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  1. Re:Reason two why NSA is a paper tiger on Why ISIS Is Winning The Online Propaganda War (dailydot.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Or.

    ISIS is actually less threatening to us than a mosquito/Zika outbreak or a sudden death from a fall on the stairs at your pwn home.

  2. Re:My two cents on Why ISIS Is Winning The Online Propaganda War (dailydot.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The words from those same foreign assholes fall flat. Well, something like "come join us and we will provide for your needs and give you a job" might not fall so flat, but those aren't the words we are saying to them.

    That's pretty much it. Those aren't the words anyone else is saying to them, and that's too bad.

    A mirror image is available in nearly any inner city in the world. We lose our youth to gangs in our own nations, and we act surprised when they begin to heed the resonating call of a worldly struggle.

    They must be offered an alternative or there's really no conteast at all for their hearts and minds.

  3. My two cents on Why ISIS Is Winning The Online Propaganda War (dailydot.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The world is in a great era to live if you happen to live in some of its countries, but even in the richest, there are disenfranchised people not enjoying their existence. From the 3rd to the 1st world, these folks are drawn to belong to something.

    If you can find something to believe in that is bigger than yourself, it can make all your doubts and insecurities go away.

    So either be grateful or hateful that you're smart.

  4. Re:A ban on invisibility? on Global Majority Backs a Ban On 'Dark Net,' Poll Says (reuters.com) · · Score: 1
    I used to believe results such as these were cleverly skewed by the type of person surveyed and the manner in which the question was worded.

    Now I'm pretty sure that simply stringing together dark and web is easily enough for supermajority of average earthlings.

    Hmmm... Clearly, dark isn't good and don't webs come from spiders? Ewww!

  5. Re:"The focus group participants might have..." on Researcher Measures Brain Reactions To Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Spot on, coward. Spot the fück on.

  6. Nine-point-three billion on Oracle Seeks $9.3 Billion For Google's Use Of Java In Android (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1
    I mean, if you're going to anchor the negotiating point,

    By all means, Go big.

  7. Sharing is good on FBI Unlocks iPhone Without Apple's Help In San Bernadino Case (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    The official declined to speculate whether the method will be used on other phones in other investigations, or if the method will be shared with law enforcement agencies at the state and local level, or if information about it will be shared with Apple.

    It is a pretty safe bet the method will be used in other investigations, though I'd be shocked if the information is shared with one of those listed.

  8. Re:That's actually really surprising... on Slaughter At The Bridge: Uncovering A Colossal Bronze Age Battle (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1
    Fascinating read.

    It's often repeated that history gets written by the winners, but it is increasingly clear the histories we are able to access skew our very interpretation of it.

    How many battles, stories, great civilizations, rises, and falls are lost to us forever because of a lack of record?

  9. Re:Here's a recent study with the opposite result: on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1
    Orange juice seems to be an exception to the rule, perhaps because of its propensity for containing pulp, the flesh of the fruit.

    There are even studies that report of its ability to counteract the damage caused by high fat meals.

  10. Re:"The focus group participants might have..." on Researcher Measures Brain Reactions To Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 2
    This isn't the first outsider billionaire to seek the Oval Office.The linked article

    Though candidates have attempted a run from the grass roots activism of race baiting, the success enjoyed has never rivaled what this guy is doing.

    Why? What has changed? Perhaps the Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner phenomenon has resonated poorly with some segments of society.

  11. Re:Fruit drinks are bad... on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1
    Drinking water has been the hydration choice of earthly life forms for some time now, but there are various and sundry studies which purport to prove the health benefits of tea, coffee, and wine.

    You simply cannot do everything right, because what's good for you seems to be an evolving position. Not surprisingly, what is healthy for you is not necessarily longevity promoting in everyone else.

    Centagenarians most often report happiness as the common thread, so don't deny yourself a pleasurable treat once in a while.

  12. Re:Fruit drinks are bad... on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 1
    As advanced as we imagine we are, new discoveries occur almost daily.

    Shades of betacarotene, there are new things added to our vitamins all the time.

