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  1. Re:Wood frame homes are expensive. on "E-mailable" House Snaps Together Without Nails (clemson.edu) · · Score: 1

    If it didn't use wood they couldn't claim it was carbon neutral. Kind of silly IMHO. If a structure requires carbon but has a service life of 100 years I would say it was well spent....

  2. Well I admit to being a coward.

  3. Is calling a spade a spade bad? on Can a New Type of School Churn Out Developers Faster? (dice.com) · · Score: 1

    I am not talking about a 2 year degree, how about running the place like a trade school, where you have to pass your tests to get certified.

    People that want engineering or computer science degrees would attend university.

  4. Where are the cross-branded phones? on The Pepsi P1 Smartphone Takes Consumer Lock-In Beyond the App (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Although I think the Pepsi thing is dumb you could see a market for something like [your favorite football] team pre-configured with apps that aggregates tweets, stats and news about the team. Logo on case, background etc....

  5. Re:Playboy Smartphone anybody? on The Pepsi P1 Smartphone Takes Consumer Lock-In Beyond the App (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    I am with you on this one. I won't try to guess if it is good or bad for women... but what does it mean?

  6. People dumb enough to eat and drink junk food probably aren't going to use the phone the way you would like them. Using an app to find your products is way too much executive function and effort.

  7. Re:Amazon Fire Phone all over again on The Pepsi P1 Smartphone Takes Consumer Lock-In Beyond the App (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    ...except that in Amazon's case it made some kind of sense. You know,having a bunch of apps that integrate with their website that you could sell product with. What possible benefit could there be for Pepsi? It's just soda for goddsake!

  8. Would No Lethal Force Work? on Ask Slashdot: What Non-lethal Technology Has the Best Chance of Replacing the Gun? · · Score: 1

    You have to wonder what the effect would be on the criminally minded if they believed that the worst case scenario with the police was that they would be immobilized.

  9. Much more interesting on Making Your Graphing Calculator a Musical Instrument · · Score: 3, Funny

    Making your musical instrument a graphing calculator :-)

  10. Re:We have to redefine "malicious" on Windows Phone Store Increasingly Targeted With Fake Mobile Apps · · Score: 1

    Anyone that installs something called 'Malicious App' deserves what they get ;-)

  11. Re:Not quite on Why Is RAM Suddenly So Cheap? It Might Be Windows · · Score: 2

    You do know that there have been a lot of complaints about Windows 10 being inadvertently downloaded without the users consent. People spending cash > Downloaded .

  12. Re:'Dumb' laptop on From Microsoft, HoloLens VR Dev Kit, New Phones, Continuum · · Score: 1

    If you could use the space that electronics and cooling take up for a battery you could get some pretty good run time between charges.

  13. Re: Continuum could be a big hit... on From Microsoft, HoloLens VR Dev Kit, New Phones, Continuum · · Score: 2

    It makes a ton of sense for a office user where you would have to buy them a laptop and a phone.

  14. 'Dumb' laptop on From Microsoft, HoloLens VR Dev Kit, New Phones, Continuum · · Score: 2

    I wonder what form factor you could squeeze out of keyboard/battery/lcd that you would plug your phone into?

  15. Re:Nerdgasm on Review: The Martian · · Score: 1

    None of this will help though... the super wealthy are tying up more and more wealth outside of the economy which is causing a deflationary environment.

  16. Re:More like "lack of clue" instead? on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 1

    What was the budget of the guy that originally broke the story?

  17. Re:On par with 2002 budget on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 0

    I think that is a great idea.... freeze all budget increases. If congress wants to fund something they have to defund something else.

  18. Re:Why does it matter? on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 0

    I remember this thing a few years ago where they were tightening emissions on motorcycles although an reasonable person would realize that motorcycles contribute almost no pollution. The EPA rational was that motorcycle standards hadn't changed in a long time. No wonder they use up their budget!

  19. On par with 2002 budget on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 1

    Why would they need more money now on an inflation adjusted basis then 2002?

  20. Re:Fools Tread. on Apple Bans iFixit Repair App From App Store After Apple TV Teardown · · Score: 0

    Yes, but again does it matter? This is what you get in a closed ecosystem.

  21. Re:Fools Tread. on Apple Bans iFixit Repair App From App Store After Apple TV Teardown · · Score: 1

    Do we know that or does it even matter in this case? Apple can remove apps from it's site for any reason it wants.

  22. Re:Well... on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 1

    I heard they were going to make him sit in the 'comfy chair' too...

  23. Re:Just makes them look even more guilty on Legal Loophole Offers Volkswagen Criminal Immunity · · Score: 2

    That was GM, not Ford.

  24. Re:Click-bait BS on 500 Million Users At Risk of Compromise Via Unpatched WinRAR Bug · · Score: 1

    +1 First person to actually RTFA

  25. Re:"Bioweapon defense" on Tesla Unveils the Model X · · Score: 2

    Sorry to say but hepa filters only work on particles. Skunk and cow stench will go right through :-(