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  1. Re:Slashvertisment on Unreal Engine Code Issues Fixed By Third-party Company · · Score: 1

    We're actively working on that, specifically on older systems where habit is more common than good practice ("this is how we have always done it").

  2. Re:Slashvertisment on Unreal Engine Code Issues Fixed By Third-party Company · · Score: 4, Informative

    I believe you didn't read the link. It was written by PVS staff, and states very clearly that the effort was to promote their product:

    As a way of promoting our PVS-Studio static code analyzer, we've thought of an interesting format for our articles: We analyze open-source projects and write about the bugs we manage to find there.

    They made it to Slashdot, so the effort was a success on some level. And maybe more people need to be aware of code analyzers (we just enforce code conventions and obvious bad practices).

  3. Re:The Astros used the same passwords??? on Baseball Team Hacks Another Team's Networks, FBI Investigates · · Score: 1

    Born and been here most of my life, living in Soulard is fun. I couldn't care less about the Rams (the almost $1 billion stadium plan with about $400m of public funding has to be against the law without a public vote, thus the lawsuit), but I would like to see the Blues be more successful. And I like MLB playoff games, so I'm usually watching the Cardinals...

  4. The Astros used the same passwords??? on Baseball Team Hacks Another Team's Networks, FBI Investigates · · Score: 1

    Shoot, it sounds like the Cardinals folk who left took a database copy when they moved to the Astros.

    The article says they used the same passwords as when they worked for the Cardinals (and user names I would assume).

    That makes absolutely no sense. I can't think of a more idiotic security approach (on both teams parts to be honest). I would bet the Astros system was internet exposed. Otherwise, the article would have mentioned VPN access breach or something, they took the time to point out the access was easily gained.

    Full Disclosure: I live in St. Louis but don't pay attention to sports much. I do like attending a game then and again, and we took our twins to their first game earlier this month (the Cards hit a home run on the first received pitch and my kids now think there will always be fireworks...).

  5. Re:Good on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the reply. I wouldn't have asked if I wasn't actually interested in knowing and the sentence seemed like it needed more structure in the form of a comma or two.

  6. Re:Good on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 1

    Been there, avoid that. I have enough hearing loss for at least a couple of people... Music at a restaurant can be awesome, another example is some light Dean Martin or other Rat Pack members with some Italian food.

    I am older now (40+, but not much +), but I have never understood the point of turning a bar or restaurant into a club with regards to volume. Unless there is a live band, then it is going to be loud (I live in a blues neighborhood, but with kids our blues nights have dried up, which is fine, as I like to hear...).

  7. Re:Good on Restaurateur Loses Copyright Suit To BMI · · Score: 0

    If you say this then you haven't been to a place that truly curates the music to improve the dining experience.

    There's a fantastic calzone restaurant in downtown St. Louis, Sauce on the Side, which we usually get delivery from.

    But inside, it is an intimate setting with a soundtrack consisting of old Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rolling Stones (Time is on my Side), and The Who. One can tell that the music list is very carefully crafted.

    Having a good microbrew and an incredible calzone in a nice environment with great music is freaking awesome (should there have been a comma in there?).

  8. That's why it is the perfect delivery mechanism for people who don't think rationally (school boards, management, etc.)

  9. Re:Cursor growth on WWDC 2015 Roundup · · Score: 1

    This is a good thing, although, given your sig, this isn't an issue for you and your larger optics.

  10. Re:and the beer is really good on How American Students Can Get a University Degree For Free In Germany · · Score: 1

    At least in Missouri, USA, parents can give their kids alcohol below 21 as long as it doesn't qualify as neglect or abuse.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...

    This does require supervision however.

  11. Re:Anyone else get the feeling on Chinese Doctor Performs Head Transplants On Mice · · Score: 1

    The current edition of Smithsonian magazine has a great article on organ growing developments (and brain things, quite awesome).

    Skin grafting is coming along and there are several people with bladders grown from their stem cells (taken from their bladders I believe).

    Per the article, there's a lot more activity in this area that I would have expected. Per person organ regeneration is the goal.

  12. Re:Almost as bad as the selfie ... on US Bombs ISIS Command Center After Terrorist Posts Selfie Online · · Score: 1

    This is the most important take away, but I have no karma.

  13. Re:Wipe your mouth, Slashdot on How Does Musk's Government Funding Compare To Competitors? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Musk is changing industries, big ones. From finance (Paypal, I know, it does suck, but alternatives are few and far between), solar, battery, electric cars, and space flight.

    Jobs was a pioneer of computing but ended up a design specialist (good function and things like rounded corners).

    I am a fanboy or no one. But I have to respect Musk as he doesn't talk about things, he does them. Richard Branson probably wishes he was Elon Musk...

    I appreciate all of the Slashdot stories referring to Musk's activities. I don't actively seek out such information, but Slashdot provides it. And you certainly can't make an argument that the stories' topics aren't Slashdot fodder. Musk is a technical innovator of the highest standard, I don't believe anyone compares to him at this moment in time.

    In conclusion, skip the story if you don't give a shit. That's what I do and I don't find myself needing to criticize or complain about story topics.

