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  1. Re:They surely are shuffling things around on The Upcoming Windows 8.1 Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    You forgot about the similarly infuriating 'R2' for server software.

  2. Re:You dont want a car completely reliant on the e on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    I mean old as in pre- fuel injection etc. Cars being built now will easily go 200k with little maintenance.

  3. Re:You dont want a car completely reliant on the e on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am 40 something and I remember the reliability of old cars was crap. If it didn't run out of power there were a hundred other reasons it wouldn't start it the body hadn't already completely rusted off. I will take a new car over an old one any day.

  4. Thank you summary guy on BMW Created the Most Efficient Electric Car In the US · · Score: 4, Interesting

    for mentioning the range of the scion and none of the other vehicles

  5. Re:High Fat Low Carb, Paleo/Primal on You Are What You're Tricked Into Eating · · Score: 1

    If you look through the data the closer the Alaskan tribes are to civilization the higher their diabetes risk.

  6. Bad acting... on NASA Honors William Shatner With Distinguished Public Service Medal · · Score: 1

    makes us want to escape this planet!

  7. Re:Missing definition on In the US, Rich Now Work Longer Hours Than the Poor · · Score: 1

    Donald Trump never lost his own money he lost other investor's money.

  8. Re:We live like kings and queens already on SSD-HDD Price Gap Won't Go Away Anytime Soon · · Score: 1

    I don't think it is a matter of 'throwing in capacity'- it's just that increasing data density on the platter directly corresponds to increases in speed.

  9. Re:you want school shootings? on Student Records Kids Who Bully Him, Then Gets Threatened With Wiretapping Charge · · Score: 1

    I believe that 'zero tolerance' teaches.... zero tolerance! If administrators are an example then students should use black and white thinking as well, with the expected extreme results.

  10. Re:Long-term view on things on Humans Are Taking Jobs From Robots In Japan · · Score: 2

    I have some Japanese saws myself- (mass produced and induction hardened, not what the OP is talking about). They are designed for only cutting on the pull stroke and cut quickly and accurately. Japanese woodworking techniques and tools really are a national treasure...

  11. Re:If only on Bachelor's Degree: An Unnecessary Path To a Tech Job · · Score: 1

    It's like saying a degree in mechanical engineering has little to do with being an auto mechanic... because it doesn't.

  12. Re:Good for devs. on The New 'One Microsoft' Is Finally Poised For the Future · · Score: 1

    Neither will WCF. That wasn't the point.

  13. Summary for those who get suicidal from corpspeak on The New 'One Microsoft' Is Finally Poised For the Future · · Score: 1

    Windows operating system will be free for devices under 9 inches

    EOM

  14. Re:Good for devs. on The New 'One Microsoft' Is Finally Poised For the Future · · Score: 1

    If we went 'ad nauseum' with your example everyone will still be using COM and ActiveX

  15. Re:Coal Miners can code on Michael Bloomberg: You Can't Teach a Coal Miner To Code · · Score: 1

    That's kind of like calling a chemical engineer a chemical worker (ie the guy rolling drums around and pumping things into tanks). SCM is a rigorous school and he was probably exposed to a lot of engineering themes useful for IT.

  16. Windows 9 on 3D Display Uses Misted Water · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope they don't force us to use the fog-mist interface on the desktop.

  17. Re:Should be objective, not biased... on Ask Slashdot: How To Start With Linux In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    Probably the power this thing eats in a year could be a new computer.

  18. Re:WTF? on Navy Debuts New Railgun That Launches Shells at Mach 7 · · Score: 2

    Probably includes cost of rail maintenance- most artillery pieces need to be re-barreled at some interval as well.

  19. Re:Power? on Navy Debuts New Railgun That Launches Shells at Mach 7 · · Score: 1

    Not sure if the Navy design uses one but they can be powered with a compulsator as well.

  20. Re:NoSQL? on Ask Slashdot: Which NoSQL Database For New Project? · · Score: 1

    If they use a RDBMS, they don't need to hire someone with a specialized skill set, at least for that part of the application.

  21. Re:Solution looking for a problem on Ask Slashdot: Which NoSQL Database For New Project? · · Score: 1

    After working on dozens of large projects I would suggest that if you want whatever you are doing to be successful you need to be ruthless about removing any kind of complexity or opacity from your solution.

  22. Re:NoSQL? on Ask Slashdot: Which NoSQL Database For New Project? · · Score: 1

    You will also have a hard time hiring developers to work on it, if you ever get to that point.

  23. Re:What a joke on Comcast Takes 2014 Prize For Worst Company In America · · Score: 1

    The trick is to ask the support person to have your account closed and then they will connect you with someone that can help you.

  24. Put it on Ebay on Rover Curiosity Discovers Australia-Shaped Rock On Mars · · Score: 2

    This would be highlight of my Australian shaped rock collection

  25. yamaha concert grand costs about the same as the Steinway

    http://www.bluebookofpianos.co...