User: d'baba

Burqas

On: Dubai Police To Use Google Glass For Facial Recognition

...for everyone.

Jackass Moment

On: Device Allows Paralyzed Rats To Walk, Human Trials Scheduled Next Summer

The difference between this and what we did back in the 60's in biology class (making the frog's leg jump with a jolt of electricity) is sad, considering. The control systems are certainly better. Oh, and the marketing, yes.

Wake me when they have a video of a human doing this.

Re:the next logical step

On: Device Allows Paralyzed Rats To Walk, Human Trials Scheduled Next Summer

...there was an experiment using a de-brained but still living cat that showed ...

How pithy.

Re:Carpooling should be as free as speech

On: California Declares Carpooling Via Ride-Share Services Illegal

Is it September again?

Re:Can we please cann these companies what they ar

On: California Declares Carpooling Via Ride-Share Services Illegal

When said contracts involve public roadways the state has a moral and pragmatic responsibility to ensure safe transportation for the public.

What would Malcom Reynolds do?

On: Congress Can't Make Asteroid Mining Legal (But It's Trying, Anyway)

Hmmmm?

Re:Is it just me...

On: Congress Can't Make Asteroid Mining Legal (But It's Trying, Anyway)

LEAVE ROIDS ALONE.

Sage advice

A Little Perspective

On: Ireland To Host Robotic Sailing Championships

"The boats, up to 2.5 metres in length,..."

Re:Mitre be a problem here

On: Latest Wikipedia Uproar Over 'Superprotection'

Well, nihil obstat.

Yet Another

On: Man Booted From Southwest Flight and Threatened With Arrest After Critical Tweet

First World Problem

Re:Nice

On: How a Supercomputer Beat the Scrap Heap and Lived On To Retire In Africa

I'd make a CDC-6600 into my home, just for fun.

ftfy

Re:about time

On: FTC Files Suit Against Amazon For In-App Purchases

If it is as dysfunctional as you say it is, how do they manage to do such great things with software?

In the Amazon.com warehouse that I worked in the tools we all worked with were written in Perl.

The Policemen's Beard

On: By 2045 'The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,' and That Could Be a Problem

is still half constructed.

Re:Unfortunately

On: Intelligent Autonomous Flying Robots Learn and Map Environment As They Fly

So? Take it further or shut up.

It's a Small World After All...

On: Google Unveils Self-Driving Car With No Steering Wheel

I'll hold out for the Mr. Toad's Wild Ride interior.

Re:The Spanish Inquisition..

On: Monty Python To Bid Farewell In a Simulcast Show

Considering the age factor I'm betting on multiple Comfy Chairs.

Re:Monty Python Reference

On: Monty Python To Bid Farewell In a Simulcast Show

Penguin Reference

Re:I'm sure he'll be there.

On: Monty Python To Bid Farewell In a Simulcast Show

+1

Re:Personal Traffic Jam Drones

On: Drones On Demand

Yeah, every car should have one or two. D'oh!

Re:Why in the FUCK

On: Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace

Yeah, I'd like to order an update of Barbra Streisand's house.

Re:Programming is hard...

On: Toward Better Programming

If the requisite level of AI is ever developed, then the problem might be that the machines become resentful at being stuck with so much grunt work while their meatbag operators get to do the fun architecture design.

If the AI allows itself to be a slave/menial, how intelligent is it?

Cyber Mouth Breathers

On: After FOIA, Homeland Security Releases Social Media Monitoring Guides

They keep their Daily Watch Log in a Google spreadsheet. Exportable to Excel, of course.

Any sentence beginning with

On: Lies Programmers Tell Themselves

"All ya gotta do is..."

Re:We don't need more competition

On: IEEE Predicts 85% of Daily Tasks Will Be Games By 2020

Yes. Most definitely more tit for tat.

Stunt. Pure and simple.

On: Watch Out, Amazon: DHL Tests Drug-Delivery Drone

Forget drone-fights. The weather will keep these guys grounded. Fifteen mph winds with gusts.