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Submission + - Kiss my GLASS GOODBYE: Google SCRAPS hated digi-goggs (theregister.co.uk)

PolygamousRanchKid writes: Google is killing off its Glass Explorer program – but the web goliath insists this isn't the end for cofounder Sergey Brin's controversial sci-fi specs.

In a post to the official Glass Google+ account on Wednesday, the Chocolate Factory said it will quit selling the current version of its spy-goggles to individuals on January 19, although it reportedly will still be available to developers and companies if they ask nicely.

The move comes following months of rumors that Google was close to mothballing its Glass efforts, after the tech failed to inspire a thriving developer ecosystem.

When reporters polled 16 early Glass app makers in November, nine said they had given up on the platform, either due to lack of customers or because of the device's own limitations.

And if developer enthusiasm toward Glass has cooled, public perception of the gadgets has seldom wavered far from a mix of ridicule and revulsion. Wearers have been hassled in bars, in movie theaters, and in their own cars, which surely must have left them pondering the wisdom of the $1,500 they spent to become Glass Explorers.

Comment Re:I didn't think they called them that these days (Score 1) 164

waterproof cables connectors

Of course they have waterproof cable connectors . . . because the things are liquid cooled! Do you think that liquid cooled computers were only for games?

If you get a chance to visit the IBM lab in Böblingen in Germany, they have some mainframes with plexiglass casings. The first thing that customer executives ask when they seem them, are, "Is that all that there is in them . . . !"

The next question is about the liquid tubes inside them. And then you need to tell the executives that the Internet is a "series of tubes . . . "

Although, I'd rather eat my own scrotum than program on one of these things.

Comment Re:Love how he had all these great ideas (Score 3, Insightful) 417

It's as if it's all just political posturing or something...

There will only be political posturing for the next two years. The Republicans won the battle for Congress, but they are fucked. They have no options. Obama has dictatorial powers now, and is exercising them

If Congress passes any laws that Obama doesn't like, he will simply veto them.

Even if Congress musters the required majority to override the veto, Obama can simply use his Executive Discretion to not enforce the law. This is the tool that he has used to stop illegal immigrant deportations. Hell, Obama could even declare carjacking legal, simply by saying that the department of justice will no longer enforce the law against it

The only thing that Congress could do, would be to blocking spending bills . . . which would shutdown the government . . . and would be political suicide for the Republicans.

So all you'll see out of Washington for the next two years will be political posturing . . .

Comment "Acorns, and Blackberries, and Minnows, oh my!" (Score 0, Troll) 174

Spoken with a Surrender Dorothy!" voice . . .

Acorns and Blackberries and Minnows just happen to be the three things that were removed from British Royalty member Prince George Michael's rectum after he fell asleep at the wheel of his SUV in London, ripped to his tits on drugs.

A bloke at the pub down the street told me that his sister works in a hospital, so he must know.

They also excavated a few hamsters and gerbils in duck tape

Coincidence? I think not!.

Once again, it's one rule for the Royal Family, and another for the rest of us!

Comment We need a funny list of them! (Score 1) 1

I'm modding this up, just for the simple reason that I appreciate Slashdotters' humor. There is already a list of "The Lessor Known Programming Languages": http://esolangs.org/wiki/Lesse...

I'm sure that if Slashdotters get inspired, they will come up with a brilliant list of "Lesser Known Scripting Languages!"

I await your creativity!

Submission + - Exploring Some Lesser-Known Scripting Languages (dice.com) 1

Nerval's Lobster writes: Scripting languages are used in everything from games and Web pages to operating-system shells and general applications, as well as standalone scripts. While many of these scripting languages are common and open to modification, there are some interesting, open-source ones that are worth a look, even if they don't have the substantial audience of some of the popular ones. Wren, Candle, Fancy, Pikt, and PPL all show what a single developer can do if they set out with enough motivation to create open-source scripting languages. The results often prove surprisingly powerful.

Submission + - FBI Access to NSA Surveillance Data Expands In Recent Years (itworld.com)

itwbennett writes: The FBI’s access to email and other data collected from overseas targets in the NSA’s Prism program has been growing since 2008, according to a 2012 U.S. Department of Justice inspector general’s report declassified last Friday by the DOJ in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the New York Times. Here are some of the milestones mentioned in the report: In 2008, the FBI began reviewing email accounts targeted by the NSA through the Prism program. In October 2009, the FBI requested that information collected under the Prism program be 'dual routed' to both the NSA and the FBI so that the FBI 'could retain this data for analysis and dissemination in intelligence reports.' And in April 2012, the FBI began nominating email addresses and phone numbers that the NSA should target in it surveillance program, according to the document.

Comment Re:Muslims? (Score 1) 509

Or try turning off your TV and actually meet some of the 1.6 billion muslims and you'll find that you're completely wrong.

I work with with a lot folks who have the Islam faith . . . but none of them would describes themselves as "Muslims". Hatice and Reha would tell you that they are Turkish, Karim will tell you that he is from Egypt, and Ali will tell you in better German then mine, that he was born in Germany.

None of them will tell you that they are "Muslim" . . . despite that their is their faith.

Insightful, my arse.

You should maybe pay more attention to your "arse" . . . it might have more intelligence than your brain . . .

Comment Re:... just for fun ...???? (Score 1) 509

You are dismissed.

No, actually, I've just been promoted :-)

I live in Europe and need to deal with these Muslim Troubles each day . . . I am really not looking forward to what the new on the TV will bring for me tomorrow.

Oh, a bunch of European leaders going to Paris? Take a quick glance at the security advises on CNN . . . the thing will be a Turkey Shoot for the Muslims!

Comment Re:... just for fun ...???? (Score 1) 509

Go away.

Well, you, CaptianDork, are personally invited to travel to Syria or Irak to join the Islamic State or ISIS forces and join in their terrorist forces. They will be happy to "conform to the norm" of your opinions. Have fun! Don't let the door hi on your way out.

You will not be missed here!

Comment Re:Pure bullshit ... (Score 1) 509

What are Christians doing to shut down the Westboro church?

If you look at the business plan of the Westboro church . . . it was not even a church at all. It was a scam organization run by lawyers. They would come out and bother you, and if you tried to do anything about it, they would sue you.

A lot of folks, Christians or whatever, were trying to do something about them. And the law enforcement knew everything about them.

But, when push comes to shove, those Westboro Wackos didn't take their AK-47s out for a romp, which Muslims are tending to do today.

If Westboro had done anything violent, the law enforcement would have taken them out. Not any "Christians". That's not their job.

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