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  1. Re:Needless religion bashing. on Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains His Christmas Tweet · · Score: 0

    True, but if we do find one, does that mean it didn't exist before.
    But there is proof for the non existence of a Invisible Pink Unicorn.
    Proof Color is the reflection/and absorption of light spectrum. Invisibility means all light that will go threw the object so it cannot be pink.
    if something is invisible and they are part of the natural universe then it is expected that some how they will interact with such universe and this interaction could be measured.

    However if there isn't scientific evidence to show either way your guess is 50/50.
    Say 200 years ago, I explain there are invisible particles/waves going around and can give us Cancer. 200 years ago we had no method of measuring or proving radioactivity. So for most people my assumption of the universe is just far off and crazy talk. My belief would be correct, however at the time it would not be a scientific statement.

  2. Needless religion bashing. on Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains His Christmas Tweet · · Score: 0

    Yes I get the religion sometimes gets in the way of proper science.
    Yes I get a lot of people who call themselves religious will be very vocal about disproving of the science because it doesn't match up with what is in their book.

    However he hasn't came up with a proof that can be tested to show that God doesn't exist or every aspect of religion is wrong. Science is about observations of the natural world... How do you apply it to the idea of Supernatural?

    However if his goal is to teach science. He really needs to stop being enemies of religion. Because his is just turning these people off, where otherwise they would be really good scientists. They are a lot of religious scientists out there. Just as long as the person doesn't take what is in their holy text as word for word truth, they can usually open their mind to allow both to coexist without conflict.

    I don't like religious nuts who push their religion onto others using faulty logic to explain their point of view. I also don't like it when atheists just bash religion, just so they can push their personal view, using equally faulty logic.

  3. Re:Morons that cannot do math.... on Trees vs. Atmospheric Carbon: A Fight That Makes Sense? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Soda (Pop).
    Air guns.

  4. Good enough. Is the key.
    If you go too crazy with security. People will find shortcuts around the team in charge of security.
    Too lax you are open to problems. Biometric in generally is the sweet spot.
    Good enough to to keep people secure without becoming overly burdensome.
    For your phone or your pc, being that you are not a direct target to get your account. You prevent people from getting into your system. If you are some person who has access to hard to get to data. Then yes you may need to go more secure.

  5. Re:Interesting. I'd think the opposite on The World Is Not Falling Apart · · Score: 1

    I haven't seen any president being the best person for the job.
    Obama won, because he ran flawless campaigns. Greatly reduced the amount of dirt that can be dug up. Any dirt that was, was treated well and marginalized.

    2008 - People were tired of Bush, so any democrat had a chance. McCain, was too old, so people needed to judge the VP candidate as well, and Palian was just the worst pick you could make. For a candidate who needed to push a moderate campaign.

    2012 - Romney failed to make himself genuine. Being very conservative for the primary, then trying to seem moderate for the main election just didn't work.

    Sure being black helped the democrat party solidify a base who often had low voter turnout to vote, as well a lot of people wanted to see things differently. But all in all it was about how good of a marketing campaign it was.

  6. My Kids Nostalgia will be different from mine! on The History of the NORAD/Microsoft and Google Santa Trackers · · Score: 1

    NORAD A military organization designed to blast communist out of the skies.
    Google A for profit organisation that makes its money off of selling adds and offers a bunch of free services in return to having those adds in front of you.

    So you are against capitalism however you are supporting the organization that is designed to track and kill people who are against capitalism (just as long as they are flying)

    In general NORAD tracking of Santa is a gimmick to help bring up good will towards the organization. Because this started happening during the hottest part of the Cold War and the military was considered the keeper of all the newest and coolest technology. After the cold war companies tend to have the cooler technology. Transitioning to Google is a natural thing.

    When your kids grow up and they will find that tracking Santa will be done with some other technology and organization they will feel like they are missing something because they will have nostalgia that doesn't match yours.

