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  1. Re:Picture of stuff that may be around a black hol on Black Hole Picture Captured For First Time in Space 'Breakthrough' (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a picture that even includes stuff behind the black hole. Check out this video.

  2. I can't think of a reason why I'd use this...

    That must mean that nobody would ever have a reason to use this...

    That must mean this is a terrible idea...

    That makes me angry and I must share my opinions with the world!

  3. I'll give you a hint: it involves googling "windows timeline" and clicking on the first result that comes up.

  4. Literally the first result when you google "windows timeline":

    If you've ever checked your browser history, you'll have a good idea of how Timeline works. But instead of just tracking which websites you visit, Timeline tracks most of the applications you use, and the documents that you opened and edited.

  5. And Candy Crush!

  6. * the previous scene had a car in it, so here's a car commercial *
    * the previous scene had a car in it, so here's a car commercial *
    ad infinitum

  7. I thought it was interesting enough to read the summary and look to see what people are saying in the comments about it.

    So I guess I care.

  8. Thanks for all the information!

  9. Do you have any additional cost for filters etc?

  10. Re: Or, they could buy them in Canada... on Trump Tells Apple To Make Products In the US To Avoid China Tariffs (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    Unemployment isn't at 3.9% and never has been. It may still be 10% or 20% depending on the rampant redefinitions that have neen going on since the Obama era.

    I was interested, so I looked it up. The current rate of "official unemployment" plus "discouraged workers" (those who have stopped actively looking for work for more than four weeks) is 4.1%. Within the current definitions, the highest current unemployment rate is 7.4%.

    https://www.bls.gov/news.relea...

    If you have any links to good information on the redefinition of "unemployment" please share.

  11. Liquefaction on Mystery of the Cargo Ships That Sink When Their Cargo Suddenly Liquefies (theconversation.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For a fun example of liquefaction, check out Mark Rober's video on YouTube.

  12. Re:Still nothing in the iPhone 5SE size on The Next Flagship iPhone Will Support Apple Pencil and 512GB Flash Storage, Says Report (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure why you're saying "5". The iPhone SE exists and has "the same advanced chip used in iPhone 6s".

    But I agree, that size is the right size.

  13. Re:What's likely to happen as this continues: on Earth Overshoot Day Came Early This Year. That's a Bad Thing. (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    If a man and a woman have 5 children, and all 7 of them live for 50 years, that's 350 years of resource consumption.

    If a man and a woman have 2.5 children, and all 4.5 of them live for 80 years, that's 360 years of resource consumption.

    That's the point I was trying to make. I should probably have said "if you decrease the replacement rate but increase the life span, you still end up with the same amount of resource consumption". Sorry.

  14. Re:What's likely to happen as this continues: on Earth Overshoot Day Came Early This Year. That's a Bad Thing. (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    "Number of humans on the planet" is not the only thing affecting resource consumption. If you halve the replacement rate but double the average life span, you still end up with the same number of people. And life span in the developed world has definitely increased.

  15. conditioning on The FCC Is Changing Up the Country's Emergency Alert System (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "Live tests" will be performed every week in order to keep the populace continuously scared while simultaneously conditioning them to feel like it's "just another alert" when a real disaster happens.

    A death spiral of disasters and acceptance, until the world ends and everyone just shrugs and says "it's fine".

  16. Re:Almost half the country doesn't have a dime on The World Isn't Prepared for Retirement (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    And nobody's going to convince me that half Americans are just irresponsible spend thrifts or lazy bums; especially since Europe is having none of these problems. Even if they are, what the hell is wrong with our civilization if that's the case?

    Europeans are forced to save for retirement via a high tax rate that pays for a social safety net. Americans need to do this "manually", and given that people everywhere are likely to spend every last coin they can, Europeans are better set up for success.

    (Obvious caveat: not all European countries are created equal.)

  17. Re:too little, too late on Windows Notepad Finally Supports Unix, Mac OS Line Endings (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    If it's good enough for RFC 5321, it's good enough for me.

  18. Re:too little, too late on Windows Notepad Finally Supports Unix, Mac OS Line Endings (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Sublime Text?

  19. That should say: dig down to the element, and look at the "alt" attribute

  20. Facebook's current "vision" capabilities are already pretty impressive. You can right-click any image in your feed and choose "Inspect element", dig down to the element, and look at the "alt" attribute to see what Facebook thinks is in that image. A sampling of my current feed:

    Image may contain: 5 people, people smiling, people standing
    Image may contain: dog
    Image may contain: car and outdoor
    Image may contain: pizza and food
    Image may contain: text

  21. Re:Where is the text of their bill? on Senate Democrats Plan To Force Vote On Net Neutrality (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    The tweet shows that they're forcing a vote on S.J. RES. 52, and the text of that resolution is available online. It would simply nullify the FCC's "Restoring Internet Freedom" order and do nothing else.

  22. Re:Well, fuck. on 'A Fresh, Clean Look.' Gmail Is About To Get a Makeover (fortune.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you're looking to try something different, I hear good things about GMail.

  23. Find/build a Live CD version of Linux that doesn't mount your hard drives, and you're pretty close.

  24. Re:Gun deaths in the home of Sony and Nintendo on Trump's Meeting With The Video Game Industry To Talk Gun Violence Could Get Ugly (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 0

    To be fair, the average type of games created by the Japanese video game industry and the average type created by the American game industry are pretty different (think Mario vs. Call of Duty).