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  1. After reading that rubbish I switched over to LED on Trump Administration Dims Rule On Energy Efficient Lightbulbs (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The price of "60 watt" LED lights is negligible now, so I batch ordered a pack of 32 LED lights for $60. I look forward to seeing my next energy bill.

  2. Well yeah, the climate deniers need to maintain internal consistency with their collective delusion. Otherwise we'd be led to suspect they're just paid stooges for the coal industry.

  3. Subjective on Listening To Music May Be Damaging Your Creativity (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    It probably depends a lot on whether you are familiar with the piece or not. Music helps me focus and hasn't significantly hindered my creativity.

  4. Compressing multiple back arrow operations? on Chrome Should Get 'Extremely Fast' at Loading a Whole Lot of Web Pages (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Personally, I wish Chrome would compress multiple back arrow operations in your browser and jump straight back to the desired page in history. It would save a lot of reload time.

  5. Well if the film critics generally respond positively, this makes me just want to go see it and give a big raspberry to the misogynists out there. I rarely go to the theater any more because of the adverts, but the 'Captain Marvel' trailers at least make it look pretty good.

  6. Re:They will revert and block him eventually on Meet the Man Behind a Third of What's On Wikipedia (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Unlikely. Most of his edits have been of the benign, non-controversial nature. Many people who get banned are antagonistic and ignore the policy on civility. Treat people with respect, don't be disruptive, and you will fit in just fine.

  7. Deep pockets is the new normal on Oracle's CTO: No Way a 'Normal' Person Would Move To AWS (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    By "normal", I assume he means any person with an 9+ figure salary.

  8. Insidious effect of Chinese government control on China To Force Changes To 20 Popular Games, Ban 9 Including Fortnite and PUBG (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    My concern is that Chinese censorship will end up restricting what is available for the remainder of the world. It's going to be a growing, insidious problem that will hamper most forms of media.

  9. This is an irreproducable result that is impossible to test. Hence it's not science. One can make up any sort of supposition in these cases. At best we can only wait for another such occurrence and see if we can collect better data.

  10. Criminal Evidence? on Illinois Tests A Blockchain-Based Birth Registry/ID System (illinoisblockchain.tech) · · Score: 1

    How about block-chaining digital evidence in a criminal case?

  11. Many men are not suitable for a career in tech either. The requirement for an education and background in the field acts as a selection bias effect, which applies (or at least should apply) equally to both men and women. At that point, generalized opinions about the suitability of women in the field tech should be tossed, since logically those can't be applied to the selected group.

  12. More Leaks than a Porcupine's Rain Coat on How a Few Yellow Dots Burned the Intercept's NSA Leaker (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Okay, who leaked the information about how they spotted the leak source?

  13. How about boosting the ISS to geosynchronous orbit using an ion drive engine? Then you have a lower delta-V transfer orbit for a Mars mission vehicle and the ISS is still inside the Earth's magnetosphere.

  14. What could possibly go wrong? on World's Largest Hedge Fund To Replace Managers With Artificial Intelligence (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What, none of you have said it yet? :-P Merry Christmas.

  15. Setting a bad example on Twitter Cut Out of Trump Tech Meeting Over Failed Emoji Deal, Says Report (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    To me, the trivial nature of the objection sets a really bad example for the kids. It sounds like something an eight year old boy would do, then is scolded by his mother. It's just sad to witness this.

  16. It was an enjoyable read and provided some movie-making insight from a unique perspective. We could definitely use more scientific realism and plausibility in our movies. Thanks for posting.

  17. Re:Moo Moo Moo on Russia Says it Was in Touch With Trump Campaign During Election (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If you were a comedian, you'd be out standing in your field.

  18. Re:One party rule on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Another round of spending like drunken sailors? John McCain is in for some interesting times... as are we all.

  19. Movies with Deceased Actor Avatars on Adobe Is Working On 'Photoshop For Audio' That Will Let You Add Words Someone Never Said (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Hopefully this will mean we'll see more John Wayne movies...

  20. Can we escape the simulation of the simulation? on Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't the same arguments being used to posit that we are living in a simulation also apply to those who are supposedly running the simulation? Just how many layers of simulation are there? Beliefs of this sort just fuel nihilism. It should be disposed off in the great dumpster of useless thoughts.

  21. The internet is a very cruel place. We see the worst aspects of the human race on a daily basis. I don't know how we fix that.

  22. Glad I don't live there on Emirati Man Gets 3-Month Prison Sentence Over Instagram Insult (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Adding the Emirates to my long list of places I'd rather not be.

  23. Which simulation is running our simulation? on Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    If the odds are high that we're living in a simulation, then the odds are almost as high that there's a simulation that is running that simulation. Just how far down do the turtles go? It's a useless belief that can lead to nihilistic thinking. Plus it isn't scientific until we can test for it.

  24. I have to use it slowly with frequent pauses on Google Scholar Users Report Badly Malfunctioning Captcha (google.com) · · Score: 2

    I find that if I use the scholar search slowly and/or infrequently with many pauses, then I can avoid the capcha block for quite a while. But yes, it's completely brain dead and annoying.

  25. Re:The best thing Microsoft could do for home user on Windows 10 Upgrade Activates By Clicking Red X Close Button In Prompt Message (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Yes, I reached that conclusion today; my next laptop will not be a Windows OS system. The only thing I need Windows for now is to run PC games.