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  1. that's what happens when you outsource! on Akamai Warns: Linux Systems Infiltrated and Controlled In a DDoS Botnet · · Score: 1

    Any operating system has security holes... unix/linux has less... and you take a security risk when you outsource or just hire newbies out of school. You need to hire people who have been at it a while, pay them what they are worth.. and hire newbies for the sr. system engineers to mentor. they get what they get. and java... well.. Oracle Sucks.. we all know that. You can code around it.. just code with security in mind, close all security holes. don't run external processes as a trusted user.

  2. I will find an alternate service provider. on Comcast Tells Government That Its Data Caps Aren't Actually "Data Caps" · · Score: 1

    When comcast forced me to use a cable box (I was watching hd programming fine without it) I dropped my extended basic package with blast + and reduced to blast + and the old legacy package. I get most of my HD network programming over the air now. I really only have comcast now for internet access. when I get capped I will look for another provider.

  3. a genius usually doesn't get an A in school on Is "Scorpion" Really a Genius? · · Score: 1

    You can be a genius and not get an A in your typical school. You get bored too easy. As you age you still have the raw genius brain power but you if you don't have self discipline no one else would think you are a genius.

  4. I would write my own with LDAP on Ask Slashdot: Linux Login and Resource Management In a Computer Lab? · · Score: 1

    I would write my own with LDAP and some custom code that will manage ulimit and other tools to manage resources. It's a piece of cake.

  5. lmao.bamboo + carbon fiber + hurricane = fly away on BMW Unveils the Solar Charging Carport of the Future · · Score: 1

    What are they thinking ? My carport is made of wood, concrete, and roofing material (roofing shingles,etc) In New England structures need to withstand 100mph wind gusts. It does happen. Winter Blizzard wind gusts have hit 80mph. Cold wind packs a punch. My next home improvement is going to involve replacing the decorative shutters with real working shutters. A large carport roof is a great place to locate solar panels. I'm still looking for a deal. Something that won't take 17 years to pay for itself. That is just stupid to me. I'm looking to build a cheap 5kw solar generator for $1,500.00. I bet it can be done. I

  6. Microwave radiation next the eyes... brilliant on For $20, Build a VR Headset For Your Smartphone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is what happens people have no clue about the technology they are working with. The cell phone antennae is far too close to the eyes. The human eyes consist of a thin membrane and a lot of water. It does not take much radiation to induce eye cancer. I never put a cell phone near my head. I always use speaker phone mode.

  7. That's it .. I'm getting my handgun permit. on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    This posting on slashdot has motivated for me to go for my handgun license. Everyone has the right to protect themselves and their family.

  8. Since when is Stupid the same as Contraversial? on Scientists/Actress Say They Were 'Tricked' Into Geocentric Universe Movie · · Score: 1

    Wow... this documentary is just plain stupid. We live in a tiny solar system way of in a "rural" burb... no where near the center. We are way out on the edge of the milkyway... not even near our own galaxy's center. As far as center of the Universe... I think the idiots don't know what the Universe is. Think of it as something smaller than anything you can imagine.... then a balloon expanding and expanding larger and larger and larger. Nothing exists outside of the Universe, the Universe encompasses everything.

  9. Meat is Murder on Meat Makes Our Planet Thirsty · · Score: 1

    Tasty, Tasty Murder. Hmmm... I'm going to have a Ribeye medium rare tonight.

  10. Re:Google for: "disable telemetry $MAKE $MODEL" on Volkswagen Chairman: Cars Must Not Become 'Data Monsters' · · Score: 1

    uhmm..... My last car had OnStar. They could track the vehicle. OnStar has it's own cellular module. Even if you don't subscribe to the service if BB wants to track the vehicle they can. I drive a Wrangler now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. No pay gap if your good .... on All Else Being Equal: Disputing Claims of a Gender Pay Gap In Tech · · Score: 2

    There is no pay gap for those who are talented. At least if a woman was working for me and she could code, or function as a Sr. Systems Engineer I'd pay her whatever is allowed for top contributors.

