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  1. Because it's not real on People Become More Utilitarian When They Face Moral Dilemmas In Virtual Reality · · Score: 1

    That's because it isn't a moral dilemma, it's virtual reality.

  2. Ask Superman on How Do You Move a City? · · Score: 1

    Or copy the city like Springfield. See? Cartoons have all the answers.

  3. If the algorithm or equipment kills an innocent, then kill the person who designed that particular point of failure.

  4. Re:The ultimate goal: on Sony Announces Game Streaming Service · · Score: 1

    Shouldn't have sold off your old favorites only to repurchase them later.

  5. Re:As it should be... on Dallas PD Uses Twitter To Announce Cop Firings · · Score: 1

    They are public servants and should have to answer to public scrutiny.

  6. Someone please fix the headline on BlackBerry Sues iPhone Keyboard Maker Typo · · Score: 1

    ...because there's a typo in it. *ducks for cover*

  7. Cloudberry Kingdom on Computer Scientists Invents Game-Developing Computer AI · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cloudberry Kingdom, Spelunky, and many rogue-likes all do this on a smaller level, but are always constrained by parameters. While they seek to create an AI that will take on more of the tasks, it will still have to be fed parameters created by an author, so unless this AI can create itself, how can it be called truly creative? Rather it is just procedural generation. It may be worth doing but calling it creative is hyperbolic.

  8. Crush them on The SEC Is About To Make Crowdfunding More Expensive · · Score: 1

    That's it SEC, try to crush everyone who tries to organize toward a mutual goal. We simply mustn't let that happen.

  9. Re:Bah on Dual_EC_DRBG Backdoor: a Proof of Concept · · Score: 2

    Not Bob and Alice I guess!

  10. Re:What is this? on Ask Slashdot: Command Line Interfaces -- What Is Out There? · · Score: 1

    Some didn't and are just getting into Linux now, where it's Gnome and KDE and LiveCDs. How about helping some newbies?

  11. How is any bug random? on Not All Bugs Are Random · · Score: 1

    Besides when it's caused by interference from background radiation?

  12. Re:Maybe it's the language on France's 'Culture Tax' Could Hit YouTube and Facebook · · Score: 1

    Holy shit, that's pathetic!

  13. Which data collection? Foreign or local? on US Federal Judge Rules NSA Data Collection Legal · · Score: 1

    Are they talking about the data collected on those outside the country, or spying on US citizens? Those are very different things in the context of "the threat of terrorism".

  14. Title is sensational, this is not an MS rebellion on PC Makers Plan Rebellion Against Microsoft At CES · · Score: 1

    The article states that this initiative is designed to expand the touch-based app ecosystem of Windows 8. I don't see a lot of desire for touch-based apps on a desktop, this probably will make Android look bad more than it will scare MS, since touch based apps on a desktop will provide a terrible experience.

  15. What a waste of taxes. on Houston Expands Downtown Surveillance, Unsure If It Helps · · Score: 1

    Please spend this on education and food instead. You'll save more lives that way than with the cameras. Take the long view.

  16. Re:And their name is "Rockstar" on Google Sues Consortium Backed By Apple and Microsoft to Protect Android · · Score: 1

    Oh, the makers of Grand Theft Auto!

  17. Re:Never understood this on Can a Computer Identify Your Urban Tribe? · · Score: 1

    They're good decisions if you're happy with them, that's all the validation I need.

  18. Re:Never understood this on Can a Computer Identify Your Urban Tribe? · · Score: 1

    By who? The "tribe" that likes pigeonholes?

  19. Never understood this on Can a Computer Identify Your Urban Tribe? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Defending something for which you have no part in its success is silly to me. Whether it be sports or being a Windows fanboy, I just don't get it. The blind patriotism some people have is also baffling. Being a groupie and making arguments on behalf of people/companies/teams as if their actions somehow reflect on you as a person is delusional, sorry.

  20. iPod Touch on Evad3rs Announce iOS 7 Jailbreak For Latest Apple Devices · · Score: 2

    Now if only Apple would bring out new iPod Touch hardware...

  21. Re:How is this a problem for the whitehouse? on Tech Leaders Push Back Against Obama's Efforts To Divert Discussion From NSA · · Score: 1

    Sorry BTW, I was mostly trying to play devil's advocate, not exactly trolling, either way I didn't believe what I was saying. Hope I haven't jostled ya.

  22. Re:How is this a problem for the whitehouse? on Tech Leaders Push Back Against Obama's Efforts To Divert Discussion From NSA · · Score: 1

    No, I was actually trolling. People took me seriously though which is scary.

  23. How is this a problem for the whitehouse? on Tech Leaders Push Back Against Obama's Efforts To Divert Discussion From NSA · · Score: 1

    It's a clear and unanimous sentiment. They now understand what they have to do very clearly to serve the needs of their people, their business, and their pals in the rest of the world. There are no mixed messages here. So where is the problem?

  24. Fuck web connected on Google Testing Smart Appliance, Would Compete With Nest Thermostat · · Score: 1

    Let it connect to my router and let me link them up via a built-in web interface and control them that way. There's no reason this shit has to go outside my LAN.

  25. No kidding on Chat with Microsoft Beat Journalist Preston Gralla (Video) · · Score: 2

    I don't think anyone has followed Microsoft since 1820. Partially because they'd be dead by now, and, oh yeah... Microsoft didn't exist until 1975. Very important detail.