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  1. Re:Limit the birth rate? on Climate Change Could Cross Key Threshold in a Decade, Scientists Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I think they went with that decades ago...something about the Cultural Revolution? Reduced the population by 60 million.

    You want more, is that it?

  2. AGW Disaster and Nuclear Fusion on Climate Change Could Cross Key Threshold in a Decade, Scientists Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Always 20 years away.

    Going for popcorn to watch my Karma get trashed now.

  3. Re: The old world finally realizes on Governor Cuomo Bans Airbnb From Listing Short-Term Rentals In New York (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    race-to-the-bottom

    Means, competition.

    Also means, Free Market.

    Also means, freedom of choice.

  4. When there are several million Tesla's on the road, and you control for the fact that people who can afford them might have particular driving habits, among other factors, you might have a point.

  5. Reasonable People Distrust Computers on Elon Musk: Negative Media Coverage of Autonomous Vehicles Could be 'Killing people' (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Any normal person who uses computers on a day to day bases doesn't have to have a Newspaper tell them that they should be suspicious of any software.

    Software is only as good as the software authors. Fly By Wire software has killed several pilots in the past, despite millions and millions of dollars in development. The resources Musk has devoted to this task and the testing done pales in comparison.

    It will be a long time before I take my hands off the wheel.

  6. Not to Be Confused with the Blockbuster... on All the Good Netflix Movies Are in Canada and Brazil (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    ...this grade B knock off is to try and fool you into believing that we carry shit you want to watch.

  7. Re:Diversity Bullshit on Mark Zuckerberg Defends Peter Thiel's Trump Ties In Internal Memo (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    They have labeled themselves by labeling everyone else.

  8. Diversity Bullshit on Mark Zuckerberg Defends Peter Thiel's Trump Ties In Internal Memo (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is clear that the SJWs only believe in one kind of Diversity...of Race

    They are not interested in Diversity of Opinion
    They are not interested in Diversity of Thought
    They are not interested in the Diversity of Goals

    If you think differently than them, have different opinions, or don't share their SJW goals, you are Other and are to be despised.

    Don't bother arguing otherwise.

    Radio host Marshall Gilbert was fired for voting for Prop 8

    A coffee shop, El Coyote, became a target of protest after the manager’s name was put on a blacklist for giving $100 to support Proposition 8. Mobs of protesters harassed El Coyote’s customers, shouting “shame on you,” until police in riot gear settled the crowd.

    Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich

    Google for more.

  9. Not to Sound iIke a Snowflake... on DNA Testing For Jobs May Be On Its Way, Warns Gartner (computerworld.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...but the very idea of testing genetics in order to determine your qualifications is Offensive in the worst way and an Affront to humanity.

    The essence of being human is the ability to overcome the challenges placed before you. A Dyslexic person becoming a famous author, a victim of ALS persevering and becoming an award winning winning Physicist (and possible Nobel Prize winner), a blind and deaf person learning to speak and write, etc.

    I'm not going to spend time looking it up, but I expect that you will find many great people in history who have overcome inherent disabilities of one kind or another to become Leaders in public service, technology, the military, etc, who, under this DNA testing philosophy, would have been disqualified from the start.

  10. Re:What have they got to show for it? on Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't see how requiring two incomes to be able to live, save for retirement have a decent lifestyle is a win.

  11. ...I was thinking that the attitude displayed by Mercedes was more like a BMW driver's attitude.

  12. I appreciate how Slashdot posters have largely stayed out of the shit fest that is this campaign. Thank you.

    But recently, more and more assholes like the AC at the top are spamming Slashdot with political bullshit.

    I think that the majority of the Slashdot community would appreciate it if you cock suckers stayed in the designated cesspools that support your candidate and stay the fuck away from Slashdot.

  13. Re:MacDonald's vs a 3 Michelin Star Restaurant on Netflix Is 12x As Popular As Its Streaming Competitors Among Younger Viewers, Says Survey (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Because Netflix is like a restaurant, serving up endless servings are new, old, crappy, good movies and shows.

    Just because a place, restaurant or streaming service, serves more customers doesn't mean it's the best place.

  14. Re:Won't matter anyway. on NASA Has No Plans To Buy More Soyuz Seats (spaceflightnow.com) · · Score: 1

    Why be afraid pf posting facts?

    My Karma has been trashed before and it will be again.

  15. Re:Won't matter anyway. on NASA Has No Plans To Buy More Soyuz Seats (spaceflightnow.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    Obama is paving the way

  16. MacDonald's vs a 3 Michelin Star Restaurant on Netflix Is 12x As Popular As Its Streaming Competitors Among Younger Viewers, Says Survey (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    We should all eat at MacDonald's because they serve billions while a 3 Michelin Star Restaurant only serves thousands a year.

  17. Re:Says Hillary Propaganda arm Washington Post on The Washington Post Tracked Facebook's Trending Topics For 3 Weeks, Found 5 Fake Stories and 3 Inaccurate Articles (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    So the Paid Hillary Trolls are on Slashdot now.

    Damned Shame.

  18. I think there are lots of projects and products that throw around the AI word. But in reality they are merely fancy decision trees and look ups. Think of how the computer in STNG is portrayed.

    I don't know what the expert's define AI as, but to mean it would mean being creative and original, not just following some predetermined or even meta-chain of decisions to arrive at a predefined solution.

  19. Re:Not One Fucking Word about Refunds on Comcast Fined $2.3 Million by FCC For 'Negative Option Billing' Practices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Feds and the company split the cookies.

  20. Not One Fucking Word about Refunds on Comcast Fined $2.3 Million by FCC For 'Negative Option Billing' Practices (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    No mention of forcing Comcast to provide full refunds to everyone they defrauded.

    That's pretty much how it works these days. A company is caught with it's hands in the cookie jar, get's time out, but gets to keep the cookies.

  21. Re:Because they don't Grock it. on Why Is Science Fiction Snubbed By Literary Awards? (galacticbrain.com) · · Score: 1

    Is your VCR flashing 12:00?

  22. He is a humorist.

    James Thurber, Dave Berry, Doug Adams, Mark Twain...ever hear of those guys?

  23. Because they don't Grock it. on Why Is Science Fiction Snubbed By Literary Awards? (galacticbrain.com) · · Score: 2

    Your average literary nerd/professor/author are mostly people who have a hard time with toasters and can absolutely not get their VCR to stop flashing 12:00. And yes, they still have a VCR.

  24. Re:Do me a favor, open the door and let 'em in. on US Intel Officially Blames the Russian Government For Hacking DNC (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wait...so Obama and the Dems havetheir panties in a bunch because Russia (supposedly) just did pretty much what Yahoo just did at the behest of the Obama and the Dems.

    WTF?

  25. Only Works with Facebook. on Zuckerberg Teases An 'Affordable' Standalone Oculus VR Headset (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Enables you to view videos of your neighbors cat in full VR!