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  1. Re:Not true I bet. on Most People Would Give Lab-Grown Meat a Try, New Survey Reveals (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 2

    I am sure they would be willing to try it unless their favorite media personality makes a big deal against it.
    Stating that it is somehow areligious, or something the deviants who belong to the other party do.
    Facts be damn. Listen to the personality who's main job is to entertain not inform.

  2. Re:Because the tech industry is soulless on Why Is the Vatican at a Tech Conference? (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    A lot of them are too. They are smart enough not to talk religion to people who are so hostile towards religions.

  3. Re:Not all applications are ported to tablets on Can Crowdfunding Bring Back The Netbook? (salon.com) · · Score: 1

    Then get a low end laptop or a used old one. They are not so expensive anymore, and you will probably be better off.

    I got a netbook back when they were popular for my Wife who just did basic computing stuff. While it worked it was just a poor experience. Not powerful enough to do anything more modern. She shortly switched over to a tablet and had modern apps designed to run on the platform.

    Desktop apps are designed for a desktop system. Cramming it in a netbook only means you are going to run slow or insecure.

  4. Re:Yes! on Will WebAssembly Replace JavaScript? (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    What I will need to know. Will it work on the top three browsers. Chrome, IE/Edge and Firefox.
    Chrome is the most popular. IE/Edge is what most business still support internally.
    I want to avoid platform particular code. That is whay I said from day one activeX was a stupid idea. If we just have a Firefox only language I don't have any reason to invest my time into learning it. The same goes to many of googles chrome only language

  5. Re:Native code running in the Browser? on Will WebAssembly Replace JavaScript? (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    From what it seems it isn't real native code. But more direct calls to the browser to bypass a lot of the heavy JavaScript stuff.

  6. Re:The cloud on Will WebAssembly Replace JavaScript? (medium.com) · · Score: 2

    How would this technology stop that.
    We had Time computing where we paid for access to the mainframe.
    Then we had SaaS where we hosted the app remotely.
    Now we have cloud where the services are more distributed.

    Nothing is stopping you from installing your own web server and use these apps on your intranet. But most people don't like paying thousands of dollars for software anymore.

  7. Re:Yeah on U.S. Jobs, Pay Show Solid Gains in Trump's First Full Month (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well most businessmen are republicans. So with the republicans back in power they will be more likely to invest more in their businesses when they feel optimistic. The economy isn't about policies but with people ability to take risks.

  8. Re:Killed by the internet... on RadioShack Is Preparing to File For Bankruptcy Again (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    The problem is it didn't keep to its roots. With the maker movement it could had positioned itself a place for makers to quickly get parts, and also as a place to do 3D printing. As well to get replacement electronic parts. Where you can get parts faster than waiting for shipping. But for the most part they just focused on selling stuff you can get at other retail stores.

  9. Re:Anti-Trust on Microsoft Browser Usage Drops 50% As Chrome Soars (networkworld.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Perhaps in the future but unlike Microsoft who's goal was to make the web MS only. Google just want to push the standards so they can advertise more. They are not actively trying to stop Firefox users or even I.E. users from using their services. It is just that chime better support the standards and is fast.

    If you are old enough to remember the browser wars. Both Netscape and I.E. were putting in browser specific features. Netscape was using layers while I.E. pushed CSS. Also Active X which risked security over speed because it made the browser a window frame for their own application.

  10. Dagnabbit, your post now make me feel gosh darn old. These young whippersnappers had never heard the term egghead.

  11. Re:Make it illegal to not turn them on on Can Technology Prevent Cops From Forgetting To Turn On Their Body Cameras? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately that image would be evidence. Also often with abused victims they may protect the person who hurt them. So without that camera view of the officer walking into the scene of the crime seeing what he saw. The victim may lie in court accusing the officer of raping her protecting the actual rapist.

  12. Re:Make it illegal to not turn them on on Can Technology Prevent Cops From Forgetting To Turn On Their Body Cameras? (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 2

    There is a difference between a police person and the private individual rights. Once the police person is off duty they are allowed their personal freedoms and privacy. However when they are on duty they are acting as part of the government and the community. While on duty they are granted extra rights and privileges, as they can cross the line to catch the bad guys. Also if hurt in the line of duty the punishment for the person who hurt them is often more severe as it is considered more than an attack on the individual but on the community.
    That said, unlike many other careers to become a police there is only a 6 month academy for training, for a job that requires them to be an athlete, lawyer, investigator, public servant. In a high stress environment, all for low/mid middle class salary. Then you combine it with the standard motivation to become a police officer is to be able to fight people. That means most people who become officers may not be the best person for the job that society demands of them. And that extra power they have while on duty can easily be abused, even with the best of intentioned officers.
    The course of work requires a lot of judgment calls, in judgement calls your prejudices and feelings are strong factors. So these police body cameras are actually an important tool.
    1. It shows the activity from the point of view of the officer. Mistakes will be made, but that you tube video taken at a different angle may put the officer in a bad light where if shown from his point of view you could see that the actions may had been more menacing.
    2. Being that they just can't get away with it. Means they will be more apt to follow correct policy and procedures. Some say it may stop the officer from making the quick decisions however American justice system is suppose to protect the innocent even at the expense of letting the guilty go.
    3. Most of the time the police are fighting the bad guys in the act. So having actions on film can stop the word of mouth evidence. Causing the guilty to be more easily punished.
    4. Help increase faith in our police that they are there to protect us In many areas and community the fear of police means that they will try to solve their problems their own way, or let them slide

    Now that we have the technology for police body cameras it really should be a normal tool. Or we will need to find a harder fix towards the systemic problems we have with our police force.

