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  1. Re:Finally, some sanity on 'Automating Jobs Is How Society Makes Progress' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    but it will be good for society overall.

    If by "society" you mean "Capital" then yes; for "Labor" not so much.

  2. Re:Multi-use straws? on Taiwan To Ban Plastic Straws, Cups and Shopping Bags By 2030 (channelnewsasia.com) · · Score: 1

    Nice strawman argument

  3. the owners of the Manna systems network them and share data. Wouldn't that put them at a competitive disadvantage,

    It would make more sense if it was positioned more like the credit agencies and payroll services are; other employer wouldn't be buying the data from Burger G, but rather and Experian or ADP.

  4. Re:bitcoin is barely relevant here. on Russian Nuclear Scientists Arrested For 'Bitcoin Mining Plot' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I shudder to think what supercomputer-generated cat memes would consist of...

    I can has teraflops?

  5. AI is so last-week; blockchain is where it's at

  6. uh, uh, finds a way...

  7. Re:Not the complete story on A Cheap and Easy Blood Test Could Catch Cancer Early (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The insurance companies are afraid that the diagnostic will uncover a condition that has to be treated, which would cost more than letting the condition go until it becomes untreatable and the patient dies quickly.

    I would seriously love to know if this is indeed true; I've always been cynical about insurance companies, but his is beyond even my worst opinions of them.

  8. Re:If this works as well as ads in web pages on Your Car May Soon Start Serving You Ads (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    My whole job, as an ad major is to interrupt your workflow to get your attention, because even if you detest the ad, you will be buying the product, guaranteed enough to keep me employed, and my Mercedes under three model years old.

    Which is why you have to post AC, being one of the lowest, most detested life forms on the planet.

  9. Re:Engineers - the dumbest smart people around on Roombas Will Soon Build a Wi-Fi Coverage Map While They Clean (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    If you have kids with long hair, take the kids and cut all that hair off every 6 months or so, you'll thank me.

    FTFY

  10. Well, duh... on Yes, Your Amazon Echo Is an Ad Machine (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Hell, Stevie Wonder could see this coming...

  11. Instead of Don't be Evil it's Don't Pay Taxes.

    Paying taxes is evil, ergo...

  12. The solution is simple... on It's So Cold Outside That Sharks Are Actually Freezing to Death (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Attach frickin' laser beams to their heads

  13. I didn't think it was possible... on Walmart Is Planning a Store Without Cashiers (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    for WalMart to employ fewer cashiers than they do now

  14. Re:Increasing security and moving to the cloud are on Trump Administration Calls For Government IT To Adopt Cloud Services (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Time to buy stock in the company.

  15. Musk is not Satoshi Nakamoto? on Elon Musk Says He Is Not Bitcoin's Satoshi Nakamoto (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    That sounds exactly like something Satoshi Nakamoto would say...

  16. By the end of November, the company said, Android phones will no longer send cell-tower location data to Google

    I've got a bridge to sell you..

  17. The system itself is broken... on Stock Music Artists Aren't Always Happy About How Their Music Is Used (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    If I build a chair, I sell it once - I don't get $x every time someone plants their ass in it. Why do people who sing/dance/play music expect to get paid every single time someone plays their recording?

  18. If more young people, didn't have kids too soon before they can afford them, if they didn't always go out and buy the latest shiny $$$ smart phone, didn't eat out all the time, etc, etc.....and saved and lived even slightly below their means, they could save up for a downpayment on a home, much like generations before them.

    Look up the numbers. The cost of a house (or a college degree) as a multiple of income is a lot higher than it was in the 40's gramps.

  19. Breaking news! on We Can't Trust Facebook To Regulate Itself, Says Former Operations Manager (nytimes.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Water is wet!

  20. ASLR breaks critical apps on Windows 8 and Later Fail To Properly Apply ASLR (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    ...like the NSA backdoor toolkit

  21. The leaders of the world sat down... on Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1
  22. Re:The right of the people... shall not be infring on iPhone Encryption Hampers Investigation of Texas Shooter, Says FBI (chron.com) · · Score: 1

    Back in the day, the word "well regulated" mean "well equipped".

    *citation needed

  23. Re:Why is this even possible? on Huddle's 'Highly Secure' Work Tool Exposed KPMG And BBC Files (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Found the PMP consultant!

  24. Re: Donald Trump is going to prison for Treason on DOJ: Strong Encryption That We Don't Have Access To Is 'Unreasonable' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you a fucking NSA goon

    s/NSA/FSB/g

  25. Re:Fake News on The Crisis in Local News (axios.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful
    CNN says 19 interviews with Faux news http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/2... The current scorecard:

    Fox -- 19
    NYT -- 4
    NBC -- 3
    Reuters -- 3
    WSJ -- 2
    CBN -- 2
    ABC -- 1
    CBS -- 1
    WashPost -- 1
    AP -- 1
    Time -- 1
    Forbes -- 1