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  1. Until the computer makes a decision outside of its programming its just an algorithm, no matter how fancy.

  2. I did actually.

  3. Funny on Government Watchdog Says SpaceX Falcon 9s Are Prone To Cracks (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How all the positive stories about Tesla and SpaceX make reference to Elon but all the negative stories don't even mention him in the summary and often (as in this case) in the article.

  4. Just because a small number of PR people in silicon valley are misusing a term doesn't mean the rest of the world has to accept it.

  5. Still Not AI on Facebook's AI Unlocks the Ability To Search Photos By What's in Them (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sorry, but this is still not AI.

  6. Re:Split Your Repo on Microsoft Introduces GVFS (Git Virtual File System) (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1

    Every version control system provides atomic commits.

  7. Split Your Repo on Microsoft Introduces GVFS (Git Virtual File System) (microsoft.com) · · Score: 2

    If your developers aren't using all the files then you should probably split your repository.

  8. Re:I cant believe Uplay is still a thing on Nvidia Stops Promotional Game Resales By Tying Codes To Hardware (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I believe even games purchased on steam from Ubisoft force you to create an account. I'd hazard that both Origin and Uplay probably hurt PC game sales for those publishers, I'm sure I'm not alone in not being interested in using multiple services and dealing with multiple friends lists etc.

  9. Re:Why do they care? on Nvidia Stops Promotional Game Resales By Tying Codes To Hardware (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It wasn't free, it was part of the product you bought.

  10. Re:Why do they care? on Nvidia Stops Promotional Game Resales By Tying Codes To Hardware (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Its not being "abused" - its called first sale doctrine.

  11. 2 - ratings boards are mostly optional, especially if you aren't going to sell them in stores.

  12. Ontario Already has Those Rules on 'Australia Is Stubbing Out Smoking' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds more like they're catching up - https://www.ontario.ca/page/sm...

  13. Re:Gobal menus? on KDE Plasma 5.9 Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    The used to have them, but got rid of them because they're a stupid paradigm. Lets take an integral part of an application and completely separate it from everything else.

    Hopefully its optional and we aren't forced into global menus or that dumb dropdown they show in their screenshots.

  14. Re:Battery Storage Facility? on Tesla's Battery Revolution Just Reached Critical Mass (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Its hard to really judge the trends though since it depends on the number of complete cycles as well as temperature. Plus we don't know whether the car is accurately reporting or not. I doubt its anywhere near as bad as the poster claims but the current cost of battery packs its still worrying.

  15. Re:Please wait until after you're screwed. on US Judge Rejects Suit Over Face Scanning for Video Game (newyorklawjournal.com) · · Score: 1

    Its pretty clear these two are attempting to misuse the law. Seems obvious the law was meant to protect users from companies who incorrectly store data, instead these two were paid to appear in a video game and decided they want more money later.

  16. Re:So, wait... on Tesla's Battery Revolution Just Reached Critical Mass (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Logic doesn't matter in the Silicon Valley press Tesla circle jerk.

  17. Re:What about electrical, plumbing etc? on Woman Built House From the Ground Up Using Nothing But YouTube Tutorials (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    I wonder also about structural integrity in general. Its one thing to frame a basement wall but load bearing walls are another matter.

  18. 1833, shocking number really for what seems to be a bit player in a pretty minor product category.

  19. Re:Can such a name even be trademarked? on Dropbox Finally Brings Its Google Docs Competitor Out of Beta (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    IANAL but with words (Word, Windows, Publisher, Works, Sky, Metro, etc. ) you can apply for a trademark for a narrow market, with made-up words (like Xerox) you can get a broad trademark.

  20. Re:Who wants DVDs? on Sony Warns It Will Take $1 Billion Writedown, Blames Slowing DVD Sales (reuters.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Bluerays are still quality superior to streaming, the 'not much data' is an order of magnitude more than what you'd use streaming. Also, ironically you do have marginally more freedom with disks than streaming, plus you could always break the copy protection and have complete freedom.

  21. Re:Subject line smells on Sony Warns It Will Take $1 Billion Writedown, Blames Slowing DVD Sales (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    With new releases you can be forced to download new software updates to be able to play the disk. That said, some players do offer the ability to prevent the disk itself from doing stuff online.

  22. Re:GamerGate's discussion about this. on Running For Congress, Brianna Wu Criticizes The FBI's GamerGate Report (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Not finding something actionable isn't exoneration - its being unable to find enough that would likely result in a (meaningful) conviction or is out of jurisdiction.

  23. Re:Want to Fix This? on Apple Is Moving Its Entire International iTunes Business To Ireland (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    A corporation having a post box in a lawyers office in your country doesn't benefitsociet. The real answer is that we start taxing corporations for money earned in a country and costs should be based on (country revenue / global revenue) * global expenses.

  24. Re:So that's, what on Apple Is Moving Its Entire International iTunes Business To Ireland (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    One imagines they are support, so probably mostly minimum wage drones.

  25. Large Print on Ask Slashdot: A Point of Contention - Modern User Interfaces · · Score: 1

    Font sizes are at least 50% bigger than they should be.