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  1. So? on AI Could Lead To Third World War, Elon Musk Says (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Who gives a shit about the third world?

  2. Re:Bitcoin crash on China Bans Companies From Raising Money Through ICOs (cnbc.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's 40b that never existed in the first place. When you inflate a balloon, it looks like there is a lot, but essentially, all you have is a thin layer of rubber that you started with.

    And when it busts you don't even have anything in your hand to show for your effort. In other words, jacking off is more productive.

  3. Re:But it says the patent applies to laptops too.. on Jury Finds Nintendo Wii Infringes Dallas Inventor's Patent, Awards $10 Million (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You successfully identified the joke. *golfclap*

  4. Re:Stilll try explaining that to your kids on Ethanol: A Lethal Injection For Tumors (acsh.org) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hey, it's easier than explaining to them that you're working for Comcast.

  5. Re:Only a very small sample on Ethanol: A Lethal Injection For Tumors (acsh.org) · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd have to use Methanol if you want a blinding test.

  6. Re:But it says the patent applies to laptops too.. on Jury Finds Nintendo Wii Infringes Dallas Inventor's Patent, Awards $10 Million (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    A grammatical error in post making fun of a spelling mistake.... /. has it all. I used to come for the insightful comments, today, I come for the inciteful ones.

  7. Re:Are smartphone cameras somehow immune? on The Solar Eclipse of 2017 Destroyed Lots of Rental Camera Gear (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    Takes more than an eclipse to fry a potato.

  8. Re:Here's how I protected myself and my camera on The Solar Eclipse of 2017 Destroyed Lots of Rental Camera Gear (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    You can see sunrise AND sunset? So your basement has windows to the east AND west?

    Man, that's what I call living!

  9. Re:Can I complain about Trump here? on The Solar Eclipse of 2017 Destroyed Lots of Rental Camera Gear (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure! He said it's ok to look at the sun so what harm could it to to a camera?

  10. Re:A tale of dumb vs. smart Americans... on The Solar Eclipse of 2017 Destroyed Lots of Rental Camera Gear (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    They sure are more breathtaking than what you can (legally) see live in California, Arizona, New Mexico...

  11. Re: When I was 6 on The Solar Eclipse of 2017 Destroyed Lots of Rental Camera Gear (petapixel.com) · · Score: 1

    It's all fun and game 'til someone loses an eye.

  12. Hush! If Tony Leondis reads this we'll get a movie about an insecure document!

  13. That can be solved. Would you kindly step into this cell here so we can secure you properly?

  14. Wait, I can explain, that's just a ... erhm ... friend, and he has a SS uniform fetish for BDSM play that... oh. You meant YOUR bed.

    Ok, never mind, carry on.

  15. Re:Yeah, if you work for Google or Reddit. on Will Millennials Be Forced Out of Tech Jobs When They Turn 40? (ieeeusa.org) · · Score: 0

    Wait 'til the snowflakes turn 40.

    We Gen-X'ers just don't make enough of a stink, they know how to do it, learn from the best!

  16. Well, then tell me my beliefs.

    A belief is something you hold without and potentially against all evidence. And I can't really think of anything right now that I actually believe.

  17. Re:it was a scam on Juicero, Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer, Is Shutting Down (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    You're begging for an Apple joke, you know that, right?

  18. Re:it was a scam on Juicero, Maker of the Infamous $400 Juicer, Is Shutting Down (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You can't squeeze blood from a stone, and you can't squeeze juice from a lemon that has already been completely squeezed dry.

    Force does of course come into the equation ... to a point. Once all the fruit's cells have been squished and drained of all fluid, no amount of force will yield any more. And that happens way, way before you apply 2 tons of force.

    Besides, raw squeezing power isn't the best way to harvest juice from a fruit. The best way actually depends highly on the fruit. Some you have to squeeze, some you have to shred and squeeze the shreds, with others again it's best to shock-freeze them and then "beat" them... simply applying pressure isn't exactly the best way to get juice from (most) fruits.

  19. Re:Satellite separated just fine... on India's Workhorse Rocket Fails For the First Time In Decades (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    True. But don't worry, it ain't that much better over here in Europe. The only stereotypes that are actually true are the bad ones.

  20. Re: I can't be arsed on Hollywood is Suffering Its Worst-attended Summer Movie Season in 25 years (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Survivor bias. How often did they get a ton of money and delivered a bomb?

  21. Re:Welcome to Bernie Sanders version of hell on Comcast Sues Vermont To Avoid Building 550 Miles of New Cable Lines (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So I guess you would say that opening the market and allowing everyone to compete with Comcast would definitely be a good thing.

  22. Re:Focus on making movies instead of politics on Hollywood is Suffering Its Worst-attended Summer Movie Season in 25 years (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    A friend of mine recently said that he knows that movies are not art. Why? Because art challenges the status quo and social norms. It makes people think and question their beliefs and motives. It's not supposed to reinforce them.

  23. Re:Who Do They Make These Movies For? on Hollywood is Suffering Its Worst-attended Summer Movie Season in 25 years (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    What? NO, that's so 80s, this is contemporary Hollywood we're talking about. Instead we have a strong (uh... very ... more 'robust') woman with her Asian and black sidekicks (who are also gay lovers) and a ditzy white supervillain whose main occupation is "being evil".

    You haven't seen any reboots lately, have you?

  24. I usually sell good advice. This is free. on Hollywood is Suffering Its Worst-attended Summer Movie Season in 25 years (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Create a TV show. Make it good. Give it an ongoing plot that spans seasons. Create tension and drama and make sure it builds to a resolution everyone wants to experience. Not just know how it ends, EXPERIENCE it.

    Then resolve it in a movie.

    Want to bet that the theater is packed?

  25. Like which ones?