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Comment Re:Well this is necessary (Score 1) 201

by sharknado (#45748965) Attached to: It's Not Just the NSA: Police Are Tracking Your Car

WOOOOOSH How could you not see the sarcasm? Same question to the mod.

Have you considered that maybe this person is being so meta that none of us are getting it?

Think about this for a second. They could be satirizing the effectiveness of online discourse by perpetuating an example of typical communication breakdown. In so doing, they are demonstrating (via example) the inability of humans to communicate effectively in the absence of the context granted from physical human interaction.

He could be the next Marshall McLuhan, and we could be his puppets, dancing to his whims and falling into his traps.

Comment Well... (Score 1) 208

by sharknado (#45664965) Attached to: Sci-fi Author Charles Stross Cancels Trilogy: the NSA Is Already Doing It
I wouldn't have cancelled the trilogy - there's a unique opportunity here for a twist ending. For example, the president of the NSA could be a cyborg. Or maybe the third book could be a satire - introduce a Snowden-type character into the novel and have him assassinated / kidnapped by the government, or start a war between the US and the country providing his asylum that ends in nuclear winter.

Submission + - Microsoft's New 'Smart' Bra Could Stop You From Over Eating (care2.com)

Submitted by walterbyrd
walterbyrd writes: A team of engineers at Microsoft Research have developed a high-tech bra that’s intended to monitor women’s stress levels and dissuade them from emotional over-eating. The undergarment has sensors that track the user’s heart rate, respiration, skin conductance and movement — all of which can indicate the type of stressful emotions that lead to over-eating, according to Microsoft researchers. The data is sent to a smartphone app, which then alerts users about their mood.

Comment Re:Interesting (Score 5, Funny) 184

by sharknado (#45623097) Attached to: King James Programming

Some of the marketing crap my company produces is worse than the quotes generated in TFA. ...I wonder if I could make a business out of outsourcing our marketing team with this algorithm...I'll suggest to my boss and see what he says.

Update: It didn't go over so well.

Comment Interesting (Score 5, Interesting) 184

by sharknado (#45623033) Attached to: King James Programming
Some of the marketing crap my company produces is worse than the quotes generated in TFA. ...I wonder if I could make a business out of outsourcing our marketing team with this algorithm...I'll suggest to my boss and see what he says.

Submission + - The Evolution of XBox And PlayStation Controllers in 3 seconds

Submitted by GADGETLOVE
GADGETLOVE writes: When comparing the evolution of the Playstation and Xbox controllers, this GIF makes it clear that Microsoft and Sony have different hardware design philosophies. The Playstation buttons have been exactly the same for the past 20 years while Microsoft has significantly modified the buttons and form factor with each update to the Xbox controller. See both of them here:

http://www.gadgetlove.com/blog/evolution-of-playstation-4-and-xbox-one-controllers

Submission + - Japan: state secrets are whatever we say they are and you don't need to know. (sciencemag.org) 1

Submitted by kermidge
kermidge writes: "Japanese scientists and academics are warning that legislation threatening prison terms for those who divulge and publish what the government deems a state secret threatens academic freedom and the public’s right to know."

Seems that what constitutes a state secret is not clearly defined, but punishments for divulging one are: 10 years in prison for government employees; 5 for journalists.

This new law, which sailed through the lower house of the Diet on 26 November and is expected to pass the upper house on 8 December, was fast-tracked, apparently in a bid to avoid much in the way of discussion, especially as about the only ones in favor of it are the ruling party.

This law is similar to provisions to be subscribed by all of the 12 initial members of the upcoming TPP, which is also to be fast-tracked by Congress. Slashdotters from the U.S. and abroad will likely recognize similar laws, or proposed laws, in their own countries.

Submission + - Illegal anal probe during routine traffic stop results in a federal lawsuit (kob.com)

Submitted by sharknado
sharknado writes: Police in New Mexico ordered an illegal anal cavity search against a New Mexico man after he failed to stop at a stop sign. The anal probe was ordered because the man was believed to be "clenching his buttocks", which the police believed indicated that he was hiding narcotics in his anus. After more than half a dozen medical procedures, including 3 enemas, 2 x-rays and an anal probe under general anesthetic, the narcotics were nowhere to be found. The New Mexico man did not consent to any of these medical procedures, the warrant was executed illegally (in the wrong county, and after the expiration of the warrant), and the man is now suing the police in federal court.

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