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  1. There problem isn't finding a replacement for WhatsApp, convincing your contacts to migrate with you is the difficulty.

  2. You Just Criticized The Justice System on AI is Sending People To Jail -- and Getting it Wrong (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    So you participated in a conference publicly criticizing the justice system... It's a safe bet the AI just flagged you as a potential law breaker.

  3. You might also say: "I don't care about income tax - I'm unemployed!" or "I don't care about free speech - I've nothing to say!" or "I don't care about affordable health care - I'm healthy!"
    When the situation changes for you and you suddenly start caring - it'l be too late.

  4. Re:People like the smell? on Ford Patents a Way To Remove 'New Car Smell' (freep.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People like the associations the smell invokes - an exciting new addition/change in your life that you're going to enjoy - not the odor itself. Same as enjoying the mixture of paint thinner + cleaning detergents + plaster + wood shavings + wet cardboard ... it all combines into "new house smell".

  5. Re:Just like Facebook on Google Accused of 'Trust Demolition' Over Health App (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The difference, perhaps, is no one believed Facebook's statement for a second.

  6. There's really no need for farther intrusions ... on Were Russian Hackers Deterred From Interfering In America's Election? (omaha.com) · · Score: 1

    The Russians have no need for farther intrusions. They successfully installed their trojan horse in 2016 and it's been working brilliantly obstructing, jamming, overturning and breaking administration systems ever since.

  7. I was considering getting an iRobot product... on iRobot, Google Team Up To Understand Your Smart Home (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, that plan is canceled.

  8. Of course you should prioritize the pedestrians on In a Crash, Should Self-Driving Cars Save Passengers or Pedestrians? 2 Million People Weigh In (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    Unless I'm the passenger.

  9. That's Evolution For You on 'Hyperalarming' Study Shows Massive Insect Loss (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    That's evolution, right there, in front of your eyes! Those critters are getting smarter!

  10. Beer shortage!?! Noooo! on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    well, maybe that bit of news will finally nudge a few hearts where influencing minds failed.

  11. The plan was to charge 1$ every year per user. Whatsapp accumulated some 1.5+ million active users, it would've been a very respectable income. But that's not Facebook's business plan... paying users are customers with their own rights - you can't exploit them like non-paying users.

  12. possession Is 9/10th of The Law on Apple Can Delete Purchased Movies From Your Library Without Telling You (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    No matter how much money changed hands and what papers were signed... If you aren't in possession of the product it's not yours.

  13. The past is making a come back on Kroger Will Use Autonomous Vehicles To Deliver Groceries (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Until 20 years ago, a horse-drawn cart carrying fresh produce from a nearby village would come into town about twice a week, people new the old guy and waited for him... so I guess the business model is sound.

  14. When a boy whale and girl whale get together... on Nearly Half the Patents on Marine Genes Belong To Just One Company (smithsonianmag.com) · · Score: 2

    So, now when a boy whale and a girl whale get together... do they need a license? can they be sued?

  15. Re:I've never quite gotten used to... on Microsoft To Give Office 365, Office.com Apps a Makeover (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    There are keyboard shortcuts for lots of the functions in MS Office, and a right-click context menu. When was the last time you opened a an MS Office application?

  16. Re:i will call this some b****** on Game Livestreaming Explodes, But Women Are Less Likely To Be Paid Than Men (venturebeat.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    Also, a female streamer has 100x higher chance to draw offensive and abusive attention to herself from small minded misogynists... It more than balances things.

  17. Only If it's absolutely impossible to auto popup on Chrome Tests Picture-in-Picture API To Show Floating Video Popups Outside the Browser (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Only If it's absolutely impossible to auto popup, I just maybe... possibly... nope. Still blocking it.

  18. At least update the broze-age era IDE already! on Microsoft Adds Support For JavaScript Functions in Excel (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    While they're at it, will they at least update that broze-age era IDE that lurks inside MS Office like a horror in a dark cellar?

  19. The mind boggles... on Jailed Kansas 'Swat' Perpetrator Sneaks Online, Threatens More 'Swats' (kansas.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm hearing the echoes of a ringing triple facepalm all the way over here.

    One from the sentencing judge

    Two from his lawyer

    Three from his future self looking back at ruins of his life

  20. PATIENT: It hurts when I do that.

    DOCTOR: Stop doing that!

  21. Re:How do you spend $23 Billion? on Amazon Spent Close To $23B on R&D in 2017, Outpacing Fellow Tech Giants (geekwire.com) · · Score: 2

    Part of the reason for that huge number is that Amazon is willing to pay outrageous sums for top talent ... offering double pay and more for highly skilled people to cross over.

  22. Intelligent people AND stupid criminals on 'Satoshi' Craig Wright Is Being Sued For $10 Billion For Stealing His Partner's Bitcoin (coindesk.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently wright forged his business partner's signature by using a known handwritten font (named OTTO)... and it looks nothing like the real signature.

    I'm repeatedly surprised how clearly intelligent people become stupid criminals.

  23. Why go public? on US Startups Don't Want To Go Public Anymore (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why go pubic? you need a viable business plan and other annoyances like profits and disclosure to do that.

    It's much more comfy to be bank rolled by VCs and stay in dreamland.

  24. Re:how do you figure out who's hot or not? on One in 50 of Us is Face Blind -- and Many Don't Even Realize (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Attractiveness is a made of whole lot of attributes besides facial features (body type, skin tone, smell, voice, mannerism and hair - to name a few).

    Besides, a person who suffers from prosopagnosia cannot construct an identity from facial features, it doesn't mean she can't determine if a face she's looking at is attractive to her or not (she might forget it a second later, but that's a different issue).

  25. There are ads on YoutTube? on Now Even YouTube Serves Ads With CPU-draining Cryptocurrency Miners (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I repeatedly surprised (and appalled) when I visit a favorite site on a machine other than my own (the horror!!)