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  1. Re:Is it even marketed to the elderly? on Is Google Home Fit For Elderly and Disabled Users? (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    Why open yourself to lawsuits by marketed toward elderly or disabled?

  2. Thank you! on Is Google Home Fit For Elderly and Disabled Users? (vortex.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you Betteridge for giving me an excuse not to RTFA!

  3. Re:Back in the day on Cities With Uber Have Lower Rates Of Ambulance Usage (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    People who drive uber don't have anything to sue for.

  4. Re:Experience from a working-class red state on Cash Might Be King, but They Don't Care (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Most purchases now don't require signature under 50$ it's very quick.

  5. Diminishing returns on technology on Amazon Acquires Connected Camera and Doorbell Startup 'Blink' (slashgear.com) · · Score: 1

    We've definitely reached the point of diminishing or even negative returns on quality of life from digital technology.

  6. Re:The important part on Older Adults' Forgetfulness Tied To Faulty Brain Rhythms In Sleep, Study Says (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    LOL it's terrible it also means I am screwed trying to interview 'you know the thingy' doesn't go over very well. Sad too because I still outproduce the youngins by a long shot.

  7. Re:The important part on Older Adults' Forgetfulness Tied To Faulty Brain Rhythms In Sleep, Study Says (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I just research whatever I am working on and paste what I need to know into a text file I don't bother trying to remember anything anymore.

  8. I take 3mg melatonin at night... it helps me sleep but I also have dreams similar to when I was younger. I wonder if there is a relationship? Studies have shown melatonin levels go down as you age.

  9. I use echolocation you can tell where the stream is going

  10. The last time I was sick(poisoned) drinking nearly 20 years ago it was something to do with mis-poured wine glasses.

  11. Re:Humans aren't animals? on Robots Are Being Used To Shoo Away Homeless People In San Francisco (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    You read TFA? Noob ; )

  12. Re:Come on, this just has to be some ... on Robots Are Being Used To Shoo Away Homeless People In San Francisco (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised someone hasn't stolen the robot and parted it out on Ebay.

  13. Re:Humans aren't animals? on Robots Are Being Used To Shoo Away Homeless People In San Francisco (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Apparently they crap in the street and spread disease too- but this seems like more of a societal problem than the SPCA's

  14. Re:Humans aren't animals? on Robots Are Being Used To Shoo Away Homeless People In San Francisco (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I find it bizarre that SPCA has funds for homeless-shooing robots.

  15. Re:Only 6GWh/year ??? on The Environmental Cost of Internet Porn (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Or about 500 gallons of gas. That is enough to get a tractor trailer loaded with dvds across the USA.....

  16. Re:This is all bullshit on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Lots of other menial stuff too like loading batches of cards into the machine to run a job.

  17. Re:This sexist drivel again on The First Women in Tech Didn't Leave -- Men Pushed Them Out (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    I couldn't tell you the last time I met a male veterinarian.

  18. This will end budget problem on President Trump Is Sending NASA Back To The Moon (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Just send them to the moon!

  19. Re:Slashdot Poll on LinkedIn Bro Poetry Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Obama passed a new law!

  20. Re:Slashdot Poll on LinkedIn Bro Poetry Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    Was it because of one weird trick?

  21. Re:Watching a LinkedIn newsfeed... on LinkedIn Bro Poetry Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 2

    Traditionally it is spent on 'frost pist' or something similar.

  22. Slashdot Poll on LinkedIn Bro Poetry Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 3

    Doesn't anyone seriously read any of the crap on linkedin feed?

  23. 1990's want their headline back on How Email Open Tracking Quietly Took Over the Web (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    EOM

  24. Re:This about sums up what I have found. on Fired Tech Workers Turn To Chatbots for Counseling (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Your chance of finding a real friend are probably a lot less if you spend your time socializing on facebook

  25. Re:I would feel insulted. on Fired Tech Workers Turn To Chatbots for Counseling (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think this is any different than praying or keeping a journal.