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  1. hard to believe on Mary Meeker's 2017 Internet Trends Report (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    8. Healthcare: Wearables are gaining adoption with about 25 percent of Americans owning one, up 12 percent from 2016.

    I might believe 2.5%...

  2. Re:The Paris deal is nothing on Trump Is Pulling US Out of Paris Climate Deal: Sources (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Their usage is going hyperbolic so don't hold your breath

  3. One of the guys I follow live streams 4k video this will easily swamp a quad core machine.

  4. Re:Not ready, machine music still sounds like garb on For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are the New Composers (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Just a guess but whatever algorithm will sound progressively worse the more instruments are added.

  5. Re: People Don't Demand Better on For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are the New Composers (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Not sure if I am a loser, but I know devoting your life to popular goulash doesn't make you a winner....

  6. Re: People Don't Demand Better on For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are the New Composers (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    I used to be a Satriani fan, I saw him open for SRV at Pier 11 in NYC. Then I grew up and discovered yes it is boring guitar wankery.

  7. Re:How much longer... on For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are the New Composers (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    When we get to this point I will ask my robot watch the movie for me so it can give me a summary.

  8. Re:Who needs a movie soundtrack? on For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are the New Composers (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    because most movies are actually pretty boring

  9. Re:Call me when enthusiast PC actually needs this on Intel's Massive 18-core Core i9 Chip Starts a Bloody Battle For Enthusiast PCs (pcworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Enthusiasts don't 'need' anything they buy. That's why we call them enthusiasts.

  10. Re:Misunderstood on More Than Half of US Workers Didn't Use Up Their Time Off Last Year (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    If the majority of Americans can't come up with 500$ for an emergency they probably don't have money saved for a vacation either.

  11. Idiot Headline on More Than Half of US Workers Didn't Use Up Their Time Off Last Year (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Who the heck wants to have 0 vacation days? In my case it is just PTO, so if I get sick or have some personal emergency it is good to have some kind of buffer available.

  12. Why do they try so hard on Are There More Developers Than We Think? (redmonk.com) · · Score: 1

    Are the purposefully writing to enforce Betteridge's law?

  13. Re:Digikey kicks their butt on With Nothing Left To Sell, RadioShack Is Selling Itself To People (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I've lived in several states and have never seen a fry's

  14. Re:Capacitors! on New Solar Plane Plans Non-Stop Flight Around The World (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like bologna to me. Coming from Russian and all that....

  15. That makes them 100% liable for any losses due this leak. No chip and the vendor is responsible.

  16. Re: Been a customer for less than two weeks... on Comcast Customer Satisfaction Drops 6% After TV Price Hikes, ACSI Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You might need a bias adjustment it is something a tech can fix from the street

  17. Lots of cards still don't have chips and stores will still let you swipe them... so it's not a binary situation.

  18. Re:Digikey kicks their butt on With Nothing Left To Sell, RadioShack Is Selling Itself To People (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Really? Can you give an example? I find that hard to believe.

  19. Re:Gen-X Homeowner here... Ownership is Overrated on 80% of Millennials Say They Want To Buy a Home -- But Most Have Less Than $1,000 (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I've managed to rent and keep my kids in the best district in our area since kindergarten. We are in our 4th house now and my last one is 2 years from graduations. It's not ideal but it's possible.

  20. I'm using a hand-me down phone from my son and paying 12$ a month for service.

  21. Re:How much for the name? on With Nothing Left To Sell, RadioShack Is Selling Itself To People (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Seems like there could be room for a online middle ground between their crappy store presence and the cavernous catalogs of traditional suppliers.

  22. Re:Digikey kicks their butt on With Nothing Left To Sell, RadioShack Is Selling Itself To People (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Moreso the internet... online you can buy just about anything you need for electronics and much cheaper.

  23. Re:Not with all that resource hogging it hasn't on Former Mozilla CTO: 'Chrome Won' (andreasgal.com) · · Score: 2

    I am a complete tab junky and never have problems with firefox.

  24. Re:Not with all that resource hogging it hasn't on Former Mozilla CTO: 'Chrome Won' (andreasgal.com) · · Score: 1

    I prefer Firefox too as they still have a traditional menu. It's stable and performance is always good (or good enough) so I don't switch.

  25. People fear dented cans because it is a sign of botulism. Of course that's highly unlikely and it's probably just a dent but the irrational fear is still there.