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  1. Market Forces on Samsung Returns To 2D, Releases 250GB 750 EVO For $75 · · Score: 1

    Samsung moves to maintain market share. #Whodathunkit

  2. Re:Camshafts control flow timing not firing on Camless Internal Combustion and the Digital Age (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    pneumatic valve springs, there's still cams in F1. FTFY

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    While pneumatic valve springs have become standard in Formula One engines, Renault has been researching computer-controlled electromagnetic valve actuation (EVA) using no camshaft, to reduce moving parts while improving valve control.

    Not quite there yet.

  3. Following other manufacturers on Apple vs. the Right To Repair (bloombergview.com) · · Score: 1

    Rolex, Omega, Nikon and others have all stopped selling parts to third parties. Auto makers have tried it in the past and are trying it again. Granted, most of the supply of parts for these is a manufacturer only item but with electronic components it really should be up to the owner of the device to have it repaired. Obviously Apple wants to protect it's markets and this should be considered as predatory practice but as long as consumers are willing to fork out big $$$ for this stuff and put up with it, consumer rights be dammed.

    If you don't like these kinds of practices let Apple know or don't buy their shit it's as simple as that.

  4. Problem already solved on Federal Bill Could Override State-Level Encryption Bans (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Just ship the China version of cellphones to the US. Problem solved.

  5. Requisite... on The Sexual Misconduct Case That Has Rocked Anthropology (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    He probably just wanted to show her his large fossil pelvic specimen.

  6. Re:so only I caught this? on Windmill Blade Molds 3D Printed By National Labs (energy.gov) · · Score: 1

    if it's green and fungus like it's mold
    otherwise it's a mold.

    Wait, what?!?

  7. yes.

  8. Re:So what should we do? on Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com) · · Score: 1

    Or let natural selection take its course. If god had intended us to have simulated gearshift joysticks he'd never have created the Muncie 4 speed.

  9. Re:Hiring Fail on FBI Gripes "We Can't Read Everyone's Secrets" (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The police are not hiring some people because they have too high of an IQ.

    Then the people they do hire, whine "Can't you make this easier ? It's too hard !"

    What do you want next ?

    Master keys to all physical locks ?
    People must use their birth names ?
    No cars that can exceed 30 mph ?
    Everyone wear hi-viz clothes and flashing lights ?
    Nation ID numbers tattooed on your cheeks ? all four cheeks ?

    If it was an easy job, stopping crooks, all our bankers, lawyers & politicians would be incarcerated.

    Master Keys - Wanted but all Internet Tech companies know that this is fatal to their business model.
    No cars that can exceed 30 mph - See Self Driving Cars. Once we have you in a self driving car, regulating speed , route is easy.
    hi-viz clothes and flashing lights ? - See Japan
    National ID numbers tattooed on your cheeks - Close but see Real ID legislation that was passed without debate in congress as a rider.

  10. Re:"platform for users to express themselves freel on Twitter Launches Trust and Safety Council To Help Put End To Trolling (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Translation: Complete freedom to agree with the left just as much as you like.

    Yeah there's definitely a bias. Unfortunately that means for a lot of users will not be using twitter much which seems to be the plan. It's all puppies and rainbows on Twitter

      #FuckThat

  11. Re:Climate Denialism funded entirely by Koch on Australia Cuts 110 Climate Scientist Jobs: "The Science is Settled." · · Score: 1

    Blah Blah tl;dr and those pushing the fucking Climate Change agenda have their own motives, specifically to redistribute wealth globally. This has nothing to do about saving the planet it has everything to do with money.

  12. No doubt this will turn into the F-35 of IT security: badly designed, poorly implemented, over budget, behind schedule, and ultimately ineffective.

    Like anything the government does.

  13. Only $19B more. on President Obama Unveils $19 Billion Plan To Overhaul U.S. Cybersecurity · · Score: 1

    Meh, it's only money not counting what we already spend in this area. Hey, here's a nifty idea. With all the loopholes and private e-mails flying around with secure information, why not admit we failed and start over? That means get rid of the so called "experts" from Booze Allen et al. and at the NSA and replace it with the kind of infrastructure we need to protect our National Security. Oh and enforce the fucking espionage laws including those faux pas of those elected and un-elected officials who decide that Security isn't their problem.

  14. 4V Core Voltage on Skylake Breaks 7GHz In Intel Overclocking World Record (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah that's feasible for everyday use with all but one core disabled. Not. This is a plateau of unusable.

    I'm curious to see how it performs with all cores enabled at that multiplier/voltage?

  15. Does this mean we'll have a bunch of Ironmen guys running around with halo lights in their chests?

    If so, maybe we should rethink things..

  16. EXTERMINATE all who attend!

    EXTERMINATE

    EXTERMINATE

  17. IAB where advertisers learn from the Porn industry on how to implement effective click bait by using jail bait.

  18. Re:People eat on Overfishing Responsible For Declining Fish Population (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Naw, have one big one and clean it up once and for all. Why waste your time with lots of little skirmishes?

  19. Re:And how many will die in Flint? on Estimating Damages From the VW Emissions Scandal (acs.org) · · Score: 1

    Travel advice: when in Mexico or Michigan, don't drink the water.

  20. Overfishing and Destruction of habitat.. Winning on Overfishing Responsible For Declining Fish Population (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Yeah, let's get larger and larger factory ships which are capable of staying at sea longer and process the catch directly. Let's also implement massive drag nets that also destroy the sea bed, coral and any other habitable environment for fish nurseries and you'll have massive extinction areas which are already forming. Great job progress! Winning!
     

  21. Re:People eat on Overfishing Responsible For Declining Fish Population (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This is exactly the big problem. We have too many people for the resources available. That means one of these possibilities must happen soon:

    1) We start getting serious about population control. You don't need 20 kids anymore to insure your retirement.
    2) We have another world war and wipe out a chunk of who's already here. Unfortunately that'll probably be a nuclear war
    and the rest of us will be gone as well.
    3) We all start starving, in that case I suggest eating the Kardashians and any other reality TV shows first. This includes Oprah who's especially fat.
    4) I believe we'll run out of fresh water before we get to famine, buy water futures now.
    5) We colonize Mars but that'll take a huge investment or we offer "steerage" class fares on Virgin Galactic.
    6) We implement "Logan's Run" and everybody who's 30 or older gets zapped at festival.

  22. A coordination office? Like that'll help on NASA Forms New Planetary Defense Office To Manage Asteroid Threats (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    No authority, no resources to do something about it. It's just another "Hey look! we're doing something" office to soak up tax dollars. The feds are excellent about creating departments and positions that don't do anything.
     

  23. Re:Next up: All padlocks must be TSA locks on NY Bill Would Force Decryption of Smartphones On Demand (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    Naw, use that plastic wrap that everybody in the rest of the world uses.

  24. Ok, so let's trade on EFF: Cisco Shouldn't Get Off the Hook For Aiding Torture In China (eff.org) · · Score: 2

    Let's make a trade. We'll agree that Cisco is a money grubbing enterprise that doesn't have a soul and is a sellout in exchange for not having that )(!@)#! Shen Yun crap every year.

    Deal?

  25. We've had Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority for decades! It even attaches to your garden hose!
    It helped me reinforce my territorial imperative!