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  1. Re:Set in Stone on How Badly is Google Books Search Broken, and Why? (blogspot.com) · · Score: 1

    I wonder if the meaning is more literal? Rather than "set" being a synonym for "carved", something set into place or inlaid, like a tile?

  2. Only 19 passengers on World's Longest Aircraft Gets Full-Production Go-Ahead (bbc.com) · · Score: 1
  3. In a large cardboard box?

  4. Ventriloquist dummies on Ask Slashdot: What Happened To the Prank Apps That Used To Be Popular? · · Score: 1

    Prank apps are no longer popular for the same reason that ventriloquist dummies are no longer popular comedic props.

  5. Re:This Neubauer guy is a class act on 16-Year-Old Dethrones Tetris World Champion With Difficult Hyper-Tap Technique (kotaku.com) · · Score: 1

    I came to post this exact comment. You are absolutely correct. Hats off to Neubauer.

  6. Anyone switch from Linux to BSD? on OpenBSD 6.4 Released (openbsd.org) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can very much understand preferring BSD if that's the environment you cut your teeth on. Is there anyone who didn't have that history who looked at both Linux and BSD and decided the latter better served their needs?

  7. They're not for the passengers on Alaska Airlines Trials Virtual Reality On Some Flights (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    They're for the pilots

  8. I've heard of this happening before. It's entirely likely that the kernel module isn't loaded. First, try:
    modinfo -v nytoped
    look that the dependencies contain the anonymity you're looking for. Assuming that the version number is correct, then you're all set! Just:
    modprob anon
    Best wishes!

  9. the readability of Perl with the brevity of COBOL.

  10. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone on Sportsbooks Start Refusing More Bets From 'Wise Guys' Trying To Win (espn.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen that sign several times over the years at various businesses. Seems that's all that sportsbooks are doing.

  11. "It's a beautiful thing, the Destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well. It isn't only the synonyms; there are also the antonyms. After all, what justification is there for a word, which is simply the opposite of some other word? A word contains its opposite in itself. Take ‘good,’ for instance. If you have a word like ‘good,’ what need is there for a word like ‘bad’? ‘Ungood’ will do just as well – better, because it's an exact opposite, which the other is not. Or again, if you want a stronger version of ‘good,’ what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like ‘excellent’ and ‘splendid’ and all the rest of them? ‘Plusgood’ covers the meaning or ‘doubleplusgood’ if you want something stronger still. Of course we use those forms already, but in the final version of Newspeak there'll be nothing else. In the end the whole notion of goodness and badness will be covered by only six words – in reality, only one word. Don't you see the beauty of that, Winston? It was B.B.'s idea originally, of course," he added as an afterthought.

  12. difficult to learn about DMT induced NDE due to the NDA the CIA, NSA, and other NGOs make you sign.

  13. What's Facebook? on The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    That's what my grandkids will ask. Their user base will just get older. Their platform isn't compelling or even interesting to the younger generations.

  14. I would just like to thank you on People Like Getting Thank You Notes, Research Finds (nytimes.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    for upvoting this "interesting" comment. I really do appreciate your upvote. Thank you so much!

  15. Quality Control on Bloomberg's Inside Look At Tesla's Model 3 Factory (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't follow Tesla closely; I found it an interesting read. Having just rid myself of a lemon (not Tesla), I was impressed with this excerpt:

    Tesla says it has 47 robots deployed in scanning stations throughout the body line. They measure 1,900 points in every Model 3 to match them to design specs—with a precision of 0.15 millimeters. Torque measurements are also automatically recorded for every bolt that’s fastened. During the final test drives on the track, sound recorders measure squeaks, rattles and wind and road noise that a test driver might miss. All of this data is stored with each car’s unique Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, so service centers can trace any issue back to a root cause in the factory. The idea is that Tesla will be able to improve its cars, even after they're in a customer’s driveway.

    I hope they succeed and force other carmakers to follow suit.

  16. Pay per mile driven on California Begins Trial Rollout of Digital License Plates (caranddriver.com) · · Score: 1

    Once these become ubiquitous, California will more easily be able to implement their proposed Tax on miles driven.

  17. Mocking Proposition 65 on California Bypasses Science To Label Coffee a Carcinogen (undark.org) · · Score: 0

    The article mentions that Starbucks is against labeling coffee with the warning, which makes sense. Starbucks should stick it in the eye of California by creating a special blend where the packaging is just the warning label itself. Advertise it, draw attention to it so that consumers become aware of what a farce Proposition 65 has become.

    It reminds me of a story told at the end of one of Paul Harvey's news segments. A regulator tells an established small diner that given the number of customers the establishment seats an additional toilet must be installed. To resize the bathroom or build a second would eat up a large chunk of the seating in the diner. Of course the owner's appeals were denied. The Regulatory State must be appeased. His solution was to install a fully functioning toilet in the front display window of the diner.

  18. "Hello! I would like to make a reservation!" on Should Calls From Google's 'Duplex' System Include Initial Warning Announcements? (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    "Press 1 if you would like me to provide the date first, press 2 if you would like me to provide the time of day first. Presiona 3 para escuchar esto en español"

    (beep)

    "Thank you. You pressed 2 for the time of day first. If this is correct, please press 1."

    (beep)
    "Thank you. Please press 1 if you would like the time in 24 hour clock notation. Please press 2 if you would like the time in AM/PM notation."

    (boop)

    "I'm sorry. That is not a valid option. Please stay on the line and a reservation-maker will be with you shortly."

  19. Sorry, I mean "Aubrey de Grey" on 60-Year-Old Maths Problem Partly Solved By Amateur (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, I mean "Aubrey de Grey"

  20. Mathematical collaboration on 60-Year-Old Maths Problem Partly Solved By Amateur (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Aubrey De gray's finding has the attention of the Polymath Project, "a collaboration among mathematicians to solve important and difficult mathematical problems by coordinating many mathematicians to communicate with each other on finding the best route to the solution."

    You can follow their current conversation here.

  21. Funding vs outcomes on Wages Aren't the Only Reason Teachers Are Striking (axios.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Teachers are having to teach students with materials that are defective, outdated and inefficient because of a lack of funding going to state education budgets -- particularly in Republican states.

    Are the comparatively flush budgets in Democratic states producing better outcomes for their students?

  22. Trenchcoat-wearing spy sits on park bench... on CIA Plans To Replace Spies With AI (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The mongoose is cold in Alberta this year."

    "Can you elaborate on that?"

    "Uh...the mongoose is cold in Alberta this year."

    "Would you like to discuss your mongoose?"

    "Eliza, is that you?"

  23. A loss for children. Adults, not so much. on Toys R Us To Close All 800 of Its US Stores (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is not surprising (Internet, etc. etc.). However, few things can compete with the sheer joy I had as a child when given the rare opportunity to roam the aisles of a Toys R' Us to discover, touch, test, and play with the toys. The "aisles" of Amazon are a poor substitute for a child.

  24. Programmer like mechanic? on Learning To Program Is Getting Harder (slashdot.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cars have become easier to use (GPS, stick shift is a rarity, who changes their own oil anymore). The technical innovations underlying today's vehicles certainly makes it harder for users to become mechanics. A person may be introduced to the intricacies of car repair/maintenance by a friend or relative, or by taking a training course. I don't believe making cars more mechanically accessible is going to significantly increase the population of mechanics. By and large those who become mechanics have both a knack and passion for it.

  25. Quite a portfolio on Mayfair Games Shuts Down After 36 Years of Board Games (polygon.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    A listing of games (sorted by rank) that BoardGameGeek shows as published by Mayfair Games