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  1. Re:Time to buy a new domain name... on Admiral Charges Hotmail Users More For Car Insurance (thetimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Time to go see if FuckYouAdmiral.com is available, for email correspondence of course.

    I'm sure they'll quote you a great rate with that e-mail address. Be sure to phone in so you can tell it to them directly.

    This is like a gas station charging red cars 10 cents more per gallon.

    More like a car wash charging more for pickups and minivans because they think they're dirtier, rather than charging by how dirty they actually are.

  2. One thing this guarantees... on Kim Dotcom Sues New Zealand For $6.8 Billion In Damages Over Erroneous Arrest (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    If he has anything close to a legitimate case, won't this guarantee his extradition to the U.S.?

  3. Re:Lovely. Now fix the d@mned tab bar... on Firefox 58 Gets Graphics Speed Boost, Web App Abilities (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    See if your extensions work under Firefox ESR, it's at version 52.6.0. This version is supposed to include updates to mitigate Spectre. I'm using it now, none of the extensions I use have had problems.

  4. Re:Really bad security on A Photo Accidentally Revealed a Password For Hawaii's Emergency Agency (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Make them work for it- put it under the monitor!

  5. There's a very simple solution that allows one to completely avoid this surveillance- don't talk to foreigners. It often ends poorly. For example, it is known that talking to Slovenian women leads to disaster.

  6. Re:Technically it met its goals on Rumors Swirl That Secret Zuma Satellite Launched By SpaceX Was Lost (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    I suspect the closest we can get is this.

  7. Kohler, a company that makes plumbing products, wants to bring Alexa to your bathroom as well.

    The most popular Alexa requests next year...

    - Hey Alexa, what's that smell?

    - Alexa, remind me not to buy any more asparagus...

    - Alexa, when did I eat corn last?

    - Alexa, add fiber to my shopping list, and start reading your longest audio book...

  8. Re: If these aliens are so advanced on Experts Cast Doubt on 'Alien Alloys' in the New York Times' UFO Story (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe his tourists aren't too advanced.

  9. Buying spree? on US Drugmaker Raises Price of Vitamins By More Than 800% (ft.com) · · Score: 0

    taking a bottle of 100 tablets from $32.46 to $295 (Editor's note: the link may be paywalled;

    Oh no! That jerk bought ft.com too!

  10. They'll fire you for retiring? on Ask Slashdot: When Is the Right Time To Discuss Retirement With Your Employer? · · Score: 1

    But I don't want to be let go before I'm ready to go, either.

    If they are so ready to stab you in the back (by firing you for planning your retirement) then why do you have any loyalty to them? Did I misunderstand this part?
    Also, if they are this disloyal to employees, they may be planning on firing you anyway if you are close to vesting on any retirement benefits. I know a few people this has happened to. Hopefully your company is better than this.

  11. Changing my age on Facebook to 150... on Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook To Exclude Older Workers From Job Ads (propublica.org) · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'll see no ads after changing my Facebook age to something ridiculous? Why does anybody put their real age/birthday into Facebook?

  12. Re:What's the point? on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Way to Retrain Old IT Workers? · · Score: 2

    Seriously, what's the point?

    It seems the point has been missed. The main point of this exercise is not to transform these two older workers. The point of this exercise is to see how well "new guy" manages them. If the older workers learn new skills useful to the company, that's just a bonus.

  13. NASA writes: NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 14

    ...

    other less-credible sites speculate NASA's announcement will be "a major discovery about life beyond earth."

    Probably not the type of information they would give out in a teleconference. Unless the alien life is coming here and the teleconference is from a bunker.

  14. Where do you live that people bid for apartments? I've only seen them for a fixed price, so whichever one of your fictitious people roll up first with $10 will be the one to get it. Another option in your scenario would be that Mr $10 doesn't get his $15/$20 apartment, but instead finds an $8 apartment and with $15 of UBI has $10 more to spend on transportation and $7 to get a better name.

  15. Re:People say cocaine is on SpaceX Plans To Blast a Tesla Roadster Into Orbit Around Mars (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    And to garner more interest, have a car naming contest...

    I think they would prefer the rocket explodes on launch over sending "Cary McCarface" to orbit Mars.

  16. Re:People say cocaine is on SpaceX Plans To Blast a Tesla Roadster Into Orbit Around Mars (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    We aren't going to be able to live on Mars, ever.

    Maybe so, but if we do at least we'll have a nice car to drive around. Maybe he'll send up a fancy boat on the next launch.

  17. Re:Prison Tattoo on An Unconscious Patient With a 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' Tattoo (nejm.org) · · Score: 1

    No, they'll just rip off the "NOT" and have at it...

  18. His intent was pretty clear on An Unconscious Patient With a 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' Tattoo (nejm.org) · · Score: 1

    Is it unfortunate that he never knew all the work that he put into getting that tattoo paid off?
    Also, assuming it was his actual signature tattooed on, does that make his skin a legal document?

  19. Re:Border Collie on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Cats are smarter. Can your doggy find their way in 3D space - that is climb trees?

    Cats can do that well because of their claws, not their brains. Dogs can still climb things that don't require claws. I've also never seen a dog get stuck in a tree.

  20. Not as good as crunchy frog.

    I think they're saving that name for a hard drive.

  21. Re:GMO trees... on What They Don't Tell You About Climate Change (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    Fast growing invasive Redwoods would cause lots of fun...

  22. The house analogy is not a great one. But to work with what we have, I interpret what he's saying as we can't be allowed locks good enough to keep out the thieves who try to break in every day, just in case the police someday want to come in and look around.

  23. Or order a bunch of catnip in 'frustration free packaging', and have the delivery person leave the door cracked- your dog will be entertained for hours!

  24. Re:Don't buy a smart TV on Ask Slashdot: Can Smart TVs Insert Ads Into Your Movies? (gigaom.com) · · Score: 1

    Or forming an ad-hoc WiFi network with other TVs in range until they find one with network access...

  25. Should probably be in orbit anyway... on The US Has Destroyed A Critical Sea Ice-Measuring Satellite (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The sensor currently sits at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California, where researchers are trying to find a way to get it into orbit.

    How about strapping the sensor to Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), apparently the one who cut the funding, and launch both of them into a polar orbit?