User: ItsJustAPseudonym

Re:Aaaaand .. they're already pissing people off

On: Two Ex-Googlers Want To Make Bodegas And Mom-And-Pop Corner Stores Obsolete (fastcompany.com)

We did some homework—speaking to New Yorkers, branding people...

No wonder people were pissed off. Who the hell wants someone to just walk up and brand them?

Re:Massively Flawed

On: AI Can Detect Sexual Orientation Based On Person's Photo (cnbc.com)

Really. As an analogy, this Dilbert strip.

Re:Fffffffff

On: Hobbyist Gives iPhone 7 the Headphone Jack We've Always Wanted (engadget.com)

Sad!

Re:Command line

On: Linux.com Raves About New Snap-Centric 'Nitrux' Distro (linux.com)

I think I'm perceiving a hint of disdain in your post. /s

Re:Interesting...

On: Could 'Re-Engineering' Earth Help Ease the Hurricane Threat? (nbcnews.com)

Eh...that's about nuking hurricanes. What's that have to do with spraying sulfates, or whatever?

Re:LMFAO

On: Could 'Re-Engineering' Earth Help Ease the Hurricane Threat? (nbcnews.com)

It's the only way to be sure. (Completely re-applying the quote from __Aliens__.)

Re:Video...

On: SpaceX Rocket Launches X-37B Space Plane On Secret Mission, Aces Landing (space.com)

On another note, I would just absolutely love to see SpaceX hire the late Gerry Anderson to design their spacecrafts. That would be really cool.

Or, you know, very quiet.

"TigerSwan" and "TalentPen"?

On: Thousands of Job Applicants Citing Top Secret US Government Work Exposed In Amazon Server Data Breach (gizmodo.com)

"TigerSwan" and "TalentPen"? Really?

Aren't those the names of the newer black-ops programs from the next Jason Bourne movie, now that they are fully finished with "Treadstone" and "Blackbriar"?

Re:Why are we slashvertising?

On: Billionaire Brothers Want to Build a Cheaper Rival to Slack (bloomberg.com)

Waiting for Microsoft to change the name in 3...2...1...

Re:Monopoly

On: Traditional Radio Faces a Grim Future, New Study Says (variety.com)

... but college radio stations and things like that will continue to thrive.

Not at my former college. The f-ers in Administration sold the radio license to someone else, because "streaming is good enough now".

Re:US production

On: New T-Shirt Sewing Robot Can Make As Many Shirts Per Hour As 17 Factory Workers (qz.com)

The most intelligent thing we could do is to stop making so many people.

Re:News?

On: The Asterisk on Madden's Annual Release Legacy (polygon.com)

Why is parent marked "Troll"? It's a worthwhile question that has prompted useful responses.

Re:More time with his family

On: Trump Adviser Steve Bannon is Leaving White House Post (nytimes.com)

Yeah. Anthony Scaramucci certainly isn't.

Re:That deserves a qualifier

On: Trump Adviser Steve Bannon is Leaving White House Post (nytimes.com)

Yeah. This has been a weird frikking couple of years.

Re:$15 for popcorn and a glass of water.

On: Hollywood, Apple Said To Mull Rental Plan, Defying Theaters (bloomberg.com)

My theater is independent and doesn't show ads. I've been to an AMC recently and felt like Milton from Office space. Wanting to burn the building.

A local AMC always runs 20 minutes of ads when the movie is supposed to start. However, they also converted the entire theater to reserved seats.

Solution: arrive 20 minutes late for the movie, and sit in the reserved seat. No need to watch the ads anymore. Thanks, AMC!

Re:I hate electron apps...

On: In Defense of the Popular Framework Electron (dev.to)

I don't understand the fascination with using the web development trappings when you don't have to.

Maybe "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"?

People need to get out of the rut of web development.

Re:How long does Roku have?

On: Roku Gets Tough On Pirate Channels, Warns Users (torrentfreak.com)

Except it doesn't constantly crash.

LOL

Re:How long does Roku have?

On: Roku Gets Tough On Pirate Channels, Warns Users (torrentfreak.com)

Good for geeks, but not for granny.

Re:For me this isn't worth it

On: Netflix Co-Founder's Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want (bloomberg.com)

Ah, good point.

Re:For me this isn't worth it

On: Netflix Co-Founder's Crazy Plan: Pay $10 a Month, Go to the Movies All You Want (bloomberg.com)

I don't see how the business model is sustainable without making deals with the theaters.

Two words: concession stand

Re:9-5

On: Inside the World of Silicon Valley's 'Coasters' -- the Millionaire Engineers Who Get Paid Gobs of Money and Barely Work (businessinsider.com)

I'll just leave this here:
George Constanza's rules for 'working hard'

Re:Brought it down on himself

On: 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Found Guilty of 3 of 8 Charges, Including Securities Fraud (cnbc.com)

Yah, I know. I was just trying to cut GP some slack. :-)

I'm sure the action will henceforth be known as "pulling a Shkreli".

Re:Brought it down on himself

On: 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Found Guilty of 3 of 8 Charges, Including Securities Fraud (cnbc.com)

Actually, I think Shkreli's actions are sufficiently notorious that "Daraprim" should qualify as a new verb, meaning "profit-mongering using legal and morally-abhorrent methods".

Re: How about people ?

On: Cats and Dogs Contribute Significantly To Climate Change, Says UCLA Study (patch.com)

At least it's not some kind of...molecular acid.

Re:Hyperloop misses the forest for the trees

On: Elon Musk Inspired an Industry of Hyperloop Startups. Now He's Building His Own (bloomberg.com)

it doesn't require nude photos and an intimate groping to board

Here's hoping it stays that way.