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  1. Re:Cash has unique serial numbers. on Ask Slashdot: How Does One Freely Use Bitcoin In the Land of the Free? · · Score: 1

    The reason governments are attempting to ban cash worldwide is exactly because it's so hard to do exactly what you're describing.

  2. Uh... this is just a 3D animation on Airbus Reveals a Modular, Self-Piloting Flying Car Concept (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Why is this on Slashdot? Is it because the 3D render looks pretty?

    I prefer all the "concept vehicles" in Star Wars, personally.

    And there are sketches on DeviantArt that are more detailed.

  3. Re:Nice 10$ computer.... on Raspberry Pi Zero W is a $10 Computer With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (betanews.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Most geeks who are in the market for a Pi have several bluetooth keyboards, mice and other accessories laying around.

    But the point isn't to use it as a computer, as much as it is to use it as a component for which you might not need any dedicated accessories.

  4. Don't let the policy wonks see this on Massive Study Links IP Addresses Per Capita To GDP (itnews.com.au) · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is exactly the kind of thing that logically challenged policymakers will mistake for a causality.

    Next thing you know they'll be buying blocks of IP addresses and waiting for GDP to rise.

  5. But the greater challenge still exists... on Scientists Finally Turn Hydrogen Into a Metal, Ending a 80-Year Quest (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ... and that, as we all know... is transparent aluminum.

  6. "An overhang in productive capacity" on Alexa and Google Assistant Have a Problem: People Aren't Sticking With Voice Apps They Try (recode.net) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you want to know what the precursor to deflation in a sector, or the broader economy is, it's referred to by economists as an "overhang in productive capacity".

    It's when there's more productiion than demand. And .. it's bad. Really bad.

    It's an indication that an industry or a society has jumped the shark, and investment has crossed the line into mal-investment by exceeding consumer demand.

    That's where we are now.

    We have too many app developers. Too many coders. Too many UX designers. Too many entrepreneurs seeking first-mover advantage on new platforms.

    Along comes the Echo and *bang*... there's a glut before there was ever a "thing".

    Historically and mathematically speaking what comes next is a withering of said capacity. It's not going to be fun.

  7. Shouldn't the dome be in Antartica? on Scientists Enter Hawaii Dome In Eight-Month Mars Space Mission Study (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of dry valleys in Antartica that have far more in common with Mars than Hawaii.

    If the reasoning behind the choice of "Hawaii" is cost then.. yeah. That's an even better parallel then.

  8. Apple's recent performance: Let's review on Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls AirPods 'a Runaway Success' (cnbc.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1) iPad Pro: Meh.
    2) Apple Watch: Meh.
    3) MBP 2016: Meh
    4) iPhone 7: Meh
    5) Airpods?

    I'm going to go with "Meh".

  9. Exactly. Terrible idea. on New 'Doom 3' Mod Successfully Ports It Into Virtual Reality (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    We already know what works and what doesn't work in VR.

    In general, vehicular games are awesome. Flying, driving, magic carpets, etc.

    Running games are pretty weak as it never feels like you're running.

    And worst of all are "twitch" games which involve high velocity turns and mouse-looks.

    Doom 3 is a twitch game, and a running game. It's a terrible idea for a VR port.

  10. Re:Fake news, is a distraction, Trump lost on Crowdsourced Volunteers Search For Solutions To Fake News (wired.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Informative

    What? Someone apparently needs a civics lesson. That's not how our democracy works. We have a "democratic republic". What you're referring to is a "direct democracy", which we don't have (for good reason).

    As a test though, I suggest you take a vote and ask how many Americans want free housing, free food, free education and free Netflix. Then come back to me and tell me how well your juvenile "Winner takes all" voting is working out.

  11. Science is dead. And climatologists killed it. on 2016 Will Be the Hottest Year On Record, UN Says (theguardian.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously. Did you read the article?

    This article says that it's the hottest in 20 years.

    Do you understand how patently *meaningless* that is?

    We're in the middle of El Niño right now. Take that away and it's the hottest in 20 years. That's it. TWENTY.

    That is nothing. It's not *remotely* relevant data for any legitimate form of long term climate analysis. It's a tiny movement over a fraction of a nanosecond of geologic time.

    This is fear mongering and weak science.

  12. Re:Tough times ahead on Google To Prohibit Fake News Websites From Using Its Ad-Selling Software (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Do polling results that give Clinton an 86% chance of winning the election just one day beforehand count as fake news?

    https://imgur.com/a/ZIt8h

    Will the NY Times be on the list of publications prohibited from running Google ads?

    It's either manipulated data, or it's grossly flawed and incompetent. Pick one. I would think either fulfills the criteria for "fake".

  13. Someone hasn't been reading the news lately.

  14. The really disturbing fact about the Zumwalt is on Long-Range Projectiles For Navy's Newest Ship Too Expensive To Shoot (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    "155mm LRLAP provides single strike lethality against a wide range of targets, with three times the lethality of traditional 5-inch naval ballistic rounds".

    The really disturbing part is that these $800k shells buy us a whopping THREE times the lethality of a traditional 5-inch round.

    Just. Wow.

  15. Freedom of choice for women == non-technology on Women in Computing To Decline To 22% by 2025, Study Warns (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Except:

    In countries where women have *more* choice, most women don't go into math/science related fields.

    In countries where women have *less* choice, many more women do.

    The conversation is not about career capacity. It's about choice.

    Ironically, what people seem to be worried about is that when women have greater freedom of choice, they don't choose the same thing as men do. ...And apparently that's a problem.

    We live in strange times.

  16. I want to buy SnapChat on No One Wants To Buy Twitter (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll guess I'll keep $5 on hand and pick it up in a few years.

    It's going to be fun watching that ridiculous app go the way of MySpace and Twatter.

  17. Re:Further on CIA Prepping For Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Mod parent up.

  18. Re:For them theoretically hacking a private org? on CIA Prepping For Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly.

    There is zero proof that the Russian government hacked the DNC. Zippo.

    What this is, is a president desperately trying to stay true to his promise to not put more boots on the ground. (Commendably). But also keep favor with the war-party heading into an election where the Democrats are traditionally unloved. (Not so commendably).

    But... The war-party knows only too well that this is a trap: A back-door into starting the war they've been dreaming about for decades.

  19. Re:Is this in the US only?? on Climate Change Doubled the Size of Forest Fires In Western US, Says Study (time.com) · · Score: 0

    Whoa careful now. That sounds like the kind of question a scientist would ask.

    You're being far too logical. Are you a climatologist? Please leave the evidence-based questions to the professionals.

    There's grant money on the table here and cogent questions like that can really mess things up.

  20. Exactly.

    Forests burn.

  21. Totally not true. I saw it happen on Star Trek.

  22. Re:Because the shortest distance between 2 points on Russia Is Building a Nuclear Space Bomber (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Huh? Before firing, why would it be at a 15,000 orbital velocity and not geosynchronous?

  23. Because the shortest distance between 2 points is on Russia Is Building a Nuclear Space Bomber (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Because a straight vertical line from directly overhead is the fastest delivery route.

    That's why.

    But...

    Missile silos are hard to pre-emptively destroy. A space plane on the other hand...

  24. Re:Is it leaked or is it not yet leaked? on 2 Million-Person Terror Database Leaked Online (thestack.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The real question is this:

    How many American citizens are on the list?

    And do they have a right to know that they're on said list? What are the due process protections for these people?

  25. Re:Another one bites the dust on Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion (microsoft.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Not just that, but how much more evidence do we need that *all* of these properties have limited lifespans.

    I look forward to the MySpacing of LinkedIn.