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  1. Re:Finally they are recognized! on New Moons of Pluto Named Kerberos and Styx; Popular Choice 'Vulcan' Snubbed · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I priced the tickets--I wanted--at a recent Rush concert at about $900 US.

  2. Re:Shred of dignity on New Moons of Pluto Named Kerberos and Styx; Popular Choice 'Vulcan' Snubbed · · Score: 1

    Never saw the Star Gate series? You, my friend, are in for a treat.

  3. Energy Crisis Averted on Google Science Fair Finalist Invents Peltier-Powered Flashlight · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of Quantum Paleontology...."throw the switch, energy crisis averted."

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLoOI5Laplo

  4. Re:Discrimination... on Immigration Bill Passes the Senate, Includes More H-1B Visas · · Score: 1

    Let's keep this conversation going...

  5. Re:If you need citations for this on Immigration Bill Passes the Senate, Includes More H-1B Visas · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

  6. Re:Pluralsight.com on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Update Your Technical Skills Inventory This Summer? · · Score: 1

    I have trouble watching videos without the speed adjustment now. Pluralsight has me spoiled.

  7. Re:Vodka mostly on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Update Your Technical Skills Inventory This Summer? · · Score: 1

    I take my Excel with Scotch on the rocks.

  8. Re:HTML5, XCODE, and AJAX on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Update Your Technical Skills Inventory This Summer? · · Score: 1

    Excel is awesome. As a technologist you need to be able to build solutions in whatever tool makes sense. Excel can save some serious money/time and it is gaining in popularity. Try writing you own pivotal analysis functions in whatever language. It can be done, but why not just press a button and get on with business.

    On top of a few API/frameworks I plan on digging into Data Warehousing this summer.

  9. Re:HTML5, XCODE, and AJAX on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Update Your Technical Skills Inventory This Summer? · · Score: 1

    I would agree that Googleing your way through a new project using a new language for the first time is not the way to go, but learning on the fly in a maintenance role using this method is not a problem. I would highly suggest a training source like Pluralsight where I've had my own practices affirmed and have been able to learn new ones from very experienced developers. Pattern and cook books are a great source of concise "best-practice" information as well. I don't think the problems you described were from people Google'ing though.

  10. Re:Oh, gag me. on Why Engineering Freshmen Should Take Humanities Courses · · Score: 1

    Awesome rant. I'm with you.

    --AC

  11. Re:hype! on Harvard, IBM Crunch Data For More Efficient Solar Cells · · Score: 1

    Dette projekt er hype og et totalt spild af it-ressourcer. Der er absolut ingen mening i at korrelere strukturelle deskriptorer og OPV enhed forestillinger (en kliché fra medicinalkemi) - tag et kig på de publikationer af dette projekt, har resultaterne ikke synes at pege nogen steder. Generere nye donor polymer strukturer, der bør give høje virkningsgrader i henhold til Scharber modellen er også en nytteløs opgave: denne model kun udgør omkring halvdelen af de nødvendige betingelser for god solcelle ydeevne (nemlig energiske kriterier), og stadig gør det i en meget rudimentære, forsimplet måde (for ikke at nævne, at fejlen i estimering af parametrene i modellen, HOMO og Lumo energier, er så stort, at resultaterne er kun omtrentlige). De øvrige nødvendige betingelser: bearbejdelighed og optimal fase separation i en blanding er ikke rørt overhovedet. Sammenfattende har dette projekt meget lidt at gøre med at designe nye økologiske solceller materialer.

  12. Re:Also, SETI... on Harvard, IBM Crunch Data For More Efficient Solar Cells · · Score: 1

    Radio bruges kun i en kort periode. Vi har brugt radio til omkring 150 år, og langtrækkende udsendelse det bliver meget slankere. Som vi har opbygget en infrastruktur til at sende de fleste data uden radio, bruger vi radio til kortrækkende udsendelser. Så siger vi har omkring 500 år af nyttige radio useage. I form af spore et samfund, der er som en blip. Så du har brug for at finde stjernen med en planet med liv, der er intelligent, har et instinkt for at bygge ting, regnede de havde brug for radio, tilfældigvis at køre på tværs lignende forsøg at opdage det, havde engineering tankegang at gøre noget ud af det, brugte det over alternativerne, og har ikke vokset det. Dette er slim forskningsdata. Hvis du tænker over det, blev det sagt afbrænding af Biblioteket i Alexandria set menneskeheden 500 år tilbage. Hvem ved, hvordan tingene ville være anderledes.

