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  1. I thought it said "Thermos" on Report: Feds To Ban Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes For 2 Years (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    So I was a bit confused.

  2. Re:And nothing of value was lost on Apple Deprecating Quicktime For Windows, Micro Trends Urges Users To Uninstall (trendmicro.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, like you're not playing Myst? Don't deny it, you love your 90's era, QT based, interactive screensavers.

  3. Really? Is that mainly an issue with specific platforms, or many-to-all platforms? I'd kind of expect it for Mac/iOS development, but if you're developing a PC or console game and running into the issue, then that's baffling. Why do they expect Quicktime?

  4. Re:The PTB rely on HUMAN FLESH in the FOOD SUPPLY on Apple Deprecating Quicktime For Windows, Micro Trends Urges Users To Uninstall (trendmicro.com) · · Score: 1

    What's the PTB?

  5. Re:He touched the main issue on Obama: The Word 'Classified' Means Whatever We Need It To Mean (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1

    How about, "She's a crook, but a smart enough crook not to kill the golden goose."

  6. Re:The fix is now officially in on Obama: The Word 'Classified' Means Whatever We Need It To Mean (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1
    Obama hates Hillary. Making her Secretary of State was the price he paid to get her out of the way, and she still caused more trouble than it was worth. The DoJ has not been doing her any favors, and Biden is supporting Sanders as Obama's proxy.

    But Obama is the head of the Party, and he wants his successor to be a Democrat, so he can't completely throw her under the bus.

  7. He doesn't like Hillary. on Obama: The Word 'Classified' Means Whatever We Need It To Mean (techdirt.com) · · Score: 1

    Never has. Especially after the '08 campaign and the mess she made for him as Sec. State. He'd much rather have Sanders replace him, but can't completely throw Hillary under the bus because as much as he dislikes her, he does want the next President to be a Democrat. Still, the DoJ hasn't been doing her any favors.

  8. Professional hackers? Like the NSA? on FBI Paid Professional Hackers One-Time Fee To Crack San Bernardino iPhone · · Score: 1

    The agency they should have turned to for help in the first place?

  9. What about people who got f-'d and maybe scammed? on Obama Is Forgiving the Student Loans of Nearly 400,000 Permanently Disabled People (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    I have over $20k I can't pay back that I got nothing for. The University of Georgia accepted me into a PhD program, then when I got there said they didn't know why I was there because I was accepted outside the normal process by someone who just left (apparently not on the best terms), so they put me in a different program in a different department and everything went tits up from there.

  10. Re:I seriously doubt it was Russia on Sweden Secretly Blames Russian Hackers For Taking Out Air Traffic Control: Report (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1
    Why would they be trying to get Sweden to improve security? And what about reports of Russian subs hanging out is Swedish territory (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/11173033/Sweden-hunts-for-suspected-Russian-submarine-in-Cold-War-style-drama.html)?

    Putin has been screwing with Russia's neighbors for years, invading Georgia and Ukraine, attempting to inflame ethnic tensions and launching cyber attacks in Lithuania... Anything he can do to disrupt or destabilize his neighbors and Europe in general. For all we know, he's taken the ethnicity issue to an extreme and decided Sweden should be part of Russia because the Rus were Swedish viking-mercenaries.

    Or it could just be a continuation of his "sour grapes" policy of trying to make Europe look bad to discourage former Soviet satellites from moving closer to the EU. The sour grapes part is due to Russia's deep seated resentment towards Europe - for centuries Russians have sought to be recognized and accepted as European, and have always been rebuffed. So Putin has been playing on that as a domestic political ploy.

  11. I can give you a 100% guarantee that it did no such thing. Beyond doubt and without reservation. How can I be so sure? Because the KGB ceased to exist in 1991. The FSB is it's current successor.

  12. Re:An autonomous tractor sounds great, but on A Fleet of Trucks Just Drove Themselves Across Europe (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    I know, but I'd have to fence in my yard and I just can't afford it. Plus, goats kinda creep me out.

  13. Arrogant little jerk. on Amazon Customers Sign Letter To Jeff Bezos To Dump Donald Trump (thestreet.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't like Trump, but I'm not going to get a bug up my ass about it and force everyone to accept my beliefs. What's so special about this UltraViolet ass that he gets to tell everyone what to buy or sell? He's just another arrogant loudmouth, same as Trump.

  14. Re:They just don't get it on Mapping The Brain To Build Better Machines (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1
    Why do you say that? It is a physical system, and as such can be described mathematically. An exceedingly complex system, sure, but that doesn't mean it can't be modeled, simulated or replicated.

    And consider this - mightn't a sufficiently complex algorithm appear to be non-algorithmic?

  15. Re:Pure delusion on Mapping The Brain To Build Better Machines (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    You act like computationalism was disproven or has been generally discarded. This is not the case. Not by a long shot.

  16. An autonomous tractor sounds great, but on A Fleet of Trucks Just Drove Themselves Across Europe (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    what I'd actually be interested in buying is an autonomous lawn mower. Ball's in your court John Deere.

  17. Because it's a matter of Cameron's relationship with his dead father. It could not have less to do with electronic communications, their privacy or security.

  18. Re:Black holes are made up on Monster Black Holes May Lurk All Around Us (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    What theory "suggests that black holes cannot form"? Whose theory is it? Yours? Is your math better than Hawking's? And what about all the observations matching the predicted signs of black holes?

  19. What's so surprising? on Monster Black Holes May Lurk All Around Us (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    A relatively young and small galaxy turns out to have a supermassive black hole at its center and people are wondering how it got there? How about this: The galaxy is forming around the black hole, not the other way around.

  20. Re:I thought the same on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
    How about, "What the hell babe, you missed it! Where can we turn around?" for U-turns?

    You've got me wishing my girlfriend had a traditional GPS in her car. I don't think I can replace the audio for google maps on her phone. I'd definitely change all the turn prompts with, "Hey, is your turn signal on? It should really be on if you're turning, other drivers need to know. Which way are we going again?"

    But maybe I can... Androids are pretty hackable. I should look into it.

  21. You want a rock that killed a cow? on Christie's Set To Auction Space Rocks For Out Of This World Prices (networkworld.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'll sell you two for a tenth of what they're looking for. That's right, a $2,000,000 value FOR ONLY $100,000!!!

  22. Sounds like a trigger for the Commerce Clause... on PayPal Pulls North Carolina Plan After Transgender Bathroom Law (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    NC is practically begging the Federal government to intervene. It's Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States all over again.

  23. Re:I thought the same on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    My favorite part was how it was "helping" her in your place. Perfect way to cap it off.

  24. Re:I thought the same on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    +1 million points for genius.

  25. Obsession or research/testing? on Tech Firms Have An Obsession With 'Female' Digital Servants (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1
    Seriously, does the author think they just used female voices on a whim as opposed to picking the default through extensive research and testing? There are people who devote their lives to studying how people respond to different voices. The notion that Apple landed on Siri's voice without trying dozens or even hundreds of variations is patently absurd. And then capping it off with a mention of an incident from beta testing just demonstrates that the author has a serious bias and is hunting for things to get annoyed over.

    There's plenty of sexism in the world. No need to invent more.