User: turkeydance

50K....like, one state?

On: Obama Offers Funding For 50,000 Police Body Cameras

Wyoming, maybe. there's lots of 'em.

not staff increases, either

On: Armies of Helper Robots Keep Amazon's Warehouses Running Smoothly

as Amazon grows, no need for more.

chick breast

On: Single Pixel Camera Takes Images Through Breast Tissue

you had me at c.

wait for it

On: Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150?

whatever is $500 today, will be $150 tomorrow. time is your friend.

Re:aha

On: Google Should Be Broken Up, Say European MPs

+1. break-up the EU first, then break something else.

says Kim

On: Kim Dotcom Says Legal Fight Has Left Him Broke

i don't believe him.

Re:Out of date maybe?

On: Health Advisor: Ebola Still Spreading, Worst Outbreak We've Ever Seen

of course it is. this post is already out-of-date. every-damn-thing is out-of-date by now.

well, the good news is the NEJM was wrong

On: Health Advisor: Ebola Still Spreading, Worst Outbreak We've Ever Seen

and they admitted it.

4 ideas....here we go:

On: How the Pentagon's Robots Would Automate War

1. "how the Pentagon's": not China's, not Russia's. 2. "...robots would..." not Could or Should but Would. 3. "...Automate War..." and not anything else. 4. bottom line: robots can now, or will later, surpass every skill you have. sports, medicine, and soon...innovation (or, at least, the inno that gets paid.)

this just takes my breath away

On: Blowing On Money To Tell If It Is Counterfeit

derp

biased reportage

On: The Software Big Oil's PR Firm Uses To "Convert Average Citizens"

Astroturfing is the increasingly popular tactic wherein corporations sponsor front groups or manufacture the appearance of grassroots support to simulate a genuine social movement that is rallying for goals in line with their profit motive. end quote. it's Everyone (see Bloomberg's Everytown), not just corporations. so the definition given for Astroturfing is designed for the reporter's PR motive.

what do you consider your tipping point?

On: Interviews: Ask Malcolm Gladwell a Question

one and done.

"Has anyone ran"....

On: NYT: Privacy Concerns For ClassDojo, Other Tracking Apps For Schoolchildren

this is just too easy.

Re:Recycling small town America

On: The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia

King of Hearts for the WIN! funny forty years ago.

...."had not had to endure hospital-like care."

On: The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia

which succintly sums up Obama-care

Re:Lots of deaths lately.

On: Battlestar Galactica Creator Glen A. Larson Dead At 77

when lots of deaths are what you post... then you are much older than the average.

Glen was great

On: Battlestar Galactica Creator Glen A. Larson Dead At 77

and i will miss him.

glass half-empty

On: For Some Would-Be Google Glass Buyers and Devs, Delays May Mean Giving Up

or half-full with glassholes.

petaflop porn filter

On: US DOE Sets Sights On 300 Petaflop Supercomputer

had to adjust mine.

Executive Orders

On: Comcast Kisses-Up To Obama, Publicly Agrees On Net Neutrality

will now come from Comcast.

if so.....better Knock On Wood...

On: How To Mathematically Predict Lightning Strikes

http://www.metrolyrics.com/kno...

Raquel Welch reference

On: Researchers Use DNA To Record a Cell's Life History

...waited a long time to use it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00...

and it's still the same

On: Linux Foundation Comments On Microsoft's Increasing Love of Linux

in every other way.

you're unique...just like everyone else.

On: The Math Behind the Hipster Effect

bottom line: everyone wears a uniform. i have my Hannah Montana underwear....somewhere.

dat's a nice nuke you got dare.

On: The Disgruntled Guys Who Babysit Our Aging Nuclear Missiles

...be a real shame if sumthin' happened to it.