Comment Facebook stock will probably go up... (Score 2) 61
When investors see how great the ROI is on privacy violations. Billions and billions in illicit earnins and millions in fines--seems like a great racket.
Comment Its nothing. (Score 1) 113
$150M sounds like a big headline... compared to the S&P 500 as a whole, its nothing. Apple alone did $216B in revenue their last fiscal year, let alone the other 499 companies.
Submission + - A Naked Black Hole Is Screaming Through the Universe (gizmodo.com)
PongoX11 writes: "Millions of years ago, B3 1715+425 was just an ordinary supermassive black hole. It had a comfortable life, of devouring stars and belching deadly x-rays, at the center of its distant galaxy. Now, starless and alone, it’s screaming through space at 2,000 kilometers per second..."
Comment I've always missed the IM Punter (Score 0) 248
AOL!
Comment Buy a Grandfathered Verizon Plan off of eBay (Score 1) 170
While I'm not familiar with the logistics of taking over someone's plan, I regularly see people selling their accounts on eBay. So you pay $200-300 for the account which has a grandfathered unlimited plan AND you have to buy a phone. That said, I used 15GB last month on my unlimited plan (which I've had for years, I did not eBay it) and I just buy last year's phone. Of course, there is talks of Verizon throttling Unlimited customers (of course there is also an article talking about FCC involvement in throttling) so buying an Unlimited plan is not without risks!
Lawrence Krauss: Congress Is Trying To Defund Scientists At Energy Department 342
Lasrick writes Physicist Lawrence Krauss blasts Congress for their passage of the 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations bill that cut funding for renewable energy, sustainable transportation, and energy efficiency, and even worse, had amendments that targeted scientists at the Department of Energy: He writes that this action from the US Congress is worse even than the Australian government's move to cancel their carbon tax, because the action of Congress is far more insidious: "Each (amendment) would, in its own way, specifically prohibit scientists at the Energy Department from doing precisely what Congress should mandate them to do—namely perform the best possible scientific research to illuminate, for policymakers, the likelihood and possible consequences of climate change." Although the bill isn't likely to become law, Krauss is fed up with Congress burying its head in the sand: The fact that those amendments "...could pass a house of Congress, should concern everyone interested in the appropriate support of scientific research as a basis for sound public policy."
Comment YOU Should Try Fresh Udon (Score 1) 178
Was my description when ordering my California plates "YOU STFU". Sadly, I ordered, paid, and never picked them up LOL--in all reality probably not what I would want on my car today, but still funny that it went through.
Comment Financials look speculative at best (Score 1) 825
$25 per 24/hr period
2009 Nevada pop: 2.643M
Target Revenue: $1.0B
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So this works out to roughly 15 purchases per person, per year. However subtracting out those under 16 (sh*t is this going to be available to 17 year olds?!), unlicensed drivers, suspended licenses, those incarcerated, and all those (like my mother) who would have no interest in going 90mph ever, it seems that the average number of purchases per year by those who will actually use the system would have to be pretty high to reach $1.0B... and how about the costs to implement and maintain?
Canadian Blood Services Promotes Pseudoscience 219
trianglecat writes "The not-for-profit agency Canadian Blood Services has a section of their website based on the Japanese cultural belief of ketsueki-gata, which claims that a person's blood group determines or predicts their personality type. Disappointing for a self-proclaimed 'science-based' organization. The Ottawa Skeptics, based in the nation's capital, appear to be taking some action."
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