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  1. Re:Where is Dice's soul? on Where Is Europe's Silicon Valley? · · Score: 1

    Little Miss Muffet..

  2. Re:It's not innovation, it's the market on Where Is Europe's Silicon Valley? · · Score: 1

    Or ANY need to internationalize. Hell, my company outright blocks all inbound packets from IP addresses outside of the ARIN blocks. We got tired of Russian and Chinese hack attacks.

  3. Can I please have my XP interface back? on Windows 10 Will Be Free To Users Who Test It · · Score: 1

    I just want to have the old XP interface back. Hell, I'd pay double retail for that option. I love the internals of 7 and 8, but so hate the interface.

  4. Seen It Happen on Facebook's Absurd Pseudonym Purgatory · · Score: 2

    I know someone who's real first name is "Fantasy" and FB wouldn't let her register an account. She had to change it to "Fantasie" instead to get past it.

  5. Meh on Presidential Candidate Lincoln Chaffee Proposes That US Go Metric · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a non-starter of a proposal from a non-starter of a candidate. There is no huge push in the US to go fully metric right now.

  6. Magnesium is very incompatible with water, and could corrode away very quickly if it got wet. Plus it is rather flammable, with water accelerating its burning. I'm not sure that I'd want a lot of this on a warship that can be expected to be hit by enemy fire. It would go up like a flare.

  7. Re:We're so screwed. on US Appeals Court Says NSA Phone Surveillance Is Not Authorized By Congress · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It didn't stop the Boston bombing, and the government knew the perpetrators, and the same with the attempted attack the other day in Texas. Too much data is just as bad, or worse, than not enough. Hindsight is always 20/20, and in almost every attack we find that the intel was there to stop it, but wasn't acted upon. So, we're just as screwed with it as without it.

  8. Oh Really? on Music Industry Argues Works Entering Public Domain Are Not In Public Interest · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Is there any work that is over 50 years old that still brings in big money? The proper solution is to charge an annual fee per work for continued protection of, say $1000/year after 50 years. I'll bet they won't want to pay that.

  9. Money Doesn't Matter Much on Obama: Maybe It's Time For Mandatory Voting In US · · Score: 1

    Actually, money doesn't matter much once a candidate hits the "saturation point" in advertising. We've seen that quite a few times where one side or the other will outspend their opponent by 7 to 1, and yet still lose. Money only matters if one candidate can hit saturation and the other can't.

  10. Re:agree totally on Government Recommends Cars With Smarter Brakes · · Score: 1

    I can't stand asshats who follow so closely. More than once, I've flipped over to sport mode and floored it to get some distance. Having a faster car is sometimes a great safety feature!

  11. Supply AT WHAT SALARY on Fighting Tech's Diversity Issues Without Burning Down the System · · Score: 1

    The issue isn't whether or not there is a shortage, but whether there is a shortage of qualified people willing to accept a low-ball salary.

  12. Re:Carrot and shtick? on Obama Offers Funding For 50,000 Police Body Cameras · · Score: 1

    Brown was hit with 4 non-fatal shots that would have stopped probably 95% of attacks, and kept coming. Remember, he was high as a kite at the time on weed and adrenaline. He didn't stop his attack until he took a round in the brain. Pistols are not really that effective at putting someone down quickly if they aren't afraid.

    No amount of training would change the outcome in this case.

  13. Re:Change in operations instead of cash.... on 10-Year-Old iTunes DRM Lawsuit Heading To Trial · · Score: 1

    I did see where a guy managed to put a Chevy LS3 engine into a late-model 328i. That thing was a beast!

  14. Re:Montana used to have no speed limit at all... on Montana Lawmakers Propose 85 Mph Speed Limit On Interstates · · Score: 1

    In Pennsylvania, it is codified as 10 MPH over in areas where the limit is under 65, and 5 MPH over in 65 zones. However, that tolerance doesn't apply in school zones or active construction zones.

  15. Re:Does rights-corp have anything to take? on Class-Action Suit Claims Copyright Enforcement Company Made Harassing Robo-calls · · Score: 1

    That's why the suit also names their clients, who are also ultimately responsible for the actions of their "agent". Those are deep-pocket record companies who DO have assets, and lots of them.

  16. Unlikely on In a Self-Driving Future, We May Not Even Want To Own Cars · · Score: 1

    Self-driving cars aren't likely to dominate, simply because many people actually LIKE to drive. At most, it will be used as an autopilot cruise control.

  17. BMW on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Hackable Car? · · Score: 1

    BMW's are very hackable - there's hundreds of little settings that can be coded in nearly every module of the car, there's 3rd party ECU firmware available as well to boost power, especially on the turbo models.

  18. Re:Good luck with that on US Army May Relax Physical Requirements To Recruit Cyber Warriors · · Score: 1

    Why not simply hire them as civilian employees?

  19. As a US Corporation... on BBC Takes a Stand For the Public's Right To Remember Redacted Links · · Score: 1

    Google should just flip the EU their middle finger and close all operations there. No personnel whatsoever in the EU, and all advertising business through US brokers.

  20. On Grounds of Standing Alone.... on Chimpanzee "Personhood" Is Back In Court · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...this case should have been tossed. One can't file on behalf of another (unless they are a legal guardian or hold a power of attorney), and the plaintiffs also can't show any personal harm to themselves.

    If they feel strongly enough about the issue, the remedy is political. Convince enough people that 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of state legislatures will agree, and pass a Constitutional amendment.

  21. Re:Driving style on Fuel Efficiency Numbers Overstate MPG More For Cars With Small Engines · · Score: 1

    Interestingly, I average similar figures with a 3.0 liter naturally-aspirated inline 6 - if I am easy on the accelerator.

  22. Re:Leasing a car... on Tesla Is Starting a Certified Preowned Program · · Score: 1

    As a CPO buyer, I don't care why they do it, but do like that I can get a 2 or 3 year old car at a substantial discount, while facing a much shallower depreciation curve. A BMW dealer mentioned to me that about 1/2 of their business is leases and about 1/2 is CPO & Used sales. Relatively few people buy outright new.

  23. Re:Patent Attorney chiming in on Alice Is Killing Trolls But Patent Lawyers Will Strike Back · · Score: 1

    The Alice decision itself has a strong admonition to the lower courts about avoiding the "draftsman's art problem". The Supremes are tired of getting cases that have no actual merit due to a subset of patent attorneys just playing language games.

  24. No, the foremost credential they desire is an H1B on Ask Slashdot: Any Place For Liberal Arts Degrees In Tech? · · Score: 1

    When 2/3 of all the jobs go to H1B temporary workers, I'd say that the degree is secondary to the visa.

  25. With Inflation... on Publishers Gave Away 123 Million Books During World War Two · · Score: 4, Informative

    6 cents in 1943 was roughly the same as 83 cents now, and $2.00 then would be a whopping $27.54 today.