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  1. does it look like a data dump set to color? on Computer Created A 'New Rembrandt' After Analyzing Paintings (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    because that's what it is. "here's a line with a little curl, so it has to have a thick edge here" is all they were doing.

  2. per the 1920s. now we know better. on New State of Matter Detected in a Two-Dimensional Material (phys.org) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    subatomic physics have come a long way from the Greeks.

  3. second chapter talks about muons on New State of Matter Detected in a Two-Dimensional Material (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    but there used to be multiple theories about electron cathode rays, too, so someday they'll all find they're talking the same thing.

  4. this is illegal in Minnesota on Anti-Piracy Firm Rightscorp Will Hijack Pirates' Browsers Until a Fine is Paid (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    constitutes hacking, gross misdemeanor under a 20+ year old law, 90 days and $2000 per instance if I remember correctly.

  5. the machine makes suspensions, drugs in liquid.

    in case of outbreak or loss of supply chain, where will they get their raw materials? this is not ready for prime time by any stretch.

  6. run upgrade. you will get wasted memory back. on Users Find Renting a Movie On iTunes Frees Up Space On iPhone, iPad · · Score: 1

    Apple's still using compilers from the BSD v4 era? they fixed that memory clear function long ago.

  7. dayamn, some fool keeps restarting it. what terminal are they on? -- send a guy with a sledge down there.

  8. I can see that on China Proposes Foreign Domain Name Censorship (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    they obviously don't want to be part of the world eCommunity, so block all of .cn elsewhere.

  9. they're running fiber to that stuff. on AT&T Wants $100 Million From California Taxpayers For Aging DSL (dslreports.com) · · Score: 2

    so why not run fiber OUT, too? GPON is going to be cheaper to work with in the long run, and customers could get gigabit speeds for that $100 million.

    oh, that's right... almost no oversight on that deal.

  10. they used to, and they can do it again on Apple Worries Spy Technology Has Been Secretly Added To Computer Servers It Buys (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    but you have to have been in this racket at least 10 years to remember Apple Servers.

  11. WTF reason to change it? on Ask Slashdot: Is It Time To Shrink the Ethernet Connector? · · Score: 1

    another "make us buy all our stuff all over again" plot from Hell. that's the only reason to dump the RJ-45 connector. it even works fine on gig-E with the proper cable. the Bellheads got this right out of the gate.

  12. In Soviet Russia, pining for the fiords is YOU on Unprecedented DDoS Attack At Swedish Government, Media Outlets (www.dn.se) · · Score: 0

    guess what, the Russkies can't browbeat Sweden. so they try to isolate them. makes no difference whether it's state-sponsored or state-"oh, gee, we couldn't possibly have miscreants inside our borders" not-officially-sponsored. free interchange of ideas and Putinism don't mix well.

  13. oh, yeah, they won't find me in atoms and pieces on The Internet of Things Is a Surveillance Nightmare (dailydot.com) · · Score: 0

    if you want to spy on me, weasels, you have to go to the big metadata folks that can't be avoided... Google, ad aggregators, etc. try to isolate me from the metadata files of credit agencies, insurance companies, licensing bureaus. get my voting frequency records.

    no IoT spying on me... no sir, everybody already has all the data they need. hell, if ConpuServe was still around, they'd see me there, too. the old ways are the best ways.

  14. ooohh, Uber-built autonomous cars on Uber Seeking To Buy Self-Driving Cars (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    quick hack on some Chinese fender-flappers will probably aim for baby strollers. death wish three ways. four, if you count idiot investors. you have been warned

  15. change that $6 burger into a $75 oil change, dude on Fast-Food CEO Invests In Machines Because Regulation Makes Them Cheaper Than Employees (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    the Automat was done 60 years ago. it went under 40 years ago. and there is still the little issue of somebody has to prepare the "food" that goes into machines.

  16. I-squared-L? on What's Frying the Electrical Systems On BART Trains? (ieee.org) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    could there perhaps be enough inductance in the multi-motor systems that it is generating its own connect/disconnect/connect surges? try isolating those DC motor controllers from both the track and the motors with some diode stacks and snubber caps.

  17. in other news, 30 divers seriously injured on SeaWorld To End Orca Breeding Program (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    in orca condom project. film at 11.

  18. I'd like to have you come on time on Meet the Guy Whose Software Keeps the World's Digital Clocks In Sync (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    and work a whole damn day
    if you don't get your butt in gear
    you won't get no more pay!

  19. you would think Solomon Dennis Trujillo killed 'em on Stephen Elop New Chief Innovator For Australia's Telstra · · Score: 2

    he had his best shot at taking Telestra down by the lawyers. Telestra seems to be the dumping ground for losers in suits.

  20. Apple is well versed in the court system, friend on Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    and their briefs make cogent legal and technical arguments. besides which, the judges and prosecutors don't want random wackos and suspects reading their email and collecting their photos for dissemination later.

  21. Tim Cook as President, Congress, and Courts on Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com) · · Score: 3

    that's what the government will owe Apple when they lose.

    and they will lose.

    time for a settlement... DOJ whimpers off to its cave, and if they wish, its employees will have the option to purchase at retail list price the iThingies of their choice.

  22. they could serve DT through T-Mobile on Microsoft Opens Up Azure Cloud in Germany Even It Can't Access (windowsitpro.com) · · Score: 1

    and serve Microsoft in the same writ. I think this sort of hocus-pocus would only work in places where there is minimal infrastructure and no treaties with the US. like, say North Korea. places where you KNOW your data is being analyzed, mangled, and monetized.

    so the ultimate responsibility has to be the Congress formally recognizing the first amendment still applies to technology that didn't exist at the time they were sharpening their goose quills to write the document.

  23. hey, this one is easy. on DARPA Wants Ideas On Weaponizing Off-the-Shelf Tech (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    load up artillery shells with IoT crap, and fire it at enemies. voila, weaponized!

    I should add it seems popular these days to pack the corners with bacon bits. don't know why. perhaps our enemies don't have crackers and Cheez Whiz to provide a suitable resting spot.

  24. kick. ass! on EFF On Why FBI Can't Force Apple To Sign Code (boingboing.net) · · Score: 1

    the most logical and clear defense I've yet seen. good job.

  25. question is, is this the right singlemode? on Google Is Lighting Up Dark Fiber All Over the Country (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I am aware of older SM fiber laid around Y2K that is not capable of quality operation at gigabit speeds.