Slashdot Mirror


User: strangeattraction

strangeattraction's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
252
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 252

  1. Open Access Publishing on Copyright Law Is Killing Science · · Score: 1

    Check out http://www.plosone.com/ New model for publishing where the publication is paid for by the grant and offered free and unencumbered to the public.

  2. Re:Put it another way on Why Science Is a Lousy Career Choice · · Score: 2

    After he begs forgiveness he lays them off anyway and has a driver take him to the driving range to relax hitting a few balls, then goes and singa karoke and drinks himself into a stupor.

  3. What CEO doesn't think his gig is not important? on Facebook To Be 'Biggest Bank' By 2015 · · Score: 1

    Show me a CEO that doesn't think his company's product isn't the most important innovation since fire. The graveyard of defunct companies is full of them.

  4. Re:Dspace on Ask Slashdot: Huge Digital Media Libraries · · Score: 1

    Over kill. Mainly a repository for archiving digital material for large institutions.

  5. Maybe ExistDB on Ask Slashdot: Huge Digital Media Libraries · · Score: 1

    You might try adding meta-data to your hierarchy using a simple xml shema. Then use ExistDB to index the xml. Then you can use XQuery to query across the entire dataset. MySQL will also allow you to XQuery a field with xml. Forget the semantic stuff it is more trouble than it is worth. They can;'t decide on the standards. Another option is use CouchDB and store you meta-data as JSON which is pretty easy also.

  6. Google Rediscovers Managers Need People Skills on Tech Expertise Not Important In Google Managers · · Score: 1

    And it only took 100 independent variables to do it. Is there anything Google can't engineer?

  7. Great now I'll be... on HP Announces a Watch That Unifies WebOS Devices · · Score: 1, Troll

    Great now I'll be able to sync all my WebOS devices!!! Except I don't own any WebOS devices and neither does anyone else I know. Great plan but missed it by this || much.

  8. Re:My takeaway on Nokia and Open Source — a Trial By Fire · · Score: 1

    Bitter are we?

  9. Now they are in bed with M$ on Nokia and Open Source — a Trial By Fire · · Score: 2

    HEADLINE: The two kids that couldn't get dates to the prom decide to dance together. RESET one more time.

  10. Re:Musto is right - K Cole gets a break on Designer Tweets Egyptian Riots Due to His New Line Coming Out · · Score: 1

    I agree. His foundation "For Children that Can't Read Good" is high on my donation list each year. Ever since his friends were killed in a freak explosion during a playful gasoline fight at a gas station, K Cole has re-focused his efforts to make the world a more stylish place to live. Something I think the poor of Cairo can truly appreciate. I for one will go out a buy some new K Cole shoes immediately.

  11. Everyone Knows Aliens have adopted... on Physicists Call For Alien Messaging Protocol · · Score: 1

    Everyone knows Aliens have adopted Esperanto as an Intergalactic language. It is the one thing Humans have unknowingly contributed to the intergalactic community.

  12. Harvard Business school predicts.... on The Fall of Wintel and the Rise of Armdroid · · Score: 1

    Harvard Business school predicts what the rest of us already knew for quite sometime. I admire Bill G because he knew when to quit. He left on top and didn't waste his life trying to live up to expectations he had no chance of fulfilling. Think Mike Dell.

  13. Isn't this just a poor mans Dilbert on Tales From the Tech Trenches · · Score: 2

    Read Dilbert instead

  14. Maybe Prius and Honda hybrids should do this too.. on Ford To Offer Fuel-Saving 'Start-Stop' System · · Score: 1

    They already do....and have been for several years.

  15. Re:A little problem... on Chrome OS Doesn't Trust Apps Or Users · · Score: 1

    We should call the this X-File Security - trust no one.

  16. We are also banded from doing what we want on Chrome OS Doesn't Trust Apps Or Users · · Score: 1

    So much for actually being able to do what we want

  17. Elon Musk first private citizen to orbit earth on SpaceX's Dragon Module Successfully Re-Enters · · Score: 1

    This is my prediction: SpaceX will choose Elon to be the first private citizen of a private space flight to orbit the earth within the next 5 years.

  18. Creationism reduced to status of theme park on Kentucky Announces Creationism Theme Park · · Score: 1

    It is totally appropriate that creationism be reduced to status of fantasy theme park -- I could not think of anything more apropos. Once people get a gander at a real Ark replica they will see how ridiculous the entire myth is.

  19. Dell should just pack it in... on Ubuntu Won't Moan To EU About Microsoft · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It is time for Dell to admit it can't compete against the Chinese. MS tells them to stop shipping Ubuntu and they do. They have no will of their own.

  20. Not the first time he has be hassled by the man. on Steve Jobs Tries To Sneak Shurikens On a Plane · · Score: 1

    Once while return from Japan Steve tried to bring back 100 of his "Trademark" black turtlenecks. The US customs hit him up for import duty because of the number of shirts. It sucks being rich.

  21. Re:Isn't that what the parachute is for? on HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle · · Score: 1

    For a rank and file person I agree. But if I were to be released from a company they don't give me a paycheck so that I can take care of myself for the next year. The CEO does get one. Even though it is not a "Salary" as the potty mouth pointed out it is compensation.

  22. Re:Isn't that what the parachute is for? on HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle · · Score: 1

    Do you know what a parachute is? It is when you are given money by the company regardless of the circumstance of your dismissal when you are not working for them.

  23. Isn't that what the parachute is for? on HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You are given the parachute in return for the non-compete clause. Therefore you are being compensated for not just getting fired and going to the competition and spilling your guts. The grace period lets your knowledge specific to the company go out of date.

  24. Re:The readability seems to be questionable. on Stanford's Authoritative Alternative To Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Since we have imperfect knowledge about the said universe we are stuck with discussing the validity of the logic. The truethyness of the statement will forever be in doubt given that we may indeed learn something new about the universe that will make the alien existence possible. So actually it is a highly academic discussion of how many angels can fit on the head of a pin.

  25. You're right it is like a journal. on Stanford's Authoritative Alternative To Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Instead of making out like this is something "NEW" let us just call it what it is. A "Journal". All be it one that doesn't cover a great many interesting things and takes extremely long to get things published. But as long as you are publishing things that will not go out of date then you are ok. What I find interesting is this trumped up need to say open wikipedia bad -- peer reviewed journal good or vise versa. The fact is we need both. Get over it academia.