Slashdot Mirror


User: priceslasher

priceslasher's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
53
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 53

  1. Re:http://www.linuxadvocates.com/p/support.html on Ubuntu Touch Beta Images Available For Testing · · Score: 1

    I'm not the dickhead whisperer, figure it out. The world doesn't owe you an explanation. Bitching about google getting rich for free on open source yet you cannot? But for starters all of the apps in the appstores are part of this market.

  2. Re:That is load of B.S. on SpaceX Pressure Hammers Stuck Valves; Dragon's ISS Mission Back On Track · · Score: 2

    You're just pointing out make believe negative shit to posture.

  3. Re:What is the worst that could happen on SpaceX Pressure Hammers Stuck Valves; Dragon's ISS Mission Back On Track · · Score: 1

    While we are speculating - I wonder if they used robust heavy duty stuff and maybe 'pressure hammering' doesn't put the valves under any more stress than they were designed to handle.

  4. Re:OK, 35 years, then... on MIT Warned of a JSTOR Death Sentence Due To Swartz · · Score: 1

    Intimidation, browbeating? I mean, if there is anything to the Milgram experiment (and I believe there is), then many people will deliver what they believe are dangerous and painful electrical stimulation to somebody so long as someone in a position of authority behaves as if it is standard procedure. If those rates are truly 99.5% in 20,000, then maybe it's just because everyone is doing a great job - or maybe jurors are vulnerable to being herded along by (certainly knowledgable and experienced counsel) some very intimidating and powerful authorities. I doubt it is simply a matter of "overcharging is extremely rare, as judged by regular Americans".

  5. Re:when did you stop beating your wife? on The Android Lag Fix That Really Wasn't · · Score: 1

    There is indeed a plethora of android devices making them difficult to compare meaningfully. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_devices

  6. Re:What? No mention of RTTY art? on The Geek Art Movement · · Score: 1

    surely they used aalib. Which reminds me - aalib is a pretty flexible geek art tool.

  7. Re:Receiving 2.1 trillion roubles on Russian Space Industry To Receive $69 Billion Through 2020 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What's aggravating about the summary is the comparison of 1 years budget to 7 years of budget. It is still a 3x increase in budget, from 3.3 billion to roughly 9.9 billion.

  8. Re:Not the "freedom" thing ... on Egyptian Government To Adopt Free Software On Larger Scale · · Score: 1

    I don't really think people should support bitcoin.

  9. Re:Not the "freedom" thing ... on Egyptian Government To Adopt Free Software On Larger Scale · · Score: 1

    Bitcoins? Supporting your local currency is probably the best option, as it pays for infrastructure and government (unless your government uses the money to oppress you, of course).

  10. Re:Why? on GNU/Linux Running On An 8-Bit Processor · · Score: 1
    There is code that allows you to perform 32-bit emulation on an 8-bit processor, but does it really work? Now we know.

    Well, why would you run 32-bit code on an 8-bit processor? Maybe so you don't have to write code on an 8-bit processor - you know those things can't add past 256.. so if you have some code and just want to use it without wrapping your head around everything that tests it's limits you can safely do this now.

    Honestly, I don't even know why I'm explaining this on slashdot of all the places.

  11. Re:The real reason... on Inside the Mummification of Space Shuttle Discovery · · Score: 1

    I think reducing the weight is the main thing here. As an exhibit, one possibility, the new electronics will just need to project Hubble images onto windows - like you're flying around.. and play some space music. And some flashing lights, of course.

  12. Re:But... on Drug Turns Immune System Against All Tumor Types · · Score: 5, Funny

    Already happened, it was called "I am Legend" (the movie). Will Smith saved us but I think the zombies got him in the end.

  13. Re:Will Neutrinos collide with other Neutrinos? on Instant Messaging With Neutrinos · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't the receiver/transmitters of neutrino data with artificially generated neutrinos directed at them make neutrino interactions less rare at said locations? IOW, in nature it is rare for them to interact, but nature is out the window if we are creating artificial sources of them..

  14. Re:Author doesn't understand pressure... on Jawless Creature Had the World's Sharpest Teeth · · Score: 1

    if pressure is force per unit area then it sounds like area and pressure are related - the smaller area for the same force will have higher pressure because force divided by a smaller value will continue to increase, right?

  15. Re:Once again on Online Learning Becomes Court-Ordered Community Service · · Score: 2

    Does the study suggest that dropping out causes criminal behavior (or just increases)? Everyone in prison isn't necessarily pathologically anti social or destructive, and even teenagers mellow out eventually.

