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  1. Re:Instilling fear and submission... on Bomb Squad Searches House Over Teenager's Chemistry Experiments · · Score: 2

    Regarding the wheat flour, did you hear about the powder explosion in Taiwan that injured over 200 and killed at least 1 a couple of weeks ago?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...

    The video is terrifying, people running through an inferno.

    It was a very "useful" (effective is probably a better word) explosive, but it was unintended (although the people putting on the show had been warned it could be explosive).

    Seriously, check out the video (might need to check Youtube, I can't get it to play but that's par for the course for my browser setup). Horrifying.

  2. Re:The simple way to see it on Are Certifications Worth the Time and Money? · · Score: 1

    What did each work on, and what was his/her role? The resume should clarify this.

    One spent time on certifications. The other didn't. But that has nothing to do with actual experience and success delivering results.

    Shoot, how a person communicates is more important than certs for above entry level (people who are green to interviewing).

  3. Depends on Are Certifications Worth the Time and Money? · · Score: 1

    Early in your career, yes.

    8-10 years in, your experience should be your certification.

    (do well and try to move to different projects for a wide variety of experience, do interesting side projects or contribute to open source)

  4. Re:I'm a short sleeper (6 hours) on Short Sleepers Might Be Benefiting From a DNA Mutation · · Score: 1

    Yep, we are a nation of "afternoon yawners".

    And of course most of us need additional caffeine in the afternoon to not yawn too much.

  5. I'm a short sleeper (6 hours) on Short Sleepers Might Be Benefiting From a DNA Mutation · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I really can't sleep more than 6 hours. And I usually wake up automatically (before my alarm clock) around 4AM. I've been this way for decades (back in high school I could sleep in).

    If I get less than 5 then I suffer that day. It seems like my sleep needs are just being met, and if I fall behind at all then I feel like crap that day and need to go to bed early that night (and then I just wake up earlier the following morning, but rested).

    I perform best, by far, before noon, but that could be the nature of the work (mind grinding).

    I do enjoy a nap in the afternoon when I can get it (Saturday afternoon sometimes). There's actually not much nicer than a good afternoon nap.

  6. Re:"Software" has no opinions of race. on Google Apologises For Photos App's Racist Blunder · · Score: 1

    I know when not to say it. And my dashcam would show I wasn't at fault...

  7. Re:"Software" has no opinions of race. on Google Apologises For Photos App's Racist Blunder · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, apologizing makes sense in this case. It's not about being at fault (they are not), but common courtesy.

    Early in our marriage, my wife taught me to say "I'm sorry" when those around me were hurt or bothered, to be a nice person. Prior to that I only said it if I was at fault.

    So if someone spills soda on their shirt, then "I'm sorry". Same for Google, it is the decent thing to do.

    Regarding photo identification, Google should have images of the Confederate flag show up in the category "Racist"...

     

  8. Re:Drone It on Test Pilot: the F-35 Can't Dogfight · · Score: 1

    All of your examples involved people actually fighting other people, in person.

    Drones aren't people.

  9. Re:dafuq? on Disney Bans Selfie Sticks · · Score: 1

    A one pound SLR on a 6 foot pole would require a strong wrist and a sturdy pole.

    That's what she said...

  10. Re:Dream on on How Television Is Fighting Off the Internet · · Score: 1

    I lot of people pay more than $240-$300+ for the NFL from DirectTV:
    http://www.directv.com/sports/...

    Seems insane at first, but cheaper than going to a couple of games.

  11. Re:*Please* don't use the old-style keyboard light on Lenovo Could Remake the ThinkPad X300 With Current Technologies · · Score: 1

    I say move the lights to the sides of the screen and use a backlit keyboard. This allows for a document to be lit next to the laptop (this would be nice for gaming in the dark when taking notes).

    And put a light on both sides rather than pandering to right-handed people...

  12. Last gasps on The Next Java Update Could Make Yahoo Your Default Search Provider · · Score: 1

    These sort of deals, especially for companies like Yahoo and Oracle, do reek of a end of sorts in the near to mid-term future (2-5 years for Yahoo, quite a bit more for Oracle due to entrenchment).

