"60 Minutes episode with then-host Charlie Rose. As The Associated Press reports, it's officially been five years and drone deliveries seem to be nowhere in sight. "
When I was in school that would have been called "failed". Just because it got 22 more correct than second place doesn't change the fact that it got less than 60% correct."
Second place had 7% correct. Winner got 800% more correct answers than 2.
"They indicate sponsored ads, but do so by using a small, grey banner (not much darker than the background white) right below the product name. It's underhanded, "
Well, people complained about flashy, jumping and moving ads and this is the result.
People who don't read what's on the fucking screen but only watch the pretty pictures will always have problems like these.
"When i talk with researchers in the non-scam energy sector, i often have the impression they wait for the hippy generation to croak so more rational policies can be enacted."
Well, you're the voice of satan, what did you expect that people tell you?
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"The unfortunate effect is that it makes most movies look like they were shot on high-speed video rather than film,"
That is easy to explain it's because they were shot on high-speed video rather than film.
"SF with poop on the sidewalks."
As a adherent of coprophilia I love Poop Science Fiction.
"Before Eden" by Arthur C. Clarke
They even let people with orange faces into the White House.
"60 Minutes episode with then-host Charlie Rose. As The Associated Press reports, it's officially been five years and drone deliveries seem to be nowhere in sight. "
Charlie Rose is not in sight anywhere either.
"Since when was 25 out of 43 "aced"?
When I was in school that would have been called "failed". Just because it got 22 more correct than second place doesn't change the fact that it got less than 60% correct."
Second place had 7% correct. Winner got 800% more correct answers than 2.
That's not bad IMHO.
"Oh please, we all know that their REAL missions is to make contact with the secret Nazi base built on the dark side of the moon."
Indeed. Hopefully the Chinese won't take an iPad Pro to the moon or we're all doomed.
"Actually, the dark side of the moon gets more sunlight than the side that faces Earth.
Then why is it dark?"
It's a Pink Floyd Trademark.
Real time.
For a 100 year old oak, it only needs a hundred years, real time.
If I was so flexible, that I could smear some stuff on my back and shoulders, I guess I wouldn't have a need for its 'cure' anyway.
How does one 'possess' an information?
By writing it down?
Remembering it?
Is this a more awful crime than 'possessing' somebody's home address or phone number?
It must be a copyright violation.
" highlight pedestrians wearing "exceptional" outfits"
Real, actual Fashion-Police!
Think of it as evolution in action.
...it's kind of bright.
"FYI can anyone explain to me how to use quotes on /. without mucking up the formatting?"
Wot? Next you'll ask for accented characters and umlauts, I'm sure.
"Using safari on iOS in this instance. Is it just me?"
It's just you. ...and me and everybody else.
"On the one hand, we need to protect IP so that people keep producing it. On the other, I really, really want affordable rollable/foldable screens."
Sure, but not this one, I don't know why nobody ever mentions it:
It folds the wrong way!
"our models of Earth's gravity aren't accurate enough to keep up with it."
It's just a theory.
It's not like it was a law or something.
I'll wait until the 'Done' version.
"...United States, Japan, across Europe -- do not collect this kind of real-time data."
It's kinda cute that you believe that.
signed: The NSA
"Suicides went up the most among elderly rural males. In other words, Republicans. "
So there's a silver lining in this.
"They indicate sponsored ads, but do so by using a small, grey banner (not much darker than the background white) right below the product name. It's underhanded, "
Well, people complained about flashy, jumping and moving ads and this is the result.
People who don't read what's on the fucking screen but only watch the pretty pictures will always have problems like these.
" highlight pedestrians wearing "exceptional" outfits"
I just went to the corner to get some beer, I thought the pajamas were good enough for that distance.
"Citation needed. Similar "bright eyed hacks" wiped out polio and smallpox, and are trying to do the same to malaria."
That was last millennium. Nowadays people are too stupid to vax their kids, fearing they catch autism.
"When i talk with researchers in the non-scam energy sector, i often have the impression they wait for the hippy generation to croak so more rational policies can be enacted."
Well, you're the voice of satan, what did you expect that people tell you?
"The next time you see, say, a wedding scene on a USA Network show followed by a champagne commercial, "
Young, unmarried people can't afford Champagne while long married couples will think about their misery and quickly drink some hard liquor.
Fortunately a bit later in the movie there's a suicide and the ads for helping me with suicide were too convincing.
But seriously people, cut the cord.
They themselves won't get that old.