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  1. Re:years behind on Russia Builds Microwave Weapon To Take Down Enemy Drones (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    hot pocket... frozen on the outside molten lava on the inside...

  2. Re:Okay then what do they suggest. on Images Show Further Damage To Great Barrier Reef, But Scientists Assure It's Not Dead (huffingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter... carbon caps or if we never became industrial the earth is going to get a lot warmer regardless just not as fast before we have another ice age then it'll be much colder unless we manage to learn how to control the climate.

  3. Re:People still play Pokemon Go? on Apple CEO Tim Cook On Virtual Reality: There's No Substitute For Human Contact (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Isn't there an AR style app that translates signs, menus, etc...

  4. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that much of economy is based on entertainment or luxury items of some kind and that most of the employed people bring little to no value to the basic needs of civilization and nothing says this like the most common position in the US is Retail Salesperson.

  5. That's in the US... They only confiscate them until the end of class and only for repeat offends that refuse to stop, the school district doesn't want to be liable for some over priced smart phone.

  6. Re:Amazon: Buy 7-Eleven on Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    So multiply those number by 1000 needless to say they are not an easily bought company...

  7. Re:Shall we talk about FOIA or this game? on How a Video Game About Sheep Exposes the FBI's Broken FOIA System (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I was waiting for someone to say something funny about sheeple but greased sheep in a dire straits video made me damn near fall out of my chair...

  8. No clue, but if your talking about a something with facebook and candycrush in the middle of a class I'm sure the kid isn't paying any attention to the teacher. They confiscate smart phone at our high school if they catch students using them during class.

  9. Re:Amazon: Buy 7-Eleven on Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    7-Eleven has 56k+ stores world wide and revenue in the trillions.

  10. Walmart has offered free in store pickup on items they don't even carry in the local store for a long time... If their web services where better amazon might have some competition.

  11. Auto insurance is really cheap for 16yr olds here... you have to be 17 to drive.

  12. Everyone I know who is successful also wear blue jeans at least on occasion but you can't attribute success or lack of success to the wearing of blue jeans or to an argument that blue jeans cause a lack of success. Same with smoking...

  13. In a world where the majority of people have tried or at least smoke occasionally it's easy to expect a subset of people to also have a majority whether it's successful people or unsuccessful people. Don't reach for straws.

  14. Re:...what about the drafthouse?.. on Netflix CEO: Movie Theaters Are 'Strangling the Movie Business'' (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not fatal or life threatening just annoying eye and skin irritation people with eczema are irritated by it as well. It's actually very common.

  15. Re:...what about the drafthouse?.. on Netflix CEO: Movie Theaters Are 'Strangling the Movie Business'' (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    propylene glycol Sorry, I have an allergy to it if you would like to fog up a public place don't expect me to be there. They also put it in some hair care products I tend to stay away from them they cause a rash.

  16. Re:These guys called me last week. on Fake Call Centers in India Scam Americans Of Millions (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    I keep a listed landline as part of a 16yr old custody agreement for my step-son... I get 3 or 4 calls a day that just say goodbye usually followed by a telemarketer call 15 to 20 minutes later.

  17. Re:These guys called me last week. on Fake Call Centers in India Scam Americans Of Millions (ap.org) · · Score: 2

    I got one of those calls also... I told them I already knew they weren't with the irs and asked them if they did the microsoft techsupport scam also.

  18. On one side are those who view services such as Facebook's as a critical tool

    I'm not seeing facebook as a critical tool...

  19. A kid dressed like a creepy clown got arrested in my neighborhood for trespassing earlier this week... apparently he was walking through the yards trying to scare someone he knew when a neighbor saw him and called the police. He was a minor so it probably won't be on the news.

  20. Re:32 billion miles of human driving per day on Google's Autonomous Car Passes 2 Million Miles · · Score: 1

    Good point... also it's only driven twice as far as me but been in 14 times as many accidents {that is if they are only counting moving accidents I've had cars hit while they were parked plenty of times}

  21. Re:2 Million miles on the odometer! on Google's Autonomous Car Passes 2 Million Miles · · Score: 1

    12k miles is considered average yearly mileage that's about 32 miles a day so 2 million miles wouldn't be like 300 years of human driving. It's also not close to what I would drive in 300 years with a 40 mile one way commute 5-6 days a week plus all the other driving I was doing I was putting 35k to 40k on my vehicle each year for about 24 years I can safely say I've probably driven more than a millions miles. Thankfully, I don't commute like that any more.

  22. Re:Effort Better Spent on Industrial Scrubbers on The Smog-Sucking Tower Has Arrived in China (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, however then the factory would be paying for it and not the government, so after getting them to buy 800 for parks and public spaces if they are received well they can start pitching government subsidies for having them installed on the smog creating smokestacks.

  23. Re:Passing the buck? on Cloudflare: We Can't Shut Down Pirate Sites (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    To get the takedown notice law fixed properly; It is very important that our courts and judges apply the law to every company that applies to.

    The problem is it's been over 15 years of complaints and nothing has happened because a judge will never have the opportunity. Companies are flooded with dmca complaints that they are unable to confirm and saying that they will go to court causes the legitimate ones to lawyer up and those that aren't to drop the complaint and quietly move on to the next target with the hope that they can extort a settlement.

  24. Re:Passing the buck? on Cloudflare: We Can't Shut Down Pirate Sites (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    The takedown notice is a broke device that causes harm when used improperly.

    There are streaming service/online sales and rights management companies indie bands stay away from like tunecore... for sending take down notices to the bands official website or youtube channels.

    I do graphic arts for some indie label bands and have heard horror stories about take downs being sent to their hosting providers and youtube channels that have been shutdown at the launch of a new album or release of a video. These bands don't make a lot of money or have expensive lawyers to help them get back losses.

  25. Forcing users to change passwords regularly is a security anti-pattern. It produces lower security overall.

    That may be true if not for all the other things users do.

    I've disabled a manager's credential because I was sure they had shared them with someone they shouldn't even though I warned them not to previously and I found the log in had been used on that user's company device after they had been terminated under very bad circumstances. Needless to say everyone was pissed at me and raised a big stink but as soon as I mentioned a disgruntled ex-employee may have access to that account and why they had no problem listening.

    On a fun note someone (possibly the same disgruntled ex-employee) called up every plastic surgeon in about 500 miles and made an appoint for one our managers to have a consultation about breast enlargements.