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  1. The Russian one, right? on 'DNC Hacker' Unmasked: He Really Works for Russia, Researchers Say (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 1

    directly for Russia President Vladimir Putin's government in Moscow.

    That's a convoluted way of saying "for Russia."

    Unless... plot twist! It was in Moscow, Iowa!

  2. Re:Birds... on Feds To Deploy Anti-Drone Software Near Wildfires (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, and a crash during a wildfire can spawn more wildfires.

    Well, yeah. Fight fire with fire!

  3. Re:Birds... on Feds To Deploy Anti-Drone Software Near Wildfires (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    What's your point? If they could legislate birds out of the way of fire fighting planes, they would, but they can't.

    Seems a bit like defending your right to poop on the street by pointing out that birds do it all the time without being arrested, officer.

  4. Millennials Are Obsessed With Side Hustles Because 'They're All' They've Got

    Why put just "they're all" in quotes? It "looks really" weird.

  5. Bitcoin IS not money on Bitcoin Not Money, Rules Miami Judge In Dismissing Laundering Charges (miamiherald.com) · · Score: 1

    Bitcoin Not Money

    Why you skip words? Slashdot not newspaper, not have physical limit on headline length.

  6. Bite off your fingertips and eat 'em!

  7. Up, down, flying around on Nintendo Shares Plummet After Investors Realize It Doesn't Actually Make Pokemon Go (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's still 60% above what it was on 7th July... but doesn't seem to be done plummeting yet.

    Just let them get Wii U Zelda out before folding, eh?

    Here's something for graph fans, since there wasn't one of the share price:

    http://abstrusegoose.com/191

  8. Edward Snowden At Comic-Con

    Well... not actually "at."

  9. Temperature increase from what temperature? on Scientists Find Chemical-Free Way To Extend Milk's Shelf Life For Up To 3 Weeks (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The technology they've developed involves increasing the temperature of milk by just 10 degrees for less than a second, which is well below the 70-degree Celsius threshold needed for pasteurization.

    What temperature do they increase the milk from? You can't say an increase of 10 degrees is "well below" an absolute measurement of 70 degrees.

    Scientists from Duke University believe there may be a large source of hydrogen gas under the ocean, caused by rocks forming from fast-spreading tectonic plates.

    ...what?

  10. That's harsh on Texas Man Who Acted As Russian Agent Gets 10 Years' Prison (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Texas Man Who Acted As Russian Agent Gets 10 Years' Prison

    When are they going to do something about the guy who's been acting as an evil wizard for the last 10 years?

  11. The "For comparison" does not allow you to make a comparison...

    twice as tough as the previous version and twice as likely to survive drops onto uneven surfaces from about a meter high.

    Twice as tough compared to the previous version.

  12. Why can't they just stop it happening first? on Android Nougat Won't Boot If Your Phone's Software Is Corrupt Or Has Malware (androidauthority.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm probably being ignorant, but if they can do this, why can't they stop said malware from installing in the first place?

  13. That is all.

  14. You just couldn't help yourself, could you?

  15. Uh... so how fast does it go? Y'know, in normal numbers?

  16. Re:Of All The Useless Things You Could Do on Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo's Stock Price (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey! Get back to curing cancer.

  17. Re:And yet nothing of value was gained. on Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo's Stock Price (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Many people, and none of them owe you an explanation.

  18. Which Canadian?

  19. Re:Who wants to buy Acorn RISC Machines? on SoftBank To Buy British Chip Designer ARM For $32 Billion (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    MOV PC,R14

  20. Re:One more reason ... on Bird-Shaped Drone Symbolizes New Forms Of Covert Surveillance To Come (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    That's not hovering, that's gliding on an updraft. It couldn't "hover" inside a gymnasium, a hummingbird could.

    I don't think it's gliding on an updraft, it's just facing into the wind (which is what I think the harrier in your second video is doing).

    Anyway, apparently kestrels can hover indoors:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  21. Re:One more reason ... on Bird-Shaped Drone Symbolizes New Forms Of Covert Surveillance To Come (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    For starters, the only bird type that can hover in one spot is the Hummingbird.

    a) Or the kestrel.
    b) Who says a drone disguised as a bird would have to hover?

  22. Re:Farnborough 2016 on Bird-Shaped Drone Symbolizes New Forms Of Covert Surveillance To Come (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I skimmed through the first 20 minutes of this video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    which I assume is the right one, because all you said was "look it up" when you could've been a bit more helpful and given us a link.

    Anyway, I skimmed through the first 20 minutes and all I saw were drones that look like planes.

  23. So a person that gave up all his power and salary to protect the citizens he felt he should represent is a bad person for cabinet?

    That's not what I said. My point is that he is not automatically the right person for the job just because he did something newsworthy. It's stunt-appointing.

    He might be good at it in the same sense that I might be good at open heart surgery - but no-one should let me have a go on the off-chance.

    So based upon you claim, seriously you hugely stupid claim as an American

    I'm not an American.

    the founding fathers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution) should all have been hung, drawn and quartered and absolutely never have gained positions in government and anyone who said they should is a whore.

    Wow. You've read a lot into about 20 mildly facetious words. I didn't say she was a whore; I said she was whoring. It's a metaphor. And where the hell did I say anything about bloody executions?

  24. Oh dear on Jill Stein Pledges To Pardon Snowden and Appoint Him To Her Cabinet (zerohedge.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Jill Stein Pledges To Pardon Snowden

    Yeah, I can see how that might actually be a worthy thing to od.

    and Appoint Him To Her Cabinet

    Ah, she ruined it. She's obviously just whoring for votes.

  25. What "discredited notion"? on How President Jimmy Carter Saved The Space Shuttle (blastingnews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the since discredited notion that robotic space probes were adequate for exploring the universe

    Hah. What? Robotic space probes are bloody brilliant for exploring the universe, and they've done far more of it than could have been achieved if we'd had to send a meatbag along for the ride.