Why the heck doesn’t allow (ha the Google keyboard doesn’t even care about Allo) send/receive texts? They want adoption? Make it the default SMS app on Android, with the other features also. Why not basically make iMessage (ha the Google keyboard know iMessage) for Android?

I swear to Odin and all the pantheon, do not touch my damn Hangouts, Google! I want the integrated messaging app I already know and enjoy that is not broken or gimmicky garbage. I tried Allo and hated it.

> threaded chats (which Slack is currently lacking)

Google needs to straighten this damn thing out. There is nothing wrong with Hangouts. All they need to do is incorporate the “Allo/Duo” features into it. They should have simply stuck with the brand, and just went with “Hangouts for Business”. Once people adopt a way of doing something, they are VERY reluctant to…

Yeah, I agree; elsewhere I also said that we could look into VR to either get chimps more comfortable with new environments (e.g. when they’re about to be moved to a new nature preserve as part of a re-release program), or to reduce stress by putting them in a more comfortable environment than they’re actually in (for…

“Cute” is a definitely a factor in how some people classify animals, but in this case I think it’s more their higher level of cognition of chimpanzees over other animals that makes people uncomfortable with this type of treatment. I doubt many who find this offensive would have similar feelings if this were a video…

Okay socks then. And surprisingly it could, at least in studying reactions to it and seeing if it has any glimpses into sentients and consciousness. You could argue that putting mirrors in front of animals is cruel too by the logic. Dont get me wrong. They way it is done here isnt exactly controlled conditions so…

In terms of animal cruelty, this is about on the same level as putting shoes on your dog:

its not a question of cuteness its a question of utility.

It’s the advice I give all my clients - go find all the domains that may conflict with your registered trademarks. Go buy all those domains so others can’t mess with the trademarks. It’s called being a proper intellectual property owner.

First thing that popped into my head:

Yeah, here I was thinking that it’s not just a question of “who can we choose that would be an exciting VP candidate?” but also of “...and has given up his dreams of becoming POTUS?”

Seriously, spare us from the “wisdom” of 30-something straight white dudes like Pareene and HamNo. So exhausting. (And, for the love of God, no, Hillary didn’t “almost nearly [lose]” to Bernie. She beat him handily.)

Doesn’t the guy have an impressive and important civil rights background, above everything else? Isn’t that kind of a helpful thing in this political climate and in the years to come?

Orrrrrrr..... she had to find a VP candidate that wouldn’t outshine her.

Eh, I care way more about climate impact.

I actually got a Volt and love it. It’s not a “fun” car but right now I can’t afford a fun car, I can afford a reliable car that skimps on gas and gets me places without screwing up. A year in and all I’ve had to do is add air to the tires. Not a single thing more. I’ve filled the gas tank maybe...5 times.

I hate myself anyway. This wont change a thing!

It totally depends. I drive about 25,000 miles a year, and switching from a ‘13 Xterra (average 17 mpg) to a ‘15 Golf Sportwagen TDI (average 45+ mpg) and I’m only saving about $1,600 a year. The average driver would only save about $800 a year.

At least we can say, good for them for pulling it from Early Access and not trying to squeeze a few extra dollars out of it under false pretenses. That alone makes it better than most of the Unity shovelware on Steam.