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  1. " No party invitations, no updates from my friends, people stop talking to you, because you're not on Facebook."

    Sounds like you have a loose definition of the word "friend" or you need new ones. I've refused to use FB since it's inception and never have I had an issue that wasn't solved by easier and less obtrusive means.

  2. "Buprenorphine differs from methadone in that it.. on FDA Approves First Implant Treatment For Opioid Addiction (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    .. doesn't require a treatment program"

    Nope, just an "oil-change" every six months. Sounds like a great revenue generator for the manufacture.

  3. More like on US Military Uses 8-Inch Floppy Disks To Coordinate Nuclear Force Operations (cnbc.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Security through obsolescence.

  4. Re:Very smart of them, if tru on Uber Knows Exactly When You'll Pay Surge Pricing (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    "Yes! That's what free market is all about. "

      Except that raising pricing based on battery level isn't exactly a free market. If I trade a security having information
    not available to the public, I've broken the law and made an illegal. Pricing based on battery level is close to the same.

  5. Re:It is perfectly legit on Hidden FBI Microphones Exposed In California (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    "There is no expectation of privacy in a public place."

    There is an expectation of privacy in a public bathroom, do we apply the same rules to all public spaces? If I communicate in a public area that I would normally expect to be private, is that communication protected? This is something the courts need to decide.

      One thing that isn't of question is disclosure of private conversation to third parties allows for damages to be awarded to the injured party. Someone needs to sue the FBI.

  6. Seized domains on Amazon and Microsoft Directors Charged in Prostitution Sting (kiro7.com) · · Score: 2

    Something not mentioned in the post. Here's a much better article: http://www.seattletimes.com/se...

      So they arrested the clients and let the webmaster unmolested?

  7. The victims on Amazon and Microsoft Directors Charged in Prostitution Sting (kiro7.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Are the guys they charged. Poor prostitutes forced to accept hundreds of dollars in nice safe and secure residences, boo hoo. It's exactly this type of narrow minded, holier than thou, judgemental and uptight thinking
    that makes me ashamed to be an American.

      Reviews aren't necessarily promotion.

     

  8. Re:B.A./B.S. Degree on Google Paying Arizona Residents $20/Hr To Test Self-Driving Cars (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    "Are these driver-less cars are so sophisticated that they require a college-educated person to sit behind the wheel?"

    Probably not. But, I guarantee that providing super accurate feedback according specific detailed guidelines, with high accuracy will require a person that has the ability to comprehend and apply the provided guidelines (without training). Not that that requires a college education, but it eliminates many that don't have that ability. Guaranteed, driving is going to be the least of the hires responsibilities (or worries).

  9. Or without enough "are you sure, stupid?" prompts (or user enabled / liability waiving defeats).

  10. If it's in summon mode, how does it know to engage forward or reverse gear? Sure seems to me that the manufacture enabled a device to act autonomously without full awareness of it's environment. Low hanging fruit doesn't cut it.

  11. Sounds as useful on In Search Of A Healthy Gut, One Man Turned To An Extreme DIY Fecal Transplant (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    as Slashdot's Disable Advertising toggle lately. Being eligible doesn't mean it's functional.

  12. Re:Simple question on Students Can Now Fly Drones At School, FAA Says (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 1

    It was never against regulations. The FAA is simply clarifying that using a drone as a student isn't considered commercial use. Additionally, they state that if that drone is being used by a teacher, it is commercial use and would require additional licensing.

    Fairly cut and dry.

  13. Re: Public Service Announcement on The Government Wants Your Fingerprint To Unlock Phones (dailygazette.com) · · Score: 1

    All that is needed is 48 hours following the last login before the OS requires a passkey.

      That's actually a good solution.

  14. Fom this point forward.. on Weasel Apparently Shuts Down World's Most Powerful Particle Collider (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    we shall consider a software or hardware issue normally considered a "bug" in a micro device as a "weasel" in a larger device.

      Thanks for the clarification!

  15. Re:When do they brick it with a firmware update? on Google's OnHub Is First WiFi Router To Support IFTTT (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Very few people will find a WiFi router useful that doesn't have network access. I don't know of any hardware sold by Google, rendered useless by their shuttering of services, do you?

  16. Re:'monster' ? on NASA Gives Solar Ionic Propulsion A Monster Boost (networkworld.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Monster as a qualifier cam be described as more than mondo and less than gianormous. Thanks for asking.

  17. No, but.. on Is the $400 Billion F-35's 'Brain' Broken? (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The tax payers rectums sure are sore!

  18. Addiction satiation blinds taste, every time.

  19. Not the FBIs fault (yet) on Snowden Predicts Global iPhone Hack, Records Song (popsci.com) · · Score: 0

    First off, the FBI bought the technology from Cellebrite, most likely spending untold millions of tax payers funds. This shouldn't be real news to anyone, it's not the first time the US has depended upon Israeli intelligence to do what they weren't capable of (Betancourt rescue).

    So now that the hack has been paid for and sold, someone will leak it for some reason or annother. The prediction is an obvious one, not needing any special talent or insite.

  20. Re:Another Possible Reason . . . on Report: Feds To Ban Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes For 2 Years (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    " Or, they are simply trying to sink the company to extend their present business plan(s)."

    The only conspiracy here was the sale of smoke and mirrors. Nothing more than selling the dream with a compelling staff and story, ala Madoff. Time and financial forensics will eventually show the real product, which I imagine is just that, a story without the IP to support any of it.

  21. Re:It is allowed by (e) and (j) on FBI Director Says Unlocking Method Won't Work On Newer iPhones (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    In addition, the market isn't regulated by the US government. The world provides plenty of sellers and providers of high quality services and products located outside of US. Additionally, the FBI stated they were receiving help from Cellebrite http://www.cellebrite.com/Abou... , and Israeli company.

      This is no mystery. It's not the first time this company had been the first to market with these type solutions.

  22. Re:As opposed to Redbox analog? on Redbox Plans To Launch New Streaming Service 'Redbox Digital' (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    "for about 2 1/2 times that price, I could own it".

    And for the cost of a little research you could install Kodi/Xbmc, or the torrent client of your choice, screen it and choose to purchase it if you care to.

  23. More Turtles hit aircraft than UAVs on FAA Predicts 7 Million Drones By 2020 (timeslive.co.za) · · Score: 1
  24. Verifications please? on FAA Predicts 7 Million Drones By 2020 (timeslive.co.za) · · Score: 1

    " The FAA logged 538 drone incidents in the U.S. over the last six months, according to a new report released Friday, "

    And not ONE has been verified, no radar signature or images in controlled airspace, not ONE! Typical FUD.