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Comment Carbon dating won't work for aliens (Score 1) 175

So ignoring the probability of this being a legitimate alien here for a minute - Carbon dating is based on the accumulation of Carbon-14 in tissues of life on Earth. Assuming an alien was not living out their lifecycle on Earth, it's entirely possible that they have a different native ratio of c14 in their environment. This would make any dating results (assuming the alien claim was legitimate) invalid.

Comment In case you're wondering why Pai would do this.. (Score 5, Insightful) 134

Don't worry - Pai isn't suddenly getting a conscience. Remember that Pai is basically beholden to Verizon (where he will end up at after his "public service"). Verizon is not a wireline provider (like AT&T, Comcast, Cox etc...) When 5g starts to roll out, one of the key battles is going to be over telephone poles. There are going to be tens of thousands of mini-cells mounted on poles to support this rollout - and if you don't own the poles (like Verizon), you're going to be at a disadvantage compared to the companies who do (like AT&T)

This vote isn't pro-internet or pro-freedom or anti-monopoly - it's entirely about ensuring that Verizon isn't at a competitive disadvantage in rolling out their 5g network.

Comment I have been here since day one... (Score 1) 369

Simple tricks to get rid of the trolling. so many negative votes, the post falls off the radar. I believe sites like reddit applies this weight to IP addresses too. A lot of fine tuning to the programming would be required. This would be a full time position to maintain the site. Things would break. It would be like the good old days again.

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