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  1. Re: Fantastic! on The iPhones of the Future May Be Wireless, Portless and Buttonless (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, he even posts as the fake Tim Cook. This is a no-brainer.

  2. Re:Disingenuous verbiage on Giant African Baobab Trees Die Suddenly After Thousands of Years (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'suddenly' that I wasn't previously aware of.

    --- thanks (and apologies) to Douglas Adams

  3. Re:I hope most of humanity is next on Giant African Baobab Trees Die Suddenly After Thousands of Years (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh. (I know you really are John Wick, posting on /. with a really, really low UID.) John, let us act like civilized me--

  4. Let's get this clear on US Sanctions Russians Over Military, Intelligence Hacking (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    That's Military, Comma, Intelligence --two words with a comma in between! said the White House press agent. That ought to reduce the "fake news" by a third. One-third, got it?

  5. Re:Just use Hangouts or Skype on Should Apple Let Competitors Use FaceTime? (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm not sure why the submission assumed a Skype-killing app is all that necessary

    Right, let's not be too hasty, and think that a problem even exists. Replace one walled-garden ecosystem with another walled garden ecosystem? Thanks for playing, but no.

  6. All the current din about AI this or AI that has really been "agressive" publicity, and not enough authentic AI.

  7. Next announcement from Microsoft on Microsoft Addresses Pressure From Developer Community, Promises To Rename GVFS · · Score: 1

    We have decided to call it I can't believe it's not GVFS!

    They expect that the angry hordes outside the Redmond walls to be carrying torches and pitchforks. The fact that it seemed to be a mixed bag is normally typical for the area. That they were all sporting aprons threw the riot squad off for an instant, until the crowd control tanks rolled in with their sonic cannons.

  8. Re: Please no on Europe Plans Ban on Plastic Cutlery, Straws and More (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Indeed -- only in the Slashdot universe will our world collide with theirs.

    I compare it with trying to imagine another alien attempting to live on our planet and blend in, when one morning i came across two regular folks communicating with sign language, and then resuming their stroll. There I thought, living in a silent world, right here, two people managed to blend in with the populace.

  9. Re:Welcome to the world of the Rat on A Star Wars Boba Fett Movie Is In the Works (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    LOL I'm with you there Virtucon; even watching Shatner in Airplane III just to purge all those bad memories of TPM

  10. Impressive re even your own UID; oh, sorry, my bad --I was trying not to step on the sprinklers on, I'm guessing, what must be your lawn?

  11. ditto

  12. All things MUST GO on Ebay on Legend of Loch Ness Monster Will Be Tested With DNA Samples (apnews.com) · · Score: 1

    There has never been a better time to buy your Nessie stuffed sea creature collection, bauble-head memorabilia, creepy DNA ("not to be mistaken for genuine DNA from any mythical undersea creatures") VHS tapes of Bigfoot claiming to witness an 'up-close-and-personal' encounter with the creature

  13. Re:The activists ate my homework! on Anti-GMO Activists Slow Scientists Breeding a CO2-Reducing Superplant (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 1

    over-promising, and under-delivering

    Hey there, don't bring google into this

  14. You left out the dolphins. Armed dolphins (don't ask me if they're Soviet made weapons) who have been picking up all those signals. They would demand that we show them who this Alexa is, and that all package deliveries will be signed, floating island or not.
     
    And today's captcha is pacifier

  15. Google put the A.I. in Hair Salon.

  16. But I happen to be a bubble boy, you insensitive clod!

  17. But I'm a Bubble boy, you insensitive clod!

  18. This dyslexic conspiracy theorist puts his hat on, backwards.

  19. This is so wrong on so many levels on Malware Found In the Ubuntu Snap Store (linuxuprising.com) · · Score: 0

    As a linux fanatic, I find his deed reprehensible. Where do we begin? Let's see:

    1. Install Ubuntu. Then--

    Enough! 20 years in the electric chair!

  20. Re:Press 1 if you are a human. on Google Executive Addresses Horrifying Reaction To Uncanny AI Tech (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised that you haven't made a phone call recently. You may have forgotten a tiny bit of info; so your prompt should come much later,as in:

    For English, press 1. Para Espanol, oprima dos If you are human,

    YOU: Hasta la vista, Baby!

  21. Re:A world full of stupid people.... on A Stealthy Harvard Startup Wants To Reverse Aging in Dogs, and Humans Could Be Next (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    And those poor poor dogs are stuck with them.
     
    That's got to be ruff.

  22. All Good, except for this other thing on Microsoft Adds Support For JavaScript Functions in Excel (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Perish the thought, unless you want to end up in Federal pound-me-in the-ass prison!

  23. Leave the self-driving to your cars on Gmail's 'Smart Compose' Feature Will Write Emails For You (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Take the gramma out of grammarly, and let it go out with Clippy for a one night stand, and this is what you get...

  24. Re:2 spaces on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So he should have said, Space, space and the serial comma! You one space kids with your missing commas can get off my lawn!

  25. But we were in BETA when it happened! on Uber Vehicle Saw But Ignored Woman It Struck, Report Says (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    We switched off the video camera.

    The software developer, already sweating under the fluorescents, asked for some water. He described the exception error, where the object was categorized as crazy cat lady, so he happened to recognize all the false positives that when combined triggered the escape routine, and ignored the object as nonexistent. That was it.
     
    Unfortunately, his contract period ended, and management was going to investigate further. But it was some sort of religious holiday season for them, and nothing came of it.