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  1. It's called gps on Why Uber Can Find You but 911 Can't (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    You should have smartphones sending gps (or other positioning data) to police everytime you dial 911 or whatever number you use for emergency calls.

  2. Why just China? on Will Facial Recognition in China Lead To Total Surveillance? (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Worldwide!

  3. Re: No on Can We Replace Intel x86 With an Open Source Chip? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I cannot find any reference to FPGAs into the upstream answer I was commenting to.

  4. Re: How does an open source chip solve the problem on Can We Replace Intel x86 With an Open Source Chip? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure. But if a cpu costed 50 bucks then you'd ready to replace it with a fixed one.

  5. Re: No on Can We Replace Intel x86 With an Open Source Chip? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not? Why not trying?

  6. Why not the MMIX? on Can We Replace Intel x86 With an Open Source Chip? (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It looks great!

  7. And what about servers?

  8. Languages aren't error prone. Programmers are on Which Programming Languages Are Most Prone to Bugs? (i-programmer.info) · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The base concept is bulls**it on its own.

    It's more like spoken or written human languages to me:
    You need to study, learn and practice before being proficient.

    If you think that you need a fast solution, then the language you know the best is among the right solutions.
    Assembly isn't more error prone than English.
    It just depends whether you are or not an idiotic programmer or a easy-going speaker.

  9. Easier with typescript? Ha! on 2017: The Year in Programming Languages (infoworld.com) · · Score: -1

    Microsoft's TypeScript, meanwhile, has increased in popularity by making life easier for developers looking for an alternative to JavaScript.

    How can something that only lives in a single browser make programners' lives easier?

    Is that you, Bill?

  10. You need a 3d scanner on Windows 10 Facial Recognition Feature Can Be Bypassed with a Photo (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    To start scratching real facial recognition

  11. 40% of those who voted, maybe.

  12. "Donald Trump's is an idiot"!

  13. Fetus! Fetus! Fetus!
    Ban me now, Don!

  14. Re: Old news on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course!

  15. Re:Good Luck with that on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    They can keep the phones as long as they are off or in "airplane mode".

  16. Old news on France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    In Italy mobile phones are banned since 2012...

  17. Bronze made with iron on Almost All Bronze Age Artifacts Were Made From Meteorite Iron (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    This is really news!

  18. Of course: they have more people! on Boeing CEO Says Boeing Will Beat SpaceX To Mars (space.com) · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Aftermarket? Homemade? on Germany Preparing Law for Backdoors in Any Type of Modern Device (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    We are already running closed source blobs in Android phones running at root privileges. This means you can forget about privacy.
    Anyway, Linux is not at the application level. It's at the OS level. Mostly.

  20. Re:Extra door for your BMW or Mercedes? on Germany Preparing Law for Backdoors in Any Type of Modern Device (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    My Skoda Superb already has a door on the back! Is it already compliant?

  21. Aftermarket? Homemade? on Germany Preparing Law for Backdoors in Any Type of Modern Device (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    And what if I install a so-called "after market firmware" that hinders that backdoor?

    And what if I install a home-made (read "linux based") device instead of a "commercial" one?

    Will I be considered "out of law"?

  22. They need proper software on Stop Using Excel, Finance Chiefs Tell Staffs (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    That's it.

  23. Edge on Firefox vs Chrome: Speed and Memory (laptopmag.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder how these two compare with MS edge browser.

  24. They just asked Google.

  25. You'd better study their lifestyles on Researchers Analyze DNA From 'Supercentenarians' Aged 110+ To Discover Secret To Longevity (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    And environment too.
    Genetics is just a face of the coin.