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  1. Re:But Does It Scale on The New Science of Evolutionary Forecasting · · Score: 1

    No, the point was if they knew what the conditions were like they may be able to predict short term changes based on being able to reproduce the same results multiple times in a identical ecosystem. Not that kangaroos and elephants would evolve in a place different from their natural habitat...

  2. Re:Connect with a VPN on Verizon's Accidental Mea Culpa · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you read the Verizon page they are proposing a solution... Netflix should connect directly to Verizon and pay them.

    This should be an argument between level 3 and verizon we wouldn't be hearing about this at all if that bandwidth was evenly split up between 100+ services.

  3. Re:Say what? on Selectively Reusing Bad Passwords Is Not a Bad Idea, Researchers Say · · Score: 1

    Really? The way I read it is there is a group of free websites that don't require any personal information so don't volunteer any, keep an extra spam catching email account to sign up with, and don't sweat the small stuff.

  4. Re:Sounds like a bad idea ... on Ask Slashdot: Unattended Maintenance Windows? · · Score: 1

    I automate low risk maintenance, it doesn't alleviate the responsibility for prior testing, a roll back plan, or monitoring the results, but it does save time. If you refuse to automate any of your work you would never make a deadline and wouldn't last very long where I work.

  5. Re:I've toyed with this concept.. on Ask Slashdot: Unattended Maintenance Windows? · · Score: 1

    I always test in advance, have a roll back plan, only automate low risk maintenance, test the results remotely, and have a warm body on back up should the need arise. Saves a little sleep since I don't babysit the entire process just the result. I don't have physical access to most of the equipment since it's scattered across multiple data centers so I do most of my work remotely anyway.

  6. Re:On his Birthday, even... on The Oatmeal Convinces Elon Musk To Donate $1 Million To Tesla Museum · · Score: 1

    "A century from now it will no more occur to a normal person to mate with a person eugenically unfit than to marry a habitual criminal."

    This makes me giggle.. he was not aware of the bad boy effect..

    I found it disturbing that as an intelligent college student working a full time job and having all my stuff together, the women often times passed me over for guys with drinking/drug problems that were drop outs, had criminal records, and were unable to hold any employment. Were these guys physically more attractive? Not really, I won that genetic lottery as well, they were attracted to me but I frequently ended up in the friend zone like most nice guys.

     

  7. Re:"Thus ends "Climategate." Hopefully." on Climate Change Skeptic Group Must Pay Damages To UVA, Michael Mann · · Score: 1

    Sure the EPA does some good work but the EPA is not making competition. Currently convenience store/filling station owners are just not loosing sleep over "Should I install a new gas pump, charging station, or some other fuel type?"

  8. Re:"Thus ends "Climategate." Hopefully." on Climate Change Skeptic Group Must Pay Damages To UVA, Michael Mann · · Score: 1

    Sadly it's competition that drives innovation, not government mandate. I'm not really sure how a new player would compete with the established infrastructure.

  9. Re:"Thus ends "Climategate." Hopefully." on Climate Change Skeptic Group Must Pay Damages To UVA, Michael Mann · · Score: 1

    You would be correct, throwing statistical data and a computer driven model simulations at me only raises an eyebrow. I have neither the time or desire to dive into it to verify the interpretation for myself, and it is of little consequence. Cheaper, cleaner, more efficient, renewable energy should be a goal regardless of global warming, and sooner is better than later.

  10. Re:Before we go down the misinformation rabbit hol on Police Using Dogs To Sniff Out Computer Memory · · Score: 1

    When I was sixteen a friend and I were stopped {by military police} because someone had reported gunshots in the area. We had no fire arms or drugs but the officer was certain that we did so they called the dog unit. My friend told them he was allergic to dogs and begged them to call his parents and keep the dog away from him or the car. {he was allergic to dogs and a long list of other things}

    Then after ignoring him, searching with the dog, and not finding anything my friend started to have a reaction and ended up going to the hospital. The officers were dishonorably discharged and I think the one controlling the dog spent time in Leavenworth prison.

  11. Re:What about range on this smaller car? on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 1

    "The i3 performance in range-extending mode may be more limited than when it is running on battery power, as BMW clarified that the range extender is designed not for long-distance travel but purely as an emergency backup to keep the electric system going until the next recharging location." from the same article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...

    Neither are 100% what I was thinking but they may eventually be. The chevy volt is close but the 48 mile all electric range is a little to short for my use {more like 60} otherwise I could use all electric during the daily work commute and errands but still take long trips on the weekend without worrying about charging time or is there a place to charge where I'm going.

  12. Re:What about range on this smaller car? on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 1

    True, that's why I like electric mowers and weed eaters.

