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by rcurry 11y ago
At this point I'd settle for a flying horse even.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Okay, but I seem to recall being told that entire cities were going to be designed around the Segway too.
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by rcurry 11y ago
"A single nuclear plant can cost on the order of $10 billion U.S. That is a big chunk of change to plunk down on one plant. Only very large companies, like General Electric or Hitachi, can afford to make that kind of investment" S
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The FCC says it can’t force Google and Facebook to stop tracking their users(washingtonpost.com)
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by rcurry 11y ago
I see the spirit of Andrew Volstead is still alive and well after all these years. Frankly, I don't care what people smoke, or how they choose to smoke it. I also don't care what they choose to read, or what they choose to drink.
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by rcurry 11y ago
The article makes it very clear that they are talking about the first "recognizable human form" in a photograph, and they go on and on in great detail about what they mean by that.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Well played sir, well played indeed.
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by rcurry 11y ago
It's covered under those more obscure and ambiguous parts of the constitution that law enforcement has always struggled to understand - you know, like the 1st and 4th amendments.
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by rcurry 11y ago
I like the idea of a 10 year prison sentence for surveillance of cell phones without first obtaining an actual warrant.
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Congressman introduces bill to end warrantless Stingray surveillance(theguardian.com)
155 points by rcurry 11y ago|43 comments
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by rcurry 11y ago
I can't mention the company or product name, but here's a funny story: Back in the 90s I worked for a firm that had a really cool terminal emulation product. Because of the name of the product, the marketing department came up wit
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by rcurry 11y ago
My experience has been the same as yours - I spent years living in NYC and years living in rural Wisconsin. The difference, in terms of social contact, is remarkable. It used to kill me when I'd roll up to a complete stranger's fa
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by rcurry 11y ago
Yep, about the only animals that get shot with a .22 are squirrels, rabbits, and wolves.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Oh man, you'd be surprised - I'm an avid predator hunter and spend ridiculous amounts of time out in hay fields at 2:00 AM with a night vision system, and you would not believe the stories I've got about poachers. One night,
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by rcurry 11y ago
"soft enough that it didn't hurt when it bonked me in the head while I was still learning" That's a really good point, I always forget about the safety aspect. There's nothing like getting slammed in the back of the
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by rcurry 11y ago
I've surfed a lot of the spots around SoCal and never had a problem with any kind of aggression. There are plenty of guides to surfing etiquette out on the 'net and if you read them and take the lessons to heart, the odds of you h
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by rcurry 11y ago
This isn't a disruption story at all - these boards are, basically, cheap bath toys that parents pick up for their kids on Saturday morning before they head to the beach. I think they are great for beginners who don't want to spen
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by rcurry 11y ago
That's why I switched from Comic Sans to Ariana Grande.
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by rcurry 11y ago
For the RF geeks here - can't manufacturers implement some kind of anti-hijacking protocols into the RF I/O between the radio and the receiver? I understand it's hard to defeat jamming if the attacker has more power at hand t
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by rcurry 11y ago
I'd certainly be willing to put up with a few broken windows in exchange for the novelty of having my books arrive via field artillery.
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by rcurry 11y ago
"Let’s take a look at how it works." Yeah, let's not and say we did. Instead, how about we take a look at how Telerik works (satire, based loosely on my own experiences with them): Customer: "I've found a show-stopp
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by rcurry 11y ago
I just saw an Atom drive by the other day - the driver looked happy, ha ha.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Modern sports cars are truly amazing. I have a C6 corvette and it's both a monster on the track and comfortable enough to run coast-to-coast with ease (something I've done twice now). The technology just keeps getting better and b
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by rcurry 11y ago
I have a suspicion that the CIA knew the identity of this kid and his associates within a few minutes of this Brennan guy figuring out his email had been hacked.
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by rcurry 11y ago
That is just gorgeous - nice work!
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by rcurry 11y ago
On the up side, here's your opportunity to send any message you like to the NYPD using lead tape inside your car.
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by rcurry 11y ago
I really don't think prisons should be run by private corporations. I was already kind of leery about it, but the whole "kids for cash" scandal in Pennsylvania was the last straw. There's no way I can be convinced that w
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by rcurry 11y ago
That's awesome. I was just kidding around, but I think some people don't get the reference to that support call being the stuff of legends.
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by rcurry 11y ago
Sometimes, you just run into jerks. Consider yourself lucky you didn't get the job; if an employee is allowed to be a jerk to candidates, that's a pretty good indicator that their management sucks. An interview is also an opportun
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by rcurry 11y ago
I just have never seen this - the NRA arguing that full automatic weapons should not be licensed. Do you have a citation? I'd be genuinely interested to read up on it.

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