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  1. Re:Turn right at the Burger King on Turn Right at the Burger King: Google Maps Begins Using Landmarks To Help With Guidance (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Google is an ad company, but they're smart, and wouldn't go that far. Mentioning BK several times is enough to imprint the brand into your brains, without involving a cumbersome obvious ad message.

  2. Re:But she's rich on Marissa Mayer is Back (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    And she is rich why? Because she is famous for having been a top at Google, and for being a pretty woman. Tell me that last point is sexist, but that's a reality.

  3. Re:Again, news? on Marissa Mayer is Back (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Even if this should has nothing to do with her presence within the tech news, she is pretty pretty, and that helps.

  4. Re:employees treated like shit on Jeff Bezos Reveals That Amazon Has Over 100 Million Prime Subscribers (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Fortunately we have 0.01% people who not only think like you but also act like you by boycotting Amazon. Bezos does care about that.

  5. vs Netflix interface on Jeff Bezos Reveals That Amazon Has Over 100 Million Prime Subscribers (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Prime is cheaper and has other features, but comparing P and N for video interfaces, subtitles, dubbing, search... Netflix is way better.

  6. Does the robot has a free arm? on Scientists Create Robots That Can Assemble IKEA Furniture For You (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Does the robot has also a free unused arm to scratch its head for 20 minutes after reading the manual?

  7. Re:The only drawback is on Scientists Create Robots That Can Assemble IKEA Furniture For You (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have to assemble the robot yourself.

    There is a robot for that.

  8. Easier for a robot on Scientists Create Robots That Can Assemble IKEA Furniture For You (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    When a piece is missing the robot just has to grab something from its own body and use that as an Ikea component.

  9. Hem... there are probably more stories about ICO scams than about deep learning ;-)

  10. "Aannnd it's gone." on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Not sure about what investors thought about that message, but, as a non-investor, that's pretty funny.

  11. Re:Its like the IT version of "the producers" on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't know about that. The ratio [ money from scam ] / [ money from legit ideas ] might tell otherwise.

  12. Re:Finally a good use for Facebook on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe you'll find nothing on Facebook. I heard Zuckerberg just got 50 m richer.

  13. Re:Emo Phillips on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    now I don't know what he looks like."

    Or what she looks like.

  14. Re:Onboard safety presentations on Southwest Airlines Engine Failure Results In First Fatality On US Airline In 9 Years (heavy.com) · · Score: 1

    Nobody suffered any air-less injury, so it seems the mask works however you use it.

  15. You must be new here, but actually there is an article attached to this story.

  16. In this case, a cockpit seat is a better place than a passenger seat.

  17. There has been a number of versions of CFM56, and it is one of the most common turbofan aircraft engines in the world (thus when one engine is in trouble, CFM56 is more likely to be involved).
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM_International_CFM56

  18. Re:Nightmare at 20,000 feet on Southwest Airlines Engine Failure Results In First Fatality On US Airline In 9 Years (heavy.com) · · Score: 1

    It appears that In 1959 the law of physics were different...

  19. Really Bad luck on Southwest Airlines Engine Failure Results In First Fatality On US Airline In 9 Years (heavy.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    These engines are manufactured a way not to propel debris towards the body. Explosion are also unlikely. Having all that plus some debris break a window is really bad luck for that passenger.

  20. Re:Global warming on More Than 95% of World's Population Breathing Unhealthy Air, Says New Report (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OTOH fixing global warming should have a positive impact on the air we breathe.

  21. Re:Invented by accident.. on Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    How many inventions were the result of accidents? Microwave ovens? Telephone?

    Windows 10

  22. Re:In other words: on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Make My Own Vaporware Real? · · Score: 1

    ""How do I get highly skilled, highly paid people to work on my idea for free?"

    If you figure that out, I'd love to learn it.

    Isn't that the principle behind stackoverflow and the like, where people sell skills in return for a bit of pride?

  23. V 7.5? on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7.5 Released (redhat.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow! They must have upgraded their Linux kernel version to 2.0!
    </sarc>

  24. Re:If the leaked benchmarks are to be believed on AMD Makes 2nd Gen Ryzen Processors Official With Availability Starting Next Week (hothardware.com) · · Score: 2

    Plus the Ryzen is not subject to the Meltdown issue.

  25. Re:Do we trust the legal system? on Google Loses 'Right To Be Forgotten' Case (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Not so difficult actually. There are crimes "categories" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . Decide for each if right to be forgotten applies, or no.