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  1. Re:Obama said he would take action on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    And he did

    He sold all his bitcoins to cause a crash?

  2. Volatility on Bitcoin Is Crashing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Bitcoin is a great way to make a lot of money or lose a lot of money if you don't mind taking a gamble or being very patient. It will inevitably rise and fall like crazy.

  3. Re:No new Organs on Scientists Identify New Organ In Humans (livescience.com) · · Score: 1

    Not anymore, I just pulled out.

    There's nothing fresh or new about your organ AC.

  4. Re:I'm sure there's a reason... on New HDMI 2.1 Spec Includes Support For Dynamic HDR, 8K Resolution (techhive.com) · · Score: 1

    I've never stood by a 4K and 1080 side by side. Might I be able to tell the difference then? Maybe, without having experienced it, I don't know.

    I do know if I look at a random TV, I couldn't tell you if it were 4K or 1080 (without looking at specs). If the difference isn't big enough to notice without having two sets next to each other, I don't care to pay the extra.

    Granted, my eyesight actually isn't all that great!

  5. I'm sure there's a reason... on New HDMI 2.1 Spec Includes Support For Dynamic HDR, 8K Resolution (techhive.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure there's a reason why someone might want 8K, but I've not even been convinced of the benefit of 4K yet.

  6. Re:Calendar on New California Law Finally Makes Ransomware Illegal · · Score: 1

    ... January, you start the year of fine.
    February, you're my little valentine...

  7. Re:It was legal before? on New California Law Finally Makes Ransomware Illegal · · Score: 1

    Yes, but electricity hasn't been discovered yet in 25 of them.

  8. My thought too.

    Finally a company that listen to what the people have been saying. It's been a long time since anyone said "this phone is too thick" or "this laptop is too thick".

  9. No new Organs on Scientists Identify New Organ In Humans (livescience.com) · · Score: 2

    There are no new organs in my colon thank you very much.

  10. Having watched a lot of sci fi in my youth, I can confirm, most aliens in the galaxy speak English.

    The only exception is the ones that control giant dinosaur like creatures, those aliens speak Japanese.

  11. Re:"Programmer finds" on Programmer Finds Way To Liberate Ransomware Affected Smart TV, Thanks To LG (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Funny

    He found them in his e-mail inbox.

  12. He married his right hand...

    That will only make it worse when she cheats on him.

  13. In the documentary Iron Sky, an Apple iPhone powered an entire space craft.

  14. Re:But I don't want to ride with others on 3,000 Ride-Sharing Cars Could Replace Every Cab in New York City, MIT Study Says (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I always considered the main selling point of the Taxi was the sweet-smelling driver, impeccable upholstery, and the stimulating-eloquent dialogue with the well-spoken man being the wheel.

  15. There's already 35,000+ uber drivers in nyc.

    http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/news/companies/uber-new-york-city-union/

    Yes, but they're not following MIT's mathematical model. They're following real life supply and demand, the bastards. If they stop listening to supply and demand and start following mathematical models of where people theoretically should want to go, we would only need 3,000 of them.

  16. Re:$1000 today... 5 cents tomorrow on Bitcoin Breaks $1,000 Level, Highest in More Than 3 Years (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Historically over a long time though it has been very volatile.

  17. If you think software developers are immune, you're delusional.

    I wonder if the software developers paid to create software to make software developers obsolete will have any qualms about writing that code.

  18. Re:Dammit, Elon! on Tesla Rolling Out Autopilot Software Updates to 1,000 Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    For non-electric cars that have autopilot built in, I wonder if your car can get pulled over for drunk driving if you let autopilot drive and your fuel has too much ethanol in it.

  19. Re:Marketing Stunt on Tesla Rolling Out Autopilot Software Updates to 1,000 Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Simply because there aren't any jurisdictions which will allow autonomous driving anytime in the future.

    Doesn't mean people won't rest one hand on the wheel to make it look like they're driving and watch movies on a screen off to the side letting the car drive itself.

    It's illegal to exceed the speed limit but most people do.

  20. Re:As if this is new on Japanese White-Collar Workers Are Already Being Replaced by Artificial Intelligence (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I completely agree. Even jobs which a decade ago looked irreplaceable, like teachers, doctors and nurses are possibly in the crosshairs. There are very few jobs that AI can't partially (or in some cases completely) replace humans. Society has some big choices to make in the upcoming decades and political systems may crash and rise as we adapt.

    Are we heading towards "basic wage" for all people? The ultimate socialist state?

    Or is the gap between haves and have nots going to grow exponentially, even above today's growth as those that own the companies and AI bots make ever increasing money and the poor suckers at the bottom, given just enough money to consume the products that keep the owners in business.

  21. $1000 today... 5 cents tomorrow on Bitcoin Breaks $1,000 Level, Highest in More Than 3 Years (cnbc.com) · · Score: 0

    $1000 today... 5 cents tomorrow... $300 next week. Doesn't really matter what Bitcoin is worth today, it flops around like a wet fish, still not really viable as a useful currency, better as a medium in which geeks take money from other geeks.

  22. Re:Grammar nazi on Tesla Rolling Out Autopilot Software Updates to 1,000 Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Crumple zones ARE emergency breaking!

  23. Re:Breaking, or braking? on Tesla Rolling Out Autopilot Software Updates to 1,000 Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I think most millenials hope that the Russians hack their camera, and their phones, etc... hackers going through their stuff = more people looking at them.

  24. Re:I've got better plans for my cash on Google and Amazon Will Let You Rent a Movie for $0.99 During the Holiday (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    xhamster?

  25. Re:Ah, I was wondering when it would begin on Steam Is Down (steamstat.us) · · Score: 2

    Too many people trying to download "Masturbate with the family" simulator at once.