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Have you ever been to an auto race? I would not describe the typical crowd as "rich people".

Then you have clearly not been to a Formula One race. With NASCAR you are quite correct.

But that is just the spectators.

You are confusing the people visiting the pits with the spectators. Does this look "rich" to you?

http://www.technologyreview.co...

Knightscope may not outright replace many security guards soonâ"over a million of them were employed in the U.S. last year, according to an estimate from the U.S. Department of Laborâ(TM)s Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the estimated hourly wage these guards earned was more than twice the $6.25 that Knightscope says it will charge for its robots, which could tempt some companies and schools to at least try them out.

http://robotsecuritysystems.co...
http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/16/...
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/art...

I tend to agree with this. Until now, I have not seen any good reason to think of the islamic state of Iraq and Syria to be better or worse that the islamic state of Pakistan, or IS of Saudi Arabia or any other I'm not even aware of... It looks like there are important conflicts between being a devout muslim and a law-abiding citizen in a western Europe secular country. Following the Charlie Hebdo attack, this Amjed Choudary cleric chap explained things with little room for error - he is defined by media as "radical", but who's got a way of benchmarking a moderate religious guy?

Where I'm getting is that it might not be that worse to treat the IS of Iraq and Syria as a country rather than a ... place where there are terrorists? ISIL seems to have strong appeal to some of the most undesirable Europe-based muslims, to the extent they actually pack up and go live there. Recognizing ISIL as a country would certainly have many effects I can't predict, but with optimism I'd say it would give some clarity about muslim's world view, while giving those unhappy to live in secular Europe a place to live according to the rules of their sect of Islam. Maybe the great power of having a new country would also give them the feeling of responsibility not to live in permanent war with Shia/Sunni/infidel neighbours.

Yes, heaven forbid we actually do research into sustainable nuclear options that aren't 50 years old and managed like tinker toys.

China and India in race to harness the full nuclear power of thorium

Chinese scientists urged to develop new thorium nuclear reactors by 2024

I imagine for people already driving there won't be much change in cost. Once you've been on the road five years or so the insurance companies have a pretty good idea if you are a high risk driver or not from your records (both insurance records and traffic offense records).

Where things could get nasty is for people new to manual driving, I would think the combiantion of "inexperianced" and "wants to drive for fun rather than utility" is going to end up as a pretty high risk category. At least here in the UK it's already prohibitively expensive for a new young driver to insure a fast car and even with a basic econobox it's not unheard of for the insurance to cost more than the car (One teenager here even resorted to driving a tractor because car insurance was unaffordable,e).

Which means 50 years later there would be relatively few people on the road with sufficient manual driving experiance to get manual driving insurance at a reasonable price.

They are going to add value services to the market using role models set forth by previous pioneers!

Like this: http://metro.co.uk/2010/04/13/...

but they look so intelligent...

Given the way the internet reacts to women saying things they don't like about video games and coding I wonder if a man had invented this instead of a woman would someone still have decided to retaliate against him by posting his personal information on line for people to give them trouble? Independent of whether the idea is a good one or not.

Nintendo valued as bigger company than Sony

This is the same with nearly every organisation that seeks change - Greenpeace, RSPCA*, Feminism, etc. Once they get what they want they don't stop and say "job done", they just go batshit insane.

* I'm slightly reticent to include the RSPCA, but their recent crusade against fox hunting (I've never been keen on fox hunting and we never allowed the hunt across our land) whilst ignoring "Minorities" involved in cock fighting amongst other things has shown that they only seem to care about some animal cruelty.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/05/where-women-rule-the-world-matriarchal-communities-from-albania-to-china-3525234/

Before I'm called stupid, keep in mind that in Medieval times, and until quite recently, people had to work 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. Now we are down to 5 days a week, 7 or 8 hours a day (in the west anyway). Who's to say it can't come down to 3 days a week, 5 hours a day, or two days a week, 8 hours a day?

"We all know — because we are being constantly reminded — that we are getting fat. Americans are at the forefront of the trend, but it is a transnational one."

Mexico is now the fattest country:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/mexico_weighs_in_first_place_as_H9SVnsADtIaVUjnLgwfTsL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/mexico-obesity_n_3567772.html
http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/11/mexico-overtakes-america-as-worlds-fattest-country-3879512/

but it does happen. In the UK some police have taken to wearing very obvious cameras, partly to protect the policeman and partly to add evidence where necessary - can cut down on expensive trials and paperwork if you can play back the footage to the suspect once he's been caught. It also acts as a deterrent, apparently, though I figure a policeman in the area does that, they don't need a camera if they're there.

These have been used openly since 2006 in some areas.

