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  1. "Security state"? on Massive Database Leak Exposes China's 'Digital Surveillance State' (eff.org) · · Score: 0

    More like, "Insecurity state."

  2. Charisma is being able to sell a tomato-based fruit salad as, "salsa." (Yes, I'm familiar with this meme.)

  3. A hybrid system might be best. The UBI provides for the base level expenses, but only just. If you want a more comfortable lifestyle, you will be able to work for it.

  4. Re:Coconut juice is not milk and never was on Should the Word 'Milk' Be Used To Describe Nondairy Milk-Alternative Products? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly what I came here to reply with. That product has been around for decades, and suddenly the FDA has an issue? Sounds to me like some dairy lobbyists have succeeded in pushing their agenda.

    Not decades - centuries. Almond milk was commonly used in place of dairy when fasting during medieval times.

  5. A mere technical oversight on Intel: We 'Forgot' To Mention 28-Core, 5GHz CPU Demo Was Overclocked (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Anyone could have made it.

  6. Oh, wait, I just read the rest of the summary. They are going to use blockchains, so nevermind, that solves everything. Whew.

    Eventually we'll need to blockchain all of our blockchains.

    "Yo dawg, I heard you like ledgers..."

  7. Re:It was a reacton to the Apple II reset key on Bill Gates Says He's Sorry About Control-Alt-Delete (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Even Apple realized it was too easy. By the time the //c came along, you had to hit ctrl-open apple-reset to reset the machine. (The //e might also have needed the same combo, but I didn't own one.)

  8. One thing missing from the description on YouTube Finally Embraces Google's Material Design, Puts Focus On Content (googleblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Simple, consistent, beautiful.... does that mean no ads?

  9. Gibson got it right... on CNN Anchors Caught On Camera Using Microsoft Surface As an iPad Stand · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the street does have its own uses for technology.

  10. It's not a failure on IBM's Watson Gets a Swear Filter After Learning the Urban Dictionary · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's definitely an unexpected result, though. I think they should have tried to teach Watson when not to use certain language.

  11. Re:10 billion? on NASA Successfully Test Fires J-2X Engine. · · Score: 2

    How can a single rocket, a tube filled with fuel, cost $10 billion?

    It doesn't. That $10G includes development costs.

  12. Re:Some perspective on Limewire Being Sued For 75 Trillion · · Score: 1

    No, it's over five times the US National Debt (currently ~$14 trillion US).

  13. Re:Why I no longer believe in global warming on Scientists Cut Greenland Ice Loss Estimate By Half · · Score: 1

    Here's a citation: Global warming will exist., so long as there is money to be made. - Dan.

    You have it backwards. Global warming will not exist, until money can be made off of it.

  14. Re:Non-issue? on Fingerprint Requirement For a Work-Study Job? · · Score: 1

    Biometric time clocks can be surprisingly cheap. Mind you, you probably get what you pay for...

  15. Re:Perpetual motion machine theory on FTL Currents May Power Pulsar Beams · · Score: 1

    Any other memes care to chime in?

    Hey! No talking about thermodynamics!

  16. Dances in WoW on Ask Blizzard About Starcraft2, Diablo III, WoW, or Battle.net · · Score: 1

    We were promised new dances in Wrath of the Lich King. Are there still plans to include them, or have they been postponed indefinitely?

  17. Re:warthog jump! on Finding New and Unintended Ways of Playing Games · · Score: 2, Informative

    This video was really popular around 6 years ago! Warthog jump

    Someone went to the next logical step and made a flash game out of it.

  18. Re:Role Playing on The Essentials of RPG Design · · Score: 1

    What are key things to keep in mind when designing a homebrew pen and paper system?

    It's unlikely to be played outside your gaming group (if at all), so scratch your own itch.
    Keep Godel's (First) Incompleteness Theorem in mind.
    You get a really neat set of results by rolling 2d6 + 1d6*3.

  19. Re:Urban Planning on LimeWire's Mark Gorton Brings Open-Source To Urban Planning · · Score: 1

    No, the Oxy Moron is the person who hires an urban planner.

    No, the Oxy Moron is someone who does urban planning without hiring a trained urban planner. Most of the bad results you see are the result of letting other considerations (usually short-term financial or political) override livability.

    (Disclaimer: I have an undergraduate degree in geography, specializing in urban and regional planning. However, I am not a certified urban planner.)

  20. Re:Another interesting tidbit on Using Speed Cameras To Send Tickets To Your Enemies · · Score: 1

    Another Top Gear anecdote, but one method of doing that is you wrap it with clear plastic wrap, like for food stuff.

    Mythbusters covered that one. It doesn't work.

  21. Re:Celebrated in Sid Meier's Pirates on Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! · · Score: 1

    All the NPC dialogue changes to, "piratespeak".

  22. Re:Its cut price police - again on Councils Recruit Unpaid Volunteers To Spy On Their Neighbors · · Score: 1

    The USA is also such an enormous and de-centralized country that it's exceedingly difficult for a cultural or ethnic group to take over.

    The Republicans made a damn good run at it. I'm still not certain that they've failed.

  23. Re:Big Deal! on VW Concept Microcar Gets 235 MPG · · Score: 1

    Try loading your family Costco purchase in this.

    I recall (from another source) that it has an 80l trunk. That's about the same size as the trunk of my Civic hatchback (with the seats up). You can fit a surprisingly large amount of stuff in there.

  24. Who's fault is this? on Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft · · Score: 1

    This email points out the most obvious problem with Microsoft's culture - their response to user problems. If a user is having a problem (that isn't an obvious bug), it must be the user's fault. Apple seems to take the opposite view - if a user is having a problem (and isn't being obviously stupid), then it's the computer's fault.

  25. Re:Hail to the robots on Douglas Hofstadter Looks At the Future · · Score: 1

    I don't see why AIs would need to be forced to serve humans, any more than my boss forces me to work at my job. An AI will still need to pay for electricity, rent (server space), and maintenance. The simplest way of doing this is to get a job and earn money to pay for all these things. I can picture a couple of AIs sitting in a virtual bar, complaining about the pointy-headed mainframe on the next rack.

    I agree with the OP, however, in that AIs will need legal protection to avoid being exploited. Then again, so do humans.