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  1. Misspellings on NASA Names an Asteroid After 'Star Trek' Actor Wil Wheaton (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    The very first sentence in the summary, "now carries a new name that honors actor Will Wheaton", misspells the name in the title directly above it. How hard is that one to catch?

  2. Re: Submitter missed one of the bounties on Pwn2Own 2017 Offers Big Bounties For Linux, Browser, and Apache Exploits (eweek.com) · · Score: 2

    That would blow the budget.

  3. Re:Editorial Summary is Terrible on Zuckerberg Sues Hundreds of Hawaiians To Force Property Sales To Him (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think it's that there aren't a lot of low UID posters around, because I still seem to see names I recognize fairly often. However, I suspect that slashdot has changed the way it weights giving out mod points, possibly to try and remove biases. It used to seem like I had mod points pretty much all of the time and now it's maybe just a couple of times a year. Regardless of whether low UID posters are gone or mod point changes have taken place, the problem seems to be that shitposters aren't modded down anymore and there's no ability to guide the conversation away from political bullshit.

  4. I wonder how many people will miss the irony of your global anti-left insult following a statement about not generally insulting the other side and instead take you at face value.

  5. I don't care if there's new technology in the car or not. The guy operating it is still a Driver not a Pilot.

  6. Re:Alterterior Motives... on Feds Unveil Rule Requiring Cars To 'Talk' To Each Other (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    No, that's the word you're looking for.

  7. Alterterior Motives... on Feds Unveil Rule Requiring Cars To 'Talk' To Each Other (thehill.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Let's attach a unique ID transmitter to every car in America!

  8. What about the rights of the corporation to protect their brand?

  9. Re:And to think the DNC wanted to face Trump... on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Not understanding sexism is sexist.

  10. Chess AI really isn't that advanced at all. Chess is not a solved game, so for beginning part (the first 15-25 moves) computers are actually very poor. They compensate by selecting moves from a database of human games pruned by humans for computer use. It's more like a scripted response than AI. However as the game simplifies and becomes more of a tactical question than a strategic one computers are in their own league. To prepare for the tournament the players will look over a database of chess games selecting what they feel is relevant for their oppent and then manually search for new moves/ideas in those positions. Computers make sure there are no tactical errors and double check the players work.

  11. Proof of concept of ultra high frequency audio malware dates to 2013. There is even an (unconfirmed) report of it being spotted in the wild during that time. It may sound crazy, but it's actually a proven method already.

  12. Re:Beautiful Greenland. on Greenland Is Very Mad About the Toxic Waste the US Left Buried Under Its Ice (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Deport the illegal ice to iceland where it belongs.

  13. The end of the world on Smartphones Are 'Contaminating' Family Life, Study Suggests (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Smartphones are interrupting and contaminating our valuable TV time at home. How will we adapt?

  14. Maybe they are reacting to their coworkers having cameras even when they don't.

  15. 10-4 Google

  16. Re:Dealerships are a facade on Tesla Sues Michigan Over Sales Ban (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    While the system isn't perfect, ensuring there is a parts distribution center at the same place you bought your car is a boon for consumers. Manufacturers are not set up to sell individual car parts to every car owner as they have to handle their own logistics (too big for UPS). If you buy a car online and the nearest dealership is hundreds of miles away you might just be completely screwed when it comes to maintenance.

  17. Bookworm, Run! on Startup Aims To Commercialize a Brain Implant To Improve Memory (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I remember this story. The effect of latency turns out to really be a problem.

  18. Re: The fifth force is... on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not love. In fact it's not a new force at all. It's the long speculated interaction between stable groups of 5 or more Higgs Boson particles described as in Higgs Voltron Boson. It's said to be at least an order of magnitude more powerful than individual Higgs Boson particles could be.

  19. Re:I think it's pretty obvious on Snowden Questions WikiLeaks' Methods of Releasing Leaks (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Centeralist.

  20. Crappy election year on Tech Takes Its K-12 CS Education and Immigration Crisis To the DNC (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    So we've got a candidate who's shown she is willing to break the law for big money donors. Now she is currently working with large corporate interests who are setting the message at the convention of more H1-B. I think the american tech economy is done for.

  21. If you're going 2 MPH on I-90 you deserve a ticket.

  22. Re:String theory is just that: a theory on Scientists' Biggest Search For Dark Matter To Date Just Turned Up Nothing (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    We proved we didn't detect it.

  23. Re:FFS Beau skip adding the additional links on Scientists Find Chemical-Free Way To Extend Milk's Shelf Life For Up To 3 Weeks (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe he meant to add that link to the story below this one that is about hydrogen.

  24. Re:I don't use comments on Linus Torvalds In Sweary Rant About Punctuation In Kernel Comments (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    (Score:-1, Not a comment)

  25. Re:Arguing over the subjective on Linus Torvalds In Sweary Rant About Punctuation In Kernel Comments (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Hurd luddites? I thought this was about the linux kernel.