Neither of those provides any mechanism for downsampling an image before uploading it. In fact, from a same-origin security model perspective, JS code isn't even supposed to be able to access the image data before uploading it, though I think they've left some holes where devs can get around that....

A racist laser, literally white power.

Honestly, I'd beg to differ. When you cut a human body open you're likely to find a relatively standard set of organs. Even with all conditions and permutations it is a whole less open-ended than say driving a car, where arguably a lot of odd conditions could happen at any time. In short, there's a few vital functions that that the body must uphold and if a robot surgeon does he's not making anything worse. He might not cure everything, but that's not the point.

I look forward to seeing how much extra carbon is pumped into the atmosphere by anti-GMO people burning any crops planted using this.

Maybe not. But it's kinda meaningless to quibble about the negative side effects when it's obvious the positive effects are so huge there's no way we'll give up on it, nobody likes drive-by shooting but it's obvious we're not going to give up cars. Yes, we would like a free global information-sharing network.

From your link:

"he expectation from a number of different sites is that TrackingPoint will soon be filing for bankruptcy."

Did they? Nothing seems to say they actually did, The homepage doesn't say anything about not taking orders...

This. I got a laptop with 8.1 and I'll be upgrading to 10 (how could it get worse?) while my Win7 box will stay at least until next summer, I think.

A drone is supposed to be an unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously. RC model airplanes/helicopters can be designed or equipment added to make them fit that description but most RC model aircraft do not fit that description at all and are not drones. RC Model aircraft tend to be flown within the visual line of sight and always actively controlled the entire time by the RC pilot while watching the airspace around them. Drones on the other hand have features that allow the drone to take over controls at times and some can be flown out of the controllers sight either by GPS waypoints or FPV.

People flying RC model aircraft can see a big patch of sky at once when higher up. We can hear commercial airplanes or helicopters and see them coming even at 5000 feet and above (I have never flown more than 2500 feet) so even if we were to be close to their path we can easily move away from their path in plenty of time to avoid any issues. It is really a non-issue unless someone deliberately wanted to cause problems (which legislation couldn't stop anyway). I have been flying RC since 1992 even around my home up to 2400 feet and have never been anywhere near the path of a commercial helicopter or airplane and I live near the city. I never fly when I hear an aircraft approaching. If you are up flying then any low (300 to 800 feet) commercial aircraft you can hear way ahead of time and bring it down or move it far away from them before they get close. Most other airplanes are in the 5000 feet range where I live. I tend to fly my motorless Discus Hand Launch Glider (DLG) usually around 150 to 1500 feet (when I catch thermals). At that altitude you can see and still hear airplanes approach miles away and easily not be anywhere near them when they approach overhead just in case they are around your RC model's altitude.

I have been flying RC model aircraft since 1992 and the biggest trouble spot that I can think of is drones (or RC model aircraft) that are flown via first person view (FPV) far away from the viewer or up high. People looking at a video monitor or video goggles have a much harder time seeing other objects around them. People tend to fly them much further away too (some are flying them miles away). While a few more expensive models have a VR type control to move your head left/right/up/down to look around while flying, that still is not as good as viewing from the ground and always keeping the model within eye sight from the ground so that you (or a friend) can look out for other air traffic. Some are only flown within line of sight so it shouldn't be a problem but for those flying further away it can be an issue.

While RC gliders are not drones I am concerned that they be clumped into these drone restrictions. DLG RC gliders are 1.5m sailplanes without motors. They are thrown like a discus with a peg in the wing to hold onto for the spin and release. They do have servos to control the surfaces but they do not have a motor to propel them. Once they are thrown you must search for thermals to keep them up and go higher. Top DLG RC pilots can throw them 240 to 280 feet right from the ground which is already over their highly restrictive limit. It is ridiculous that some commercial company comes by and tries to dictate that we now must fly below 200 feet so that they can use the space above that for their commercial drone use.

Since you asked about Hitler and systemd.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

This. By far most embarrassing things you've said or done are laid dead when you own up to it and say I was young and foolish, okay? Most of the problem actually comes from shielded youngsters who are still too mentally immature to blush, cope and move on. Of course there are situations you might be caught in that would be genuinely embarrassing, like revenge porn but then you're typically dealing with malice and an army of Internet trolls who won't let it go away anyway. In short, either you ought to grow a thicker skin or you have to grow a thicker skin.

If you're not using an ad blocker in 2015, you're an idiot. It really is that simple.

Except that they're coming in way below their yearly outlook which said:

Revenue:
$18 - $20 mm
Adjusted EBITDA:
$5 - $6 mm
Net income:
$3 - $4 mm

But later they're giving Q2 figures saying for the last 6 months:

Revenue:
7,667 mm
Adjusted EBITDA:
0,852 mm
Net income:
0,316 mm

If the last half of the year is the same, they're only making about 15%-20% of their planned net income. In fact, the last quarter they made no money at all. So I'm thinking way, way less.

Think of the countless small ways in which knowing some code, or scripting has been useful over your life - sorting simple lists, renaming things in batch, formulas in a spreadsheet... etc. etc.

Even if most people will not be doing code professionally, it will help them do little things for themselves. It will also help them understand to some extent why software driven things behave the way they do, and even to make more informed choices as to software driven hardware they buy (and that is the future).

It's not like a flood of really bad programmers will get through most hiring barricades, already famously difficult to storm. They will go on to do things besides programming, where light programming can help them.

Well, SSD typically have speeds in the range of 100s of MB/s and graphics cards in 100s of GB/s so if it's 1000 times faster than NAND I'd say pretty close.