    What sort of end? I don't know.

  13. Degenerate vs Innovate on The Next Java Update Could Make Yahoo Your Default Search Provider · · Score: 1

    I'd like to see innovation rather than degeneration.

    It sucks that Oracle owns Java and is really in one market (not Java).

    Yahoo is just trying to stay relevant. I do still use them for email, have been since around 1997.

  14. This isn't a "perfect" example for more regulation on Why We Need Certain Consumer Drone Regulations · · Score: 2

    The article already states that flight restrictions are in effect around a wild fire. So the regulations to prevent this is already in place.

    Sounds like an awareness and education issue, the regulations for this example are already appropriate.

  15. Re:life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, and my dat on Allstate Patents Physiological Data Collection · · Score: 1

    That would be an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for Personal Privacy, but such a thing is less realistic than childhood imaginary friends (especially the ones you knew were imaginary from the get go).

    I have no secrets because I can't have any...

  16. Re:Thanks, Obama! on Security Oversights and Complacency Set the Stage For Killers' Escape · · Score: 1

    Did you buy your low UID? That group is usually more insightful.

    The Republicrats are one party and they control the entire election process. Third parties are doomed from the start regardless of funding.

  17. Slashdot's privacy tools are terrible on Two Years After Snowden Leaks, Encryption Tools Are Gaining Users · · Score: 2

    I don't want to live in a world where terrible user experience is an effective weapon to keep information private!

  18. Amazing, need to compare after more training on Turning Neural Networks Upside Down Produces Psychedelic Visuals · · Score: 1

    They should train the network more and see how it changes these outputs.

    Or, start out with a new network and see how things change as it becomes more competent.

    This is awesome.

  19. Re:straw man alert on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 4, Funny

    To get away from the Slashdot front page.

  20. Re:Kickstarter campaign to fix the overlord proble on SourceForge Suspends Independent Project Mirroring · · Score: 0

    Interesting. How much do you think Slashdot is worth?

    I'm tired of them "curating" the user experience...

  21. Re:change on Twitter To Introduce Curated Information Stream · · Score: 0

    Type up your comment in notepad and then paste it in. This is nice for longer posts in case you accidentally switch pages or something.

    The Enter key works for me (I use the non-javascript version of Slashdot).

  22. Re:IATA, are they Global Super-Villains? on US Airlines Say Smaller Carry-Ons Are Not In the Cards · · Score: 1

    Bad form, I know, but here is the link to their membership:

    https://www.iata.org/about/mem...

    I copied it into Excel and there were 256 records, 2^8.

  23. IATA, are they Global Super-Villains? on US Airlines Say Smaller Carry-Ons Are Not In the Cards · · Score: 1

    The IATA is asking for change. Can they make it happen?

    They are, at first, a considerable global consortium of airlines, possibly in the realm of super-villians (given the global nature).

    But, they only charge $15,000 USD per airline annually ($30,000 USD to join).

    https://www.iata.org/about/mem...

    Further, they have 256 member airlines from all around the globe (US based majors included).

    So, they have a guaranteed annual revenue of $3.84M USD (excluding application and acceptance fees, non-recurring).

    And that means they cannot be super-villians. It's a global organization, and they don't make enough money to buy a single US politician.

    Per Open Secrets, US based airlines spent over $30M USD on lobbying and Federal election's in 2014.

    http://www.opensecrets.org/ind...

    I wish the IATA luck with the changes it wants.

    But they are not super-villians.

  24. Re:Slashdot layout on Is Microsoft's .NET Ecosystem On the Decline? · · Score: 1

    I'm just UXing here, but point #6 was terribly confusing as it seemed to be part of point #5.

    Otherwise spot on. Slashdot should have the community comment/vote on changes and then have a true "beta" (not the shit we had before of course) that people could comment on.

    Actually, they should just leave it all alone. There's enough change in the real world, can I have a consistent, expected Slashdot experience?

  25. Why have the post counts moved? on Ask Slashdot: What's the Harm In a Default Setting For Div By Zero? · · Score: 1

    Really?