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  1. Re:What's a mile? on New Dwarf Planet Discovered In Outer Solar System (seeker.com) · · Score: 1

    A mile was a unit of linear measure. It was used until the early 21st century. It was equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards.

  2. Re:Just what we need on Google To Train 2 Million Indian Android Developers (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    2 million MORE newbs who THINK they can program

    Not really. That's Google. They will train 2 M people, then keep the better 5% to develop applications.

  3. Fortunately... on Third Tesla Crashes Amid Report of SEC Investigation (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1
    there was only 3 crashes

    not one, not two, but a total of three...

    and not 100!

    not one, not two, not three ... not fifty-two...

  4. to unlock the phone, you have to activate its voice recognition and then scream into it

    No, to unlock the phone you have to pull the trigger.

  5. No, the prime minister is wrong and websites should never be rated, never!

  6. Re:Rain coming? on First Water Clouds Reported Outside The Solar System (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, since this was not supposed to be funny (hopefully), the answer is no ; for starters, the clouds are more than 7 light years away, far outside our solar system.

  7. Re:Zuckerberg on IRS Is Suing Facebook Over Asset Transfers In Ireland (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not him, directly. These new big rich firms get tons of advices from layers who know better on "how to legally pay less taxes".

  8. Re:Incredibly Frustrating on The FBI Recommends Not To Indict Hillary Clinton For Email Misconduct (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I have mod points, and I'm tempted to use them on this thread, but I think it's more important to comment.

    Post as AC. Then mod.

  9. Re:You know what I'd like even more? on iPhone 7 To Start at 32GB Storage, Says WSJ (time.com) · · Score: 1

    No photographer is going to use a camera without removable media

    Note that iPhone can also make a copy to iCloud instantly.

  10. Re:It's all fun and games on Japan Says Yes To Mirrorless Cars (carscoops.com) · · Score: 2

    Don't blame the concept, blame bad engineering - either the code is bad, or the camera is bad, or the design is bad... we're still relatively early at these things, and it's likely to become way better than mirrors: 1) camera sensitivity, higher range (HDR) to enhance details when the scene is too dark/bright 2) algorithms and some AI to enhance what could need attention, likely dangerous etc... 3) auto zooming based on speed, situation, road ... We can expect a lot from this technology, and when it's proven to be better than mirrors, it'll be mandatory in cars.

  11. Re:Similar to the MOnSter6502 on Man Builds Giant Homemade Computer To Play Tetris (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    And no need to say you could emulate whatever processor of yours on a PC, showing virtual LEDs or anything, within a day of dev,

  12. Re:This is news for nerds on Man Builds Giant Homemade Computer To Play Tetris (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    In this case that's news about a nerd.

  13. Re:Second sun on NASA's Juno Space Probe Enters Orbit Around Jupiter (cnn.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Europa used to be a bit bigger moon, but it was split in two after a shock, the other smaller part is called Youkay.

  14. Re:Jupiter on NASA's Juno Space Probe Enters Orbit Around Jupiter (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Bill, thanks for your participation, but you could create an account, at least.

  15. Re:Metric or imperial units? on NASA's Juno Space Probe Enters Orbit Around Jupiter (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    If everyone could speak the same language (metric), everything would be simpler.

  16. Pictures on NASA's Juno Space Probe Enters Orbit Around Jupiter (cnn.com) · · Score: 1
  17. Never say never. Women could be interested.

  18. Re:90% of dinosaurs survived? on Scientists Say The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Almost Wiped Us Out Too (theweek.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Another (main) meaning of "decimate" is "kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of". Who knows exactly how much time it took to eliminate the last dinosaur after the asteroid impact?

  19. Re:I bet latency still sucks on Google's 'FASTER' 9000km, 60Tbps Transpacific Fiber Optics Cable Completed (9to5google.com) · · Score: 1

    It's Google, so they probably made FTL photons

  20. Re:Latency vs.Bandwidth on Google's 'FASTER' 9000km, 60Tbps Transpacific Fiber Optics Cable Completed (9to5google.com) · · Score: 1

    People say "faster" because the page loads faster. Isn't that what counts practically?

  21. Until the next (big) earthquake on Google's 'FASTER' 9000km, 60Tbps Transpacific Fiber Optics Cable Completed (9to5google.com) · · Score: 1
  22. Obvious choice: hit a tree on The Moral Dilemma of Driverless Cars: Save The Driver or Save The Crowd? · · Score: 1

    as long as the tree is not too big

  23. Where are thou?

  24. Re:That'll be interesting on US Customs Wants To Know Travelers' Social Media Account Names (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just tell them your slashdot ID then.

    That's likely to be worse that having no social media!

  25. Re:cheaper way on Tour de France To Use Thermal Cameras To Spot Cheats (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The thing is, bikes are changed many times by teams during the race. That would be impractical.