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Comment Re:Duh (Score 1) 86

I got my first cellphone from a Sprint PCS store, which dates me. After that, I would just but whatever phone I felt like at Fry's or Best Buy or online. Main advantage of doing the store was I was able to pick my phone number from a list she had on the screen. And after all that I didn't keep the number because years later someone was convinced it was their number and would harass me once or twice a month about "stealing" their number. I don't need a telephone number that badly, and if some crazy person loses their shit because of it then they can have it, it means more to them than to me.

Comment Our freedom to be irresponsible (Score 4, Informative) 74

The #1 cause of wildfires in California isn't lightning, or a fallen power pole. It is arson.

11-15% - equipment use and vehicles. mowers, dirt bikes w/o arrestors, tow chains, flat tire sparks, etc.
6%-10% - arson. specifically a criminal act with human intent.
10% - utility infrastructure. winds blowing trees into lines, fallen utility poles, etc.
10-15% - lightning and natural causes.
35%-45% - miscellaneous human accidents. open burning, fire arms, fire works, smoking, kids with matches, etc. Potentially criminal negligence but a distinct category from arson.

Arson isn't really #1, at least how I think it would be typically defined. I would say negligence is the biggest super-topic among these. And solving only arson is insufficient to addressing the other more significant factors.

Comment Re: PDF (Score 1) 84

Libre office falls over on the evil spreadsheet we used for project planning at my last job: SCS (self correcting schedule). You'd check it out, add your progress updates, and it would tell you if the project is running late. Genius and an insane abuse of a tool. But at least we didn't need to get every team lead a copy of MS Project.

Comment Re:This is pretty much the beginning of the crash (Score 1) 56

I do not think the hype will even make it to the end of the year.

This AI is 'good enough' to watch cameras and examine YOUR behavior, so no, it will not die by the end of the year. The holy grail of controlling the population is being offered to your masters. They will NOT pass this up.

Comment Re:Just imagine (Score 1) 206

We've seen plenty of corruption elsewhere in government, at all levels, but never in the oval office.

*cough* Watergate *cough* Iran Contra *cough* FSLIC *cough* *cough*

Sorry, had to clear my throat there.

Ok, so what about Nixon and Reagan dealing with 'enemies' prior to their elections? Hm, noticing a pattern of Republicanism here. Is Trump really any different than other Republicans? Or is it merely a matter of volume?

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