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  1. Re:They are clueless... on Daimler's Solution For Annoying Out-of-office Email: Delete It · · Score: 1

    Perfect timing. I just sent a cow-orker some email and got an OOO message. I understand that she's not here and won't deal with it until she gets back. But it's still important email, and she needs to know about it when she does return.

  2. Nothing wrong with asking on Murder Suspect Asked Siri Where To Hide a Dead Body · · Score: 1

    The problem is, if your roommate really does wind up dead, and there's evidence pointing to you, the police will ask Siri who did it, and she'll tell on you.

  3. I'm not sure I want one on Where are the Flying Cars? (Video; Part One of Two) · · Score: 2

    The reason I'd want a flying car is so I could avoid all the idiots by flying over them. It wouldn't be so much fun when the idiots have them and are flying around while talking on their phones! Yikes!!

  4. Re:Are You Kidding? on Geneticists Decry Book On Race and Evolution · · Score: 4, Funny

    Design, but looking at a dachshund, I wouldn't use the term "intelligent".

  5. Re:It's not autonomous on Idiot Leaves Driver's Seat In Self-Driving Infiniti, On the Highway · · Score: 1

    a human operator won't even be required for safe operation; only to provide instructions about where to go.

    I dunno, but letting humans decide where an autonomous vehicle should go, might still be a recipe for unsafe operation...

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    * Naïve people unfamiliar with local gang activity patterns

    I live in the bad part of town! I could see entering my home location and the car saying "I can't let you do that, Dave".

  6. Re:ASM on Ask Slashdot: "Real" Computer Scientists vs. Modern Curriculum? · · Score: 1

    I had one class in assembly, and never used it since. But my knowledge of it helped me understand why an early COBOL program went wonky (a messed up subscript caused me to write outside a table), and knowing how data was stored at a low level helped me track various data-format problems.

  7. Re:Facebook didn't sell me anything on How Facebook Sold You Krill Oil · · Score: 1

    Last time I googled myself, I saw several FB accounts on the first page. They all were spelled just like my real name, but none of them were me (I have an account, but it wasn't on the first or second page on Google)

  8. Re:Why the asterisk? on Linus Torvalds: "GCC 4.9.0 Seems To Be Terminally Broken" · · Score: 1

    This is a minor nit, but sh*t without the asterisk is really sht, not shit. ;)

  9. Infinite density on Black Holes Not Black After All, Theorize Physicists · · Score: 5, Funny

    physicists have never been entirely comfortable with the idea that regions of the universe can become infinitely density.

    They've clearly never been to DC. I'm convinced that regions of the universe are infinitely dense.

  10. I see issues either way on Empathy For Virtual Characters Studied With FMRI Brain Imaging · · Score: 2

    Maybe they didn't help because the "person" wasn't real. Or, maybe they did help because they weren't in real physical danger. I don't know how relevant either is to the "real world".

  11. Re:No privileges to install Cr or Fx on Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities Increase 100% · · Score: 2

    Recently, at my job, we got an email saying that Firefox was considered "at your own risk", and only those with a business need would be allowed to use it. Luckily, IE choked on one of our sites, and I used that as my justification for FF.

  12. Re:Version number confusion on Firefox 33 Integrates Cisco's OpenH264 · · Score: 1

    Version 31 was yesterday's version. 33 will be tomorrow's version.

  13. Re:In Verizon's defense on Verizon's Accidental Mea Culpa · · Score: 1

    Maybe Verizon should stop having their techs travel by horseback, they might get it done faster.

    Actually, they should probably START having their techs travel by horseback.

  14. Re:They did that now? on Pseudonyms Now Allowed On Google+ · · Score: 1

    But if you had a not-very-Western name, well, that was a possible problem.

    Yeah, I know of someone who had problems. His name: Fu Que.

  15. Re:They have gone further before on Marvel's New Thor Will Be a Woman · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but given Beta Ray Bill's equine appearance, the phrase "I say thee neigh" actually made sense.

  16. Re:Clean your data! on Your Personal Data Is On Your Phone -- In the Form of Bacteria · · Score: 1

    I hope your phone doesn't collect anything from THERE! Remind me never to borrow your phone!

  17. Re:Wrong focus. on The Last Three Months Were the Hottest Quarter On Record · · Score: 2

    There aren't that many "coldest on record" events happening.

    Really? We broke record lows just this morning. And our last month has been well below average.

    Yes, I realize my above was BS, but so is the "it's hot so it's GW" statements.

  18. Re:user error on People Who Claim To Worry About Climate Change Don't Cut Energy Use · · Score: 1

    I don't have a dryer, but that has nothing to do with GW. My crap dryer broke down twice within a few months. The second time I said "The hell with this", hung clotheslines in my basement, and have been using them ever since. No repair bills, lower electric, and only a small wait time before the clothes are dry anyway.

  19. Re:Oblig. Captain Picard on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 1

    "Life imitates art", pal.

    I'll remember that when everyone has warp drive and energy-to-matter replicators. :-P

  20. Re:Privacy on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 1

    Sure, that's what the camera in the vending room is for.

  21. Re:Smart move... on Public To Vote On Names For Exoplanets · · Score: 1

    I wouldn't be surprised if some Trekkies don't worship the pointy-eared one too.

  22. No political connotations? on Public To Vote On Names For Exoplanets · · Score: 1

    So, I guess I can't name the next gas giant "Obama"?

  23. Re:Going back to cash on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 1

    I might not track where my cash goes, but it's easier to track how much I'm spending. If I yank out $100 on Saturday, and I'm broke on Friday, I know without calculating that I've spent $100 that week. If I charge that amount, I actually have to look at my records to see how much I've spent.

  24. Re:Last century stuff on Predicting a Future Free of Dollar Bills · · Score: 1

    At the cafeteria at work, they have a $3 minimum for card purchases. Not much of a problem, since most of their crap is well over $3 anyway, but they do have that min.

  25. Re:Um, so.. on Tor Project Sued Over a Revenge Porn Business That Used Its Service · · Score: 1

    She should at least sue Al Gore, since he invented the damn thing!