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  1. Re:All the Canadian artists to choose from... on Canadian Music Industry Faces Competition Complaint Over Public Domain Records · · Score: 1

    Well some in the US tried but the white house in typical fashion sat on its hands. ;)

  2. Re:good news on Bugs In Belkin Routers Allow DNS Spoofing, Credential Theft · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately you appear to be correct.

    I don't get why manufactures don't just don't put effort into getting OpenWRT, or DDWRT on their routers since it seems like it would be less effort than maintaining their own shit pile of code. For those few consumers who care it would make their lives easier while the vast number of general user wouldn't know the difference.

  3. Re:Pascal? on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    I get it, it just becomes an issue when it is overused and since I didn't develop the original code (it is about as old as I am) trying to figure out what item is actually being referenced at times is a pain especially since the code I am stuck working on has multiple structures with overlapping fields field names that are used in the same function and the original coders like to use lots of global variables .

  4. Well now Patrick will have to make a change on LILO Bootloader Development To End · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well it looks like Patrick will have to make a change.

  5. Re:Actually, the common saying... on The Long Reach of Windows 95 · · Score: 1

    So I'm not the only one who remembers "Plug-n-Pray" and the headaches it caused.

  6. Re:Pascal? on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    Yes. I dread the days I have to look at pascal code and people's use of the with keyword. Someone needs a big punch in the cock for that.

  7. Run my mouth on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Do If You Were Suddenly Wealthy? · · Score: 2

    First I would keep my pie hole shut about coming into a massive pile of money. Then since I wouldn't have to worry about where my next meal is coming from I would start running my mouth at work and let people know what I really thing of some of their ideas. There are a couple of people who I think just like to hear their own voice and when you are in a meeting with them they give the impression that you are there to bask in their glory and genius even if they say some of the stupidest shit ever to be utter.

    Apart from that get a new car (I'm thinking an M4), get a new truck like vehicle (can't take an M4 out hunting in remote areas), put up a cabin on my recreational property. Although I would like a nice custom made leather trench coat made from that nice thick cow hide that they make motorcycle safety jackets out of. Apart from that I would probably quietly give to various charities, ensure that my children will be well off, and that any of my relatives won't have to worry about school if they apply themselves.

  8. Re:If you want safety and long term reliability on Plunging Battery Prices Expected To Spur Renewable Energy Adoption · · Score: 2

    Well the do have a higher self discharge rate but as far as ability to stand up to abuse and neglect they really are hard to beat.

  9. Re: When The Lunatics Take Over The Asylum on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    Well if they do get all their stuff picked up and the before bed ensure that the floor is navigable I do give it back.

  10. Sounds like turtles on Microsoft Builds Open-Source Browser Using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS · · Score: 1

    This almost sounds like it is going to be turtles all the way down.

  11. Re:So, effectively, all NSA data collection is leg on Federal Court Overturns Ruling That NSA Metadata Collection Was Illegal · · Score: 1

    Given the fairly statist makeup of the supreme court I expect if this gets to them to have a similar ruling logic be damned. I still haven't' figured out logic behind the ACA ruling that first had to find that the penalty/tax was a penalty not a tax, and then in the same ruling, a mere few minutes later, find that it was instead a tax. That sort of incoherent ruling in my book means it is a bad ruling. I do understand the Roberts was the one who ruled differently on each part but he also wrote the majority opinion and yet doesn't seem to have the mental abilities to make a logical well reasoned argument.

  12. Re:I can feel some EMF on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    'm not affected by wifi or cellphones, but when I place my MacBook Pro on my lap and wait about 30 seconds I can begin to feel tingling deep inside my legs, like in the bone.

    I have felt the same thing and since I have been electrocuted and know what that feels like I was able to figure it out pretty quick. Check to see if the circuit you have it plugged into is actually grounded. I have a similar issue with my work laptop when I am in Europe and have to use an adapter so my laptop isn't grounded. I have also had a similar experience in some hotels in the US where the socket isn't grounded as well.

