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  1. Re:Dear National Coalition on National Coalition Calls for Campus Censorship of "Offensive" Speech (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    There must be at least a dozen "Trigger" words or "microagressions" in your post.

    Report to the Dean of Student Life immediately.

  2. Who Cares? on Revisiting Why Johnny Can't Code: Have We "Made the Print Too Small"? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Johnny can't cook a souffle, Johnny can't make a dove joint, Johnny, can't fix a car, Johnny can't set a broken arm, Johnny can't balance and income statement, etc.

    But there is at least SOME people that can do it. These are all disciplines/careers that people elect to pursue. Not everyone needs to know how to code. That's stupid. Does everyone need to know how to design, cut, and sew together a pair of pants?

    Does knowing how to code make it any better when Windows or Windows apps go toe up? Really? Are you going to debug Windows or Mathematica because you took a coding class?

  3. PULL! on British Engineers Create Sonic Tractor Beam (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The word tractor was taken from Latin, being the agent noun of trahere "to pull".

    So far, they all push.

  4. Re:The Bigger Tradegy on Alabama Man Sold a Priceless Apollo-Era Lunar Rover Protoype For Scrap Metal (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Not unless they have reclining bucket seats.

  5. ...is that there is not a current lunar lander model people can look at...as in circa 2015.

  6. College dropouts championing schools.

    Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson, etc.

  7. Re:Nope on Coding Academies -- Useful Or Nonsense? (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Would you hire an architect to do masonry or carpentry?

    Skilled trades execute. Structural Engineers and Architects plan and manage.

  8. Re:Nope on Coding Academies -- Useful Or Nonsense? (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe.

    Knowing critical concepts...technical and business is essential. But when it comes to implementing those concepts, you need to know the mechanics. There is a place for code monkeys. Just as there is a place for analysts and architects. No one has, or can have, the complete solution. If you think you do, you are deluded.

  9. Re: How did it fit on a scale it broke? on Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Seen In Eastern Pacific, Strikes In Mexico · · Score: 1

    News reports this morning put the max winds at landfall as 165.

    Sounds middle of the road to high. Not really record breaking.

  10. Re:Wow, slashdot commenters can not RTFA on Landfall Nears For Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    And it's not what I would call anywhere near an accurate statement. The Anemometer was invented in 1846. No one was looking at the storm.

  11. Re:Wow, slashdot editors can not RTFA on Landfall Nears For Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    But that's exactly what they do. Unless you claim that Siberia, American Southwest, the Empty Quarter, middle of the Pacific, etc have full coverage. They make estimates for the majority of locations on the earth.

  12. Re:Wow, slashdot commenters can not RTFA on Landfall Nears For Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Because MPH was defined differently back then. In black and white, or something.

  13. Re:Wow, slashdot editors can not RTFA on Landfall Nears For Strongest Hurricane In Recorded History (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Then maybe you can wait until it actually occurs and we have real information before you run around claiming we will all die.

  14. Re:Irony on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    100% redundant the mod says.

    That was kind of the point.

  15. Re:Green Movement opposition to Nuclear on Technology's Role In a Climate Solution (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 1

    Nuclear Power is in its infancy for all practical matters.

    The future is in nuclear because wind and solar are finite and as you folks like to point out, fossil fuel won't last forever.

  16. Re:No China? Well, then, enjoy your BS session. on Technology's Role In a Climate Solution (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They are building hundreds of nuclear power plants...will the world follow?

    The AGW crowd is like my ex; always complaining about a problem but always rejecting the solutions.

    Hint: Higher taxes and killing economies are not the solution.

  17. Irony on Is Too Much Choice Stressing Us Out? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    You have a Choice to enjoy more choices or fewer choices

    Don't like choosing between 57 different kinds of Ketchup? Shop at the local Quickiemart, which will likely have just one.

    Isn't Choice Great?

  18. Re:1911 Copy - pfft. on Makers Compete To Produce US Army's Next Official Handgun (military.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought we were supposed to use our Rambo knife to cut its heart out.

  19. Re:1911 Copy - pfft. on Makers Compete To Produce US Army's Next Official Handgun (military.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    While my .45 makes a very convincing argument, my Super Blackhawk ends the argument once and for all. :-)

    Yes, it may be penis envy, but it's fun as hell, expensive to shoot, and looks great.

  20. I am glad to say I don't know what /k/ is.

    Is that some kind of Reddit thing?

  21. I'll stick with my Kimber, thank you very much.

  22. Re:The Entrie Crew on Mythbusters Ending After Next Season (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah! Baaby!

    Anything wrong with that?

  23. Re:Honestly, Japan's screwed no matter what. on Should Japan Restart More Nuclear Power Plants? (thebulletin.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually, they can still use that land. It's unsuitable for living on, growing food, etc, but with proper protection and safeguards it can be used for storage and other things that wouldn't be a good mix in populated areas.

    And they definitely should build more...using the knowledge they've gained as well as new technologies. Molten Salt comes to mind.

    Nuclear Energy is really still in the nascent stages due to it being stalled for the last sixty years.

  24. Re:The Entrie Crew on Mythbusters Ending After Next Season (ew.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe they are counting the variations.

  25. Ten Ways To Make a GREAT YouTube Video! on "YouTube Red" Offers Premium YouTube For $9.99 a Month, $12.99 For iOS Users (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Sound. Make sure it is waaay too lound or waaay too soft. Keep'm guessing.

    2. Make sure your camera jiggles everywhere. Clear pictures are way over rated.

    3. Make sure the action takes place right near the bottom. that's where Google places its Ads so we can't see anything.

    4. Put up lots of those stupid text boxes with links to stuff we should watch instead of what we wanted to watch, subscribe messages, or even better, just be fucking blank.

    5. If do just one of the text boxes, make sure it's right where all the action is so people can't see.

    6. If you do multiple text boxes, cover the whole screen with them. If you are really good, you can do them so hat we can't close them.

    7, Make sure your Title is completely unrelated to the actual content. Misleading is even better.

    8. If you do something controversial, turn off the comments so we can't tell you what a fucking ass you are.

    9. If possible, have the video go for about 5 minutes before whatever we wanted to see shows up.

    10. Use a thumbnail with pictures of tits. Everyone ALWAYS click on tits.