User: jfdavis668

Black water rafting

On: Cassini Discovers First River On Another World

I can start planning my black water rafting trip.

What was the last version which actually did?

On: Linux Nukes 386 Support

Which kernel version was the last to actually run on a real 80386?

Re:Never met anyone who uses it.

On: FreeBSD Project Falls Short of Year End Funding Target By Nearly 50%

No, I don't think I ever met you. Nice to meet you.

Never met anyone who uses it.

On: FreeBSD Project Falls Short of Year End Funding Target By Nearly 50%

I have never met anyone in person who uses it. I know some must.

Charge monthly usage rate

On: Nationwide Google Fiber Deployment Would Cost $140 Billion

That way you make money as you go. You get repaid by each installation sold. Yes, it costs money to operate them, but you charge a little extra. You don't plop down $140B in one lump sum.

Re:Weaponized

On: Thorium Fuel Has Proliferation Risk

Sure they can, but you can stop them with the Holy Hand Grenade.

Re:Fix 'em good.

On: The Trouble With Bringing Your Business Laptop To China

A good old model 100 would do wonders. Do they make powerpoint and outlook for one?

Re:Wow, just on version 3 still?

On: Linus Torvalds Delays Linux 3.7, Releases 3.7-rc8 Kernel Instead

And Apple is still on Mac OS 10.

WinFS

On: Ask Slashdot: Best File System For Web Hosting?

It will be released someday

Maybe they will finish Blackcomb by then

On: Windows Blue: Microsoft's Plan To Release a New Version of Windows Every Year

Still waiting for WinFS

Re:Thoughts

On: What Will NASA Do With Its Gifted Spy 'Scopes?

I don't know where I found out, but I knew soon after Hubble that the more were made for spy missions. It has been known for quite a while, just doesn't seem to be general knowledge.

Re:The Mythbusters way

On: Ask Slashdot: Geekiest Way To Cook a Turkey?

Burning C4 would be similar to barbecuing with just charcoal lighter fluid. Very petroleum like smell.

Re:A beowulf cluster

On: Ask Slashdot: Geekiest Way To Cook a Turkey?

I don't know if that is the geekiest way, but it is certainly the /. way. Great idea.

The Mythbusters way

On: Ask Slashdot: Geekiest Way To Cook a Turkey?

Strapped to a ship's radar, or with C4.

Can we install live web cams

On: High-Voltage Fences For Zapping Would-Be Copper Thieves

to watch the action?

Re:Link to article has extra character at end

On: Facebook Switching To HTTPS By Default

Thank you.

Need password

On: Facebook Switching To HTTPS By Default

Would be helpful if I didn't need a password to read the linked article.

Windows 8 on Windows 7

On: IE 10 Almost Finished For Windows 7 With Final Preview

Why the Windows 8 look and feel on a Windows 7 piece of software?

The Matrix

On: Salt Lake City Police To Wear Camera Glasses

Let's just skip this and go straight to the Matrix. Make all of life virtual, so we can replay it if there is a trial.

Re:TI-89 rules!

On: Color-Screen TI-84 Plus Calculator Leaked

I also loved the original TI-89, but it wasn't specially grate. It may have been especially great.

Re:320x240 LCD?

On: Color-Screen TI-84 Plus Calculator Leaked

Probably still a Z80 processor. Doesn't need MAME, no need for emulation. Good thing TI finally beat CGA graphics.

I miss iPod Socks

On: The Island of Lost Apple Products

I didn't know they existed before reading this article, but I still miss them. :(

By the way

On: Microsoft Urges Businesses To Get Off XP

IBM urges you to get off OS/2, too.

While you are at it

On: Facebook Joins Linaro Linux-on-ARM Effort

Can you get Linux to run on a 6502? Thanks.

I agree with Linus

On: Linus Torvalds Tries KDE, Likes It So Far

All the desktop UI need to start focusing on what users need, not flashy features that aren't really useful.