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  1. Re:Ministry of Truth? on "McKinley" Since 1917, Alaska's Highest Peak Is Redesignated "Denali" · · Score: 1

    Anne of Arundel, Mary's land, lots of names in this fine state make me chuckle.

  2. Re:ummmm on "McKinley" Since 1917, Alaska's Highest Peak Is Redesignated "Denali" · · Score: 1

    But because the North won, they got to abolish slavery and weaken states' rights at the same time.

    Funny how they only abolished slavery in those pesky southern states. Maryland was allowed to keep their slaves for a year after the emancipation proclamation.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

  3. Re: Isn't this thing already deployed? on F-35 To Face Off Against A-10 In CAS Test · · Score: 1

    AC-130 orbiting the area: You mean that one that turned into a crater, oh and we took care of the people running from the wreckage and the tank moving on your position, need anything else while we're here?

    Why compare the F-35, a fighter with the A-10 a ground assault craft, wouldn't it make more sense to compare a ground assault craft to its replacement ground assault craft?

  4. Re:sweden on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: 1

    ..because he believed he was about to be extradited to the U.S.

    Sweden was the country extraditing him from the UK, not the US, do try to keep up, the US has no pending charges or reason to arrest Assange as he hasn't done anything different from Greenwald, who hasn't been arrested.

  5. Re: jullian really should have thought harder on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: 1

    Dropped? Where is there any indication the charges were dropped?

  6. Re:What is UNUSUAL on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: 1

    When did rape become a non violent crime?

  7. Re:What is UNUSUAL on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: 1

    Will, to respond about consent, saying no, then going to sleep implies a lack of consent, to then have sex with the sleeping woman is rape, as happened in this case.

  8. Re:What is UNUSUAL on Assange Says Harrods Assisting Metro Police in 'Round-the-Clock Vigil' · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do you often have paranoid delusions? The guy has been charged with rape, and is evading justice, why would the US have anything to say about it? If the US wanted him, they wouldn't have had Sweden try to extradite him, it would have been easier to just extradite him from the UK, as they are one of the Five Eye allies of the US.

    Trying to claim that this is all an elaborate attempt to get him into the US so he can be tortured or jailed is silly. He frankly hasn't done anything worse than the Washington Post, or Greenwald has done, and there is no attempt to arrest or torture them.

  9. Re:What do you expect? on Ask Slashdot: Suggestions For Taking a Business Out Into the Forest? · · Score: 1

    It depends. If he can get 3G, or even 4G, Skype would only require a smartphone which uses minimal power, so a small panel to charge a battery you use to charge the phone would be enough. The laptop only needs to be turned on when remoting a system or when a real screen is needed, not 24/7. In fact, many times a tablet or even a cell phone can be used for remote desktop activities.

    I am not sure what the power budget for a sat uplink is though, that might be difficult, but with enough batteries and solar panels, you can pretty much run anything.

    I posted some information about some of the gear I use to keep my cell, tablet, and laptop running in the woods:

    http://ask.slashdot.org/commen...

    It can be done, you just have to realize that running a laptop 24/7 is a bit extreme and not needed.

  10. Re:Easier than that on Ask Slashdot: Suggestions For Taking a Business Out Into the Forest? · · Score: 1

    If a professional solution of batteries is desired, you can't go wrong with Goal Zero:

    30W solar panel: http://www.goalzero.com/p/21/b...
    90W solar panel: http://www.goalzero.com/p/260/...
    This has 400WH battery:http://www.goalzero.com/p/165/goal-zero-yeti-400-solar-generator
    which should be enough for a laptop and cell phone, or even a sat link if cell service isn't available.
    They even have tripods for the solar panels: http://www.goalzero.com/p/93/b...

    I have a Yeti 400 paired with a single 30W panel for Boy Scouts, I can spend 99% of my time doing Boy Scout stuff, and the 1% of the time work needs me is rather simple. I can also charge everyone's cell phones, which incidentally are needed on a camping trip for safety purposes, as well as in case a parent needs to contact us or be contacted.

    I'm still looking for a 12v fridge to pair with this to keep stuff cold, but I can't seem to find anything in the size/power range I want.

  11. Re:no surprise, what people use at home they use t on Ubuntu Is the Dominant Cloud OS · · Score: 2

    I run an Ubuntu server in EWS, it hosts my Teamspeak 3 server so that I don't have to worry about my home server's uptime.

  12. Re: Centos = RHEL really on Ubuntu Is the Dominant Cloud OS · · Score: 1

    Maintenance and support?

    Red Hat is not really a paid product, you are paying for support. It is still open source, which CentOS takes advantage of.

  13. Re:EMF have an effect on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    It is bigoted to point out that the sun produces more EMF than anything man has produced? It is dumb to point out that ALL scientific studies have pointed to this being a psychosomatic condition, and not a true sensitivity.

