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  1. Re:oh boy on China Starts Outsourcing From ... the US · · Score: 1

    Unions are no longer necessary. If you don't perform, get fired. Unions are for socialism and extortion.

  2. Re:Alternatives? on Nest Announces New Smart Home API · · Score: 1

    DIY. Grab an Atmel AVR, some relays, and a router/AP that you can get to the serial port on and have at it. Nothing overly complicated.

  3. Re:oh boy on China Starts Outsourcing From ... the US · · Score: 2, Interesting

    China's downfall in production will come when the factory workers start having unions that are too powerful.

  4. Re:Apple Actually Cares About Privacy on iOS 8 Strikes an Unexpected Blow Against Location Tracking · · Score: 1

    Pretty much a derp. You don't use 802.1x and mac filtering at home?

  5. buh-bye on On MetaFilter Being Penalized By Google · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good riddance. They never had content. SEO has always been a SCAM.

  6. Sounds like Sony and the PS3 on Declining LG's New Ad-friendly Privacy Policy Removes Features From Smart TVs · · Score: 2

    I bought the Playstation 3 because of the ability to run other OSs. I liked my LG TVs because they gave me a DB-9 serial connection. I'm just old, I suppose. I still prefer openness.

  7. Re:"what is necessary to be done" on Hillary Clinton: "We Need To Talk Sensibly About Spying" · · Score: 1

    Anonymous Coward? "Blind One Who Leeches" is more accurate.

  8. Re:"what is necessary to be done" on Hillary Clinton: "We Need To Talk Sensibly About Spying" · · Score: 1

    "We need to have a conversation" also means I don't want to be asked why I've screwed up. Benghazi still does matter.

  9. Re:I hypothesize.. on Just Thinking About Science Triggers Moral Behavior · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wish more Democrats in the US thought about science.

  10. smart move on Apple's behalf on Apple May Build Oregon Data Center Next To Facebook's · · Score: 1

    They realize that FB will be going the route of MySpace after Google+ takes hold. Since they're in the same town, easy move for Apple to procure those resources.

  11. Re:URL? on Google+ Opens To Businesses With 'Pages' · · Score: 0

    Adapt.

    Use quotes to surround text that is to be explicitly included.

  12. Re:URL? on Google+ Opens To Businesses With 'Pages' · · Score: 1

    Go to google.com, type +pepsi

    Get it yet?

  13. Re:Experienced only? on Why the New Guy Can't Code · · Score: 2

    Required projects don't show passion.

  14. Re:Experienced only? on Why the New Guy Can't Code · · Score: 1

    If you're truly interested in the topic, you'll want to explore more than just what is covered in class. This is where the personal and experimental projects come in. No matter how busy your life is, if you can't find to tinker with something you supposedly love, you're not fit for the job.

  15. Re:Mistake not to mention personal project ... on Why the New Guy Can't Code · · Score: 1

    I was lucky enough to have an interviewer such as you. I hadn't graduated yet, but had a slew of personal projects under my belt or on the drawing board. Other public projects that I assisted with were also talked about. I was hired because of passion instead of papers mounted on a wall. I don't think I'd work for an organization in the future that didn't hire in the same manner.

  16. Re:Security on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Leave My Router Open? · · Score: 1

    Move the firewall deeper into your home network.

  17. Re:No on Is the Business Card Dead? · · Score: 4, Interesting
  18. Re:In Soviet Russia... on Is Linux At the End of Its Life Cycle? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe someone should let him know that his nation is beyond the end of its life-cycle.

  19. Re:FLOSS software? on PETA Creates New Animal-Friendly Software License · · Score: 2, Funny

    All this time, I thought PETA stood for People Eating Tasty Animals.

    At least it does where I come from.

  20. Re:older developers... on Why Linux Is Not Attracting Young Developers · · Score: 1

    It's not a new problem. I graduated from HS in 1995. While in my 3rd year of schooling after that, (Yup, I'm looking at you Rutgers) I was the wizard of IT because I actually had the cover off my computer. Fellow students were in awe to see an actual hard drive.

    How can you be in the 3rd year of a university CS program and not ever see the inside of a PC??

    Yes, I left. Quickly. Just as I hold in high esteem those who are self taught, thankfully, so do some employers.

    Drop the OO BS. If you can do low level programming you can do anything. How can anyone graduate without knowing about endian-ess, int vs long, interrupts, data structures, etc.

    My HS CS teacher made us know the clock cycles of each instruction. OO killed CS.

    Disclaimer: I'm a grumpy old curmudgeon.

  21. Re:RAM?? on Australian Researchers Demo Random Access Quantum Optical Memory · · Score: 1

    Sounds like someone is about to drop out of CS and head towards a liberal arts degree.

    Read up on what RAM was/is and get back to us. It'll do you well to improve your HS Freshman midterm exams in basic CS theory.

  22. Re:RAM?? on Australian Researchers Demo Random Access Quantum Optical Memory · · Score: 1

    Being fast != similar access speeds.

  23. Re:Yeah, well on Australian Researchers Demo Random Access Quantum Optical Memory · · Score: 1

    Hmmmm...... You run w/ no RAM?

  24. RAM?? on Australian Researchers Demo Random Access Quantum Optical Memory · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Doesn't really sound like 'RAM". Sounds more like a tape storage device. The term 'RAM' was coined to indicate any spot in memory could be accessed in generally equal time. Tapes have to rewind, move.

  25. Re:I use the FAT filesystem most sticks come with on Which Filesystem Do You Use On Portable Media For Linux Systems? · · Score: 1

    Guess oxygen, argon, nitrogen, etc are pollutants than as well if we are to follow the logic of your signature.