  13. Re:What about range on this smaller car? on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 2

    I looked it up the chevy volt gets about 38 miles electric and about 380 mile on a full charge and a full tank of gas... I'd probably just go over the electric range by a few miles everyday which is fine if it got 60 miles electric I'd have to make sure I used the gas engine occasional to make sure it didn't have problems.

  14. Re:What about range on this smaller car? on Tesla Aims For $30,000 Price, 2017 Launch For Model E · · Score: 1

    I'm not an electrical engineer or anything but I keep thinking that a high performance gas or diesel generator should be able to charge one of these while driving and get good mileage {much higher than a regular gas engine} and better range. Doesn't the chevy volt already do this?

  15. Re:Sad, sad times... on Study: People Would Rather Be Shocked Than Be Alone With Their Thoughts · · Score: 1

    I like to sit down with a cup of coffee for about 15 minutes in the morning and kind of mentally prepare and plan my day. It's been really nice outside {65-70F} each morning this week so I have been taking my coffee time on the patio. I've also been fishing a couple times this week, you can sit 30 minutes uninterrupted doing that also.

    I've been taking my son fishing trying to spend some father son time he's 14 and he either wants to be on the move, jigging up and down the bank, or he plays on his cellphone. He is very much the opposite of patient.

  16. Re:Non-compete agreements are BS. on Amazon Sues After Ex-Worker Takes Google Job · · Score: 1

    Wasn't there a recent issue with no poaching employee agreements... and doesn't this do the same?

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  17. Re:It's 2014 on Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap · · Score: 1

    I also purchase dvds, copy them off to my media server, and toss the disk in the closet... {about a thousand right now} I don't currently have them backed up since I had a hard drive failure so it will take me weeks to recopy all those dvds if I don't get a new back up before something happens.

    Many of my dvds are box sets of tv shows so the media server is almost stocked as well as netflix.

  18. Re:It's 2014 on Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap · · Score: 1

    He has cox cable and probably the same plan I do. Cox's view is if you are going over the 250GB cap then they will work with you to find out why if it's your legitimate usage they'll ask you to upgrade {or help you install their security package if it's virus related} but they don't charge overages. {if you don't upgrade and constantly go over the cap they will suspend your account}

    I have two rokus, two xboxes every tv streams media somehow and I have both netflix and hulu but only local stations on cable. Streaming entertainment is the default for my family of 5 and I don't usually go over 200GB. My monthly average is around 160GB

  19. Re:Libertarian nirvana on Massachusetts SWAT Teams Claim They're Private Corporations, Immune To Oversight · · Score: 1

    Private companies shouldn't contract law enforcement directly... maintaining vehicles and equipment sure, I don't expect an officer to change the oil in their cruiser. That contracted service should still be open to request.

  20. Re:Self Medication on CDC: 1 In 10 Adult Deaths In US Caused By Excessive Drinking · · Score: 1

    Antidepressants bother me also, sure there may be times when they are useful for reasons that make sense. If your wife cheats on you with your best friend and then takes the car and the house in the divorce... chances are pills won't help.

  21. Re:1 in 10 adult deaths on CDC: 1 In 10 Adult Deaths In US Caused By Excessive Drinking · · Score: 3, Informative

    I once told a professor that he should change the title of his statistics course to "lying with numbers made fun".

    Often times people will cut down a sample or leave out important information in a summary just to promote a point, it's disingenuous.

  22. Re:Libertarian nirvana on Massachusetts SWAT Teams Claim They're Private Corporations, Immune To Oversight · · Score: 2

    If they are a private security firm contracting with local law enforcement then wouldn't local law enforcement still be required to comply with open records requests concerning that contract and services provided? I contracted that out, shouldn't alleviate the burden of records keeping or requests.

  23. Re:waste of time on New Chemical Process Could Make Ammonia a Practical Car Fuel · · Score: 1

    That's not true they were more common than gas at one point but since gas cars have greater range and were cheaper the electric car eventually lost popularity.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

  24. Re:Not the data I was looking for... on What's Your STEM Degree Worth? · · Score: 1

    I began college with 1 year of microcomputers and switched to Applied Arts. I didn't think computers were ready for prime time but shortly after I finished college windows 3.0 was released and computers were suddenly in every other household. I tried my hand at teaching for a year and then went to work at pc company that I won't name and started at the very bottom {tech support}. Followed by a couple dsl providers, then telecom, and now I'm a developer.

  25. Re:why would I want to hang with a buncha cunts on Match.com, Mensa Create Dating Site For Geniuses · · Score: 1

    Would you call a motorcycle gang "snobs"?

    I'm not so sure I would call them motor cycle gangs anymore at least not in the mid-west they are more like motor cycle clubs and they do a lot of charity work.

    My brother joined mensa when he was in college at the urging of one of his professors, but didn't like it. He is smart and always has a bunch of interesting projects going in his spare time, but rarely finishes any of them.