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  1. Re:pfsense on Ask Slashdot: Migrating a Router From Linux To *BSD? · · Score: 1

    which is that tangles of shell scripts are unmaintainable, buggy shit.

    And how exactly is this fixed by a binary blob with extensions closely tied to hardware, daemons, kernel, kernel features and even specific kernel versions at that?
    I agree the init.d isn't sexy and sometimes kludgy (hello networking), but at least over the last 20 years or so I could upgrade, tune kernels supporting available libc without dropping to an emergency shell or other boot issues.
    Why not try and make a piece of software dealing with deficiencies AND keeping benefits; a less invasive and more cooperative piece of software?

  2. Re:When I was a young squirt on Radio Shack Reported To Be Ready for Bankruptcy Filing · · Score: 1

    It was a Tandy 1000, XT compatible,

    My pink shirt book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... tells me otherwise.
    Anyhow, vaguely remember some fuss with appliances and video loooong time ago,
    when I was young and had the time & fun to POKE around with BASIC.

  3. Re:Go easy on the OpenSSL guys ! on OpenSSL Patches Eight New Vulnerabilities · · Score: 2

    OpenSSL is a classic demonstration of two of the truths of computer programming - namely that good cryptography is HARD.

    #2: write readable and maintainable code.

  4. Human waste on Bill Gates Endorses Water From Human Waste · · Score: 1

    I expected bodies hurled in a mechanical squeezer the soylent green way.

  5. Re:No we shouldnt on Should We Be Content With Our Paltry Space Program? · · Score: 1

    How do you calculate ROI on research such as fundamental science research?

  6. Re:Nothing New for Sony... on Sony Thinks You'll Pay $1200 For a Digital Walkman · · Score: 1

    Sony produced some very nice equipment (ES, Series 5000, early good price/performance speakers); the audio market has been difficult since the end of the 70s.
    Nowadays, electronics resembles the food market in many ways

  7. Re:Remember Final Cut Pro X? on Tumblr Co-Founder: Apple's Software Is In a Nosedive · · Score: 0
  8. I remember reading you settled on C++ back in the 90s to implement STL.
    Why the choice for an existing language and not craft your own language?

  9. Re: Shut it down on 5,200 Days Aboard ISS, and the Surprising Reason the Mission Is Still Worthwhile · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile, the defense budget is only 1/6th of the federal budget and falling. The left got their way: America's military dominance is fading. The Pax Americana is ending.

    You must be joking. The U.S. spends more on defense than the next eight countries combined [http://pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0053_defense-comparison].

  10. Re:A big boat! on New Cargo Ship Is 488 Meters Long · · Score: 1

    this ship probably has multiple titanics attached as sacrificial metal to its hull.

  11. Re:The biggest problem is fluid dynamics. on NASA Tests Feasibility of 3D Printing on the Moon and Other Planets · · Score: 1

    Biggest problem is getting someone to haul the equipment over to the moon.
    Just watched Interstellar and let me tell you, *spoiler*

  12. Re:Ugh, WordPress on Book Review: Build Your Own Website: A Comic Guide to HTML, CSS, and WordPress · · Score: 1

    No need for elaborate argumentation.
    Just tail -f the httpd logs and see an endless stream wp- exploits running through.
    At least Joomla isn't popular anymore ;)

  13. Re:Well DUH, You can't stop piracy. on IsoHunt Unofficially Resurrects the Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    That can be said about -ANY- crime/undesirable behavior.

    How can sharing be a public wrong?

  14. Re:Just part of the complexity collapse on Vinyl Record Pressing Plants Struggle To Keep Up With Demand · · Score: 1

    What, is this a shameless Gnome 3 plug?

  15. Re:Short sighted on Forbes Blasts Latests Windows 7 Patch as Malware · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Windows updates are annoying for laptop users. You're about to shutdown and leave, just waiting for the XXX updates to complete...

  16. Re:Putin wouldn't return it. on James Watson's Nobel Prize Medal Will Be Returned To Him · · Score: 1

    Returning it will encourage more to auction medals.
    Just wait and see until two Peace medals are up for sale (past due for the EU medal and Obama's).
    (ironically, this would be an all American way for achieving the title of most peaceful leader ever)

  17. Near miss? on Heathrow Plane In Near Miss With Drone · · Score: 4, Informative

    When two planes almost collide, they call it a near miss. It's a near hit. A collision is a near miss.

    George Carlin

  18. Re:I don't care on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Ack, please try and keep residual shit to a minimum!

    -Best of luck-

  19. Re:Even Donations Come with Obligations on Elite: Dangerous Dumps Offline Single-Player · · Score: 1

    Kickstarter = Yankee Trading

  20. Re:Microsoft losing to the school what? on Microsoft Losing the School Markets To iPads and Chromebooks · · Score: 1

    Anyone having issues related to the autistic spectrum will consume visual information (such as television, computer, or books) easier than hearing.

  21. Re:People are the problem on "Ambulance Drone" Prototype Unveiled In Holland · · Score: 1

    Surely if people are the problem, defibrillation isn't going to help solve it.

  22. Re:Why not fork/wrap systemd to make it more sane? on Debate Over Systemd Exposes the Two Factions Tugging At Modern-day Linux · · Score: 1

    Systemd is Lennart's interpretation of enforcing a micro kernel wannabe on top of a monolithic kernel.
    Since I seem to have no vote, voice or choice in the matter, I use my feet.
    Bye bye!

  23. Re:Haiku is more interesting than the MIDI on New Music Discovered In Donkey Kong For Arcade · · Score: 1

    Well, did you phone the number?

  24. Re:Let me get this right on Bill Gates: Piketty's Attack on Income Inequality Is Right · · Score: 1

    How can a sales tax be progressive?

    Easy. Mr Gates must pay ... 1 million for a toothbrush.

  25. Re:Are you patenting software? on Ask Slashdot: Handling Patented IP In a Job Interview? · · Score: 1

    Should the frog carry over the scorpion?