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  1. Those who forget history on Historians Propose National Park To Preserve Manhattan Project Sites · · Score: 1, Redundant

    are condemned to repeat it. This is one piece of history that no one wishes to see repeated.

  2. Re:not the first time on Nokia Selling Its Headquarters To Raise Funds · · Score: 1

    Google got a nice campus out of it.

  3. How long before on Nokia Selling Its Headquarters To Raise Funds · · Score: 1

    they put Navteq up for sale?

  4. Are you planning on moving to Belize? on Interviews: Ask What You Will of Eugene Kaspersky · · Score: 0

    For a life of adventure? It seems to be the in thing for writers of AV software these days.

  5. I'm sitting here with a 2560x1440 display on Ask Slashdot: Good Linux Desktop Environment For Hi-Def/Retina Displays? · · Score: 1

    and Unity looks great.

  6. This is what happens on Black Hole Found That Takes Up 14% of Its Galaxy's Mass · · Score: 2

    when you let the Walton Family take over a galaxy.

  7. Prosecutors, these days.... on Jail Looms For Man Who Revealed AT&T Leaked iPad User E-Mails · · Score: 4, Interesting

    seem to be having increasing difficulty distinguishing the letter of the law versus the spirit of the law. Anything to add yet another successful prosecution to their resume with no concern as to the effects on others or the betterment of society.

  8. Re:Why aren't whistleblower laws shielding him? on Jail Looms For Man Who Revealed AT&T Leaked iPad User E-Mails · · Score: 2

    AT&T wasn't breaking the law, whistleblower statutes do not apply.

  9. Re:What about Woz's watch? on Man Arrested At Oakland Airport For Ornate Watch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They let Woz through because he is a member of the 1%, normal laws do not apply to them.

  10. Predicted in Space: 1999 on The Downside of Warp Drives: Annihilating Whole Star Systems When You Arrive · · Score: 1
  11. Re:The reality of DSL and AT&T on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    AT&T refuses to provide me with Uverse, even though the neighborhood is wired for it. I suspect it is due to the fact that I live in an odd area where I live in one town, but my postal address is in a neighboring town. I have tried to argue with them about it to no avail.

  12. Re:Contact the state and FCC? Hell yes. on Ask Slashdot: AT&T's Data Usage Definition Proprietary? · · Score: 1

    Relevant emails??? Ha Ha! AT&T refuses to communicate via email on this issue.

  13. Re:price sensitive consumers?? on Airlines Face Acute Pilot Shortage · · Score: 2

    I have to admit, flying has become very cheap compared to what it used to. Even in unadjusted dollars, flying between Chicago and New York is cheaper than it was 50 years ago. Adjusting for inflation, that route is less than 20% of what it once cost. I really can't blame the airlines, they're giving us what we wanted most.

  14. Do they give them content, too? on Amazon Donates 2,000 Kindles To Wounded Veterans · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I hope so, kinda useless otherwise. Of course, only one place to buy that content from.

  15. You can take my HP-67 on Color-Screen TI-84 Plus Calculator Leaked · · Score: 1

    from my cold dead hands. Almost 40 years old, and it still works great.

  16. Re:SUNDAY PAPER TV GUIDE RULES !! on Sony DVR Useless After Rovi Stops TV Guide OnScreen · · Score: 1

    The Chicago Tribune dropped the Sunday paper TV guide. You can now buy is separately.

  17. Having a strong competitor to GCC on FreeBSD Throws the Clang/LLVM Switch: Future Releases Use LLVM · · Score: 4, Insightful

    will drive GCC to a far greater degree than without a competitor. This is good for all involved.

  18. Regardless of what the polls say on Nate Silver's Numbers Indicate Probable Obama Win, World Agrees · · Score: 2, Insightful

    PLEASE VOTE!!!!!!

  19. Re:This is new? on iPhone Interface For Ham Radio Mates Old With New · · Score: 1

    Hams were playing with Microcomputers before Bill Gates got involved. Some of the first articles on microcomputing appeared in 73 magazine in the early 1970's. Byte was effectively a spinoff of 73 in 1975. Hams were also hooking up their rigs to phones prior to that with Phone Patches.

  20. We should be introducing out first Exaflop machines.

  21. The bills eventually come due on Cash-Strapped States Burdened By Expensive Data Security Breaches · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Things weren't any better when the states were flush with cash. Contracts are granted more on the ability to navigate the bidding process than they are by the ability of the bidder(s) to get the job done. Until that changes, we deserve what we get.

  22. Simple answer on Ask Slashdot: How To Avoid Working With Awful Legacy Code? · · Score: 1

    Work for a startup that has no legacy code.

  23. Re:I would love to see someone challenge Romney on on US Presidential Debate #2 Tonight: Discuss Here · · Score: 1

    Wow! That is the most definitive documentation of Romney's plan I have seen yet.

    The amount of effort it took to craft such as plan must have been astronomical.

  24. We have a choice on Shut Up and Play Nice: How the Western World Is Limiting Free Speech · · Score: 2

    This can be out in the open, where we all can see it, or it can be underground where it can fester and brew until it is too late to respond to it.

  25. If you were comfortable with Smalltalk on Ask Slashdot: Best Approach To Reenergize an Old Programmer? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would take a strong look at Ruby. There are a lot of Ruby jobs available these days.