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  1. Very true on the lack of privacy/dignity you have when locked up.

    The bigger issue on privacy is not so much that the little darlings are being invaded, it's that everyone around them is as well.

    The people in earshot of him/her never consented to that.

    If there is a condition that they attend a recovery support group or any other place that implies confidentiality, they will be violated.  This could cause actual legal issues.  HIPPA (sp?) privacy laws are taken *very* seriously.

  2. That's okay.  They can always fill in with the olde "Pull My Finger" gag and other classics in between sets.

  3. Hold on.... on Internet Addiction Spawns US Treatment Programs (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    A 13-year old with poor hygiene?  This has to be a new symptom.

  4. This can backfire on Wharton Professor Says America Should Shorten the Work Day By 2 Hours (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Somehow, I suspect if this gets support by businesses then everyone will suddenly find themselves to be part-time workers.  Now you don't get any benefits.  Aww, too bad......

    Of course, you can now work seven days a week to put you back over 40 hours.  <Insert evil laugh here>

  5. Re: I remember a lot of people defending Uber on Uber Driver Was Streaming Hulu Just Before Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash, Says Police (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think that applies here.  Aren't Uber drivers dispatched through a cellphone app?  I know Lyft is but I haven't taken Uber.  (Lyft is always cheaper for my trips.)

    If they apply a knee-jerk broad brush "fix" by default, they aren't fixing anything.  They are just forcing the drivers to decide if they would be willing to break the law in order keep their job.

    A better solution would be a mandatory agreement to limit the apps they can use on the job our risk penalties.

  6. Re: Keeping another campaign promise on President Trump Directs Pentagon To Create New 'Space Force' Military Branch (defensenews.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm not sure but isn't creating a new branch of the military (with all the command, administrative and support staff and resources) rather than a new command in the U.S. Air Force a LOT more expensive?  They could handle it like the U.S. Army Air Corps which was later spun off to its own branch when it got large enough.

    Seems like an inefficient way to run a business.

    How are they supposed to waste billions on a border wall and this at the same time?

    Perhaps someone is running up a huge debt before declaring bankruptcy...possibly so this person can later carry massive tax credits and  avoid paying any taxes for the rest of his/her life.  The tax credits go to the King, right?

  7. They may make it irrelevant on Microsoft Sticks With Controversial 'GVFS' Name Despite Backlash (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't there a rumor Microsoft is buying GitHub?

    As owners they can change the resource naming as they see fit.  They can rename GitHub's resource, claim they are making a replacement resource or somehow male it look like the projects are merging.

    Seems like a lot of bullshit to go through rather than just changing the name when they first became aware of the conflict, but who says Microsoft is always sensible?

  8. It's not that the smaller states have excessive power, it's that the smaller state's rights are not trampled by the larger states.  It's an equality of power.

    Otherwise, Florida and California and New York would simply be in charge and no one else would have any say.

  9. It's orbiting the sun.... on NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope Is Running Out of Fuel (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    If only there was a technology to use light from the sun to generate power....  Maybe some sort of panel...solar panel....

    Maybe we can invent something like that for it's replacement.  Nah,that's just science fiction.

  10. Alexa = Skynet? on Amazon Admits Its AI Alexa is Creepily Laughing at People (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    I think we're safe as long as we continue to amuse her.

  11. Jeans with frickin' lasers!!!

    They could have just done this as an alternative, new line of jeans.

  12. Simple to fix on Apple's New Spaceship Campus Has One Flaw -- and It Hurts (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Add some artsy-fartsy at certain areas of the glass.  A millennial version of a flower sticker people would put on sliding patio doors.

    They could design it so it matches their decor and a contractor could make a nice chunk of change for overpriced stickers.

    Everybody's Happy!

  13. Just a recycled plot on YouTube Kids App Still Showing Disturbing Videos (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Since Hollywood reboots the same movie plots for every generation, why is it a shock the advertisers do it as well?

    "We traced the texts. They are coming from inside/right outside the house!!!"

  14. A dot f--ing another dot.

    Pong-like Porn.

  15. Re: Longer vacations? on Bill Gates Thinks AI Taking Everyone's Jobs Could be a Good Thing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Technically, a permanent vacation is a longer vacation.

  16. The math ain't right on Bill Gates Thinks AI Taking Everyone's Jobs Could be a Good Thing (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    If you produce twice as much products, don't you have to sell twice as much? Wouldn't this be considered MORE work and less "sitting around"?

