User: turkeydance

May spur automation

On: California's $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage May Spur Automation (computerworld.com)

by May this year.

T.his S.ucks A.lot

On: TSA's Precheck Registration Program Causing Longer Security Lines (usatoday.com)

..."there is no easy solution to the problem"... oh yes, there is.

All Writ All Writ All Writ

On: Feds Used 1789 Law To Force Apple, Google To Unlock Phones 63 Times (arstechnica.com)

says the FBI Buyers Club

sure they should...

On: Slashdot Asks: Should FBI Reveal to Apple How to Unlock Terrorist's iPhone? (latimes.com)

the FBI says to Apple: "we paid XYZ to do it". FBI off the hook, and XYZ company charges Apple $2B for the answer. profit!

Way Back Machine....old news for nerds

On: Company Creates Gun That Looks Like a Cellphone (nbcnews.com)

this disguise has been done before. link: http://www.snopes.com/crime/wa...

"...A definitive report..."

On: Why ISIS Is Winning The Online Propaganda War (dailydot.com)

? really? ISIS may not be Obama's JV team, but ISIS ain't in the Final Four.

had fun with one

On: US Federal Court: This Year's Scams More Aggressive and Sophisticated Than Years Past (networkworld.com)

usually, i just hang up, but this time i had time to kill. he said "US Marshal" so i called him Mr. Marshall. we did the back-and-forth just like you've seen on some YouTube videos. spent a few minutes trying to get a mailing address from him, but he finally disconnected. haven't had another call since.

SPECTRUM

On: DARPA's Latest Grand Challenge Takes On The Radio Spectrum (gizmag.com)

wasn't that the Evil on Man from UNCLE?

it's now time to Buy a New iPhone

On: FBI Unlocks iPhone Without Apple's Help In San Bernadino Case (recode.net)

with the new and improved encryption. the FBI just wrote Apple's Ad copy.

Hit-o-mi baby one more time

On: Japan's Space Agency Loses Contact With New X-Ray Telescope Satellite "Hitomi"

oh baby baby oh baby baby

77M not 7M by 2020

On: FAA Predicts 7 Million Drones By 2020 (timeslive.co.za)

based upon nothing more than /. posts.

the War on Cash

On: Is Old Tech Putting Banks Under Threat Of Extinction? (bbc.co.uk)

is Killing banks faster.

bright blue flashing lights interrupt my rhythm

On: Apple's Night Shift May Have Zero Effect On Sleep (macworld.com)

"You're in heap of trouble, boy."

Re:What does (D-San Francisco) mean?

On: Bill Introduced To Require ID When Purchasing "Burner Phones" (house.gov)

Democrat (party)

well, it was Nabors Demolition

On: Wrecking Crew Demolishes Wrong Housing Duplex Following Google Maps Error (cnet.com)

and they demolished the neighbors.

chicken

On: Heavy Social Media Users 'Trapped In Endless Cycle of Depression' (independent.co.uk)

or egg?

hail, yeah.

On: Supercomputers Help Researchers Improve Severe Hail Storm Forecasts (nsf.gov)

'bout time.

wonder why

On: Trump Gives Displaced IT Workers Attention, and He's Not Alone (computerworld.com)

he leads?

Islam Hope and Change

On: Brussels Bombers Filmed Nuclear Researchers, Hoped To Build A "Dirty Bomb," Expert Says (nbcnews.com)

oh yeah

thanks...got my lotto numbers

On: NASA Competition Could Net You $1.5 Million For Next Great Airship (networkworld.com)

20km vertical, 20km range for 20hr...

"...we will not allow..."

On: U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians Accused of Hacking U.S. Financial Institutions (npr.org)

except this time.

or

On: Jason Bradbury Believes Coding Lessons In Schools Are a Waste of Time (trustedreviews.com)

Stop This Everybody Must...stuff

No matter how cynical you become

On: Apple Worries Spy Technology Has Been Secretly Added To Computer Servers It Buys (businessinsider.com)

it's never enough to keep up. Lily Tomlin

once again, porn leads the way

On: Pornhub Unveils Free VR Porn Channel (pcworld.com)

into a "pay model" that actually pays.

He's dead, Jim.

On: PlayStation VR Pre-Orders Sell Out In Minutes At Amazon (roadtovr.com)

no. really. Jim, he's REALLY Dead.