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  1. I feel for them on Kill Net Neutrality and You'll Kill Us, Say 800 US Startups (google.com) · · Score: 1

    If net neutrality goes it will be like trying to start a transport business if the roads were owned by a consortium of existing providers - who were allowed to charge you or impose travel and route restrictions as they liked

  2. That's why they should ban the burqa on British Cops Will Scan Every Fan's Face At the Champions League Final (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    That's why they should ban the burqa. The terrorists are the only ones that won't be tracked.

  3. Re:Certainly job stress can contribute but... on Suicide of an Uber Engineer: Widow Blames Job Stress (sfchronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    "Joseph Thomas had worked slightly less than five months at Uber when he killed himself. "

    He went from happy engineer to suicide in less than five months?

    It can happen for all sorts of reasons, not all related to job stress.

  4. I don't think blaming Adobe is fair here on Windows is Bloated, Thanks to Adobe's Extensible Metadata Platform (bit.ly) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Though XMP was developed by Adobe it is now an ISO standard. Also almost every editor or camera will include XMP data, not just photoshop

  5. This will be regulated to hell on Uber is Getting Serious About Building Real, Honest-To-God Flying Taxis (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    This will be regulated to hell the first time one of their Muslim drivers fills one with explosives and flies into a state capitol building. They aren't putting up all those anti-vehicle barriers just to have the taxi drivers fly over them.

  6. Why can't we replace Muslims with robots, then deactivate them? The happiness will be much more than the pain

    The thing is that Muslims are directly opposed to Asimov's 3 laws of robotics.

    They go round killing people for no good reason
    They will harm themselves to kill an infidel
    They don't recognize any court or police force that supports rights of non-Muslims

  7. In Preparation For Model 3, Tesla Plans To Double the Size of Its Supercharger Network This Year

    Great. Now the plug will be too big for older cars ;-)

  8. Re:Still better than taking the bus! on Uber Tried To Hide Its Secret IPhone Fingerprinting From Apple (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is this Fox News or Info Wars? No, so no it isn't Trump. p.s. The fact that this site has text on it should have given it away as well.

    It's Mike Pence. He's worked out that Slashdot is the one part of the internet where he can guarantee he won't end up talking to a woman.

  9. Re: This article would have been nice two days ago on Uber Tried To Hide Its Secret IPhone Fingerprinting From Apple (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    put the phone under a car tire. problem solved.

    Just book a 12 inch journey on Uber

  10. Eliot 803 autocode on Slashdot Asks: What Was Your First Programming Language? (stanforddaily.com) · · Score: 1

    Our school was given an old computer by a company upgrading to a Pdp8. We learned Eliot 803 autocode before many school kids saw a computer: http://www.sciencedirect.com/s...

  11. Re: Huh? What? on Diet Sodas May Be Tied To Stroke, Dementia Risk (cnn.com) · · Score: 0

    At the very least it proves the need for more research

  12. Re: "one football field of land every hour" on Louisiana's Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Disappearing Coastline (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    But how many libraries of congress of land every hour is that?

    I never realised that they played that much football in Louisiana.

  13. Re:Oh Bullshit on The Surprising Rise of China As IP Powerhouse (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Look at me! Look at me! I'm waving my arms! I'm yelling! Believe what I say!

    Hey, is that you Donald?

  14. They may have IP on The Surprising Rise of China As IP Powerhouse (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    They may have IP, but do they have TCP or UDP yet?

  15. Well that's one thing that MPs are expert on on Uber Contract 'Gibberish', Says MP Investigating Gig Economy (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Well that's one thing that MPs are expert on: Giberish

  16. Re:Getting old fast. on Why More Tech Companies Are Hiring People Without Degrees (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    ...These get old fast, people.

    Now, now, don't be ageist!


    (ducks)

  17. The worst video game imaginable on Two Studies Suggesting a Link Between Violent Video Games, Real-Life Behavior Have Been Retracted (qz.com) · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The worst video game imaginable has nothing on the Qur'an when it comes to causing violent behaviour

  18. Re:Can't use on Canadian Town Picks Uber For Public Transit (cnet.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    What telephone number do I dial to hail an "Uber" ? I do not have a so-called "smart" so-called "telephone".

    0800-GET-F**KED:)

    Well I called that and got a ride... it wasn't Uber though!

  19. Re:Ahh, the good ol days on How the IBM 1403 Printer Hammered Out 1,100 Lines Per Minute (ieee.org) · · Score: 0

    of real engineering. Sadly long gone.

    ... to China

  20. Re:Reverse osmosis is an old hat on Graphene-Based Sieve Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Desalination of seawater by reverse osmosis is an old hat. The main challenge from an energy POV is the high pressure differential (and the flow, of course) needed. This won't change much with a new membrane.

    Of course, a new membrane might have other desirable properties (cost, robustness, whatever), so every new option is a Good Thing, but the abstract suggests that graphene is something new here. It isn't. Just one more tool in an old chest.

    That's what they're hoping from TFA:

    "When the capillary size is around one nanometre, which is very close to the size of the water molecule, those molecules form a nice interconnected arrangement like a train," Dr Nair explained.
    "That makes the movement of water faster: if you push harder on one side, the molecules all move on the other side because of the hydrogen bonds between them. You can only get that situation if the channel size is very small."

    ...

    "This is our first demonstration that we can control the spacing [of pores in the membrane] and that we can do desalination, which was not possible before. The next step is to compare this with the state-of-the-art material available on the market," said Dr Nair.

  21. Headline sounds a lot better on Nintendo Switch Consoles Are Reportedly Warping When Docked (independent.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    Nintendo Switch Consoles Are Reportedly Warping When Docked

    The headline sounds a lot better if you replace "Nintendo Switch Consoles" with "Federation Starships

    Federation Starships Are Reportedly Warping When Docked

  22. Re:Cheapest-Fastest Round Trip Connection ... on Why Bargain Travel Sites May No Longer Be Bargains (backchannel.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    is still email.

    Great Idea, I'll send an email to Florida for my next vacation

  23. That's terrible on Why Bargain Travel Sites May No Longer Be Bargains (backchannel.com) · · Score: 2

    They will advertise cheap hotel rooms but those have the worst views of the garbage dump.

    Even in a budget room I'd expect a good view of the garbage dump.

  24. Spike in pedestrian deaths on Smartphones May Be To Blame For Unprecedented Spike In Pedestrian Deaths, Says Report (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The Spike in pedestrian deaths makes me think of this.

  25. Should be interesting on Ivanka Trump To Take Coding Class With 5-Year-Old Daughter (hollywoodlife.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    public enum TrumpBoolean{ true, false, alternative_true }