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  1. Re:Used Data Salesmen. on Berkeley Offers Its Data Science Course Online For Free (berkeley.edu) · · Score: 1

    I've heard Cambridge Analytica is hiring.

  2. Nothing like painting a target on your back on T-Mobile Stores Part of Customers' Passwords In Plaintext, Says It Has 'Amazingly Good' Security (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I think some (Russian) crackers might take this as a challenge.

  3. The Chocolate Whopper is not a joke on April Fool's Day Roundup · · Score: 1

    is it?

  4. "A Thing" isn't a thing anymore on Ask Slashdot: Are 'Full Stack' Developers a Thing? · · Score: 0

    Saying something is "a thing" is so 00's.

  5. Re:And yet I still can't download HD on Netflix's Secrets to Success: Six Cell Towers, Dubbing and More (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    I want to download on my slowish DSL so I can play later on my TV.

  6. And yet I still can't download HD on Netflix's Secrets to Success: Six Cell Towers, Dubbing and More (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    even though all my equipment is capable of 1080P, I don't have the "approved by Netflix" devices.

  7. Re:Well consider the source on 'Personal Drone' Crash Causes 335-Acre Wildfire In Coconino National Forest (azcentral.com) · · Score: 1

    The story says the operator landed it and it caught fire. Maybe the manufacturer is at fault. (Good luck tracking down the Chinese company and making them pay.)

  8. Re:Zombies on AIs Have Replaced Aliens As Our Greatest World Destroying Fear (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Space Aliens are AI.

  9. Re:Your tax dollars and mine at work on Investigators Crack DB Cooper Code, Identify Suspect With Possible CIA Connections (seattlepi.com) · · Score: 1

    You're letting facts get in the way of a good rant. Sometimes facts don't do what you want them to.

  10. WTF is "enhanced weathering" on Hoping That Sucking CO2 From the Air Will Fix the Climate? Good Luck (easac.eu) · · Score: 1

    Chemtrails?

  11. Wouldn't work in India on Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    How will they keep people who want a free ride off the car?

  12. Re: I'm shocked, shocked! on 'How We Made Starship Troopers' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What are these "trees" you speak of?

  13. Re: Safe anti-fungals are are hard to find. on New Antifungal Provides Hope in the Fight Against Superbugs (sciencedaily.com) · · Score: 1

    I got rid of a nasty fungus on my leg with Efudex. It's actually a chemotherapy drug that is used topically for skin cancer. None of the OTC or prescription antifungals worked so I thought I would try it and it cleared right up. I only applied it three times every other day instead of 2x a day for two weeks like prescribed for cancer. It blocks some RNA action in fast growing cells and it turns out fungus uses the same RNA to replicate. (Actually it kills all cells, It just kills the fast growing ones quicker. You get a nasty rash when used normally.) I doubt your doctor would prescribe it though.

  14. Re:China / India demand that didn't materialize on Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    They realized too late that Indians couldn't ride on the outside of the plane.

  15. Re:Fly the last one into a skyscraper. on Airbus A380, Once the Future of Aviation, May Cease Production (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Mayhaps the AC was referring to the shithole country of New York City.

  16. Re:Great! on Mozilla Tests Firefox 'Tab Warming' (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Same here.

  17. In related news Kraken announces a new CEO on Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Suddenly Goes Dark For Two Days (sfchronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    Mark Karpeles

  18. Re:Amazon loves this! on US Supreme Court Will Revisit Ruling On Collecting Internet Sales Tax (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Alexa: The Feds want to allow internet sales taxes.

    Bezos: Then buy the US Government.

    Alexa: We already did.

  19. Re:Is this unexpected? on PC Market Still Showing Few Signs of Life (axios.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Every 5-7 years I go to Ebay and buy whatever was hot like 5 years ago. I just graduated to an i3 with 2 cores!!! last year.

  20. It's April already? on New Ingestible Pill Can Track Your Farts In Real Time (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Jeez, I need to get out more.

  21. Re:Xiaomi Mi Box - HDCP 2.2 compliant on Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Media Streaming Device? · · Score: 1

    Mecool M8S Pro+ is under $40. Has Widevine L1 and ethernet port. Android 7.1 (newer ones might come loaded with Android TV). Supposedly does Netflix in 1080p, my internet isn't fast enough to check. Not sure about 4k.

  22. I find this helps on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Avoid 'Information Overload' (wikipedia.org) · · Score: 1

    More Cowbell!

  23. Re:This all sounds impressive... on Google's AI Built an AI that Outperforms Any Made By Humans (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    but every time I research the raw data it becomes very clear these aren't all that smart of AIs. In fact, the term AI is very misleading. They're more like smart scripts. ;-)

    So the child AI is a script kiddie.

  24. Re:Don't honour the tattoos. on An Unconscious Patient With a 'DO NOT RESUSCITATE' Tattoo (nejm.org) · · Score: 1

    Dr McDougall (Of The McDougall Diet fame) says he has "DO CATH I WILL SUE" tattooed on his chest. Seems like it should be on his upper thigh or groin since that is where they insert the catheter.

  25. Re:Huh? on Deep Learning Is Eating Software (petewarden.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the AI ate your dingo.