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  1. Re: We knew this going in on Weather Channel To Breitbart: Stop Citing Us To Spread Climate Skepticism (weather.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Except, Hillary wasn't the only other alternative. Lots of other people were running, who were not corrupt and believed in climate change. And, don't tell me they weren't an alternative because your 1 vote for them wouldn't have changed the outcome of the election. That is the case no matter who you voted for. Picking one of the alternatives and saying he's better than that is not a legitimate argument for him being the best one.

  2. Weight Training on Ask Slashdot: What Training Helps Older Programmers Most? · · Score: 1

    Kidding aside, there is no training that older programmers need that younger programmers wouldn't need more. Older programmers' ability to keep up with new technologies already surpasses that of younger programmers, because they're already seen 99% of those "new" technologies before, 20 years ago the first time they were introduced.

  3. In a world where thermostats, and smart locks can be hacked, and companies covertly record information, why should you want to be hired. Slashdot is reporting that being an editor, a popular job, sends a range of intimate data to its manufacturer. The web site, which lets a use comment among other things.

  4. Re:Has IPv6's reputation just been destroyed? on Netflix Blocks Many IPv6 Users Over Geolocation Difficulty · · Score: 1
  5. University on Slashdot Asks: How Did You Learn How To Code? · · Score: 1

    I learned to code by enrolling as a Computer Science major at University. I had no computer at home. My first exposure to programming, or really computers in general, was in the computer lab's Unix machines. My first CS class, CS 201 or whatever it was, was where I first learned to code. Coding became my profession, and I'm pretty good at it. So I get to roll my old-man eyes whenever I hear that we need to start teaching kids to code when they're 6.

  6. None of the above. The jazz were a popular team back when I created this id. I visit Utah sometimes, it's a great place for many reasons. But, everyone I've met there knows the church/govt does some crazy things, and they all seem fine talking about it.

  7. Seriously, tell me WTF this company does:

    Gina’s Ink, Incorporated has created a platform called the Change My World Now Initiative, which engages, educates and empowers American children, facilitating their ability to reach out and in turn, empower children in countries around the world to move beyond their present circumstances and to find the independence and dignity that education can provide.

    The Change My World Now Initiative transforms the conversation that children are having with themselves, their peers, their parents and their community. Instilling the ideas of self-reliance, self-worth, tolerance, and self-acceptance early in life will have a radical effect on children, their future, and their circles of influence, creating a cadre of young leaders, truly...Changing the World One Bright Light at a Time.

  8. Typical Utah on Apartment In US Asks Tenants To 'Like' Facebook Page Or Face Action (business-standard.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Reminds me of a similar story. In Provo, in order to house BYU students, an apartment complex must be "BYU approved". They only approve the whole building, not individual units, so basically, every building in Provo is BYU approved, because otherwise they'd be at a serious disadvantage getting tennants. One of the requirements of being "BYU approved" is that the Honor Code staff can inspect your apartment at any time for violations.

    So, a guy who is not a student at BYU, comes home one day to find a picture he had on his wall, of a girl wearing a bikini, had been taken down. The morality police at BYU were unapologetic. He violated their code, in their town.

    Imagine people with that mentality. They wouldn't think twice about requiring you like them on Facebook.

  9. Re:Trump is the future on Iran Is Arresting Models Who Pose Without Headscarves On Instagram (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    These people have been BEGGING for Trump.

    Yes, and they succeeded. Now they will win the presidency by a landslide, and probably take back the senate too.

    Richly deserved IMO.

    Exactly how are liberals suffering from Trump's success? It's the best thing that ever happened to them. Hillary goes to bed every night praying for Donald's continued good health.

  10. Re:Wrong mate on Ted Cruz Drops Out Of The Republican Presidential Race (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Trump is literally going to plaster the walls with Hillary

    I don't think that word means what you think it means.

  11. Re:rsync got dropped, not added on Git 2.8 Officially Released (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    I like how they have a bullet point leading with "support for rsync", only to state and the end of the sentence that it's a removal. It's like if the founding fathers had written :

    "A well regulated militia, being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed, is something that we've decided not to include in this bill or rights because it turned out it's totally broken and nobody ever noticed or complained."

  12. Most (all?) the recent terrorist acts in the west have been homegrown, not imports.

    You are straw-manning. GP didn't ask if banning Muslim immigration would reduce terrorism -- didn't even mention the word in fact. GP asked why banning Muslim immigration from conflict areas is a bad idea. You might as well have answered that most dog bites come from dogs and not from Muslims, therefore we should let Muslims in.

    It plays into the narrative that ISIS is trying to paint

    That's a legitimate answer, but still not a good one. You seem to be assuming that a goal of this policy is to defeat ISIS. This answer holds no weight to people who don't care what ISIS wants.

    dgatwood had the proper answer. Banning immigration based on religion is against our values, and our law. Engaging in a discussion about whether Muslims are good or bad is just playing into the hands of the fear mongers.

