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  1. Re: Wow, Slackware is that much behind? on Slackware 14.2 Released, Still Systemd-Free (slackware.com) · · Score: 2

    One of the reasons I stick with Slack is that unlike Debian I don't have to use ancient software versions with back ported patches. Who are these people you speak of? Do they have Internet or reading disabilities? distrowatch.com/dwres.php?firstlist=slackware&secondlist=ubuntu&firstversions=1&resource=compare-packages&secondversions=1

  2. Re: Can I get my Yggdrasil please? on Slackware 14.2 Released, Still Systemd-Free (slackware.com) · · Score: 2

    Yggdrasil? Graybeard alert! :)

  3. Re: Systemd-free on Slackware 14.2 Released, Still Systemd-Free (slackware.com) · · Score: 1

    It will probably have whatever version of systemd is standard in 10 years or so when Pat deems it stable for inclusion.

  4. Apparently IPv6 is hard for me on Netflix Blocks Many IPv6 Users Over Geolocation Difficulty · · Score: 1

    The idiocy around IPv6 is astounding.

    IPv6's reputation? Really? Just because you think you understand IPv4 does not qualify you to judge what is relevant in v6 even if 128 bit addresses are hard for you. The issues surrounding IPv6 deployment have nothing to do with "Oh Joe won't understand these long IPs in his home device assignment plan" but most ISP's delaying rollouts.

    NAT provides security? Get over it, the CPU overhead alone isn't worth it, something even the likes of you will fathom when you start to hit 100 Mbit or faster connections on ye old home router. Stop using IPv4 hacks. Lookup IPv6 privacy extensions, something Windows enables by default.

    The "P" in VPN stands for Private, implying encryption. While it's possible to setup a VPN to use null encryption, it's not the standard case. A tunnel, 6in4 or other, is not a VPN or a proxy while it might seem like that to what appears to be the average Slashdot user today.

    Downgrade Netflix to IPv4 in your firewall as suggested by others to work around this, if you're v6 only, yell at Netflix.
    An even worse hack is to prefer IPv4 over v6, this is so bad that even MS recommends against disabling IPv6 or changing preferred order.
    Linux - /etc/gai.conf
    Windows - https://support.microsoft.com/...

  5. Re: IPv6 is a failed technology on DistroWatch Finally Adds Support For IPv6 (distrowatch.com) · · Score: 2

    Do share your deep insights at http://ipv6excuses.com/

  6. Re: Who is this for? on US Internet Offers 10Gbps Fiber In Minneapolis · · Score: 1

    And that's a good thing.

  7. Your heart is a muscle on Ask Slashdot: How To Stay Fit In the Office? · · Score: 1

    Run, swim, gym and yoga.
    If that's too much, just join a Bikram Yoga class and stick with it for a month. It will change your idea about cardio workouts.

  8. A reel nurse? on Indiana Nurses Fired After Refusing Flu Shots On Religious Grounds · · Score: 1

    Why become a nurse in the first place?
    Anyhow, best to step aside and let nature trim the breeding pool. Morons.

  9. If you have to ask.. on Ask Slashdot: Best File System For Web Hosting? · · Score: 1

    Create a Solaris ZFS NAS. Use individual VMs for each application. Do I need to say backups?

  10. Oh please. on BP and Three Executives Facing Criminal Charges Over Oil Spill · · Score: 1

    Their PR firm get a clue? I'll believe it when I hear sentencing.

  11. Close to the New Jersey turnpike? on Real-World Cyber City Used To Train Cyber Warriors · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a secure place. I mean, if that won't slow them, they're screwed anyway.

  12. Forums are a pain on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Way To Add Forums To a Website? · · Score: 1

    You clearly have no idea about forums. They are complicated beasts to write and manage and are constant vectors of attack.
    Since this sounds like a forum for me and my CS mates. get PHPBB, else IP board.

