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  1. When I was a kid who no-one had yet realized needed glasses, this is how I identified people

    I had a similar problem, and used the number of times they punched me to know.

  2. Bill Gaits is running the project.

  3. Perhaps not enough of their friends have been majorly burned or not enough news stories about burned people have been shown to make them focus. There's a lot of potential problems floating around that all vie for our attention: pollution, climate change, additives, old meat in one's fridge, traffic accidents, termites, overdue re-roofing, physical home security, insurance scams, fake news, upgrading from Windows XP, remembering to make data back-ups, etc.

  4. Very specific conditions? That seems limiting. It's difficult to forecast possible future scenarios, especially because technology changes often. Renting gives the renter more control without requiring a powerful crystal ball.

  5. I mostly agree, but sometimes new discoveries require revisiting old fossils. Maybe rent them out rather than outright sell them so that they can be brought back to the museum or lab if some new discovery pops up.

  6. Re:Are their Non-Vertebrate dinosaurs? on US Paleontologists Call For a Worldwide Halt To the Sale of Vertebrate Dinosaur Fossils (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    But yes, all dinosaurs were vertebrates.

    What, their classification changed because their flesh rotted? I don't think paleontology usually works that way. Classification is typically based on the specimen's physical characteristics while alive.

    Therefore, it does look like "vertebrate" is redundant in the title, and perhaps confusing. It adds no useful info that I see, or at least is far more likely to confuse than enlight.

    Now if somebody crossbred a slug with a T. rex, that could change things. Either it would take 2 hours to bite you, or slime you up in milliseconds, depending on manifest characteristics. Imagine Jabba the Hutt with long pointy teeth.

  7. To me, "art" is any image or work that I personally like. Whether it came from a bot, human, or gerbil farting paint is moot.

    (Well, okay, farting gerbils would freak me out enough to cancel.)

  8. Medieval fiefdom terms on Frontier Demands $4,300 Cancellation Fee Despite Horribly Slow Internet (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    One is stuck with bad contract terms because there are usually only about 2 viable carriers in the average town, and they both fuck you over the hot coals because they can: you have no choice if you want Internet.

  9. Fakability on Waymo Self-Driving Cars Can Now Obey Police Hand Signals · · Score: 1

    What if some yahoo in a beret and bland clothing sticks white gum on their shirt, jumps in front, and makes hand motions?

  10. Re:So painting horses in zebraface? on Scientists Dressed Horses Like Zebras To Figure Out Why They Have Stripes (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Crisscrossdressing is a sin, Son!

  11. Fake news. Debunked.

    Even IF it were true, at least Dems grew up. GOP devolved.

  12. Re: So it has come to this on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There was something fun about old-school bots that were slow, bloated, and easy to smash.

  13. What do they buy? Is there like a KKKmart or something?

  14. If you don't see the difference in their type of "transgressions", then there is a bigger problem.

  15. Re:So it has come to this on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Poor guy, just going in circles now.

    An infinite loop is probably better than endless recursion. Autocannibalism rarely ends well.

    By the way, stuck in circles is about how 2/3 of battle-bot tournaments end.

  16. When it rains it poors on Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Seems Nike is having software, hardware, and financial problems of late.

  17. 1st world problem on Earth's Atmosphere Extends Much Farther Than Previously Thought (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Everything on Earth is getting fatter.

  18. MS & IBM Lesson on Amazon To Fund Computer Science Classes at 1,000 US High Schools (geekwire.com) · · Score: 2

    Beware of huge tech companies bearing gifts.

  19. Re: Ain't tryin' to crush you buddy on The US Cannot Crush Us, Says Huawei Founder (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    He's the orange guy's greatest trade weapon now

  20. Re: Dear America on Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on US Companies (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Correction: China, Russia, and Iran lack.

  21. Re: Ain't tryin' to crush you buddy on The US Cannot Crush Us, Says Huawei Founder (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, they were pretty smart to send Bieber away to the US.

  22. The other angle on FDA Warns Against Using Young Blood As Medical Treatment (cnn.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I take geezer blood. I can kick kids off my lawn so fast now they're dizzy when they land. And my COBOL coding is faster.

  23. Explains the reviews on Grand Canyon Visitors May Have Been Exposed To Radiation For Years (azcentral.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The canyon is fantastic! I had an absolutely glowing experience; our tour group lit up with joy."

  24. Re:Huawei like many on The US Cannot Crush Us, Says Huawei Founder (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, a given CEO may not know about and/or cannot control the meddling of a government(s) into their company for espionage purposes. They may try to focus on making good reliable products, but being a citizen usually carries other non-negotiable obligations.

  25. Re:From the 'No sh*t, Sherlock' department on Middle-Age Men Who Can Do 40+ Push-Ups Have Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds (cbslocal.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm opening Captain Obvious Gyms.