  14. Re:How can they legally do that? on Disney Making Laid-Off US Tech Workers Train Foreign H1-B Replacements · · Score: 1

    Disney just augmented its staff with contractors from a contracting company. They don't know if the new contractors are H1-B, and it doesn't really matter anyway, Disney isn't sponsoring any of the contractors.

    So this is possible because a third party sponsors the H1-B workers.

    There should be a requirement that a H1-B worker has to work for the company that sponsors them, they shouldn't be allowed to shop them out to other firms.

  15. Re:Can my unicorn be flying as well? on 100kb of Unusual Code Protecting Nuclear, ATC and United Nations Systems · · Score: 1

    The problem with this is your child, who is turning 2 years old, while qualifying to be capable of capturing a flying unicorn, is physically incapable of doing so.

    The flying unicorn, upon delivery to your home, would just fly off, since neither you nor your spouse meet the capture requirements (a) and your child is too young to control such a majestic and powerful animal.

    (a) This is an assumption given you have procreated. You could be a sawfish for all I know, but that would make riding a flying unicorn very difficult.

    Sawfish Link (virgin fish can reproduce):
    http://www.bbc.com/news/scienc...

  16. Re:This makes me feel safe on US Airport Screeners Missed 95% of Weapons, Explosives In Undercover Tests · · Score: 2

    I wish that would work.

    But, they would just start flying private 100% of the time. Same applies for high level business executives, they wouldn't miss their meetings. Only plebes fly commercial (even first class is cheap compared to flying private).

    I flew private once, the car dropped us at the plane on the tarmac and we just walked on (I didn't pay for it). This was a few years ago at a small side terminal at the Las Vegas airport with a private secure entrance (by secure I mean they vetted vehicles entering).

  17. Re:This makes me feel safe on US Airport Screeners Missed 95% of Weapons, Explosives In Undercover Tests · · Score: 2

    It's a rather cheap price to pay to push for true reform. It's not like dying in a war or anything, just annoying and inconvenient (which the system itself already is).

    Keep in mind that the OP suggested making people test positive for explosives residue, which I would guess is a serious Federal crime.

  18. Re:This makes me feel safe on US Airport Screeners Missed 95% of Weapons, Explosives In Undercover Tests · · Score: 1

    I've always advocated and always ask for a manual pat-down and bag search. This takes 1-2 people about 5-7 minutes to do this, especially if you have baby/foot powder which will require drug testing. If you want to make it interesting for the screener, include a couple of "very" adult magazines (Playboy doesn't cut it) in the bag with the powders, it is very comical.

    If 5% of the population did this the entire system would grind to a halt.

  19. Re:There will be advertisments, for some on Netflix Is Experimenting With Advertising · · Score: 1

    The high-income households are just going to get pay-per-view in HD. The goal for Netflix/Amazon is to have as much content as possible available, as soon as possible for newer items, and a huge past collection.

    The online services could destroy Redbox if it could pay for earlier access to new content. All it takes is money, probably on a per-movie basis at first, and after other contractual isses expire or are otherwise mitigated.

    I would pay $10 at home for a HD version of a movie 2-4 weeks after theatrical release. Give me 48 hours and I am happy. I have kids...

    The existing contracts are the issue (theaters primarily, 2nd run may have to happen before an online release).

    These things will come to pass, but it will probably take a few years.

  20. Re:How much did it cost him for slashdot? on How SpaceX and the Quest For Mars Almost Sunk Tesla Motors · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And it was a very good article (book excerpt actually, now I want the book). Actually worth reading...

  21. Re:A half hour shot to hell.... on Rediscovered Lucas-Commissioned Short "Black Angel" Released On YouTube · · Score: 1

    You must have considerably more navel lint that I do.

  22. Re:Agree on The Decline of Pixel Art · · Score: 2

    Here's a guy (who I believe is available for hire) that does a bunch of 2D tutorials.

    http://2dgameartforprogrammers...

    Website is crap design (seriously, you put the historical browsing tool 2-3 pages down on the page???) but the tutorials are good (I suck at graphics but am able to do some of the stuff he talks about).

    Lately I've been loving the pixalized game Corporate Lifestyle Simulator (as well as FTL). But I like all types of games, Fallout 3 is probably my favorite of all time.

  23. Re:Always have a redundancy on ISS Crew Stuck In Orbit While Russia Assesses Rocket · · Score: 1

    This does not appear to be so. Dragon V2 is the manned version and isn't set for flight testing until late 2015, per Wikipedia (there is more info, and marketing, on Space X's website):

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...

    As well, for pure cargo missions maximizing cargo is the goal, especially for critical missions.

  24. Re:Yes. on Will Robot Cars Need Windows? · · Score: 1

    I want far more windows, so I can take in the scene.

    Having an auto-drive vehicle take me and my wife down country roads at night would be heaven.

    I realize we are far off from that point, but one can dream.

  25. Re:My idea on The World's Most Dangerous Driving Simulator · · Score: 1

    Which states don't do driver's training in high school? I had to have a number of hours on the road, in the terrible, comical simulator, and class time (plus tests). If you missed a day you had to make it up.

    And then I turned 16, and walked to the DMV and got a license with an awesome score of 666 (out of 672) on my driving exam. I got a terrible 240Z the next weekend, much fun was had.

    Very much Iron Maiden was listened to in the car.