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  1. Can’t give up my Easter Bunny! on Maximizing Economic Output With Linear Programming...and Communism (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    To establish a successful communism, the hardest part would be to convince people that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist.

  2. Let's just give up anonymity on UK Proposes Mandatory Age Verification For Porn Sites (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If you're ashamed to do it then don't do it Or fully live your shame.

  3. These crusty politicans have no idea how the internet works. Sad, really.

    Actually the only ideas they may have is about how to be (re)elected. Hopefully they are often plain wrong about this too.

  4. Re:So,basically the verification bill will be usel on UK Proposes Mandatory Age Verification For Porn Sites (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Responsible parents could arguably control Internet access for their children from their house, but not so easily from e.g. WiFi hotspots or libraries.

  5. Settling down and commuting are things of the past on Hyperloop One Says It Can Connect Helsinki To Stockholm In Under 30 Minutes (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Why endure neighbors dogs and lawn mowers as well as dull daily transportation when you can be free like a Gypsy with mobile Internet?

  6. Re:Quit it already! on Stop Bashing GMO Food, Say 109 Nobel Laureates (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    You should read more carefully: GMO crops are not "contaminating", they are giving "a boon to global biodiversity" – until the natural and traditionally selected species are eradicated or course, but that's not even proved and anyway it will probably take some time, so no need to worry.

    And BTW no Nobel prize (even in economy) ever accepts money from corporations.

  7. Re:Predictably, they think their citizens == idiot on Web Petition For 2nd EU Referendum Draws Huge Interest (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure it's the only problem in that case, but I think it is an important one in general. That's one reason you should pay for voting. I mean proportionally to your income of course, like taxes.

  8. Re:Standard Operating Practice on Web Petition For 2nd EU Referendum Draws Huge Interest (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    That's why the referendums must be initiated by the people and NEVER by the governments.

  9. Erratum from betanews on Anonymous Hacks Donald Trump's Voicemail and Leaks the Messages (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    The photograph illustrating the linked article was inadvertently taken from our science story. It is actually a computer aided reconstitution of a supposed profile from an early homo habilis which has been recently discovered and nicknamed "Donald". We would like to apologize for this unfortunate substitution.

  10. Not only *social* development issues... on The Empathy Gap and Why Women Are Treated So Badly In Open Source Projects (perens.com) · · Score: 1

    It’s unfortunately the case that software development in general and Open Source communities are frequented by males who have *software* development issues. Maybe they are afraid women will definitely realize the true value of the stuff they produce.

  11. So you think current IT Babel is attractive? on Fullstack Launches Coding School For Women (sdtimes.com) · · Score: 1

    What would you say if the mason you hired spent 7 hours out of 8 repairing his concrete mixer instead of building your walls? And apart from losing his/her time and efforts to maintain his/her computers, today’s developer has the extra benefit that s/he is building on quicksands.

    I wish women could bring back some common sense in this industry.

  12. How about revisiting good old treadmills? on England To Test "Electric Motorways" · · Score: 1

    Wouldn’t it be cheaper to install chains of synchronized declutchable treadmills on motorways? With today’s electronic controls wouldn’t it be worth studying? BTW it might make charging easier since the car does not move relative to the treadmill (until it is passed on to the next one).

  13. Re:Big deal. on 23-Year-Old Chess Grandmaster Whips Bill Gates In 71 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Of course I don't have a virtually unlimited memory like the chess computer programs (and apparently you) may have.

  14. Re:Big deal. on 23-Year-Old Chess Grandmaster Whips Bill Gates In 71 Seconds · · Score: 2

    Those chess grandmasters study the same books and tables extensively.

    Not while playing.

  15. Research is not politician's business on How the U.S. Sequester Will Hurt Science and Tech · · Score: 1

    La recherche est une affaire trop importante pour être confiée à des politiques.
    Research is too important a matter to entrust the politicians with.

  16. Re: plastic pollution still gets worse though on Are Plastic Bag Bans Making People Sick? · · Score: 1

    I don’t know if the biodegradable bags make people sick but at least the ones I know smell strong...

    AFAIK, people in Western Europe mostly use reusable bags now, and the single use ones are now sold by the supermarkets as well. I suspect this plastic bag ban story was mainly a commercial coup from the distribution sector, the politicians being cheated, like usual when they are not cheating ;-)

    The true challenge now is to get rid of the overwhelming plastic packaging (mineral water bottles, milk bottles, blisters and all sorts of superfluous PVC/PET etc.) While we are almost forced to buy that crap which often ends up amidst nature, free plastic bags were only a small component of this tremendous pollution. In France for instance the recycling rate of plastic altogether is only 24%.

  17. Not an invention on Do Patent Laws Really Protect Small Inventors? · · Score: 1

    This is just an obvious assembly of two existing concepts, three with the battery. Putting together existing devices or concepts does not make an invention, only a product.

  18. The thing is just to make people talk on The Science of Handedness · · Score: 1

    Isn't it?

  19. Depends on what you call scientist... on The Science of Handedness · · Score: 1

    If science is what this article is about, I am inclined to evaluate the percentage of scientists in the population to a still much higher value ;-) Same for writers as it seems...

  20. Where do I score this 5+ Intelligent ? on Should Scientists Date People Who Believe Astrology? · · Score: 1

    Nothing in the FAQ...

  21. Re:Important info (dammit, I have modpoints) on openMosix Is Shutting Down · · Score: 1

    You may steal ideas and boast like mad if in the name of Free Software.
    You may have companies bankrupt and developers fired if in the name of Free Software.

    The industry lawyers will let you do it because you make ground for software patents, and that's exactly were they want to go.