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  1. Re:I can't answer the question either on Google Creates AI Program That Uses Reasoning To Navigate the London Tube (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What sort of football is it anyway?
    Is it a soccer ball (the article mentioned London) or a rugby ball?

  2. Re:Moores Law on HP Plans To Cut Up To 4,000 Jobs Over Next 3 Years Amid PC Slump (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nah, its a consequence of Windows 10
    Nobody wants to buy a new desktop or laptop if it comes with a shitty OS

  3. Re:That would help logistics too on Apple MacBook Refresh Could Bring E-Ink Enabled Keyboard (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Having French Letters on your keyboard means safer cybersex

  4. Like Chess or Tic-Tac-toe

  5. Meanwhile at the UN on Germany Calls For a Ban On Combustion Engine Cars By 2030 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    They Ban Ki Moon

  6. TB ? on Comcast Rolls Out Nationwide 1TB Data Cap (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Terabit or TeraByte
    Fortunately the area I live in has Charter

  7. Don't worry on Yahoo Scan By US Fell Under Foreign Spy Law Expiring Next Year (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am sure Congress will extend it

  8. All irregularities ities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension.
      Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.
      Medium atomic weights are available:
      Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel.
      Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.

  9. Re:Sigh not more of this bullshit on Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone May Not Feature a Headphone Jack (sammobile.com) · · Score: 1

    >I like being able to charge my phone AND listen to music.

    Its a Samsung, so you might not want to be too close to your phone when you charge it, you might get caught in the explosion.

    Anyway the good news is that the latest Kindle Fire has a microSD slot so you can use it as an >MP3 player, you aren't just stuck with streaming.

  10. Re: It was the will of Allah. on Rosetta's 12-Year Mission Ends With Landing On Comet (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 2

    >there's no way to know what direction Mecca is in to pray towards five times per day while in space,

    If you are that far away (where that comet is) then facing the Earth would be good enough

  11. The reason for risky password practices on The Psychological Reasons Behind Risky Password Practices (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    laziness

  12. Actually in recent times more of the stuff I order from Amazon has come via USPS than the other 2 carriers put together
    (I have Prime)

    This is a good thing because I know when the mailman will come, UPS and FedEx could come anytime during the day.

  13. and in related news on US Warns Samsung Washing Machine Owners After Explosion Reports (cnn.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    A number of airlines have announced they will ban passengers from having Samsung washing machines in their carry-ons

  14. And how many on Windows 10 Now On 400 Million Active Devices, Says Microsoft (thurrott.com) · · Score: 1

    Are still running Win 7

  15. Question on Ask Slashdot: Is My IoT Device Part of a Botnet? · · Score: 1

    What Things need to be connected to the Internet ?

  16. and also bonded to hyfrogen atoms
    when you burn hydrocarbons you get H2O as well as CO2

  17. Re:Hindiburg all over again on SpaceX Blast Investigation Suggests Breach in Oxygen Tank's Helium System (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Well actually the Zeppelin company wanted to use He for the Hindenburg, but the USA wouldn't let them have it. (at the time the USA was the sole supplier.

  18. Re:You know the saying on SanDisk's 1TB SD Card Aims To Solve Your Storage Problems (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    "a distinguished but elderly scientist " predicted that 985 years from now the disk drives will only need to be a PetaByte

    (thats in 3001)

  19. Gig a bit or Gig a byte

    and is it 10^9 or 2^30

  20. Inkjet? on HP Printers Have A Pre-Programmed Failure Date For Non-HP Ink Cartridges (myce.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I gave up on inkjet printers last century

  21. They should get some funding on The World's Most Secure Home Computer Reaches Crowdfunding Goal (pcworld.com) · · Score: 0

    from the C;inton Foundation

  22. Re:Editors on top of their game again... on Pluto Is Emitting X-Rays (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    "Not trans-NEPTUNIUM. Neptunium is an element (Np. Atomic Number 93).
    ""

    Since elemnts with that big a nucleus tend to be radioactive, I am not surprised it would emit x-rays

  23. an incentive for Russian hackers on Russia Bans Pornhub, YouPorn - Tells Citizens To Meet Someone In Real Life (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    To hack into Bill Clintons porn stash

  24. not interested on Amazon Adds Audiobooks and Podcasts To Prime Membership (fortune.com) · · Score: 0

    I am not into audiobooks, and having to be onlinr to stream stuff sucks
      of coutse Prime is worth it for the free 2 day shipping

  25. Re:Biggest effect will be on nearby Best Buys on Amazon Will Open 100 Retail Stores (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    Prime

    Its worth it if you are a regular Amazon customer