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  1. Re:Automation hits the white collar sector on Google's AI Translation Tool Creates Its Own Secret Language (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Did you ever hear about H1B's?

  2. Re:Really? on Study: Most Students Can't Spot Fake News (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't call them lemmings, we execute snowflakes like that in our population.

  3. Re:I'll wait for a third party review... on Elon Musk: Tesla's Solar Roof Will Cost Less Than a Traditional Roof (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    maybe, but how are they going to carve plate glass to go around vents , chimneys, and antenna masts?

    they use a box cutter on traditional stuff.

  4. Re:Not at all surprising on Comcast Takes $70 Gigabit Offer Away From Cities Near Chicago (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    They never made the offer to the poor communities around here.

    In fact the offer was only made to richer and more prosperous cities around chicago, and I'm White and ive in Park Forest Il.

    LMAO, Naperville? A budget plan? I worked in Naperville, and drove past Very Expensive (over million) homes right next to the old downtown area.

    And here we have a choice between 50 bucks a month for at$t's lowest teir (with mandatory cable switch rental) or 50 bucks a month for low speed and having to call every six months to complain about being pushed up to 80 bucks a month.

    nothing cheaper. Unless you go with the fly by nights that use a "Fair Use Policy" that slows you down to 28.8 k if you're lucky.

  5. 100 years from now on Is Technology A Bigger Story Than Donald Trump? (backchannel.com) · · Score: 2

    100 years from now that phone in your pocket will be laughed at if some idiot stands up and makes the claims that the OP did.

  6. Re:Constitutional rights on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Good point.

    I'll watch this case and sue because I don't have a home like Al Gores has with a pool. After all, the government hasn't done a decent job of making sure my wages are on par or surpassing theirs.

  7. Constitutional rights on Children Can Now Sue The US Government Over Climate Change (vice.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I guess I have to go back and read them again.

    I don't remember a constitutional right about climate change.

  8. Re:It's that other 2% that is the problem... on Tesla Tells Germany that 98% of Drivers Don't Find the Term 'Autopilot' Misleading (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Ahh, but the smell is...

  9. Re:It's that other 2% that is the problem... on Tesla Tells Germany that 98% of Drivers Don't Find the Term 'Autopilot' Misleading (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    What does this have to do with my flatulence?

  10. So no one read the fucking article? on Trump Picks Top Climate Skeptic To Lead EPA Transition (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is one of the scare pieces the media ran to frighten liberals into destroying trump.

    The article was written BEFORE Tuesday.

    And judging from the cesspool responses in this thread, I'm also going to be exiting from reading and commenting here.

    Beau, you should be ashamed of yourself. Either you aren't doing your job and being an editor, or you are abusing your job and being a jackass.

  11. Re: yes they should on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 0

    Puerto rico and the Philippines.

    Yes, i know they are still "territories" but I consider them states too.

  12. Re: yes they should on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oh, and before I get downmodded - if you want actual change - Term Limits stopping career politicians is the better route.
    Example:
    Harry Reid is Quite wealthy, more so than all of you. He was a lawyer for one year, and then built a fortune working in the Government.

    Of course if you look at what his pay is and what his net worth is - there a very , very large discrepancy.. I know that's not a really good media sound bite, but I hope ya'll think about that for a bit. Without insider trading, or donations for??? - where did all that money come from?

  13. Re: yes they should on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This.

    Several gigantic city states should not be allowed to dictate 52 states.

    The planners for the constitution got it exactly right.

    And I live in Illinois one of the large states because of Chicago.

  14. Hmmm, Good point.

    Does he have a newsletter I can subscribe to?

  15. Re:Trust the major players, not bargains. on Researchers Hack Philips Hue Smart Bulbs Using a Drone (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Subtle.

    Philips, bright.... ... _ _ _ ...

  16. Re: Supply and demand on Ask Slashdot: Why Are American Tech Workers Paid So Well? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I bought a 110,000 home for 68,800 from an estate sale.

    so the mortgage is low.

  17. Re: Supply and demand on Ask Slashdot: Why Are American Tech Workers Paid So Well? · · Score: 1

    Hey, go ahead and commute the 50 miles or so to get the cheaper housing - Did that for a higher paying job - of course the 10 grand a year in gasoline and tolls - along with the extra two hours a day being out of the house just driving wasn't worth the extra ten grand I made.

    And the place I work for likes the fact that 10 minutes after they call me, I can be here fixing the issue.

  18. Re: Supply and demand on Ask Slashdot: Why Are American Tech Workers Paid So Well? · · Score: 1

    the one great thing about who I am and where I work? You're screwed blued and tattooed trying to steal my job.

    I have to be on premises and fixing stuff when the need arises.

    Good luck on being able to not pay enough to live locally and offset my salary.

  19. Re: Supply and demand on Ask Slashdot: Why Are American Tech Workers Paid So Well? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To live in cook county in the suburbs of chicago, a two bedroom home of less than 1000 square feet costs around 3500 a year in taxes. Add to that 4,800 a year to pay the mortgage for the home, retirement planning, gas, electric, water and food.

    That's before you can get internet - which has been driven up to over 600 bucks a year.

    Then there's mandatory car insurance and health insurance - also adding up.

    So when you need to be able to pay 20 grand after taxes to live near where you work just for the basics, you start to get annoyed that someone living in a cesspool thousands of miles away for pennies on the dollar is arrogant about stealing your job.

  20. so "rare earth" magnets on Scientists Develop Magnetic Ink That Can Self-Heal Gadgets When They Break (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Why do they call it "rare earth" when it comes to these magnets?

    And why are we going to start using the rare earth as a fashion accessory? Is the clothing going to be recycled? Or are we going to lost it to landfills at some point in time?

  21. Re:Correction on Microsoft Stops Selling Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 To Computer Makers (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No no, they are phasing out customers...

    Cause win 10 can go f itself.

  22. Huh? on Ask Slashdot: What Training Helps Older Programmers Most? · · Score: 1

    Older programmers like me use the latest tools and technologies.
    I predate SQL and I teach it to children.

    Get over yourself. The question you ask is arrogant and dismissal.
    Us old guys are dong great, and judging by your question? We're making a crapload of money more than you.

  23. Re:There is no bad code. on Bad Code May Have Crashed Schiaparelli Mars Lander (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and this occurs on earth too.

    "No, sorry, you have to replace your 1200 dollar catalytic converter"

    "Can you just replace the 02 sensors since they are a problem on my jeep as evidenced by online posts???" //invalidates money spent to fix the problem by adding the false error the o2 sensors made

    "Yeah sure - 200 bucks in labor for two sixty dollar sensors. Jerk"

    "ok, thanks. (passes emissions test) "

  24. Great way to ruin a vacation start on Delta Now Lets You Track Your Baggage In Real-Time (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 2

    Your plane is headed to a vacation dreamland, your rfid tagged bags are headed to Minsk.YAY!

  25. I don't search on netflix.I use http://instantwatcher.com/

    mostly I follow new content - and it was better before netflix killed the "ageing out" content monitor - but if you can't quickly find something you want to watch on the site, then yeah, netflix isn't for you.

    But for me? Buying used dvds and blurays and paying for netflix has been all I have been doing for years - altho - I will be signing up to amazon prime in a few weeks.

    The Grand Tour featuring the Orangutan and his two pillocks will once again be the kings of the world, or wise men, or just entertaining bastards who are immensely entertaining.