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  1. That's nothing on Iran Extends Social Media Crackdown With Move To Bar Instagram (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They've also banned having sex standing up, because they are afraid it will lead to dancing!

  2. EVERYBODY at Disneyland is called an actor!

  3. Get a friend in the next building to give you their WiFi password! ;-)

  4. He's got a valid point on Oregon Unconstitutionally Fined a Man $500 for Saying 'I am an Engineer,' Federal Judge Rules (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is a lot of research that says the lights with cameras have the yellow light time a lot shorter than other lights, in order to maximize revenue. They should really replace the yellow light with a countdown timer before they can make people pay for entering the intersection a second after the light turns red! And yes, I've gotten caught be one of these in Tualitin myself, as I was hurrying to complete my right turn before the light went red.

  5. Re:who needs reminding? on Fortnite Star Ninja Says He Raked in Millions of Dollars Last Year (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    In Felicia Day's "You're Never Weird on the Internet", she describes actually meeting up with members of her World of Warcraft guild IRL. Let's just say it did not go well, and wasn't the exciting orgy some were expecting!

  6. Re:No matter whether you have a D or an R... on FCC To Suspend Most Operations Thursday if the Partial Government Shutdown Continues (fcc.gov) · · Score: 1

    Agreed, there are plenty of douchebags on both sides of the aisle. Can we work together in a spirit of cooperation to hold ALL the douchebags accountable? Step one is to vote them all out of office!

  7. So in about 200 years, they should have enough money to actually build a wall! Awesome!

  8. Re:who needs reminding? on Fortnite Star Ninja Says He Raked in Millions of Dollars Last Year (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It keeps gamer boys from breeding... that seems like a really positive effect!

  9. RIP, George Carlin!

  10. One question: on FCC To Suspend Most Operations Thursday if the Partial Government Shutdown Continues (fcc.gov) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why are the executive branch and congress still receiving full pay and benefits?

  11. Re:Why do Democrats hate America? on FCC To Suspend Most Operations Thursday if the Partial Government Shutdown Continues (fcc.gov) · · Score: 1

    Most of the fentanyl from China is mailed directly into the US, but thanks for playing!

  12. Re:Why do Democrats hate America? on FCC To Suspend Most Operations Thursday if the Partial Government Shutdown Continues (fcc.gov) · · Score: 1

    70% of people polled don't want to pay for Trump's 2000 mile long penis extension. "Do you think maybe he's compensating for something?" -- Shrek

  13. Re:and now I feel old on How One Merchandiser Lost $1M Trying to Monetize the 'Hamster Dance' Site (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    Do you remember trying to get porn pics from usenet by grabbing 20 consecutive files and splicing them all together? Good times...

  14. Re: Heroes on Colin O'Brady Completes Historic Antarctic Crossing (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I think if I was walking 900 miles through snow and ice, I'd put up with dehydrated foods for the sake of saving a few pounds of weight, but that's just me.

  15. As Bones McCoy said... on Sears, the 125-Year-Old Iconic Retailer, Has 24 Hours To Survive (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "He's dead, Jim!"

  16. Re: Heroes on Colin O'Brady Completes Historic Antarctic Crossing (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Plus, wouldn't any water he was carrying... freeze? And have to be melted anyway?

  17. Re:speed detection on Tech Firm Sigfox Develops Tiny Tracker To Help Fight Rhino Poaching (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Old guys have a huge blind spot when it comes to making their wang hard!

  18. Re:Possession punishable by death on Tech Firm Sigfox Develops Tiny Tracker To Help Fight Rhino Poaching (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Or, you know, remove all the horns and tusks from the wild animals so there is no profit to be gained by killing them to remove the horns and tusks?

  19. Re:Another solution on Tech Firm Sigfox Develops Tiny Tracker To Help Fight Rhino Poaching (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Get back to me with the prototype for a Rhino-proof fence...

  20. Stupid question: on Tech Firm Sigfox Develops Tiny Tracker To Help Fight Rhino Poaching (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    So, um, the POACHERS can't use these trackers to find the location of the animals they are hunting?

  21. Entry-level workers CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE THERE! Of course there aren't enough of them, the only ones available are the ones still living with their parents!

  22. Re:Heroes on Colin O'Brady Completes Historic Antarctic Crossing (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    He was pulling a sled weighing over 100 pounds, although I'll assume it got lighter as he went along. Hmm, I wonder what kind of discards he left along his route, other than the obvious yellow and brown snow...

  23. "Fancy pattern matching" is really just an expert system, not AI... but the people trying to sell expert systems will try to convince you it's artificial intelligence, hence the confusion!

  24. Heroes on Colin O'Brady Completes Historic Antarctic Crossing (nytimes.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is one of those rare situations where the guy coming in second deserves just as much respect as the guying coming in first!

  25. How much artificial intelligence does a sexbot need?