I have a 10 year old Honda Civic, base model, power nothing. I really am not looking forward to buying a new car as it seems they all have some Smart (TM) enabled tracking computerized bullshit that does nothing to enhance driving safety or performance, it just adds more shiny stuff to the sticker price.
I need a reliable set of wheels. Period. It has been my experience that adding computers to things does not make my life any simpler or easier, it simply adds a new layer of headaches.
Please, everyone, fuck off with the IoT shill - some of us don't want it or need it.
"Our hypothesis is that when you open a Private Browsing window in Firefox you're sending a signal that you want more control over your privacy than current private browsing experiences actually provide."
Gee, you think? Call MENSA...this guy is a freakin' genius!
This ain't gonna happen, because advertisers. If Firefox could be made untrackable advertisers would do everything to make the internet unviewable to Firefox users.
Evaporation rate is proportional to surface area. Floating anything on the surface reduces the exposed surface area. Individual floating balls work much better than tarps, coverings, etc, because they are self-supporting and do not obstruct access to the surface (fish, boats, swimmers, etc). This is a simple and clever idea.
I can't wait for some hipster to make a wide-collar shirt out of this and watch them burst into flames when they accidentally short the cell putting their aviator glasses in their pocket. Should make good viewing on Vine.
The ad industry doesn't even care of advertising is effective or not. The people buying the ads are going to wake up and realize it's not worth the cost. Then the people trying to make a living with cheap ass youtube videos are going to have to update their resumes.
No, they won't, because they believe that the money they are shoveling out for advertising lets them keep the business they have. They are mortally terrified that if they stop advertising sales will go to zero in short order and they will never ever get new customers.
Advertisers are parasites that feed on newborn companies. They live by selling FUD to companies. Here is their life cycle:
1. Company starts, engages (gets parasitised by) advertising. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
2. Small company grows to big company. Advertisers claim it is due to their advertising, of course.
3. Company sales growth slows, advertisers suggest MOAR ADS! Company shells out accordingly.
4. Company sales flatline, advertisers suggest EVEN MOAR ADS! Company shells out accordingly, but with worried looks to their books
5. Smart company exec asks what advertising is actually doing for sales; advertisers claim they would be nowhere without advertising and to cut advertising would destroy the company.
6. Smart company exec is fired for their heresy, company continues to pay advertisers.
7. Before company tanks, advertisers point to the success of the company, suckers more new companies (hosts), starting back at 1.
While Marlin Perkins sits back in his Mutual of Omaha office, Jim Fowler is out in the helicopter shooting herds of Finns with tranquillizer darts and tagging them with chips after they collapse.
Way to treat people like animals. Why don't we just tattoo them, and make them wear armbands? Oh wait...
This finding is a big, blinking, sound-enabled, GIF-filled page full of caution signs webpage for advertisers that their operational model is NOT WANTED.
Too much work. Blast it with the Vortex Cannon, call police on drone owner and nail them for littering on your property. Somehow the SD card will be rendered unreadable during this process (propane and fire; geez, thing must of fell on my barbecue grill or something, damnedest luck). Done.
That's a nice drone you got there neighbor...it'd be a shame if something happened to it, wouldn't it?
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I have a 10 year old Honda Civic, base model, power nothing. I really am not looking forward to buying a new car as it seems they all have some Smart (TM) enabled tracking computerized bullshit that does nothing to enhance driving safety or performance, it just adds more shiny stuff to the sticker price.
I need a reliable set of wheels. Period. It has been my experience that adding computers to things does not make my life any simpler or easier, it simply adds a new layer of headaches.
Please, everyone, fuck off with the IoT shill - some of us don't want it or need it.
...but then I broke wind during a quiet pause in the party.
We're only 20 years away from fusion now! Sweet!
They can Hype the HyperLoop with HooperFlies!
I should get advertising royalties from SlashDice for this post.
We'll have robots that live up to the hype just as soon as we have wives that live up to the hype.
The first one that makes me a sandwich wins.
My, isn't my karma burning nicely...
Help me out folks - I don't have a smartphone. WTF does 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G mean? This is all I know about the N-G: I Want an I-Phone 4!
"Our hypothesis is that when you open a Private Browsing window in Firefox you're sending a signal that you want more control over your privacy than current private browsing experiences actually provide."
Gee, you think? Call MENSA...this guy is a freakin' genius!
