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  1. Re:A simulation with _self_aware_ bots on Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not? We have no idea what the parent reality is really like. It doesn't have to be like our future. It could be 12-dimensional, 5 of which are time and 1 of which is colour. There could be enough computing power in a Blargian's equivalent of a Sinclair Spectrum run 50 universes like ours.

  2. Re:None of those terms are jargon. on Startups Can't Explain What They Do Because They're Addicted To Meaningless Jargon (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I might let them have synergy as it is so easily abused, but yeah, the rest seem pretty obvious. What else could "content" mean when someone is offering to host your content?

  3. Re:Gary is NOT a drone! on Wal-Mart Says It Is 6-9 Months From Using Drones To Check Warehouse Inventory (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Have you met Gary?

  4. Holy animated gif, Batman! on Google's 'Project Magenta' Art Machine Composes Its First Song (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    http://thenextweb.com/google/2...

    Jesus, that's a bloody awful animated gif to have on a "news" article.

    It's also a bloody awful headline.

    In fact, it looks like a bloody awful website all round.

    As for the tune, it's not bad, but it's a little too unpredictable to be catchy.

  5. Thanks to all the evidence that Theranos' technology is largely a gimmick and false advertising

    Theranos's main product, by the way, is a blood-testing device, which may or may not actually work as well as Theranos says it does.

    You could have at least briefly hinted at this in the summary.

  6. It shouldn't be allowed on Out-Of-the-Box Exploitation Possible On PCs From Top 5 OEMs (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    The updaters frequently expose their programming interfaces

    The dirty beggars.

  7. What? on Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'? · · Score: 1

    Ask Slashdot: Why Do You Want a 'Smart TV'?

    Who says I do?

  8. Videos, you say? on Windows Zero-Day Affecting All OS Versions On Sale For $90,000 (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Two videos are available, one showing the hacker exploit Windows 10 with the May 2016 security patch, and another one bypassing all EMET features

    Videos, eh? Good job they can't be faked.

  9. Re:Why Should I Care? on Internet, Web Enjoy One Final Day As Proper Nouns (go.com) · · Score: 1

    I do not care what the AP says.

    That's fine, because they don't care what you do.

  10. Re:Generic? on Internet, Web Enjoy One Final Day As Proper Nouns (go.com) · · Score: 1

    "I is..."

    "No, you say 'I am.'"

    "Oh, right. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

  11. Re:So did a man land on the Moon or moon? on Internet, Web Enjoy One Final Day As Proper Nouns (go.com) · · Score: 2

    If you wanted to be specific, you would refer to Earth's moon by name, Luna.

    No you wouldn't. Its name is "the Moon."

    http://planetarynames.wr.usgs....

    Moon is generic. Luna is specific.

    The word "moon" is generic. "The Moon" is specific.

  12. Did they say anything about commas and title case? on Internet, Web Enjoy One Final Day As Proper Nouns (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Internet, Web Enjoy One Final Day As Proper Nouns

    Meanwhile Slashdot is making up for it by capitalising words whether they are proper nouns or not.

    Title case is ridiculous.

    And it is okay to use the word "and". This is the Internet (or the internet). You're not paying by the byte for bandwidth and there's no physical space restriction so there's no need to replace it with a comma.

    Why are the "new media" so intent on hanging on to the pointless traditions of the past?

  13. Re:IF WINVER on Ask Slashdot: Would You Recommend Updating To Windows 10? · · Score: 1

    Tsk. Can't even code properly in a made-up language.

  14. Re:The real reason why Google is concerned about t on YouTube Threatens Legal Action Against Video Downloader (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, that's okay then. I never see any ads anyway so I can download as much as I want!

  15. and many bugs have been fixed (squashed)

    Why did you add "(squashed)"? Does it convey some additional meaning that "fixed" doesn't cover?

  16. Re:Clickbait much? on William Gibson Announces New Sci-Fi Comic Book (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Do not ascribed to clickbaitism what is more easily ascribed to shitty editing.

  17. AI as in... on Study Indicates Americans Don't Trust AI (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Study Indicates Americans Don't Trust AI

    AI = Actual Intelligence

  18. No need to ban it on Ruby on Rails Creator Supports After-Work Email Bans (signalvnoise.com) · · Score: 2

    Jeez, just let people decide if they want to check their work emails. Is no-one an adult any more?

    It doesn't even sound like the French thing is really much of a "ban" anyway. It's more a recommendation that companies draw up rules on when people should/shouldn't be expected to check/answer work emails.

    Make it an outright ban and how is someone who works a different shift supposed to leave me a message?

    Just make it so companies can't expect people to deal with work emails (or punish them for failing to do so) outside of work hours unless formally agreed.

  19. To put my grammar nazi hat on, it is not incorrect to refer to a female using 'he', but it is incorrect to refer to a male using 'she'.

    It's used when gender is unknown, but no-one uses "he" to refer to known females.

  20. Re:It's not that bad not being a part on Mark Zuckerberg Is Dictator Of Facebook Nation; There's No Democracy Online: The Pirate Bay Founder (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    People tell me that I am the last human on earth who is not signed up.

    So it's you!

    Grab your pitchforks! To the lake!

  21. "On the go"? You mean, like... when you're pooping?

  22. Re:What is Alexa capable of? on Amazon Built An Echo Simulator You Can Use In the Browser (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 2

    No-one said you should. But we don't care that you don't care, because it makes you sound a bit like that guy.

  23. Re: Not the first time on Microsoft's Get Windows 10 App, KB 3035583, Reappears (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I've got a stalker! Awesome :)

  24. Re:Not the first time on Microsoft's Get Windows 10 App, KB 3035583, Reappears (infoworld.com) · · Score: 0

    83kb? How could that possibly do anything useful!? Maybe if it was 83mb I could believe it, but this guy must think we're idiots.

  25. Re:2 meters high. on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Probably need guardrails too, to prevent people from driving into the sides of the bus.

    Other videos I've seen have shown it running on raised rails that run all along either side of the ride.