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  1. I thought I'd look cool like Dick Tracy... on Slashdot Asks: It's Been a Year Since Apple Watch Release, What's Your Thought On It? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought I'd look cool like Dick Tracy when using it, but instead I just looked like a dick.

  2. Re:Failed to prevent? on Uber To Pay Up To $25 Million For Misleading Advertising In California (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They aren't being prevented from working, Uber can employ all the ex-cons they want. What they can't do is n advertise themselves as the safest drivers without even being aware of who it is they are employing.

  3. I didn't even know there were official flatulence charts to allow you to assign types.

  4. >> "Bradbury went on to describe the SAM Labs system as âoea perfect example of this prediction that coding will not exist in the future."

    >> "I bought a big box of SAM Labs kit. My kids can come in here and decide to make a device where if my son squeezes his teddy he will send me a tweet to say, 'I love you.' Or if you walk through a laser tripwire it will set off an alarm. It interacts with actual hardware, actual code and all it requires is a squeeze, a drag-and-drop and a little imagination."

    So that's how we will all be coding the complex software that controls our aircraft and nuclear power plants in the future.

    "The reactor is going into meltdown"

    "Quick, squeeze the teddy bear and imagine it not killing us all!"

  5. Known for years... on Study Finds You Can Grow Brain Cells Through Exercise · · Score: 1

    This is the reason that so many gym teachers have doctorates.

  6. Re:Germany on Are Roads Safer With No Central White Lines? · · Score: 1

    If you now simply remove lines, this information is lost.

    Having lived in Germany for some years, I can tell you that this often happens. Every time it rains at night and the road gets wet, the white lines turn black and almots disappear. I kid you not. It gets worse when there have been road repairs at some point, because the patching on the road looks just like the white lines now do.

  7. Re:legalism is a crap philosophy. on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    Not everybody was speeding, just those driving vehicles...

  8. Murderous Maths on Ask Slashdot: Math-Related Present For a Bright 10-Year-Old? · · Score: 1

    Try the Murderous Maths series of paperbacks, available as a fairly cheap box set. They have a light-hearted presentation covering a variety of maths fields and actually go quite far into some of the more interesting/harder aspects. They're similar to the Horrible Histories series. My kids found that very interesting at a similar age.

  9. Re:Regions and business strategy on Netflix Decides To Crack Down On VPN Users (netflix.com) · · Score: 1

    Except the Japanese customer VPNing into US Netflix to watch House of Cards won't have Japanese dubbing or subtitles available or access to other Japanese shows on Hulu. If they then end up subscribing to both, then nobody loses. Tim

  10. Replace the 1 cent coin on Should the US Change Metal Coins? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Just replace the 1 cent coin was replaced with a 99 cent coin. Then it's worth as much as the metal and it replaces 99.99% of the need for having a 1 cent coin in the first place. ;)

  11. Re:Not ill timed... on GunTV Aims To Premier 24-Hour Shopping Channel For Firearms · · Score: 1

    Imagine living in a first world country where a mass shooting might be so common that it's not considered newsworthy!

  12. Re:So how long until we have Rasperry Pi Pi on Raspberry Pi Unveils New $5 Mini-computer · · Score: 1

    Since when has an acorn been a fruit?
    So basically the "old tradition" starts and ends with "Apple".

  13. Re:we eat insects already on Grow Your Daily Protein At Home With an Edible Insect Desktop Hive · · Score: 1

    Never had shellfish? Oyster, mussels, shrimps,... If so, you're already eating guts. You've probably also eaten the skin on chicken wings or duck or fish. And if you've had jelly or gummy bears or anything else that uses gelatin, then you're already eating bone and hide and hooves.

  14. The cost will probably be less than I currently pay for online storage and this is one service that's guaranteed to be unlimited. :)

  15. Very conveniently situated... on Microsoft Putting Servers In Germany To Keep User Data Away From US Intelligence (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From Wikipedia: "The Dagger Complex is a US military base in Darmstadt (Germany), close to Griesheim [about 20km south of Frankfurt am Main]. [...] The complex is operated by the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Building 4373 within the complex houses the NSA's European Cryptologic Center (ECC), the agency's principal SIGINT processing, analysis and reporting center in Germany."

  16. Use your phone's camera on Ask Slashdot: An 'Ex Libris' For My Books In a Digital Age? · · Score: 1

    Create a photo album calld "Stuff I Lent".
    When somebody borrows something, take a picture of them with it.
    When they return it, delete the picture.
    Works for anything physical as long as it's big enough to be seen in the photo.

  17. Omni-Directional Treadmill on Valve's "Room Scale VR Survey" Finds a Lot of People Play In Their Bedrooms (itworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Problem solved...

    (Although having a harness hanging from the ceiling in the bedroom might be an issue...)

  18. Re:No, it really is about Swift being a good langu on Objective-C Use Falls Hard, Apple's Swift On the Rise (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    The great thing is also, that with Apple heavily backing it you don't have to worry if it's worth picking up

    Didn't you say the same about Objective-C a few years ago? ;)

  19. There's a Castle Frankenstein in Hesse, Germany. If you read the online reviews for it (e.g. TripAdvisor) , it's amazing how many people seem to think that it's the historical residence of a certain Dr. Frankenstein...

  20. What's the best sunscreen? on New Nanoparticle Sunblock Is Stronger and Safer, Scientists Say · · Score: 0

    Sun-protective clothing. No nano particles to be absorbed by the skin. Doesn't wash off. Gives 100+ SPF.

  21. Re:Something wrong there on Google Self-Driving Car Rear-Ended In First Injury Accident · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of the old Japer Carrott joke about bad driving: "My mother in-law has been driving 40 years and never had an accident - but she's seen thousands..."

  22. Re:Read TFA on Man Arrested After Charging iPhone On London Overground Train · · Score: 1

    The statement says he had already acted aggressively even before the police were involved. Perhaps if he had just unplugged the phone the policed would never have been involved.

  23. Read TFA on Man Arrested After Charging iPhone On London Overground Train · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We were called to Camden Road London Overground station on Friday 10 July to a report of a man becoming aggressive when challenged by a PCSO about his use of a plug socket onboard an Overground train.

    While arrest may have been an overreaction, the guy was using a socket clearly marked not for public use and then seems to have become aggressive when asked to unplug his phone. Maybe he needs to look at his own behaviour as well.

  24. Alternatively on People Are Obtaining Windows 7 Licenses For the Free Windows 10 Upgrade · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Alternatively, people have seen that Windows 10 is just as bad as Windows 8 and are hurrying to buy Windows 7 licenses as the only decent version of Windows with a reasonably long remaining support window...

  25. If for e touch was useful... on iPhone 6S New Feature: Force Touch · · Score: 1

    If Force Touch was useful, we'd have it for mouse clicks. We don't.