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  1. Let me just be the first to say: on Facebook Cancels Program To Deliver Internet By Aquila Drones (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Shocker.

  2. I never watched Discovery because of that. Shame.

  3. Re:Cord cutting is the dumbest term on Cord-cutting Report: Streaming Services Will Be 25% of the Pay-TV market by 2023 (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    by economical do you mean only?

  4. This might have saved the kid in the mini-van. on iOS 12 Will Automatically Share Your iPhone Location With 911 Centers (phonedog.com) · · Score: 2

    You know, the one that got stuck under the seat and called 911 but they couldn't find him and he eventually suffocated. Of course I have no idea whether he was using an iPhone or not, but there's at least a pretty decent chance he was.

  5. "Space Force" just doesn't sound right for some reason.

  6. Re:6 months later.... on Google Is Training Machines To Predict When a Patient Will Die (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a little better than the Logan's Run method, but not much.

  7. Re:Warmongers on US Government Finds New Malware From North Korea (engadget.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know what CNN you watch, but the one that I watch has only talked about Anthony Bourdain lately. I think Trump probably had him killed because he knew that would get the spotlight away from him for a while.

  8. Re: betting firms... on How the World Cup Plays Out Among Hackers (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Huh? I was talking about Steve Wynn... :)

  9. Re:betting firms... on How the World Cup Plays Out Among Hackers (axios.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Casinos will still be profitable. Well, unless they're owned by a certain Cheeto looking muthafucka.

  10. Re:Dear AT&T... on AT&T Completes $85 Billion Time Warner Acquisition (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    They did a software update to my Genie about a month ago. Now everything is like molasses. Sometimes it's 4-5 seconds between when you press a button on the remote control and when the thing responds. It's absolutely ridiculous and borderline unusable. It wasn't that great before but if I had a way to roll it back, I sure would.

  11. I'll bet in the end this costs a minimum of 10x more than whatever is being quoted right now.

  12. Ransomware attack on WiFi Phishing Attacks Discovered Around Atlanta City Hall (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ransomware really isn't so much of an attack... as it is shooting yourself in the foot.

  13. Re:Translation: You won't get to own anything on Ubisoft CEO: Cloud Gaming Will Replace Consoles After the Next Generation (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And ... wait for it ... it will wind up costing way more when it's all said and done.

  14. I don't see the point either. I have nothing against them, but it just falls under the category of "a fool and his money...."

  15. Re: How are they "3D printed"? on Netherlands Will Welcome Its First Community of 3D-Printed Homes (smithsonianmag.com) · · Score: 0

    Who's maintaining the dikes!??! :)

  16. How did I miss the Shady ICO? on Shady ICO Issuers Are Taking 'Bags of Cash' To Border, US Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Can someone point me towards some info? TIA.

  17. They authored the malware. It's a dog-eat-dog world....

  18. It has been known for a long time that due to moon's effects on tidal bulges, the Earth's rotation has been slowing as the moon moves further away.

  19. I mine bitcoin to heat my house in the winter, so that works out.

  20. Re:Do people actually want on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant Are Coming To Xbox One (windowscentral.com) · · Score: 2

    I find it more of a pain to remember what can and can't be done with voice commands, and how to ask, than it is just to manually do whatever I want to do.

  21. Re:Define harm on Richard Stallman Asks: Should Big Tech Be Taxed For Hurting Society? (stallman.org) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Harm is something that is against the law or violates a person's rights. So I guess someone would have to define what's against the law and what people's rights are. And then litigate. The lawyers of America approve of your plan.

  22. Re:From previous articles on Uber Driver Kills His Passenger (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Once Uber has swapped out their human drivers for self driving cars this will cease to be an issue.

  23. Re:I don't understand why you tolerate it on Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Perhaps we should force the telcos to update their systems so that any account is able to receive calls, but initiating a call is a higher privilege level for which the account needs to have had it's identity verified as a real person or company, for instance with a valid SS# or employer identifcation number. A certain number of complaints against a number would trigger automatic suspension of call initiating rights pending an evaluation.

  24. Re:Technically Correct - The Best Kind of Correct on Top US Antitrust Official Uncertain of Need For Four Wireless Carriers (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the phrase 'optimal amount of competition' is the problem. What, exactly, is the optimal amount of competition? Is it enough competition so that people don't bitch too much about the prices, and are mostly OK with the coverage? Sky high prices, but rock solid coverage? So much competition that prices are rock bottom but companies constantly go under and new ones start, so that you always have to find new carriers as existing ones go under? It's subjective.

  25. Maybe, but the real clue was when it was replaced with "Killing is my business, and business is good."