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Comment · 12 years ago
I'm waiting for the day when we have an article titled "Driver-assisting cars targeted by hackers". Primary reason why even if I could afford a Tesla S that I wouldn't buy one. If my car has any sort of control over my acceleration or steering (excluding tire-specific traction control functionality) then that car had better not have any sort of internet connection. Tesla has the ability to update over the air... that is kind of terrifying.
Comment · 12 years ago
Hitler used it to great effect... was actually one of his primary tools.
Comment · 12 years ago
Let some scientist surgically install 'fat pads' on you and then let you try some cognitive tests that require you to walk around and lets see if your performance seems 'clouded'.
Comment · 12 years ago
While the article does make a good point... I find it happens very rarely. Or if it does its almost never vocalized.

It's a little like saying don't think like an English speaker or you're going to pedantically correct everything. Sure it happens, but it's not a lot of people that do it and among those its 1 in a million that actually do it to a point where it gets in their own way.

Comment · 12 years ago
Never had an issue on my pebble... been fairly rough with it too I might add. It's a solid piece of tech.
Comment · 13 years ago
Needs to be a criminal punishment for this sort of behavior. Kickstarter is not somewhere this kinda thing can be allowed :/
Comment · 13 years ago
Feeling sorry for a TSA agent because they took the job just so they weren't poor and jobless is like feeling sorry for a Nazi. You always have a choice. Joining the TSA is probably the most debasing and anti-human thing you can do in America right now.
Comment · 13 years ago
I totally hate active noise cancelation... I don't know whether it only gets out like 99% of the noise while leaving like... the outlines of a clipped out picture on photoshop or what, but it's hell on my ears. It just causes pain without any indication of whats causing it and that's incredibly unnerving.
Comment · 13 years ago
I am getting sick of hot women, or even average women dressed like hot women, taking advantage of us nerdy men. It is simply degrading and dangerous to prey upon our one weakness.
Comment · 13 years ago
Gov. Arnold did it better :)
Comment · 13 years ago
Yahoo CEO rename to Katherine Janeway. Fuck up seriously in the first episode, and now she's going to have to spend the rest of her time cleaning up her mess.
Comment · 13 years ago
What's up with their website? Press links don't work, their add to cart adds 2 and then pre-sets 3 different mailing addresses to what I assume is real people at real addresses... is this a legit thing? Cause I want some.
Comment · 13 years ago
How did people ever get confused to the point where they think the Force has anything to do with the operation of light sabers? I've heard people say the Force activates it, shapes it, whatever. It's just tech. You only need the force to safely wield it. It is massless and saber against saber strikes cause intense backlash that you otherwise can't control. And of course you need the Force to block blaster bolts and stuff. Although in traditional pen and paper star wars you need the force to just swing a lightsaber safely. Non force sensitive users have a percentage chance to remove a limb :P
Comment · 13 years ago
If it was a single key I would have to have one of those plastic shields installed on top of it like you see in the cockpit of jet fighters. Gotta flip it up and then push it lol.
Comment · 13 years ago
I think the author just wants a kiddy version of Windows :P Maybe we can name it Windows Portal (after the M:TG Portal expansion for new players). One that is not meant to be used in a professional environment and does not have any security things. It's actually not a bad idea. Just keep it very far away from me.

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