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  1. Not a Surprise on Research Finds 1 In 3 American Cats and Dogs Are Overweight (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Aren't pets supposed to look like their owners?

  2. Future TSA Security? on You Can't Open the Microsoft Surface Laptop Without Literally Destroying It (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering the bans that are rolling out on devices larger than a smartphone, could this allow you to take your laptop/tablet device along with you in your carry on luggage?

    It would be one way to be somewhat easily verified that no bomb components have been installed in the case.

  3. I hate this idea, but it is probably going to happen considering the government we have right now.

    But if it's gonna happen, I'd like them to fix what is working against us with the caller ID system--spoofing.

    Telemarketers use a bogus Caller ID number (on top of calling me despite my repeated requests of "remove me your list" and "Do not call me". It's a joke and the law has no teeth. How about the systems that enable them to do this be set up to only work for registered businesses that registered and verified all of their information, including the callback number on the voicemail match a legitimate customer service number for the company. The TELCO's will charge them up the ying-yang for this "convenient service" which gives them this type of access. The cost needs to be high to keep companies from registering dummy accounts and just skipping on to the next dummy corporation to keep ahead of the authorities.

    The company needs to provide legit CID number where the voicemail was transmitted. This will also serve as a callback number if they want to sign up for it, but also as something they can add to a personal blacklist. Anytime I get a call from a telemarketer on my cell phone, I add the number to a contact with does not ring or vibrate (a silent MP3 is still a ringtone), so I never have to deal with this again.

    Maybe, the phone company (or cell phone/phone app) can launch a service a voicemail spam filter on all numbers flagged by their customers X number of times get blacklisted. They could make a few bucks to get this working (until a free version comes along).

    If we get the right features in place while the put this service is, we can have the pieces of the puzzle in place to ignore all of it, later on.

  4. Re:So it's sort of a good deal...demented and sad. on Amazon Is Offering a Discount on Prime For People On Government Assistance (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    According to their We don't accept EBT, food stamps, or any other payment method not listed for grocery purchases.

    I guess this is all moot. Rethinking the article, I guess this only is a discount on Prime membership, not opening up the floodgates for EBT purchases from an overlooked market.

  5. So it's sort of a good deal...demented and sad... on Amazon Is Offering a Discount on Prime For People On Government Assistance (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't see how this is a good deal. Food stamps can't be used for the Prime membership cost (but lest's put that aside).

    The price of food tends to be so overpriced, unless you are ordering from the middle of nowhere it's a waste of food stamps. Took a quick peak and a package of Thomas' English Muffins is priced for $12.19. What. a. deal.

    I guess families are supposed to survive on one-fifth (or less) of the food they can get by getting their butt to the grocery store.

    Sure, I'm sure you could find a good deal on there somewhere, but you have to wade through a swamp of overpriced crap to find them and it's all on the taxpayer's dime if they tired of looking. There should be a separate search setting for purchases geared to the food stamp customers.

  6. Criminal article pay-walled on When Sentencing Criminals, Should Judges Use Closed-Source Algorithms? (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    Here is the URL for it for free (as in beer): https://www.vanderbiltlawrevie...

  7. If the brain is too damaged, the new host body could run for President.

    And he would still not be the worst President in U.S. history....well, maybe a tie for The-President-who-shall-not-be-named.

  8. You're fired.

  9. Re:Unusual way to be offended on Court Rules Fan Subtitles On TV and Movies Are Illegal (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 2

    Well that was the reason his wife and kids moved to Los Angeles, after all. After all, he wasn't a workaholic and that caused his wife to leave him, he was dead!

  10. Unusual way to be offended on Court Rules Fan Subtitles On TV and Movies Are Illegal (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting
    So, the there is a copyright violation because people are providing a service (subtitles) for movies/shows that were released without subtitles, either in other languages or in any languages because the studios were too damn cheap to provide them?

    So, if I see a fire break out and I put it out on my own, am I infringing on the work of the firefighter that either were not called or had not yet arrived?

    Sure, you are producing a textual version of the movie, but it would be utilized in conjunction with the movie/show. It's not like someone is going to read subtitles on a movie they have not seen and feel, "Gosh! Now I don't have to see the movie at all! I can't believe Bruce Willis was actually a ghost. Didn't see that one coming.... (Sorry for the spoiler, you should have watched it by now.)

    So are they actually upset because it is now becoming public how cheap and unsupportive the studio executives are to the hearing impaired?

  11. Uh, oh.... on Companies Start Implanting Microchips Into Workers' Bodies (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Boss: Could you hand me those pliers, please?

    You: Sure. Here you go.

    Boss: Thanks. There has been some cutbacks in our department, so I'm going to have to let you go. Now hold still please (if you want to get your severance check).

  12. water is wet.

  13. Brainstorming 2.0 on 'Brainstorming Doesn't Work' (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    I think the brainstorming itself does work due to the fact everyone actually considers the problem, rather than ignoring the e-mail/voicemail/whatever asking for solutions. It enables to get input from all sources, not just the one bonehead who actually takes the time to read his inbox.

  14. So if their clock turns out not to be accurate. it's the universe's fault?

    It's a poor scientist who blames the universe for their shortcomings.