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  1. Reminds me of the old joke on Cooking Sunday Roast Causes Indoor Pollution 'Worse Than Delhi' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "Smoke detector? I thought it was an oven timer!"

  2. Is this new? on Android Q May Change the Back Button To a Gesture (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I've been doing this on my Moto G5 Plus for almost two years. I think some of the other Moto models also work like this. Is Lenovo really that far ahead of other Android companies?

  3. Re:extrapolating to the extreme on Lobbyists Demonize 'Right To Repair' Legislation (securityledger.com) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...on your list don't forget "Assault Rifles" because everybody will use them to commit murder

  4. Might make for some good books on Mars Express Beams Back Images of Ice-Filled Korolev Crater (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Now I'm eager to read some of the next wave of "man on Mars" books from Kim Stanley Robinson and others.

  5. It's not a sport on Video Games Won't Be Part of the Paris Olympics (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can smoke & drink while you're doing it, it's not a sport.

  6. So we're going to fight "hate speech" and at the same time fight "online censorship"? Oh, this should be good....

  7. I'm all for it on Chinese News Agency Adds AI Anchors To Its Broadcast Team (engadget.com) · · Score: 0

    If these creations can deliver the news in a less maudlin, hand-wringing, emotional manner than what has become the style for human news anchors it'll be a step forward.

  8. Where's the connection? on Tech Groups Step Away From Gab Network After Shooting (ft.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So they're saying he shot these people because of something he read online? Or he wrote something online after deciding to shoot some people? Or... what are they saying?

    Frankly, I don't care what you say, as long as you don't go out and shoot at people (especially me).

    And is it really hate speech when it's a known fact? Like left-handed people being untrustworthy. I mean, some people might be insulted but, really, it's undeniable.

  9. The Day We Lost the H-bomb on Slashdot Asks: What Book(s) Are You Reading This Month? · · Score: 2

    In 1966, as a result of a mid-air collision of US aircraft, four unarmed thermonuclear bombs dropped onto Spanish territory. Three were recovered on land. Tracking down the fourth required the largest search-and-salvage operation in U.S. military history.

    The Day We Lost the H-Bomb by Barbara Moran is a fascinating read.

    https://www.goodreads.com/book...

  10. TI? Bah! on This is the Story of the 1970s Great Calculator Race (twitter.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was an HP calculator which rode along on the Space Shuttle.

    https://airandspace.si.edu/col...

  11. Lemme help you out on Short-Sellers Sue Tesla After Musk's 'Going Private' Tweets (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm not experienced in the stock market so I may need an aid. Pull out that guarantee from your pocket and let's go over the language together...

  12. The most important question on Seattle Airport Employee Steals Airplane, Crashes It Into the Ground (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Did he have nail clippers in his pocket?

  13. Licenses on Julia 1.0 Released After a Six-Year Wait (insidehpc.com) · · Score: 1

    "We want a language that's open source with a liberal license..."

    I'm not a programmer, and I can easily prove that if necessary.

    Are there programming languages with restrictive licenses? What sorts of jobs would you be unable to do because of those licenses?

  14. Re:(Whisper) Model F on 'Why I Use the IBM Model M Keyboard That's Older Than I Am' (yeokhengmeng.com) · · Score: 1

    If you search the web for "soarer's converter" you'll find info on a gadget you can build for less than $25 which will convert your Model M boards to USB, and also add full programmability - put any key anywhere, switch right ALT to CMD, etc.

  15. My 1985 122 key Model F weighs more than eight pounds. So there!

  16. Can they do that? on Red Hat Changes Its Open-Source Licensing Rules (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought the GPL would not allow additional conditions and this reads like, well, an additional condition. I need Bruce to explain this to me. Where are you, Bruce?

  17. According to folks who know a lot more about math than I, there are numbers greater than infinity. So maybe "unlimited" is simply a concept instead of an absolute . We need a Richard Feynman type to explain this to laymen. Or, at least, explain it to me.

  18. I blame Michael Moore on Elon Musk To Fight Fake News, Rate Journalists' Credibility Via a Site Called 'Pravda' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I saw Fahrenheit 9/11 in a theater (not my idea). I'd heard of this Moore guy but never seen any of his stuff. I guess I'm more of a critical thinker than most folks but I was struck by:

    Moore never makes any claims. He never stands flat-footed, looking into the camera and says, "I believe... and here's evidence of that". A clear claim can be refuted or disproven. If you make no clear, direct claims no-one can prove you wrong.

    His film was all supposition, innuendo, insinuation, interspersed with quick shots of Moore looking into the camera with a "Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more..." expression.

    And people left the theater really believing More had made claims and then backed them up with evidence.

    So much of the "fake news" is written in s similar manner: " believes that...", "...is linked to..." (what does that one mean, anyway?), etc.

    But I blame Michael Moore for conditioning people to read this crap and really believe they have been given hard facts where there are none. And the press so often write like this now. I think the "news" writers today have grown up with this and don't even realize that's not how you're meant to cover the news.

  19. I've not filed a comment on the FCC website, nor read any. What is required in order to comment there? Just a name? Driver license number? Social Security number? How much of "Americans' personal information" was stolen and used?

  20. Re:This is inane on Advocacy Groups Call for the FTC To Break Up Facebook (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    So the definition of a monopoly is... er... being really popular?

  21. Judges generally don't like depositions as much as live testimony because you can't cross-examine a deposition. Why are they doing this instead of compelling him to testify? Does he have some health issue which makes it difficult for him to travel? Or....?

  22. I just ordered a Huawai phone, an Honor 7x. It's the hottest cheapo phone out there right now.

    I don't work for the DOD or at the Pentagon but still... I'm explaining all of this to my relatives in case I "disappear".

  23. A long tradition on Recent iOS Update Kills Functionality On iPhone 8s Repaired With Aftermarket Screens (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Back when Apple introduced the first iMac they also introduced the "G3 Blue & White Tower". Some months later, when everyone knew a new machine from Apple with a G4 processor was planned, some aftermarket outfits began selling a G4 upgrade kit. You could buy & install the upgrade kit and have a G4 Mac without the wait and without having to buy a new machine from Apple.

    Apple released a firmware update (remember the "programmer's button"?) disguised as something I can't remember. That update broke all of these G4 upgrade kits.

    This is simply the way Apple does business.

  24. Internal complaints? really? on 'Women At Microsoft Are Sexualized By Their Male Managers,' Lawsuit Alleges (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    If you truly believe you have been the victim of "gender discrimination or sexual harassment" in the workplace there are people you can talk to about that in order to have it investigated and, perhaps, action taken. And these people don't work for Microsoft.

    (EEOC and the Department of Labor, for a start)

  25. What about fans of vinyl? on Frequency Deviations In Continental Europe Are Causing Electric Clocks To Run Behind By 5 Minutes (entsoe.eu) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Many phono turntable motors also sync with the mains frequency. I think all the good turntables allow you some speed adjustment but this would still be troublesome.