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  1. Programmer > Engineer on Should Programmers Be Called Engineers? (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah programmers apparently have no hard tasks, but to create apps and games.

    AND to create all the applications that do all the engineering automatically for engineers so they don't have to anymore.

    Face palm.

  2. To bad it isn't an even number on Celebrate the 200th Birthday of George Boole With Logic (i-programmer.info) · · Score: 1

    We got to wait another 56 years.

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

    A playboy or hustler phone would be cool for guys. Playboy would do well for women as well, since they like the bunny icon.

  4. Wrong company for the Job on Oregon Suing Oracle Over Obamacare Site, But Still Needs Oracle's Help · · Score: 1

    For some reason companies and individuals believe they can just jump right into ACA and develop a website that can meet all the requirements. That is not the case what so ever. Integrated Eligibility systems have been around for 2 decades, and there are teams that specialize in them. Just because it is a website, doesn't mean it is easy. You have historical legation that you must understand, then you have state specific customization on gray areas of the law.

    These systems can range from 500k to 6 million lines of code. For a company to come in and produce the average, 3 million lines of code, within a year, including the entire SDLC process is insane. But that is what ACA was. The federal system had 3 years, but some of the states started late and only had 1 year from start to finish.

    Summary: ACA was high risk, if you didn't know what you were doing.

  5. Re:What the fuck? on Oregon Suing Oracle Over Obamacare Site, But Still Needs Oracle's Help · · Score: 1

    If you look it up. They hired Deloitte to come in to assess the situation. Deloitte delivered a dozen of these sites successfully.

    They are opting for option 3 which is use the federal site.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/or...

  6. Bias on Ask Slashdot: "Real" Computer Scientists vs. Modern Curriculum? · · Score: 1

    Everyone has a bias on what a true developer should be. You will not have the same interview for the same job title no matter what industry. Some managers will worry about how long it takes you to complete your work; Some managers will worry about the quality of work; If an architect interviews you they may care only about the design patterns you know; There is a Bias for everything. If your want to know a very low level language you need to know about memory management. If you want to use an abstracted language you should at least know it exists.

  7. The password should incriminate on another crime on Mass. Supreme Court Says Defendant Can Be Compelled To Decrypt Data · · Score: 1

    If a password self incriminates yourself on another crime it throws a new twist into the whole mix.

  8. Re:.Nyet ! on Ask Slashdot: Reviewing 3rd Party Libraries? · · Score: 1

    You do know that isn't true. Microsoft has open sourced a lot of their primary libraries.

  9. Hp Fortify on Ask Slashdot: Reviewing 3rd Party Libraries? · · Score: 1

    http://www8.hp.com/in/en/softw... This product scans yours and third party libraries for security problems. It doesn't scan for standards or performance. For performance you can use red gate ants, but there isn't anything for standards.

  10. Not a Trusted Source on Hacker Says He Could Access 70,000 Healthcare.Gov Records In 4 Minutes · · Score: 2

    I heard this guy over the radio. He was saying "S-Q-L Injection" instead of "Seaquel Injection", so I can't trust his expert opinion.

  11. Happened to me on American on Don't Fly During Ramadan · · Score: 1

    I passed the second private screening, but American wouldn't let me fly. I bought a ticket on United, they actually helped me through security without purchasing a ticket as it was pending from my travel agency. I got to my destination, and told an American Manager they wouldn't let me fly from the previous city. The report said that it was because TSA denied me, I explained to her that if TSA denied me how am I here. They gave me a full refund for a non-refundable ticket.

  12. Then you have the illegal is the only way on Piracy Rates Plummet As Legal Alternatives Come To Norway · · Score: 1

    I pay for Netflix + DVD, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime + rental, and will rent from Xbox Video. I am left with basic cable, as I do not have ownership of my that contract for where I live. If I want to watch the new season of Game of Thrones I will have to wait 1 year. This leaves me with illegal is the only way because of HBO.

  13. PostSharp & Reflector on Visual Studio vs. Eclipse: a Programmer's Comparison · · Score: 1

    I run VS Ultimate withe PostSharp and RedGate Reflector. It is really the best set of tools you can get. PostSharp completely helps with cleaning code. Reflector help debug what 3rd party assemblies are doing.

  14. Re:I have both a Math and CS Degree on Ask Slashdot: How Important Is Advanced Math In a CS Degree? · · Score: 1

    Linear if you ever want to do video games or graphics.