    BTW Santa for generations is the symbol for consumerism. The reason why kids like him because he is the one that gives them toys. When I was a kid I didn't care about family time or any of the other true meanings of Christmas, I was all about ID and Ego (No Super Ego) and it was all about me getting cool stuff, and a little about seeing what other stuff people got.

  7. Re:Of course there is a focus on the negative on The World Is Not Falling Apart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not always. If the media makes it seem like things are getting worse overall. That would tell people the direction they are going in is wrong and will backtrack to the older ways when they were better.

    You have sites like Fox News turning relatively moderate conservatives into extream conservatives. Due to the flood of negativity poison. Where before many issues were not a big deal or some supported it, now have became a polarizing issue.

    Most of our judgment is based off of emotions, yes even the pro-science, well educated crowd. So misrepresented facts can cause a call to action where one isn't needed

  8. Re:How ghey on NuSTAR Takes Beautiful X-ray Image of Sol · · Score: 1

    Most of the Latin terms are the scientific terminology for an object.
    They chose a language for scientific terminology so you don't get it confused across languages.

  9. Re:Bloody Innovative on Comcast's Lobbyists Hand Out VIP Cards To Skip the Customer Service Wait · · Score: 1

    The real customers are the big wigs. The average subscriber are just income source.

  10. Re:Lots of Interview but no job... yet on Using Your Open-Source Contributions To Land a Full-Time Job · · Score: 2

    I have been part of the hiring team at a lot of companies. There are a lot of factors to choose a person or not.
    1. Technicnical skills are important but not the main factor. There is a minimum bar that needs to be crossed. After that the points don't go much higher after that.

    2. Industry experience. Tech companies are not just tech companies. Amazon is retail, Apple is hardware focused, PayPal is financial, Netflix is entertainment, and Comcast is infrastructural. The technology supports the core business. Every industry has its own set of buzzwords they may have industry standard protocols and a unique culture. I work in healthcare myself. And I see some tech people coming in from other sectors and they feel like they are just fresh out of school again.

    3. Personality and motivation. Oddly enough if they just don't like you, you will probably not get the job. We all know the stereotypical dilbert Wally, who is the guy who finds ways to avoid work. No body really wants they type of guy so we try our best to make sure these people don't go in. Also on the flip side if we think you are too ambitious you will feel board at the position you are applying for and will leave shortly as the job may be too humdrum for you.

    4. Professionalism. It isn't the 90s any more and most places are not going to hire any tech guy they can get their hands on. They will want someone who has a degree of professionalism with them. Not someone who they will be afraid to show in front of a customer.

  11. Re:The bane of fan made series - the acting on Behind the Scenes With the Star Trek Fan Reboot · · Score: 1

    Nostalgia blinders are a big issue. TOS wasn't that good. These fan shows do tend to get most of it the same. But it has been close to half century sence TOS.
    Of course the big issue that happens is the urge to bring in TNG universe into the mix. There seems to be this crazy attempt to tie cannon together.

  12. Re:What does this mean...? on Scientists Discover That Exercise Changes Your DNA · · Score: 1

    Random samples of people.
    Classify them in groups of similar genetic attributes.
    Track development of these groups over time, record environmental differences.

    Correlate the environmental differences with final outcome.

  13. Re:What does this mean...? on Scientists Discover That Exercise Changes Your DNA · · Score: 2

    No it is a Nurture in the Nature vs Nurture debate is still very creditable.

    A lot of people like to put a lot of effort into Nature, because it means stuff that you are good at is because you yourself are unique enough to have such attributes, and any fault isn't your fault it was because you got the short straw in the gene pool.

    We don't like Nurture because it means we are responsible for ourselves and others. I am smart because I had good parents and teachers, and I choose to work hard at it. Not that I got the smart gene. Or I have a few extra pounds on me because I chose to eat that cupcake when I should have picked an Apple, or decided not to go to the gym. It is easier to say I have the Fat gene.

    I personally think Nurture is a larger influence in nature. Sure some factors my natural colors, gender, height and perhaps chances to get some generic conditions. I may not control, but if I went out more my skin would be darker, or stayed in more it may be lighter. When growing up if I exercised a different amount or had a different diet I may an inch taller or shorter.

