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  1. Re:How about asking tech companies? on World Health Organization Has New Rules For Avoiding Offensive Names · · Score: 1

    Here's another idea: how about the ISO8601 date + GPS coordinates where the disease is first found/confirmed?

    Example: LA37.247091-LO115.812314-2015-05-11

  2. How about asking tech companies? on World Health Organization Has New Rules For Avoiding Offensive Names · · Score: 4, Funny

    Intel, AMD and nVidia sure seem to know how to make up obscure and arcane names for their products, maybe the W.H.O. should ask them.

    Disease #i23-DX4-R327-GTX543 has a nice ring to it.

  3. Moon? Lunar buggy? on Apollo 15 Commander Talks About Developing and Driving Lunar Buggy · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Huh"? on Google Shuts Down Map Maker Following Hacks · · Score: 1

    Changing the desktop wallpaper is "hacking."

    It is if you're using Windows 7 Starter edition.

    Seriously, who's the idiot who came up with that lame idea?

  5. Re: Holy crap ... on The World's Most Dangerous Driving Simulator · · Score: 1

    Hurray! Cake! ^_^

  6. Re:Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows on Windows 10 the Last Version of Windows? Not So Fast. · · Score: 1

    And The NeverEnding Story never ended.

    As for Final Fantasy... Yay, catgirls!

  7. Obligatory on Windows 10 the Last Version of Windows? Not So Fast. · · Score: 3, Funny

    If it makes sense to release something called Windows 10 R2, Windows 11, or Windows Yoghurt — seriously, who cares? — then they'll do that.

    Lone Starr: Who hasn't heard of Yogurt!
    Princess Vespa: Yogurt the Wise!
    Dot Matrix: Yogurt the All-Powerful!
    Barf: Yogurt the Magnificent!
    Yogurt: Please, please, don't make a fuss. I'm just plain Yogurt.

  8. Re:Not convinced on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 1

    If it's scissors then the car will come to a stop because of the 4th law of robotics: "Don't run with scissors".

  9. Re:questions on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Has it been tested on drivethru fastfood?

    Not important. In the future, you'll order food online and a drone will deliver it to your moving car. After all, if you're not driving you'll be able to eat while you're in the car.

  10. Re:Not convinced on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 4, Funny

    We cannot always get out of the way of a driver who is not paying attention.

    It's still better than letting computers drive. I've heard the damn things even sleep on the job. I've also heard they have a dog watching while they're asleep but that doesn't make any sense.

  11. Re:Not convinced on Self-Driving Cars In California: 4 Out of 48 Have Accidents, None Their Fault · · Score: 1

    What if it's a crumpled paper bag? The question then becomes "is this a paper rock or a rock rock?"

  12. Re:65nm?! on Russian Company Unveils Homegrown PC Chips · · Score: 1

    Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz here, my only limitations are 8GB RAM and a slow mechanical HDD - otherwise I don't have any problems.

  13. Canada too on Russian Company Unveils Homegrown PC Chips · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've started developing our own processors too, but since they're made of wood they tend to ignite past 400MHz.

  14. Re:about time on Russian Company Unveils Homegrown PC Chips · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lev Andropov: It's stuck, yes?
    Watts: Back off! You don't know the components!
    Lev Andropov: [annoyed] Components. American components, Russian Components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!

  15. Re:To keep the performance up the advertised value on Samsung's SSD 840 Read Performance Degradation Explained · · Score: 1

    I still have one, but it requires 1.21 gigawatts.

  16. Re:They better be fast on Uber Wants To Buy Nokia's Mapping Services · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hear the next version of SystemD will add Nokia's mapping services too.

  17. Re:Meta on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 1

    StartKicker?

  18. Re:How reliable is it? on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell me about it. A few months ago I bought a cheap USB drive that was so bad, I lost my data before copying it to the drive.

  19. Re:...and runs a version of Debian on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 1

    That's okay, SystemD will integrate your house in the next version.

  20. Re:I would love one! on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 1

    The fact that you have to interact with something before seeing such basic information is a failure.

  21. Re:Not $9 on $9 Open Source Computer Blows Past Crowdfunding Goal · · Score: 0

    C.H.I.P., even with the VGA or HDMI board, is still cheaper than a Raspberry Pi A+ which has half the RAM and a lower clock speed*.

    * I don't know enough about the CPU of either board to compare the actual computing power for single-core tasks.

  22. Re:You americans... on Defense Distributed Sues State Department Over 3-D Gun Censorship · · Score: 1

    He does have a name, you know.

  23. Re:Intent matters. on Defense Distributed Sues State Department Over 3-D Gun Censorship · · Score: 1

    For example, information that can personally identify someone (name, SSN, purchasing habits, etc.) should be freely available for unregulated commerce.

    He also haven't thought about this one. This would not only mean easy and legal spamming, it would also mean it would become next to impossible to stop other people from stealing your identity online, blackmailing, etc.

  24. Re:Bureaucrats on Defense Distributed Sues State Department Over 3-D Gun Censorship · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who doesn't want to fuck a double-D?

    Wait, this isn't about women...

  25. Re:Upgrade the Gigafactory? on Tesla To Unveil Its $35,000 Model 3 In March 2016 · · Score: 1

    Why? You want to go back in time to buy cheap Bitcoins?