    There are no sitting around jobs anymore. You don't have the work to do, your job will be gone (and so will you) and given to the new, younger guy who gets paid half of what you used to make.

  17. Re: What? on Pedestrian Attacks Self-driving Car in the Mission (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, that would be where is the Mission. It is referred to as a location.

  18. Re: The camera in Rocksmith... on Kinect Is Really Dead Now, Basically (gamespot.com) · · Score: 2

    Being able to see myself snap a G-string while fingering a minor was helpful

    Huh? There's a joke in there somewhere, I just know it....

    What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

  19. FB could release an app (maybe more geared for a desktop) to generate the hash on THEIR OWN FREEKIN' PC. Then the hash itself is added to the database.

    Sure, the admins at FB won't be able to do....umm, Quality Control?....on the image, but more people would use it if they knew no one else would see it.

    But, what if they don't have the image (i.e. the guy took it on his cell and never sent it to her, etc.) This still would not help. Maybe some type of facial recognition tech, but more like Ms. Ballbreaker on Porky's where they would recognize it/them anywhere in a lineup? Boobie-metrics?

  20. Their home or their walk-in closet? on Bitcoin Mining Heats Home For Free In Siberia (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Heating 20 square feet, that is not exactly heating their home/cottage.

    So, so both of these people live in this cabin? Is there a kitchenette, let alone a toilet?

    If you have to go outside to do your business, kind of lose all that warmth you were enjoying. Of course, $430 a month is a lot of beer money.

  21. I, like, Totally Recall something... on Nvidia Introduces a Computer For Level 5 Autonomous Cars (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Got a name for them: Johnny Cabs. I, uh...., just made it up on the spot. Yeah...yeah, that's the ticket!

  22. Why would they even create this? on AI Can Detect Sexual Orientation Based On Person's Photo (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    How is this fixing any sort of problems?

    Is this just a party trick?

    It seems like a pretty irrelevant issue. The moment you launch the software you are stamping a great big "B-I-G-O-T on your forward and losing any respect people had for you.

  23. This article seems to make me feel the FCC is copping an attitude of "Let them eat cake" for us peasants.

    If this is good enough for everyone, how about the government throttles down the network connection for every device on their network to those speeds. Maybe also include these throttles to all devices in the home internet service of all federal employees. What's that? Your 3:00 a.m. Tweets not going out? Your staff's paychecks missed the bank's deadline for direct deposit? All the ATM's around the capital are offline due to inadequate bandwidth? Aww, poor baby. Now you know how the folks that elected you into office are impacted by these "incredible" laws to make Amurrica grate again.

    Once their grandkids start bitching them out for screwing up their Netflix and video games, they might wake up and quit imposing unworkable standards on free enterprise.

    I think the real reason for this is to knock out the standards that were being considered during the Obama administrations reign.

    Imposing a standard that takes no one's future needs into consideration is even worse than a goal to increase speeds by a future deadline, however lofty you feel they may be. The speeds targets are there for a reason, to allow for future innovation by future start-up businesses which will utilize that bandwidth. By the time that they wake up, realize the mistake and start planning improvements to the network, the growing pains will be horrendous and way more costly.

    Sort term savings in exchange for upgrades that are way, way more expensive down the line. But what do they care, they will sell off their stock in these companies before then. That will be someone else's problem.

  24. They can test this theory and also put peoples fears to rest by having all the airlines fund a test fleet.

    All the airlines cover the cost of a small fleet of planes that are autonomous, but not carrying public passengers. They can prove that it is safe by flying in real world weather conditions year round, which are recorded up the ying-yang to data recorder servers for the study of issues that arise used to train AI's for future flights through updated to the rest of the fleet.

    But that would be only one side of the coin. They should install high capacity data recorders in piloted planes now so the AI can see how the HUMAN pilots reacted and resolved issues that never was considered by the manufacturers and programmers, etc.

    It's not an easy thing to develop and confidence will not be given to it until it has a lot more experience under its belt so they can actually prove it's not as insane as it sounds.

  25. Re:Standing backrests, perhaps with choir seats? on Colombian Airline Wants To Make Passengers Stand (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    you couldn't have passengers being thrown about the plane in turbulent conditions, so they'd need to be secured in place,

    Easy, just staple them to the floor! Seat belts and such are just too darn expensive.

    Another new safety procedure: In the event of a crash, you will hear a countdown. When you get to zero, JUMP! Everyone knows you can survive the crash by jumping at the last second. (I read that somewhere)

    But seriously, by having no seats in the fuselage, all they have to do between flights is hose off blood from the floor.