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  1. Re: Fuck Monsanto. Fuck Bayer's. on Jury Finds Bayer's Roundup Weedkiller Caused Man's Cancer (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Targets enzyme in plants, turns out some bacteria also use that enzyme, biodome bacteria living in the intestines of bees.

  2. You apparently never wrote an app. You can't integrate Spotify with Siri like Apple Music, there are tons of stuff were Apple apps have favorable integration other apps only can dream off. Heck you can't even change the default browser. There are a lot of stuff restricted to "Apple only", the NFC chip is walled off (no payment apps, because Apple Pay). Apple is really very anti competitive when they launch something themselves. There are plenty of restrictions on free or paid apps and a whole slur of rules favouring Apple.

  3. Re:Sort of on Bitcoin is Worth Less Than the Cost To Mine It (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Bitcoin peak mining:
    60.000.000 TH/s

    Best miner:
    1TH/s = 0.1kW

    So
    6TWh*365*24 = 52560TWh/year = 52.560.000.000kWh/year bestcase.

    And that is not including cooling, other shitcoin or anything else.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    So bitcoin used, at peak, same as the 48’th country out of 219 countries.

    I seriously doubt porn and internet games use more power than bitcoin.

  4. They aren't taking bitcoin on The People of Ohio Can Now Pay Their Taxes in Bitcoin (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    They are not taking bitcoin, they are taking USD. Some pay provider converts the coin to USD and hands them over. This would be like saying you can pay with beanie babies if the same provider would take them as payment.

  5. Re:It shouldn't matter if they're gambling or not on EA Still Believes in Loot Boxes, Will 'Push Forward' With Their Use (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    Pyramid schemes should be legal too, they can choose to simply not participate.

  6. Re:And yet... on Diabetes Is Actually Five Separate Diseases, Research Suggests (bbc.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you are an expert on this because...

    Certified internet WebMD doctor here, can vouch for demonlapin.

  7. Re: Sounds like on Bitcoin Is Forking. Again. (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Metals have real rarity, usability and physical properties. You canâ(TM)t fork gold and suddenly make twice as many ICs.

  8. Re: Tesla has pushed the envelope on everything on Mobileye Says Tesla Was Dropped Because of Safety Concerns · · Score: 1

    What? They launch for several countries and companies. http://www.spacex.com/missions

  9. Re:It's Not His Fault on Top Gear Host Chris Evans Steps Down After Poor Ratings (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Even thou most of it is "scripted", I watched it for their wild trips and screwing each other over. Don't care about cars at all.

  10. They are right! on Sexism Is Still a Thing At Microsoft's GDC Party (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    This should be banned! Just like chick flicks, they only cater to women! Those sexist movies should be thrown in a pile and burned!

  11. Re:But.. that's exactly what they SAID it does. on EFF: T-Mobile "Binge On" Is Just Throttling of All Data (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    If the stream requires 3mbit, you would need to buffer 33% of it to have no stops in viewing. That is 15 min of pure buffering before you can start watching anything of a 45min tv series.

  12. So iOS8 on Austin Airport Tracks Cell Phones To Measure Security Line Wait · · Score: 1

    I wonder how that works now Apple randomise the MAC address when looking for networks.

  13. Not a smart watch, but a fitness watch I would on Slashdot Asks: Do You Want a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't buy a smart watch, I would buy a fitness/health/stats watch, if it was more than a standard heart rate monitor. Don't need my watch to show time/sms/email/other-stuff, I can see that on my phone. But a non-stop health/fitness/stats censor... :-)

  14. He definitely never has been on monkey class... on FAA's Ruling On Smartphones During Takeoff Has Had Little Impact · · Score: 4, Informative

    "use the time to sleep and chill out." my ass. I recently had a 31h flight (24h of them inside the planes) on monkey class. There was nothing pleasant over it, it was a means to get from A to B. The whole flight was survival and sleeping in that upright position was not a choice, it happens when the mind is so tired that it barely can't feel the discomfort anymore. You do anything to try to keep your mind occupied while being crammed in that seat for a full day, with the only break being getting out of the plane, to be scanned for bombs for the X'th time, just to return to the same plane and same seat...

  15. Re:So....far more than guns on CDC: 1 In 10 Adult Deaths In US Caused By Excessive Drinking · · Score: 1

    But you have it available within seconds. If you would get a depression and thought of suicide, you would have an easy option available in the moment, if you didn't, you would properly have to get out of the house to get it and chances are higher that you would reconsider.

  16. Re:Comment from a Chemist on Has the Ethanol Threat Manifested In the US? · · Score: 1

    Ramp up the beer production! We just found a solution to global warming!

  17. Re:Translation on Lucasfilm Announces Break With Star Wars Expanded Universe · · Score: 2

    I also fear the worst after having seen The Clone Wars season 6 last episodes. They changed from space shooter with a hint of "magic" to full blown harry potter with lasers.

  18. Re:what price increases? on Time Warner Deal Is How Comcast Will Fight Cord Cutters · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You do live in cities right? No need to cover the wast empty space between them.

  19. No, never! on James Dyson: We Should Pay Students To Study Engineering · · Score: 2

    As an engineer, I think this is a bad idea. Cause you know, they tirrrkk errrr JERRRBBSS!!

  20. Re:Problem? on EU Parliament: Other Countries Spy, But Less Than the UK, US · · Score: 1

    It's not the spying itself, it is that, it is used to gain a competitive advantage by leaking gathered information to US (in my case) "defence" companies.

  21. Re:Cycling not the Answer on How Safe Is Cycling? · · Score: 1

    You mean, no American is going to ... :-) http://m.dac.dk/da/nyheder/?contentId=34844

  22. Re:Is this a video news release? on Young Listeners Opt For Streaming Over Owning · · Score: 1

    Hit the available offline button. Isn't that hard. Spotify sync across all my devices, only downloads when on wifi (or on 3G if you enable it). I own a few CD's I never listen to after a few months. I rather have access to a few millions songs that are constantly updated, than own 6-12 CD's i won't use after 1 year (The cost of spotify premium a year in my country).

  23. Earnings from sms? on Facebook Is Killing Text Messaging · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Even the most basic plan (12 dollar/mo, 3 GB data, unlimited sms) in Denmark includes unlimited text messaging.

  24. Would anyone trust a returned server? on FBI Caught On Camera Returning Seized Server · · Score: 1

    Would anyone trust a returned server from the FBI? I would properly wipe it 3 times and flash the bios a few times just to be sure. That thing could be spyware haven.

  25. Re:The most important lesson in life being taught on Florida Thinks Their Students Are Too Stupid To Know the Right Answers · · Score: 0

    If stealing is moralily wrong, does that mean it is moralily wrong to steal a bottle of penecillin, if it would prevent a child to live in agony the rest of its life? There is no such thing as objective morality. If all jews where hell-bent on killing all non jews, would it be evil to kill them first?