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  1. It was cute. Now it's criminal.

  2. Implication on Air Force Converts F-16 Jets Into Wingman Drones (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    So the Pentagon finally realized that the F-35 is SO bad it needs an F-16 escort? And what's the logic behind sending a non stealthy aircraft as wingman for a stealthy one?

  3. Remember kids on Alphabet Wants Its Lawsuit Against Uber To Play Out Publicly (recode.net) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Arbitration is just for suckers like you. Corporations will force you to agree to arbitration and drop your right to sue. But for them it's jury trials all the way.

  4. How do people who are blind from birth dream and does it still involve the visual areas of the brain...?

  5. To court millenials and entrepreneurs on Staples Tries Co-Working Spaces To Court Millennials And Entrepreneurs (pilotonline.com) · · Score: 1

    Anyone would think there was a shortage of talent. Funny, that's not what the unemployment figures claim. Or are businesses basically saying "fuck older people we don't want you, we only want young people" without actually saying this of course, because that would be illegal.

  6. Only $5000. Per pill.

  7. Re:That's all well and good on Italy Bans Uber (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 2

    Maybe he meant cash? Oh wait, having cash pretty much implies you're a criminal nowadays too. At least that's the attitude I get from banks and government authorities.

  8. That's all well and good on Italy Bans Uber (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But... have people actually stopped using Uber in Italy? After all, lots of things are banned in a lot of places. Porn. Prostitution. Drugs. Gambling. And yet...

  9. and makes a bunch of money.

    Uber is losing money. Hand over fist.

  10. Re:I still don't 'get' realistic war simulations. on Two Studies Suggesting a Link Between Violent Video Games, Real-Life Behavior Have Been Retracted (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I do think videogames are still too one-dimensional in dealing out death.

    And why the hell would you just single out video games. Been to the movies in the past century? How about television? Death is part of our culture, rightly or wrongly.

  11. Re:The value of hype and VC on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    companies whose market cap is lower than the real value of their assets and cash flow.

    These exist only in textbooks. In the real world no publicly listed company trades under book value unless it's going bankrupt.

  12. Re:The value of hype and VC on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Here's another one who thinks the stock market responds to logic. Go ahead and short it if you think it's over valued. You're probably right, and eventually it will come tumbling down. You probably won't be feeling too good when it passes through $500 first though...

  13. "Nearly all the people at high levels at the paper deciding what we cover and how are white men,"

    Nearly all. So not, in fact, all. So how many non whites is "enough"? Does it matter who we replace, so long as we're just replacing a white guy? And isn't that a little, oh, I dunno - racist? You can't scream racism when you propose a racist solution.

  14. Re:So 60 Minutes... on Two Activists Who Secretly Recorded Planned Parenthood Face 15 Felony Charges (npr.org) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not if you're recording the government breaking the law. Only the government is allowed to get away with breaking the law.

  15. I can see it now on The Galaxy S8 Will Be Samsung's Biggest Test Ever (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    This TV will spy on you like no TV has ever spied on you before.

  16. I'm just a hobby programmer but... on Ask Slashdot: What Are Some Lies Programmers Tell Themselves? · · Score: 5, Funny

    "One more compile then I'm going to bed..."

  17. Re:Game Stop is like RadioShack on GameStop To Close At Least 150 Stores Due To Poor Q4 Sales (nintendowire.com) · · Score: 1

    This is true. Although I've never really seen myself in a situation where I need a new game controller RIGHT NOW. Usually Amazon 2nd day delivery works for me. Overnight is a bit more expensive but still cheaper than my time/driving to the mall. But yeah you have a point. Maybe. I play PC games. Keyboard is all I need :P

  18. Re:Not really a call center. on Amazon Web Services Jumps Into Call-Center Market With New 'Amazon Connect' Service (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm currently wondering how come every call center I call lately seems like I'm calling Mars. Ever called an airline to change a plane ticket? Then you know what I'm talking about. There's no point having a call center if all you can afford is a 4KHz connection and no one can hear each other. Skype or god forbid Teamspeak/Mumble/Discord sound like an audiophile's wet dream compared to say, KLM whom I called recently. I thought Amazon might be trying to solve this, but sadly not. /rant

  19. If you're of average intelligence (and yes for argument's sake lets assume that average = median for a moment although I know this is not necessarily true) just consider that half the people in the world are dumber than you. Now imagine what it's like to live on the right side of the Gauss curve. No matter how hard you try to design something that will work for the "average person" there will always be a mind numbing number of complete idiots who will always get it wrong. This is why toothpicks come with instructions. It should be pretty obvious that "DO NOT POKE IN EYE" is part and parcel of normal toothpick operation. But it's not.

  20. Trying to figure out how to get these people to stop calling so much is a full time job

    That was figured out in the 80's. Your support line is a 900 number. No more calls.

  21. Re:April Fools on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    So the wind will blow in the direction the tower says? Also bear in mind that with a circle, the wind will only be in the right direction when you are exactly on a tangent to the runway. After that, you're dealing with a wind that is changing angles as you approach and turn. Now add gusts.

  22. Re:Game Stop is like RadioShack on GameStop To Close At Least 150 Stores Due To Poor Q4 Sales (nintendowire.com) · · Score: 1

    If I want it right away I download it from Steam over my 50Mbps connection. Usually I get it much faster than driving to the mall and back.

  23. Re: Just the start on GameStop To Close At Least 150 Stores Due To Poor Q4 Sales (nintendowire.com) · · Score: 1

    You're paying for the privilege of them stocking it on their shelf after they paid the seller $2 for it.

  24. Re:Alternative media. on Still More Advertisers Pull Google Ads Over YouTube Hate Videos (morningstar.com) · · Score: 1

    The advertisers have a right to not have their ads associated with hate videos

    This is so funny. Advertisers think people actually watch their ads. Let alone care.

  25. What an innovative solution on 'Moore's Law' For Carbon Would Defeat Global Warming (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    If we simply cut our carbon emissions in half every decade, the problem goes away. It's so elegant and simple - if only someone had thought of this before! And for my next trick, I will solve poverty by printing unlimited amounts of money and just giving it to anyone who wants it.