Using "science based" and "evidence based" is lazy at best, and passive voiced phrases masquerading as science and evidence at worst. The terms "science based" or "evidence based" are unnecessary if one refers to the science and evidence directly instead of churning out mindless fluff that assumes the arguments it's supposed to be making.

This expletive laced tirade was modded up to "5, Interesting"? WTF, slashdot readers? Please try think for yourselves instead of regurgitating whatever ideology the media is spoon feeding. While a schoolyard "us vs them" mindset may be satisfying to the small minded, it has no place in thoughtful discourse and claiming the intellectual high ground while doing so is absurd.

Yes, thank you. If the world were fair this comment would be 5, insightful.

on my new 4K TV

Old programmers never die. They just don't fork as much.

One of the most silly and annoying contrivances yet; per previous post I don't think I can pass them 2/3 of the time, and seems as though I'm always f-ing with that sort of nonsense at the least convenient times. Hopefully it'll just go away.

Not sure this is a meaningful comparison. IBM is an extremely diverse company with very successful R&D that has generated many patents and new products, and they already staged a major comeback in the late 90s when many had written them off. My impression is that Microsoft's efforts to diversify in some fundamental, meaningful way have largely failed, keeping the vast majority of their eggs in one basket and making them far more susceptible to loss of relevance and revenue.

Do we really want tech companies deciding what material is proscribed? How is that better than government censorship? So called fake news is unavoidable and inseparable from freedom of speech and press. In a free country, people are free to be gullible and stupid. Any effort to actually fix the problem of "fake news" would focus on educating people and promoting critical thinking, but that would also mean not blindly swallowing propaganda and ideology from media, liberals, conservatives, et al, and so is unlikely to gain any traction.

I made no suggestion(s). Only commented on potential problems with technical solution being proposed. RTFA

Depending on scenario, turning on camera(s) when gun is drawn could provide little to no context of actions leading up to shooting rendering video next to worthless in determining whether excessive force was used. Adoption of this tech by police departments would very likely encourage leaving cameras off and many recordings wouldn't provide anything of value.

Bruce Schneier is crossed off the list of witnesses scheduled to testify...

Does that mean the girls who "talk like THIS," ending every sentence or phrase on a higher note like they're asking a QUESTION, are going to breed more people who sound like dipshits right out of the womb? Credit due Stewie for defining this behaviour.

So, the EU Comissioner asked Oracle for "...hard evidence that there were no competition problems..." Gee, I wonder why they were unable to produce evidence of a negative quality? Was Oracle expected to investigate every possible competition problem and assure this fool--er, person--that none were valid? If this quote is accurate, it would seem to make a strong argument for biased treatment of this merger.

Well, I'm not sure this is a fair comparison. In proportion to average income, I'd have to say $65 a month in the states is a hell of a lot better deal. I've been to Jamaica, and looked to me like $22-30 would make a house payment for many people...