  13. Fruit drinks are bad... on Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study (vox.com) · · Score: 4, Informative
    Fruit drinks are a bit deceptive if you're not a label reader, but even less well publicized is the fact that many fruit juices are nearly as bad for you when stripped of the fiber present naturally in the fruit itself.

    How you get too much sugar is basically irrelevant.

  14. Re:Doing the ecological epidemiology on Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro Pull Anti-Vaccination Film · · Score: 1
    Attributing autism to something outside of the parents' sphere of influence makes it a very attractive conclusion to arrive at...

    Whew, thank goodness it was nothing we did!

  15. Re: Not a new document on Are Communications Records of Americans Retained Forever? (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1
    The truth of the matter just might be that it does not matter which of the two candidates wins the general election...

    as long as it's not Trump or Sanders.

    Of course, we can point to many moments in human history when we'd have been better off with the status quo than what the change bought us.

  16. Re: When you think you're having a bad day... on Supercomputers Help Researchers Improve Severe Hail Storm Forecasts (nsf.gov) · · Score: 1

    Ike was pretty nuts. He sure did beat the shit outta Houston too. No power for months on account of some 200+ power lines being the only thing stopping the trees from falling on the streets. Then someone siphoned my gas.

    Yikes... I was pretty sure you were going to say, "Ike was pretty nuts. He beat did the shit outta Tina, too.

  17. When you think you're having a bad day... on Supercomputers Help Researchers Improve Severe Hail Storm Forecasts (nsf.gov) · · Score: 3, Insightful
    It's a great era to alive.

    A hurricane named Ike hit Galveston in 2009. With plenty of forewarning, 37 total deaths are generally accredited to the storms wrath. The usual number of folks decided not to leave despite advice to the contrary.

    Another storm hit Galveston in 1900 with no warning. People were sitting on the beach when a wall of water hit that was taller than their houses.

  18. It's probable that we've avoided a larger impact terrorist hit because of their consistent incompetence.

    But, realistically, if relations between the West and the world's radicalized Muslim population stay the same, it is likely a given a major western city will reap a dirty bomb, or worse, far too near in the future.

  19. Re:once again, porn leads the way on Pornhub Unveils Free VR Porn Channel (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1
    Fair warning.

    Once we really start the Mecha's formal advertising campaign, we're going to focus on the advantages of the disease-free machinery.

  20. Re:once again, porn leads the way on Pornhub Unveils Free VR Porn Channel (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Your argument is thoughtful, well-reasoned, and insightful, but I think the GP meant Slashdot Beta.

  21. Re:once again, porn leads the way on Pornhub Unveils Free VR Porn Channel (pcworld.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Yes. The porn industry's decision to go VHS was a nail in the coffin of Beta.

    Anyone who doesn't see robotics advancing because of pleasure-bots just isn't thinking about it yet.

  22. If you read here frequently, it's possible you've developed a perception that we have a thing about how every instance of unsolicited data collection winds up being misused.

    It's not the case every time, it has just proven historically to be the way to bet.

    It would be great if the information gathering arm of the internet could be used to diagnose our ills, advise our decisions, and improve our lives. One day it might happen... someone will first need to create an algorithm that does all those things and is also profitable.

  23. hmmm on Computer Use Could Help Predict Early-Stage Alzheimer's (thestack.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Before Google or Amazon starts tracking mouse movement and keyboard dexterity to diagnose, I would like to see a double blind study with alcohol use et al to sift out other forms of impairment.

  24. Re:Thinking or Indoctrination.... on US Army Creates Virtual Reality Dome To Assess Soldier Thinking During Combat · · Score: 1
    The US military, by and large, isn't interested in a soldier who questions authority. A large part of basic training involves assuring quick compliance to orders.

    If the 20-something year old won't charge a machine gun nest on the hill quickly and without question, he probably won't charge it at all.

  25. Re: Direct Trade on Why We Should Fear A Cashless World (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Kind of like Disney World versus Disneyland; similar, just way more to love.

    The difficulties presented by bartering have historically led to the introduction of an alternative currency instead.