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  1. Re:This device empowers criminals. on NYPD Developing Portable Body Scanner For Detecting Guns · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh, surprise. A gun owner who jumps to the wrong conclusion as an excuse to go on about guns. Naturally using anecdotes to show how safe they are.

    I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.

  2. Re:This is what they get for hireing PHD's over re on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    Too bad Google hires many people with practical experience.

    But, you keep dancing to the Google hate tune.

  3. Re:Google IS being demonized... on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    How corrupt can it be when they people doing the corruption are force to resign?

  4. Re:Bury on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 2

    For the record, many Americans also are disgusted by that activity.

  5. Re:Google underbid through a screwup on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    " Google thought they could do a lot of it and save money." No, that's not why the chose to do that.

    "Somebody at Google had too cute an idea, and they've run into the real world."
    Interesting how people like you just love to hate anything trying to bring progress.

    The issue is that Time Warner is tossing a fit and making something out of nothing. This is all about working the fine details. That is all.

  6. Re:Corruption. on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    They do the same thing here. It depends on the environment and soil type.
    It's still far more expensive the poles. Also, the poles are already there and not going anywhere anytime soon. So they use the poles.

    Fear of commies? Are you posting from 1950?

    It's nice that you like your slow ass copper connection.

  7. Re:Corruption. on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    No, you can't. Thanks for clearly defining just how ignorant you are on the subject. Now please go back to the child's table while the big people talk.

  8. Re:... meanwhile .. on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    Link?

    And it should be 'Thanks for playing, Kansas' They're causing the issues.

  9. Well on Google Fiber Work Hung Up In Kansas City · · Score: 1

    Since the original poles were put there by our lord Jesus, to think humans could also put in poles is ridiculous.

  10. Re:Why do I have a hard time believing this ? on US Finally Backs International Space "Code of Conduct" · · Score: 1

    Yes.
    There are certain requirements for any weapons system. We don't have anything large enough in space to have any useful weapon.

    Like all conspiracy theories, there pretty easy to point out and explain why they aren't real.
    Also, people who believe them ignore hard facts.

  11. Re:Why do I have a hard time believing this ? on US Finally Backs International Space "Code of Conduct" · · Score: 2

    A) It was a concept, not implemented.
    B) the AF now talks about it being crow bar sized
    3) It's the military's job to think these things up.
    $) Just because it's thought up doesn't mean it's implemented.

  12. Re:Why do I have a hard time believing this ? on US Finally Backs International Space "Code of Conduct" · · Score: 1

    Nope. We do have a lot of people who won't look at the history of US involvement in space and the constant push to not put weapon into space.

    But, hey lets not let facts spoil some of these jackasses delusions.

  13. Re:Resume builder? on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 1

    I could look at all your achievements and talked to you why you used certain things, or didn't use certain aspects of the development environment.

    "How come you have never done a block copy?" Or "How come you have never used these types of sorts?"

  14. Re:War Games: "The only way to win...." on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 2

    Achiements will be in every job in a decade.

  15. Re:Only 5 curses in one file? on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 1

    I do, but only in Klingon.

  16. Re:Yes! Facebook and twitter sharing. on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 1

    Me. I will do it..if it supports G+

    You must live i a pretty small mental box if you don't see this as a way to learn more about the environment. Hopefully there will be achievements for certain coding techniques.

  17. Re:I've been trying to recover from decades of hat on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm many decades past 15 and this looks awesome.

    If you stopped and looked around for moment instead of assume you know what's going on you would realize how powerful achievements are. There are many, many good outcomes to this. The biggest will be more knowledgeable and experience developers.

    You can't have been around that long if you think this is MS Bob.
    That said, MSBob had a great start, but someone future wife was put in charge and basically managed it to shit.

  18. Re:What real men use.. on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Smart men use the tool that makes the job the easiest.

  19. Re:WTF? on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 1

    Not pointless.
    In my experience, there are great areas of many Dev environments that don't get looked at, or used as often as the should. By creating an achievment approach, you can look at achievements and do something just to gain it.
    For examples: A great many people don't know how to do block cut and pastes in VS, or most editors the support it.

    ALT + LMouse, btw.

    I have been talking about this sort of thing for decades, and I am thrilled it's starting to get integration outside of games.
    The social side, if used, brings out competitive nature in the best way.

    As to your original question: Millions of people use those tools to communicate. Probably most then any other communication tool. So if you want to show someone the can communicate something, you use the most common way to do so.

  20. Good on Visual Studio Gets Achievements, Badges, Leaderboards · · Score: 2

    I can't wait for achievement to be everywhere. I think they me the best way to get a populous to achieve an over all, non critical goal.

  21. If the question was on US Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Works From Public Domain · · Score: 1

    "Does Congress have the poer to do this" then, yes, yes they do. It's pretty clearly spelled out.

    What you need to do is continue to bitch at every Representative you can, always.

  22. Re:Immigration on US Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Works From Public Domain · · Score: 1

    I really find that hard to believe. The resources their are pretty horrid.
    Well, if it is true, enjoy the people who will demand more from your system, but freak the fuck out when asked to pay for it.

  23. Re:No, there is not on US Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Works From Public Domain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And you are wrong.
    Please. you have no clue what corruption is like in Peru, and many other countries.

    When was the last time you had to pay off the cable guy on top of your normal payment? when was the last time you had to slip an extra hundred to get your water turned on?

    When was the last time the police came to you house so sell you 'protection'?

    Please.

  24. Re:Why not slashdot? on Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA? · · Score: 1

    Of curse, people not reading the articles, that remains the same.

  25. Re:Oblig XKCD on Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA? · · Score: 1

    How to steal digital works:

    use mv instead of cp.

    heh