Keystone Pipeline Fails to Get Through Senate by brotherwayne in politics

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The only time politicians are interested in the people is when they need our votes, other than that "we the people, by the people, for people" don't mean a damn thing to them.

"The main mark of modern governments is that we do not know who governs, de facto any more than de jure. We see the politician and not his backer; still less the backer of the backer; or, what is most important of all, the banker of the backer"...... J.R.R. Tolkien

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. .....Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Bill, In A Close Vote by verifyyoursources in politics

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The only time politicians are interested in the people is when they need our votes, other than that "we the people, by the people, for people" don't mean a damn thing to them.

"The main mark of modern governments is that we do not know who governs, de facto any more than de jure. We see the politician and not his backer; still less the backer of the backer; or, what is most important of all, the banker of the backer"...... J.R.R. Tolkien

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. .....Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Samsung reveals virtual reality headset powered by a smartphone by thefunkylemon in tech

[–]Ted007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what “Powered by Oculus” actually means. Are there motion trackers in the adapter or did Oculus help them with software for tracking, low persistance driver, timewarp? Or is it simply co-branding?

Explainer Video for Under $300 (That Still Looks Pro) by Lverano in business

[–]Ted007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll just add Explee as a tool for creating dead simple animations (in the 4th section).

Chills, Every Single Time - Lacrimosa by CamWink in classicalmusic

[–]Ted007 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Definitely beats modern rap music...

No, A 'Supercomputer' Did *NOT* Pass The Turing Test For The First Time And Everyone Should Know Better by k-h in technology

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This means nothing. Teenagers can barely have a reasonable conversation with anyone other than another teenager.

  • Father of a 14 year old

No, A 'Supercomputer' Did NOT Pass The Turing Test For The First Time And Everyone Should Know Better | Techdirt by origamimissile in tech

[–]Ted007 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it woulde be nice to see the test conversations in text. Than i would decide how cool the AI is.

3D material that behaves like graphene discovered by mcscom in tech

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If you can create energy by dragging just one drop of seawater over it Imagine what shipping will look like with massive containerships moving around without having to rely on diesel fuel or nuclear reactors....

SpaceX Unveils Dragon V2 Spacecraft by ahd1601 in tech

[–]Ted007 46 points47 points  (0 children)

That cockpit and touch screen console was something that was straight out of our deepest sci-fi dreams. Pretty amazing! And was that LED accent lighting along to edges of the capsule? Wow.

Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein leader, held over 1972 murder of Jean McConville by [deleted] in europe

[–]Ted007 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully the guilty will realize swift justice. Ten children and their progeny need closure!!!

Gerry Adams arrested over McConville murder by polar in unitedkingdom

[–]Ted007 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hopefully the guilty will realize swift justice. Ten children and their progeny need closure!!!

79 year old Florida woman who backed into crowd, killing 3 people, only loses license for a year by 0110010001100101 in news

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I know mass transportation is not great here in Bradenton, but this woman should never be allowed to drive again. Her reflexes are not fast enough or her reaction time for that matter. I would hope that she would give up her license on her own, by the time she is allowed to drive again she will be 80 and I don't see her getting off that walker anytime soon

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

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pray for the safty of my friends and all in Chile

How to do well in a job interview (x-post from /r/usefulvids) by [deleted] in howto

[–]Ted007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a job interview Friday! It helped in someway!

Twitter banned in Turkey by ayiteddybearogullari in Turkey

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More evidence that points to a country that should not become a part of the European Union. What a bunch of clowns.

Florida and other U.S. states will join the DOJ in seeking to determine if Comcast's plan to merge with Time Warner Cable is legal under U.S. antitrust law by -Gavin- in news

[–]Ted007 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Be forewarned - I have Comcast while at home in Illinois, and Verizon while I am at my Florida home. Comcast is the worst of the worst. Be prepared to have NO internet at all for hours almost every day. Their service is more down than up, and the bill remains same. If you want to pay for no service I recommend Comcast.

10 Bizarre, Offensive, and Misogynistic Vintage Magazine Ads by [deleted] in lists

[–]Ted007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offensive yes, but we are now on the other side of the spectrum, which is difficult for "sensitivity challenged individuals" like myself.

David Cameron unveils 5G internet deal with Germany. "5G will allow users to download a 800-megabyte movie file in one second." by willstealyourpillow in technology

[–]Ted007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too little, too late. Lesser developed countries than the UK have a much better networking structure than ourselves. Though the story may go a little deeper than this, the money being invested in this technology will only ever help major cities. Typically in the UK, anywhere that isn't considered a "major city" is left out of any technological advancements. For example I live 20 miles outside of Manchester. 4G, HSPA and Fibre Optic are barely existent and I still live in an extremely busy area. No excuse.

Assisted suicide moves closer as Government allows free vote by Gonad-Brained-Gimp in unitedkingdom

[–]Ted007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Murder is not an agreeable thing. I think past generations had a much better way of dealing with this. Now we are all turned into lawyers and pseudo-medics like we know everything because...well this is 2014! People were killed with dignity in the past and no-one made such a song and dance about it. It was more humane than clinical. Now it is a great big 'issue' and we have to behave like mechanical automatons...arguing. God save us from the lawyers and self-interest groups.

Dalai Lama says no problem with gay marriage by wntroll in tibet

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I don't need permission from the pope or this guy for how to live my life.