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  1. They probably meant spray-tan, which does nothing.

    Don't tell The Donald.

  2. It does, however, keep you from being shat upon by passenger pigeons.

    False. The passenger pigeon is extinct.

  3. Re:Too late on UK Steps Towards Zero-Carbon Economy (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Nothing ... except a future.

    To be fair, they are the biggest polluters and their crap affects the entire world.

  4. Re:Too late on UK Steps Towards Zero-Carbon Economy (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Gee if only people hadn't of built in places that always got hit by hurricanes. Here's a prediction for you, in the future they will do still more damage. Because there will be even more people living in their paths and the property will be even more valuable.

    They have pretty scenery. And a neat government insurance plan that means the taxpayers buy the people brand new houses every time theirs is wrecked.

    Take away that insurance and they'll soon move out.

  5. Re:Too late on UK Steps Towards Zero-Carbon Economy (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does the trillions spent by the USA on "defense" prevent trillions in damage? No, but they still do it.

    How about for just one year they use the money to install renewable energy instead? See what happens.

  6. Re:News for nerds on Japanese Passport Now World's Most Powerful (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, there's words that rhyme with "month".

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

  7. Re:News for nerds on Japanese Passport Now World's Most Powerful (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you. I learnt more from this your post than I did in the 10 previous years of Slashdot + comments.

    Many of those aren't true.

  8. Re:Too late on UK Steps Towards Zero-Carbon Economy (bbc.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But for me, the constant question is what is the cost and who's going to bear that

    Wrong question. The correct question is how much will it cost if you don't do anything. These violent storms that cost you hundreds of millions of pounds every time they hit are just the beginning.

  9. Filing a patent doesn't mean they're going to make anything, it just means they might be able to sue Samsung for a lot of money one day.

  10. Re:support on Silicon Valley's Saudi Arabia Problem (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    I never understood why so many people support, visit, and defend that country

    The food's quite good.

  11. "Humans Are Now Monitoring Animals With Facial Recognition Technology"

    Not the same. In this version it's the animals who have the facial recognition technology and the humans who are monitoring them.

  12. Re:Come on... on Facebook Removes Hundreds of Accounts Spamming Political Info (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Business as usual.

    ie. Making sure the tools used to cheat in the previous election aren't available for the opposition to use in the next one.

  13. Is "Notchless display" a feature already? That didn't take long.

  14. Re:Technology is the answer, not the FCC on State Attorneys Urge FCC To Combat Neighborhood Spoofing (biglawbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    How long before the robocallers can spot this and play a plausible recording in response.

  15. Re: That might be counterproductive on State Attorneys Urge FCC To Combat Neighborhood Spoofing (biglawbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    The rest of us have friends, business associates, etc.

    If only there was a way to recognize the numbers of people you know. Maybe even have their name appear on the screen.

  16. Re:Why not block all unverified POTS spoofing? on State Attorneys Urge FCC To Combat Neighborhood Spoofing (biglawbusiness.com) · · Score: 1

    There would need to be a technical solution.

    eg. Castration of everybody involved.

  17. Re:Junk on State Attorneys Urge FCC To Combat Neighborhood Spoofing (biglawbusiness.com) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Two first posts in two days!

  18. Combating junk marketing calls has been a top consumer protection priority for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

    Just start castrating anybody caught doing it. It'll soon die out.

    (and no, it's not too harsh)

  19. Re: Shorters on Tesla Model 3 Achieves NHTSA's 'Lowest Probability' of Injury Ever (thedrive.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    You must be joking. Every Tesla generation is CHEAPER? Only the rich can afford a Tesla you dunce

    Does that mean every generation of Tesla isn't cheaper? You lost me with your amazing logic.

    Tesla Roadster: From $112,000
    Tesla Model S: From $74,500
    Tesla Model X: From $79,500
    Tesla Model 3: From $49,000

    Damn those pesky facts!

  20. That is a common malady here on Slashdot. People here live in a bubble. They think there is a huge market for $65,000+ cars,

    Right now there's certainly more demand that Tesla can fill, so... moot.

  21. Um, no.

    Where does it say that?

  22. Apple's hitting a limit because they put the price up every time.

    Tesla is the opposite. Each generation of Teslas is cheaper than before.

  23. Re:Shorters on Tesla Model 3 Achieves NHTSA's 'Lowest Probability' of Injury Ever (thedrive.com) · · Score: 2, Informative

    No one gives a shit if your car is 0.3% safer than a Toyota when the Camry costs 30 grand less.

    Really?

    You haven't been paying attention.

    PS: It's not just safety, Teslas excel in almost every other way. They're fast becoming the 'Apple' of the auto industry - nobody thinks Apple are good value for money but Apple is now the biggest company on the planet thanks to selling "overpriced" goods.

  24. Re:The chance that I'll get injured in a Model 3 i on Tesla Model 3 Achieves NHTSA's 'Lowest Probability' of Injury Ever (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm poor.

    You can still dream about one day not being killed on one though.

  25. Re:Does it measure driver attentiveness? on Tesla Model 3 Achieves NHTSA's 'Lowest Probability' of Injury Ever (thedrive.com) · · Score: 1

    What does that have to do with starting the car or turning on the headlights manually?

    PS: If you want to fix the kids it's much better to have an autopilot setting to keep the car steady while you do it.