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  1. Re:First things first on White House To Host Tech Giants For AI Meeting (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    This is interesting. Looked up a few different sources that do say that a very high % of Harvard Law grads get cum larde, somewhere around 80-90%. Magma cum larde seems to be about the top 35%, which is still in the top half, but not in the top 10-15% that I assumed it was. Looks like we have split the victory on this one. :)
    My original question to my parent does still stand.

  2. Re:First things first on White House To Host Tech Giants For AI Meeting (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    First of, regarding Obama's natural intelligence, he graduated Harvard Law school magna cum laude. I think everyone can agree that requires extremely high natural intelligence.
    What accomplishments does Trump have that would back up the claim that he is "more 'naturally' intelligent by a mile"?

  3. Re:fabulous! on Senate Confirms Trump's Pick for NSA, Cyber Command (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    I am American and many people are saying this is naother example of the huge successfully management of USA departments under amazing president trump that didn't exist with idiot Obama.

    Found President Trump's secret /. account.

  4. Re:China has more HONORS students... on Trade War Or Not, China is Closing the Gap on US in Technology IP Race (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep. It's totally obvious. You want to win a technology race? Then have more and smarter people researching. Time after time we see how little the US and the average citizen cares about their education system. After decades of neglect, we're now reaping what was sown.

  5. Re:Is it just me or is this just not an autopilot? on Tesla Issues Strongest Statement Yet Blaming Driver For Deadly Autopilot Crash (abc7news.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't know, I've seen Telsa autopilot reaction videos on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGe0GiiFzw), and when they're right, they're dead on right. Their instant reaction is so fast, to human perception it's as if they're predicting the future. I'm positive there are already cases where autopilot has prevented deaths. Unfortunately, I do see the argument that -- both legally and morally -- if you save 100 lives but are at fault for 1, you're still at fault for 1. Tricky situation.

  6. Not even close. However, looking at Ellen Page and Ellie from The Last of Us...

  7. Re:Russians? Pro-gun? on Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    They're not pro-gun, they're pro-Trump (you know, the guy that refuses to enforce sanctions that passed the Senate 98-2). They know many people who are pro-gun are pro-Trump (or at least anti-Democrat). Btw, FBI is currently investigating connections between Russian money and the NRA...

  8. Re:Security has no ROI... on Many ID-Protection Services Fail Basic Security (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 0

    > Security has no ROI except that time when it has negative ROI

    Then the shareholders/c-levels dump the stock, avoid the majority of the loss for themselves, then move on to the next company to continue skimping as much as they can there. The cycle continues...

  9. Re:biggest leak in history on Key iPhone Source Code Gets Posted On GitHub (vice.com) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Snippet of leaked Windows 2000 code:

    if (true)
    Crash();

  10. Re:But Apple drew the line on Bowing To Popularity, Apple Stores In China Accept Alipay (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 2

    "Swipe like a butterfly, ping like a bee."

  11. Re:Excellent. on US Consumer Protection Official Puts Equifax Probe on Ice (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Since I can't figure out how to post Russian, comment should have been:

    Or maybe: +1 pronitsatel'nyy

    Yes, this could've been avoided if I previewed properly. Guess I like to live dangerously.

  12. Re:Excellent. on US Consumer Protection Official Puts Equifax Probe on Ice (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Or maybe: +1

  13. Re:What can you do to help? on Insect Die-off: Even Common Species Are Becoming Rare (sciencedaily.com) · · Score: 1

    > Actually, you should eat more meat. Insecticide goes on corn, not cows.

    Errr... what do you think (farm) cows eat?

  14. > So why RT pegs it at 3/10, who knows....

    But that's not how RT works. 30% means 30% of critics recommended it. If the average rating really was 3/10, I'm assuming the RT meter would be less than 10%.

  15. Re:What about Chuck E. Cheese? on The Legislative Fight Over Loot Boxes Expands To Washington State (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Not really. Many ticket/prize machines (claw machines, etc) have hidden luck mechanisms that the owners can tweak.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXBfwgwT1nQ

  16. Re:More money than sense on Tesla Owner Attempts Autopilot Defense During DUI Stop (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What is it with some Tesla owners thinking the laws of physics and the courts somehow don't apply to them.

    What is it with /.ers and faulty generalization?
    (Full disclaimer, no, I'm not a Tesla owner)

  17. Re:Where's the video? on 'Text Bomb' Is Latest Apple Bug (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Hopefully Computerphile does a vid on it. They did a great one on Effective Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  18. Re:The Hottest 4 Years In Recorded History! on 2017 Among Warmest Years On Record (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Not sure what your point is. Is it sensationalist? Yes. Is it untrue? No.

  19. Posted a reply instead of on the topic. Apologies.

  20. Headline is stupid on Bitcoin Watchers Running Out of Explanations Blame Slump on Moon (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I hate this bitcoin fanaticism as much as the next /.er, but the headline is stupid. The reasoning behind the slump is based on the Lunar New Year, which yes, is based on the moon. But that's as moronic as blaming a mid-March alcoholism rise on the death of a 5th Century Irish dude.

  21. Re:DPRK is just an organization among many... on North Korean Hackers Hijack Computers To Mine Cryptocurrencies (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Doesn't even have to be a criminal organization -- e.g. UFC which was caught with a browser-embedded miner in November.

  22. Re:Artificial Intelligence Poetry on Ice Tea Company Rebrands as 'Long Blockchain' and Stock Price Triples (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know. Could use more synergy.

  23. There are (at least) 246,000 DHS employees?

  24. An app that both synergies with the fog computing ecosystem to leverage AI deep-learning and pivot the IOT into a user-managed scalable silo paradigm.

  25. Re:Yahoo snatched it for 1100 billion? on Tumblr Is Tumbling (medium.com) · · Score: 2

    Depends on the language, and it's a pretty nice feature when available. C# 7.0 allows for underscores, eg Int64 i = 1_000_000_000_000;