Comment I'm not saying.. (Score 5, Funny) 820
I'm not saying lets kill all the stupid people, I'm just suggesting we remove all the warning labels and let nature sort it out.
Comment Not a problem for Apple fans (Score 2, Insightful) 427
The first and 2nd gen iPhones had the highest dropped call rates in recent history but it didn't stop people from using them. If apple announced their next phone would be constructed purely from dog poo, for environmental reasons of course, people would still line up around the block to be the first to own one.
Comment Take his guns away (Score 1) 1343
I firmly believe in a person's right to own guns here in America, until they've proven they're not responsible or capable of safely using/storing them.
Keeping a loaded gun in reach of a toddler is one of the dumbest ideas ever. Even if the toddler doesn't have a toy gun, or has any idea what the gun is/isn't they're still a toddler and will still play with it. Especially if it's shiny.
Submission + - Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due to Burn Hazard (aviransplace.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 Notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported.
Submission + - Scientists create a bone replacement from wood (bbc.co.uk) 1
Bob the Super Hamste writes: The BBC is reporting that scientists in Italy have developed a method to convert rattan wood into a bone like substance. The bone replacement is currently being tested in sheep where when inserted into the area of a fracture it joins with the existing bone and eventually fuses. Unlike other bone replacements this one actually has load bearing ability and also naturally fuses with the existing bone. Additionally it since it is porous like real bone nerves and blood vessels can pass through it.
Racist Facial Recognition Software 49
An anonymous reader writes "A black man found that his HP facial-tracking recognition software wouldn't work. Then he discovered it worked fine for a white co-worker. From the article: 'HP's Tony Welch thanked Desi and Wanda, the video's creators, and promised that he and the team at HP were looking into why the camera was behaving the way it was. "The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose," he said. "We believe that the camera might have difficulty 'seeing' contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting."'"
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