    This woman however has never indicated any issue with going outside, it is only these mysterious moving electrons that cause her placebo issue.

    Richard, a former radio documentary producer, has opted for a reclusive life in the mountains of southwest France, in a renovated barn without electricity, and drinking water from the well.

    This person used to be a radio producer, not exactly the job for someone sensitive to EMF.

  14. Re: It's not happening on NASA Scientists Paint Stark Picture of Accelerating Sea Level Rise · · Score: 1

    Or perhaps many people can't afford to buy a $35k vehicle to tow boats or camper trailers as well as an economy car?

    I have one vehicle, it is not paid off, how would you work that $600 payment with another payment for an efficient car?

    I am glad to hear you are made of money, I am not.

  15. Re: Because its not just a NASA facility on How NASA Defended Its Assembly Facility From Hurricane Katrina · · Score: 1

    Links? I have heard that the national guard (a state organization) was turning people back after the storm had started, but nothing about the army.

  16. Re:That's 800€ by the way. on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    It doesn't mean that the issue doesn't have a logical and understandable explanation as I have detailed.

  17. Re:Because its not just a NASA facility on How NASA Defended Its Assembly Facility From Hurricane Katrina · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Was it ever determined to be incompetence of the Bush administration, or are you just spouting off?

    At the time, the stories coming out were that there was a delay in the request for assistance, which is required before the federal government can come help. If they didn't request assistance and the feds showed up, people would be complaining about a federal invasion. Also, when whole swaths of land are ravaged, getting into the area to help is rather difficult, and can take time in the case of a hurricane as they hit an enormous amount of area, not just a little city.

    But it is always more convenient to blame your political opponent, even if it is lazy.

  18. Re:"...need to be prepared..." on NASA Scientists Paint Stark Picture of Accelerating Sea Level Rise · · Score: 1

    Yes, The only city in any danger on that list is NOLA at 7 feet below sea level, while being right on the ocean. The rest of them are miles inland behind mountains.

    Though many areas are sinking faster than the oceans are rising, NOLA seems to be the worst of those. I saw a picture at some point that pointed out that most of the land in Maryland, including DC is sinking, I am sure there are other areas experiencing this as well.

  19. Re:Hypersensitive on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    Only if you live in Washington DC.

  20. Re:EMF have an effect on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    So, how do you go outside? Are you saying we should all take up residence in our parent's basement?

  21. Re:That's 800€ by the way. on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    I always assumed the dollar symbol being misplaced was due to the way it is said in normal speech:

    "My lunch today cost ten dollars."
    not
    "My lunch today cost dollar ten."

    Therefore when typing, it makes sense logically that is it 10$ not $10.

  22. Re:PBS show of cellphone cancer recently on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 3, Informative

    Considering that the incidence of head and chest cancers of the past 20 years is available, why would you assume that the rates have been going up?

    http://www.cancer.gov/research...

    I would love to see any scientific evidence to show that somehow with the drastic increase of cell phones in society over that period of time, the incidences of cancers effecting the head and neck have gone down drastically.

    I'm not sure what you mean by chest cancers, last I checked most people don't put cell phones against their chest frequently. Lung cancers however have been going down as well due to the reduction in number of smokers and places to smoke.

    http://seer.cancer.gov/statfac...

  23. Re:When The Lunatics Take Over The Asylum on French Woman Gets €800/month For Electromagnetic-Field 'Disability' · · Score: 1

    Apparently, a law degree is not required to be a judge, perhaps you should apply for the job since you think others are so poor at it.

    http://work.chron.com/qualific...

  24. Re:Study? on Canadian Nuclear Accident Study Puts Risks Into Perspective · · Score: 1

    http://atomicinsights.com/pick...

    I'm not exactly sure what you refer to, but I found it interesting that Jimmy Carter never actually worked on a nuclear submarine.

    I see below that you linked an article about a nuclear accident that he helped clean up, but I find it interesting that it indicates he was a nuclear engineer (which is untrue, he never even finished nuclear operator school when he had to drop out to take care of the family farm).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    It doesn't say there either that he actually completed the nuclear program, which is interesting.

    I would say that Jimmy Carter is a damn good example of the lack of effect of nuclear radiation, he has lived 63 years after helping in that cleanup, and he was one of the group apparently who was lowered into a melted down reactor to effect its shutdown, how much more exposure could you get?

  25. Re:Ban all NUKES NOW - accident waiting to happen on Canadian Nuclear Accident Study Puts Risks Into Perspective · · Score: 2

    We could just look up the home addresses of every person who sues to stop a power plant being built and just remove their power meters.

    It would show how much they care about the environment to see how long they go without power.