  14. Re:News at 11.. on Skeptics Would Like Media To Stop Calling Science Deniers 'Skeptics' · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Well people want their opinions to be stated in a positive light, while those with opposing opinions should be worded negatively.
    Why do you think for Abortion they are Pro-Choice and Pro-Life while the other side calls them Anti-Life and Anti-Choice.
    You are not going to convince someone who will not believe in man made global climate change to call themselfs climate deniers. In their mind they are right, and those who think otherwise are just mindless sheep following all the liberal dribble that comes out of the internets.

    I am sure if the media starts calling them Climate Deniers, the media (**Cough**FOX NEWS**Cough**) who support the other side will then probably calling climate scientist. Liberal Communist Hippies.

  15. Re:Why Apple? on Investigation: Apple Failing To Protect Chinese Factory Workers · · Score: 1

    Because it is a documentary.
    Today's documentaries are based on the following logic.
    1. I have a point of view on something.
    2. Dig into the details and cherry pick the select items that enforce my view.
    3. Use only the lamest rebuttals to make it seem like I am impartial.
    3.a. I will find the busiest person to ask and post his non-comment as a proof he is up to something undesirable.
    4. Mix it together and make profit from the others who had the same idea as me.

  16. Re:Here is how I use my Gear 2 on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    How you use a device is personal to you.
    For some the smart watch will add little to no value. For others they will wonder how they ever lived without it.
    I don't Have any plans for a smart watch in my future, I feel my phone is good enough. But the market is new and l want to see what will become of it.

    Slashdot is generally a bad place to post this type of comments. The population is filled with people still bitter that most of the mainframes they worked on have been retired.

  17. Re:cowardice on FBI Confirms Open Investigation Into Gamergate · · Score: 1

    There is fake threats and there are the trolls. But some of them have crossed the line, tracking their opponents, sending pictures of them where they are located and posting threats.
    To make the point I don't like you but I am sticking you.

  18. Re:I don't see the big deal here. on US Links North Korea To Sony Hacking · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If North Korea bombed Sony in Japan, It would be US responsibility.
    The bigger issue here is that there is an other country fighting to prevent free speech. By taking down and *Threatening* them. This isn't some small set of wackos but an actual government. So it is a big deal.

    I didn't want to see the movie, but now I do just to make a point.

  19. Re:Stupid on Google Proposes To Warn People About Non-SSL Web Sites · · Score: 1

    CPU and power increase for encryption is negligible for most sites.
    The real cost is getting a certificate from a site that the browser will recognize.
    Those are expensive especially if you want a site for a hobbie or a supplemental income.

  20. Re:I wonder if... on In Breakthrough, US and Cuba To Resume Diplomatic Relations · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The abortion is a distraction cause.
    Most people have a feeling one way or another on it. Which is good because it means you can keep a good part of the population who otherwise would vote for the other party on your side.

    Many of the evangelical religious groups would actually support the democratic party if it weren't for the abortion issue.

    A lot of women's groups would vote republican if it weren't for the abortion issue.

  21. The Desktop is dying. on What Will Microsoft's "Embrace" of Open Source Actually Achieve? · · Score: 1

    Micosoft made its fortune off of the Desktop market.
    Windows, and Office. + The slue of apps that support the two. Programming, Servers, IE...

    Now not everyone wants or needs a desktop.
    They didn't get much effort in getting Mobile. Zune, Windows Phone, the PC makers are kinda floundering on Windows Mobile tablets.

    Their XBox gaming is a fickle market. They are in way too tight race with Sony, then you have the mobile market taking up a lot of the indie game market. Screwups like they did with the XBox One launch can cause major issues. Forcing people to choose an other gaming system before the release.

    Having the vendor lock in, just isn't working... Too many Rich HTML web applications out there, meaning people are not even caring if they are on Microsoft Server of LAMP.

