Bull would be proud.
Re:How we became the heaviest drinkers in a century on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @12:36PM (#10465505)
My ancestors for thousands of years have drank everyday, and they managed not only to survive but reproduce. I think the same goes for every person of European descent. We can drink an awful lot and be fine.
and that sort of technology has been used by the Navy since how long?
Re:CISA passes Senate on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @07:56PM (#10462047)
both senators from both WA and CA, which are the tech-heavy stastes. No good!
Re:CISA passes Senate on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @07:55PM (#10462041)
who is our Charleton Heston?
Re:A Superconductor That Works at -70 °C on Monday October 26, 2015 @08:07PM (#10455349)
We software "engineers" would still find ways to write shitty software to totally negate the benefits.

"Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh"

Re:The Okinawa missiles of October 1962 on Monday October 26, 2015 @05:20PM (#10454568)
A memorial to people who exercised good judgement and common sense in stressful situations would be great. Maybe we could have a reality show about this, to prove to the rest of the world we aren't just a bunch of slobbering troglodytes.
Re:Why Homejoy Failed on Monday October 26, 2015 @12:19PM (#10452366)
I could swear that was a east-coast version of Grindr. Bad branding?
Re:The what and why of product experimentation at Twitter on Friday October 23, 2015 @08:52PM (#10441992)
hahahaha oh wow. yeah, no.

EDIT: It is the game of thrones version of product development, except no dwarf or sexy people.

I know several doctors who have retired rather than deal with the EMR mess, and these are work 80 hours a week doctors, vs the new, gentler work regular hours kind.

In addition, the doctors I know who continue to practice have had to reduce their patient hours due to the amount of time EMR takes up.

Re:Should You Be Allowed to Invest in a Lawsuit? on Friday October 23, 2015 @12:42PM (#10439709)
Wait for it.... he has an idea... and then we'll package them into lawsuit-backed securities!
Re:JP Morgan to Grant IPO Access to Everyone on Friday October 23, 2015 @12:39PM (#10439691)
This on the heels of unicorns having trouble in getting a bigger next round... scary times. I think the party may be over soon.
Re:Has It Become Impossible to Prosecute White-Collar Crime? on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @06:13PM (#10429148)
We should make a up a spurious tale about an enormous stargoat eating the sun and send them on ark to colonize another planet.
I mourn the loss of my keyboard. The iPhone is a content consumption device and a camera above all else.
Re:OpenStreetMap is the Most Important thing in Geo on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @12:04PM (#10420001)
Google maps on the web and on mobile has become such a miserably bad experience that I hope OSM wins big. Google's data is not bad, but the apps are awful.
Re:The Hard Math of the Cinderella Story on Monday October 19, 2015 @12:23PM (#10413890)
Physical durability is an undervalued trait. Lots of very gifted people flame out from accumulated injuries in all sports.
Re:Subprime ‘unicorns’ that do not look a billion dollars on Saturday October 17, 2015 @12:00PM (#10404803)
I and several engineers I know had recruiters from Theranos contact us. They would not tell us anything about what we'd be working on, what kind of people we'd work with or how much we'd be paid. Needless to say we were not interested.
Re:The Drone Papers on Thursday October 15, 2015 @02:29PM (#10394988)
This cannot be stressed enough. A robotic military allows the government to wage wars with impunity because the average voter just doesn't care. If you have skin in the game, it would be different.

Perhaps a remedy for this would be to force the ranking members of congress to function as consuls, and make them live in Afghanistan for the duration of the conflict?

What if the race is synonymous with a religion- Judaism and Jews being the obvious example?
For other organizations that are split into a for-profit/non-profit, check out Planned Parenthood and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Genius move, really.
Re:Square files for IPO on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @05:33PM (#10389706)
because the future looks worse, and they want to make some money while they still can?
I was going to suggest what the other poster said- take a vacation to northern Europe.

Dutch fashion brands you may know: G-Star Raw, Scotch and Soda

Re:Square files for IPO on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @04:42PM (#10389348)
What if Twitter was going to be packaged up for sale, or already was, and there was a buyer lined up for a sale within 3-6 months?
You need to go to Holland where you are average-sized.
Ah yes, the "American slim fit". Most shirts I try on are too tight on the chest (40" chest, medium should fit normally in most brands), but the waist is... massive (31" waist). Probably for a man expecting to have a child.
Wait till Massimo Dutti expands into the US. Everybody who is one price level above Zara will be destroyed.
"It's unconscionable that they should cost more than $25-$30 a pair."

Exactly. I want all my clothes to be made by small children in sweatshops. I don't want my money to go to businesses that rely on paying normal wages.

Re:From $250M to $6.5B: The Bay Bridge Cost Overrun on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @12:07PM (#10387413)
Maybe even funded a small invasion for a few days

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