  13. God no. on Are Teachers Headed For Obsolescence? · · Score: 1

    I know ./ has gone the way of flaming headlines for a while now, but this has to be the most stupid of headlines. We're not replacing a good teacher anytime soon. That said, there's tons of room for E-learning. Not until we're able to electronically download data into our head and somehow program muscle memory and everything else associated with learning a task. There's more to "learning" than we completely understand and a good teacher is worth more than that, they seed and encourage interest in a subject which no flashy visuals will ever accomplish.

  14. This is a question to some? on Torvalds Uses Profanity To Lambaste Romney Remarks · · Score: 1

    As opposed to the really clever idea about windows that open on aircraft. You know, so I can easily free fall with the supplied parachutes in case the plane has an issue.

  15. Re:imprisoned indefinitely without trial on US Military Designates Julian Assange an "Enemy of State" · · Score: 1

    You're clueless about India. Stop the FUD. India will never "align" with China. China is its biggest threat, not Pakistan. Read up Indian history and its political stances.

  16. 2 Mly? on Australian Study Backs Major Assumption of Cosmology · · Score: 2

    How far out around us have we really seen/studied? 250 Mly seems a large area.

  17. This, again, in 2012 on Are SSDs Finally Worth the Money? · · Score: 1

    Take the only moving part of your PC subsystem and swap it with something that has none. Fans don't count. It is the only upgrade that you will instantly see a significant difference in response times. Seriously, ask your neighbourhood PC gamer. Since OP has issues with fractions, I'll put this succinctly, get an SSD. Whichever one you can afford. Even if you have to move software storage to a seperate disk from OS. I've never tried hybrids, but with 128 GB SSDs under $100 at Newegg, there's never been a better time to lose your HDD as your boot drive.

  18. Get fit & get out lads! on Study: Online Dating Makes People "Picky" and "Unrealistic" · · Score: 1

    I'm not shy or unfit and fairly decent at talking to girls anywhere. My not so vast experience with online dating has shown that women tend to behave more picky online than IRL. First there's a ton of more guys, so they're constantly sifting thru guys trying to impress them in their inbox. Most of these girls state all they want is a "nice funny guy". No shit sweetheart. The guys typically browse these sites for an hour or so, perusing the photos and reading the profiles of girls they find attractive in photos. No denying a lot of these guys are unrealistic in their expectations. What I did find, is that the average girls, tend to behave like they're quite hot, perhaps it's their first taste of this much attention and the ability to comfortably ignore a man's intentions. I find it hard to believe they would behave the same if a guy said the exact same thing approaching them in a bar, library.. anyplace. Assuming the guy actually goes up and talks to the girl IRL. Most of my friends just gawk and comment to each other about a new girl they find attractive instead of going and telling her. I prefer the unpretentiousness of meeting in real life. Perhaps there are nice girls out there online, I don't have the energy to craft a witty opener for the 20 girls I see online or the audacity to send them the same message. I rather have an honest profile up and keep my energies focused on socializing IRL and meeting single girls there. It makes the process easier on my time and heart.

  19. This guy needs to be fired on Former Google Exec: Traditional Search Market Shrinking · · Score: 1

    Social? Please. The majority of my friends using Facebook couldn't be trusted with advice for my new car, much less anything of more value. I'll do my own searches and filter thru TYVM.

  20. Re:Siri on other iDevices on Siri Competitor Evi Arrives, But Already Overloaded · · Score: 1

    Insightful? How? You can scale, the issue is cost.

  21. When all you have is a hammer... on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law · · Score: 3, Interesting

    .. everything looks like a nail. Perhaps it's time to not evaluate based on results and feedback within a political term. Expecting this unfortunately seems like a pipe dream. http://www.et3.com/ - Evacuated tube transport

  22. Bummed on Feds To Remotely Uninstall Bot From Some PCs · · Score: 1

    An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. -MKG

  23. Re:Not so bad to have different systems. on Why Does the US Cling To Imperial Measurements? · · Score: 1

    Unless it's a lowsec gatecamp.

  24. Oil company conspiracy theories aside on Is a US High-Speed Railway Economically Feasible? · · Score: 1

    Last night, I was discussing how the US will probably be the last to implement a real future-proof clean solution like http://www.et3.com/