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  1. Wish I had mod points, too. Not to mod this up or anything. I just wish I had mod points.

  2. Re:This judge needs to be barred! on Man Caught Wearing Earbuds With a Dead Phone Found Guilty of Distracted Driving (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    I can't believe the number of people who have completely missed that and are rabbiting on about the defendant being found guilty of impairing his hearing or some crap like that.

  3. Re:Rick And Morty on A=A on Man Caught Wearing Earbuds With a Dead Phone Found Guilty of Distracted Driving (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 2

    Having one's hearing impaired is not considered an impediment by the licensing authorities. Hearing impaired people are allowed to drive.

  4. Re:Think outside the box on Garfield Phones Beach Mystery Finally Solved After 35 Years (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Nermal dolls might be better. Odie is simply klutzy. Nermal, however, is known as Garfield's main and direct nemesis.

  5. Pick the right cables on Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    For the correct delivery of phonons to your eardrums, use Siltech Royal Signature Emperor Double Crown Loudspeaker cables. The have elegant self-shielding topology.

  6. Re:I get a 1.5% discount on USA Today Tech Columnist: Millennials Will Live To See a Cashless World (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Fancy 404 error.
    Oops! We can’t find that page
    If you’ve followed a link from another site for an extension or theme, that item is no longer available. This could be because:

    The developer removed it. Developers commonly do this because they no longer support the extension or theme, or have replaced it.
    Mozilla removed it. This can happen when issues are found during the review of the extension or theme, or the extension or theme has been abusing the terms and conditions for addons.mozilla.org. The developer has the opportunity to resolve the issues and make the add-on available again.
    If you’ve followed a link on this site, you’ve have found a mistake. Help us fix the link by filing an issue. Tell us where you came from and what you were looking for, and we'll get it sorted.

    Try visiting the page later, as the theme or extension may become available again. Alternatively, you may be able to find what you’re looking for in one of the available extensions or themes.

  7. Could have been worse. on Self-Driving Cars May Hit People With Darker Skin More Often, Study Finds (futurism.com) · · Score: 1

    Self-Driving Cars May Hit People With Darker Skin More Often, Study Recommends.

  8. Shut up, man, that's my password too. Stop telling everyone.

  9. New study shows Windows 10 Home Edition users are baffled by light switches.

  10. If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the worm.

  11. Re: From the 'No sh*t, Sherlock' department on Middle-Age Men Who Can Do 40+ Push-Ups Have Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    I have found an article in the Sydney Morning Herald that covers a lot of ground.

    Allow me to quote some parts of a well-written story:
    Cardiologist Andre La Gerche, a marathon runner, is conducting long-term research into endurance sport and heart health, says "endurance athletes are somewhere between 2 per cent and 5 per cent more likely than the general population to develop heart problems. Yet there is no evidence that years of endurance exercise will shorten your life." He wants to reconcile such findings.

    My favourite quote is from Dr James O'Keefe, a cardiologist who authored a paper titled Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Events from Excessive Exercise, who said "It's not survival of the fittest, but survival of the moderately fit". He has a TED talk.

    Quick summary: there's a lot we don't know. Research is continuing. Genetics may play a part in whether or not you drop dead on the running track or not. All things in moderation.

  12. Re: Do many know how to read properly? on Most Online 'Terms of Service' Are Incomprehensible To Adults, Study Finds (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    In my country (not USA), my government employer is required to make customer-focussed info brochures readable at a year 6 level.

    I think two things contribute to the need to do this: children are taught to read and comprehend, but some just don't care; hard to teach someone who doesn't care, and people lose critical reading and comprehension skills if they aren't required to keep using them.

  13. Scientific proof that men are more mature than women!
    Boobs, fart, boobs, whatever.

  14. Re:I understand vinyl on Cassette Album Sales in the US Grew By 23% in 2018 (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but the noise from cassettes is warmer.

  15. More to ageing than that on Procter and Gamble Unveils New Device That Aims To Remove Signs of Aging (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Will it shave my ears, too?

  16. Email lists on We Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah, we should go back to emailing everyone in our contacts photos and family updates several times a year. Maybe cram it all into a PDF.

  17. Re:No examples, all we get is a commentary on Instagram Tightens Eating Disorder Filters (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 0

    Instagram is a toxic pit. It doesn't matter what they do, it's still serving up garbage.

  18. And miss out on cake? on In Booming Job Market, Workers Are 'Ghosting' Their Employers (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why leave like that? You miss out on cake, and sincere heartfelt wishes from your fellow employees, as well as earnest conversations about “we must catch up some time soon”.

  19. Quote what-now on Ask Slashdot: Why Don't HDR TVs Have sRGB Or AdobeRGB Ratings? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Firstly, quote-on-quote is just wrong (points for hyphenation, though). It's said 'quote-unquote' and is the spoken way of indicating that the phrase that follows would probably have quotes around it in written form, to indicate the phrase "so-called". So many people use air quotes in conversation that it's probably no surprise the author is unfamiliar with the correct spelling. This leads me to the next obvious thing which is that the piece is written. The quotes are actually used in the text around the part that is 'quote-unquoted', so there is no need for that phrase at all.

    Was this dictated to Siri or something?

  20. Re:Fuck Everything, We're Doing Six Cameras on Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S Phone Will Sport Six Cameras and Support 5G, Report Says (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Hahaha. Beat me to it. Good call.

  21. Magic Beans on Bitcoin Falls Below $5,000 For First Time Since October 2017 (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Magic beans no longer worth a cow.

  22. I love the one where the guy in the hat killed the other guy in the hat.

  23. Re: ha hs #freedumbs on FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    People can be involuntarily admitted to a psych facility for limited periods ('seclusion') and must be released if they are deemed not to to be a danger to themselves or to others. I wonder if some of them released are deemed non-dangerous because they are being secluded in a quiet, supportive environment away from over-stimulation and combative people?

  24. I'm in! on Bitcoin Plummets Under $6,000 To a New Low For the Year (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm in! All I have to do is sell my tulip futures an I'll be ready to buy some cheap, cheap bitcoin!

  25. I believe we can thank Frank Herbert for teaching us "Now remember, walk without rhythm, and we won't attract the worm."