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  1. I'm glad they're not using solar energy on Facebook's New Data Center To Be Powered Entirely By Renewables · · Score: 1

    Every watt of power we suck from the Sun only contributes to it going supernova that much sooner.

  2. Re:No PHP? on Exploring the Relationships Between Tech Skills (Visualization) · · Score: 1

    The data it feeds on was also touched by humans. Dirty, dirty data.

  3. Upload your own photos? on Detecting Nudity With AI and OpenCV · · Score: 1

    Sounds like this is just a scam for getting free amateur porn.

  4. Re:Illogical on Wi-Fi Router's 'Pregnant Women' Setting Sparks Vendor Rivalry In China · · Score: 1

    That setting emits an extra strong dose of radiation to sterilize any fertile women standing nearby, thereby preventing them from getting pregnant. Problem solved!

  5. Re:Makes sense on YouTube Algorithm Can Decide Your Channel URL Now Belongs To Someone Else · · Score: 1

    I would expect the link to go to a page for (or about) people who liked to drink.

  6. Re:first??? on Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection · · Score: 2

    "I'm sorry James, but your dynamic insurance rate went up 20% last month from aggressive driving. Here are some friendly tips on how to reduce that bill next month..."

    You assume they would even give you the option to reduce your bill.

  7. Re:Amen brother! on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Search Engines Left That Don't Try To Think For Me? · · Score: 1

    I believe "LooseyGoosey" is the algorithm used by DuckDuckGo.

  8. Re:You're missing the bigger point on Privacy Advocates Leave In Protest Over U.S. Facial Recognition Code of Conduct · · Score: 1

    You'd figure that all the hipsters with their identical beards and horn-rim glasses would throw off all facial recognition. Or maybe they are just helping the algorithms become more fine-tuned.

  9. Re:Guess who's not getting an account with Santand on Santander To Track Customer Location Via Mobiles and Tablets · · Score: 1

    If they notice a device halfway around the world attempting to transfer money from your account, they would be reasonably suspicious it might be fraudulent. Location tracking has its uses in security, much as we consumers may not like it.

  10. Re:Such a nice, sugary story.... on Disney Making Laid-Off US Tech Workers Train Foreign H1-B Replacements · · Score: 1

    ``In 2009 Bill Gates sat before the US congress, and explained that the tech industry was suffering from huge shortages, and desperately needed more foreign guest workers. At the same time, Microsoft was laying off thousands of US workers.''

    And, no doubt, not a single one of those simpleminded Congresscritters called him out on the hypocricy.

    Gates wasn't being hypocritical. What he meant was the tech industry was suffering from huge shortages of low-cost workers.

  11. Re:Real or Bullshit on Mystery Company Blazes a Trail In Fusion Energy · · Score: 1

    Zeno is rolling over in his grave.

  12. Re:stupid on Can You Commit Copyright Infringement By Using Your Own Work? · · Score: 1

    so much of what passes for art these days is degenerate shit.

    Plus ca change.

  13. It's okay, they promised to not be evil.

  14. Well of course it leads to recidivism on 'Prisonized' Neighborhoods Make Recidivism More Likely · · Score: 1

    If associating with known felons is a crime and/or a condition of parole, then the more felons who are in your neighborhood the more likely you are to associate with them and therefore the more likely you are to be guilty of that crime and thus return to jail. It's like saying, "The more donuts are in your proximity, the greater the chances of you getting fat."

  15. Re:Love it on The Body Cam Hacker Who Schooled the Police · · Score: 1

    The problem is, even blurred footage can be used to identify somebody. Ever wear an easily-distinguishable item of clothing that few (or no) other people in the vicinity wear? Congratulations: you've just been identified in "redacted" footage.

  16. Still only IPv4 on Huawei's LiteOS Internet of Things Operating System Is a Minuscule 10KB · · Score: 1

    Support for IPv6 brings it to 374 MB.

  17. Re:Microsoft to the Rescue! on Microsoft Study Finds Technology Hurting Attention Spans · · Score: 1

    Just the extra attention span required to get around all the BSODs in Windows will make people smarter.

  18. Why didn't they do this with IE? on Microsoft Is Confident In Security of Edge Browser · · Score: 1

    Microsoft isn't new to the software business. Why weren't these features built into IE from day one?

  19. Re:Difficult? on The Best Way To Protect Real Passwords: Create Fake Ones · · Score: 1

    My passwords are on a post-it note stuck to my monitor. Let's see them crack THAT!

    Hey, what's written on that Post-It note stuck to your monitor? Just curious.

  20. Re:It's always someone else's fault on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 1

    The driver should have clicked the "I'm feeling lucky" button.

  21. So we can blame him... on Bill Gates Owes His Career To Steven Spielberg's Dad; You May, Too · · Score: 1

    I blame him for all the resulting spaghetti code.

  22. 640,000 pounds of clay should be enough for anybody.

  23. Could be something else entirely on Being Overweight Reduces Dementia Risk · · Score: 1

    Maybe the fatter you are, the more diluted (in your body) the Alzheimer's-causing agents become, and the fewer that actually make it to your brain.

  24. Re:Is that math right? on Measuring How Much "Standby Mode" Electricity For Game Consoles Will Cost You · · Score: 1
    Freakin' Slashdot doesn't let me edit my post. What I meant was:

    "The PS4 draws about 10 Watts, $10-11 in extra electricity charges annually. ..."Leaving your PS4 sitting on the menu like this all year would waste over $142 in electricity costs."

    What?

  25. Is that math right? on Measuring How Much "Standby Mode" Electricity For Game Consoles Will Cost You · · Score: 1

    The Xbox One draws 12.9W, costing users $13-$14 in extra electricity charges annually...."Leaving your PS4 sitting on the menu like this all year would waste over $142 in electricity costs."

    What?