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  1. Luckily for us, neither one has actual privacy, so it doesn't matter what the battery life is.

    Real world tests don't tend to just use browsers, actually.

  2. Policy is not equal to Action on Employees in the Dark About Data Retention Policy (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Most of the people who go on about policies have no idea what actual data retention is, or how backups work, or which "critical files" and logs are maintained.

    Or are lawyers, so they just lie to you anyway.

  3. ... is as American as apple pie.

    What's a car, grandpa?

  4. hey, so a few million kids pets and cyclists die, what's the diff?

  5. Look, no matter how much you talk it up, it's not a thing.

  6. Re:When we're required to work Seattle hundreds... on Sleep Is the New Status Symbol (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Kind of sad when actual UW Seattle research shows 7-8 hours is optimal.

    Look, it's all the blue screens. Turn them off an hour before bed. And stop doing "work" in bed.

    Seriously, anything to avoid dealing with reality ....

  7. Um. No. on Sleep Is the New Status Symbol (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Look, you can't "create trends".

    This is not a trend.

    Hashtag that.

  8. Uber cares nothing about drivers on Uber Said To Use 'Sophisticated' Software To Defraud Drivers, Passengers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Not just states and cities they defraud, but the drivers themselves.

  9. Three things to consider on We're Creating a Perfect Storm of Unprecedented Global Warming (popsci.com) · · Score: 1

    1. US and EU emissions are way down. Especially in the job-creating Blue cities as we build warehouses and plants with solar and wind, more efficient and cheaper than the 18th century inefficient ones in the Red areas. Adapt or die.

    2. China is converting 80 percent of all their coal plants to cogeneration. It was my idea, I know people. Getting rid of all coal plants that can't be converted (which were the worst polluters). Installing scrubbers (80s tech, actually) in areas with water and other things to cut emissions. Twice the energy output. India is doing the same, but not quite as fast.

    3. You too can stop giving Big Government your money for electricity and heating and cooling and take control of the levers of production. When replacing your roof or building a home (almost anything built since 2004 is compatible) install a full solar roof. They even work in Northern BC and Alberta. Yes it works when cloudy. My electric bills are tiny. The main cost is labor and permits, so do the whole thing.

    Actions. Not mealy mouthed excuses by people who want us to be slaves to fossil fuel mavens in Russia and Saudi Arabia.

    This is what will make the difference. It's not hard. It's cheaper. It literally saves $.

  10. Most go into the military where you can get decent training and pay for skills regardless of your skin color.

    Most of the black men and women I've met in tech were like me, ex-military.

    And, yes, they code way better than you do.

  11. Re:Why shouldn't more productive people get paid m on In Tech, Wage Gender Gap Worsens For Women Over Time, and It's Worst For Black Women (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Fox news.

    Nuff said.

  12. Short version for tech companies on In Tech, Wage Gender Gap Worsens For Women Over Time, and It's Worst For Black Women (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    1. Hire women more. Pay them the same.
    2. Promote women more. Stop pretending you are promoting them, we know you aren't.
    3. Stop hiring from your frat.

  13. Re:Great news for the Canucks tourism industry! on 'Extreme Vetting' Would Require Visitors To US To Share Contacts, Passwords (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, don't put down curling. That actually attracts a few people.

  14. Re:More lives would be saved ... on 'Extreme Vetting' Would Require Visitors To US To Share Contacts, Passwords (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually, more Americans are killed by terrorists texting and talking on cell phones while driving.

    And not wearing seatbelts.

    Mostly in Red States, if you look at the maps.

    There is your problem.

  15. It's case sensitive.

    Format C:||Y|Y

    See, it's working!

  16. 2 p3rvy and 2 expensive on People Think Smart Home Tech is Too Expensive (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    Look, most "smart home" tech is always on, wasting electricity. Stuff you need:

    1. home temperature or floor temperature feedback for heating/cooling that can be programmed. this is also very useful in second homes, and saves lots of energy.

    2. security system ... LOL, jk. No seriously, most motion and heat detectors will rack up big charges from the local police, who can't even get there in under 45 minutes, no matter what the commercial says, so get rid of those. Better bet - lights tied into home motion detectors. Determined people will case your place and can always - and I do mean always - get in. And get out before any security or police show up. And get a real dog or cat.

    3. low electric price on demand laundry wash dryer systems. These modern ones use very little energy and "buy" it when it's cheapest. Since modern laundry can run very quietly, it's ok if it turns on at 3 am. Same with dryers.

    4. low energy fridge NOT CONNECTED TO Internet. Modern fridges are very quiet and save tons of money. Same goes for freezer.

  17. Re:It's got to be more than just cars on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The bizarre thing is that Ford actually sells more e-cars than Tesla does, but Tesla doesn't have all the overhang from the fossil fuel dinosaurs to deal with.

    A concern is that Hong Kong may have 7 percent Tesla penetration, but China has only 0.1 percent Tesla penetration, as you can buy a Chinese made e-car for $6000 equivalent there. The status symbol has a lower value.

  18. Question is used vs e-cars on Musk Trolls Shorts as Tesla's Value Hits Record, Passes Ford (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Tesla outpaced the projection by 800 units of e-cars, but the softening of Ford is more related to the softening of the used car market, and the increase in loans and leases beyond the 3 year mark to the 7-8 year mark. As a result, demand is low if you have to accept used cars, but since Tesla sells new cars, they don't have this inventory problem.

    This added to people under 35 being unwilling to buy or lease cars that aren't e-cars, as they calmly and logically decide e-cars require half the cost in maintenance and between 1/10th to 1/20th the fuel cost (depends on your electricity source, if not using a Tesla solar roof and battery to charge it).

    The market owes the fossil fuel dinosaurs nothing. Capitalism cares nothing for your failed fossil fuel religion.

  19. Very similar to USAF drone drops on California Company Plans Tests For Airfreight-Carrying Cargo Drones (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    There are some neat applications of sub-sonic high-speed drone swarms from US airframes, where they keep at speed, drop an entire cargo of drones to hunter killer the Russians, and then swoop in to pick them up - at speed.

    Doing cargo drops and pickups sounds way easier. Plus nobody is trying to shoot the airframe down.

  20. Re:They all have Master's Degrees Already... on Computer Programmers May No Longer Be Eligible For H-1B Visas [Update] (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    What's a whiteboard, grandpa?

    You do realize that's 20th Century tech, right?

    That said, not knowing about traceroute is really bad.

  21. Now to train those out of work coal miners in object oriented threaded transactional mobile database security.


    IIf(COAL::Empty(),Stack::Overflow(),Stack::Fill())

  22. This is gobshite on This is Why Australia Hasn't Had a Recession in Over 25 Years (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    It's because most middle and lower class Australian homes have solar and wind power, and fairly efficient hot water boiling carafes, so they don't need to go broke importing stuff and mostly export stuff.

    Like coal.

    Which is dying.

    So, when the bubble bursts, it bursts because they export stuff we won't be needing and they can't save money by becoming more efficient.

  23. Re:Pakistan on Britain Wants Tech Firms to Tackle Extremism (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    you forgot Northern Ireland.

  24. Just watched IMAX 3D of Ghost in the Shell on Christopher Nolan and Sofia Coppola Urge Fans To Watch Films in Cinemas, Not On Netflix (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Last night I watched the IMAX 3D of Ghost in the Shell, does that count?

  25. But my second cousin's roommate said on UW Professor: The Information War Is Real, and We're Losing It (seattletimes.com) · · Score: 1

    That he heard it was actually a Romanian strike force assembled at Disney that did it ...