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  1. My penis is a thing of beauty. Everybody should see it!

    Not everyone can afford an electron microscope

  2. In business like anything else, if there is a void, it will be filled.

    Then why do we have this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  3. Re:Why cassettes? on A Global Shortage of Magnetic Tape Leaves Cassette Fans Reeling (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Rather feels that you could apply the hipster label to anyone who isn't an automaton

    Sounds exactly like something a hipster would say...

  4. If it was an HP printer it would cheaper to just replace the space station

  5. Re:Time to up your meds on App Developer Access To iPhone X Face Data Spooks Some Privacy Experts (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple does not sell your info, ever

    It's much more profitable to rent the data

  6. Re:My spam for the day on Bitcoin and Blockchain Are Among the Fastest-Growing Skills Online (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Bitcoin is basically designed to ensure people waste as much electricity as possible.

    Excellent, Smithers! --Montgomery Burns

  7. Apple allows developers to take certain facial data off the phone as long as they agree to seek customer permission and not sell the data to third parties

    My sides! Ow! Please, stop, you're killing me!

  8. The Democratic Republic of Congo, where about half of all cobalt comes from -- is increasingly unstable, making car manufacturers nervous and cobalt all the more valuable.

    Sounds like someone needs a dose of "Freedom"

  9. Translation on Vendor Tracks LinkedIn Profile Changes To Alert Client Employers (techtarget.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    LinkedIn is bitching because other companies are slurping - for free - the personal information that LinkedIn collects - for free.

  10. Re:Just make sure you support the troops on Mobile Phone Companies Appear To Be Selling Your Location To Almost Anyone (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    That's it - you're on the list now; this will be on your Permanent Record

  11. Re: tl;dr on The Real Inside Story of How Commodore Failed (youtube.com) · · Score: 1

    There is literally (once again), no reason to make this thing a video other than for people too stupid to read.

    My personal theory as to why people take simple crap and make a video of it is they hope to monetize it.

  12. Re:More than just location tracking on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly: When I first joined FB, I was almost immediately contacted by a couple of ex's - one that I hadn't talked to since the late 80's, the other since the mid 90's.

  13. "Show no benefits" - are you sure? on Over Half of New Cancer Drugs 'Show No Benefits' For Survival Or Wellbeing (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    ...because the drug companies sure are benefiting

  14. Re:Time to rewrite this software using Rust? on Airlines Suffer Worldwide Delays After Global Booking System Fails (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Thank you for this - with the week I'm having, I needed a good belly laugh...

  15. Lock != Freeze on Equifax Will Offer Free Credit Locks for Life, New CEO Says (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1
  16. As Bonobo-American, I am offended by the comparison to Juggalos

  17. Re:Whiner on 'Dear Apple, The iPhone X and Face ID Are Orwellian and Creepy' (hackernoon.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    y finger naturally falls right into the TouchID hole on the rear.

    Are we still talking about phones?

  18. Re: BeauHD on Is the World Ready For Flying Cars? (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or a broomstick

  19. At least e'd get an entertaining video on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If a Hyperloop Train Failed? · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Let's not be hypocritical on Equifax CEO Hired a Music Major as the Company's Chief Security Officer · · Score: 1

    Why are they in the news again? Incompetent administration, unpatched systems, no emphasis on security?

    C-level execs bring home huge paychecks because of their (alleged) vast, exquisite expertise and the tremendous amount of responsibility they must bear. You can't collect a paycheck of this level while at the same time playing dumb and throwing underlings under the bus. Well, I guess you can, but you shouldn't.

  21. Re:Yes and no... on Equifax CEO Hired a Music Major as the Company's Chief Security Officer · · Score: 4, Funny

    but thought she was the cat's meow when it came to managing high-tech companies

    To be fair, slaying 30,000 serfs is pretty much the same in the 2000's as it was in the 1400's

  22. then there is a benefit to the economy as a whole from automating or eliminating that job.

    No. The only entities that benefit are the shareholders of that particular company in the form of increased profits.

  23. Re:Batteries that aren't full-cycled last longer on Tesla Temporarily Boosts Battery Capacity For Hurricane Irma (sfgate.com) · · Score: 1

    HP does this in HP-UX and MPE; there is a mechanism where you can speed up the machine for a given amount of time and then they send you a bill for using the machine that you already paid for.

  24. Goes along with their millions of fake users

  25. Re:No Hardware Audit Too? on Lenovo Won't Pay a Fine For Preinstalling Superfish Adware (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But who should be jailed?

    The entire C-suite - everyone with "chief" or "executive" in their title

    C?O's are paid zillions because of all the alleged responsibility they shoulder; with great rewards comes great risks.