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  1. Re:Monty Python references, please! on RIM CEO: 'There's Nothing Wrong With the Company' · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Good Development Culture on Ask Slashdot: What Defines Good Developer Culture? · · Score: 1, Funny

    An emphasis on keeping high-quality & intelligent developers. Don't ever let intellectually lazy developers onto your team.

    We have a solution for lazy developers. Well, a solution for the whole team. Keeps things simple:

    We're adding a little something to this month's developer salaries. First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody want to see second prize?
    Second prize is a set of steak knives.
    Third prize is you're fired.

  3. Re:Upgrade Instructions for Cisco Clients on Cisco Pushing 'Cloud Connect' Router Firmware, Allows Web History Tracking · · Score: 4, Informative

    or Tomato, or DD wrt

  4. you what? on Game of Thrones: Bush's Head Gets a Makeover · · Score: 5, Informative

    They Digitally Edited Out the likeness of Bush? An apology is one thing, but why the fuck does anyone need to remaster post-release films which contain accidental heads?

  5. Re:Unit? on Dr. Dobb's 2012 Salary Survey · · Score: 0

    you misspelt anus

    Per hole

  6. you're all worthless and weak on Are We Failing To Prepare Children For Leadership In the US? · · Score: 5, Funny

    No American child would be caught dead allowing a Swiss teacher to wipe dirt off their hard-earned American Hot Dogs. Freedom Dogs 4eva!

  7. Re:I do not like green eggs and ham on "Twisted" OAM Beams Carry 2.5 Terabits Per Second · · Score: 4, Funny

    First, they twisted my ARM, then they twisted my Ethernet, now they're twisting my wireless. I shall twist no more!

  8. Re:Floods on Tech Manufacturing Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... and could possibly happen again this year.

    OR will inevitably happen as long as there is a method for corporations to profit more from disaster than from manufacturing.

  9. A nice approach perhaps... on MemSQL Makers Say They've Created the Fastest Database On the Planet · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It sounds cool, but we can get 200k iops on Raid10 SSD without degradation.

  10. Re:but handling uncertainty isn't easy on Strong AI and the Imminent Revolution In Robotics · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Oh, of course. But pretending that these "breakthroughs in handling uncertainty" are just a minor stumbling block is somewhat silly. These are some of the hardest problems in maths right now, and there are no easy solutions on the horizon.

    Not to mention that robotics has many other problems to solve, like sensing pressure, navigating obstacles, and making sense of the visual landscape. All of things combined are not going to happen in ten years.

  11. Re:Governments fall on Romanian Prime Minister Accused of Plagiarism · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ponta is innocent of such allegations. He paid someone to write his thesis so he is the victim here. These infidel hackers who stole from the publications should suffer. People in a position of power should always have the right to pretend to do something without fear of recrimination for work that was totally paid in full years ago! Go find those crooks, damnit!

  12. Re:No TLDs on How Would You Redesign the TLD Hierarchy? · · Score: 2

    absolutely agree with this. And while they're at it, get rid of the "www" default nomenclature.

    That has nothing to do with tld. As a website admin I can point you to _. or www. or ask.slashdot.org or whatever I want. You typed it in so you need to do the unlearning, not the root.

    And this proves the heart of the problem. Users, webmasters, designers, and even web architects can't convince themselves to get rid of www. so how can you expect the whole world to drop .com for .web?

  13. Re:When all you have is a hammer... on Microsoft Announces 'Surface' Tablet · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind that there is functionality that MS could theoretically provide that Apple and Google have no interest in. For instance, domain managed applications and login, resilient file sharing, group policies, etc. If any of these items surface (pun!), in the new product, there will be at least a corporate buying spree. RIM has nearly fallen off the face of the planet and we still have presidents and CEOs running around with Blackberrys just for the encryption. MS does have an open door here. No clue if they will actually capture it. Part of me feels like they will miss an amazing opportunity.

  14. Re:"I'm still waiting for my under $50 Macbook." on The $45 Windows Laptop · · Score: 0

    Why not call the $45 netbook a micro-tablet and beat Apple to the marketing hype? It would fail miserably anyway but at least we would feel really important.

  15. Re:Same As the NTSB on No Tech Panacea For Tech-Distracted Driving · · Score: 2

    My car has a nanny for the built-in GPS map. You can't do anything while you're driving. even at 2 MPH which means you have to pull over just to select a different destination.

    Of course, someone hacked the somnabitch and normal usage is re-enabled. I don't see a point to trying to nanny bad drivers. They suck no matter what you do.

  16. error in submission on History Will Revere Bill Gates and Forget Steve Jobs, Says Author · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..it was like making him send his final emails using Windows

    The problem is twofold. First of all, sending an email using Windows is actually better than using a Mac, which treats email like some archaic throwback to the dark ages.
    The second is that Jobs hatred of Windows was as much a blessing as it was a curse. There was nothing wrong with giving people a decent car to drive. So what if it is not god's gift to mankind. It is amazing that Steve did what he did but it was driven by his perception of what is better. Ultimately both were businessmen who did well. One left to focus on something else. Both will be dead. Both will be remembered. And it's unlikely that either will fade.

  17. Re:1984 much? on Intel To Launch TV Service With Facial Recognition By End of the Year · · Score: 1

    It is not called "tech", it is called "voting booth".

  18. Re:Fuck women on Why Young Males Are No Longer the Most Important Tech Demographic · · Score: 0
  19. Re:It's not a tax, it's an improvement on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 0
  20. It's not a tax, it's an improvement on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's nice to see so many cities are willing to help us out by telling us what to buy, then moving those funds to "help people" and "create jobs". The rhetoric is unending and unhelpful. I really don't care if this helps kids for five minutes, because ten minutes from now they'll switch to cheap artificially sweetened drinks that are cancerous. We don't need to talk about that though, just the fact's ma'am.

  21. Re:It's all about the money on The Art of Elections Forecasting · · Score: -1

    Fro some reason, rational discussion of Libbers makes me want to roll in dung.

  22. Re:There are so many crimes on Could Cops Use Google As Pre-Cogs? · · Score: 2

    All the more reason why we need to be protected. Freedom and Security are the same. I believe Google's tight integration with the Universe of Vast Knowledge should provide real-time updates on who is searching for anything related to crimes, or acts of unsociable conduct, and we should be investigating dangerous people all the time. Especially those who thought of doing something bad. Hopefully we will smother them all with their ungood think and trying to hide from the video feed we installed in their internet TVs.

  23. Re:Get a refill.. on Soda Ban May Hit the Big Apple · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a nudge. The law will induce people to drink less soda even though people are allowed to drink as much soda as they want. A variety of studies have shown that people's eating behavior are highly impacted by serving size.

    Don't worry more nudges to come.
    Next the city will levy fines on all 8-slice pizzerias. A new mandate will dictate they be cut into 16 slices to reduce the amount of fat consumed by New Yorkers.

    Thank god for the law-by-fiat of the Mayor and his self-appointed Health Dept. No need for a City Council when you can just bypass them.

  24. Re:Processing Scheme of the Brain Cracked!!!!!! on Backyard Brains Can Help Satisfy Your Inner Frankenstein (Video) · · Score: 1

    Current science is wrong.

    Unbelievable.

    If current science = wrong
    and unproven thought = believable
    therefor non-science = truth!

  25. Re:Damn! on Backyard Brains Can Help Satisfy Your Inner Frankenstein (Video) · · Score: 1

    You can't remove legs from cockroaches in Europe?