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  1. Re: I fail to see what this has to do with ethics on IBM Researchers Teach Pac-Man To Do No Harm (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the Conservative Pac Man you're describing. The Liberal Pac Man takes care not to eat the ghosts, and uses whatever points he get from eating pellets in a sustainable way to pay for ghost shelters and outreach to better understand them and protect them.

    And PAC Pac Man doesn't disclose how many points he has and uses them to get the ghosts to do his bidding.

  2. But, but ... on IBM Researchers Teach Pac-Man To Do No Harm (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 0

    IBM researchers taught AI to play Pac-Man without ever gobbling up the ghosts.

    ... ghosts are yummy!

    Wocka, wocka, wocka ... nom, nom, nom.

  3. New Windows Zero-Day Bug Helps Delete Any File on New Windows Zero-Day Bug Helps Delete Any File, Exploit Available (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ya, it's called the 2018 Windows 10 October Update :-)

  4. Don't know if it helps, but ... on Number of Robocalls Placed in the US Surged By 50 Percent in the First Half of This Year (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    ... I report all my spam calls to the FTC National Do Not Call Registry Report Unwanted Calls site. Both my cell and home landline are registered for Do Not Call, but it seems only my cell gets any. Perhaps Cox is blocking the spam calls on my landline...

  5. Someone else would be better? on Major Facebook Investors Want Mark Zuckerberg Out as Chairman (cnbc.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... as security breaches plague the company and spur questions around corporate oversight.

    Because Mark is doing a bad job actually coding the security fixes? Maybe they can get another CEO to do the cyber security work. :-)

    "We need Facebook's insular boardroom to make a serious commitment to addressing real risks -- reputational, regulatory, and the risk to our democracy -- that impact the company, its share owners, ...

    Um... Zuckerberg is the majority (or largest) shareholder. From The Top Shareholders of Facebook:

    The founder and "face" of Facebook indirectly holds around 14.18 million Class A Facebook shares in a series of funds, as of July 25, 2018. Zuckerberg also owns a whopping 441.6 million Class B shares. Control over nearly 89% of the Class B shares, gives Zuckerberg 60% voting rights in the company.

  6. ... Driverless E-Scooters.

  7. Not mentioned in TFA or TFS, but mentioned here:

    The new handsets are the first to take NM Card, a Huawei-made design that offers the capacity and performance of microSD in a card the size of a Nano SIM.

    The problem, you might have surmised, is that you're buying what's currently a vendor-exclusive technology. You can't just run to any store and pick up an NM Card when your built-in storage fills up. It's unclear how Huawei will price these cards, for that matter. And however reasonable the price might be, you're likely locking yourself into using Huawei phones if you want to use that extra storage with any future phones.

  8. Good news for Trump! on Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies of Cancer At Age 65 (cnbc.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    With a (reported) net worth of $3.1B Trump gets to move up a notch on the list of The World's Billionaires from #766 to #765.

    Paul Allen was #44 with $21.7B.

  9. In related news ... on Japanese Passport Now World's Most Powerful (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the world ...

    MasterCard ecstatic.

  10. Even more jury-friendly ... on Struggle With Statistics? Your 'Fixed Mindset' Might Be To Blame (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... since 1-in-10 a more intuitive, jury-friendly approach.

    Which would be 1-in-12.

  11. Sign language? on Slashdot Asks: Can Anything Replace 'QWERTY' Keyboards? (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    A glove that recognizes signing letters and numbers, etc... something like this?

  12. Penny wise and pound foolish. on America Finally Abandons Plan To Convert Plutonium Bombs Into Nuclear Fuel (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    ... wants to blend the 34 tonnes of deadly plutonium ... with an inert substance and bury it underground in New Mexico's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Burying the plutonium would cost nearly $20 billion over the next two decades ...

    Ant then someone will discover / invent something super useful -- like warp drive, Mars/Venus terraforming or Earth climate control -- that requires this plutonium and it will cost N times as much to dig it up and separate it out. Even though it would cost twice as much, turning it into fuel seems more productive than burying it, and we might even learn new things while actually doing something with the stuff.

  13. Well ... on Plex for Linux Now Available as a Snap (betanews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In adopting the universal Linux app packaging format, ...