Unfortunately, the abuse is frequently targeted at hapless employees. You can hate bobby kotik all day for the business abuses he engages in, but when people threaten the lives of poorly paid writers for daring to have a philosophy about writing, it's not a good thing.

Apart of the technical points, useless in /., that would hinder the hard work in UK banks which in turn would lead to worse crisis effects!

... I guess you can always use weedkiller for artistic purposes, and photograph it from space.

Well, how about a 2nd Amendment solution to the cameras?

who needs guns when you have an old tire and petrol?

PS: The bomb attack on the world trade center was also a fertilizer bomb. Fertilizer bombs have been extensively used by terrorists across the globe.

http://metro.co.uk/2007/04/30/the-carnage-caused-by-fertiliser-bombs-330214/

In Britain (at least England & Wales) a cop has never been found guilty of illegally killing someone during the course of their job. So, if you want a license to kill, just join an English police force.

Uhm, bollocks?

"94mph police officer jailed for killing schoolgirl"

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/644616-94mph-police-officer-jailed-for-killing-schoolgirl

5 seconds of Googling.

A triangular wheel has fewer bumps than a rectangular wheel, so its corners can be less rounded...

Race you to the patent office ... oh no prior art.

Is this why we haven't heard much from Mary Schwietzer lately? Six years ago she isolated soft tissue remnants from inside a T-rex femur.

More recently, Charlotte Oskam (Biologist at Murdoch University in Australia) identified DNA in fossilized egg shells.

We've always known that DNA was unlikely to survive the passage of aeons, this just puts a number to it. Specific conditions could still allow better than typical preservation, and so I dislike making an absolute statement that we'll never find it. Hopefully those who are still looking for the elusive ancient DNA will take this study as a way to focus their search rather than have their funding cut.

> People with 'causes' such as PETA need more to do.

Couldn't agree more. Take Heather Mills, a few years back she decided to tell us that we should all be Vegan and drink Rats milk to prevent global warming. This was on behalf of VIVA! a Vegetarian & Vegan pressure group.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/76247-drink-rats-milk-says-heather

Despite the obvious logistical problem of getting enough milk from rats, cats, dogs or whatever she was ranting about, my main problem with this is that she delivered this epiphany from a pointlessly huge 4x4 Chelsea Tractor with the engine running the whole time. This was November in London, so she probably had the heaters going flat out the whole time too.

Also, the VIVA! website states that fur, leather and wool are evil and should be boycotted. You can clearly see from the picture that she has leather seats in her pointless gas guzzler.

Clearly a case of "Do as I say, not as I do". I'd say she shot herself in the foot, but it would be in bad taste.

Secondary reason was European airports banning them, but that has since been reversed. UK doesn't let you opt for pat-downs, not sure about the rest of Europe.

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm about to cite the Daily Mail), but it looks like they're no longer in use in the EU -- the Manchester use was a temporary extension, an exception to the general ban last year.

According to this the Manchester machines will be replaced by the end of October.

Secondary reason was European airports banning them, but that has since been reversed. UK doesn't let you opt for pat-downs, not sure about the rest of Europe.

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm about to cite the Daily Mail), but it looks like they're no longer in use in the EU -- the Manchester use was a temporary extension, an exception to the general ban last year.

According to this the Manchester machines will be replaced by the end of October.

But the iPhone 5 has huge scratch problems all over the back of the phone, especially compared to the iPhone 4, this has been widely reported, even on arrival of the product. Every other manufacturer did the smart thing as far as the actual camera lens is concerned, and recessed it so it couldn't be scratched. Not to mention even if the iPhone 4 has a similar problem it is far less visible. E.G http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/apple-says-iphone-5-scratches-normal-aluminum-products-222413716.html http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/schiller-says-iphone-5-scratches-are-normal-as-light-leaks-reported-1099691 http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/136835-apple-responds-to-iphone-5-scuffgate-scratches-and-chips-are-normal http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/913150-iphone-5-users-complain-about-scratched-phones http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/24/3381462/iphone-5-scuff-damage-aluminum That enough evidence, or are you saying you would rather a scratched case with a clear lens than no scratches at all (as on the iPhone 4)

Um, yes. I copied the wrong date from this article.

Looks like the UK Railway too is not happy with them.

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/912750-apple-ios6-maps-debacle-transport-for-london-signposts-alternative

For anybody who wants to see what the thing looks like, there were numerous pictures from when she "ran" the London Marathon.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/898507-paralysed-claire-lomas-completes-london-marathon-in-bionic-suit

(Not exactly running, since it took 17 days, but it's still a hell of a feat. One that deserves a few freaking pictures.)

