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  1. Re:just too many issues on Hidden Obstacles For Delivery Drones · · Score: 1

    Cameras and cheap internet and criminal prosecution will probably avoid the problems you are listing, while creating even worse ones, thanks to the dishonesty of people like you.

  2. Re:The main problem: they don't make sense on Hidden Obstacles For Delivery Drones · · Score: 1

    We'll have flying cars by NEXT YEAR! Didn't you see the movie?!?

  3. Re:Oh Great Just What We (Don't) Need on Tox, a Skype Replacement Built On 'Privacy First' · · Score: 1

    While funny, Right-click the tray icon and select "Quit Skype" and then "OK" when it tells you that nobody can call or text you on it.

  4. Re:That seems fair on Companies That Don't Understand Engineers Don't Respect Engineers · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most engineers are risk-averse. You said as much in your post. But many businesses succeed by risk. Getting something unfinished out there before the competitor often wins the day, and 99% of engineers wouldn't do it.

  5. Re:Business decisions on Companies That Don't Understand Engineers Don't Respect Engineers · · Score: 1

    If they gave the engineer a cut of the profits, I'm certain they would make the correct choice every time.

  6. Re:Database? on Companies That Don't Understand Engineers Don't Respect Engineers · · Score: 2

    That's why they invented varchar(MAX) amirite?

  7. Re:Rise of the middlemen on Switching Game Engines Halfway Through Development · · Score: 1

    Yeah, let's spend a month rewriting our code so that we don't have to pay 2 days' wages as a fee...

  8. Re:inb4 on Involuntary Eye Movement May Provide Definitive Diagnosis of ADHD · · Score: 3, Informative

    It is overdiagnosed. I've seen kids with ADHD that can sit and play a videogame for 3 hours. They can watch a full-length movie no problem. But when it's time for homework or school, they "can't focus". THOSE kids DO NOT have ADHD.

    And then I've seen kids that can't do any of those things. Every 5 minutes they HAVE to do something different. They can't watch a 30-minute TV show. Those are the real cases and need medication.

  9. Re:Fortunately there is Linux.... on Microsoft Black Tuesday Patches Bring Blue Screens of Death · · Score: 1

    When my Ford car broke down, who is going to pay me for the time it took me to take it to the repair shop and rent a car? Nobody.

  10. Re:Embreyonic stem sells on Transparent Fish Lead to Stem Cell Research Breakthrough · · Score: 1

    They've never been better.

  11. Really? on Murder Suspect Asked Siri Where To Hide a Dead Body · · Score: 3, Insightful

    EVERYONE has asked Siri this question. It went viral in the first days of Siri. Even my 14 year old daughter has done it and the image is passed around to everyone.

  12. Plot Twist on Fugitive Child Sex Abuser Caught By Face-Recognition Technology · · Score: 2

    Plot Twist: Kevin Hodges isn't the guy. He just looks like him. Oh well, he's going to prison for life for looking like a child predator. (Hopefully there are safeguards against this.)

  13. Re:Are You Kidding? on Geneticists Decry Book On Race and Evolution · · Score: 1

    In Europe, being smart enough to survive long, cold winters was valued. This took brains.

    In Africa, hunting wild animals allowed you to survive. This took moves and brawn.

    In China, politicking allowed you to survive. This takes careful study and business sense.

    It's not surprising that people survived according to their environments.

    (And...I'll probably get crucified for this...)

  14. Re:Crapfinity on The Hidden Cost of Your New Xfinity Router · · Score: 1

    How? I mean, I'm surprised you're not still on the phone.

  15. Re:This naming trend has to stop on The XBMC Project Will Now Be Called Kodi · · Score: 2

    Dolphin IS a browser. On Android. Which is an OS, not a robot.

  16. Re:Obvious on Fooling a Mercedes Into Autonomous Driving With a Soda Can · · Score: 2

    Actually, it handles letting other drivers in as long as they don't cut you off dangerously. It's actually quite good as slowing for reckless drivers as well (say they cut across 3 lanes in front of you, the car will slow down appropriately).

  17. Re:Obvious on Fooling a Mercedes Into Autonomous Driving With a Soda Can · · Score: 2

    Actually, I have the adaptive cruise control without the lane keeping and it knows to slow down when cornering.

  18. Re:Obvious on Fooling a Mercedes Into Autonomous Driving With a Soda Can · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "They've had adaptive cruise control for a long time now that will slow you down so that you don't rear-end anyone in front of you. In theory, you can set it at your favorite speed, and then ignore the foot pedals until you reach your exit. I haven't used it, so I don't know if it handles stop-and-go traffic jams or things like that."

    I have a 2014 CLA and it works. I have gotten on a freeway, set it to 80 and never touched the pedals for over 50 miles.

    As far as what it won't handle, my car won't handle extreme braking, getting cut off badly or a car that is stopped completely (doesn't see it at all). Other than that, even in slow and go driving it works perfectly (if it stops completely you have to tap the gas to go again).

  19. Leverage on "BadUSB" Exploit Makes Devices Turn "Evil" · · Score: 3, Informative

    And everyone said that when Hardison would program USB sticks to type stuff and send all the data back to headquarters when they just plugged it in a computer that it was not real. It turns out he was just ahead of everyone else.

  20. Re:Just get a case on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1

    I used to feel like I wanted a real keyboard. But after getting used to Swype, I'll never go back.

  21. Re:Regulationzzzzzzzzz... on US States Edge Toward Cryptocoin Regulation · · Score: 1

    Actually, many marijuana dispensaries, fireworks businesses, gun businesses, casino owners, etc. can all be legal businesses that banks will close your account immediately if they find out what you are doing. Bitcoin could be very helpful for these types of accounts.

  22. Insensitive... on New Toyota Helps You Yell At the Kids · · Score: 1

    Slashdotters don't have wives let alone kids, you insensitive clod.

  23. Re:Looks ok to me on Chicago Red Light Cameras Issue Thousands of Bogus Tickets · · Score: 1

    Well, since you're an A/C, you must not be significant... Let's start with you.

  24. Re:Slow shipping on Dell Starts Accepting Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    Are they loading Windows on it? Then it probably doesn't matter.

  25. Re:Fee-less? on Dell Starts Accepting Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    You can send any amount of bitcoin anywhere in the world for free. The miners usually choose to take the ones where a fee was attached (in order of highest fee because that's partially how they get paid), but someone sent $3 million USD for free a few months ago, so it can happen.