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  1. Re:Well, collect on the deposits... on Umbrella-sharing Startup Loses Nearly All of Its 300,000 Umbrellas In a Matter of Weeks (shanghaiist.com) · · Score: 1

    Cheap umbrellas are not likely to survive in the rental market. According to the article, each umbrella cost 60 yuan to replace - three times the deposit.

  2. Changing the up/down direction distracted from the cause/effect argument - that gas prices are linked to oil prices, not to the general economy. A case of contracts trumping market forces.

  3. Re:No problem! on EU Parliament Calls For Longer Lifetime For Products (eubusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    Wheel design has a a lot to do with appearance, but an odd number of spokes is also inherently stronger.

  4. Re:How long has this been secretly planned? on Elon Musk's Boring Machine Completes the First Section of An LA Tunnel (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "Somewhere else" was conveniently close, in LA - but I don't remember the project.

  5. Re:How long has this been secretly planned? on Elon Musk's Boring Machine Completes the First Section of An LA Tunnel (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Christopher Reeve might beg to differ.

  6. Re: Sure is boring... on Elon Musk's Boring Machine Completes the First Section of An LA Tunnel (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    There's nothing fresh about his machine - it was bought for purposes of understanding the current technology.

  7. This has also been true for Microsoft's Windows interface standards for I-don't-know-how-long. More specifically, anything that you can do with a mouse has to be doable from the keyboard. The right click context menus are generally items pulled from the app's main menu system, accessible via the "Alt-" key combinations.

    And yes, I've seen my share of mouse-centric apps - especially in Excel - which violate those standards. But that is a fault in the apps, not the OS.

  8. Re: Easy solution. on E-Commerce's Biggest Obstacle May Be Slow Postal Services (thestreet.com) · · Score: 1

    I hate ponies, not puppies.

  9. I just use write-protect tabs to cover the notch on the corner of the disc sleeve.

  10. Except Kaspersky is Russian, and according to our Glorious People's Democratic Party here in the USA, Russians are evil hackers trying to ruin us.

    A. Russians are evil hackers
    B. Kaspersky is Russian
    C: Kaspersky is evil hacker

    Looks logical right? However, it is actually a fallacy. It is similar to...

    All B is A.
            All C is B.
            Therefore, all C is A.

            Whereas B=Russians, A=evil hacker, and C=Kasperky

    You may wish to re-read the article - what you quoted was presented as a simple syllogism, not a fallacy. From Wiki:

    A syllogism (Greek: syllogismos, "conclusion, inference") is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.
    In its earliest form, defined by Aristotle, from the combination of a general statement (the major premise) and a specific statement (the minor premise), a conclusion is deduced. For example, knowing that all men are mortal (major premise) and that Socrates is a man (minor premise), we may validly conclude that Socrates is mortal. Syllogistic arguments are usually represented in a three-line form:
          All men are mortal.
          Socrates is a man.
          Therefore Socrates is mortal.

    But speaking of fallacies,

    By your extreme generalization of expression, the statement becomes "all" Russians are evil hackers, which is wrong. The reason is that only "some" Russians are evil hackers.

    is a nice example of begging the question, which is indeed a logical fallacy.

  11. Re:Sounds like a way for aliens to take over on Apple Announces Its 'Next Breakthrough' Product: the HomePod (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't call them small, but at five feet tall, I think the Fulton J Modular speakers that I had the pleasure of growing up with had them beat.

  12. News aggregators on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Choose a News Source? (csmonitor.com) · · Score: 1

    I get most of my leads from Google News (which leans towards the left) and the Drudge Report (obviously right wing). I like the overall coverage that I see that way.

  13. Re:Did they really tho? on WanaDecrypt0r Ransomware Earns Just $26,000 In Ransom Payments (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    All BTC transactions are recorded in the block chain, in terms of wallet IDs (the three addresses) - it is easy to track transfers in and out. (The trick part is tying a wallet ID to a person, assuming that the person took steps to hide his activities.)

  14. No, the chicken came first. The egg was just breathing hard.

  15. This attribution has long been questioned; there just isn't any credible evidence that he said it - see Wiki's article on Thomas Watson for more info.

  16. Re:It's pretty simple on Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Damn right - infants should always be served live,

  17. Re:Geez, the moronics floweth on Silicon Valley's $400 Juicer May Be Feeling the Squeeze (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Re: American problem is American on Scientists Invent Ultrasonic Dryer That Uses Sound To Dry Your Clothes (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    My Bosch front loader has a both hot and cold hot water feeds, as well as a heater. I'm guessing that and my tankless heater (propane) is not only cheaper to run than the built in (electric) heater, but it also provides hot water much quicker.
    Stone age? I don't think so . . .

  19. Re:American problem is American on Scientists Invent Ultrasonic Dryer That Uses Sound To Dry Your Clothes (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Leaving it unlatched (not necessarily wide open) should be fine - at least that's what works on my six year old Bosch front loader.

  20. Re:Tesla will flourish if complexity is reduced... on Tesla Will Reveal Its Electric Semi Truck in September (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Didn't see Yugos mentioned, but I did see this:

    “The lap itself was around 10 minutes Bridge to Gantry (in heavy traffic) but unfortunately the car went into a reduced power mode about 3 minutes in due to excess battery heat (at least, that’s my guess).”

    “However, before it did it was able to keep a GT3 RS going full chat, within shouting distance (at the 2:00 mark) far longer than any 4,700lb sedan has a right to.”

    “I think without the reduced power output and traffic, a B-T-G lap under nine minutes is possible. According to the Bridge To Gantry site, that would put it in the company of some really quick hot hatches.”

  21. Re:Can't use on Canadian Town Picks Uber For Public Transit (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    He beat out the other guy?

  22. Re:WOW! on 3D-Printed House Constructed On-Site In One Day (treehugger.com) · · Score: 1

    In Soviet Russia, code jests you!

  23. Re:WOW! on 3D-Printed House Constructed On-Site In One Day (treehugger.com) · · Score: 1

    A tiny house like the one in the article can be frame and enclosed in a two working days.

    Does that two days include having both interior and exterior surfaces ready for painting, and does it take into account the rounded aspect of structure?

  24. Re:WOW! on 3D-Printed House Constructed On-Site In One Day (treehugger.com) · · Score: 1

    Now, harden this device so you can launch it and run it in a vacuum, figure out how to make regolith concrete to feed it and you have some pretty cool lunar modular structures.

    In the video, he mentioned a desire to be building on Mars - not the moon.

  25. Re:I call BS, misleading title. on 3D-Printed House Constructed On-Site In One Day (treehugger.com) · · Score: 1

    And also a roof. At some point in the video, it was specified that the _printing_ time was 24 hours - not the total build time.