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  1. Yes, Trump is now staffing up the Dunning-Kruger Effect Institute of Science and Technology. There first task will be to recreate the Fleischmann-Pons experiment!

  2. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -- George Santayana Anybody remember Fleischmann and Pons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  3. Re:Great news on NYU Offers Full-Tuition Scholarships for All Medical Students (wsj.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My sister went to Ross University on Nevis/St. Kitts. Strangely, her graduation ceremony was at Lincoln Center in New York City! They do both human and veterinary medical degrees. They are just slightly easier to get into than the few schools in the states (e.g. U.C. Davis).

  4. Re:There oughtta be a law! on Children 'At Risk of Robot Influence' (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Please credit Asimov for the three laws of Robotics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  5. Robotic priests? on Children 'At Risk of Robot Influence' (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    "Timmy, show me on this doll where the robot touched you."

  6. Re:Don't worry, they're a swing state on Florida's Gulf Coast Battles Deadly And Smelly Red Tide (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Nope, it's called the Red Sea because it's red, because of algae. https://www.infoplease.com/ask...

  7. Re: Don't worry, they're a swing state on Florida's Gulf Coast Battles Deadly And Smelly Red Tide (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    But... how do we talk Jesus into doing concealed carry? And doesn't a concealed carry permit require valid ID? Who is listed as Jesus's dad on his birth certificate?

  8. Red state? on Florida's Gulf Coast Battles Deadly And Smelly Red Tide (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Dammit, Trump supporters, stop bathing in the ocean!

  9. Re:Need to go further! on Facebook Bans the Sale of All Kodi Boxes (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    While we're at it, let's close the "analog hole" that is making defeat of copyright protection possible!

  10. Re:What's Facebook? on Facebook Bans the Sale of All Kodi Boxes (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    I deleted my account (after asking for all the data) earlier this year. A Facebook login is the ONLY method of posting comments to many web sites. so I have a lot more free time now!

  11. Easily fixed. on Facebook Bans the Sale of All Kodi Boxes (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Rename the software to KODJ, and sale of hardware with it installed is allowed by Facebook, then? How often do we need to rename the software? (I work for a medical device manufacturer. Our project was just renamed. As near as I can tell, the only reason for renaming the project is that the FCC can only audit us on the project we are currently working on, not previous projects, so we periodically rename projects to minimize audit exposure. Nothing has changed in the project to warrant a name change!)

  12. Re:Dropbox decided on their target market on Dropbox Is Dropping Support For All Linux File Systems Except Unencrypted Ext4 (dropboxforum.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey! I may be a sweaty neckbeard, but I'm NOT fat!!!

  13. But, but... every year for the last 15 years has been "The Year of Linux on the Desktop"!!!

  14. Start a competing service! What's their business model? I'm thinking they don't get a lot of revenue from people running Linux...

  15. Re: Not surprising on Millions of Android Devices Are Vulnerable Right Out of the Box (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Worse, Samsung Pay keeps popping up notifications telling me I can use Samsung Pay at locations it gets from Location Services. Have I ever installed or registered for Samsung pay? Nope! But it's uninstallable and keeps getting updated anyway!

  16. Re:A time I agreed with Trump on Ethiopia is Blocking the Internet Again To Stifle Unrest in Its Troubled Eastern Region (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    1) Corrupt governments 2) No public education 3) Emphasis on monolithic projects, since that's where the biggest graft is 4) Still haven't recovered from the colonialists pulling out I'm still not clear on why the only industry for most countries is resource extraction. Do they manufacture ANYTHING in Africa?

  17. Needs continuous improvement on Engineers Teach a Drone To Herd Birds Away From Airports Autonomously (techxplore.com) · · Score: 1

    The main problem they have with systems designed to keep birds away from airports is that the birds quickly learn to ignore the system. This drone system also needs to learn how to continuously adjust it's behavior to still scare the birds just enough.

  18. It was so immensely popular that I've never heard of it? I'll bet BOTH the users were really disappointed!

  19. Re:Sand "soft as powdered sugar"? Interesting... on The Ultra-Pure, Super-Secret Sand That Makes Your Phone Possible (wired.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    As the Arab sheikh said of his harem, "Damn sand gets in everything!"

  20. You mean Mozilla has finally discovered a business model: companies willing to pay them to subject their users to ads?

  21. "Honey, why do I keep seeing all these gay porn ads when I'm using our computer?"

  22. Re:Linux should have done this with systemd on Microsoft Won't Force You To Use the New Skype Just Yet (neowin.net) · · Score: 2

    That would require all developers to implement their software two ways, one with and one without systemd, wouldn't it?

  23. No surprise on Senate Rejects New Money For Election Security (apnews.com) · · Score: 2

    Those benefiting from election fraud would of course be opposed to eliminating election fraud.

  24. Re:I report... on Apple Reports Strong Third-Quarter Results (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    And THAT is why you're still a virgin!

  25. Phone Company "security"... LOL! on Cops Accuse 20-Year-Old College Student of Stealing More Than $5 Million in Bitcoin by Hijacking Phone Numbers (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My housemate, who had land line phone service in his name, moved out. I called up the phone company, and told them I needed to put the phone in my name. They told me that for security reasons my ex housemate had to do that himself. So I asked them, "So, if I hang up and call you right back claiming to be him, you'll put the phone in my name?" There reply was, "Yes." I did, and they did.