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  1. Re:Education... on Arkansas Has a Growing Population of "Climate Change Refugees" · · Score: 1

    Better then Marshall islands. That appears to be enough.

  2. Re:Who cares on Young Climate Activists Sue Obama Over Climate Change Inaction (cnn.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He's hip hop savy. That makes it important.

  3. Re:What do you plan to do? on Hardware For a Cheap Linux Desktop (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Or maybe just a computer on a stick

  4. Re:Bla Bla Bla on Hardware For a Cheap Linux Desktop (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a power hog

  5. Re:What about other life goals? on Facebook Expands Parental Leave Policy For All Employees Globally (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Because the economy and society will collapse without people having children?

  6. Re:Too many tasks on Ask Slashdot: Buy Or Build a High End Gaming PC? · · Score: 2

    Yeah half of the fun of linux is wiping things out, messing around with different distros etc which would be annoying to the other people using the machine. Get yourself an old thinkpad to experiment with.

  7. Re:Soo... Aerogel? on Scientists Turn Gold Into Foam That's Nearly As Light As Air (www.ethz.ch) · · Score: 1

    I wonder heavy metal foams would be a good lightweight radiation shield? At first blush you would think it is weight/density dependent but if you have to wonder if radiation aligns itself with the 'holes' between the atoms.

  8. Must be a hoot!

  9. Re:My beanburger tastes like real meat, which I ha on The Quest For the Ultimate Vacuum Tube (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Yup- ratio of transistor applications to tube applications is probably million to one

  10. TV with API would be nice on What Is the Future of the Television? (ben-evans.com) · · Score: 1

    Instead of a 'smart' tv how about one with an api that would let you control the TV from a connected device?

  11. don't understand the math on Even the Dumbest Ransomware Is Almost Unremovable On Smart TVs (symantec.com) · · Score: 2

    Wouldn't your rather spend the money used for 'smart' features on better screen or electronics?

  12. Re:Why Are They Called Smart TVs? on Even the Dumbest Ransomware Is Almost Unremovable On Smart TVs (symantec.com) · · Score: 1

    You can be pretty sure that any consumer product with 'smart' on it, isn't. Like those minivans that say 'sport' on the side.

  13. Re:smart tvs are not smart on Even the Dumbest Ransomware Is Almost Unremovable On Smart TVs (symantec.com) · · Score: 1

    I am sure most are aware but these smart tvs are riddled with manufacturer installed spyware.

  14. Re:Slashdot is not your personal blog on Dark Matter Grows Hair Around Stars and Planets (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen them come an go over the years but this is probably one of the least benign cases of self promotion.

  15. Re:There's an old curse on Turkey Downs Allegedly Intruding Russian Fighter Near Syria Border (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    What is a worst case technology 'loss', like 40 years? This would hardly put us in the stone ages.

  16. Re:Institutional Knowledge on Can Full-Time Tech Workers Survive the Gig Economy? (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    No way- things like healthcare are driven by government regulation, so you are going to end up with private sector business processes that are a convoluted mess.

  17. Re:There's an old curse on Turkey Downs Allegedly Intruding Russian Fighter Near Syria Border (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    During the height of the cold war a full out exchange would have resulted in billions of survivors.

    http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/82j...

  18. Re:Stackoverflow didn't invent buckethead programm on Stack Overflow and the Zeitgeist of Computer Programming (priceonomics.com) · · Score: 1

    I remember when the goto source was dejanews....

  19. fleshlight Re: milking machines are for cows on Ask Slashdot: What Single Change Would You Make To a Tech Product? · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about turning fleshlight into a girlfriend?

  20. Hubris on Stack Overflow and the Zeitgeist of Computer Programming (priceonomics.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "Others are worried about how Stack Overflow has impacted programming fundamentals. Some critics believe that rather than truly struggling with a problem, developers can now just ask Stack Overflow users to solve it for them"

    It's pretty rare that someone will discover on their own a better solution then a more experienced developer. I have learned quite a lot looking at other's solutions to a problem... in particular where the tool is not the best for the job.

  21. Re:Surprised? on George Lucas: "I'm Done With Star Wars" · · Score: 1

    Yes there is nothing memorable at all about the story-line it is completely disposable other then the fall of Anikan...

  22. Re:Marketing costs? Do me a favor on AMA Calls For Ban On Direct-To-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    I think the OP was talking about compliance in all phases of drug development and distribution that go well beyond marketing. They are extensive and expensive!

  23. Re:Manufacturing is Hard on Another Crowd-funded Drone Project Collapses (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Also the incentive to squander the money and not deliver is greater- sure your name gets dragged through the mud but it is 3.5 million dollars!

  24. resistance in a conductor is easy to engineer around but resistance due to corrosion isn't

  25. Re:What did they do for science on Could a Change In Wording Attract More Women To Infosec? (csoonline.com) · · Score: 1

    So how are they recruiting differently for IT vs sciences? Did they use a more appealing language for chemistry or mathematics- probably not. So you are agreeing that the premise of the OP is incorrect?