  13. Re:Problems with statutory rights on iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits" · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Nu kan du slå op med din iPhone ikke fungerer og alle skruer udskiftet. "Hey Apple (eller O2, eller Vodaphone, eller hvem solgte det), telefonen ikke virker, og det er sikker må være din skyld, fordi jeg aldrig åbnet det." "Så hvordan kan du forklare, at alle skruer er blevet erstattet? Du helt sikkert åbnet den telefon."

  14. Re:why replace once you have the screwdriver? on iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits" · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Fordi torx, er hex (umbraconøgle), og Robertson langt mindre udbredt end Philips. Hele årsagen til sættet er at bruge en nem at finde værktøj (Philips skruetrækker) snarere end en svært at finde værktøj (Pentalobe skruetrækker). Dette formål ville blive besejret, hvis svært at finde værktøjet blev erstattet af en næsten lige så svært at finde værktøjet. Små Philips skruetrækkere er nemme at finde. Lille torx, hex eller Robertson er ikke så let at finde.

  15. Re:why replace once you have the screwdriver? on iFixit Giving Away 1,776 "iPhone Liberation Kits" · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pokud jste byli v poutech a nakonec získat klíe, pro byste mli dát pouta zpátky, i kdy stále jet mám klíe? Vyhote ty pouta.

  16. Re: As the song asks... on Ask Slashdot: Is an Online Identity Important When Searching For Technical Jobs? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Ils sont probablement écrit toutes les API et bibliothèques que vous utilisez.

  17. Re: As the song asks... on Ask Slashdot: Is an Online Identity Important When Searching For Technical Jobs? · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Je suis entièrement d'accord. Je serais plus susceptibles embaucher quelqu'un sans compte Facebook ou Twitter parce que les gens avec ceux-ci, ont tendance à consacrer la moitié de leur vérification de la journée de travail, mise à jour, bavarder sur elle plutôt que de travailler

  18. Re:You're better off without them. on Ask Slashdot: Is an Online Identity Important When Searching For Technical Jobs? · · Score: 2

    Spot on. This stuff is only going to be used for negative vetting. Creating a positive online presence that works for you is going to take a lot of time and careful planning. Make sure everything can be reversed.

  19. Re:As the song asks... on Ask Slashdot: Is an Online Identity Important When Searching For Technical Jobs? · · Score: 2

    Indeed, none of this stuff is an issue when looking for a job. I wonder what these guys with 100,000+ contributions to StackOverflow are doing with their life. I'm too busy coding and don't even have time to ask questions on there, let alone post 1000 times even in five years.

  20. Re:Commoditized Apple on Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop · · Score: 1

    It was a serious comment. The troll detectors are set to 11 here.

  21. Re:Commoditized Apple on Samsung Launches 3200x1800 Pixel ATIV Book 9 Plus Laptop · · Score: 1

    It is all down hill from here which creates a wall of cognitive dissonance at Apple resulting in their ultimate waning. The innovation died, or rather had a limited lifetime. Apple will wane for the same reason it was successful. The wonderful market action we so dearly love--the ability to copy successful products, services, and ideas.

  22. Re:Thou hast angered thy King on China Says Serious Polluters Will Get the Death Penalty · · Score: 1

    The elite know this and have taken on the task as a practical matter. I'll take government healthcare intervention seriously when Congress, the President, and his family are all on Medicaid.

  23. Re:Thou hast angered thy King on China Says Serious Polluters Will Get the Death Penalty · · Score: 1

    I simply jested at the limit which I think is shirking the problem. They get to say there is healthcare and pat each other on the back in DC while real people are getting shit healthcare and cut off while in the fucking hospital. Calm down dipshit. Real healthcare or no healthcare---anything in between will be used as a quite means to eliminate the undesirables.

  24. Re:I was entirely sympathetic to Snowden on US Hacked Chinese University Network · · Score: 1

    Agreed, I can't see them conceding on anything. They would lose face and that would be enough to start a major war.

  25. Re:I was entirely sympathetic to Snowden on US Hacked Chinese University Network · · Score: 1

    Trading partners turn into enemies when the banking cartel decides they are enemies and the press starts beating the war drum. Is there really any other way for someone to become an "enemy?" I say China is pretty damn close were it not for the profit and other factors upholding them as "favored."