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  1. Should call it "Tender" on Tinder-Style App For Cows Tries To Help the Meat Market (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I've legally changed my name to "Anonymous".

  2. Re:Duty to Country? on White House Says Anonymous 'Coward' Behind New York Times Op-Ed Should Resign (freerepublic.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Right. So who does this person confide in? Republican controlled congress or senate?

  3. Who is an Anonymous Coward? on White House Says Anonymous 'Coward' Behind New York Times Op-Ed Should Resign (freerepublic.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "White House Says Anonymous 'Coward'..."

    So who's the Anonymous Coward that goes by the name "White House"?

  4. Pity the poor CEOs on Unlike Most Millennials, Norway's Are Rich (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What? Why didn't the oil/gas CEOs get all of it?

  5. 45 out of 55 congress members got FB donations on Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm. Will Congress Care? (bgr.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Remains to be see how "hard hitting" the questioning is when the members of congress received substantial donations from Facebook and associates.

  6. Hmmm, close enough to WTF

  7. Which phone apps spy on you? on Facebook Exec: 'Just Not True' That We Listen To Your Phone's Mic (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    Which phone apps spy on you? All of them.

  8. Re:White space on Ask Slashdot: A Point of Contention - Modern User Interfaces · · Score: 1

    To paraphrase...
    A Pixel is a Terrible Thing to Waste

  9. In other news: Gutenberg sued as users steal books on Cox Denies Liability for Pirating Subscribers, Appeals $25 Million Verdict (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gutenberg has been found guilty of promoting theft of writings, saying that Gutenberg did nothing to stop the users of his presses from printing copyrighted materials.

  10. Re:I would pay for a robocall chat bot on Robocalling Scourge May Not Be Unstoppable After All (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The article mentions that some group managed to create a honey pot for robocalls. Seems like an excellent source for training material for some voice recognition and artificial intelligence.

  11. I would pay for a robocall chat bot on Robocalling Scourge May Not Be Unstoppable After All (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Can't Big Blue, Amazon Alexa, Siri, or others provide a service that can be configured to answer your phone, detect a robo call, and keep the caller engaged in conversation as long as possible? We need a Liza upgrade.

  12. Can't police yourselves... on Google, Yahoo Cry About Ad-Blocking (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Then I guess we'll do it for you.

  13. "Close laptop..." OMG!!! on Windows 10 Now a 'Recommended Update' For Windows 7 and 8.1 Users (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    This freaks me out
    "Close laptop, go to bed. Get up in the morning, laptop has installed updates and rebooted, wants your permission to continue"

  14. FAA rules conflict with local laws on Drone Ban Extends 30 Miles Around DC, Per FAA (wusa9.com) · · Score: 2

    This has been a widely reported issue that the FAA rules override local laws. In the Boulder, CO area there is designated "open space". It would be a good place to fly because there is lots of space and few people. Boulder says drones are forbidden, FAA says it's ok. Who to believe.

  15. OK FAA - I challenge you to simplify on Drone Ban Extends 30 Miles Around DC, Per FAA (wusa9.com) · · Score: 1

    We need something as simple a Google Maps where we can zoom in to determine where the no-fly zones are. If you don't make it simple it ain't gonna happen.

  16. "push-button pile-ups" on Researcher Hacks Self-Driving Car Sensors · · Score: 1

    We're headed towards the age of "push-button pile-ups". (There, I coined a new phrase. Now go viral).

  17. Re:Of course the world is safer. on Tech Nightmares That Keep Turing Award Winners Up At Night · · Score: 1

    "'The fact that we have brains hasn't made the world any safer,' he said. 'Will it be safer with computers? I don't know, but I tend to see it as hopeful.'"

    I, for one, welcome our computer overlords.

  18. Fed up on Study: Ad Blocker Use Jumps 41 Percent · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Mute the TV. Fast-forward recorded TV. Screen the calls. Block the ads.
    Fuck'em if they cant take a joke.

  19. "They" on Kentucky Man Arrested After Shooting Down Drone · · Score: 1

    I love how people quickly lump everyone together as "they". This pilot sounds like an idiot (I have no proof either way). This pilot is one out of hundreds of thousands, almost all of which manage to stay out of the news. This article attracts a lot of attention because "drones" tend to push people's paranoid buttons (occasionally, rightly so). You do not own the airspace over your house, though an intelligent pilot would keep a respectful distance. I belong to a multi-rotor club and guidelines are often discussed for safety and co-existing in society in addition to actual regulations. None of us want to see safe and courteous use of our copters curtailed by one or two idiots. Two facts will remain: drones are here to stay, and there will always be an idiot somewhere. (Sometimes people with guns can be idiots too.)

  20. Eh? Hearing? on Neil Young Says His Music Is Too Good For Streaming Services · · Score: 1

    OK, as I head into my 60's I'd consider my hearing good, but not great. Last year my old computer speakers died and I upgraded to a pair of Bose speakers. Wow, what a difference. So, given that I enjoy my MP3's and streaming music through my computer speakers, I'm far from an audiophile, but It works for me. I don't think I'd really be able to tell if I was listening to a better quality sound source. Guess I'll say good-bye to Young.

  21. Supplies (and demand) on A 'Star Trek' Economic System May Be Closer Than You Think · · Score: 1

    "anything you want can be made in a replicator, essentially for free"

    Have you noticed how expensive ink is for our (relatively) free printers?

  22. Re:Really? on Why We Need Certain Consumer Drone Regulations · · Score: 1

    There was a story a few months back of a drone interfering with a police helicopter of the Brooklyn Bridge. Everyone was up in arms about it, saying how it jeopardized the lives of pilot and passengers. A few days later it was revealed that it was, in fact, the helicopter that pursued the drone. They determined this by listening to the cockpit recordings and the pilot was laughing about chasing the drone.

  23. What price CDs? on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 2

    In the case of a business, you're playing music for the same reason the artist is making it; to entertain others.

    Same reason you play it in your own home when others are also present.

    That's why a music CD costs a lot more than a blank CD, correct?

    The price of CDs were established when they first went public based on the cost of manufacturing. Now the cost of manufacturing is 5 cents and they still charge the same amount because they know that's the price the market will bear.

  24. Re:Just wondering on Why Detecting Drones Is a Tough Gig · · Score: 1

    They are controlled by radio which can be detected.

  25. enter, Judge Judy on World's Rudest Robot Set To Simulate the Fury of Call Center Customers · · Score: 2

    ... and hook it up with the Judge Judy sound board.
    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/sou...