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  1. OK but put in a disclaimer on Can The Pirate Bay Replace Ads With A Bitcoin Miner? (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    That you are not North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

  2. New invention: crash resistant windows? on Why Bats Crash Into Windows (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    Bat-repellent window?

    But the team had a brainstorm and decided to call them windows

    Today's slashdot might even consider this item "newsworthy"

  3. This is how I became an instant air traffic contro on I Downloaded an App. Suddenly, I was a Rescue Dispatcher. (houstonchronicle.com) · · Score: 0

    This is how I became an instant air traffic controller. I stumbled upon this app, thinking it was a game, when suddenly I saidYou are cleared for takeoff

    I followed it up immediately with the clarification This channel is reserved for drones and drone pilots only. Please clear the channel for them. Thank you for your cooperation.

  4. This other app made me an air traffic controller on I Downloaded an App. Suddenly, I was a Rescue Dispatcher. (houstonchronicle.com) · · Score: 2

    And that I can only communicate with drones or their pilots.

  5. The Butterfly Effect on What's Causing The Hurricanes? (yahoo.com) · · Score: 2

    Except they're Russian butterflies. You know the kind--tattoos and wife-beaters, heavy drinkers and smokers -- the whole lot of 'em!

  6. what about sixwords on Ask Slashdot: What's a Practical Response To the Equifax Breach? · · Score: 1

    " Your loan application has been approved"

  7. Know when to use i.e. (not the browser) on A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening To Topple Taxonomy (smithsonianmag.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Know when to use i.e. and when to use e.g.

    e.g.=exempli gratia="For example"
    i.e.=id est="that is"

    A bad browser e.g. internet explorer

    But this crowd can tolerate such things better than this grammar nazi can.

  8. Was about to develop Li-Ion battery pack on 'No Fire Risk' With New Lithium Batteries (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Was working on some designs for a rechargeable sprinkler system to extinguish fires caused by these battery packs.

  9. No announcement about a US release on Sharp Announces 8K Consumer TVs Now That We All Have 4K (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    Somewhat unrelated, the US begins testing long-range missiles. Sources say this has nothing to do with that 8k TV announcement; none at all

  10. Gotta *LOVE these stories--thank you, science! on SLAC Experiment Proves It Rains Diamonds On Uranus and Neptune (cosmosmagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    I sure am glad that I did not win that powerball lottery.

    I'll win the next one, and buy as much diamonds as uranus! has

  11. The first expedition to the outer planets on SLAC Experiment Proves It Rains Diamonds On Uranus and Neptune (cosmosmagazine.com) · · Score: 1

    The first expedition to Uranus and Neptune is being assembled and trained even as we speak. They will learn to operate those rockets and shuttlecraft. One notable aspect is that the crew is entirely female, and each of them swears it's not about the diamonds

  12. After the eclipse, the end of the world, of course on Microsoft .NET Core 2.0 For Linux Released; Redhat Will Bundle Microsoft's .NET (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Just click on the EULA I accept button, FFS

  13. deleted text from ad on Apple Looks For Exceptional Engineer With a Secret Job Posting (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    No, you need not be named Buckaroo, nor do you have to be front man for a rock n roll band.

  14. Deleted text from ad on Apple Looks For Exceptional Engineer With a Secret Job Posting (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    no, your name does not have to be Buckaroo, nor do you have to be frontman for a band, either.

  15. Re: manifesto on Should Workplaces Be Re-Defined To Retain Older Tech Workers? (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Smart; let RSI be a threat to your co-workers, not you. At the very least, you can teach these young uns to practice good ergonomic habits, and how to keep off your lawn.

    Back on topic, I say, no but proper attention too should be given to their workspaces. Keep them far far away from open floor plans or youthful amenities e.g. pingpong table and let the younger set use their headphones instead of piping music through the speakers. If you can manage it, let them have four walls and a door/two to an office. That shows everyone that the firm respects the skill and/or intellect and places a premium on keeping the smart brains working within.

  16. He needs an army of sharks wearing lasers on Silicon Valley Billionaire Fails To Prevent Access To Public Beach (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    or sporting clipboards, asking swimmers to stay behind the cord

  17. TL;DR--IN SIX WORDS on The Ghostly Radio Station That No One Claims To Run (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    In Soviet Russia, radio buzzes you

  18. But did he know about the Hall of Tortured Souls? on High School Students Compete In 'Microsoft Office Championship' (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    wiki the Easter Egg in Excel 1995

  19. Can't wait for that dog/cat translator thing on Cats and Dogs Contribute Significantly To Climate Change, Says UCLA Study (patch.com) · · Score: 2

    So I can tell the dog the real reason he cannot fart in the living room--he is affecting the whole planet, combined with my own private efforts to bring about change on this planet

  20. See? After 20 years in beta, on Microsoft Is Updating the Windows Console Colors For the First Time In 20 Years (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows Version one-point-oh finally hits primetime!

    Kinda odd how everyone refers to this version as "ten"

  21. The new keyboards that will have USB can now be equipped with cigarette lighters.

  22. Where was his last *recorded* scuba dive? on Linus Torvalds Now Reviews Gadgets On Google+ (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    And what have you done to the real Linus Torvaldis?

    I don't buy no rants. It was happy gadgets that tipped me off.

  23. Say via con queso to España's tres ora on Say Goodbye To Spain's Glorious Three-Hour Lunch Break (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't I just rock el lenguaje de conquistadores, now?

    The French observe similar schedules. But if it works out to a healthier work-life balance, then why not? It's the americans that don't take vacations; they just get accumulated--for the eventual You can take this job speech.

  24. cable news channels as that's the only place I've ever seen them

    and on NCIS re-runs. Investigations into homicides and counter-terrorism; but the show seemed pretty convincing as a career that won't get outsourced, believe it or not.

  25. It is not version 10 on 'Windows 10 Is Failing Us' (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    There is a mass misconception that this is version TEN; it is version one-[dot]-Oh.

    We have now come full circle. Rumor has it that version 3 is when they hit their target.