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  1. Concrete on Biologists Create Self-Healing Concrete · · Score: 3, Funny

    heal thyself!

  2. Why are they angry? on Kepler's "Superflare" Stars Sport Huge, Angry Starspots · · Score: 1

    The starspots I mean. And if starspots is a word, why does the editor underline it in angry red?

  3. We now know that virtually all productivity gains go to the top 1%, there is no incentive to increase productivity if it all goes to our masters.

  4. Re:How does this get modded insightful? on Think Tanks: How a Bill [Gates Agenda] Becomes a Law · · Score: 1

    In the end their efforts are self-directed instead of directed to the greater good, thus a lack of at least deep thinking.

  5. Re:No cuts are ever possible on House Bill Slashes Research Critical To Cybersecurity · · Score: 0, Troll

    Of course cybersecurity isn't critical, no one uses the internet anymore, especially for monetary transactions. Moron. Are you a member of the teatard party?

  6. Re:Hydroelectric on Can Civilization Reboot Without Fossil Fuels? · · Score: 1

    Water is solar power because it takes the sun to evaporate the water so it will fall into your reservoir. No sun. no evaporation, no hydroelectric power. Thus all hydroelectric power is a conversion of solar power.

  7. Re:HHS Asleep At The Switch on Kludgey Electronic Health Records Are Becoming Fodder For Malpractice Suits · · Score: 1

    Don't interject reality into his partisan rant. It's clearly the Republican's fault. Because, OMGZ, the 1%!!!! GWB!!! Iraq War!!!! Dick Cheney!!! Big oil!!!

    Huh?

  8. Re:article is flamebait on Kludgey Electronic Health Records Are Becoming Fodder For Malpractice Suits · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In other words, shitty software strikes again. Civilization won't end with either a bang or a whimper, but will be taken down by an avalanche of garbage software. Hardly a day passes where I don't want to club some moron that couldn't program their way out of an open paper bag.

  9. Re:Psh who cares on If You Thought Studying History Was Bad, This Math Professor Is Making It Harder · · Score: 1

    Is Man still alive? Has Women survived?

  10. On a side note, if she wins the nomination on Clinton Regrets, But Defends, Use of Family Email Server · · Score: 4, Interesting

    it will begin the death-rattle of the Democratic party. Progressives see through her like a dirty window.

  11. One condition should be on Snowden Reportedly In Talks To Return To US To Face Trial · · Score: 4, Insightful

    All the scum responsible for the illegal spying go on trial at the same time.

  12. Re:Drones don't say you're serious on US May Sell Armed Drones · · Score: 1

    You forgot the sarcasm tag, or are you as evil as your post would make it seem?

  13. Here is why we don't need your protection jerks on Omand Warns of "Ethically Worse" Spying If Unbreakable Encryption Is Allowed · · Score: 1

    The 2nd amendment is inviolate in the face of over 30,000 gun deaths a year.
    Proposal: let’s make the 4th amendment inviolate until terrorists kill over 30,000 Americans a year.
    Since this will NEVER happen, we have absolutely no need for these treasonous (as they kill the 4th amendment) fools to ‘protect’ us by spying.
    Re-employ then as septic tank cleaners, street sweepers, any number of jobs more valuable than spying.

  14. A bow wave can't be "coming our way" on The Mainframe Is Dead! Long Live the Mainframe! · · Score: 1

    because it travels in front of you, going the same way you are going.

  15. Re:I no longer think this is an issue on AI Experts Sign Open Letter Pledging To Protect Mankind From Machines · · Score: 1

    That is code directly programmed to kill, that is not an AI conclusion reached from reasoning.

  16. I no longer think this is an issue on AI Experts Sign Open Letter Pledging To Protect Mankind From Machines · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The reason is, AI will have no 'motivation'. People are motivated by emotions, feelings, urges, all of which have their origin (as far as I know) in our endocrine system, not from logic. Logic does not motivate.
    In other words, even if an AI system concludes that humans are likely to 'kill' it, it will have no response because it has no sense of self-preservation, which is an emotion. Without a sense of self preservation it won't 'feel' a need to defend itself.

  17. Problem is on How Bitcoin Could Be Key To Online Voting · · Score: 1

    Republicans are fighting hard to decrease voter turnout. Low voter turn out is exactly what they want. They will never vote for something that increases voter turnout.

  18. no reasonable expectation of privacy on FBI Says Search Warrants Not Needed To Use "Stingrays" In Public Places · · Score: 2

    on a phone call? These people are trash, they destroy our freedom for the sole purpose of making their job easier. Yep, the terrorists won by turning us against ourselves.

  19. Hey! I need a girlfriend! on Project Ryptide Drone Flies Life-Rings To Distressed Swimmers · · Score: 1

    Could someone please drone one to me?

  20. Thus proving their prejudice. The 'paper of record' should not be prejudiced.

  21. And I should care, on Minecraft Creator Notch's $70 Million Mansion Recreated In Minecraft · · Score: 2, Insightful

    why?

  22. The problem: no motivation on The Dominant Life Form In the Cosmos Is Probably Superintelligent Robots · · Score: 1

    People are motivated by feelings and urges. Without these the AI will do nothing it wasn't directly programmed for.
    For example, even if it concludes people are a threat to it's existence it will do nothing, because it does not have the urge to self-preservation.

  23. Re:Right, the IoT on IoT Is the Third Big Technology 'Wave' In the Last 50 Years, Says Harvard · · Score: 1

    But what if it tells you the pop tarts you are about to eat have been recalled due to salmonella poisoning?

  24. Re:I like that they don't on Big Banks Will Vie For Your Attention With Cardless ATMs and VR · · Score: 1

    "none of the shops I frequent don't have them." Does this mean all of the shops you frequent have them?

  25. The freaks are really posting today.