User: turkeydance

Re:Not a new kind

On: New Kind of Gravitational Wave Source Detected? (nature.com)

why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?...Oddball

yeah. i read it

On: Tasers Implicated In Far More Deaths Than We Previously Thought (fastcompany.com)

"The 1,005 deaths identified by Reuters total 44 percent more than the 700 reported by Amnesty International at the end of 2016"

1,379,000,000

On: China Plans To Launch the World's First 'Unhackable' Quantum Communication Network (phys.org)

disturbances

since BK calls what they serve "food"

On: Burger King Now Has Its Own Cryptocurrency - the 'Whoppercoin' - in Russia (fortune.com)

they can call their coupon "Whoppercoin"

ok. go with it. the Babylonians beat the Greeks

On: Ancient Tablet Reveals Babylonians Discovered Trigonometry (sciencemag.org)

but who beat the Babylonians?

Data is clearly the new oil?

On: Your Personal Information Is Now the World's Most Valuable Commodity (www.cbc.ca)

data ain't doing so good, then.

good for them...test and test again...data

On: Waymo Built a Fake City In California To Test Self-Driving Cars (arstechnica.com)

how do they simulate snow?

if Quake is considered "old school"

On: Ask Slashdot: What Modern PC Games Would You Recommend For An Old School Gamer?

then no.

all

On: Ask Slashdot: How Much of Your Online Browsing Can Advertisers See?

of it

only $160M?

On: America Wasted $160 Million Trying To Get Afghanistan To Use E-Payments (vice.com)

peanuts. hold out for more.

...Approves Amazon's Acquisition...

On: FTC Approves Amazon's Acquisition of Whole Foods (cnbc.com)

an alliteration a day keeps the ailments away.

bitcoin isn't real, either

On: Here's Why People Don't Buy Things With Bitcoin (vice.com)

says the real world

... It's not clear exactly how...

On: Medium Will Now Pay Writers Based On How Many 'Claps' They Get (theverge.com)

profit!

Re:Honest Question

On: Hacker Claims To Have Decrypted Apple's Secure Enclave Processor Firmware (iclarified.com)

to get a job. (either ethical or criminal) "i did this, which means i'm good". show me the money.

low-ball number....evolution of printing

On: We Print 50 Trillion Pages a Year, and Xerox Is Betting That Continues (fortune.com)

in my experience: 1. mainframe/tower, low page count.relatively expensive. 2. laptop, printing quadrupled.easy/cheap. 3. smartphone, massive due to medical.

eventually, a good idea is diluted

On: Bitcoin Is Forking. Again. (vice.com)

for the "best of both worlds"

Re: Fantastic Voyage circa 1966

On: Tiny Robots Crawl Through Mouse's Stomach To Release Antibiotics (newscientist.com)

this. no Raquel.

substance use triggers energy drinks

On: Energy Drinks May Trigger Future Substance Use, Says Study (medscape.com)

gotta get sober somehow

Re:Car pillars?

On: Toyota Patents Cloaking Device To Make Car Pillars Appear Transparent (thedrive.com)

yes. the A pillar, B and C. A is front windshield B is middle and C is the rear. Left and Right

pick-up evolves into delivery pizza

On: Amazon Adds 'Instant Pickup Points' In US Brick-And-Mortar Push (reuters.com)

OMG

conduct

On: Guam Radio Stations Accidentally Conduct Emergency Alert Amid North Korea Threat (theguardian.com)

or broadcast?

crowded skies that day

On: NASA is Sending Bacteria Into the Sky on Balloons During the Eclipse (cnbc.com)

lots of aircraft flying through the eclipse along with some nuts who will try to keep up. yeah, they can't, but they're nuts.

perfect for holiday giving

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

to beggers on the street

disconnect for now

On: US Army Walks Back Decision To Ban DJI Drones Ever So Slightly (suasnews.com)

reconnect later

Re:how much?

On: Why AI Won't Take Over The Earth (ssrn.com)

and i thank you for that