Comment Re:Have the Germans threaten to invade (Score 1) 699
pas de peau de mon cul, je ne lis pas le franÃais
Comment Some things never change (Score 1) 170
Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Comment home taping is killing music (Score 4, Insightful) 250
"You didn't buy it from us, you must have stolen it."
Technical Hitches Delay Orion Capsule's First Launch 71
According to NBC news, "A series of delays held up the maiden launch of NASA's Orion capsule on Thursday, adding some extra suspense to the first test of a spacecraft that's designed to take humans farther than they've ever gone — including to Mars." The much-anticipated launch, which had been scheduled for launch 7:05 a.m. Florida time, is to boost into orbit — empty — an instance of the Orion crew capsule intended to be part of a manned mission to Mars. As of shortly after 9 a.m. eastern time, troubleshooting has been in progress on the Alliance Delta 4 launch vehicle's hydrogen fill and drain valves in attempt to make the launch within today's launch window, which extends to 9:44 a.m. Besides the technical problem with those valves, the launch was delayed by wind, as well as by a boat that strayed into a restricted area. (Shades of the stray-boat delay in October for Orbital Science's ISS delivery launch.) Friday and Saturday have been designated as backup dates. Update: 12/04 15:03 GMT by T : The launch has been scrubbed.
Comment $100k is not adequate information (Score 4, Insightful) 277
$100k and sharing a rented hovel in silicon valley with seven other brogrammers ?
Or are we talking $100k in a mansion on the golf course in Arkansas?
Or are we talking $100k in a mansion on the golf course in Arkansas?
Comment obvious (ab)use case : (Score 1) 196
I have to admit, it would be nice if my fridge would automatically re-order things I'm running out of and want always stocked.
I would not be nice if my fridge ordered 50,000 pizzas because the script kiddie down the block H@XX0R3D some NSA-mandated vulnerability.
Comment Re:Good riddance (Score 1) 110
But what of curation?
If I do a web image search, I get 2,000,000,000,000,000 possible matches to wade through. With maybe 0.0001% of them being simplified line art or, heaven forfend, SVG.
Also, that random pile of images has no cohesive style.
wow, me break /.'s spellcheck. There's a surprise.
If I do a web image search, I get 2,000,000,000,000,000 possible matches to wade through. With maybe 0.0001% of them being simplified line art or, heaven forfend, SVG.
Also, that random pile of images has no cohesive style.
wow, me break
Submission + - AI could make lawyers obsolete by 2030 (legalfutures.co.uk)
Thud457 writes: Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will dominate legal practice within 15 years, perhaps leading to the “structural collapse” of law firms, a report by Jomati Consultants predicting the shape of the legal market has envisaged.
"First, we unplug all the lawyers" -- robot Shakespeare, Henry 6.0
"First, we unplug all the lawyers" -- robot Shakespeare, Henry 6.0
Comment better left to the privacy of the bedroom (Score 1) 111
rebranded as walking canes, suitable for thrashing uncultured young whelps that insist on annoying their elders by taking selfies everywhere.
Comment Re:Oh, the entitlement... (Score 1) 246
Ah, but see, that puts in stark contrast the GENIUS of Microsoft.
The only unbreakable lock is the one that does not exist.
They brilliantly prevented people from running Windows on 68k Macs, with 100% success.
Unfortunately, their engineers aren't the Titans they were in the days of yore. I've heard rumors that Windows 8 has managed to sneak onto some tablets, but I don't believe them.
The only unbreakable lock is the one that does not exist.
They brilliantly prevented people from running Windows on 68k Macs, with 100% success.
Unfortunately, their engineers aren't the Titans they were in the days of yore. I've heard rumors that Windows 8 has managed to sneak onto some tablets, but I don't believe them.
Comment I'll keep warning you, you won't listen (Score 2) 153
Just remember I told you so when Elon Musk is holding the Earth for a ransom of one MILLION dollars or he'll smack us with an asteroid.
Also, could one of these new asteroid mining companies get whatever's left of Atari to sponsor them so they can fly under the Atari logo?
Also, could one of these new asteroid mining companies get whatever's left of Atari to sponsor them so they can fly under the Atari logo?
Comment PFAH! (Score 1) 42
Your toy airplane is weak if it can't hack it in a light breeze.
Comment salt water + electronics = magic smoke (Score 1) 140
countermeasure - pee in the exhaust port
Comment you know, for the cats. on the internet. (Score 2) 29
Next they need an AI that can describe the smells in a image.
Then you can finally tell if someone on the internet is a dog.
Then you can finally tell if someone on the internet is a dog.
Comment you think I am making joke... (Score 1) 55
ah. So since Francis Bacon isn't deceased, he's not considered. Got it.
