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  1. So, why it is not happening *now*? on Last Time CO2 Levels Were This High, There Were Trees at the South Pole (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Does not this finding support the notion that there is something else besides CO2 which drives temperature, like that bright thing in the sky visible during daytime? ;-)

    Paul B.

  2. Re:Closing gender gaps selectively on A 60 Minutes Story on Gender Equality Accidentally Proved the Persistence of Patriarchy (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Somehow I had this vision of Nurse Ratched, she seemed to be able to deal just fine! :-/

  3. Available in PDF? on Researchers Break Digital Signatures For Most Desktop PDF Viewers (zdnet.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    And how then we are supposed to know that this is really from these researchers??? :)
    Paul B.

  4. Were communications to its control computers *encrypted*??? ;-)

  5. And all *this* with 5 qubits? on Researchers Created 'Quantum Artificial Life' For the First Time (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Incredible! :)

  6. Weird... Finally looks liek got a first post though! :)

  7. Re:Screw the Moon and Mars...build a Real Space Sh on VP Pence Talks Moon Return and Mars Mission at NASA · · Score: 3, Informative

    It could've existed if not for irrational fear of everything "atomic".

    Guys who built them bombs in Manhattan Project were planning to personally cruise solar system in actual spaceships (size of a, well, ocean ship), propelled by detonation of small bombs behind, once a second. Physics and engineering actually worked!

    Look up "Project Orion", or read George Dyson's book (his dad Freeman was one of the leaders).

    Paul B.

  8. Re:Another nano partical on Making Medical Clothing That Kills Bugs (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    Not all of us who have been doing it for millennia, not all... ;-/

  9. I remember them being suppliers of some of the more high-end cassette tapes in Soviet Union back in 80s! :)

    How things changed...

    Paul B.

  10. When they outlaw plastic knives... on Europe Plans Ban on Plastic Cutlery, Straws and More (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    ... Only outlaws will have plastic knives! :)

    Paul B.

  11. Re:ESXi, busybox, emacs, or PGP? on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Sophisticated Piece of Software Ever Written? (quora.com) · · Score: 2

    I've heard that only TeX and Shuttle avionics were considered bug-free! :)

    But yes, it is weird to call a worm (yes, a sophisticated worm) to be "most sophisticated piece of software", when there is Emacs! :)

  12. Moreover, we still calll "programming a TV remote", well, programming! :)

    (Not that I am very good at this particular programming task, mind you... )

    Paul B.

  13. Re:Nazis have lost their meaning on YouTube Is Full of Easy-To-Find Neo-Nazi Propaganda (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If they talk about how Hitler and Mussolini were great men, then it's extremely likely they're neo-nazis.

    Such as icon of modern Left FDR, who did so much good, and was a great admirer of (and admired by) both?

    Google, say, "FDR Mussolini" or read, e.g., http://dailycaller.com/2016/12...

    So, what were you saying again?

  14. Catch me if you can -- the movie on Wolf of Wall Street: Cryptocurrency ICOs Are 'the Biggest Scam Ever' (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly statements made from ignorance, and also why is anyone listening to one of the biggest criminals in history?

    At my previous place of employment my (paper) cheques were made by that guy's company who knew a thing or two about cheque counterfeiting...

    Just saying, and great movie (and book) too!

    Paul B.

  15. Or a radar running continuously and when there is a blip on the screen alerting someone? I would imagine that a rogue sub willing to attack the navy ship is not going to be broadcasting its coordinates...

    Paul B.

  16. Re:This is the sort of testing the Feds should do. on The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates (propublica.org) · · Score: 1

    Govt did. When they introduced wage caps in New Deal age, employers had to compete for workers on *something*, and figured out that paying for health insurance was a good benefit to add.

    Paul B.

  17. Re:What about link to an actual article? on China Makes Quantum Leap In Developing Quantum Computer (scmp.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nope, I mean to the scientific paper in Nature Photonics, not press-release...

    Like this: http://www.nature.com/nphoton/...

    Paul B.

  18. What about link to an actual article? on China Makes Quantum Leap In Developing Quantum Computer (scmp.com) · · Score: 1

    Just curious to read...

    Paul B.

  19. Re:Some of us know how to use PGP in a real client on ProtonMail Adds Tor Onion Site To Fight Risk Of State Censorship (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Yep, that was what I was hinting at -- of course one can not securely interoperate with other services using plain old STMP, but I hoped they would add secure link between any two of their internal customers, with plausible deniability that they ever communicated.

    As to "innocence" of metadata, a required (and educational!) read that I am sure you have seen, but others might have not: https://kieranhealy.org/blog/a...

    Paul B.

  20. Re:Some of us know how to use PGP in a real client on ProtonMail Adds Tor Onion Site To Fight Risk Of State Censorship (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    That would still leave metadata behind -- depending on how exactly this ProtonMail works, it is plausible that metadata between two recipients both using this service would be obscured as well.

    Paul B.

  21. Yay, FORTH FTW! on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    And its descendant is used everyday by everyone who prints out a PostScript/PDF document! :)

    Paul B.

  22. Re:Why not just call it 1 exaflop computer? on Obama's New Executive Order Says the US Must Build an Exascale Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    Because 0.1 exaflops is still "exascale", but not "exaflops"... :)

    Paul B.

  23. I doubt it is for *chips* themselves on Replacing Silicon With Gallium Nitride In Chips Could Reduce Energy Use By 20% · · Score: 3, Interesting

    TFA is a bit light on details, but (having heard of GaN before), it is good at handling large voltages/currents, and they are probably talking about more efficient power supplies (saving 20%, apparently), not replacing Si in logic chips. Or maybe integrating power conversion onto processor die itself, but the latter is still made of good old CMOS. Currently, from what I've heard, a good chunk of pins on your processor are used to supply power -- if you think of it, 30W processor with 3V bias needs to get 10A of current.

    Paul B.

  24. For a change, his were not... He is basically Russian Zuckerberg, made his fortunes on Internet businesses...

    Paul B.

  25. Re:Except if you pay with silver quarters... on The Vicious Circle That Is Sending Rents Spiraling Higher · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I think that we are saying the same thing -- measured in time or in silver prices stay the same (after all, someone has to spend time to mine that silver).

    The real question is, where did productivity gains go? Probably "regressively redistributed" to top 1% and away from you and me... Too bad!

    Paul B.