    In order for Microsoft to last for the future they will need to be more Open. So those .NET apps work in Linux and Windows, So people who care about the App that it runs not the OS (Like most people, just not Slashdot) means they will not need to switch to an other platform. If they keep on windows only. The fact people will feel stuck may mean they will chose a more open app,

    I like my house, I like to stay inside my house... However if I feel like I am stuck in my house I will want to leave it.

    Making microsoft open and allowing a way out, means people are not coming up with reasons to leave.

  22. Re:Computer careers and gender on New AP Course, "Computer Science Principles," Aims To Make CS More Accessible · · Score: 2

    A lot of boys who have became interested in many other topics also have problems relating to girls.
    I went to Grad school part time after about 10 years of professional experience. I was taking some classes in the Business wing of the college. And I see all the undergrads who are in their late teens and early 20's trying to talk to the opposite sex. I was just waiting for the classroom to empty and I just feel awkward just watching them trying to impress the opposite sex.

     

  23. Implementation not the technology. on In IT, Beware of Fad Versus Functional · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Agile Project management methodology has a lot of good features.
    Cloud based processing can help the organization.
    You can get a lot of useful information from Big Data (Previously Business Intelligence, Previously Decision Support System)

    And they are still hanging on to Enterprise Class software.

    But they jump headfirst without realizing what their main plan or problems they will use it to solve.

    But what normally happens they just replace their existing technology and try to rig the new one to do what they did before and hope magically they will get a benefit from it.

    These types of technology require you to change your full organization culture, and workflow to gain the advantage of the new technology. Just saying you got a big data project by joining all your DB tables in some big views and giving you a few reports isn't really big data.
    Hosting your email on gmail isn't going to the cloud. Or even just remotely hosting you stuff on cloud systems, isn't embracing the cloud it is just offshoring your data.

  24. Re:Was cool in 2010 when foss BigBlueButton did th on Skype Unveils Preview of Live English-To-Spanish Translator · · Score: 1

    Well watching the video I got, the cold childs that the marketers have overly exaggerated its abilities.
    The source of amazement on the kids faces wanted to make me gag, I think they recorded them watching a magician doing his tricks, then replaced it with the clips of the kid talking on Skype.

    So we have technologies Like Siri, Skyvi, or Cortana a cloud based system to interpret your speech and convert it to text, and get some context out of the sentences. So after that point you are now translating a chat message. So you can do what google translate does and translates the text to an other text.

    Then we take the speech synthesizers which we had for decades to speak the text back.

    So I expect the lag will be like the lag we get on Cortana wait for the sentence to complete and parse the data and get a response.

    Now I am not dissing on microsoft it is a good feature to have in skype. But the video made me sick to my stomach. Kids may have had that reaction if this technology was released in the 1990's. Because right now this is only an incremental logical next step feature... Not a breakthrough.

  25. Re:Unbelievable! on Denmark Makes Claim To North Pole, Based On Undersea Geography · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Energy diversity.
    Renewables are great sources of energy... But they are not perfect.
    Fossil fuels have their problems, but they do complement the gaps that renewables have.

    Renewables have the problem of portability. Some like wind and hydro electric needs to be located in the proper areas where they can get a reliable energy from. Others like solar do not offer 24/7 support. Batteries do not have the energy density that we get out of fossil fuel, and takes much longer to recharge.

    Right now with our current technology I can see Renewables replacing many of the power plants out there. Which will do a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions. However cars will still need to be hybrid gas/electric either the Toyota Prius style or the Chevy Volt style.

    The idea of moving the population to local cities where they can use public transportation especially in less dense areas like the United States, just won't happen. If you tell the population that they need to move from their houses which they have put a lot of money in, and live in an area the matches how they want to live and go to a crowed loud crime ridden city, will cause a lot of people to put a gun to your face, whether or not it is legal to have guns.

    So really energy diversity is the key, the goal is to reduce emissions, not just cut them off until we can get better alternatives to a point where we will not need fossil fuel.