Search results

  1. L

    Presidential Elections

    This exact discussion shows how polarized our country has become. We start ignoring facts to support "our" candidate rather than accept when something is just plain wrong. What Hillary Clinton did is just plain wrong. Period. When a person has to evoke that someone else did it so her breaking of...
  2. L

    Presidential Elections

    It seems you haven't followed the story or don't deem it important enough. She sent not one but over a hundred classified emails. A secretary of state should know better, especially someone that has been a public figure her entire adult life. Her actions are just arrogance and banking on people...
  3. L

    Presidential Elections

    If people have gone to jail, it might not be public knowledge. Some previous state department employees did use personal emails, but for only a few handful of emails. This was done by Colin Powell for one or two emails that were retroactively classified and some staffers of Condoleezza Rice...
  4. L

    Presidential Elections

    If a lower level state department employee had done as much as send a single classified email from their non-work email they would already be in jail. It just seems that if you have a last name Clinton you can pretty much getaway with anything.
  5. L

    Friday Boredom - Your Pet Peeves

    I completely understand your position. I was also bitten by a dog when I was a child and I have painful memories of that event. Over the years, I'm no longer fearful of dogs but I hate it when owner's do not have their dogs on a leash, especially in public places. This is required by law and a...
  6. L

    HOA Prohibiting Drought Tolerant Plants

    Laws AB2100 and AB 2104 prohibits the HOA restricting home owners from installing drought tolerant plants. I'd suggest getting in touch with the HOA management (most likely a 3rd party company) and seeking clarification. I'm sure once you mention the laws they will reconsider. Many HOAs have had...
  7. L

    Privacy vs Security Re: Apple

    They paid a 3rd party company the fee, not Apple. Apple is not obligated to provide them with an unlock. As IR2 pointed out, providing a master key is much different than unlocking a single device. Again, owning is very different than regulating. Saying that the government owns the internet or...
  8. L

    Privacy vs Security Re: Apple

    Can you provide source on this? I'm not sure if Apple sells any such service. Also having such a service would mean that they already have a "master key". Internet is not owned by any one entity. The government might regulate certain things on the Internet, but the Internet is a collection of...
  9. L

    Privacy vs Security Re: Apple

    The problem is not about unlocking the phone or even ownership. The FBI is asking Apple to create a hack / backdoor so that the FBI can try multiple passcodes without erasing data. Once such a hack is created and is known to be available, other elements (read: criminals) can use similar...
  10. L

    Free trades, Robinhood app

    Mine was automatically enabled. Not sure if it depends on how long you have been using the app.
  11. L

    Privacy vs Security Re: Apple

    Unfortunately, things like this don't work on a one-off basis, it would be great it if did. It usually sets a precedent and dangerous one at that. Every time someone could potentially be a suspect (terrorism or otherwise), the authorities can now ask Apple or other providers to give them a...
  12. L

    Taking care of your Greatest Asset: Your Physical Health

    Absolutely true. Most people on a vegan diet also take a lot of supplements to account for these deficiencies in their diet.
  13. L

    Airplane makes emergency landing on city street

    Did anyone on the forum see or experience this? Video - http://www.autoblog.com/2015/09/23/airplane-emergency-landing-city-street-video/ Related OC Register Article - http://www.ocregister.com/articles/landing-682989-avenue-emergency.html
  14. L

    Amazon Prime Now

    I believe the deliveries are by private individuals - a la uber (hence the tip?). I think Amazon has used such services in the past to prepare for this.
  15. L

    Amazon is on Fire...

    Great strategy by Amazon on the $50 tablet. Going after a different market, especially with the $10,000 worth in free apps*. Also a $99 tablet for kids with a 2 year replacement warranty is brilliant, especially given that they have excellent parental controls. Overall have generally been...
  16. L

    Amazon Prime Now

    Tried it yesterday. Items were at the door as I came back from work. No need to stop by Target after work to get some basic household items. If Amazon gets the pricing right for most regular household items (i.e. comparable to Target / Walmart), I'd use it more and more often.
  17. L

    We are not in a bubble (yet)

    San Francisco home prices are driven mostly by tech. Most people buying in SF (or bay area in general) are techies high salaries (much higher than in SoCal) and stock in tech companies. There are way more people buying with cash in the bay area than in Irvine, especially areas like SF, Palo...
  18. L

    Drought Rebate Program

    Do your research before using any such company and make sure you have a water tight (no pun intended) contract and design before you allow any company to remove turf and replace with any drought friendly plants. There is a huge discrepancy in price and look of drought tolerant plants and most...
  19. L

    Yulin Dog Meat Eating Festival

    A different view of dogs - Nepali festival to thank dogs for their friendship and royalty. http://imgur.com/ydi5jMh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_religion#Hinduism
  20. L

    HELP! Buy this year or Wait?

    Just to reiterate what everyone has said, buy if it makes financial sense for your situation. One of the best Buy / Rent calculators I've seen might help make the decision. Check out http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html?hp&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0
Back
Top