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  1. Re:Golden age of remakes maybe on Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? · · Score: 1

    Wrong again, it is just Pocahontas in Space

  2. Re:Rule Change when it's in his best interest? on Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch To Supreme Court (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 2

    The GOP cited that in their rule change for Supreme Court justices. Before it was limited only to lower courts.

    The rule was in place after the GOP refused to hear any Obama nominees. It was warned back then that it will come back to bite them in the ass and sure enough it did.

    The one thing not coded in the constitution though is how many justices sit on the Supreme Court. That is actually in the Judicial Act of 1869 which set the number of justices to 9. It had been as high as 10 previously. But there is nothing stopping them if they have the votes to create a bill allowing more justices to be on the court and start flooding the court with them.

  3. If you include the web archive for the LoC - then you are looking at just over 600 TB for 1 LoC unit.

    As of July of last year the LoC has archived about 545 TB of web data, and add about 5 TB a month on top of that. In addition in 2012 the data size of the books and other media was about 15 TB.

    sources -
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
    https://blogs.loc.gov/thesigna...

  4. Is that people still willingly have windows phones?

  5. Re:The point of the electoral college on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 1

    the how about the alternate approach? Instead of winner take all make the splits based on the states popular vote and divide them up accordingly.

  6. alternative approach on Slashdot Asks: Should The US Abolish The Electoral College? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Electoral College is due to the fact we live in a republic- the number of electoral votes is equal to the sum of the house and senate.

    A better approach would be to divide the Electoral College votes proportionally to the vote cast in the sate. This would then still give candidates incentive to campaign in smaller or less populated states.

    If we where to go to a straight out popular vote only then people will complain that it is always the big states like California and New York that decide every election and as such Presidential candidates will likely only stop in those larger cities along the costs and be damned to fly over country as they call it.

  7. My Nexus 5 supports FM just fine by using the headphone as part of the antenna and using the NextRadio app - http://nextradioapp.com/

  8. Re:This is why we had a 90% tax percentile on Apple, Microsoft and Google Hold 23% Of All US Corporate Cash Outside the Finance Sector (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Based on your logic all sales taxes and their equivalents should also go away, after all all our money is taxed twice minimum. First we pay taxes when we earn our paychecks then we have to pay tax on those already taxed dollars when we purchase goods.

  9. And from the What-Can-Possibly-Go-Wrong Dept.... on Google Announces Allo, Duo, Stable Android N Preview, Instant Apps · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Google is opening up the naming suggestions for Android N to the internet.

    hopefully no one submits Namely McNameFace

  10. Re:an easier way to make up revenue. on Should You Pay Sales Tax on Internet Purchases? South Dakota Law Could Be The Test (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    this would be fine if South Dakota had a State Income tax.

  11. Re:Read: You're going to need it for PSVR on Sony's More Powerful PS4 To Be Announced Before PlayStation VR Launch (polygon.com) · · Score: 0

    Incorrect, 4k resolutions is 4x that of 1080p not twice.

    resolution of 3840x2160 is not twice that of 1920x1080

  12. Re:i can't LTE on US Rank Drops To 55th In 4G LTE Speeds · · Score: 1

    we may be 55th in speed but due to hard work our carriers are #1 in Prices charged (in their favor)

  13. Re:No Surprise on The Fastest-Growing Tech State Is... Minnesota · · Score: 1

    Except that the Minneapolis metro area is the 16th largest metropolitan area by population in the US. So I would say a fair number of people live there. Now if you move say more than 30 miles outside the metro, the populations drop off fast.

    There are a few exceptions of course like Rochester which is home to the famed Mayo Clinic.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  14. 100% effective rate... on Ebola Vaccine 100% Successful In Guinea Trial · · Score: 1

    Wait I think I seen this movie some where, granted it was a cure for cancer but it doesn't end well for the humans unless of course you like zombies

  15. Re:It's that time... on Volkswagen Factory Worker Killed By a Robot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In related news - one of the first reporters to tweet about the story works for the Financial Times has a rather unfortunate name relating to deadly machines. The reporters name being Sarah O'Connor.

    https://twitter.com/sarahoconn...

  16. Re:Fire on Bloomberg Report Suggests Comcast & Time Warner Merger Dead · · Score: 1

    yes...

  17. Re:That's interesting ... on US Started Keeping Secret Records of International Telephone Calls In 1992 · · Score: 2

    except Clinton didn't take office until 1993, the election was in 1992 yes but Inauguration isn't until January the next year. But hey don't let facts stand in your way of being a troll.

  18. Re:Too Dumb To Figure It Out on US Started Keeping Secret Records of International Telephone Calls In 1992 · · Score: 1

    Correction if it was in 1992 that would be put on Bush Sr.

    Clinton didn't get sworn into office until January 20, 1993
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

  19. Re:OK, based upon notebook shopping thus far on Dell 2015 XPS 13: Smallest 13" Notebook With Broadwell-U, QHD+ Display Reviewed · · Score: 1

    well per the review:
    Graphics: Integrated Intel HD 5500
    and priced at $1399 as configured

  20. Re:Still waiting on the most important part. on Scientists 3D-Printing Cartilage For Medical Implants · · Score: 0

    They would still be an improvement over what is found in the heads of most of the politicians in Washington.

  21. Re:Yeah right on AT&T To "Pause" Gigabit Internet Rollout Until Net Neutrality Is Settled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Kind of hard to pause something the said they wanted to do. Which means they didn't even start it. Maybe notes on the back of a napkin. But that would be giving them to much credit.

    This is about holding customers hostage on promised upgrades and throwing a tantrum over possible Title II reclassification. Even though they already enjoy the benefits of Title II (subsidies) without having to be classified as such.

  22. Re:so how did they form? on Most Planets In the Universe Are Homeless · · Score: 3, Funny

    this would also explain the dust bunnies that love to form under my bed

  23. Re:The Cult Leader will solve the problem! on Leaked Documents Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Ebola Vaccine Issues · · Score: 0

    Hell any proposal for the government to do anything would be automatically rejected as "the wrong thing" by Ron Paul as he is against all forms of government spending, regardless of how many lives are at stake (excluding, of course, his own).

    So if he is against all government spending he should return his paychecks then.

    Oh wait that is ok?

  24. Re:How much! on Microsoft Paid NFL $400 Million To Use Surface, But Announcers Call Them iPads · · Score: 3, Informative

    actually it is -
    32 teams
    53 players per active roster
    10 players per practice squad (not active for game days so doesn't count)
    22 coaches per team

    so that would come out to 2720 personnel - but even then during the preseason I believe they announced each side would get something like 13 Surface Tablets on the sidelines and 12 to use in the coaches box.

    so that is 25 per side per game - with at max 16 games (weeks 1-3 and 12-17 I believe) that would be at most 800 tablets in use any given week.

  25. various card games on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Best Games To Have In Your Collection? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For get-togethers the easiest thing to use is just plain old cards. The number of games that can be had from just a couple decks is great.
    Common games for us -
    Blackjack, Hearts, Pinochle, Poker, etc

    for more entertainment you could always Check out Cards again Humanity for those with a twisted sense of humor.