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  1. Start at the top on Job Automation and the Minimum Wage Debate · · Score: 1

    Replace the president with an automaton... Oh wait...

  2. I thought Google would come up with its helpful "Did you mean:" for that, but there's a metric shittonne of hits for it. ::)

  3. Re:A lense cover on Google Tries To Defuse Glass "Myths" · · Score: 1

    Yes, this was a defence something rated safe, 3ccw, 2cw, 1 ccw from memory, and you had to be damned precise about landing on the numbers..

  4. Re:Capitalism at its finest on Silicon Valley Anti-Poaching Cartel Went Beyond a Few Tech Firms · · Score: 1

    It was irony I thinks. Spoof on 'no true scotsman'

  5. Isn't this commonplace already? on L.A. Police: All Cars In L.A. Are Under Investigation · · Score: 1

    Police cars, redlight cameras, etc do lookups on numberplates to see if the registration is current, to check if the primary drivers license is current, or has things outstanding on it. That's why we don't have car renewal stickers as well anymore. The next step, yes, will be to keep the data, regardless if you're 'clean' or not.

    Guess McNeally was right.

  6. Re:A lense cover on Google Tries To Defuse Glass "Myths" · · Score: 1

    Man, the safes I used to use took longer than that even knowing the combo.

  7. Re:A lense cover on Google Tries To Defuse Glass "Myths" · · Score: 1

    voyeurs.com and exhibitionists.com spring to mind. I guess these sites are in use already?

  8. Re:A lense cover on Google Tries To Defuse Glass "Myths" · · Score: 1

    The anti-red-eye one? At least that's what Eye thought it was for

  9. Re:A lense cover on Google Tries To Defuse Glass "Myths" · · Score: 1

    "Everything not forbidden is compulsory."

  10. Re:It's the end of the world as we know it on IPCC's "Darkest Yet" Climate Report Warns of Food, Water Shortages · · Score: 1

    Hole in the ozone layer didn't spread as feared. That'd be the most recent event that was predicted, with CFC's that never broke down, etc.

  11. Re:"Responsible" people have no need of this on Your Car Will Soon Sense If You're Tired Or Not Paying Attention · · Score: 1

    How tired is too tired though? I feel somewhat sleepy now (1527h Fri) not for any good reason, and yet I'll be driving home, we aren't talking long commute times here, about 15 minutes. Measuring fatigue levels like this would be useful.

  12. Extinct? on Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? · · Score: 1

    Yes, they don't exist Noa Moa.

  13. Re:purchase time on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    It's a one day ban now, but I bet they're considering longer term adoption. This is a pilot test.

  14. Re:purchase time on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    The government could work around this by issuing all odd or even plates to a family. Wonder if plates without numbers are considered even or odd?

  15. Re:I don't get it. on Google Funds San Francisco Bus Rides For Poor · · Score: 1

    I'm saying that 6% is a good deal for Google, but its a lot for a state to lose. I'm fairly sure Texas has a lot of freeways and tall buildings. Dallas comes to mind (both the city and the soap - yes, I'm that old)

  16. Re:ANDROID != LINUX on Android Beats iOS As the Top Tablet OS · · Score: 1

    Don't believe.

    There is NO Posix userspace on Android. Posix kernel land is locked/limited.

    Why does it take 16 GB RAM to compile the Android tarball? That's some BEAUTIFUL community inclusion!

    Are there dev machines that have less than 16GB? Curious, is all.

  17. Re:surprised!!!! on Bitcoin Exchange Flexcoin Wiped Out By Theft · · Score: 1
  18. If you think RS now... on RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores · · Score: 1

    You're more likely to think RadioSpares, not RadioShack. Particularly if you're after components.

  19. Re: Why didn't they leave it in place? on PETA Abandons $1 Million Prize For Artificial Chicken · · Score: 1

    meh. Chicken breast is the worst part of the chicken, IMAO.

  20. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    +1 to this. But some of the manual consumer grade ones arent bad (Silvia) especially if you mod them. If you drink coffee other than short black, a pod machine is good enough.

  21. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    Anyone who introduces water at or above[1] boiling point to coffee grounds is doing it wrong. (91-96C is preferred range)

    [1] yes, it can be introduced above boiling point, since espresso makers can use boilers. And the boiler temp can be above boiling point, since the path to the group head tends to cool the water somewhat.

  22. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    Espresso (including pod) machines make a single cup. The downside for pods is that the coffee is pre-ground. (and stale) The upside is convenience. How much you want to pay for the convenience of not grinding your own coffee per shot is up to you. It certainly isn't a time issue, I can grind and 'shoot' an espresso in less than a minute, try getting close to that with a conventional drip/press/whatever brew. (yes the boiler element is running continuously under PID control)

  23. Re: I don't get it. on Google Funds San Francisco Bus Rides For Poor · · Score: 1

    Why are Walmart so profitable? Because they have customers. The best way to make Walmart stakeholders listen to you would be to take that away from them.

  24. Re: I don't get it. on Google Funds San Francisco Bus Rides For Poor · · Score: 1

    They need to tax middle income more. That's where most of the money is. If you taxed 100% of income of the 1% you still wouldn't have enough. Realise that when you say tax rich people more, you are including yourself in that. When you're quite happy saying "tax me more" then we can go forward.

  25. Re:I don't get it. on Google Funds San Francisco Bus Rides For Poor · · Score: 1

    No, they are humans that make less money than I do. You're the one constructing a straw man here.