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  1. Re:instrumentally homogeneous temperature records on New Analysis Shows Lamar Smith's Accusations On Climate Data Are Wrong (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    There have been multiple, over a dozen glaciations in the past 1 million years if your estimate of 330,000 times faster was remotely true then it would have happened while we were still debating it.

  2. Re:20 devices isn't enough on Norton Announces Core, a Smart Router To Protect Domestic IoT Devices (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    3 PC, 2 Laptops,2 tablets, 4 smart TVs, 4 Cell phones, xbox one, and PS4. Granted the PS4 and xbox one aren't used at the same time the smart tv features are but a regular family w/ 3 kids can hit that 20 mark fairly quick even without trying to automate the home.

  3. ultimately they are Michigan workers and even Americans but I'm going say to the 700 new jobs probably won't benefit they entire state just the little town of flat rock and maybe a few surrounding communities.

  4. Re:In summary, evening is okay, cloudy weeks aren' on Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth In Less Than a Decade (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Kansas is a great place to wind farm but when the winds get to high during storms which is particularly common in the spring during tornado season then some of them simply disengage and allow the blades to spin freely at a certain speed or manually and others have blades that are secured some even fold down.

    The same goes for windmills that are frequently used for irrigation. Usually there is a small tower with a float that releases the pump using a clutching system when it's full and the blade is allowed to turn freely along with a manual over-ride for times when the wind is to high and will damage the pump.

  5. Re: Twitter isn't helping on Has the Internet Killed Curly Quotes? (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    I had a nice manual in the 70s it had zero and one but I do remember zeros with slashes.

  6. Re:No way to cut the problem at the root? on Bigger Than Mirai: Leet Botnet Delivers 650 Gbps DDoS Attack (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    If there is a known C&C that it communicates with or other things that will give away the device then yes some ISPs will call you up, warn you, and then suspend your account until you get the device removed or are able to clean it.

  7. Re:Silly Slashvertisement on Google and Amazon Will Let You Rent a Movie for $0.99 During the Holiday (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    "mail in this form and get your first issue free; if you're not satisfied, keep it and cancel your subscription"

    it should be "if you're not satisfied, keep it and call every month trying to cancel your subscription; but don't worry we will just keep billing you."

  8. Re:Why they are slow? on Slashdot Asks: Why Are Browsers So Slow? (ilyabirman.net) · · Score: 1

    I think you missed the point... Why is the interface sluggish when it's loading only a blank tab or switching to a tab that's already been rendered? Although I can answer the question. Firefox, Chrome, and Opera Leak Memory... I'm not sure which is worse but they all do.

  9. They want to be able to prosper and live with dignity, do meaningful work, and contribute to their country.

    Doing meaningful work sometimes means taking a job that doesn't pay well. In the US teaching is one of those jobs that's filled with young idealists ready to make a difference who far to often eventually leave for better financial prospects. It would cost less to the give the schools more money to pay teachers than handing out a basic income to everyone but that's not the only profession that would benefit from it.

  10. Re:Time for war on Pentagon: Chinese Ship Captures US Underwater Drone Fom Sea (usatoday.com) · · Score: 2

    A war could help them economically especially if overpopulation is a problem for them. You can't be poor, unemployed, or homeless if you are dead.

    I know that it sounds terrible but there really isn't any other way to have a sudden reduction in population.

  11. Re:Play Audio on Linux? on Zero-Days Hitting Fedora and Ubuntu Open Desktops To a World of Hurt (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    What if it's not just some server? It could easily be kodi and emulation station...

  12. as if anyone ever read privacy policies...

  13. Re:Alterterior Motives... on Feds Unveil Rule Requiring Cars To 'Talk' To Each Other (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    The camera in Hooter's parking lot has the breast view for weather...

  14. Re:Alterterior Motives... on Feds Unveil Rule Requiring Cars To 'Talk' To Each Other (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    I used to commute and in the winter I always wanted to know which highways where cleared of snow before I left. There are weather cameras at local bushinesses but none of them really helped me with knowing which highway was cleared then someone mentioned and much to my surprise the DOT makes publicly available highway intersection cameras.

