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  1. Re:Since 1969 on A Global Shortage of Magnetic Tape Leaves Cassette Fans Reeling (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    The audio track on movies were created precisely the same way long before 1969.

  2. Re:I still use them on A Global Shortage of Magnetic Tape Leaves Cassette Fans Reeling (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Without Audioquest where would we get inspiration for these great reviews?

  3. Re:GoT broke the mold. on Amazon (and Netflix) Pursue a 'Lord of The Rings' TV Series (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a lot of fun too because it breaks so many stereotypes... even fat doughy guys and dwarves can be heros!

  4. Re: Overrated on Amazon (and Netflix) Pursue a 'Lord of The Rings' TV Series (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Eagles weren't really an important part of the plot- the hobbits destroyed the ring. Saving their lives with deux machina was just window dressing or perhaps even meant to allegorical...

  5. Re:Because management is as much skill as talent on Ask Slashdot: Why Do We Still Commute? (citylab.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup. Management in NA means reactively walking over to talk to someone.

  6. Re:Pics or it didn't happen on Five New Asteroids Surprise Astronomers In Hubble Images (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    You sure they didn't just scrape the emulsion off in the bottom of the tray?

  7. Re:Sputnik moment? on Eric Schmidt and Bob Work: Our AI 'Sputnik Moment' Is Now (breakingdefense.com) · · Score: 1

    Like LIGO? Like Hubble?? I know there was help from around the world but these was primarily a US project and did more for science than the moon shot did. The US is still at the top in basic science and engineering.

  8. Re:Compare AI to Sputnik? on Eric Schmidt and Bob Work: Our AI 'Sputnik Moment' Is Now (breakingdefense.com) · · Score: 2

    I think a better one is the 'sustainable nuclear fusion moment'

  9. Re:This 17 years old printer... on The International Space Station Is Getting Its First Printer Upgrade in 17 Years (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    laser printers use a lot of power, that's the only advantage I see for inkjet

  10. Re:Sigh, no they didn't on Scientists Have Mathematical Proof That It's Impossible To Stop Aging (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 2

    There is a stand of aspen in Utah they estimate at 80,000 years....
    https://www.treehugger.com/nat...

  11. Coming soon to economics on Rise of the Machines Must Be Monitored, Say Global Finance Regulators (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Just like the Laffer curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... something similar will be created for automation.

  12. It's not even that. There is a large very old copper mine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... a few hours south of us that is regularly starting up or shutting down depending on the price of copper. The ore and infrastructure are all there it's just a matter of profitability.

  13. Sanders announced at a press conference where he answered questions and Trump announced at a rally.... Hillary's dislike for the unwashed masses is palatable.

  14. She announced her candidacy sitting on a couch, on TV. If that isn't hubris I don't know what is....

  15. I hate to say it on Google Denies Demoting the Pirate Bay In Some Countries (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    But I am using BING more and more...

  16. Re:Dumb, expensive and overly complicated on Walmart Tests Shelf-Scanning Robots In Over 50 Stores (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    That's sad really and might say more about you than the employee.

  17. Very old news on Many Junior Scientists Need To Take a Hard Look at Their Job Prospects (nature.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's been this way since the 90's, possibly earlier.

  18. Re:Fighting for the wrong Right. on Why We Must Fight For the Right To Repair Our Electronics (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Do you have any idea what an actuary does? Why would liability cost any different than it does now (other than inflation)?

  19. Security on Facebook Runs On AI - But 70% of Its Engineers Who Use AI Aren't Experts (wsj.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How many developers understand encryption algorithms that they use for security... this is the point of libraries?

  20. Re:Not To Scare Kim on US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers On 24-Hour Alert (defenseone.com) · · Score: 1

    that didn't help Saddam very much did it?

  21. Re:Weasel words on Tim Cook Confirms the Mac Mini Isn't Dead (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd swear the gauge cluster looked like it was made from recycled Yugo dashboards.

  22. Re:If they are illegal, they need to go on Tech Companies To Lobby For Immigrant 'Dreamers' To Remain In US (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Deportation isn't done to 'punish' people, although I admit it is punishing.

  23. Re:Weasel words on Tim Cook Confirms the Mac Mini Isn't Dead (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    I had one of these for rental(they were out of regular cars) not only was it one of the silliest cars I have ever seen the interior was full of the cheapest plastic junk I could imagine. I wasn't sure if I was more embarrassed that I was driving it or that an American company made it.

  24. Re:The Mac Is Dead on Tim Cook Confirms the Mac Mini Isn't Dead (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    You have to wonder if Steve Jobs pushed the guy into the position for purely selfish/narcissistic reasons, knowing he would fail thereby 'proving' that he was the heart of Apple. Or maybe there just was nobody else.