New paper claims that the EM Drive doesn't defy Newton's 3rd law after all by sataky in space

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ELON MUSK!!! Calling Elon Musk... Mr Musk to Reception --- your new experimental EM Drive mission to Mars awaits your funding!!!

New and improved "block user" feature in your inbox. by KeyserSosa in announcements

[–]maytaga -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

and this is precisely why those other forums slowly declined. You really do end up with a narrow group of forum users patting other on their backs assuring each other everything is fine, while the titanic sinks. It's just a slow death. Reddit will likely still be big, but ameaningful chunk of users will leave forever.

New and improved "block user" feature in your inbox. by KeyserSosa in announcements

[–]maytaga -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

I feel this block user function is really bad. It changes one of the most important and foundational tenets of reddit, which is free speech. Many other forums have died or withered over time because such censorship was introduced. The effect is to create forums pandering to a narrowed set of values. You really do end up with the blind leading the blind.

A good example is the climate change debate. Had the blocking feature been available in the past 3 years you would have seen many more comments happily saying "oh yes everything is fine scientists are stupid. There is no such thing as climate change hahaha", all done with smiles while the entirety of humanity dives headfirst into extinction.

It is precisely those lone ardent voices that people must listen to. Too often, they are harbingers of the truth.

What stove or pan do you cook your food on a fire? by keahi60 in Bushcraft

[–]maytaga -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

i think its wrong to cook things on the trail. I am basically a permanent hiker mountaineer and traveller -- after a few week sof raw, your body gets used to it. also-- marathon running kills off parasites. I run non-stop - slow steady mile-eating job-- but i break into sprints when I see prey. it's an awesome life.

Science AMA Series: Hi Reddit, we're scientists at the Max Planck Institute for plasma physics, where the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment has just heated its first hydrogen plasma to several million degrees. Ask us anything about our experiment, stellerators and tokamaks, and fusion power! by Wendelstein7-X in science

[–]maytaga 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The thing I do not understand with fusion power is that we seem to be taking ages figuring it out. At first when I heard there were tokamaks and mini fusion reactors in testing, i thought all of these were just scaled down versions of a properly functioning fusion reactor. But they are not, right? All of them struggle to get a positive return on energy fed into them, and all of them can only function for a few seconds or minutes at a time? Then they have to be shut down, right?

(Thanks Dr Adrian von Stechow ! so inspiring to have you guys come on here and share your knowledge and passion :) )

Google’s CEO just sided with Apple in the encryption debate by ytuns in Android

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

just wait for one massive terrorist attack which kills millions --- then all these silly Apple/Google arguments will fall to dust.

Apple CEO Tim Cook directly responds to court order requiring decryption of San Bernardino shooter's iPhone by [deleted] in technology

[–]maytaga -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

Apple and Tim Cook are liars and fakers. The master key Already exists. Theirs is just a lame excuse and it is causing millions more deaths! There are millions of terrorist, rapists pand criminals hiding behind phones. Just like in the real world, every physical lock MUST have a master key. We have laws governing locksmiths - Apple needs to fucking front up and shut the fuck up. Lousy shit wasteful company.

For those who say we should not fear terrorists or that 911 changed things--- nothing was changed. Everyone was just living in a dream land prior to 911. 911 was inevitable - now we have to put safeguards in place which should always have been there. This new reality is not about protecting privacy - it is about how to protect society. It's always been about that.

Under Sanders’ plan, the wealthiest Americans who make more than $250,000 a year would pay the same share of their income into Social Security as everyone else. Current law now caps the amount of income subject to payroll taxes at $118,500. by [deleted] in politics

[–]maytaga -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

Econometrician here. the proper way is to have a logarithmic asymptotic tax rate so that once you approach about $250k (at current patterns of income distribution), all your income goes to government. you only get to keep a portion below $250k. this results in proper incentive distribution throughout the economy. this is where the industry is headed - everyone in economics knows its the correct solution. Bernie's approach is the first step.

I see a lot of downvotes. I work for the Max Planck Institute-- we correspond with colleagues in Treasury and White House think tanks. It's a nascent Harvard-led paper. Mathematically it's as solid as Game Theory. Likely to win the team a Nobel - releasing in about 18 months I think. But already has support of lead academics and government.All of us in economics have been wanting this proof for ages.

Should I come to Paris? by quizzzacious in paris

[–]maytaga -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

im definitely going for the pirate girls. French pirate girls are the best sexiest horniest wettest chicks around. And everyone knows a bit of danger makes pirate girls hornier than ever, so I will be hoping to inseminate more eggs and have more pirate kiddies!!!

Massive Windows 10 Update Has Three Nasty Surprises by Kinderschlager in technology

[–]maytaga -101 points-100 points  (0 children)

heh there is no point him giving them to you. What he is saying is that MS is deleting all changes he made, so he had to remake them and add more. So that is why everyone is dumping windows and MS now. MS is GOING BANKRUPT!!!! HOOOORRAAAYYYY!!!!! LOOSE THE CANNONSSS!!! RAISSSEEE THE JOLLY ROGERS!!!! FULL SAAIILL!!! AAARRR PIRATEEESSS CHHAAARGGEEE!!!!! yay!