We've got that in Britain too: http://www.metro.co.uk/ I think it's an off-shoot of the Daily Mail, so I always avoid reading it and use it to line my guinea pig's cage. Still, it's worth what you pay for it.

No, it's still overpriced.

We've got that in Britain too: http://www.metro.co.uk/ I think it's an off-shoot of the Daily Mail, so I always avoid reading it and use it to line my guinea pig's cage. Still, it's worth what you pay for it.

Above all: I realize we are all participating in a thought exercise in the comments today. My thoughts are with the people harmed in this incident and their families.

Now...
Can we please begin blaming the perpetrator and NOT the tool they used to commit their crimes?

Can we craft laws that give family members the ability to report troubling behavior to authorities, possibly forcing a doctors' consultation? How is it that in the U.S., you can be jailed and forced to take treatment for Tuberculosis, but persons who walk around month after month, year after year exhibiting a dozen classical red flags for behavioral illness are left to their own devices? - Maybe they'll never harm anyone. Maybe they'll shoot up a movie theater.

Please stop blaming guns. Where are all the guns in Western Europe, where Britain has a violent crime rate higher than the United States, or for that matter even South Africa?

SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196941/The-violent-country-Europe-Britain-worse-South-Africa-U-S.html
SOURCE: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/696036-britain-more-violent-than-us-and-europe

10 killed - 63 seriously injured - CLEARLY we need a background check and 30 day waiting period to buy AUTOMOBILES. What happens when a tragedy like this is intentional and not an accident? What could a sick person do with a Chevy Suburban in a crowded parking lot?

SOURCE: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222924,00.html
SOURCE: http://articles.cnn.com/2004-01-05/justice/farmer.market.crash_1_movsha-hoffman-molok-ghoulian-brendon-esfahani?_s=PM:LAW

I'd rather gamble my life rushing a gunman to grapple their weapon away. The Tueller Drill / 21 Foot Rule says I'd probably win:
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill
SOURCE: http://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/102828-Edged-Weapon-Defense-Is-or-was-the-21-foot-rule-valid-Part-1/

According to a number of sources, gunshot wounds - with access to medical treatment - are survivable nearly 95% of the time. Fate is cruel; survivability has everything to do with where you are shot and what is damaged internally.

SOURCE: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/nyregion/03shot.html?_r=1

This just in!
Another human being can pick a fight with you, or sucker punch you in the head, AND KILL YOU BARE HANDED.

SOURCE: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Man__bleeding_in_brain__after_club_fracas-139265238.html
SOURCE: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/02/27/20120227california-girl-dies-after-fight.html
SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9PoXH_-tUE
SOURCE: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2011/04/teen-killed-in-fistfight-near.html/
SOURCE: http://abcnews.go.com/US/TheLaw/fist-fight-left-miami-tourist-dead-caught-video/story?id=11445914#.UAnc_oa-zUY
SOURCE:

So he reported his own child pornography to the police?

Well here is a case of a guy calling the cops about her crack being fake. (it was real btw)

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/61555-woman-calls-cops-over-fake-drugs

It's a UK website, but the case was in the USA.

I propose these houses of corruption be banned

In the UK, those houses of corruption are in the process of being closed down. As our fearless leaders will no doubt inform you, 'Big Society' demands 'Big Spaces', and some of our biggest spaces are filled to the brim with stupidly big books. As part of on-going austerity measures, and in the name of weaning the UK off fossil fuels, those big books will be reused as part of a new initiative to create a carbon neutral winter fuel allowance for the elderly. Once cleared of the big books, the expectation is that Tesco and Sainsburies will become the custodians of those big spaces. Without big tins of baked beans on big shelves in big spaces, big society could never claim to be full of beans. It is a perfectly simple idea, and yet there are still people who are protesting all of this! Why can't they understand the flawless logic in this argument?

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/4242-monopoly-clone-outrage

This guy might have some trouble getting a G+ account: Asda worker Greg Lewis changes his name to Dr Pasty-Smasher Omelette

Exactly. If someone wants to, say, marry the Berlin Wall then do you really want your tax money used to try and stop her? Why do you care? As long as the relationship isn't abusive and nobody is being harmed, then why would you ever care that someone may choose to marry their pillow? Or a dog? Or even the man who married himself? Or a videogame character? Why do people care? Haven't governments got more important things to spend their tax payers money on, instead of wasting time and money regulating what is basically a social contract?

Yes, you can say what you like about the president with no repercussions.

