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schtev··on Canada’s anti-spam legislation starts July 1
Saying CASL applies to any message accessed in Canada is meaningless. Canadian law can't be applied to foreign entities. Reminds me of what happened with the national do-not-call list.
schtev··on Space roar
Relax. Its just Azathoth.
schtev··on TSA loudspeakers threaten travelers with arrest for joking about security
Solution #5: The retards in charge of current policy accept that no sane terrorist would joke about smuggling a bomb through a TSA checkpoint while in the queue at said checkpoint, and thus stop arresting people for jokes.
schtev··on Zoomquilt
Wasn't the original done in flash like...a decade ago?
schtev··on Rather than savage cuts, Switzerland considers “Star Trek” economics
Okay. So I think we can all agree that public bathrooms need to be cleaned regularly. Its a shitty job (pun intended), but it needs to be done.

In a GBI system, where's the incentive for anyone to do this?

schtev··on A strange lonely planet found without a star
An evil, lightless place, where Elder Things dwell in their blasphemous cities of impossible geometry...
schtev··on Don't Plug Your Phone into a Charger You Don't Own
Just use a wall socket adapter. Problem solved.
schtev··on Forebruary, an endless wall calendar
Okaaaaaaaaaaaay. What about February, which ends on day 28 or 29?
schtev··on The Myth of Willpower and “Eat Less, Move More”
Yeah, that sort of mentality is awful. Extreme exercise just isn't sustainable. People who are really overweight need to accept that it may take a few years to reach their goals.
schtev··on The Myth of Willpower and “Eat Less, Move More”
What I did was stop eating until I'm full, and start eating just enough to feel not hungry. Found it to be a pretty good rough guideline. Never bothered counting calories or anything like that. Nice thing about this method (I figure) is that it solves the problem of not knowing quantitatively where that maintenance level lies on any given day.
schtev··on The Myth of Willpower and “Eat Less, Move More”
If you eat less (below maintenance) and move more, you'll lose weight. That's just biological reality. I did that and have lost 15lbs in the past two months. Any psychological factors don't alter this basic fact.
schtev··on Texas teen in jail for his Facebook comment
I read your comment just fine. I feel that even in a public sphere like Facebook, it shouldn't warrant that kind of response.
schtev··on Texas teen in jail for his Facebook comment
I'm willing to bet that's just a theoretical upper limit, and will be tossed out at soon as its in front of a judge. But still. The fact he was arrested at all is just friggin stupid.
schtev··on Texas teen in jail for his Facebook comment
...you can't find sympathy for someone who gets arrested for making a remark which is very obviously sarcastic/joking/hyperbolic that was taken completely out of context? People need to lighten the fuck up, and take context into account.

Also, once again the scope creep of the word "terrorist" ("terroristic") is deeply disturbing.

schtev··on WTF is wrong with Americans?
Ignorance is strength!
schtev··on Perfect Forward Secrecy can block the NSA, but almost no one uses it
Or just throw away the lock entirely, given that Google is in bed with the NSA.
schtev··on Edward Snowden Q&A
Anyone else notice he doesn't flat out deny giving secrets to the Chinese when asked?