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  1. Re:Matters not... on Why Should Red Hat Support Competitors' Software? · · Score: 1

    .Net for the masses... anyone can slap together an application in a very short period of time and make it look pretty... to bad it will have more bugs than there are words in the nearly nonexistent help menu that appears to be written in gibberish.

  2. Re:Matters not... on Why Should Red Hat Support Competitors' Software? · · Score: 1

    There is no need to reboot windows servers all the time either... but let's be honest I'd rather just have some helpdesk flunky reboot it when they call me at a restaurant, in the shower, or at the grocery store than try to explain which services to restart and possibly how to restart them.

  3. Re:Electric. on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    If you live far enough away {like 95 miles} from her you could buy the mother in law a nissan leaf they only have a 84 mile range. Your wife will think you are being nice and your mother in law will figure it out when her charge runs out next to the hotel outside of town.

  4. Re:Electric. on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    Sounds about right... since the place I live has only been a state for 153 years and the oldest building standing would have been built around 1850 or newer.

  5. Re:Electric. on Future of Cars: Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Or Electric? · · Score: 1

    I think so, but apparently Merrica needs 300+ mile range day to day.

    It's easy to drive 300+ miles one way, on a weekend to visit family in a country that's 3.7 million sq. miles. This isn't really a factor in why I haven't purchased an electric vehicle but should the price come down it might be.

  6. Re:Sanity check on 7.1 Billion People, 7.1 Billion Mobile Phone Accounts Activated · · Score: 1

    Who is paying for a subscription without having a phone attached?

    I imagine that would be for a tablet, laptop, or other device... the numbers do appear suspect, but I have more cellular accounts than people {because of work and personal} in my house so...

  7. Re:People paid for their astronaut wings on Virgin Galactic Passengers May Just Miss Going into Space · · Score: 1

    One to many Axe commercials "Nothing beats an astronaut"...

  8. Re:"There is a problem with the law, so ban scient on UN to Debate Use of Fully Autonomous Weapons, New Report Released · · Score: 1

    I would rather have an autonomous lawn mower for less than $1k than cylons.

  9. Re:Who would have guessed? on Harvard Study Links Neonicotinoid Pesticide To Colony Collapse Disorder · · Score: 2

    I live in the Midwest there are many farms and organic farms contrary to what you may read they do use pesticide and fertilizer they just don't use things like anhydrous ammonia. The anhydrous ammonia is flammable, it stinks, burns my nose, and makes my eyes water from miles away, I couldn't imagine actually handling it, but people eat corn that it's been used on.

  10. Re:Save your breath. on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Tell a Compelling Story About IT Infrastructure? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have been known to send in purchase requests for Industrial Donut Makers, Espresso Machines, etc...

    They are never approved but when they come back and laugh about it, that is a great time to bring up a serious purchase request that has been stuck.

  11. Re:How long? on BMW Unveils the Solar Charging Carport of the Future · · Score: 1

    True... with the type weather we get a carport that's not anchored {or just cheaply made} would be torn to shreds each spring. I would love to be able to have something like this but we have already had hail twice this year and high winds are the norm for tornado alley. I have thought that a wind turbine would be nice but I don't think the city ordinances would allow for that.

  12. Re:How long? on BMW Unveils the Solar Charging Carport of the Future · · Score: 1

    Carports are usually supported and anchored in concrete, they usually require a building permit just like a garage. Mounting solar panels on an existing structure does not.

    The problem I see here is you will need some type of electrical storage because most people drive their cars to work, etc... during daylight hours when it be charging.

  13. Re:This will end on In SF: an App For Auctioning Off Your Public Parking Spot · · Score: 1

    That was kind of the thought I had... Someone gets in the car and posts up the spot meanwhile they are spotted by someone else who stops behind them seeing them get into the car and waits for them to move... when the person they auctioned it off to get's there the other car already has it blocked in it will likely start causing fights.

  14. Re:Open Source My Ass on McAfee Grabbed Data Without Paying, Says Open Source Vulnerability Database · · Score: 1

    Open Sourced has a different meaning in the context they use it, they are talking about how they get their data from many sources including volunteers.

    http://osvdb.org/osvdb_license

  15. Well that's just silly... How do you think indie bands pay for studio time, publication, advertising, and merchandise for that first album... it's not from a label.

    They do have a sponsor so they get merchandise and radio advertising at a cut rate or sometime free advertising but it's not like being signed.

  16. Re:This was not a false claim on RightsCorp To Bring Its Controversial Copyright Protection Tactics To Europe · · Score: 1

    Thanks, I looked it up. http://www.billboard.com/biz/a...

    Now that I know what he was talking about, I think he is in the clear until they actually produce a video.

     

  17. Re:Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music on RightsCorp To Bring Its Controversial Copyright Protection Tactics To Europe · · Score: 1

    Well his copyright application went through so it should at least protect him from vague DMCA take down notices.

    * Music is about intervals. Each note has a duration and a difference in pitch to the next note. There are seven distinct pitches in the scale, and durations can (roughly) be short or long. This gives 7*2 = 14 possibilities for each interval. A hook with eight notes has seven intervals, and 14^7 = 105,413,504

    If you start applying more music theory using chords, cadences, and standard chord progressions the number of possibilities gets even smaller, because it limits which chords can be played in succession.

  18. Indie on RightsCorp To Bring Its Controversial Copyright Protection Tactics To Europe · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My brother is in an indie band and they payed to go to a small but professional studio and record an EP. The content is all original and they have copyright but he saw a blog about indie bands publishing through tunecore on multiple services {iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, etc...} getting take down notices from companies claiming to represent the copyright holder.

    He's a little freaked out because although they payed all that money for copyright and self publishing they really couldn't afford a lawyer if something like that happened to the band.

  19. Re:If not... on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    I have had multiple ignitions fail on older cars {junkers}, I just set them to the unlocked position and install a push button and toggle {not a fob or remote start an actual button}.

  20. Re:Cheap Labor on Is Montana the Next Big Data Hub? · · Score: 1

    Try Topeka Kansas 200-300k will buy a nice place plenty of malls, starbucks, bistros, traffic is not that bad.

  21. Re:Cheap Labor on Is Montana the Next Big Data Hub? · · Score: 1

    I live in a mid-west town population around 30k and have malls, 24/7 stores, fast food, pizza places, starbucks, other coffee houses and bistros, froyo, sushi, tia, italian, turkish. Not to mention all the places w/country cooking.

    I'll be fair and say there are 4 towns in two counties slammed against each other with a state college in one w/total population around 130k. You can drive from one town to the next and only know because there is a sign.

    Probably not far off from what to expect around Billings Montana which has 3 starbucks and population around 100k.

  22. Re:When do we do human trials? on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood · · Score: 0

    It was already banned from the Olympics almost 30 years ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

  23. Re:Vampirism on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood · · Score: 0

    I kew I remember something like this.. it's already been banned at the Olympics in 1985 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

  24. Re:Ozzy on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... found it I knew I remember something about this from the 80s it was banned at the Olympics.

  25. Re:Ozzy on Elderly Mice Perk Up With Transfused Blood · · Score: 1

    I heard about blood doping sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. They take their own blood weeks in advance, refrigerate it and give it back to themselves prior to a sporting events to increase their endurance. There were rumors that rock stars were doing it for tours also.