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  1. Stephenson was right on Music and Movies Could Trigger Mobile Malware · · Score: 1

    Cue the Namshubs....

  2. Re:Go North, Young Man on Data Center Managers Weary of Whittling Cooling Costs · · Score: 1

    Duluth suffers from the same problem Thunder bay has - it's 8 hours from anywhere.

  3. So how are the big data centers coping with this? on Electronics-Loving 'Crazy Ants' Invading Southern US · · Score: 1

    I'd expect wallstreet, a typical googleplex or amazon data center to be prime crazy ant targets. How are they dealing with this stuff?

  4. Neither will... on 9th Grade Science Experiment: Garden Cress Won't Germinate Near Routers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your typical slashdotter probably sits closer to their router than the plants. And is about as likely to germinate.

  5. Re:Deep on The Eternal Mainframe · · Score: 1

    Not if your servers are part of a botnet...

  6. Re:Deep on The Eternal Mainframe · · Score: 1

    So who needs fault tolerant systems, when today, we have fault tolerant customers?

  7. The only software agent I want on Top Coders Tell Agents, "Show Me the Money!" · · Score: 1

    is called "Smith"...

  8. Re:Why not? on Microsoft Game Director Adam Orth Resigns Following Xbox Comments · · Score: 1

    And how is that supposed to work out for the average teenage gamer? Who lives at home, in a place his parents chose to live?

  9. Re:I'll just go ahead and take the metro on Speeding Ticket Robots — Laws As Algorithms · · Score: 2

    You have one point remaining on your license.

    Multipass...

    ???

    Sigh.

  10. Re:Hrmmm on "Dark Lightning" Could Expose Airline Passengers To Radiation · · Score: 1

    We did tests on this. (no, seriously). You need steel wool or the like to effectively block out stuff. If you're using tinfoil, I suggest putting it on the inside to keep your head intact, then on outside as well to reduce risk of rust.

  11. Re:The law does seem to be out of date, yes... on Should California Have Banned Checking Smartphone Maps While Driving? · · Score: 1

    Death of Burma Shave due to excessive driving deaths. Film at 11...

  12. Re:Just Let It Die on How That 'Extra .9%' Could Ward Off a Zombie Apocalypse · · Score: 1

    Battlestar wasn't a soap opera - it was a SPACE Opera. Yeesh. Difference should be obvious.

    In space, noone can smell your reek.

  13. Re:Tricky EIRs on Roadkill Forcing Cliff Swallows To Evolve · · Score: 1

    Rule 34 applies, even to autos.

  14. Re:Exercise on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    And you'll be ready for the zombie apocalypse. And won't run out of ammo either...

  15. I have this horrible vision... on Software Lets Scientists Assemble DNA · · Score: 2

    Of Microsoft buying them.

    And then, adding Clippy support in the UI.

    "It looks like you're trying to make a weaponizable ebola virus. Do you want some help with that?"

  16. Yes, it is somewhat sad... on Ask Slashdot: Is the Bar Being Lowered At Universities? · · Score: 1

    http://mycoursecalendar.lakeheadu.ca/pg180.html

    Scroll down to Mathematics 1135
    Description:
    Students are taught the principles of mathematics, both mechanics and applications, in relation to whole numbers, common fractions, ratio and proportion, decimal fractions, and per cent. Students will also be taught about weights and measures, including the metric and English systems; computing dosages; and temperature.

    A non-credit course open only to students in the Native Nursing Entry program.

    Despair.

    I realize the targeted students for this course are not mainstream students, and it's not a credit course, but seriously, people attending university should not be there to learn what fractions and per cent means. Adult high school maybe, but as an entry point into a nursing degree?

    I've got nothing but respect for the Natives who want to be nurses, and nothing but despair for the educational system that lets them get to the point where they are ready for a university education, but don't know fractions.

  17. So - he bought an ipad? on Six Months Without Adobe Flash, and I Feel Fine · · Score: 1

    Seriously, millions of people get by just fine without flash support while wandering the web. Why is this news?

  18. Wacom tablet built in. Sort of. on Microsoft Surface Pro Reviews Arrive · · Score: 2

    Given that the lowest end (12WX) cintiq is around $900, and this seems to have much of the functionality of that, without the need to lug a laptop or desktop around as well, this suddenly becomes more interesting. I'd like to see more info about it's usability in that respect.

  19. Re:California on California's Surreal Retroactive Tax On Tech Startup Investors · · Score: 1

    Damn. I expected google to be in the mind reading business, not intuit, but then again, given their name, I can believe that this years turbo tax might have a mind reading module added in...

    I pledge fealty to our mind reading, tax-preparing overlords.

  20. Re:Sometimes you need to think on your feet on Ask Slashdot: Are Timed Coding Tests Valuable? · · Score: 1

    I can only imagine that a 45 minute test would be "write a program which says 'hello' to the world".

    If you can write a virus that manages to send email to everyone on the planet (or sms or whatever) inside of a 45 minute time frame, you're probably worth hiring.

  21. Re:So... on Asteroid Apophis Just Got Bigger · · Score: 1

    Speak for yourself. I plan to live forever.

    Riker? I thought I told you not to tamper with the timeline...

  22. Re:And this is why libraries are better than ebook on The Problem With Internet Dating's Frictionless Market · · Score: 1

    And does amazon let you come home with a big armload of books to read at your leisure for free?

  23. Re:Not necessarily true... on The Problem With Internet Dating's Frictionless Market · · Score: 1

    And worse, you get goats pretending to be frogs in hope of free kisses.

  24. And this is why libraries are better than ebooks on The Problem With Internet Dating's Frictionless Market · · Score: 2

    Go to the stacks looking for stuff, and bring home stacks of non related but vastly interesting reading material you had not thought to look at.

  25. Re:Choose your college wisely on Just Say No To College · · Score: 1

    http://mycoursecalendar.lakeheadu.ca/pg887.html indicates that up here, in northern Canuckistan, you're looking at around 10K for living expenses (residence) and books, and around 7K for tuition a year, which for a 4 year program comes out to around 70K or so. A significant part of the 70K is on warm clothes, and blood replacement for after the provincial bird (Mosquito) has it's way with you. Foreign students pay around 10K a year more for tuition, so you're up to $110K. Head on up to Thunder Bay, support my alma matter, and help keep the mosquitos fed.