    That may be the Canonical definition of "universal", but not really the canonical definition. Just sayin'.

  14. These sound like good ... on Boston Dynamics' Robot Went From a Drunk Baby To a Nimble Ninja in a Matter of Years (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    Drunk Baby ... Nimble Ninja

    ... future Ubuntu version names.

  15. Almost a year ago, Jim Jagielski, a member of the Apache OpenOffice Project Management Committee, insisted things were going well and claimed there was renewed interest in the project.

    It's dead Jim.

  16. Re:CVS? on The Long, Long History of Long, Long CVS Receipts (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, the pharmacy CVS, not the Code Versioning System some of us remember.

    Now I want to add things like "20% off Git services" to my CVS log entries...

  17. I hope Google isn't your safe word ... on Google Announces 'Home Hub' Smart Display With 7-Inch Screen, No Camera (phonedog.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google decided not to include a camera in this device for privacy reasons, as they want you to feel comfortable placing it in an intimate location, such as a bedroom.

    Where is can still hear everything you say ... in bed.

  18. Re:Yeah, I get it! on Hubble Telescope Hit By Mechanical Failure (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Kind of like you have 4 dicks in your mouth. ...

    Thanks for that imagery. My safe word is now "gyroscope".

  19. Haughey is a dumb-ass. on Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So "alarm bells" went off in his head four times and he kept giving out his information? He should have said he would call his bank branch directly or the 800 number listed on the back of his card and hung up.

    The "bank" called him, at his phone number, so he doesn't need to confirm anything - the bank needs to confirm themselves. Both of my banks say they will never ask for personal information if they contact me, not only for my safety but because -- spoiler alert -- they already have my information. (I, however, need to provide my information if I call them to prove that I am me.) In addition, why would they ask him to confirm information that won't be changed?

    Haughey banks at a small Portland credit union, and last week he got a call on his mobile phone from an 800-number that matched the number his credit union uses.

    Caller ID can be spoofed. Never trust it.

    "People I've talked to about this say there's no way they'd fall for that, but when someone from a trustworthy number calls, says they're from your small town bank, and sounds incredibly professional, you'd fall for it, too," Haughey said.

    No. Just no.

  20. Don't worry .. on Scientists Are Working To Eliminate Senescent Cells (theguardian.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    "zombie cells" ... have ceased to divide but are also resistant to dying.

    Init will take care of them eventually.

  21. Re:Find a more appropriate target. on Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    It's really easy to go way over 15GB if you don't have cable and use Netflix, Amazon Prime. ... Our family used about 700-800 GB a month. We have a 1Tb cap.

    Ya, I actually just checked and I have used more than 15GB this month - watching Amazon Prime (binging BSG and Doctor Who). I don't do this every month and, you're right, 15GB isn't actually very much these days. Still, if the SCGC has a problem, they need to negotiate with (or sue) the streaming providers, not extort money from the entire Internet base.

  22. Re:Find a more appropriate target. on Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > If you're using >15GB Pornhub are probably 1st in line, not musicians, Canadian or otherwise.

    Or you just cut the cord and use Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, and friends.

    Ya, I just checked and I actually do use more than 15GB / month -- watching Amazon Prime. If the SCGC thinks Amazon (and, by extension, Netflix) does not properly compensate their member, they should negotiate with (or sue) them, not extort the entire Internet base.

  23. Extortion is not the answer. on Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 2

    However, SCGC doesn't see the problem and believes that 15 gigabytes are enough. ... Those who go over the cap are likely streaming not properly compensated videos.

    Or... Amazon Prime or Netflix. If you think those sources do not properly compensate you, negotiate with them, don't extort the entire Internet base.

  24. Dumb reasoning. on Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    However, SCGC doesn't see the problem and believes that 15 gigabytes are enough.

    Who died and made you king of anything?

    People who want to avoid paying can still use email and share photos, they argue.

    Which they do using Internet data - ding dongs.

    Those who go over the cap are likely streaming not properly compensated videos.

    [citation needed]

  25. Find a more appropriate target. on Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    One of the reasons for this is that online streaming services are not paying as much as terrestrial broadcasters.

    Then get streaming services to pay you more, not Internet users in general.

    As for me, I don't think I've ever used more than 15GB in a month, but if I did, it wouldn't be because I downloaded (or streamed) music or video.