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  1. Add selling free papers to that list on Swedish ISP Bahnhof Fights Sci-Hub Blocking Order (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    A lot of the papers behind Elsevier's paywall are free papers funded by taxpayers money.

  2. Her email server you mean, on Japan Plans For 100ft Tsunami (thesun.ie) · · Score: 0

    that thing could make anything disappear.

  3. They give it away for free on Google Pledges To Hold Off On Selling Facial Recognition Technology (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    and the FISA court order will not allow them to even admit it.

  4. Intergalactic Planetary! on Russian State TV Shows Off 'Robot' That's Actually a Man In a Robot Suit (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Bet them Russian spies worked on that idea for 20 years when they stole that idea from the Beastie Boys : https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  5. So now we call it KÜDI on Facebook Bans the Sale of All Kodi Boxes (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    and the FB universe was at peace again.

  6. No vulnerabilities in Cisco products? on Bugs In Samsung IoT Hub Leave Smart Home Open To Attack (threatpost.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Amazing that Cisco Talus was not able to find 1 vulnerability in a Cisco product!!1!

  7. Stop wining, just turn if off on Leaked Benchmarks Suggest Intel Will Drop Hyperthreading From Core i7 Chips (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    as you could have done since it was introduced decades ago.

  8. Diamonds from the microwave on Is the Earth's Mantle Full of Diamonds? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Why dig down 120 kilometer if you make them yourself ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  9. WSJ & CNN, Fair & balanced!

  10. DDT is good for me~~ on Making Medical Clothing That Kills Bugs (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    I think we've been here before.... https://www.sciencehistory.org...

  11. Got my 128TB card already on Alibaba! on 128TB SD Cards Are Coming (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Got it three months ago and it's so big that my phone is like all getting confused and messing things up.

  12. Paid subscription to funny cat pictures? on Facebook Groups May Soon Charge Monthly Subscription Fees For Access (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    That somehow does even sound reasonable.

  13. Anonymous Coward working at Google? on Inventor Says Google Is Patenting His Public Domain Work (arstechnica.com) · · Score: -1

    Afraid to loose your bonus over this patent?

  14. Mentioning Tiger Blood... on Justice Department Seizes Reporter's Phone, Email Records In Leak Probe (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    .. would have gotten you extra points.

  15. one trillion dollar is a bargain! on Sucking CO2 From Air Is Cheaper Than Scientists Thought (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    Just to make the US CO2 neutral! Maybe the Pentagon has some trillions laying around somewhere.

  16. Peanuts compared other car makers on Tesla Faces Accelerating Rate of Model 3 Refunds (recode.net) · · Score: 3, Informative

    GM : 58 Billion Ford : 154 Billion https://www.statista.com/stati...

  17. Because being scammed by your fellowmen ... on Uber Facing Ban In Turkey After Erdogan Backs Taxis (sbs.com.au) · · Score: 1

    ... is just the way you do things in Turkey and you're so content with that corrupt system? Always overcharging, taking detours from/to the airport, trying to extort money out of tourists at any occasion. Not to mention spying on your fellow Turks who visit Turkey.

  18. Under which rock did the author crawl out from? on Lawyers Are Sending Mobile Ads To Patients Sitting In Emergency Rooms · · Score: 1

    This has been possible since the first apps were available on smartphones so did the author think he discovered something new?

  19. Because it is expensive on Coastal Megacity Karachi Is Running Out of Water (earther.com) · · Score: 2

    water from rivers is free. But agreed, who needs fresh drinking water to flush the toilet? Maybe they should have thought about a greywater system in the 65 years it took them to go from 50 to 200 milion people?

  20. Will it blend? on The Toughest (And Weakest) Phones Currently On the Market (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    That should have been the question.

  21. Even silly games like MonsterStrike require it on Facebook's Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges, Users Say (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    This app has access to: Contacts read your contacts Location approximate location (network-based) precise location (GPS and network-based) Photos/Media/Files read the contents of your USB storage modify or delete the contents of your USB storage Storage read the contents of your USB storage modify or delete the contents of your USB storage Wi-Fi connection information view Wi-Fi connections Other receive data from Internet view network connections allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi full network access change your audio settings run at startup control vibration prevent device from sleeping

  22. Examinations are a joke on Japan Moves To Ease Aging Drivers Out of Their Cars (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    My Japense father in law had tunnel vision and still got his license renewed. And we literaly see Japanse elderly people have caused accidents every month. Usually they just hit a wall by putting the car mistakenly in reverse. The Japanese government should make it compulsory for elderly people to have car with driving assistance like anti-collision prevention. Those features are currently available for any small car at almost no extra charge.

  23. And avoiding objects in three dimensions on Uber Shows Its Flying Car Prototype (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Wondering how that is going to work out for Uber.

  24. They existed way before 2014 on Nintendo Faces Switch Patent Infringement Investigation In the US (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Snap on controllers were far from secret. The patent was filed in 2014 but the first Google search already shows images of such controllers in articles dating back to 2013. Gamevice is just a patent troll going after a big fish rather then going after anyone who violates their alleged patent.

  25. Luckily the US innovates so much ... on Nintendo Faces Switch Patent Infringement Investigation In the US (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    ... ow wait...