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  1. Re:Fleet of Worlds? on Probable Rogue Planet Spotted · · Score: 1

    Only the one is populated enough not to need a sun. The others are probably nearby.

  2. Re:Not Going to Happen on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For Developers To Start Their Own Union? · · Score: 1

    Like the one that the post I replied to made about all developers wanting a union?

  3. Re:don't be a chump on Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? · · Score: 1

    Zip ties are like $1 for a box of 100. If you need to rewire who cares? You still have 95 left.

  4. Re:...and don't forget... on Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? · · Score: 1

    Yes. It also helps if you leave the top off the can. You never know when you might need it in a hurry. It is lubricant so it never dries out.

  5. Shorten and Zip Ties on Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? · · Score: 1

    I use the shortest cables I can get away with while leaving a little slack for things that move.
    If the cables have a lot of extra length wrap them up and zip tie them.
    Run your cable along the poles and stuff you have using zip ties, use the cable management your hardware comes with. A lot of monitor stands have places to run the wires through.
    Adjust the position of your equipment to optimize wiring if you can. I put my power strip and tower on my desk and it drastically improved the wire management. That is 8 power cords that aren't tangled up beneath the desk anymore.

  6. Re:Not Going to Happen on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For Developers To Start Their Own Union? · · Score: 1

    I know a lot of developers and none has ever claimed to want a union.

  7. Re:The War On Common Sense on Glow-In-The-Dark Smart Highways Coming To the Netherlands In 2013 · · Score: 1

    Because they provide no value.

  8. You lick my lollypop I'll hug your chicken. on How To Hug a Chicken Via the Internet · · Score: 1

    Isn't that a hip hop song?

  9. Re:playstation 3 supports that on 3dtvs on One Screen, Multiple Views · · Score: 1

    But you still hear the other player's sounds unless you also do something similar with headphones.
    Also it doesn't work as well as the 3D alternating shutters because you are alternating for the same amount of time seeing an image and seeing nothing. Along with that you also could be losing a lot of visual quality because you're getting half your potential frame rate.

  10. good for presentations, not much else on One Screen, Multiple Views · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The technology is pretty cool and there are some uses for it but I think in most cases it would just be better to have multiple screens.
    The only times I really see much use for is slide show type presentations. The presenter has some extra notes he can read while the audience just sees the slides.

  11. Re:Unfortunately for Arduino on New Arduino Due Brings More Power To the Table · · Score: 1

    The Raspberry Pi only has 4 IO pins. The new arduino has 54. The whole point of arduinos is the IO stuff. It isn't supposed to be used as a general purpose computer.

  12. micro usb on Standard For Electric Car Charging Announced · · Score: 1

    Why can't they just use micro usb like everyone else?

  13. Re:Comic Book College of Knowledge on Free Online Education Unwelcome In Minnesota · · Score: 1

    College isn't exactly the same as University. Also I believe you meant except.

  14. Re:Environmentalists on Huge Geoengineering Project Violates UN Rules · · Score: 1

    What about "Planned Parenthood"?

  15. Re:Damn. on AMD Reportedly Preparing Massive Layoff · · Score: 1

    It isn't just Intel beating them. Intel is beating them in desktop and laptop processors. Nvidia and Intel are beating them in video cards. The tablet and mobile market is expanding as desktop as shrinking and other companies are taking that market share.

  16. Blue Collar needed, but so are White Collar on The Case For the Blue Collar Coder · · Score: 1

    Sometimes businesses have great ideas that they need coded but can't afford expensive developers.
    They need the cheap blue collar coders to just get it done and working.
    Once they get it working the business starts making money and expanding beyond the original programs ability. That is when they bring in the expensive developers that can program it the right way so that it can be secure and handle everything the business throws at it.

    We need both kinds of developers. The cheap ones help create jobs for the expensive ones.

  17. Re:Everybody knows. on Student Publishes Extensive Statistics On the Population of Middle-Earth · · Score: 1

    I thought dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground.

  18. Re:nothing new at all needed on How We'll Get To 54.5 Mpg By 2025 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A poorly designed merge section from one highway to another is what convinced me I needed a quick car.
    It isn't safe merging into 60+ MPH traffic at 30 MPH. Top speed typically isn't a problem but acceleration on cars with wimpy engines is.

  19. Re:Who uses Review sites? on Shakedowns To Fix Negative Online Reviews · · Score: 1

    IMDB owns them and rakes in the cash.

  20. Re:the message is clear: MAKE IT !!! on You Can't Print a Gun If You Have No 3D Printer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Take a look at Switzerland. They have amoung the highest amount of firearms per person but the lowest gun crime rate.

  21. Re:Speed is not as relevant as it once was on The Fastest ISPs In the US · · Score: 1

    I get 50/20 Mbit from Verizon LTE on my phone. But if I downloaded at full speed I would hit my 2GB MONTHLY cap in under 10 MINUTES.
    I can browse web sites really fast but that is about all the higher speed gives me. I could stream music just fine with 3G speeds. Videos and tethering would hit my cap too fast.

  22. Re:Silly on Is the Can Worse Than the Soda? · · Score: 1

    They make BPA free plastic.

  23. Re:Note to TSA on TSA Spending $245 Million On "Second Generation" Body Scanners · · Score: 1

    Even the most skilled fighter would be lucky to take on a few average people at once. You watch too many movies.

  24. Re:Not ground breaking on How Indie Devs Made an 1,800-Player Action Game Mod In Their Spare Time · · Score: 1

    What about planetside 2?

  25. Re:This explains it! on WD Builds High-Capacity, Helium-Filled HDDs · · Score: 1

    I clicked on the link hoping they were playing football with a helium filled ball. So disappointed.