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  1. Weird that global temps have coincidentally also gone down the last 2 years(fairly under reported oddly enough). Will be fun to see where we are at in another decade.

  2. It is a modern scourge on John Oliver Fights Robocalls By Robocalling Ajit Pai and the FCC (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I live in CO now, so anytime I see my old VA area code calling my cell phone that isn't in my address book, I at least don't get tricked... but it's annoying getting one or two of those a day and you're in the middle of something and ring ring some spoofed number again. Seems to be happening everywhere! >:(

  3. Bet half the attacks are coming from Djibouti. on ICANN Warns of 'Ongoing and Significant' Attacks Against Internet's DNS Infrastructure (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    That place is always up to shenanigans.

  4. But I definitely trimmed my friend's list and go on there maybe once a month to make sure someone's not reaching out to me. That's what it's actually good for. Not daily faking of a good life while making others feel bad and depressed while FB gets all the money and compiles some insane predictive database. :D I figure they already got most of that so if I just stay inactive they can't get much more.

  5. Can't wait for cars on The US Army is Building Drones That Never Need To Land (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    With more efficient and invisible solar cells, to where you could travel maybe 1000 miles during the day. Way closer than you'd think. :D Repairs would be insane though!

  6. Linux on Lenovo was always pretty easy. on Lenovo To Make Its BIOS/UEFI Updates Easier For Linux Users Via LVFS (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Lenovos are usually the hardware I have least trouble with when installing Ubuntu at least.

  7. Re:Linux is the worst on German State Plans To Migrate 13,000 Workstations From Linux to Windows (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Couldn't you just hire a few techs that actually know Linux and not just how to use grep and they could be the support? Most of the changes needed to be made could easily be automated.

  8. Re:Not gonna work on Google is Building 'Virtual Agents' To Handle Call Centers' Grunt Work (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    What, like taking payments, restarting / starting service and changing address etc? Not too many calls in your average call center are that advanced. It could really help with large events by giving something a little more interactive than a blanket announcement and at least creating a basic ticket for humans.

  9. Bet they aren't liking this for of equality. on Game Company Receives Complaints About Bad Example Set By '%FEMALENAME' (kotaku.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just because you have a vagina doesn't mean you can be a jerk without retribution.

  10. What's holding them back is dumb Directors on 80 Percent of IT Decision Makers Say Outdated Tech is Holding Them Back (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    That get totally sold on the Cloud, instead of getting a decent infrastructure in place. I've worked at a few places with horrid CRM / Salesforce integration because they'll buy the software and then implement it with cheap coders from India / the Philippines. At the current company I'm at, we had a much better implementation of HPNA and now because of "cost savings" and other factors, like probably some executive being treated to a strip club, we are switching to NCM, which has a Java based front end, lol. Instead of going through putty and figuring things out within a minute, you have to spend a good 3-4 minutes at least going through that clunky piece of crap.

  11. I think what's cooler is on Scientists Discover the World's Oldest Colors (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    That the first plants were purple when they were utilizing a different wavelength of light.

  12. Re:It would be nice on What if People Were Paid For Their Data? (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    True, but on youtube they are actually doing work or being creative. Nowadays they hardly get paid anyway because of advertisers that are apparently puritans from the 1800s.

  13. I don't get it on Top Communications Union Joins Group Pushing for Facebook's Breakup (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What are you supposed to break up and how will it help anything? Instagram and FB as two entities will probably just be even more effective at invading privacy. Working for a company that was a former Bell company... it really doesn't matter. We have a big huge weird metal desk in our courtyard that's AT&T's and a number of executives were from oldschool AT&T. Breaking a company up really just ends up making the executives more money and makes it harder to account for shenanigans.

  14. It would be nice on What if People Were Paid For Their Data? (economist.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But it's already in place. Many of these services are free just because of the fact they can sell your data.

  15. Just 59% vs 69% for Apple... so really, if you just own a smartphone it seems to indicate you might be wealthier than average.

  16. Re:First "Peak Oil" and now this? on 'Carbon Bubble' Could Spark Global Financial Crisis, Study Warns (theguardian.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    "The kingdom has proven reserves of 266 billion barrels according to government estimates submitted to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“Annual Statistical Bulletin”, OPEC, 2015). If these numbers are correct, Saudi Arabia’s reserves will last for another 70 years at the average production rate of 10.2 million barrels per day reported for 2015." https://www.reuters.com/articl... That's JUST Saudi Arabia. We are not even close to peak oil.

  17. India and China will continue to use fossil fuels. If there is any bubble, it's in green technology, There are lots of unworthy solar stocks etc that are way overvalued. I love Teslas, but that company is also extremely overvalued and wouldn't be surprised to see it have a $5b market cap in a few years which would be much more reasonable since the Model 3 isn't the godsend it was supposed to be... $35k? Lol!

  18. Both parties are corrupt. on Google Listed 'Nazism' as the Ideology of the California Republican Party (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    And if you have to lie to get your point across, maybe your point isn't that great. :)

  19. If you really need to get some diamonds on De Beers To Sell Diamonds Made In a Lab (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Just get them from a pawn shop. You can usually get them for something like $200 a carat. Diamonds are worthless once they leave the dealers. If you sell your engagement or wedding ring, you will probably only get paid for the metal.

  20. Simple as that. Sure you can make money, but we are wasting so much electricity on essentially nothing, a fiat currency with no true backing except for all the graphics cards and electricity wasted producing it. Once the truly rich are ready to suck out all the wealth at least it should die down and maybe our electricity and processing power can be used for something productive.

  21. With the lack of comments or the disdain for the concept. Your gut is a HUGE part of you, it even helps determine your personality. Gut sensors would definitely be a leap in medical technology and could be used to treat symptoms ranging from depression to even cancer. I bet we'll be seeing more news of this type coming out as leading medical scientists further decipher the complexity of our gut's interactions with nearly every other system in the body.

  22. Looks good for CISCO on Cyber Firms Warn on Suspected Russian Plan To Attack Ukraine (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Cyber warfare seems to be becoming the new way to tax governments aside from climate change.

  23. At least the guys didn't just leave an almost blank webpage with the word "penis" on it or something.

  24. Hey at least it isn't like 12,000 years ago. on Earth's Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point In 800,000 Years (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    When ice covered most of North America and starving was a fact of life. :)

  25. Glad all these countries are banning it on Iran Bans State Bodies From Using Telegram App, Khamenei Shuts Account (reuters.com) · · Score: 1, Funny

    Because I didn't even know about it until then... now that you can pirate stuff on it too? I might just use it. Thanks Russia and Iran!