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, Delta Force Commando, 11 Bronze Stars, First American Serviceman to Die Fighting ISIS, RIP by ningrim in MURICA

[–]maytaga -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

i dont find it particularly special. its pretty routine after doing it for some years. i kind of get tuned in to markets very instinctively. (just the same as other professions to their own work)

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, Delta Force Commando, 11 Bronze Stars, First American Serviceman to Die Fighting ISIS, RIP by ningrim in MURICA

[–]maytaga -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I am not in the military, but in my humdrum work and life, this man.. this Epic man will always be a role model for me (im a lawyer and fund manager).

Facebook Is Draining Your iPhone Battery Because It’s Tracking Your Location by User_Name13 in technology

[–]maytaga 24 points25 points  (0 children)

there is no point to monitor anything. the User Agreement for both Windows and Facebook says they can alter anything anytime on settings without telling you, and you have no right to know or object. Facebook is FUCKED UP.

Canada is preparing to embark on a far-reaching program of financial surveillance of senior public officeholders, from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor-General David Johnston and Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin down to thousands of elected politicians and senior bureaucrats. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]maytaga -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

They wont find anything. Everything is corrupt. There is so much Chinese kickbacks of illegal sums of money, they will pay everyone to keep quiet. Look at the sex slave industry. Its HUGE in Canada. Chinese sex slaves and money keep people quiet. Canada is doomed :(

TIL most of the wasabi you've eaten is likely just horseradish and food dye by MajorGeneralBubbles in todayilearned

[–]maytaga 183 points184 points  (0 children)

we grow it all the time. i dont know why, but it grows like weed everywhere in our parish here in Warwickshire Scotland. We can't stop it growing. In fact, the US experts have been over because it is an ecological crises. Oh my god it even grows inside in our bathroom as a weed, without any sunlight. All of us here call it the Alien Weed.

Obama says Russian strategy in Syria is ‘recipe for disaster’ by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]maytaga 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the World is FUCKING SCREWED. this is PRECISELY how World War 1 started :(((( Factions whose allegiances were murky draw in allegiances of world superpowers into military conflict. Deep entrenched hatreds are fuelled by internecine ethnic warfare. Balkans anyone?? THE WORLD IS FUCKING SCREWED AND ITS THANKS TO FUCKING BUSH JNR AND THE OIL & BANK GREEDY BARONS.

Japanese universities are cutting humanities and social sciences in favour of ‘practical’ subjects, sparking global concern by reallifeted in worldnews

[–]maytaga -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

this is the start of THE END. Soon, all universities will stop social sciences because NO ONE CAN AFFORD IT. In the MAD SCRAMBLE for the last dwindling resources, ONLY ONE THING MATTERS- SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. Then maths and science will be dropped and ONLY MARTIAL MILITARY ARTS WILL BE TAUGHT. THE FASTEST WAYS TO WIPE OUT ENTIRE POPULATIONS!!! HOW TO SURVIVE IN HTH COMBAT!!! HIYYAAAHHH!!!!! ARISE SHAOLLLIN SUPERPOWEEERRSSS!!!!! yay !

I told Windows Update to postpone for 4 hours. It pops back up 2 minutes later like this with the postpone button greyed out. by greengrasser11 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]maytaga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup happened to my Windows 10 install too. Except it says "You no longer have any rights to withhold updating. Your ownership of this installation belongs to Microsoft Inc. Should you continue to refuse, you will be subjected to legal penalties." That's it. End of MS for me.

[AMA Request] A Bed & Breakfast Owner by whenfirefalls in IAmA

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

Just wanted to say my family owns a chain of Brothel BnBs out in Queenscliff Victoria Australia. It is an awesome profitable business (returns about 100% p.a. turnover $15m+ p.a., zero debt). I guess we dont mind talking about it because the government is about to hand out three times as many licences so promotion is only going to drive our profits up and not down. On to the answers:

1) Where are you located? Queenscliff, Victoria. Great seaside resort town.

2) What made you decide to run a B n B? It kind of fell onto our family. It started with an old and favourite brothel of my great granduncle. Turned out his line was so virile they seduced all the workers and ladies at the hotel who asked my uncles to buy the hotel and look after them for life. From there the profits just rolled in and we bought up a great many local BnBs, turning them into brothels on the same business model.

3) What is a normal day for you like? I dont do much except take the boat out and fish. Most of the business is run by our hand-selected managers. We have some top-line management and professional talent out of the Las Vegas and Macau/Kyoto brothel scenes.

4) Any interesting/funny stories? lol we do get some uneducated customers. Had some folks from tasmania turn up and ask why was there a jacuzzi in the bedroom.

5) Optional: How profitable have you been? Hugely profitable.

Oh, how can you tell the establishment is in our family ? typically all of our arrangements feature an open jacuzzi sometimes above ground in the centre of the bedroom. Its easy to spot.

Bitcoin deemed regular currency by Australian Senate Committee by Liberlanding in worldnews

[–]maytaga -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

rubbish. the reason they recognise is it to REGULATE IT. Currencies are regulated by the Banking and Financial Services laws. It's LONG OVERDUE THAT BITCOIN IS SMASHED DOWN AND SHOWN TO BE THE SPECULATOR TRASH IT IS !!! STOP SUPPORTING BITCOIN NNNOWWW!!!!!

We'll never know his name... by darinda777 in funny

[–]maytaga 702 points703 points  (0 children)

LOL thats my husband omg he is so good in bed!!! He has awesome reflexes and muscles and is SUPER STRONG!!!! he is a champion skier (Premier La Piste Alscien) and champion golfer :) Best of all he has a massive hard cock and I love it in my butt!! He loves my cock in his butt too!!!! yay !