    If you scraped it and presented it well you could probably follow cars on all the cameras so long as they were on the highway or in the business district and I'm not sure you would need a warrant since they are publicly available.

  15. Re:so we single folks on American Express Will Give All Parents 20 Weeks Of Paid Leave (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's not like everyone has kids all at the same time of year or anything.

    September is the most common birth month, I would assume it's because more children are conceived during the cold months because people stay home and warm in bed.

  16. Re:All parents? on American Express Will Give All Parents 20 Weeks Of Paid Leave (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you sure they haven't already gradually offshored most of their staff?

  17. Re:I Would Rather Go To Theatres on Slashdot Asks: Would You Like Early Access To Movies And Stop Going To Theatres? · · Score: 1

    I live in a college town... there are three choices for theatres the one in the mall that's over run with children and never plays anything I'm interested in, the one near the college that's always packed with college students, and the one across town where the highschool kids hang out.

    The one the highschool kids hang out at is a newly remodeled theatre with comfortable reclining seats $12 a ticket and $5 for a bottled water, by far the nicest but mostly teens. None of the theatres serve beer in my state.

  18. Re:Microsoft Bash to the rescue on PowerShell Security Threats Greater Than Ever, Researchers Warn (computerweekly.com) · · Score: 2

    reg add \\keyname /v valuename /t type /d value

      You don't need to write a reg file and import it.

  19. Re:I Would Rather Go To Theatres on Slashdot Asks: Would You Like Early Access To Movies And Stop Going To Theatres? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't usually go to the theatre, I can skip the experience of waiting in line and paying outrageous concession prices only to be disappointed that I keep missing parts of the movie because groups of teenagers keep standing up in front of me, walking in and out, and horse playing.

  20. Re:Hol. ly. Sheeeeeit. on Microsoft Wants To Enable Cellular PCs, But Will Carriers Bite? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I imagine they would have to make larger data plans available for cheaper though I doubt that will happen.

  21. Re:A perfect Christmas gift... on Vinyl Records Outsold Digital Downloads In the UK Last Week (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    You put up the stack with the volume adjusted to use like a monitor then pump the big sound out the PA away from you and toward the audience this works in medium and small venues.

    I used to play a re-issued crate combo tube /w spring reverb, etc... and I would stand with a foot on it a lot because I couldn't hear it over the crowd sometimes.

  22. Re:A perfect Christmas gift... on Vinyl Records Outsold Digital Downloads In the UK Last Week (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    I used to have a beautiful zenith console stereo from the 60s AM/FM turntable real nice wood finish I think it was walnut. It was tube and that thing sounded amazing... after it was destroyed in a flood in the early 90s I bought an expensive pioneer modular setup that just plain sucked, it would sound distorted if you added any volume to it.

  23. Re:A perfect Christmas gift... on Vinyl Records Outsold Digital Downloads In the UK Last Week (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    I've had equipment that was built similarly mostly in the 80s and early 90s and they were nice but there is a difference between quality 5/8 MDF and crap particle board, plastic, or even poorly assembled 3/8 or 3/16 mdf. There is also a different between studio monitors and a guitar stack and PA cabinets.

  24. Re:A perfect Christmas gift... on Vinyl Records Outsold Digital Downloads In the UK Last Week (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    It should be more of pop compared to a dull thud if it has a ring to it then it wasn't made right.

  25. Re:A perfect Christmas gift... on Vinyl Records Outsold Digital Downloads In the UK Last Week (adweek.com) · · Score: 1

    I have cheap Cort that I practice and just play around with. My regular guitar is a Godin Artisan ST not one of the cherry burst it's just plain wood finish. When I was picking it out I had played a lot of different guitars and they all sounded different even others of that model since it's made from real wood. It wasn't my first choice that was by an Italian luthier semi-hollow electric and far out of my price range but damn it sounded amazing.