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  1. Well, if we find some Tree of Life, that would solve itself. At least we can start hiring some Belters.

  2. Call Larry Niven. Time to build the Ringworld.

  3. ISPF on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    Almost forgot ISPF. Can't do anything on a mainframe without it.

  4. Re:Word Perfect 5 on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    Used it for years to make amazing documents. Wouldn't want to do it again.

  5. DBase III on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    This is the product which made it easy to process large amounts of data on a PC. Never made a good windowed transition.

  6. Re:ncsa mosaic on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 2

    I still remember downloading the source and running the make file on HP UX. Amazing compared to Gopher.

  7. Re:Zork on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    I still play a copy of that every so often.

  8. Re:VisiCalc on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    I still have a copy of this, which can run on 32 bit Windows. Amazing what we used to use.

  9. Re:at the most they can shed light.. on Anonymous Warhead Targets US Sentencing Commission · · Score: 1

    Laws are made by both the Federal Government and the States. The guidelines are in place so the punishment for a crime in one state is similar to the same crime in another state.

  10. First page of Google results on Thousands of Publicly Accessible Printers Searchable On Google · · Score: 4, Funny

    I pity the people who's printers show up on the first page of Google results.

  11. Re:Jenny Craig on Mystery of the Shrunken Proton · · Score: 1

    Since we can now see the Higgs Boson, they decided to lose some weight.

  12. Use hacking tools on dedicated network on CTO Says Al-Khabaz Expulsion Shows CS Departments Stuck In "Pre-Internet Era" · · Score: 1

    I obtained a Masters in CS a few years ago. Security was a big topic for the department. We had a dedicated network and set of servers to learn, test and use the type of software that Al-Khabaz used. We do not use it on live networks against production servers. You never do that without knowledge of everyone involved. Same way where I work. Doing what he did would get you fired. If you find a security hole, point it out to the appropriate people. Then let them fix it, don't keep poking it with a stick. If your network and servers have appropriate security monitoring software, this would set off every alarm in the place.

  13. 64 or 32 bit? on Microsoft Surface Pro Arrives Feb. 9 · · Score: 1

    Anyone know if it runs 32 bit or 64 bit Windows?

  14. Re:Let the bashing begin! on Microsoft Surface Pro Arrives Feb. 9 · · Score: 1

    I put a kickstand on my bike, and all the neighborhood kids are amazed by it. They never even heard of one. I was just tired of finding something to lean it on.

  15. Re:fedup on Fedora 18 Installer: Counterintuitive and Confusing? · · Score: 1

    Didn't expect a new way to update. Took a couple of minutes to discover Fedup. It worked, but I had no idea what I was getting into when it started. Very strange way to update.

  16. Re:A better response on Bug Sends Lost-Phone Seekers To Same Wrong Address · · Score: 1

    You know what you doing

  17. Re:A better response on Bug Sends Lost-Phone Seekers To Same Wrong Address · · Score: 1

    Maybe we can use a Beowulf cluster to find lost phones. Or else find people who are looking for lost phones.

  18. Re:It's also impossible to prevent fermting alcoho on 3D Printable Ammo Clip Skirts New Proposed Gun Laws · · Score: 0

    It is legal to make alcohol at home. It is just illegal to sell it, or drive drunk. Are you suggesting that is should be legal to make 30 round magazines at home?

  19. Re:what a waste on Nuclear Rocket Petition On White House Website · · Score: 1

    Depleted uranium is useless as a fuel. That is why it is referred to as depleted. The highly radioactive element is removed. I think you are referring to spent nuclear fuel, which was enriched with more highly radioactive elements (taken from the depleted uranium). Once used as fuel, it is full of highly radioactive elements which are not useful for energy production, but very dangerous.

  20. Re:to the americna retards on Nuclear Rocket Petition On White House Website · · Score: 1

    This thread isn't about nuclear weapons or explosions. It uses a nuclear reactor to heat a gas and expel it at high speed, therefore pushing a spacecraft. There is no treaty banning that. Also, learn to spell.

  21. Re:Have some shame on Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't know him personally, but many people who are successful that early in life are rather high strung. The feeling of helplessness in dealing with a court case may have pushed him over the edge.

  22. Now we can make a Beowolf Cluster! on Windows RT Jailbroken To Run Third-Party Desktop Apps · · Score: 1

    Imagine!

  23. Navy finally moving to Windows 7 on US Military Signs Modernization Deal With Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Along with IE 8. Woo Hoo. So long XP and IE 7.

  24. Re:What exploding middle class? The one in China a on Anti-GMO Activist Recants · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Burgeoning bourgeoisie: For the first time in history more than half the world is middle-class—thanks to rapid growth in emerging countries. John Parker (interviewed here) reports. http://www.economist.com/node/13063298?story_id=13063298&source=hptextfeature

  25. Not easy on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Explain To a Coworker That He Writes Bad Code? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    People are very proud of their work, and do not take criticism well. One way is to ask for his advice on your work. In reviewing it, he may pick up some of your ideas and implement them. Be tactful.