User: jfdavis668

Will they have to wire their own plug?

On: UK Wants An Electric-Vehicle Charger In Every New Home (thedrive.com)

Seems the English way to do things. Teach your kids to wire their own plugs.

Last 4 phones were HTC

On: HTC Had Its Biggest Drop In Sales In More Than Two Years (bgr.com)

I am still a fan. I tried other brands, and they are just the wrong size and the software sucks. Not a fan of the new squeeze side phones, so HTC may be losing me soon. It's a shame.

Re:Blueberry, Grape, Tangerine, Lime and Strawberr

On: Apple's New iPhones Will Come In a Plethora of New Colors, Says Report (9to5mac.com)

or floppy drive!

Re:Blueberry, Grape, Tangerine, Lime and Strawberr

On: Apple's New iPhones Will Come In a Plethora of New Colors, Says Report (9to5mac.com)

We can put a fold out handle on the back of the phone!

Blueberry, Grape, Tangerine, Lime and Strawberry

On: Apple's New iPhones Will Come In a Plethora of New Colors, Says Report (9to5mac.com)

We need to bring back the iMac G3 colors. Also, have the phone be round like the puck mouse.

Re:Kim Dotcom

On: Sydney Airport Launches Face Scan Check-In Trials (techcrunch.com)

Good, that will keep him from getting away.

Kim Dotcom

On: Sydney Airport Launches Face Scan Check-In Trials (techcrunch.com)

So they can determine when Kim Dotcom arrives asking for political asylum.

Should have used Gent-Wevelgem

On: TV Coverage of Cycling Races Can Help Document the Effects of Climate Change (phys.org)

Just because Bob Roll calls it "Gent-Bubblegum"

Don't give the US any ideas

On: Europe is Using Smartphone Data as a Weapon To Deport Refugees (wired.co.uk)

Keep the NSA phone database away from ICE.

He's been debunked multiple times

On: Investigators Claim They've Discovered D.B. Cooper's Identity (rollingstone.com)

Main reason, he was too young.

Wireheads?

On: Could Electrically Stimulating Criminals' Brains Prevent Crime? (newatlas.com)

In a number of Larry Niven sci-fi novels, there are people addicted to brain stimulation, known as "wireheads".

Re:Spice coffee

On: Coffee Drinkers Are More Likely To Live Longer. Decaf May Do The Trick, Too (npr.org)

The pumpkin spice must flow

Re:Warning!

On: Tesla Meets Self-Imposed Deadline For Model 3, Rolls Out 7,000 Cars In a Week (cnbc.com)

I was in a traffic jam caused by a burning car this weekend. It was gasoline powered, not electric, but it was a pain. They should ban that gasoline stuff.

Re:QC

On: Tesla Meets Self-Imposed Deadline For Model 3, Rolls Out 7,000 Cars In a Week (cnbc.com)

Why, today they will make this weeks number 1, right after last weeks #7000.

Why not clamp down on the rampent use of cars?

On: San Jose May Start Cracking Down On Rampant Use of Scooters (mercurynews.com)

Then there would be more room for the scooters.

Re:Just throw everyone in jail

On: Data From Open-Source Ancestry Site Leads to More Arrests (fastcompany.com)

and all their ancestors!

Didn't they make a movie about that?

On: The Quest To Find Nuclear Fuel On the Moon (businessweekme.com)

If I remember, it didn't turn out well. Loved the roving ATM machine robot.

Display ads at twice the frame rate!

On: Google Is Planning a Game Platform That Could Take On Xbox and PlayStation (kotaku.com)

Google will soon be able to display ads at twice the frame rate of the competition.

Re:Windows in a VM

On: All-Radio 4.27 Portable Can't Be Removed? Then Your PC Is Severely Infected (bleepingcomputer.com)

I run Windows in a VM on Windows. Get twice the updates!

Re:But I wanted piracy rights

On: California Lawmakers Pass Bill To Give Consumers Broad Privacy Rights (cnet.com)

GOTO 10

But I wanted piracy rights

On: California Lawmakers Pass Bill To Give Consumers Broad Privacy Rights (cnet.com)

I am disappoint.

Re:But satellites are showing planes faster routes

On: The Billionaire Space Race Is Making Life Difficult for Airlines (bloomberg.com)

Yes, I like how this story directly follows a story giving the benefits of increased space launches.

That's it

On: Judge Rules Big Oil Can't Be Sued For Climate Change Costs (cbsnews.com)

I'm giving up using oil, gasoline, plastic and electricity made from fossil fuels. Now if I can only find a hydrogen powered steam engine to run my generator.

AIM-54 Phoenix

On: AIM Has Been Resurrected. Kind Of. (vice.com)

When I saw the title, I thought it was referring to the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, used by the F-14 Fighter. With another Top Gun movie coming out, it was a possibility.

Re:Angora?

On: Russia's Proton Rocket, Which Predates Apollo, Will Finally Stop Flying (arstechnica.com)

My Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator! That creature has stolen the space modulator!