Comment Re:Internet access should be a socialized service (Score 1) 520
The US Postal Service accurately routes and delivers over 500 million mailpieces each and every day. We could do worse than the post office.
Comment Re:Internet access should be a socialized service (Score 1) 520
The US Post Office inefficient? Would you like to define efficient? Because by my definition, a company that can accurately route 500 million pieces of mail each and every day is pretty fucking awesome.
Comment significantly more (Score 1) 270
now that my son is old enough to play video games with me.
Comment By the same (lol) logic... (Score 1) 363
Staying on Earth will end up with you dead too, which must also be tantamount to suicide. Therefore, if you are Muslim, you shouldn't be allowed to live anywhere.
Comment We all know (Score 1) 241
That any implementation of Android taken over by Microsoft will be completely forked.
Scientists Create Pizza That Can Last Years 225
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center have created a pizza that can be stored for up to three years while still remaining edible. 'It pretty much tastes just like a typical pan pizza that you would make at home and take out of the oven or the toaster oven,' said Jill Bates who heads up the lab. 'The only thing missing from that experience would be it's not hot when you eat it. It's room temperature.'"
Comment The only way to fight (Score 1) 299
Is to watch porn so disturbing that the government is afraid to monitor your computer
Comment Re:And what about the spoon? (Score 1) 458
my bad - i needed it for some yogurt
Comment Re:SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid (Score 2) 458
Thats not exactly true. A religion can change its beliefs. Of course, when that happens you end up with a lot of burnt heretics. From both sides of the argument.
Office Space: TV Documentary Looks At the Dreadful Open Office 314
sandbagger writes "The CBC (it's like PBS only without the begging) is broadcasting a documentary about the open plan office this evening. You can hear a radio interview about the documentary here. In this documentary, the history of the open office is looked at, how it has evolved, and how the justifications for it being best for everyone else are used by those with offices. Advocates say fewer doors and walls means more collaboration. Critics say it's all driven by bottom line economics--crowding more people into smaller spaces saves money. Is it just me or do the people who want you to work in open offices sound like the nobility in Downton Abbey?"
Facebook's Biggest Bounty Yet To Hacker Who Found "Keys To the Kingdom" 111
mask.of.sanity writes "Facebook has paid out its largest bug bounty of $33,500 for a serious remote code execution vulnerability which also returned Facebook's etc/passwd. The researcher could change Facebook's use of Gmail as an OpenID provider to a URL he controlled, and then sent a request carrying malicious XML code. The Facebook response included its etc/passwd which contained essential login information such as system administrator data and user IDs. The company quickly patched the flaw and awarded him for the proof of concept remote code execution which he quietly disclosed to them."
Comment Re:It's not about which technology (Score 2) 387
Judging by our history of riots, wars, murders and the like, what the world really needs is less passion and more rational thought.
Weapons Systems That Kill According To Algorithms Are Coming. What To Do? 514
Lasrick writes "Mark Gubrud has another great piece exploring the slippery slope we seem to be traveling down when it comes to autonomous weapons systems: Quote: 'Autonomous weapons are robotic systems that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further intervention by a human operator. Advances in computer technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics may lead to a vast expansion in the development and use of such weapons in the near future. Public opinion runs strongly against killer robots. But many of the same claims that propelled the Cold War are being recycled to justify the pursuit of a nascent robotic arms race. Autonomous weapons could be militarily potent and therefore pose a great threat.'"
Comment Re:"Practically built by aliens", huh ? (Score 1) 128
To which the BHP would say, hey do they have H1-B's? We don't need any trouble with INS.
Comment Practically built by Aliens? (Score 4, Funny) 128
Why didn't they give this the code name Roswell?
