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  1. Extra robotic rhythm? on Wearable Third Arm Gives Drummers Extra Robotic Rhythm (gizmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Extra robotic rhythm? Or turns them into a Rube-Goldbergian Drum Synth.

  2. Murderers, pedophiles, drug dealers and the others are already using this technology to cover their tracks

    Forgot one: Senators

  3. Re:No on FBI Gripes "We Can't Read Everyone's Secrets" (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you people would only let us slowly tear the flesh off of our suspect, getting a confession would be that much easier. It's like you guys want more crime.

  4. Re:They are not fast enough by far on Intel Says Chips To Become Slower But More Energy Efficient (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Uninstall McAfee. Problem solved.

  5. Re:Musk needs to get a grip on Elon Musk To Unveil Mars Spacecraft Later This Year, For 2025 Flight (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering that no one has actually put a man on Mars, how does one become an expert if only experts are allowed to do it?

  6. Re:hey, son, jam that IAB right up your ass. on Online Ad Czar Berates Adblockers As Freedom-Hating 'Mafia' (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    It does. We'll also be disabling your remote whenever a commercial comes on so you may not mute, change channel, or turn off your TV and thereby bypass your freedom. Although, not implemented in this version of FreedomTV, version 2.1 will secure you to your couch and deploy Clockwork Orange style specula to ensure you consume our freedomvertisements.

  7. Trivial on To Solve a Rubik's Cube In 1 Second, It Takes a Robot · · Score: 0

    This is a trivial task for a human, even more so for a computer. The bulk of the time is taken up simply moving the cube. The computer already knew the solution it was going to use before it even started moving the thing. What's the point of this anymore? The computer can come up with a solution in sub-1-second if you simply remove the physical cube and simulate it.

  8. "Honey, do you know where the spare batteries are? We have an intruder and gun is dead."

    "Just take the batteries out of the remote."

  9. Re:Its about how fast they can move on Tech's Big 5 -- Here to Stay? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Zune is going to take over the music industry any day real soon now!

    Or the paperweight industry. Mine is functioning perfectly in this regard. In fact, it holds papers down way even better than my Ipod. Apple still has a fight on its hands. Grab some popcorn guys, this is going to be good.

  10. Only drones? on California Legislation Would Require License Plates, Insurance For Drones (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just in case they damage other people's property, the following things will also be required to have insurance and little license plates: RC aircraft/cars, baseballs, tennis balls, frisbees, nerf darts, shuttlecocks, boomerangs, bullets, your child's bike, and your child.

  11. Re:Work work work on Tech Professionals' Aggravations Rise, But So Do Salaries (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    Quick fix. Book a recurring daily meeting for yourself at lunchtime.

  12. Re:SJW on When Hacking Vigilantism Infringes On Free Speech (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Uh, so the fact that I don't like being singled out because of my race makes me racist? Makes perfect sense.

  13. Re:SJW on When Hacking Vigilantism Infringes On Free Speech (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    I have personally been the beneficiary of privilege that came from the vast majority of the US being owned and controlled by others of my demographic but, honestly, who gives a fuck if we start losing ground or dying off?

    Feel free to volunteer yourself for the front lines then. I however don't want to sacrifice myself or my wallet in the name of making everyone equal. You're naive if you believe that neutering yourself makes the downtrodden despise you less.

  14. Re:First they ignore you... on Chrome Extension Offers Trump-Free Browsing (usnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

    Yes, but anger and intolerance are the allies of the winners.

  15. Re:Ahhh, just launch it into space. on DOE Launches Nuclear Waste Disposal Initiative (energy.gov) · · Score: 1

    Even if this could be done inexpensively, you know people would be screaming about it. People went crazy a few years ago when NASA smashed a probe into the moon to observe the debris cloud. Littering on the moon they said. Ruining the landscape.

  16. Re:Yay zero-tolerance on 12-Year-Old Sikh Boy Arrested In Texas After Bringing a Power Bag To School (salon.com) · · Score: 1

    Mass hysteria permeates the entire lower and middle classes in America. I'd say that's causing the nanny state.

  17. Re:the new slow dummies in the left lane on The Humans Crashing Into Driverless Cars are Exposing a Key Flaw (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If there are cops everywhere then people slow down everywhere.

    Good to see you have a realistic plan of attack here.

  18. Re:the new slow dummies in the left lane on The Humans Crashing Into Driverless Cars are Exposing a Key Flaw (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    You take a sledge hammer approach to law enforcement. More traffic cops don't make the road safe. People learn where the speed traps are and simply slow down in those areas. It is as Colin said, people tend to drive as fast as the road and their skill level allows for.

  19. Re:land of the the free ? on Go To Jail For Visiting a Web Site? Top Law Prof Talks Up the Idea (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    What the fuck is happening to this country, and what the fuck is wrong with people these days?

    Same thing that's been happening forever. Fear mongering. There's always some bogey man we must defend against. Christians are told their faith is under attack from the left. But they're not the only ones. You get the same hysteria all over. It's Mexican immigrants, gun owners, terrorists, pedophiles, Japanese-Americans, blacks, whitey, commies, the Left, the Right, Satanists, Irish, Christians, atheists, Muslims, ISIS, Libyans, the "red" Chinese, corporations, etc. Some are used by small groups, some are used by nations, some are used by the entire world. We've been practicing this for a very long time. A fearful idiot, is a useful idiot.

  20. Re:land of the the free ? on Go To Jail For Visiting a Web Site? Top Law Prof Talks Up the Idea (slate.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And further down slippery slope we get to... You fear knowledge, so I must not possess any. You fear freedom, so I must not be free.

  21. Re:You know what they say... on What If Someone Uses This DIY CRISPR Kit To Make Mutant Bacteria? (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    If you're comparing this to the gun ban debate, I'd just like to point out that a single person with a gun can't wipe out millions of people accidentally or intentionally. These are even close to analogues.

  22. Re:Perspective on Largest Destroyer Built For Navy Headed To Sea For Testing (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    The cutback probably means it's a white elephant and they would have scrapped it completely if they hadn't already sunk so much money into it.

  23. Re:Sacred ground on Giant Telescope Project Stalled By Hawaiian Natives (khon2.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What do you mean "white people"?

    They're US citizens. They can be elected into any political office. They have the same freedom as any white person in the most powerful country in the world. Their state has representation in the government, and they enjoy all benefits of any other state...including it's protection from other foreign invaders. Considering it's strategic location, their independence would be short lived if it wasn't part of the US.

    Or do you mean rich people doing what they want with their land? If so, then say that. Please don't include me (an average white non-rich Coloradoan) in your class war rhetoric.

  24. Re:Consider This... on Giant Telescope Project Stalled By Hawaiian Natives (khon2.com) · · Score: 1

    Or, more likely, the right Hawaiian's pockets haven't been adequately filled yet.

  25. Re:Sacred ground on Giant Telescope Project Stalled By Hawaiian Natives (khon2.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe they're tired of white invaders

    Exactly: What have the Romans ever done for us?