  12. Re:ChromeOS competition on Google Won't Enable Chrome Video Acceleration Because of Linux GPU Bugs · · Score: 1

    Yep you hit it on the money. And if you have a Chromebook you always want to run Linux on it to get any real use out of it.

  13. It's more like google can't write code.. on Google Won't Enable Chrome Video Acceleration Because of Linux GPU Bugs · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's obvious that the google gui programmers just use windows or mac gui APIs and don't know how to code. Linux GPU code has been extremely stable. Maybe they can learn how to program from the folks at Steam ? LMAO The new Steam Appliance runs Linux. I use a GTX 560 in a MacPro 2,1 running linux on bare metal with NO ISSUES.

  14. Re:Better information wouldn't help on Para Bellum Labs Will Attempt To Make the RNC a Political-Analytics Player · · Score: 0

    It's a better future than Obamacare. Obama has made an abomination out of our country.

  15. Stop Voting for the Pimps of Poverty. on Para Bellum Labs Will Attempt To Make the RNC a Political-Analytics Player · · Score: 0

    Democrats got our Country in the shitter. They encouraged low income families to have lots of babies. Having a child actually got them a check from Uncle SAM. Families that were hardworking had smaller families. This is why Democrats now outnumber every body else. You don't have to be rich to be a Republican. I don't even think I would consider myself a Republican because they sold themelves out too. I would say I lean towards the Tea Party.

  16. Re:"The GOP has only a few short years to prepare. on Para Bellum Labs Will Attempt To Make the RNC a Political-Analytics Player · · Score: 1

    Our problem is lazy citizens looking for money > hardworking skilled people. We are now outnumbered. It took a while to get here. It's going to take a while to get out. Unfortunately I don't think it's going to happen in our lifetime.

  17. Yes we are. There are processes .. on Ask Slashdot: Why Are We Still Writing Text-Based Code? · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of processes that don't require graphics. Data batch processes, 3D rendering batch processes, network diagnostics, the list goes on and on. The only gui intensive application are end user desktop. There's much more to coding than just desktop applications.

  18. Re:I will never... on Lenovo To Buy IBM's Server Business For $2.3 Billion · · Score: 1

    Save here. Do you remember when counterfiet Cisco devices hit the market ?

  19. simple answer on Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Crashes? · · Score: 1

    The owner/operator of the car. That's who has to settle first. If it's defective hardware then the owner operator needs to file a claim against the manufacturer. The same goes for the software.

  20. I've been charging my nexes 7 wirelessly for on Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger · · Score: 1

    several months now. The LG wireless charger pad works fine with the Nexus 7.

  21. This isn't cool.... on Mini-Brains Grown In the Lab · · Score: 1

    I got problems with this kind of research. This is really treading on ethical thin ice.

  22. science copying art ? on UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains · · Score: 1

    Now it could be possible to control an Avatar ? I really don't like the way this is going. We are losing our privacy. Now in a few generations even our thoughts won't be private ? I am all for learning how to build bionic limbs and controlling them... but mind an actual link from one brain to another individuals brain or cortex ? NO THANKS.

  23. I refuse to ride in an automunous car on Nissan Plans To Sell Self-Driving Cars By 2020 · · Score: 1

    I love to drive. I like to push the clutch, get into gear rev the accelerator and let out the clutch. I love to drive. I don't answer my cell when I'm driving, even though my wrangler has u-connect. I rather listen to my rock/blues collection and drive What I like about driving a Wrangler it's one of the only vehicles out that does not feel like you are driving by wire.

  24. Re:Uh huh on The Steady Decline of Unix · · Score: 1

    This is all FUD. Everyone knows that windows does not scale well. I get to play with the IBM Power7 Platform and Linux at work. I have got to say my favorite platform is still the IBM Power Platform scales extremely well. I've got 20 HMCs, 196 frames, and around 800 LPARS and VIO servers. LPAR2RRD rules!

  25. bullshit.. it more due to on A Climate of Violence? · · Score: 1

    Religion, Politics, Natural Resources.