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  1. How do you control for population growth? on Could We Fund a Universal Basic Income with Universal Basic Assets? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So how do you control for population growth? Hundreds of millions of unemployed people with nothing to do but fuck. If you pay for babies, you get more babies. And since there is no more need to compete for resources, they will all be little morons.

  2. Re:Wifi allergy on Researchers Uncover the Genetic Roots Behind Rare Vibration Allergy (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    If it was true, then it would be testable. To date, no person claiming WiFi allergies have been able to tell you when wifi is on or off.

  3. No AI, Just Standard Advice on Financial Advisers Disrupted By AI (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Most of the people using these "Financial Advisers" and paying 0.5% to 1% of their retirement portfolio are only really getting standard advice that is available on just about any mainstream stock market 101 for retirement website. It really isn't worth the fee unless you can't be bothered to do basic reading. For financial advisers this is just a gravy train. There is no "Artificial Intelligence" behind it. You could get the same thing off of a simple spreadsheet.

  4. Re:Speed limit reality check on Homemade Speed Trap Made By Former UVA CS Professor (cvilletomorrow.org) · · Score: 1

    Except in West Virginia. If you are not doing the speed limit or below, it is your own neck you are risking.

  5. Steam Greenlight on Interviews: Ask Brianna Wu a Question · · Score: 2

    You recently ran a successful campaign to get your game approved on Steam's greenlight. What approaches did you use to get your game ranked high enough to be greenlit. What do you feel had the biggest impact in getting the numbers? What suggestions do you have for other Indie Game Developers who want to get their games approved on Steam's greenlight system?

  6. Re:It does bring up a good question, though... on Interviews: Ask Brianna Wu a Question · · Score: 1

    It is kind of obvious when in each interview Wu has the same background. People had a suspicion that she was lying since the backgrounds were so similar, so the collected the evidence that proves it.

  7. Re:Wow. Lip service! on "We Screwed Up," Says Reddit CEO In Formal Apology · · Score: 1

    Reddit can't legal comment on it, which makes sense.

    They can't legally comment on it? Are you sure? Or is it a situation where it is typically not legally smart to comment on it.

  8. Ahhh... Charties. Start with 990 forms on Ask Slashdot: Making Donations Count · · Score: 1

    First off, I strongly suggest not donating to a charity unless they produce a 990 form.

    There are still a lot of charities that are flat out scams, like breast cancer "awareness" charities who's board member owns a marketing firm, that creates awareness by calling people and asking for donations to their breast cancer awareness fund. Avoid "awareness" charities. Most of them are complete bunk.

    Here are my top three websites for researching charities.

    http://www.charitynavigator.or...

    http://foundationcenter.org/fi...

    http://www.guidestar.org/

    I shoot for a 90% efficiency ratio. But that isn't always possible for all diseases. Sometimes you will have to settle for a 80-85% efficiency ratio. Whenever you find a charity that you like, look it up and see if there are any charities that address the same issue, but perform better.

    Also, start looking at the 990 forms for the charities that you do give to. This will help you to evaluate charities that are too small to have 3rd party evaluations.

    Also start looking at their Annual Reports to see what they have actually accomplished for the past year. This will be especially important for charities that do not provide services or do research (like political/lobbying charities). Their efficiency ratio will be much lower, but their staff may be doing what you consider to be important work. Avoid charities that are not readily transparent about how their money is spent and what their accomplishments are.

    Some exceptions are small charities such as food banks or soup kitchens that do not have any paid staff or management. Those are probably some of the most efficient charities out there.

  9. Re:Do It, it worked in AZ on Gen Con Threatens To Leave Indianapolis Over Religious Freedom Bill · · Score: 1
  10. Re:membrane on Methane-Based Life Possible On Titan · · Score: 1

    And it seems to me that the earliest replicators would benefit more from free interaction with the medium they're in, rather than being locked up in a sealed bubble.

    What if the early replicators or proto-replicators benefited from the differences between the outside of the bubble, and the inside of the bubble?

  11. Re:verified on Reddit Imposes Ban On Sexual Content Posted Without Permission · · Score: 2

    The main gone wild boards already required verification.

  12. Get an ADA Siezure Detection Dog on Ask Slashdot: Panic Button a Very Young Child Can Use · · Score: 1

    The dog will warn your wife when the symptoms of a seizure are about to come on. This will give her enough time to act to ensure her safety & even call for help. Yes, ADA dogs are pricey, but since you post here, I am going to guess you can afford one to keep your wife safe. Plus it will make a good playmate for your 2 year old.

    Sometimes the old solution that just works, is the best solution.

  13. Re:Maybe we're in the other brane... on The Search For Neutrons That Leak Into Our World From Other Universes · · Score: 1

    Who says there is another earth much less a planet in the corresponding other brane?

  14. Re:uhhh on Deep-Sea Microorganism Hasn't Evolved For Over 2 Billion Years · · Score: 2, Informative

    I agree with your primary point. However the article does state he analyzed the chemistry too. I wonder how much the chemistry is really going to change if the microbes are pulled from the same environment. I would expect proteins to break down after a couple of billion years.