This ain't gonna happen, because advertisers. If Firefox could be made untrackable advertisers would do everything to make the internet unviewable to Firefox users.
Evaporation rate is proportional to surface area. Floating anything on the surface reduces the exposed surface area. Individual floating balls work much better than tarps, coverings, etc, because they are self-supporting and do not obstruct access to the surface (fish, boats, swimmers, etc). This is a simple and clever idea.
They had to crank out a lot of these in short order.
Good, Cheap, Fast; Pick 2 comes into play here, with the selections biased toward 'Cheap' and 'Fast'. They settled for OK instead of 'Good'.
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I can't wait for some hipster to make a wide-collar shirt out of this and watch them burst into flames when they accidentally short the cell putting their aviator glasses in their pocket. Should make good viewing on Vine.
The ad industry doesn't even care of advertising is effective or not. The people buying the ads are going to wake up and realize it's not worth the cost. Then the people trying to make a living with cheap ass youtube videos are going to have to update their resumes.
No, they won't, because they believe that the money they are shoveling out for advertising lets them keep the business they have. They are mortally terrified that if they stop advertising sales will go to zero in short order and they will never ever get new customers.
Advertisers are parasites that feed on newborn companies. They live by selling FUD to companies. Here is their life cycle:
1. Company starts, engages (gets parasitised by) advertising. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
2. Small company grows to big company. Advertisers claim it is due to their advertising, of course.
3. Company sales growth slows, advertisers suggest MOAR ADS! Company shells out accordingly.
4. Company sales flatline, advertisers suggest EVEN MOAR ADS! Company shells out accordingly, but with worried looks to their books
5. Smart company exec asks what advertising is actually doing for sales; advertisers claim they would be nowhere without advertising and to cut advertising would destroy the company.
6. Smart company exec is fired for their heresy, company continues to pay advertisers.
7. Before company tanks, advertisers point to the success of the company, suckers more new companies (hosts), starting back at 1.
While Marlin Perkins sits back in his Mutual of Omaha office, Jim Fowler is out in the helicopter shooting herds of Finns with tranquillizer darts and tagging them with chips after they collapse.
Way to treat people like animals. Why don't we just tattoo them, and make them wear armbands? Oh wait...
"Next big thing"
the silicone rubber-based product is loaded with pressure-sensitive sensors, can made into limitless sizes/shapes and safely adheres to your body.
For example, iSkin can be stuck to your forearm, wrapped around your finger, or even attached to your ear.
"fast and direct control of mobile devices using touch input even when the hands are busy."
Right...people are going to use this to control their I-Pods, nothing else.
This finding is a big, blinking, sound-enabled, GIF-filled page full of caution signs webpage for advertisers that their operational model is NOT WANTED.
They don't seem to be seeing it.
Maybe they have a common sense blocker?
Too much work. Blast it with the Vortex Cannon, call police on drone owner and nail them for littering on your property. Somehow the SD card will be rendered unreadable during this process (propane and fire; geez, thing must of fell on my barbecue grill or something, damnedest luck). Done.
That's a nice drone you got there neighbor...it'd be a shame if something happened to it, wouldn't it?
...delicately pouring coffee into a cup and even punching through walls should the need arise
So MIT has developed a robotic IT mid-level manager. Companies will love this; they should save on the salaries of those high-priced MBAs
Knock the fucking thing out of the sky with a Vortex Cannon. Do it the the right way with propane and fire!
No projectile, plausible deniability, loud noise and flames, dead drone. WIN.
Also works well against the neighbor's pets and the damned kids who keep walking on my lawn.
I'll bet he's the Goatse guy.
I really did not expect to see this.
At least Goatse hasn't made an appearance. You *really* don't expect to see that.
Maybe Dice can get on FristPost/GNAA Detection Tool? Nah...that would require programming talent.
Do you wannt to skate at my place, bouncy bouncy!
Eating vegans can be quite pleasant until you take her out to dinner.
Soylent 2.0 reaches an unprecedented level of environmental sustainability with half of its fat energy coming from farm-free, algae sources.
The other half comes from dumpster diving in the biohazard bin behind the nip & tuck liposuction office. SOYLENT 2.0 IS PEOPLE!
Soylent , I would suggest following this up with a solid, sweetened product, in a variety of flavors, called Just Desserts
This reminds me of the recipe for Vegan Pie. Step 1: Peel, core, and slice one vegan....