  15. I have both a Math and CS Degree on Ask Slashdot: How Important Is Advanced Math In a CS Degree? · · Score: 1

    Discrete and Numerical Analysis are the only classes that I recommend. I am the Lead Architect of a Mega Scale project, and can honestly say I never use those advance method concepts. I do although recommend learning the thought process that comes along with those math classes. There are projects that use a lot of computations, but many don't. Try to learn the ideas behind it all, and then forget the formulas, you can always look them up.

  16. Key Logger on Ask Slashdot: Should Employers Ban Smartphones? · · Score: 1

    There has been many projects that use statistics to create a remote key logger based off of sound or vibrations picked up by the acceleration of the phone. The sound and vibration in the table you make by typing actually can be used to figure out to a high accuracy what you typed. Meaning a virus in your phone could figure out where you work and your passwords. But also, they could use lasers to measure the vibration of the window to pick up the sound waves. Your screwed either way.

  17. Legally on Ask Slashdot: Video Monitors For Areas That Are Off the Grid? · · Score: 2

    Legally the only restriction is audio recording someone without their consent where they do not have an expectation to privacy. That means if they are trespassing or dumping illegally they should not have an expectation of privacy. Excluding audio removes any legal issues, but you may be in your own right to audio record them if it is your property.

  18. Toys R US on Ask Slashdot: Best Computer For a 7-Year Old? · · Score: 1
  19. Re:nonsense like this on Social Robots May Gain Legal Rights, Says MIT Researcher · · Score: 1

    I am pretty sure one day we will look back on the printer scene in Office Space and cruel or unusual punishment.

    Pc Load Letter != beat to death with a baseball bat

    Might as well destroy as many stupid electronics while we still can.

  20. Easy on 'Wiki Weapon Project' Wants Your 3D-Printable Guns · · Score: 1

    Sorry for this bad ascii art but I try. Periods are just spacing.

    ____ Spring...... ____________________________________
    |......|_^_^_^_^_^|...........|_____________________________|
    |......___FP___..|} ...|Bullet)_____Barrel not threaded______|
    |___| v..v..v...v.. v|______|_____________________________|

    ^Handle .............. ^Threaded connection
    FP = Firing Pin

    So it is really basic when you only want to fire one bullet. You have a spring loaded handle, when you release it, it goes forward and hits the bullet. Your barrel just threads onto the spring loaded firing pin handle. This way you can load the bullet in.

    Assuming that the barrel will not last, you can just make multiple barrels and just use one handle.

  21. Hand Jobs on Booted From Airplane For Wearing Anti-TSA T-shirt · · Score: 1

    So I had a similar experience. It was the first time I had to op-out. After the pat down, I tested positive for explosive residue. So I had to go to their second level pat down. At this point I was pretty frustrated, and started to belittle the TSA. When they open handed my junk, I said "Did you go to school to learn to give hand jobs like that?"

    Needless to say they were not very happy, but I passed their second level screening. Since they couldn't do anything more, they called AA's manager, who just came in and said "Your not flying with us today." and left.

    I went out bought another ticket with Continental, and talked to their manager about what happened. He expressed how he hated the TSA. Before my ticket was even confirmed with my agent. He gave me a pass to get through security without a ticket. I go through TSA wink and the officer who I made the comment to, and flew that same day.

    When I got to my destination, I went to AA's counter and asked for a refund, on my non-refundable ticket. She said the notes said "You failed TSA's screening." I said well I made it here didn't I? She called head quarters, and they gave me a full refund.

  22. Re:Better than... on Monitoring Weapons Bans With Social Media · · Score: 1

    Oh shit, this probably has marked as potentially having weapons.

  23. Better than... on Monitoring Weapons Bans With Social Media · · Score: 1

    Better than the TSA raping us.

  24. Re:Get ready on 12 Dead, 50 Injured at The Dark Knight Rises Showing In Colorado · · Score: 1

    Exactly what I was thinking. These scares allow citizens to accept violations in their privacy.

    Shoe Bomb: Now they scan your shoes.

    Underwear Bomb: Now they take naked pictures of you with imagers.

    Bridge Bomb: They will now extend their searches to your vechile.

    Movie Bomb: They will now extend their searches to entertainment.

    ...Toliet Bomb: They will now extend their seaches to the bathrooms.

  25. 6 second mark in the video. on Mysterious Sprite Photographed By ISS Astronaut · · Score: 2

    For thoses who are watching the video. It is at the 6 sec mark in the middle right. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/myanmar_iss_20120430/myanmar_iss_20120430HD_web.mov