    Schopf used several techniques to analyze the fossils, including Raman spectroscopy — which enables scientists to look inside rocks to determine their composition and chemistry

  15. Re:Bitcoin isn't money but it's still a financial on Judge Shoots Down "Bitcoin Isn't Money" Argument In Silk Road Trial · · Score: 1

    Then why do they call Bitcoin an electronic currency? Heck, even the name contains the word "coin." You can't have it one way when facing a judge for a certain lawsuit, and then switch it to something else when a different lawsuit or legislation rears it's head.

    Do you know what else is a "financial tool?" The dollar. It can be used to traffic/launder money & goods too.

  16. Re:Ugg the diversity brigade strikes again on Facebook Refuses To Share Employee Race and Gender Data · · Score: 1

    If google and facebook could find qualified black (or American employees in general) employees, wouldn't they do that rather than importing people from India/Pakistan/$wherever?

    That depends. Are those Amercian employees willing to work for the same salary offer as those India/Pakitan/$whatever and be content? They are shooting for a cheap labor market.

  17. Paper not finished nor peer reviewed on Traffic Optimization: Cyclists Should Roll Past Stop Signs, Pause At Red Lights · · Score: 1

    Link to study:
    http://bclu.org/jmeggs-TRB-IDA...

    This paper is in active rewrite; Please contact the author for the latest version before review if at all possible

    So the paper is not even finished and has not been peer reviewed...

    You know what also might work? Actually ticketing cyclists breaking traffic laws. As a pedestrian, I nearly got run over by three cyclists pulling an "Idaho Stop" at a cross walk because they were not paying attention.

    Also according to the Idaho law, this only applies when the cyclist is turning right, not blowing through an intersection.

    Microfilm archives of police incident reports from 1966 to 1992 were consulted over a
    period of days, and deemed too difficult to analyze;

  18. Re:Where are the 3.5" SSDs? on SanDisk Announces 4TB SSD, Plans For 8TB Next Year · · Score: 1

    Laptops & blade servers. They don't really need more space.

  19. Homeless for 6 year or 30 years on GoPro Project Claims Technology Is Making People Lose Empathy For Homeless · · Score: 1

    The article says he has been homeless for 6 years and recently feel on hard times due to a loss of his wife and mother turning to alcohalism.

    However this video from the same project says that he has been on the streets for 30 years. (21 seconds in)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    The story doesn't jive.

  20. Re:FYI: that wooshing sound you hear... on Microsoft May Invest $1B-$3B In Dell Buyout · · Score: 1

    Not necessarily a fair assessment. The linux boxes & no-OS boxes were priced higher than the same builds WITH Windows pre-installed. Why on earth would I pay more money when I can wipe Windows off of a machine in the blink of an eye.

    The problem wasn't Linux. It was the pricing scheme.

  21. Re:Fatter? on Robot Serves Up 360 Hamburgers Per Hour · · Score: 0

    Oh sure it will, there is almost certainly some percentage of fatties that are partially kept in check by the shame of ordering multiple day's worth of food from a skinny teenager.

    It has never phased me one bit.

  22. What is /.'s pick? on Vote On What the Very Large Telescope Observes · · Score: 2

    What is the most interesting? Closest?

  23. Re:Good on Ecuador To Grant Assange Political Asylum · · Score: 1

    I would have rated you funny. Honestly, you don't have to reach out from some grand governmental conspiracy to explain what is going on.

    Assange was staying at one woman's house, banged her, then while still using her place as home base, goes out and bangs some other fan-girl. Fan-girl unwittingly contacts the woman who Assange was staying with trying to get in touch with him. The feminist hostess puts two and two together, gets pissed and decides to extract her pound of flesh for revenge. Takes it to the police to see if they can force him to take an STD test. Then it hits the media and all hell breaks loose. Now everyone is scrambling to try to save face. It gets picked up by a prosecutor attempting to make a name for himself in feminist circles and to continues to snowball. Now the only way to save face is if someone at minimum gets legally slapped on the wrist for bad behavior. For Assange & his supporters it is far easier to blame some grand governmental conspiracy than to deal with the accusations being leveled at him.

    You don't need some grand governmental conspiracy to explain what is going on. A better explanation is that everyone here is acting in their own self interest, except for the poor fan-girl who got unwittingly drug into this mess.

    All of this and the US government didn't have to lift a finger. They have done the best thing possible, which is to sit back, do nothing, break out the popcorn, let people hang themselves and enjoy.

  24. How is he going to do that? on Spanish Superjudge To Represent Assange · · Score: 1

    How is he going to do that when Julian has fled his bail? Isn't Julian technically in another country right now since he is holed up in the embassy? Honestly, I think Julian has painted himself into a very small corner.

  25. Re:Easier headline... on Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless · · Score: 4, Funny

    He saw it in a movie.