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  1. Irony from Twitter on Tech Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Ban on Transgender Troops (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said, "Discrimination in any form is wrong for all of us."

    Yet he's happy to do it when it can hurt conservatives.

  2. Rioters, not protesters. on Feds Crack Trump Protesters' Phones To Charge Them With Felony Rioting (thedailybeast.com) · · Score: 2

    They crossed the line when they decided to riot.

  3. Cue virtue signals in 3,2,1... on Tech Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Ban on Transgender Troops (axios.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    When a major policy change is announced, Silicon Valley has to prove their devotion.

  4. Give Herbert's Dune to Zuckerberg on Elon Musk Says Mark Zuckerberg's Understanding of AI Is Limited (ndtv.com) · · Score: 1

    Attach a note to read the book's discussion of the Butlerian Jihad, which showed what happens when you let AI go completely unchecked.

  5. Nothing says it couldn't be restored with an addon.

  6. Re:They takin ma jerbs on College Students Are Flocking To Computer Science Majors (ieeeusa.org) · · Score: 1

    Or the the other way around, business as a major and CS as a minor.

    Some business majors (Information Systems Management) do have plenty of crossover with Computer Science such that one could use both to have a better career than if taken separately.

  7. Obsolescence Enforcement. on Windows 10 Will Cut Off Devices With Older CPUs (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Then it's time to patch the installers to remove the offending code.

  8. Time to make 25.9" wheels on Oregon Passes First Statewide Bicycle Tax In Nation (washingtontimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Make a 25.9" wheel, the equivalent tire, and pay no tax for it.

  9. Hated only by a few. on Google Glass Makes an Official Return (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    The only "assholes" that are around are the ones that oppose Glass.

  10. You're part of the problem. on Google Glass Makes an Official Return (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Ubiquitous facial/object recognition isn't a bad thing. What is a bad thing is not having it and refusing to figure out how to integrate it with regular individuals.

  11. Would be nice to see them available to Rest of Us on Google Glass Makes an Official Return (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It's one thing to have them available to the few, it's another to have them available to the rest of us.

    The concerns are too overblown to not allow mere mortals access to Glass in non-business settings.

  12. Re:Slightly Tilted on Y Combinator Announces Funding For UBI-Supporting Political Candidates (latimes.com) · · Score: 0

    However holding back automation is 100% wrong headed.

    Not at all. Given that it is destroying at a faster pace than people can adapt, it is long since time to hold it back to a human-tolerable pace.

  13. Vox has no problem with doxxing. on White House Releases Sensitive Personal Info From Voters Concerned About Privacy (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    The only time they care is if it's not going to a correct target.

  14. Hell no. on Can AI Replace Hospital Radiologists? (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    There will always be things that the AI will miss.

  15. Re: The SLS of credit card systems on Visa Considers Extending 'War on Cash' Business Incentives Outside US (cnbc.com) · · Score: 0

    SpaceX

    With less accountability for an Apollo era capsule design.

    On the other hand, the Shuttle had both accountability and modernity - in a fully controllable, flight-friendly package.

  16. So does that include Bitcoin et al? on Visa Considers Extending 'War on Cash' Business Incentives Outside US (cnbc.com) · · Score: 0

    Not only is it physically "cashless", it has no geographic boundaries.

  17. Not a true measure of popular. on Reddit Is Testing Country-Specific Home Pages That Highlight 'Geo Popular' Content (ndtv.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's a misleading measure of what is "popular".

    If it is deemed "controversial", or simply against the interests of admins, it's excluded.

  18. He can deny all he wants. on Would You Buy the iPhone 8 If It Cost $1,200? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 0

    The payola to Gruber just was proven.

    Besides, going the Vertu route is a fast way to bankruptcy and loss.

  19. Re:Which reflects CalTrans' lack of sanity. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Given that California's going off the deep end in debt, they're not going to be able to do that.

    They'll just settle for taking the wallet and leaving you the leather.

  20. For an already-dangerous city. on Airport Security Fails 17 Times Out of 18 In Minneapolis (fox9.com) · · Score: 1

    Given Minneapolis' restive Somali population, this should be of extra concern.

  21. Re:So the pro-toll camp rigged a study. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Been there, wondered what kind of drugs CalTrans engineers were on.

  22. Not enough non-toll lanes. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's 12 regular lanes, 6 toll lanes.

  23. Re:So the pro-toll camp rigged a study. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    A cataclysmic event does not equate to everyday traffic.

  24. So the pro-toll camp rigged a study. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Even if the allegation were true, the increased freedom and reduced abuse is worth more than the supposed "reduction".

  25. One more reason to kill off toll lanes. on Getting Rid of Carpool Lanes Could Double Travel Times (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    They're about people that hate regular people having cars, or love unchecked revenue enhancement.