  13. Re: When The Lunatics Take Over The Asylum on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 0

    Negative punishments are also a great motivator. The last time my kids didn't pick up their toys I had previously told them that I was going to get a snow shovel and a trash bag and I would deal with it. One scoop was all it took, and they have become much better at picking up their toys. I think what is missing from most parents is the follow through, they will tell their kids to do something and say if they don't they get x for a punishment and then when the kids ignores them the parents do nothing but set a new line. Also I am not an authoritarian parent and there aren't many rules and the ones that do exist are, don't wreck other people's stuff, don't hurt other people, and do your chores.

  14. Re:Comparison? on Study: More Than Half of Psychological Results Can't Be Reproduced · · Score: 1

    I prefer a real CS degree be viewed like an applied math degree and they should both be very similar in what was learned, with a few differences specific to their respective fields. While I spend a large portion of my day coding thing and fixing bugs I prefer the work I do where I am actually proving that things are correct for all inputs. Then again when I got my CS degree the only liberal arts courses I took were the ones required by all students and the way the major was structured was 2 senior level math courses short of a double major in CS and Math. I thought about going for those 2 classes, but just wanted to finish school and to get them I would of had to stay another semester. So as it stands I have a CS major and Math minor.

  15. Re:Women Count Too Low on Analysis Reveals Almost No Real Women On Ashley Madison · · Score: 1

    So you're saying I should set up a cheating site on pinterest then?

  16. Re:Solutions for non-problems on Many Drivers Never Use In-Vehicle Tech, Don't Want Apple Or Google In Next Car · · Score: 1

    Typically I view those people as not caring about their vehicles so any accidental damage that they incur is acceptable. It isn't like it is hard to center your damn vehicle in a parking spot, and even if you fuck it up you can do a quick check and then back out and fix it.

  17. Re:Smartphones have problems too on Many Drivers Never Use In-Vehicle Tech, Don't Want Apple Or Google In Next Car · · Score: 4, Informative

    Out of curiosity have you tried out Navit? I use it on my phone when I am traveling and I don't even have a data plan. Granted it will eat battery substantially faster than other cell navigation apps as it has to actually compute and render things but that isn't a concern if it is plugged into the 12v adapter. If you download the data set for the entire planet it is about 17GB currently. The data that is used comes from OSM so depending on where you are it can be really good or still better than the base maps that come with most GPS receivers.

  18. Re:Problem with the solution? on Why In-Flight Wi-Fi Is Still Slow and Expensive · · Score: 1

    I don't know how much they pay for the in-flight entertainment now, but I bet Netflix could undercut them (especially if they provided a limited catalogue to everyone and a less limited catalogue to their customers. One interesting option would be for Netflix customers to indicate their flight number and select things to be cached before boarding, while the plane is at the gate).

    That would be too awesome of an idea and since the airlines seem to be in a never ending death spiral of passenger discomfort it will never be implemented. It wouldn't surprise to to find out that airlines are actually paid to show some of the crap they have.

  19. Re:What a bunch of stupid Republicans on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1

    Well given that they are in Massachusetts one could probably correctly make the statement that they are stupid Democrats. Although this type of stupid seem to cross party lines pretty evenly just like the anti-vax stupidity.

  20. Re:What a bunch of stupid Republicans on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1

    He I get massive headaches fairly regularly. It seems to correlate to going through caffeine withdrawals though when I don't get my daily fix.

  21. Re:Chronically Stupid Parents on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1

    Well the commonality in all of this is that it is Marin, CA so I'll just go with that.

  22. Re:No medical evidence... on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1

    I believe copious amount of grain alcohol taken orally can also be used to treat this condition.

  23. Re:commentsubjectsaredumb on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1
    Reminds me of the standard quip:

    Q: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
    A: Medicine

  24. Re:commentsubjectsaredumb on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 1

    But what about her use of magnets in treatment? Also does she subscribe to the General Ripper school of water treatment?

  25. Re:What does Science have to say about this? on Massachusetts Boarding School Sued Over Wi-Fi Sickness · · Score: 2

    Probably not the organic cleaning agent using ones (as you point out those don't kill the germs) but the ones who have little bottles of Purell hand sanitizer clipped on to their belts and wipe every thing down with Clorox wipes multiple times a day. These parents are also ones who likely don't let the kids play in the dirt or go outside.