  13. Re:Very impressive on Boston Dynamics' Next-Gen ATLAS Sheds the Tether (roboticstrends.com) · · Score: 1

    The 2d barcodes made the panic bar door opening less impressive.

    Now I understand Trump's call to barcode all Muslims.

  14. Re:Solution? on Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem In Artificial Intelligence (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Please tell us more of your brilliant insights Shortguy881, we are all awaiting more of your precious pearls of wisdom.

  15. Re:One down. on Carly Is Out · · Score: 1

    That was the conventional wisdom about a month ago. Problem now is, Cruz is doing OK, and he is the most anti-establishment candidate of them all. If you add up all the establishment candidate votes, it's well under 50%, even if you gave them Carson. All Don and Ted have to do is make a deal on who is at the top and bottom of the ticket, combine delegates, and they win the nomination.

    Of course, they lose the general, along with the House probably, which is awesome.

  16. Re:BMI is a poor tool on Why the Calorie Is Broken (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Balancing caloric input with exercise is missing the point. We're all going to live a life of some enjoyment, and then die a death of some misery. What should maximized is enjoyment over misery. For example, This woman is my hero.

  17. Re:Who is really financing this? on Faraday Future Selects Las Vegas As Home For $1B Electric Car Factory (autoblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Furthermore building manufacturing plants in the middle of the desert is nuts. Sure you can get some solar power but it just stretches already thin water resources even further.

    Nevada doesn't have an *water* problem, they contribute more water to the Colorado river than they take out of it. Their problem is that California, which is totally overpopulated and drought stricken, desperately needs Nevada's water, and lobbies the Feds to get Nevada to use less of the river. What Nevada has is a *political influence* problem. Maybe this Chinese guy can help with that ;)

    Also, Las Vegas is powered by the Hoover dam. The worst place you could put this factory is in one of the cold climate states, where the power would almost certainly come from coal.

  18. Re:Can anyone keep up all these bullshits? on Signs You're Doing Devops Wrong (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    You subscribe to this methodology: http://programming-motherfucke...

  19. Trump is popular because people are smart on Donald Trump Obliquely Backs a Federal Database To Track Muslims · · Score: 1

    Trump is popular exactly because of these bullshit attacks. He's popular because Americans are *just* smart enough to see through attacks like this one, and feel the need to defend him. He's like Oliver North and Hillary Clinton squared. They get attacked unfairly, and people rush to their defense.

    "Trump Obliquely backs a database of muslims"

    Yeah, for extremely false values of "Obliquely".

    A reporter mentioned a database, and Trump said something other than "go fuck yourself", so that's a "tacit" endorsement of a database. In languages where "tacit" means "not".

    Full disclosure: I'm a liberal who gives money to Democrats. I'm just sick of people giving Trump oxygen by attacking him unfairly. If you can't figure out a way to attack him fairly, your'e really, really. really. really. really, really, not trying.

  20. Re:In my office... on Slashdot Asks: Is Scrum Still Relevant? (opensource.com) · · Score: 1

    Drop the mic. That's a closer.

  21. Picketing. Walking around with a sign that says "This work site is unsafe!" or "This employer is shipping jobs overseas!" is pretty much the very definition and spirit of free speech. But you introduce a bill to restrict, curtail, or shut down picketing, and every single republican in the country will support it.

    They are not the party of freedom, or liberty, or America or whatever they like to say. They are the anti-labor party. That's their actual thing. All the other issues are a side-show.

  22. No problem on Why Cybersecurity Experts Want Open Source Routers (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Here is the source for my router. It's written in Z.

    You need a Z compiler? Here is one.

    Oh you want the source for the Z compiler? Here it is, written in Z. You just have to compile that with this binary version of the Z compiler, which has no suspicious code, I swear!

  23. Re:just a second on June 30th Leap Second Could Trigger Unexpected Issues · · Score: 1

    You need an extra hour of Whoosh! this spring.

  24. Re:Actually much sooner on G7 Vows To Phase Out Fossil Fuels By 2100 · · Score: 1

    You're right I forgot we know how to put a nuclear power plant on a boat, and that it's possible to make synthetic fuel. So we'll still be going to be able to travel the world, it will just be really expensive. Like a modern version of the 19th century.

  25. Actually much sooner on G7 Vows To Phase Out Fossil Fuels By 2100 · · Score: 1

    We will definitely be off fossil fuel by 2100, because we will be out of coal in 23 years http://www.dailykos.com/story/... out of oil in 50 years http://www.cnbc.com/id/4222481... and out of natural gas in 87 at the current rate http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/... (much faster assuming consumption goes up when we run out of oil and coal)

    The world is going to become a very different place, in our lifetime. OK so we all have electric cars, but how do you travel to Europe without oil ? In an electric plane ? A battery powered boat ?