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  1. Wrong solution to the problem on Mark Zuckerberg Calls for Universal Basic Income in His Harvard Commencement Speech (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    If there isn't enough work for people to do, then reduce the work week.

  2. Re:But voter ID is raaaacist!!!! on DEFCON Conference To Target Voting Machines (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    Cops often steal ("confiscate") ID from homeless people just to mess with them.

  3. Re:'Tracking calories' is basically impossible on Fitness Trackers Out of Step When Measuring Calories, Research Shows (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, if you breathe through the device, then maybe you can track calories. Who would want to wear a breathing apparatus to exercise though?

  4. Re:This is a terrible metric to watch on Renewable Energy Powers Jobs For Almost 10 Million People (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    AEI is full of shit. If solar took 79x as many people as coal, it would cost much more than coal.

  5. Who to blame? Do you mean who to sue? on When AI Botches Your Medical Diagnosis, Who's To Blame? (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Shit happens. If you want to blame someone, blame God. You aren't entitled to compensation every time something bad happens.

  6. Re: AI vs AI on Google's AlphaGo AI Defeats the World's Best Human Go Player (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Hmm, good point. Nevertheless, which color wins if we pit AlphaGo vs AlphaGo?

  7. Re:It was a hard way to make a living as it was.. on Self-Driving Cars Could Cost America's Professional Drivers Up To 25,000 Jobs a Month (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you arguing that some people are perfect drivers, or that some people think that they are perfect drivers? Because the first category doesn't exist.

  8. Re: It's not plastic that's the problem... on Remote Pacific Island Is the Most Plastic-Contaminated Spot Yet Surveyed (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Boiling just concentrates the lead in the water.

  9. so, the first colonists will be women on Sperm Stored In Space Produces Healthy Baby Mice On Earth (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It sounds like women will be necessary in the first generation, unless artificial womb technology matures. There won't be any need to send men on the first generation of colonists, and we can have a large sperm repository to increase genetic diversity in the first few generations.

  10. Re:Now try kickboxing. on Google's AlphaGo AI Defeats the World's Best Human Go Player (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    When will machines beat humans in chess boxing?

  11. It will depend on who goes first.
    That brings up a good point: AlphaGo should be able to estimate which player has the advantage, and we can adjust the compensation accordingly.

  12. Re:Chinese Checkers on Google's AlphaGo AI Defeats the World's Best Human Go Player (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Ah, but one of the beauties of AlphaGo is that sometimes it surprises experts and doesn't play joseki. Because it isn't just choosing from a book of "correct" moves, since humans don't actually know what those are.

  13. How do you prove a human is intelligent?

  14. Sure, when computers define what artificial intelligence is, then computers can be artificially intelligent.

  15. Humans probably can't beat computers in chess even with all the open books in the world though, assuming the "books" aren't actually computer programs.

  16. Re:Windows Users... on 'Don't Tell People To Turn Off Windows Update, Just Don't' (troyhunt.com) · · Score: 1

    Because of getwin10

  17. Good. Intel needs the competition on Windows 10 On ARM Will Support x86 Apps From Outside the Store (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    and Chromebooks aren't quite giving it.

  18. Re:Backward Compatibility is a Boon on Windows 10 On ARM Will Support x86 Apps From Outside the Store (liliputing.com) · · Score: 1

    Backwards compatibility for software is easy. Backwards compatibility for hardware is not so easy. Often, we have to maintain old computers to access old hardware.

  19. It's good for the environment for energy prices to go up.

  20. Emma is still young. Unfortunately, her condition could deteriorate.

  21. I suppose after the task force ponders the definition of a robot for a bit and realizes it can't be defined, it would work out to a tax on capital equipment, which is already defined by accounting.

  22. Re:We went to the moon in under 8 years on Trump Has Grand Plan For Mission To Mars But Nasa Advises: Cool Your Jets (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, the Soviets had a huge space program and gave us the first satellite, first human in space, and first space station, among many other firsts. It came at a cost.

  23. That sounds unrealistic to me. I think a more realistic assumption is that someone will spend $400 for the unit, use it a couple times, and realize that they've been had, and then stick it in the closet for a while until they finally give it away as a bonus gift for another sale during a garage sale.

  24. Re:Oops on Diet Sodas May Be Tied To Stroke, Dementia Risk (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't it 7% among people drinking 0 diet soda and 22% among those drinking 1+/day?
    I'm looking at the DM n (%) row of table 1.

    Anyways, that's a good criticism of the study. Other posters' criticisms were not so good. Please understand that I am not defending the study. I am defending the scientific method. I have no expectation that the study is correct.

  25. Re:Huh? What? on Diet Sodas May Be Tied To Stroke, Dementia Risk (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The headlines are written by journalists and are click-bait. The scientific journal article itself has the title "Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risks of Incident Stroke and Dementia". That's not click-bait. It's typical of scientific modesty.

    Science doesn't ever prove things; it just provides evidence. There is always a "May" in a scientific conclusion. Over additional studies, evidence can either corroborate or contradict previous evidence, and we can make that "May" stronger or weaker. It may or may not be newsworthy, but that's how science works.