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  1. A heavily-requested feature on Snapchat Introduces Memories: a Searchable, Shareable Archive of Your Snaps (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, requested by the TLAs, anyway.

  2. Clip Art on Pod Planes Could Change Travel Forever (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    by MS Paint.

  3. I see on Comcast Will Let Netflix Onto Its X1 Platform · · Score: 1

    So this is why Netflix emailed me this long weekend to say my subscription is going up: danegeld.

  4. Re:Here's an idea on Top Gear Host Chris Evans Steps Down After Poor Ratings (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe they should bring Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and Courtney Cox on board to co-host the show. During the season, they could all share a London flat - maybe have some special episodes hosted from the flat.

    With Jezza as Ugly Naked Guy.

  5. Jails and prisons aren't 'problems' to states and even cities...

    THEY ARE PROFIT CENTERS.

    But just as importantly to the 'law and order' whores for the Prison-Industrial Complex, they are a way to keep minority families broken and removed from having any political influence (the BS laws about felons permanently barred from voting, i.e., Jim Crow 2.0).

  6. Given enough time, and enough lawsuits, I think that Tesla will shut off their self-driving feature. It needs to be a lot robust than it current is. I can't say with any expertise, but it seems like their competitors are taking their autonomous vehicle research far more seriously with plans to install a more sophisticated sensor package on their cars.

    All Tesla has to do is simply classify each Autopilot as a corporation, which under our current judicial rulings, would afford it even more rights than any of the meatbags either inside or outside of it.

  7. 1. Check braking and steering systems.
    2. Check GPS and vision systems.
    3. Check occupants for warrants and debt payments; lock out manual overrides, door handles, and re-route final destination as necessary.

  8. Actual designation on Google Reveals What N In Android N Stands For -- Nougat · · Score: 2

    Never getting it on your phone, prole; buy a new one.

  9. Current version on 2 Million-Person Terror Database Leaked Online (thestack.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You can bet that the current version of the db contains 2 million and one names on that last. I doubt Mr. Vickery will be getting on a plane anytime soon, plus he's got that IRS audit coming up too. Oh, and his FICO number is now 30.

  10. Yardstick on China Tells App Developers To Increase User Monitoring · · Score: 2

    The regulator introduced the new laws in the name of cracking down on illegal use of mobile platforms for the distribution of pornography...

    A good shorthand (ahem) measure of any government / religion / organization / cult / braying mobs' extremism is their absolute obsession with other peoples' sex lives.

  11. The question kept coming to mind on UK Tech Sector Reacts To Brexit: Some Anticipate Slow Down, Some Contemplate Relocation · · Score: 1

    I watched the BBC coverage overnight on Friday online in the US. The same question kept coming up in my mind. Is this a repeat of 1914 or 1938?

    Nigel Farage was absolutely chuffed about the results. So was Vladimir Putin.

  12. Well hidden on Ubuntu-Based Peppermint 7 Released (peppermintos.com) · · Score: 1

    A quick search yields nothing; if it uses systemd, they sure aren't shouting it from the rooftops.

  13. * With the service brakes STILL APPLIED, apply the parking brake.
    * With the service brakes STILL APPLIED and the parking brake engaged, shift into park / clutch down, into first.
    * With the service brakes STILL APPLIED, turn off the ignition.
    * Slowly lift off on the brake pedal and check for any unintended movement. Then foot off the clutch pedal if a manual.

  14. Buy back on Volkswagen To Pay $10.2 Billion In Emissions Lawsuit (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Funny

    If any cars are bought back by VW, I'd bet most of them will show up in sub-Saharan Africa, driven by folks wearing Golden State 2016 NBA Champs t-shirts.

  15. Hey, what's changed in the RSS feeds? The summaries with indented quoted text now show up as:

    Dan Rys, reporting for Billboard:As streaming

    With a colon inserted and spaces removed. Maybe it's just my POS work IE 11.

  16. Google, at the end of the day, is still an advertising agency (read: you and your information are a commodity to be sold).

    TANSTAAFL

  17. Seems to mirror the breakup of the EU (which directly benefits Imperial Russia); 'screw cooperation and openness!! I'll build my own amusement park!!'. Soon, we'll be back to the good ole days of siloed phone OS = phone manufacturer. FTW.

  18. I gave up on Google News years ago as it appeared quite the opposite: littered with right-wing dog whistle articles from Drudge, Newsmax, Brietbart, and similar dreck.

  19. CR should start reviewing video cards (in case you don't know, they anonymously retail-buy everything they test).

    It would also probably drop their demographic age by about 10 years in one fell swoop.

  20. Pre-roll or interstitial? on 74% of Netflix Subscribers Would Rather Cancel Their Subscription Than See Ads (allflicks.net) · · Score: 1

    Pre-roll would be bad enough, but if they're talking about sticking commercials within the program / movie, well... bye. My Breaking Bad and (ironically) Mad Men watches would have been ruined by commercials. They take you out of a lovingly-crafted story, THAT'S why people despise commercials, FFS.

  21. If you're a musician known to 99.9% of people, you already have more money than 99.9% of people will ever have, yet somehow it's still not enough.

    Greed: more addictive than heroin.

    PS - "But the record company... " Then that makes you even more of a greed pig. The crocodile tears of the famous, whining about the middle men *after* they've become famous by signing on the dotted line. The folks you've never heard of have a valid complaint, but modern-era superstars? STFU, as you're really no different than Larry 'never enough money' Ellison.

  22. Guardian laptops on Is the 'Secret' Chip In Intel CPUs Really That Dangerous? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Remember when GCHQ demanded Guardian staffers destroy very specific locations on the laptop motherboards? Hmm.

  23. He did, via taxes.

    Thats the rub.. he gets to complain. Those that are a drain on the system don't.

    Betting you have a neat Final Solution to such scum.

  24. In related news on Municipal Fiber Network Will Let Customers Switch ISPs In Seconds (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Later that day, Technology Director Bruce Patterson was found garroted by a piece of coaxial cable.

    Judging by the poor quality of the cable, Comcast, Time-Warner, and AT&T have fallen under suspicion.

    When questioned of their whereabouts, they could not provide any solid proof of their activities during the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM.

  25. I can see the code already on Facebook Will Track What Physical Stores You Go Into (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    If isBlack(customer) DropDiscountOffer()