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  1. You might want to have a word with SpaceX
    https://fcc.report/IBFS/SES-LI...

  2. Re:would never work in real life on Researchers Trick Tesla Autopilot Into Steering Into Oncoming Traffic (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Yeah. Historic ... AGAIN! on SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Returns To Earth After Historic Test Flight (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    What private company has done this before?
    This is a first.

  4. Re: Vehicle to transport astronauts to the launch on SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Returns To Earth After Historic Test Flight (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Uh.. the capsule socked on it's own

  5. Re:what is the problem? on YouTube To Blame For Rise in Flat Earth Believers, Says Study (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    why is that in this era that we are living in, people can't believe in what they want?

    https://xkcd.com/154/

  6. Re:Okay, I'll bite on Firefox Will Soon Warn Users of Software That Performs MitM Attacks (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It's right in the summary! :
    "The way this feature works is to show a visual error page"

  7. I saw this episode on Elon Musk Wants To Put An AI Hardware Chip In Your Skull (itmunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I saw this episode of Black Mirror.
    It didn't end well.

  8. Re:Another win for China on World's Longest Sea Bridge Opens After 9 Years of Construction (go.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and now it's in need of replacement.

  9. ...to see just how little society values its data.

  10. Re:Why is mozilla in this business? on Mozilla To Amazon: Show Us How You're Protecting Kids' Data (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/...

    > Our mission is to ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. An Internet that truly puts people first, where individuals can shape their own experience and are empowered, safe and independent.

  11. Re:Flat earth on SpaceX Can't Broadcast Earth Images Because of a Murky License (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    North pole doesn't exist at all. Santa Claus is a lie.

  12. Re:Follow up Tweet? on The Tech Failings of Hawaii's Missile Alert · · Score: 1

    How does text/email fall under "social media"?
    Do robocalls also fall under "social media?"

  13. Bug or feature? on Security Problems Are Primarily Just Bugs, Linus Torvalds Says (iu.edu) · · Score: 2

    The alternative would be "features"

  14. doomsday predictions, or gumdrop & rainbow predictions.

    The goal is to prevent the doomsday predictions and work towards the gumdrop & rainbow ones.

  15. study on Bird Feeders Might Be Changing Bird Beaks (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    "A study of great tits in the UK"
    Tee hee

  16. The "I" stands for international

  17. Re:Soft failure possible too on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If a Hyperloop Train Failed? · · Score: 1

    * citation needed

    Factors: what's the size of the failure, and where on the track in relation to the pod does the failure occur.

  18. Re:Use less firefox on AskSlashdot: How Do You See Your Life After Firefox 52 ESR? (mozilla.org) · · Score: 1

    Firefox user here. I have never heard of pulseaudio
    through I must say that throat based audio tastes intriguing

  19. Re:Checked... on Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary After Objecting To Scaramucci Hire (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He's not going to like what Scaramucci said about him in 2015
    “a hack anti-American bullies association don’t like the way he talks about women”
    https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy...

  20. Re: 1984 CFAA violation? on Burger King Runs Ad Triggering Google Home Devices; Google Shuts It Down (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The echo doesn't record you unless you say the trigger word.

    Don't let facts get in the way of conspiracy / paranoia

  21. "converting a 4K 60 FPS video down to 1080P and the Ryzen CPU outpaces the Core i7 by 10 full seconds"

    That's stat a) seems insignificant and b) has zero context
    how about a percentage?
    what was the total time?
    1 sec vs 11 sec, or 3600sec vs 3610 sec?

  22. Re:Next up dead on 3D TV Is Dead (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    "Smart TVs" are dumb.
    Crappy interface that will receive updates for 6-mo if you're lucky.

    I love my Insignia ROKU TV though.

  23. Parking fee??

  24. MC TITS?

  25. April fools / bullshit? on New Air-Gap Jumper Covertly Transmits Data in Hard-Drive Sounds (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    This is some serious "Jason Bourne" hoop-jumping technology.