Comment Re:Let the Slashdotting Commence (Score 1) 145
Indeed. Fond memories of my first real computer purchase as a kid: https://goo.gl/images/XsGTEh
Comment Non-Paywall link (Score 1) 31
Comment Remind me of... (Score 1) 137
Comment Re:I don't know why... (Score 1) 51
Can you share any screenshots of the connection interface? Are you already using this on your Chromebook? Does it support persistent connections? (ie: making a network share and having it re-connect after a shutdown/reboot) ...?
Comment The NPR said that? (Score 1) 117
Did the NPR really say, âoe... investigated by a coalition of 11 state attorney generalsâ? The NPR has editors and proofreaders, they know that itâ(TM)s not âoeattorney generalsâ but âoeattorneys generalâ, plus they know that DC is not a state. What their article said was, âoeNow, 10 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia are taking on the issue with an investigation into eight national fast-food chains.â
Copy/paste is your friend.
Comment Re: Holy shit (Score 1) 56
There's a scary thought for the future. Bored fat kids sitting around in VR watching cat meme videos from imgur.
Comment Cricket (Score 1) 226
Good speeds and good coverage and less costly than being on AT&T
Comment Natural result (Score 2) 231
Of the rapacious cable network no longer allowing me to watch a game broadcast free over the air without a subscription. First I had to watch in SD only, then I had to pay for the HD box, and always with a monthly subscription cost that kept rising. And then to get the stream, I have to login with my cable account (that I don't want, because it's expensive).
Comment Re:No. (Score 1) 1058
Many utilities offer discounted charging rates for off-peak times. This rate of 6.7 per kilowatt-hour, from Dakota Electric in MN, is actually one of the highest. https://www.dakotaelectric.com...
So your gas fuel costs about 7 times more per mile, not 3.7. Compare that over a 5 or 10 year vehicle life and it's thousands of dollars.
Also, there are likely maintenance savings. Check out the schedule maintenance booklets from Nissan for the Versa compared to the Leaf. There's no oil to change, oil filters, air filters, spark plugs. https://owners.nissanusa.com/c... https://owners.nissanusa.com/c...
It's true that an EV needs a new battery eventually but at 12,000 miles per year, an EV battery is expected to still have 70% of its original capacity. Even if you need a new battery in 10 years, prices are coming down so quickly that it's likely to be closer to $3000 than the original $10,000. Far less than the fuel cost savings in that time period.
Comment Re:So do tell (Score 1) 152
Seems an opportunity for Linux developers to write for older controllers, no?
Comment Really? (Score 2) 42
Fuck off, AVG.
Are Gates, Musk Being 'Too Aggressive' With AI Concerns? (xconomy.com) 311
gthuang88 reports on a talk titled "Will Robots Eat Your Job?"
Bill Gates and Elon Musk are sounding the alarm "too aggressively" over artificial intelligence's potential negative consequences for society, says MIT professor Erik Brynjolfsson. The co-author of The Second Machine Age argues it will take at least 30 to 50 years for robots and software to eliminate the need for human laborers. In the meantime, he says, we should be investing in education so that people are prepared for the jobs of the future, and are focused on where they still have an advantage over machines -- creativity, empathy, leadership, and teamwork.
The professor acknowledges "there are some legitimate concerns" about robots taking jobs away from humans, but "I don't think it's a problem we have to face today... It can be counterproductive to overestimate what machines can do right now." Eventually humankind will reach a world where robots do practically everything, the professor believes, but with a universal basic income this could simply leave us humans with more leisure time.
The professor acknowledges "there are some legitimate concerns" about robots taking jobs away from humans, but "I don't think it's a problem we have to face today... It can be counterproductive to overestimate what machines can do right now." Eventually humankind will reach a world where robots do practically everything, the professor believes, but with a universal basic income this could simply leave us humans with more leisure time.
Comment Chrome OS Systems Support link (Score 1) 71
Since the article has a broken link to Google's page, here is where Google actually makes this claim:
https://sites.google.com/a/chr...
Comment Re: just one? (Score 1) 104
What you're describing is called a Missile.
Comment A whole new opportunity for Ransomware (Score 1) 368
Hold people hostage, not harddisks!
Of course, it's IoT, so we shouldn't question the benefits.
