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  1. Well well evidence that the Europeans knew about the Pacific but being written off as a "Lucky guess", and all the evidence that the Chinese had mapped the Pacific including visiting America with their treasure ships, and that these maps had been distributed throughout Europe in denial. More quality research.

  2. An't no thing but a chicken wing. on How 'Grand Theft Auto' Is Changing the Way the World Experiences Music (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 0

    An't no thing but a chicken wing.

  3. In the old days you were a loony on NASA Releases Thousands of Hours of Apollo 11 Mission Audio (thehill.com) · · Score: 0

    In the old days you were a loony if you thought the moon landings were fake, these days your a loony if you think they were real.

  4. Re:Kernel Security Code on Linux 4.19 Preparing Better CPU Security Mitigations, New EROFS File-System (phoronix.com) · · Score: 0

    I understand that Intel are currently employing engineers from Volkswagen to implement code to detect if the CPU is being performance tested to re-enable all the caches so they can achieve a positive test result.

  5. Well Obviously on Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Well Obviously the fall of capitalism can mean only one thing Socialism, surely, doesn't it? Just because Capitalism is a failed system doesn't mean we need to rush out and embrace socialism.

  6. Re:Companies don't share on Bill Gates Argues 'Supply and Demand' Doesn't Apply To Software (gatesnotes.com) · · Score: 0

    Books fall under the same category as ebooks in terms of supply and demand music movies etc the media which they are produced on - paper, dvd represents only a fraction of the price consumers pay for the product.

  7. We're all going to be laughing our arses off when Trump junior is charged with treason.

  8. How long before on The Consequences of Indecency (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    How long before Trumps hate speech twitter account is taken down?

  9. Theirs not much point in actually sitting a test on How AI Can Spot Exam Cheats and Raise Standards (ft.com) · · Score: 0

    Theirs not much point in actually sitting a test if the AI already knows who is going to pass and who is going to fail.

  10. Such a funny guy, one week hes complaining that news papers are talking shit, next week hes complaining that conservatives aren't allowed to talk shit.

  11. Just send some humans there on Scientists Find Direct Evidence of Ice On the Moon (qz.com) · · Score: 0

    Just send some humans there, get a bit of global warming going on and boom the ice will melt, then your good to go.

  12. Shared computer pif on Slashdot Asks: Did You Have a Shared Family Computer Growing Up? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Shared computer pif, my mum has a saying "first up, best dressed"

  13. As I understand it on Can Hoover Dam Become a Giant $3B Battery? (cleantechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    As I understand it, the amount of water that is released from the dam is controlled, so why not just close the tap during off peak, so the water never actually leaves the dam? There is no way any kind of energy efficiency can be achieved by recycling the water through the dam.

  14. Living here on a pimple on the arsehole of the world people get a little precious about Government spending, you will also note the the article states that the real cost was not disclosed, so what we can take from this is that the average intellect will see $150k and be happy that the Goverment isn't overspending while those few more discerning individuals may be a little concerned that the real cost was not disclosed.

  15. Really? I would have thought prescribing amphetamines to people would do exactly what you think. I must say - I'm surprised.

  16. The queen holds the right to grant a Royal pardon on Ecuador Will Be Handing Assange Over To UK Authorities 'In Coming Weeks Or Days': RT (express.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The queen holds the right to grant a Royal pardon - I hope she uses it wisely.

  17. Maybe they will start selling to customers outside on Walmart Teams Up With Microsoft To Fight Amazon, Netflix (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe they will start selling to customers outside of the US

  18. I know how they are going to update notepad now on Microsoft Could Move Some Jobs Abroad Because of US Immigration Policies, Top Exec Says (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I know how they are going to update notepad now, get some foreigner who knows how to code to do it.

  19. So Microsoft has finally on Microsoft is Updating Windows Notepad Application For the First Time in Years (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    So Microsoft has finally employed a developer who is capable of writing code, rather than re-skinning the same old crap.

  20. I can't wait until on Home Security Camera Sends Video To Wrong User (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I can't wait until my bank issues me with a "Bank Grade" key so a least that way I will have access to an account with money in it.

  21. Pretty soon on New IBM Robot Holds Its Own In a Debate With a Human (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty soon we won't need to comment on /. all the best comments will be posted by AI (the stories will probably get better to).

  22. I think we should give the guys that can't on FBI Repeatedly Overstated Encryption Threat Figures To Congress, Public (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I think we should give the guys that can't count back doors to encryption what ever could go wrong.

  23. Re:Thrust is coming from interactions with the Ear on German Test Reveals That Magnetic Fields Are Pushing the EM Drive (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    IMHO with these findings then potentially it could be used here on earth as a thruster rather than in space.

  24. Well if it doesn't get there on NASA Will Send Helicopter To Mars To Test Otherworldly Flight (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Well if it doesn't get there, they could always pretend it did and take photo's of it from a remote arctic island, which looks remarkably like the surface of mars, and pretend that they haven't just wasted billions of dollars on another failed mission. Not A Space Adventure because the is Not A Single Astronaut working for the Nation Academy of Space Actors. Its funny in the old days it was the loonies and conspiracy theist who didn't believe NASA's lies, now the only people who do believe them are the loonies.

  25. Because getting rid of all the weapons on North Korea's Leader Kim Jong-un Says He'll Give Up Weapons if US Promises Not to Invade (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Because getting rid of all the weapons of mass destruction or WMD's as Bush liked to call them worked out well for Iraq, they complied fully with international demands, which the US knew full well but went ahead and made up some crap about WMD and invaded them, not to steal the oil but to bring this belligerent nation to heel.