kolokolo
Re:What Do Millennials Spend All Their Money On?
on Sunday May 21, 2017 @07:28PM (#14389833)
Inorganic population growth by immigration. There are heaps of millionaires in China and the banks are giving them quite some leverage.
Re:Chelsea Manning Is Expected to Leave Prison, 28 Years Early
on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:44AM (#14356164)
Manning leaked facts about actions of the government that most citizens wouldn't want to be part of, prompting change.
He/she also released stuff that was ethically good or neutral, but damaged the security. On the balance I'd say that was a service to the mankind and the US, motives irrelevant.
Re:Hallmarks of Soviet postwar building boom are finally meeting their...
on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @12:51AM (#14145505)
That's "Plattenbau", a much later invention. Khruschevkas were built using traditional technology onsite, plattenbau is prefabricated and assembled in a fraction of time.
Re:Farmers look for ways to circumvent tractor software locks
on Sunday April 09, 2017 @10:19PM (#14075551)
So, we have:
1) Blackbox on-board computers, probably dozens of subtle configuration variations
2) Blackbox binary-only, possibly obfuscated firmware
3) Possibly TiVo-ized runtime.
4) Farmers as the ones who'd possibly be interested.
5) Then, manufacturers could sue for various DMCA violations
I'd say the odds of this happening would be some 1e-3 a year.
This is a policy issue that shouldn't be attacked technically. Better get the farmer write their Congress members.
Re:Facebook brings suicide prevention tools to Live and Messenger
on Thursday March 02, 2017 @07:19AM (#13773521)
How long before Facebook starts grading people and choosing whom to prevent from suicide and whom to push towards it?
Re:Leaked Snapchat emails: Anti-gun group told to pay or NRA ads may a...
on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @09:19PM (#13770864)
How would you ensure that the news service doesn't accept side-channel donations for the "right" news? How would you ensure that the news service doesn't keep telling the subscribers what they want to hear?
Re:You can’t fix diversity in tech without fixing the technical interview
on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @10:51PM (#12861268)
TIL Russian women are not white.
Re:Italy’s rarest pasta
on Thursday October 20, 2016 @06:36PM (#12756793)
And all I can think of is stupid greentext about Pepe.
Re:Image Synthesis from Yahoo's open_nsfw
on Thursday October 20, 2016 @06:32PM (#12756756)
I'll have 2 tickets to the dick concert thanks.
Re:Caves in Which Jewish Rebels Hid from Romans 2,000 Years Ago Found ...
on Thursday September 29, 2016 @02:22AM (#12603601)
Duh, the Bible is not true?
Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scientific computing
on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:27PM (#12386241)
This comment branch starts with "tools that only support Py2". This ecosystem is what makes Py2 better for many.
Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scientific computing
on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:46AM (#12381244)
And there's still a lot of use for AM radio, for one.
Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scientific computing
on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:44AM (#12381239)
This argument is just as valid as "You've been trying for 7 years. Give up already."
Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scientific computing
on Sunday August 28, 2016 @11:57PM (#12379924)
It ain't broken. Why fix it?