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  1. Germany lost both World Wars on Dutch City To Experiment With Paying Citizens a "Basic Income" (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Germany lost both World Wars, but they seem to be the last viable military power in Europe and the most financially stable. They didn't have to fight a war to "win the EU", the effectively bought it.

  2. If it gives him massive diarrhea... on Meet the Scientist Who Injected Himself With 3.5 Million-Year-Old Bacteria (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If it gives him massive diarrhea...that would not be an inconsequential shit.

  3. "Found the mopey goth teen who can't get laid"

    Someone needs to introduce the Goths to the "I want to die" emo kids. Would be fulfilling for both.

  4. Who sets the threshold? on Go To Jail For Visiting a Web Site? Top Law Prof Talks Up the Idea (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    Who sets the threshold? By some definitions, watching an Obama speech on CNN.com might be sufficient for having viewed ISIS propaganda.
    If the analogy to restricted info like child pornography is followed, do current media get an exception to that type of material currently?

  5. Old Ponce is still around, just got a new name on Harvard Prof. Says Cure For Aging Could Emerge Within 5 Years (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You can check him out here.

  6. "Why wouldn't you"

    Because at some point they are no longer "your kid". Gattaca was about having the best of your genes selected for a child. Gene editing at some level is just creating the desired kid and it doesn't really matter whose DNA you start with if you can fully manipulate it.

  7. I still got some PII 450 Mhz on Hardware For a Cheap Linux Desktop (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    I still got some PII 450 MHz out in the shed I think. Are you saying they aren't good to use as space heaters?

  8. Gold Farmers on Rikers Inmates Learn How To Code Without Internet Access (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    They should get a grant for a private WOW server and teach them to "farm" gold.

  9. Forget grabbing land. What you need in space is a way to provide oxygen and water to support human life. Can you "claim" anything in space with a probe/drone?

  10. C is a high level language, like a 9 mm handgun round is high velocity ammunition.

  11. Robo Rally! on Hacked Amazon Echo Controls a Wheelchair (roboticstrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Dude, almost ready for real life Robo Rally!

  12. Lure them to MySpace on Rural Mississippi: The Land That the Internet Era Forgot (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Lure them to MySpace. They won't know any better. ;)
    The "more advanced" are probably still using AOL dial up.

  13. Re:WTF is "positivism"? on The Return of OS/2 Warp Set For 2016 (techrepublic.com) · · Score: 1

    The correct "translation" may be more like "guarded optimism".

  14. Inventor/Builder and Computers on Revisiting Why Johnny Can't Code: Have We "Made the Print Too Small"? · · Score: 2

    My first computer was a TRS-80 color edition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer

    At the time I got it, I spent a large part of my time finding and making materials to build tree houses. The best part of the computer was I didn't need physical materials to build something. I could type up a set of materials and use them. This really satisfied my need to invent and build stuff.

    I have just started showing my daughter, age 7, how she can build stuff on a computer using the Unreal Engine. She already does "art work" in Minecraft design mode. The idea of more realistic materials got her interest.

  15. only meal for the day on Study: Standardized Tests Overwhelming Public Schools (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    I keep hearing this line, "only meal for the day". If you have evidence that a child is only getting a single school provided meal you have an obligation to report it as child abuse. This meme is so pervasive that it always comes up in discussions about education.

  16. Re:Faster than Light Travel on Quantum Theory Experiment Said to Prove "Spooky" Interactions (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    You just have to hope whomever sees you there has good vision. ;)

  17. Faster than Light Travel on Quantum Theory Experiment Said to Prove "Spooky" Interactions (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    You just need someone to see you are there, and poof, you are there. No travel needed at all.

  18. Re: Explain to me like I'm 5 on Quantum Theory Experiment Said to Prove "Spooky" Interactions (economist.com) · · Score: 1
  19. IT Troubleshooting - Planet Style on Mysteriously Variable Star Causes Speculation About Dyson Sphere (slate.com) · · Score: 1

    If the facts don't make sense for a single planet, why not several different planets. Maybe their planets are not as neatly arranged as in our solar system, so maybe they go in different directions on different planes of orbit.

  20. RE: high school grads capable of coding on Why Developers Are Important To the Drone Industry (sdtimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I wonder if coding is like other activities in school where everyone gets a trophy regardless of how good they actually are.

  21. Mental image on FLIF: Free Lossless Image Format · · Score: 1

    Now I have the mental image of RMS being eviscerated while yelling, "FREEDOM!!!"

  22. Re: O Rly? on China Beats US In Early Cuban Internet Infrastructure Investment · · Score: 1

    Read Animal Farm. Some people/animals are more equal than others.

  23. Before I join... on American IT Workers Increasingly Alleging Discrimination · · Score: 2

    Before I join... I need to know what the suggest will be the official text editor of the IT Union.

  24. I need a Government quote on Linux Foundation Puts the Cost of Replacing Its Open Source Projects At $5 Billion · · Score: 1

    What would it cost for the US or UK govt to try to duplicate this code base?

  25. Re:Biased IQ tests on Houston's Gifted Education Program Biased Against Blacks and Latinos · · Score: 1

    Sample of biased question:

    Which of the following does not belong:
    A. Hamburger
    B: Fries
    C: Gyro
    D: Hot dog

    The correct answer is B: Fries, because all the rest are sandwich which contain meat. If you do not know about gyro you would be at a disadvantage.