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Comment Re:The movie was superb; what's the beef? (Score 4, Insightful) 264

It's okay to like a movie and criticize it at the same time. Even the best movies have their flaws; indeed, a flawless movie probably wouldn't be very interesting to watch or discuss.

Oh, absolutely. My problem is just how these criticisms are being framed -- it sounds like they have some behind-the-scenes insights into Villeneuve's feelings about the film gleaned from an interview, or something.

Comment Re:The movie was superb; what's the beef? (Score 5, Insightful) 264

Greatly dislike how this article frames opinion as fact. It keeps saying "Villeneuve does this", or "Villeneuve wanted that", but gives no source for the claims. To me, it's clear this article is just a shitty, deceptive, self-righteous way of stating one's personal observations.

Observations I happen to generally disagree with. I loved the hell out of this flick; it touched me on an almost personal level, like no film as done in a long time.

I'm not going to suggesting this article is just the inevitable mainstream contrarianism when something is widely beloved, but I'm having a hard time not pulling the trigger on saying it...

Submission + - SubGenius Cult Launches $25k Fundraiser to Build an Alien Beacon (gofundme.com) 4

Ktaden Legume writes: Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the SubGenius today announced that the SubGenius Foundation's Forbidden Science Ministry is launching an initiative and fundraising campaign to construct a device called "The Beacon". This device, it is claimed by the developers, will "decloak the Xist escape saucer presently orbiting Earth and summon it to rescue those willing to make the pilgrimage to the deployment site".

This startling new development in the SubGenius doctrine comes on the heels of an announcement of the discovery of notebooks and blueprints allegedly belonging to church founder J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, describing several unfinished inventions, including the Beacon. The Beacon will be constructed by a team of 'Forbidden Scientists' led by former church CEO Dr. K'taden Legume.

Comment Browser extension... (Score 1) 531

Hey, folks. There's a couple places I could probably post this, but figured this was as good a place as any. ;) With fake news being a big problem, I wrote a quick open-source browser extension to highlight articles from comedy or low-quality news sources. Tried not to be biased, but I'm sure there's some present.

Anyway, you can check it out on the Chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webs...

Or hit up the GitHub repo: https://github.com/Fortyseven/...

Comment Re: Hopefully this gows (Score 1) 167

Whilst I'm sure examples of this exist, it goes the other way too. I used to live somewhere that F1 teams started testing on a disused air strip. It was used occasionally for some motor sport previously but was inaudible outside of its immediate environs. When F1 teams moved in, areas that had been peaceful for decades (since the site strip was last used in WW2) were suddenly subject to a lot of noise - villages and urban areas miles and miles away from the site. It's not just the immediate surroundings of a race track for just the duration of the events that suffer at the hands of noise pollution caused by motor racing. This is an article I quickly googled, but it was going on for years- http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new...

Comment Re: More changes I don't want ... (Score 1) 173

TFA says '..youâ(TM)ll quickly see that it doesnâ(TM)t feel the same as Gmailâ"and thatâ(TM)s the point. Gmailâ(TM)s still there for you, but Inbox is something new....' So it doesn't sound like it will be compulsory at all. Just an optional 'view' or secondary app maybe. It sounds quite appealing to me and it would fit in well to my email workflow but I'll wait to try it..

Submission + - The Guardian reveals that Whisper app tracks 'anonymous' users (theguardian.com)

qqod writes: After visiting the offices of Whisper to discuss future journalistic collaborations, from the article:

"The practice of monitoring the whereabouts of Whisper users â" including those who have expressly opted out of geolocation services â" will alarm users, who are encouraged to disclose intimate details about their private and professional lives.

Whisper is also sharing information with the US Department of Defense gleaned from smartphones it knows are used from military bases, and developing a version of its app to conform with Chinese censorship laws."

Transportation

UPS Using Software To Eliminate Left Turns 511

cybermage writes "The NY Times has a story about UPS using software to dramatically reduce the number of left turns their drivers take. With a fleet of vehicles their size, the time and money saved by pre-planning routes that try to eliminate left turns means big savings." Some CS major probably figured this out instead of traveling salesman.
Windows

Standard Web Fonts 'Updated' In Vista 452

BladesP9 writes "Beginning with Vista, Microsoft has updated the standard Web Core Fonts that it has used since the late 1990s. 'With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has unleashed something quite new on the Web — the "C" fonts; Cambria, Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Constantia, and Corbel.' The article goes on to state that 'if you're a web designer and not using Vista then this download is mandatory since it will let you see your page as your Vista users see it.' The article includes a PDF document offering visual comparisons of the old and new fonts (pdf)."

IceWeasel — Why Closed Source Wins 551

engtech writes, "There's been some hype about the Debian fork of FireFox called IceWeasel. Politics aside, this is a bad idea because it fragments the user base, divides the focus, and opens the path for Microsoft and Internet Explorer 7 to regain marketshare."

UCSD Biometric Vending Machine 144

dice writes to tell us that grad students at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are creating the first biometric vending machine. The current machine comes equipped with a barcode scanner, a fingerprint reader, and a web cam for facial recognition. One student dubbed it the "most over-designed soda machine in the world." The project, code-named "SodaVision," is the brainchild of associate professor Stefan Savage, but it was the students who really made it come to life. And yes, it runs Linux.

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