Well Nationwide was fined over a million pound for lost data on a stolen unencrypted laptop, and zurich fined 2.3 million pounds for data los on a USB, and HSBC fined over 3 million pounds for losing an unencryptd CD. There a many more similar stories

Black culture (and not just in the US - my experience is in the UK) is going to be more negative about education/qualifications because of the much higher exclusion rate in schools and the far lower achievement levels. This is probably almost exclusively due to the higher rate of single families raising black children, with the knock-on effect of a lack of a male role model etc etc blah blah. So to me this is not surprising and unlikely to change anytime soon.

This is why black culture is generally anti nerd, because being intelligent/educated isn't cool. To be fair, this is hardly purely a black-only thing; there are plenty of white kids in exactly the same situation, but the figures are out there.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/44768-race-divide-on-single-parents
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-3497925-move-to-boost-black-pupils-exam-results.do
etc

It's RyanAir; this is just a publicity stunt

Exactly. This is the same airline that makes new aircraft designs to charge people to go to the toilet (imagine if two people become sick on the same flight!) and/or have standing rather than sitting positions (imagine an evacuation from a plane which will not have been designed for such passenger density) . Their business model is basically that people believe that if the customer service is worse, the flight must be cheaper. They make it quite difficult to compare (they have tickets online for about 10UKP but the price quoted up front never includes baggage or check in (up to 55UKP online + 100UKP at the airport for a standard airline 25kg allowance), for example and in order to get it you have to use their own special card or you will have to pay an additional administration fee.

Ryanair, having tricked you into paying more than an equivalent standard airline, will then, typically, dump you at some random airport not even close to the airport you were meant to go to and fail to arrange transport to your original destination.

It sometimes happens that people travel RyanAir because it has a monopoly on a particular route, but it seems to me that it's mostly because they just don't realise how much they are being ripped off. Avoid, or if you do take up with RyanAir, remember that the only form of communication they accept is through the small claims court. Always buy with a credit card and be ready to cancel the charge. Send in your demands for a refund of any additional costs you had to bear (by registered mail; forget the phone), but give a deadline and after they ignore them start with the small claims court. Since the courts know they are a bunch of cheats, if you provide reasonable evidence you will get your money.

I thought we recently (at least in the US) made it much harder to do just that.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/837812-barack-obama-shuts-down-british-libel-tourism

I'm not exactly sure what changes with this; is it all libel judgements, or only those that fail to meet a certain test?

I have never been to google+ and i don't see a need to go to it. All of my friends (wife) use facebook, why go?

Facebook CEO calling users 'dumb fucks' is a compelling reason.

Speaking of sales, I wonder how long it will be before - or indeed if - the book gets Blaired*... will it be before or after Assange himself goes on a 'potholing holiday'?

Taking all bets!

*Disclaimer: I have no firm opinion on the legality or morality of Assange's actions, but what happened there really did appeal to my love of whimsy.

Why doesn't the govt give Somalis money for acting morally?

Which government? The Somali government? It sounds like calling that a government is being charitable. Warlords might even be charitable. They just started allowing aid into the country for the worst drought in 60 years with 11 million people starving.

The US? We're not really big on spending money overseas except if it's Israel or bombing someone. And, truth be told, we have a terrible record of giving money and aid to bad people only to have to kill them later on after they've killed a lot of innocent people. Though again, the situation is pretty bad already. If there were a way to make the situation worse, the US would be hard-pressed to find it.

Anyone else? Not interested in Somalia or incapable of doing anything. Somalia has been a failed state for a while now.

According to the BBC story,

A man, named locally as Ryan Cleary, 19, has been arrested in Wickford, Essex. Police have not identified him.

The site AnonOps Communications published his name, date of birth, and address on May 12. They match the details of the BBC article.

According to a metro.co.uk article, Ryan Cleary was a former member of Anonymous, who broke off and formed his own group, after hacking and publishing information from one of Anonoymous's servers in May. From an interview with Cleary,

Hacking into the Anonymous system was ‘regrettable but necessary’, he told website Thinq.

‘The only way to make things safe is to make users aware how insecure it is,’ he added.

None of this is definite, but it fits together.

I would, but I'm not a US resident, so I probably wouldn't show up on their radar.

Don't be so sure.

5. Don't mention that you put your wife on the Terrorist Watchlist

Such a school does indeed exist, though it has the word "International" in it: London International School of Performing Arts (LIPSA). However, LIPSA denies Keanu was there. I'm surprised Wired didn't bother to do a little more research to determine whether the school exists. I'm also surprised Warner Bros was so snide in its proclamation that the school didn't exist as that could be construed as an attempt at a cover-up (except for the fact that event never happened anyway).

Got nothing on Albuquerque cops. They took the chopper to Krispy Kreme to buy donuts.