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  1. Hacking hours on Programmers: It's OK To Grow Up · · Score: 1

    I'd suggest if you want older geeks to keep up with new tech more then give them a later start in the morning. Most of my good hacking time for personal projects happens between 12am and 4am, and that's great when my work hours are somewhere around 10-5. When I need to be at work by 8 every day I find myself in bed by 11:30 or 12 every night, with a more limited ability to stay up late even when interested in a project.

  2. Re:The real culprit... on FCC Votes To Consider Next Round of 'Net Neutrality' Rules · · Score: 1

    1 "meg" is in the set of numbers at lead 'up to' 2 "meg"s. They can throttle you wherever they want since you have no guaranteed lower limit.

  3. Up to... on FCC Votes To Consider Next Round of 'Net Neutrality' Rules · · Score: 3, Informative

    Now the ISP can't throttle content below a speed which is up to what I pay for (since the contracts always specifies this). Thanks a lot FCC zero is in the list of number up to what I pay for.

  4. Re:Nope, just "Things Poor People Like" on Reason Suggests DoJ Closing Porn Stars' Bank Accounts · · Score: 1

    Clearly you don't know many poor people. Cable costs so little in low income areas, there is no need to steal it. Seriously, it's like $25 for cable in some cities while 2 miles away the same package is $60.

  5. Re:Bush on New White House Petition For Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    As I recall the Green party was never out to win it all. The push had been to get 5% of the vote to get the federal money and inclusion in debates.

  6. Re:Let it die on How Cochlear Implants Are Being Blamed For Killing Deaf Culture · · Score: 1

    Wow, I really was about to forget the orange I bought to take with me for a snack today. Thanks.

  7. Re:Oh, it's on SyFy? on Wil Wheaton Announces New TV Show · · Score: 1

    He was pretty entertaining playing D&D at PAX some years ago. I like him a bit because of that.

  8. Re:It'll happen eventually on NASA-Funded Study Investigates Collapse of Industrial Civilization · · Score: 1

    I'd wager on the middle-east becoming the new China. They have cheap labor, and very little environment to ruin.

    They would need a lot of external resources, however.

  9. Re:Troll on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Change Tech Careers At 30? · · Score: 1

    There are so many examples of people in IT who are self taught I don't even know where to begin with your statement.

    Many companies are willing to talk even with no degree and zero experience if you have a rare skill-set they are looking for and approach them at a hiring booth or trade show to explain your situation (not the HR filter people). Consider that for some skills (security- pentesting, RE) the degrees are practically worthless as the curriculum doesn't even come close.

    However, specifically, this guy who just wants to install windows and set up a few services doesn't sound like he has a unique skill-set to leverage.

  10. Re:Troll on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Change Tech Careers At 30? · · Score: 1

    Wait is this whole thing an add for dice?

  11. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    That only works until you learn how bad consumer grade espresso machines are.

  12. Re:"pro-Russian forces in Crimea" on WikiLeaks Cables Foreshadow Russian Instigation of Ukrainian Military Action · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Did you read the part in the summary which clearly states these actions were done at the behest of Moscow in order to destabilize the region and justify their eventual invasion?

  13. Re:However.. on The Rescue Plan That Could Have Saved Space Shuttle Columbia · · Score: 1

    You're not as far off as you imagine. The only speed change needed for the two orbits to meet is enough to match altitude where they intersect, which is likely not all that much. However, such a meeting may take a long time to occur. The upside though is that when they do meet it will remove any issues about the safety of de-orbiting.

  14. Re:What's wrong with eugenics? on Does Crime Leave a Genetic Trace? · · Score: 1

    I dunno, would descendants who are 100% dependent on an advanced technological society to survive live in an advanced technological society which is significantly more likely to persist than one who's occupants are not genetically adapted?

  15. Re:What? on EA's Dungeon Keeper Ratings Below a 5 Go To Email Black Hole · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Neither. It's the super-paywall version where every tile you want to build takes 24 hours unless you pay them $2 PER TILE.

  16. Politicalization nation on GOP Bill To Outlaw EPA 'Secret Science' That Is Not Transparent, Reproducible · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many of the comments saying this bill is just to provide loopholes for industry wouldn't be here if there was a D before the state the congress-critter was from.

  17. Re:Slashdort beta: another reason we need COMMUNIS on US Cord Cutters Getting Snubbed From NBC's Olympic Coverage Online · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Did you notice that there is a new javascript link saying they changed their plans on rolling out the beta? Or what are you fighting against now?

  18. Re:Look at the top, it's already there. on These Are the Companies the FAA Has Sent notices To For Using Drones · · Score: 1

    Where you adjust the viewing threshold for shortened comments or for full comments?

  19. Re:IAmSlashdot on These Are the Companies the FAA Has Sent notices To For Using Drones · · Score: 1

    So it's kinda like trying to navigate the new slashdot discussion system (leaves line of sight)

  20. Re:Format conflict on These Are the Companies the FAA Has Sent notices To For Using Drones · · Score: 1

    When is FRIO?

  21. Re: in other news on California Bill Proposes Mandatory Kill-Switch On Phones and Tablets · · Score: 2

    The comment system.

  22. Alternative missile defense on Do Hypersonic Missiles Make Defense Systems Obsolete? · · Score: 0

    Could the Slashdot beta disrupt hypersonic missiles?

  23. TF2 on Russia Plans To Extend Edward Snowden's Asylum · · Score: 1

    Engineer is spy.

  24. Re:Best keyboard on Stop Trying To 'Innovate' Keyboards, You're Just Making Them Worse · · Score: 2

    I've had an IBM model m keyboard I've been using forever and I just now discovered these guys still make them. Thank you.

  25. Re:If you're concerned... on Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool Pledges Not To Execute '51% Attack' · · Score: 1

    Fairy dust is also another name for PCP, which when consumed by Unicorns does produce some magic.