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  1. Re:So everyone will have broadband access soon? on It's the Beginning of the End of Satellite TV in the US (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt Dish will announce similar. They're looking at a potential bonanza of former DirecTV subscribers coming to them as new customers. There are literally millions of people for whom getting their TV over the internet is simply not an option.

  2. Re:That sounds awesome on New Male Contraceptive Gel Enters Clinical Trials (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    The daily neck and shoulder massage would be great. Until your wife started growing a beard and randomly beating the shit out of you.

  3. Re:No Advent calendars on 2018 Advent Calendars Launched for Computer Programmers and Web Geeks (24ways.org) · · Score: 0

    or when Billy Bob Thornton is around

  4. Oops on Turns Out Mitochondria Can Come From Fathers Too (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There's been a ton of science done with the assumption that mitochondria comes only from the mother that may need to be revisited, including the idea of a Mitochondrial Eve.

  5. Can you spot the Chinese cow in this herd? on China Halts Work by Team on Gene-Edited Babies (apnews.com) · · Score: 1
  6. Just make unbreakable encyption on DOJ Made Secret Arguments To Break Crypto, Now ACLU Wants To Make Them Public (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    That way all the legal wrangling in the world means nada, and you can just tell the government to go piss up a rope.

  7. Re:The felony part will change stuff from civil to on Music Industry Asks US Government To Reconsider Website Blocking (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Taking away people's right to vote and own firearms because of streaming? Wow, talk about overreach. This should get laughed right out of Washington. Problem is, there's enough money behind it that it probably won't.

  8. Re:Makes sense on Large Genetic Study Finds First Genes Connected With ADHD (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Ah, so that explains why Stormy did it. It was for science!

  9. The US probably has no type of weapon which could touch such a base. We'd have to resort to depth charges.

  10. Bad example on NBCUniversal Taps Machine Learning To Tie Ads To Relevant Moments on TV (adweek.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    A wedding scene should probably be followed by ads for divorce lawyers.

  11. Re:We're going to blow way past 1.5 degrees very s on Rising Seas Give Island Nation a Stark Choice: Relocate or Elevate (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't see why we can't dredge the plastic out of the ocean and use it to build up these islands. It's a win-win.

  12. Pop open the phone and clip the wires going to the microphone. Problem solved!

  13. San Francisco is working on it.

  14. Re:Mystery font on The Mystery Font That Took Over New York (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, it beats Comic Sans.

  15. Re:More as an Internet TV box on PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One and Switch in October (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe. I still am rocking my PS3, too. But there are Black Friday deals this year for a PS4 1TB bundled with the new Spider Man game for $199. Tell me they're not going to sell the shit out of those. I'm actually thinking about getting one, even though the PS3 is still doing fine for me.

  16. Re:I trust my credit unions on The 'Neo-Banks' Are Finally Having Their Moment (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Opposite here. I have accounts at both a local CU and a local bank. The CU is OK, but the bank is much better. The tellers know me by name (no idea how they do that, I'm only in there once a month or so) and they have free soda, popcorn, and sometimes hot dogs. They pay me interest on my checking account (CU does not) and I have a free safe deposit box at the bank as well. It's really no contest. The only reason I keep the CU account is because I've had it for 30 years.

  17. If you live along the Alaskan coast, you can charter a boat and catch some mouth-watering sole for dinner.

  18. Not impressed on Maryland Test Confirms Drones Can Safely Deliver Human Organs (ieee.org) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me know when they can harvest them first.

  19. Re:bio-metric id is a flawed technology on Lock-Screen Bypass Bug Quietly Patched In Handsets (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It's trivially easy to pop out someone's eye after you neutralize them and use it to get you into the secure enemy facility

  20. Re:This will be fixed on Most ATMs Can Be Hacked in Under 20 Minutes (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmmm. I guess I never thought about it before, but who is liable for theft from an ATM? The bank? The company that built the ATM? The FDIC? The customer?

  21. Re:Nobel prizes also losing their lustre on Science is Getting Less Bang for Its Buck (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, sort of. They seem a little cheapened when they're split amongst a half dozen people at a crack.

  22. Re:Not overblown on The Internet Has a Huge C/C++ Problem and Developers Don't Want to Deal With It (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    B)
    ____1) Experienced programmers are expensive.

  23. I remember a beaker of water and a palladium electrode.

  24. Can you maybe buy a few more? We're below $200 a share now. They make amazing stocking stuffers.

  25. Re: True calling? on Voice Tech Like Alexa and Siri Hasn't Found Its True Calling Yet (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    ^^^ This. Mine's an Echo Dot and I just got it a week ago, but I already can tell it's way quicker - as long as you know when to ask it, and when to fire up the laptop. Things like sports scores and schedules, weather / temperatures, facts and statistics all are basically as fast as asking someone. I also ask for the definitions of words while reading. I've often done this online if I was interested in the word enough, but I find myself doing it verbally a lot more often now because it's so much quicker and easier. And without even having purchased any additional hardware, straight out of the box it can control my thermostat and TV. Do I ever see myself placing an Amazon order with it? Probably not. But I got it as a refurb on Woot for $20. Totally worth it.