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  1. $2/page on Ask Slashdot: Do You Print Too Little? · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you're spending $200 on a printer every couple of years, and only printing 100 or so pages during its lifetime, that's $2/page. Kinkos is probably looking like a cheaper alternative.

  2. Exactly how did Kapersky Lab determine this?

  3. Re:Technology? on Why Is There No Nobel Prize In Technology? (qz.com) · · Score: 2

    No. Mathematics is real. Statistics is applied Philosophy.

  4. Real-estate on Why Are There So Many Knobs in Audio Software? (theoutline.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It turns out that knobs are pretty space-efficient considering the function they perform, when physical or digitally presented. When doing live sound, having quick access to as many adjustments as possible with a simple reach is invaluable. One of the things I dislike about most modern digital mixing consoles is that they tried to limit the number of knobs which in turn leads to more buttons being pushed to switch between channels.

  5. Re:Depends on the industry and work environment on Slashdot Asks: Should an Employee Be Fired For Working On Personal Side Projects During Office Hours? (quora.com) · · Score: 1

    My tax money at work.

    You could be, you , documenting shit.

  6. Personal Reasons = He wants his cash

  7. I should just commit a crime on Indiana's Inmates Could Soon Have Access To Tablets (abc57.com) · · Score: 1

    I live in Illinois and have a very high-stress IT job. I should just drive the 90 miles and commit armed robbery at the first gas station. I could basically do the same thing I do today, but without the stress, pressure, or cost of living I have now.

  8. This is my passion! on Climate Shaped the Human Nose, Researchers Say (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    We should devote more of our Student's tuition and my tax money to subsidize studies about stuff I don't give a shit about. Hawk nose, no-nose, skinny nose, broad nose...they all smell the same from my altitude.

  9. Nix the building on Ask Slashdot: How Should I Furnish (And Secure) My Work-From-Home Office? · · Score: 1

    Just buy a kick-butt laptop that does what you need, some awesome headphones, a MiFi device and perhaps a Sattelite Internet device, and a bunch of all-inclusive resort packages.

  10. Re:He won because it was Clinton on Donald Trump Won Because of Facebook (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    I love Nickleback (NICE ONE!) Oh and what happened to that Paul McCartney guy that Kanye did a joint effort with in efforts to further his career? Haven't heard anything about that McCartney joker since then...what a loser.

    In reality, I am a U.S. Citizen, and I did vote, but not for either of the two most prominent candidates (I did in fact write-in "Yo' Momma.") They are both ridiculous, and the way I see it, Trump is the lesser of two evils. At least no matter what, even though he technically ran on the Republican (who now controls both Houses) ticket, not even the Republican Party supports him, so he won't be able to do anything serious unless he goes crazy with Executive Order, which I suppose he could.

    Temporary damage will be done, but there is plenty of Congressional power to CTRL-Z it within 90 days - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... -, so damage will likely be limited.

    I am no fan of Trump, and I know he simply wanted to be POTUS, but I doubt he wants to be the first President convicted and removed from office in Impeachment trials.

  11. I'm out of a job on New Software Remembers Everything Your Computer Has Ever Displayed (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't the exact sort of thing that I get paid good money and given generous budgets to make sure it isn't installed?

    This isn't solving a problem, it's causing one (as many have said.)

  12. Try it on Null Island: The Land of Lousy Directional Data (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just tried it on Google Maps. If you enter "0, 0" it takes you to the North Pole. There are a couple of Comex drilling rigs there and a bunch of water. If you type "Null Island" into the search, it takes you to the Library of Congress. I find that humorous.

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    - Mars Attacks

  14. I'm facing a similar problem... on Study Finds Password Misuse In Hospitals Is 'Endemic' (securityledger.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm the Admin for a High-Tech factory. While we do use some very dangerous chemicals, those are pretty well restricted using physical means. However, on the factory floor itself, the company has historically used shared passwords for most of the manufacturing tools themselves. While this doesn't currently pose much of a safety threat, it does make tracking "who did what" basically impossible. Additionally, we were recently acquired by a Public company, and due to SOX, the whole "shared password" thing is a big no-no. While my problems are not as nearly "life or death" as the Medical scenario, I can relate.

