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  1. Everybody knew this was what they were going to do in China, no matter what they said, right?

  2. They ignore history on Ask Slashdot: Why Are Scientists Constantly Surprised By What They Discover? · · Score: 1

    Pretty much anything mankind has ever 'known' has eventually turned out to be incorrect.
    It shouldn't surprise anyone when something is disproven.

  3. It's Expensive..? on Canada's Ontario Government Ends Basic Income Project (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    Who thought just handing out money was cheap?

  4. Re:Invading privacy? on Malls In California Are Sending License Plate Information To ICE (theweek.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The car license plate does not identify the person driving the car, only the registered owner.

    People are not being tracked, the cars are.

  5. Re:More room for manual assembly? on New 'Tent' Assembly Line Is 'Way Better' Than Conventional Factory, Says Tesla CEO (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Flufferbot went away when they stopped putting fluff in the battery packs.

  6. Re:Check back after the first run on New 'Tent' Assembly Line Is 'Way Better' Than Conventional Factory, Says Tesla CEO (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Hundreds of casino's in the US use this same style tenting, none have rusting and ruined slot machines, nor do they have standing water by the craps table.

    People in the business of making money love the tents.

  7. Re:First name? pffft on The One-Name Email, a Silicon Valley Status Symbol, Is Wreaking Havoc (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    I use a@aol.com for a lot of fake registrations.
    Sorry about that.

  8. A dozen people. oh my on Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    12 people quit, and Google didn't even notice.
    I'm sure they've had at least 12 people quit over cafeteria menu choices, where's the story about that?

  9. Re:Teachers are themselves to blame on Wages Aren't the Only Reason Teachers Are Striking (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Where did he say they sit idle? He said they get paid for 9 months of work.

    I've asked a teacher about this and they told me that yes, they get a 9 month salaray.
    At their place of employmnen, they have the option to turn it into 26 smaller paychecks, or they can receive 18 larger paychecks. I'm sure this isn't the case everywhere however.

  10. Such good access on Genealogy Websites Were Key To Big Break In Golden State Killer Case (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So geneology websites are secretely feeding their data to the government? They make it sound like they simply put his data into a 'DNA search engine' on the internet and got a match.

    How distant was the 'distant relative' that they got the original DNA hit from I wonder?

  11. Fact checking on A Well-Known Expert On Student Loans Is Not Real (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm glad, that in the era of fake news, the news organizations are fact checking each story they publish and not just blatantly copying each others feeds.

  12. You haven't been here long.
    In California, your tax dollars are used to fund social programs, not update infrastructure.

  13. Park closer to the on-ramp. Walk 5 minutes.

  14. Re:Mark the street as "No Thru Traffic" on LA Councilman Asks City Attorney To 'Review Possible Legal Action' Against Waze (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    If everyone was taking the shortcut, which made that route take 30 minutes longer, Waze will tell me to stay on the main route.

    There are days why I wonder why Waze isn't directing me to an alternate route, but then I get a glimpse of that route off the highway, and I see why it didn't send me that way.

  15. Fake news for nerds on Microsoft and Facebook Just Built a 4,000-Mile Cable Across the Pacfic Ocean (popularmechanics.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    With headlines like this staying uncorrected on a 'smart persons' web site for hours, it is easy to see how just a little fake news could sway an election using the less-informed public.

  16. Re:That's harsh on Google Fires Author of Divisive Memo On Gender Differences (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Google isn't required to coddle the employee like a special little child.

    Not that particular employee, just those:

    "Whom are hurting and feel judged based on their gender.

  17. Re:unless they are 1099 subcontractors the ACA hea on Facebook Employees Living in a Garage Hope Zuckerberg Will Learn What's Happening in His Own City (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    unless they are 1099 subcontractors the ACA health care rules say there work place must give them an plan.

    Offering them a plan is much much different than Giving them a plan.

  18. So, Zuck is fine with exploiting natural resources to fund a UBI?

    Let's start drilling!

  19. Re:Who's paying for it again? on Chicago To Make Future Plans a Graduation Requirement (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    The 12th grade means that next year they can start collecting their own public assistance and move into their own Section 8 crib.
    That's their future.

  20. That is why terrorism works and is the tool of choice. Little real damage causes extreme amounts of overreaction.

    If the government really wanted to save lives and protect people, they'd put alcohol ignition locks on every vehicle in the country.
    Instead, they do the dog and pony show, and you can take off your shoes and check your laptop into baggage hold while you're here. Because of 'terror'.

  21. The sky is falling on Denmark Is Killing Tesla and Other Electric Cars (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They make it sound so bad, then tell you it wasn't even 6,000 cars.
    Who cares.

  22. So, what you are saying is: Nearly 9 in 10 people are complete liars.

  23. Surfers in Iowa can't compete on Gamers in Hawaii Can't Compete... Because of Latency (theoutline.com) · · Score: 1

    And if you are a pro surfer, living in Des Moines won't work too well. There is no story here.

  24. Re:Will never happens on Hyperloop One Announces 11 Possible US Routes, Completes Vegas Test Track (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    The TSA will be all over any commercial hyperloop system. The security checks are not going away.

  25. Re:Yeah... on Women Still Underrepresented in Information Security (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    And they completely dominate the childbirth segment too.