  16. Re:he got rich from fraud on Man Convicted For Helping Thousands Steal Internet Access · · Score: 1

    And I doubt that anyone is "pulling down 300 terabytes a month on a $50 connection". Now, as far as real numbers are concerned - 3GB is a tiny amount of bandwidth that gets smaller every day.

  17. Re:I've been observing Stratfor since its inceptio on Is Stratfor a "Joke"? · · Score: 1

    He says he has independently carried out some tests and thus has arrived at a somewhat specific figure which is what you all wanted to know [why he said 23 and not 25,50,75 or even 10,20,30,...] - so whats the problem?

  18. Re:New technology, old mindsets on Global Christianity and the Rise of the Cellphone · · Score: 0

    They're not all going to solve it. One of theirs, chosen by the clouds, will fix it - how else can a population of mystics have cellphones to begin with? It was the will of the gods. In the meantime they will probably be denouncing science and technology with text messaging.

  19. Re:22 light years on New Exoplanet Is Best Yet Candidate For Supporting Life · · Score: 1

    Why would I send the asteroids at a lower speed, they would have the same propulsion system as the ship. The ship would probably be a similarly equipped asteroid. The real problem I see is sustaining that rate of acceleration for a sustained period of two years - the asteroid itself would have to somehow be the fuel and the expent fuel couldn't be in the path so it would have to create a tunnel with it's expulsion pattern as opposed to a trail. I am not suggesting going the speed of light which is why I went to the trouble of saying "appreciable fraction of" and you still heckle me over this like by reminding me it is a "limit" as if I want to break the speed of light. Not even what I said. So what is the point of the mass increasing to a factor of 2-7 anyways, of course you and your craft are going to have mass - so explain without being so patronizing what is wrong with that. Or better yet, why don't you use your imagination to propose a solution to travelling 44light years which is the discussion.

  20. Re:22 light years on New Exoplanet Is Best Yet Candidate For Supporting Life · · Score: 1
    Since there is little friction in space what is there from stopping us from reaching an appreciable fraction of the speed of light? I was reading that we might attain lightspeed in about 1 year at 1G acceleration rate which only adds a couple of years to the trip..

    I would first launch a volley of asteroids towards the planet to clear a path, then the equipment, and then follow in their wake.

  21. Re:Would they really be so handy? on DARPA Works On Virtual Reality Contact Lenses · · Score: 2

    I wonder how tedious job would it be to find and reattach a lost contact lens during a battle in a dusty environment.

    In this case you simply have to carry on without the lens, like when your radio quits working, or you run out of your finite supply of ammunition.

  22. Re:3D printers suck on Assembling Your Own 3D Printer · · Score: 2

    Why not just buy a superior mill in the first place? The cost will work out to be about the same and you save a lot of time.

    My guess would be - for the experience.

  23. Re:Achilles Heel on Jailbreaking the Internet For Freedom's Sake · · Score: 1
    I think entertainment producers will one day be paid in advance for proposed entertainment in a kickstarter fashion. They will leverage whatever following they have based on their past performances. The more popular, although not necessarily best, themes will be capable of demanding the most.

    In some ways I wish the 'artificial scarcity' rights holders would win and no one unauthorized could see their content or use their software, I already don't. I could care less about the movies and music being produced in recent years, but then again I play music and have an imagination for those other times.. when that isn't enough, I try to learn new things to help fuel my imagination. I can't even understand how someone would waste the time it takes to find this content illegaly, risk getting their computers infected with hacked software, sorting through entertainment that might be fuzzy or have bad sound... or even taking the legal risk of being harassed by the rights holders. I've already quit playing most games or certain OSes due to the hassle of legitimate ownership and I have a personal belief that they only use these overly restrictive methods of requiring you to enter cd keys and switch cds in and out for 'authorization', requiring internet access, regristration, etc. would occur no matter what because of the psychological implications that these cloak and dagger procedures cause your perception of the value of their product to escalate. Good riddance to all of their manipulative bullshit if they can't make money anymore.

  24. Re:Why? on How Will You React To Twitter's Regional Censorship Plan? · · Score: 1

    Youtube! Youtube, youtube youtube... youtube? Youtube youtube youtube youtube.

  25. Re:Spread the word on Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA? · · Score: 1

    This is a nice thought but independent authors will never be able to compete legally and that's a shame.