  13. Re:In What Language? on Software Engineer Detained At JFK, Given Test To Prove He's An Engineer (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    I would need to agree. That and combined with the stress of being detained. Getting a pop quiz of terminology and Algorithms that we normally may not need to use.

    Professionally I find myself doing 70% SQL Development and 30% other languages. So under stressed from being detained and given a pop quiz on questions I hadn't had since college, isn't really a fair way to judge my credentials as a software engineer.

  14. Who would vote in an egg head into congress? Those are not people you would want to share a beer with. Only people who you want to share a beer with is someone who we want leading our country.

  15. Don't forget the progressive income tax.
    Cost of living may be higher but he is wealthy in terms of the tax man. So take 4K every month for federal state and local tax. Leaving him 3k a month. So he is being responsible only putting 1/2 of his salary into mortgage. But with 3k per month with other inflated prices. He can get by but why with working for the money where you can move to a different area get paid less and have more spending money.

  16. I don't think poor is the correct term. I think the less politically correct term living below their class is more apt.
    At 160k 3k a month should afford a good 4 bedroom house over 2000 square feet, with some land.
    But he is living in a starter home from with a professional salary that people in other areas would dream of.

  17. Because it was good once. Better than MD5. Changing it can break a lot of compatibility. So they don't change it.
    If you are keeping software running over a long time. You need to balance compatibility, Security and maintainable design. Otherwise such projects will take decades to develop and be out of date on release.

  18. Re:American fasting diet? on Fasting Diet 'Regenerates Diabetic Pancreas' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    For me I weight more than 180lbs (I have a stocky build). So sustained sustained strenuous activities actually burn more calories. Also weight training causes you to burn more calories over the course of a day

  19. Re:Effective solution on Arizona Bill Would Make Students In Grades 4-12 Participate Once In An Hour of Code (azpbs.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In most colleges computer science classes. The first hour you can normally get a print out of text. An input that save the variable. Then prints the variable. Most of the class is just figuring out the ide, or getting the syntax right.
    You won't get into if conditional and loops and mathematical processing until hour 3 or so.

    Then you get into nesting. That is where students who didn't have any coding experience struggle for the first time.
    1 hour is a joke. Back in my days where schools had 8 bit computers we were taught how to code in elementary. As coding was an important aspect in computer literacy. Then when Windows 95 came out the computer training got really stupid and just showed how to use Office.

    I know the government wants to make coding the next blue collar job but it takes a lot of knowledge and practice to perfect the craft.

  20. Re:American fasting diet? on Fasting Diet 'Regenerates Diabetic Pancreas' (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    The daily recommendations for caloric intake is 2000 calories. This is for average person who probably doesn't exist. But still it is a good baseline.
    1000 calories is a fasting condition for many people as it is usually the amount of calories you burn all day just surviving. If you actually get out of bed and do stuff you will burn more calories. At the gym for an hour work out I can burn about 900-1300 calories.
    The thing is you probably eat more then you think. Unless you measure every item you eat and record its calories. You are probably eating more calories then you think due to having bigger portions adding additional sides, that snak you may have during the day. You may still be slim but chances are you are taking in over 1000 calories.

    Sure a person can survive for a long time on 1000 calories but the body is on starvation mode so it will try to limit your activity to prevent you from burning good body parts.

  21. Re:pointless on Slashdot Asks: Are Curved TVs Worth It? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If you like it. If you can use the feature immediately even with old content and if it won't create a compatibility war. Go ahead and get it if you can afford it and you think it is worth the price.
    Asking if one should get a luxury item will just get a bunch of no from people who didn't get it and a few yes from the ones who did.
    At this moment curved screens, 4/5k displays, uber video cards.... are luxury items that most can do without but we all want to splurge on something nice if we can.

  22. Re:This is news...? on Serious Computer Glitches Can Be Caused By Cosmic Rays (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    It 2017 anything goes for news. I expect the Los Alamos National Lab is worried about its funding so will repurpose one of its old hypothesis and try to get it on Fox News so the president see it and decides to keeps it funding. These organizations if smart realize how manipulatable the president is, and just a few simple things can cause him to change his mind and course. Just as long as you stroke his ego you can do whatever you want.

    I am sorry I didn't want to make this political, but we had a problem with bad science news for a long time, because the people eat it us, and they use it to keep their funding. Unfortunately for some areas such as climate change due to some early overzealous hypothesis created a situation of mistrust of science where the general population and politicians just don't get the scientific process and are unable to weed out what are strong results and poor results and the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.

  23. Re:Until on Is IoT a Reason To Learn C? (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    A lot of this bloat we see in today's programs is actually future proofing the code vs just being lazy.
    The systems of old on computers that were not as powerful didn't have room for for this and most developers didn't have history to realize what are the average changes overtime are. So they wrote tight code to do exactly what was needed. Today a lot of resources goes into hooks in code to allow to expand featured, change UI elements. With gigs of ram available some algorithms can work faster with more readable code using more RAM and less CPU especially on higher load systems.

  24. Re:Until on Is IoT a Reason To Learn C? (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    A lot of these performances features of language such as C isn't from the language but the compilers. The language itself is just a wrapper to the machine code being generated.
    Sure there are some low level features that may allow assembly code but that is rather rare in today's coding methodology because we have with most compilers and OSs a big set of libraries to do most of the stuff we need.
    That said compiling a language such as Python could have just as good performance as C over time as the compiler gets optimized.

  25. Re:Doing it wrong? on Developer Argues For 'Forgotten Code Constructs' Like GOTO and Eval (techbeacon.com) · · Score: 1

    Still it is a recursive sleep algorithm just kinda hacked to give functionality of a normal sleep command.