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Comment it generated buzz. Mission accomplished (Score 1) 47

It generated buzz for the university.
Sure you can get to Mars twice as fast, but that just get you closer to death twice as fast.
Look up all the ways space tries to kill us, or conversely, how we try not to die in space / Mars.

You could have a rocket ship that'll land there tomorrow. Everybody still gonna be screwed when they try and get off the planet or survive for more than the rations allotted.
maybe just maybe we should stop shitting in our own backyard and continue to make this planet habitable. After all something happens to Earth it's still 1 billion times better than starting on a rock.

Comment Re: No sea wall, no mortgage (Score 2) 50

that's kind of the pickle the poor neighborhoods are in. Their house really isn't worth much because when they sell, the new people won't be able to get insuance. Building a seawall around those neighborhoods that are uninsurable give mixed signals. A no win situation all around.
As far as the new development is concerned, the city is probably more interested in revenue today then worrying about tomorrow's problem.

Comment Re:So. . . (Score 1) 37

You're forgetting the bugs, hacks and racist crap on the mics! That will play well to a general audience. The film can periodically lock up, glitch out, maybe some bullets that fly around the corner and then when you least expect it you will hear a voice that says some racist crap just because.

Comment Mom, Grandma just told me to buy an iPhone (Score 1) 47

Imagine if (when) there is a clause in the licensing where the deceased is part of the advertisement customization.

Uncle Billy just told me to buy a motorcycle. Didn't he die by falling off one??

Grandpa just showed me his fishnet stockings; says to buy them at Target because they are super comfortable.

Comment too little to late (Score 1) 6

Like Amazon's Alexa, Siri has some very simple AI capabilities used by the masses but neither company were actually interested in the future of AI. They had the devices and the tech back in the day but no interest in making it better. I hate that they were so neglectful of this tech and are only interested in catching up due to lost market share, not because it might be a good user experience.

My gut says buying a company or two that will be key to drive the central nervous system of Apple products will lead to clashes and delay. These companies not only need to integrate with Apple culture and the Apple way of doing things, their software does as well. It seems to important to leave it to outsiders. It also feels way to late to develop it in house.

Feels like Tim Cook is incapable of deviating from Jobs vision 15 years ago. His job seems more like preserver of Jobs legacy than innovating.

Comment Re: Perhaps Since the Watch is a redesign (Score 1) 57

Wording wise the apple watch has the hardware, the phone gets all the data and displays it on the iphone. This is a crap ass workaround as it still needs a phone to view. If they infringed, which they probably did since they collaborated or something along those lines they should just pay for the tech. I'm waiting for the lawsuit that states Apple is now false advertising the watch is capable of doing this (as it seems clear it can't without the phone).

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