    As a replacement authentication technology, I've been investigating various Biometrics, RFID cards, etc., as possibilities. Some could work, but face potential barriers in my environment (our factory is a "Clean Lab" environment...everyone has to wear Clean Suits, gloves and masks.) Because of the gloves, things like Fingerprint scanners won't work. Face recognition doesn't seem to be up to par yet based on the trials I've done. The use of RFID tags would work, but then you have the issue of potential theft of said tag.

    I haven't had time to try one yet, but years ago at an office building I worked at, they had a sort of "hand measurement" system...basically, you would put your hand on the plate and squeeze some pins between your fingers. Then you would have to enter a PIN on a keypad. I could see something like this working in my environment, but frankly haven't had time to go looking for one.

    In the end, it seems that Password security is the best (especially if it is Multi Factor,) but is not always practical. I wonder what others have used as alternatives.

  15. Re: Yeah - not at all an advert. on Woman Uses 'Hey Siri' To Call An Ambulance and Help Save Her Child's Life (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Says the person that relied on Autocorrect to Post

  16. So you're saying that half of Americans are idiots on More Than Half of Americans Think Apple Should Comply With FBI, Finds Pew Survey (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Shocking.

  17. Encapsulate on Ask Slashdot: How To Work On Source Code Without Having the Source Code? · · Score: 1

    Put the code into a .DLL or similar share-able code source, document it, and let them work off of that. Use the GNU/BSD/Mozilla/whatever license to protect it.

  18. Spreadsheet on Ask Slashdot: Good Introductory SW Engineering Projects? (HS Level) · · Score: 1

    Have them do a spreadsheet that uses both formulas and pivot tables.

  19. I care not. on Tension Escalates Between Netflix and Its TV Foes (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I am a Netflix user. I could give a crap about what CBS/NBC/ABC have to offer...Netflix will have it eventually. Maybe Netflix is acting like a peacock and extending it's tail, but reality says that it will win in the end.

  20. Re:Fellow Clean Room worker on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    I thank you for your informed comment! This is the sort of answer I was asking for!

  21. Listen douchebags on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    All I wanted to know was, "am I am somehow missing some killer app that makes a Smart-Watch worth-while?"

    A handful of you have actually considered my questions and the detailed description I offered of my scenario, prior to commenting, and I appreciate your comments! The rest of you are freaking children more interested in stirring up some trivial argument and wasting time. No wonder it takes so long for the true users and developers - I happen to be both - to get together and figure out what we really want.

    Shame on you.

  22. Re:Here is how I use my Gear 2 on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    I realize this poster doesn't often read replies, but THANK YOU! THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR! There have been hundreds of replies to this question...a handful useful, but this one takes the cake! I think that johnlcallaway has convinced me to be an iteration 1 adopter of a smart-watch. They don't do everything I want, but they do a lot of it.

    P.S. - don't care about Trolls...they can bitch and moan about Apple vs PC or whatever to their heart's content for all I care..I only wanted a legitimate answer, and am frankly shocked that I got /.'d.

  23. Re:Only developers can write their own smart watch on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    Funny, because I've been a developer for 17 years, and have written mobile apps. Note the '?' mark, and the previous question about what the best platform to develop for is.

  24. Re:you are doing it wrong on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    Thanks AC. Have all that...doesn't do what I want.

  25. Re: Priorities on Ask Slashdot: What Can I Really Do With a Smart Watch? · · Score: 1

    Simple explanation, and I think camperdave said it best, you've never watched a snow-storm come in on radar. I live in Mid-West U.S. When we see a storm that we expect to drop 2 feet of snow on us, and know we can't safely get our people out with 2 hours safe notice, we shut down and send them home before it becomes too dangerous, or for that matter, impossible to leave. People's lives are not worth ANY amount of money. Weather is a major factor here.