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  1. Indeed on AI Can Be Our Friend, Says Bill Gates (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    " Now through better seeds, fertilizer, lots of things, most people are not farmers."

    The "lots of things" being dozens of billions of farm subsidies, because natural intelligence doesn't cut it yet apparently.

  2. Might look real on New AI Model Fills in Blank Spots in Photos (nikkei.com) · · Score: 1

    ...but not necessarily _be_ real.

    Depending on what's missing of a photo of Long John Silver, it might create one with 2 parrots and 2 eye flaps.

  3. As if the poor Russian embassy employees had not already enough to do, now they'll also have to throw postcards in.

  4. "If Sadat, used commas, they way you, do I'd say, it was, justified."

    Alas, you have, a point. :-)

  5. Why not? on Most Cities Would Welcome a Tech Billionaire, But Peter Thiel? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He's a supporter of Donald Trump, who wants a military parade, like the ones the French have, to celebrate the day when the 99% began cutting off the heads of the 1%.
    Sadat was also fond of military parades, until the day, when a couple of the tens of thousands of armed people walking by, shot him dead.
    Perhaps Peter can stand beside him during the parade.

  6. Re:Paint over on New Scanning Technique Reveals Secrets Behind Great Paintings (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "Painting over a crappy painting doesn't mean it was a foundation for the final painting. Paint-overs were common as canvas wasn't exactly cheap and easy to get."

    You don't understand, the 'secret' they discovered is that artists are as poor as church mice.
    And now that gizmo is portable on top. So they can discover more poor artists.

  7. Re: No Wonder on The Slow Demise of Barnes & Noble (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    "B&N was always shit.
    They came into a town, undercut the small shops, then cut selection and raised prices."

    And how they howled and complained and sued when Amazon did the same thing to them.

  8. Re:No Wonder on The Slow Demise of Barnes & Noble (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    "Book stores were really popular before Amazon and online internet."

    Just like Cobblers, Whip-makers and Coopers.

  9. Depends on how delicious they find us on Would You Fear Alien Life or Welcome It? (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Their speed isn't so much what's interesting, their appetite might be.

  10. Wot? on Scientists Are Failing To Replicate AI Studies (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    Next they'll tell us twins are not exactly the same person.

  11. Good news for boing on Concussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by FDA. (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Instead of counting to 10, a quick bloodtest. If the guy has a concussion the other one wins.

  12. Re:News for nerds on Concussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by FDA. (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    "News for Jocks."

    Future jocks, current ones have already brain damage,

  13. Re:I thought so some years ago...A cheese example. on Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked To Cancer, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "You see folks, I once tried burning cheese using a lighter flame. Guess what; I didn't melt! "

    Why should you melt if you heat some cheese?

  14. Re:This is why [Re:If this is a shock to you.] on Facebook Is Spamming Users Via Their 2FA Phone Numbers (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    "Yes, this is EXACTLY why I never gave FB my phone number for TFA despite how many times they tell me how secure it will make me."

    I didn't even give them my name, my email address nor a password.

  15. "I wonder if it'll be useful as a practice target to identify for collision warning systems."

    They should have added a solar panel on the hood, so that it can turn on the lights from time to time the next million years.

  16. Re:I'm not in Germany but... on Germany Considers Free Public Transport in Fight To Banish Air Pollution (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "The only reason I drive rather than commute by train is that it's a lot cheaper for two people... "

    But only because you ignore the costs of maintenance, tires, insurance, taxes, parking, fines, times spent in traffic, lost time to read, risk for your safety, ....

    In Germany those expenses are much more steep, because there are no subsidies from the state for the car driving, to compensate for the fact that public transport sucks.

  17. Trump will sell them a few airports shortly, they already bought a few ports.

  18. "It highlights that with the existing model people don't have control over their identity data and are left exposed to data breaches and identity theft. "

    That's why sensible people use all different fake indentities. Only my bank has my real name.

    Amazon, etc all deliver their stuff to my cat.

  19. Re:This surprises you how? on Facebook Lost Around 2.8 Million US Users Under 25 Last Year (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    "Right off the bat I wont let the teen (14 girl) have a Facebook account. "

    It's kinda cute that you think that.

  20. Re:I got a flu shot this season on The Flu and Airports (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 2

    "The flue vaccine is only like 10% effective this year. "

    I like a 10% protection any day over 0%.

    I always buy my flu-shot for 15 bucks in the pharmacy and stick it in my ass.
    I really don't understand what the fuss is about.
    I could also get it for free but I would have to take an appointment at my doctor's and then have to wait for half an hour at least.
    It's just not worth the wait and the parking fee.

  21. "Lately it seems like it is acceptable to leak company/government secrets is not considered doing something wrong."

    It's you.
    I was always acceptable to leak 'secrets' of corrupt and criminal companies or government.

    They just became more corrupt and criminal lately.

  22. Re:Won't affect FB much... on German Court Rules Facebook Use of Personal Data Illegal (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    "If push comes to shove, Facebook can pull their German servers, and give the middle finger to them."

    The users are the product, not their clients.

  23. Re:Well... on German Court Rules Facebook Use of Personal Data Illegal (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    The forced use of real names has been declared illegal as well, because the law requests that people can use aliases and FB just ignores that law.

  24. We eliminated paperjams on Why Paper Jams Persist (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    ...by storing the paper in a small climate-controlled room.

    It's moisture that makes the paper jam.

  25. He should have followed his own advice on A Facebook Employee Asked a Reporter To Turn Off His Phone So Facebook Couldn't Track Its Location (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...and shut his own phone down.

    It's good that Facebook lost over 2 million 17-25 year olds last year and will lose even more this year.

    It's becoming the GrannyBook, the over 55 years are joining mostly, which is poison for the young generation.