"You know you're a nerd when you store DNA in your fridge,"

Real nerds store DNA in their tube socks.

Whatâ(TM)s unethical about it ? They created a market and he filled that need. He didnâ(TM)t break any NY rules. (Though making automatic seers do violate federal law.). Of course by the nature of laws, laws are only followed by the honest which on some levels defeats the whole point of laws

Whatâ(TM)s really amazing are the videos on YouTube of some dude in Pakistan or Afghanistan hammering out an AK-47 with not much more than a couple basic hand tools. Without even a machine shop. If you want to make something, there isnâ(TM)t much that anyone can do to stop you.

I’ll be a lot more sympathetic if all the media and movies were available. Wanna watch old Captain Kangaroo? It’s not available except on pirate sites. Disney’s Song of the South or the Black Cauldron, the Same thing. How about the news reports from 20 years ago — not available. The reason people pirate is because they can’t get what they want for a reasonable price if at all.

This is just a brief clip, but let's hope it's a sign of things changing.

https://twitter.com/DSchwammen...

Nothing will change in Iran until the police or army defect. So far, there is no sign of that happening.

This morning, footage leaked out of Iran of police marching with protestors, so there may be some signs.

Without prominent podcasters, could you make a case for Spotify over say Amazon Music or even iTunes?

There are a lot of Spotify users who do not use the service to listen to podcasts. Making it a pure music platform and investing that podcast money into better recommendation algorithms and paying artists could appeal to those people. Me, I get tired of seeing podcasts getting pushed on me every time I start Spotify.

There are better platforms for listening to podcasts anyway, and one of the big draws of podcasts in the first place has always been to find voices that were not "prominent".

It isn't about evil. It's about overreach. Did anyone in an EU nation imagine, when the EU was formed, that the EU would dictate to all its members what sort of chargers or adapters they could use for electrical devices?

The US has had standard plugs for electrical devices for decades. What was the last time you bought a microwave, or television, or toaster and it had a non-standard plug to go into the wall?

If the government can standardize the plugs on the wall side of the power cable, why shouldn't they standardize the plug on the device side of the cable? There may well be a good reason, so I'm asking sincerely.

Since "His main role was to negotiate with suppliers to keep the price Apple pays for computer parts down" and he's no longer there, does this mean Apple will pay more for parts and pass on those costs to the consumer?

It's funny that you think the price Apple pays for computer parts has anything to do with the price you pay for their products.

Given that Russia is now considered an almost terrorist state by pretty well all the other countries in the world, what outlets are there for a pro-Russian message?

Zerohedge.

"yes, but also get a rump and legs and a cute wet nose..."

That's what Pornhub is for.

let's attach a political valence to clean drinking water and not wallowing in your own poo.

Why do you libs have to make everything about Trump?

They are wanting to create a programmable currency. So for example you could have $1,000 in your account. However, $450 of it can only be used to purchase food and an additional $375 will expire next Tuesday. The remaining $125 can be spent only in businesses with a social credit score of over 700. Additionally any purchase you make will be logged and will affect your social credit score and you may receive health recommendations based on the foods and other items you purchase. If they don’t like you, they can simply turn your dollars off or deflate their values.

If you think I’m joking, I’m not. It’s as scary as hell. Really cool from a techie perspective but really really ripe for abuse.

I've been demanding a return to physical buttons in my car for a while now, but since Jony Ive says I should, I'm going the other way. Give me more haptic touchscreens. Fuck Jony Ive.

My goodness. You know for sure that when you see some right-wing thought leader use the word "wokeism" you're in for a joy ride of reactionary hysteria, exaggeration, and flabby bad faith arguments. The review of the book by David M. Jones and M. L.R. Smith and the manifesto from (among others) Victor Orban fan and prissy whiner Rod Dreher, N.S. Lyons, and R.R. Reno do not disappoint in this regard.

And boy, those effete semi-fascists sure do love using lots of initials, don't they? One wonders what their baristas at Starbucks write on the cup of their soy lattes.