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  1. Re:EMT do a lot more then just driving on Technologies Like Google's Self-Driving Car: Destroying Jobs? · · Score: 1

    Spoken as someone who isn't an EMT.

    True. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), the only time I see ambulances is when they are en route. When I see EMTs, they are usually tending to someone who has passed out for some reason or another. The only time I see them both together is at a vehicular accident scene.

  2. Re: Oh noes! on Technologies Like Google's Self-Driving Car: Destroying Jobs? · · Score: 1

    The plural of anecdote is not data.

    Seems to me that it is. Why would it not be?

  3. Re:EMT do a lot more then just driving on Technologies Like Google's Self-Driving Car: Destroying Jobs? · · Score: 1

    True. But quite a lot of their "not just driving" work is tending to people who happened to be, until very recently, driving themselves.

  4. Re:I don't really get this on How One Man Turns Annoying Cold Calls Into Cash · · Score: 1

    It's not 10 quid per month. That's just a one time setup fee.

  5. Re:I don't really get this on How One Man Turns Annoying Cold Calls Into Cash · · Score: 1

    But you're still getting calls. It would drive me bonkers if I got as many calls as you do. I get on average about one a month, and that's still excessive. Thresholds of tolerance, I guess.

  6. Re:As usual. on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 1

    That was an attempt at humour. Nobody from 'western' (note the quotes) countries visits places where Ebola is. They fly home for Thanksgiving. They fly to Vegas, L.A. or New York, or maybe, just maybe, to Europe. The only way they'd fly to Africa is if they got on the wrong plane. (ie, Picture a Goldie Hawn / Steve Martin movie)

    Of course, in real life, people from western countries (without the quotes) fly all over the world. Of course, they should be vaccinated to the full extent required, and, of course, some are going to be unfortunate enough to be exposed to ebola.

  7. Re:I don't really get this on How One Man Turns Annoying Cold Calls Into Cash · · Score: 1

    "I get almost no cold calls"
    " I do get a few calls from companies"

    You can never truly opt out of telemarketing calls. As you point out, they will call even if it is against the law, and they will find ways around the law. So, given that they are going to call you anyways, why not have them call a number that makes them pay you money?

  8. Re:and why not? on How One Man Turns Annoying Cold Calls Into Cash · · Score: 1

    So just pair up with a buddy. You put his number on forms, and he puts yours.

    How does that fix anything? Your number is still getting dispersed into the wide, wide world of telemarketers. It's just your buddy doing it, instead of you.

  9. Re:Ethical implications on Mini-Brains Grown In the Lab · · Score: 1

    ... or at least "I think I think, therefore I think I am... I think"

  10. Re:Ethical implications on Mini-Brains Grown In the Lab · · Score: 2

    no stimulus no learning no toughs no feeling

    On th other hand, "I think therefore I am."

  11. Re:Screen Real Estate on Samsung's Smart Watch Coming September 4th, Without Flexible OLED Screen · · Score: 1

    Judging from recent attempts, I can only see one side of my wrist at a time. Having a display that wraps around my wrist would constantly put at least half of it on the wrong side. I would suggest placing the display lengthways, parallel to the forearm, but then you're hindered by long sleeved clothing. Wrist mount displays? There's got to be a better way.

  12. Re:Soon to follow on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 1

    No, the question is why would the Egyptian deity in command of frogs not have any power over the frogs brought in by this Hebrew slave god?

    Actually, no. The real question is why would the court magicians, upon seeing a plague of frogs, be stupid enough to cause even more frogs to appear?

  13. Re:It's obvious. on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 1

    If you had read Job you would have known that it was Satan that caused all of the calamities that Job suffered. Afterwards, God rewarded Job even more than when he started.

  14. Re:Please Explain on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 1

    A counter argument could run like this: All of the kids around my precious Jewel are already vaccinated, so she's not going to be exposed to those nasties anyways. So why should I risk her getting autism for no reason?

  15. Re:As usual. on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 1

    No, they should be keeping an eye out for ebola - Not for diseases that citizens of no 'western' nation should ever get in the first place.

    Like... ebola?

  16. Re:As usual. on Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch · · Score: 4, Informative

    It can take eight days to two weeks after exposure to measles before an infected person develops symptoms. I know lineups are long, but they're not THAT long.

  17. Re:You don't need light security. on Why We Need to Keep Our Night Skies Dark (Video) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So the alternative is that the bad guy remains hidden in the dark while the victim holds the flashlight?

    Night lighting is only partly for that type of security. It is more for people to see where they are walking, negotiate stairs, ramps,,, to see where they dropped their keys, etc.

  18. Thank Heavens on New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank Heavens this is for Facebook. I'd hate to see the burn marks on my hands from my Slashdot habit.

  19. Re:Principles? Illegal! on Lord Blair Calls for Laws To Stop 'Principled' Leaking of State Secrets · · Score: 1

    This is what struck me as odd about the title of the article. How can you make a law against principled leaks? Principled leaks are leaked for the principle of the thing... despite the laws. Principles trump laws.

  20. Re:One more reason that such systems make no sense on 100% Failure Rate On University of Liberia's Admission Exam · · Score: 1

    What he probably means, but does not express fully, is that the filtering should happen at the end of secondary school (high school, whatever the name is in the country of your preference) instead of at the beginning of university.

    So the University should not accept mature students, foreign students, student who are freshly nationalized, nor those who did not go through the secondary school system for one reason or the other?

  21. Re:Glass and Smart Watches on Omate TrueSmart Watch Stands Alone — No Phone Required · · Score: 1

    I only use 1 hand to write text messages (the other is holding the phone) Swype is very effective at this. If the device is strapped to my arm, it's being held, and my other hand does the Swyping. There is one issue though, and it's something that nothing really can be done about it. It suffers the same issues that plague so many pieces of equipment, not left-hand friendly. I guess it can be overcome by wearing the watch on the right arm, but that feels unnatural.

    Either way, I'm certain it takes voice commands so you can dictate messages to it.

    MessagEase might be better, considering the limited space.

  22. Re:Refreshing on Omate TrueSmart Watch Stands Alone — No Phone Required · · Score: 1

    The power draw on a CPU, even a modest one, is a lot larger than that of a lightweight, near frictionless gear train.

  23. Re:Those who do not study the past on Elon Musk's New Hologram Project Invites 'Iron Man' Comparisons · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hold my hand out like barbers, and electricians, and mechanics, and cooks, and baseball players, and housewives, and bricklayers, and makeup artists, and painters, and a myriad of other professions have been doing throughout all of recorded history? It's obviously possible to use your arms all day long, so clearly the UI designers are not designing touchscreen/gesture interfaces properly.

  24. Re:Can't wait to enroll in Musk University on Elon Musk's New Hologram Project Invites 'Iron Man' Comparisons · · Score: 5, Funny

    he's way cooler than trump

    You might even say he trumps Trump.

  25. Re:Seriously? on International Effort Could Put First Canadian On the Moon · · Score: 1

    Well, she is also head of the Commonwealth, so we allow her to live near the Commonwealth Headquarters. At her age, commuting from Ottawa would be taxing.