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  1. Maybe if you're running Windows 3.1

  2. Deja Vu on Neurosurgery Could Spread Protein Linked To Alzheimer's, Study Finds (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Almost identical Guardian article from 2015.

    https://www.theguardian.com/sc...

  3. That was beautiful. :'-|

  4. First rule of baseball on Baseball Players Want Robots To Be Their Umps (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    *You don't argue balls and strikes.*

    It's part of the game. Let it be. Half the charm of baseball is the old-timey aspect.

  5. Hydrogen Bohr radius is half an Angstrom.

    0.05 nanometers

  6. IT != Tech Sector on Visualizing the Best and Worst Paid Jobs in the Tech Sector (howmuch.net) · · Score: 1

    When did "tech sector" stop including the semiconductor and electronics industries?

    Anyway here's the real list.
    Best paid: CEO
    Worst paid: Intern
    Highest hourly rate: That omniscient guy down the hall who's been with the company since before you were born.

  7. A perfect solution to sea level rise on Splitting Water For Fuel While Removing CO2 From the Air (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Dumping a bunch of rocks into the ocean

    Genius.

  8. Where's the Tylenol? on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any USB-C Wireless Video Solutions? · · Score: 1

    This is clear as mud. My best guess is subby wants a TV equipped with USB-C ports that accept AV input and provide power output. Otherwise I'm lost.

  9. Re: I'm no chemistry expert, but... on Graphene-Based Sieve Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Those were only computer simulations.

  10. Re: detection not prevention on Researchers Develop Compact Breathalyzer That Detects the Flu (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    Could help reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics

  11. Re: The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune on 2016 MacBook Pro Fails To Receive a Recommendation From Consumer Reports (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    *ding ding ding*

  12. Yes. As we all know, secrets are best bept safe inside a computer. Even more so when you physically throw the computer at your enemies.

  13. What about the bugs? on Google Is Rolling Out Android 7.1.1 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Who cares about emojis? 7.1 has major glitches that needed to be addressed.

  14. Well it's kinda tough to organize a riot from 30 miles outside Tulsa.

  15. Identity theft?

    Conspiracy? (5300 people don't commit the same fraud coincidentally)

    Speaking of fraud...Fraud?

  16. Don't forget the beano on Isolated NASA Team Ends Year-Long Mars Simulation In Hawaii (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Six people eating powdered cheese and tuna in an airtight container is a recipe for conflict

  17. Re: Can't blame "people"; it's the industry's fail on A Lot of People Carelessly Plug In Random USB Drives Into Their Computers (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    https://www.grahamcluley.com/2...

    The video is somewhat anti-climactic, but there ya go.

  18. I have questions on Ask Slashdot: Are You Excited About Upcoming 4-inch iPhone or 9.7-inch iPad Pro? · · Score: 1

    Do they have an SD card slot?
    Is the battery user replaceable?
    Do they use a standard USB charging cable?

  19. Be the shiznit on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Find Jobs That Offer Working From Home? · · Score: 1

    Make yourself so valuable that they don't have a choice. How?

    Work for a small company.

    Be highly specialized.

    Be very good at what you do.

    Basically put yourself in a position to make demands.

  20. "It's a bit creepy to see all the photos that Google still has on tap, including many that I've since deleted on my phone."

    Yeah, it's weird how when you delete files from one computer, they don't get deleted from all the other computers in the world.

  21. Please tell us you're being brilliantly sarcastic.

  22. Take down the botnets? on Why Lizard Squad Took Down PSN and Xbox Live On Christmas Day · · Score: 1

    These DDOS attacks wouldn't be possible without a horde of infected slave computers. If black hat hackers can control these botnets, what prevents the white hats from controlling them too and disabling them?

  23. no love for power MOSFETs on AnandTech's Intro To Semiconductor Tech · · Score: 1

    For all the detail in this article, it would be nice to see some mention of power transistors. Advances in power devices necessarily go hand in hand with advances in CMOS, but it's a field that's often overlooked. Maybe chapter two?

  24. Well, that settles it then. on Physicist Claims Black Holes Mathematically Don't Exist · · Score: 1

    Go home everybody. Nothing to see here.

  25. All together now... on "Dark Lightning" Could Expose Airline Passengers To Radiation · · Score: 1

    Come on little gamma ray
    Standin' in a hurricane

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z25_T_wkAV4