Agreed. This kid isn't trying to "explore a computer" he's just doing the kinds of things an 18-month-old kid does -- bang on some stuff, make some noise, etc. This father is really just engaging in some wishful thinking if he thinks it's more than that. Then again, isn't everyone's child a prodigy?.
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UVB-76 Explained
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If you read down further in that article there is a section that states "According to an archived Russian webpage (purportedly written by the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces), UVB-76 is used to transfer orders to military personnel, along with the time at which they should be executed." The citation for this, however, is an unavailable Wayback Machine archived page. Maybe it's being Slashdotted now but it's not helping the veracity of these claims. Yeah, this is a crappy submission. All it links is a Wikipedia page and nothing of substance.
The fact that Taco submitted this is a nice reflection of the declining state of Slashdot submissions -- if Taco doesn't give a fuck, then why should anyone else?
I've thought about doing that many a time, but Slashdot just wouldn't feel like Slashdot to me anymore without one dedicated troll editor. I know you can make that case for (m)any other editors, but kdawson is by far the king of schlock on here.
The cost to pick up one of the shuttles is almost $30 million. They aren't being sold (at this point anyway); that number is allegedly just the cost to clean up the shuttle (removing hazardous materials, etc.), get it display-worthy, and transport it to its final location.
No, the fatal flaw is that a cloaked object moving at warp speed emits a slight subspace variance. Adversaries performing an antiproton scan may also be a problem.
Watch that Anti-Religious Bigotry. Religious people have civil rights too, you know.
Yeah, mocking/criticizing a group of people is an attack on their civil rights. Jesus, it's not like the post was advocating denying Christians the right to marry or something.
Jesus, I don't think I've ever seen so much rhetorical fellatio going on in a single summary. And I've read plenty of head-over-heels summaries here on/. You even managed to get in a dig on MS. Kudos. Your enthusiasm is at 11; we need you to bring it down to around 6.
Not sure why I still bother reading Slashdot (less and less often), with such biased summaries.
Fully agreed on that one. If I had to pick the one thing that annoys me the most about Slashdot these days, it's the constant editorializing in the summaries. Tends to happen with some "editors" more often than others, but I won't name names.
Seriously though, leave the commentary to the ensuing discussions where it belongs. And if you can't do that, then at least change the site's tagline to "Opinion for nerds. Stuff that matters to people who've already decided."
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And I should be given the same privilege...
... And you have been.
People would continue pirating them pretty much at will?
Agreed. This kid isn't trying to "explore a computer" he's just doing the kinds of things an 18-month-old kid does -- bang on some stuff, make some noise, etc. This father is really just engaging in some wishful thinking if he thinks it's more than that. Then again, isn't everyone's child a prodigy?.
If you read down further in that article there is a section that states "According to an archived Russian webpage (purportedly written by the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces), UVB-76 is used to transfer orders to military personnel, along with the time at which they should be executed." The citation for this, however, is an unavailable Wayback Machine archived page. Maybe it's being Slashdotted now but it's not helping the veracity of these claims. Yeah, this is a crappy submission. All it links is a Wikipedia page and nothing of substance.
The fact that Taco submitted this is a nice reflection of the declining state of Slashdot submissions -- if Taco doesn't give a fuck, then why should anyone else?
Oh that's right... It isn't. But hey, thanks for trying to post something all edgy or controversial or whatever the hell you think it is, kdawson.
I've thought about doing that many a time, but Slashdot just wouldn't feel like Slashdot to me anymore without one dedicated troll editor. I know you can make that case for (m)any other editors, but kdawson is by far the king of schlock on here.
The cost to pick up one of the shuttles is almost $30 million. They aren't being sold (at this point anyway); that number is allegedly just the cost to clean up the shuttle (removing hazardous materials, etc.), get it display-worthy, and transport it to its final location.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/25/space.shuttles.retirement/index.html
So your mother fucked the sheets after your dad dropped his load prematurely on them?
No, the fatal flaw is that a cloaked object moving at warp speed emits a slight subspace variance. Adversaries performing an antiproton scan may also be a problem.
I'm sorry, what is Google's core business?
Advertising.
(And no, I'm not referring to that Super Bowl ad!)
You should care becuase 4chan has been the source of all internet humor for several years now.
If you don't want that on your network then you don't become an ISP.
in your mom.
(May as well just get that one out of the way)
Apparently the new "laws" actually just prescribe getting blasphemous sites Slashdotted instead of actively taking them down.
Slashdot... A tool of the oppressor(?)
Watch that Anti-Religious Bigotry. Religious people have civil rights too, you know.
Yeah, mocking/criticizing a group of people is an attack on their civil rights. Jesus, it's not like the post was advocating denying Christians the right to marry or something.
They should have called it Go Beta; then we would know without it being explicit.
But the people who want him to fight the case can't afford his fees
Two words: class action.
You know what they say about men and their sportscars, right?
No, nobody has the slightest clue what you're talking about.
... as fewer and fewer electrons are available for noting the state.
D'oh! Who could have ever predicted the Great Electron Shortage of the 2010s?
Seriously WTF was that statement supposed to mean?
Once again, FreeBSD has shown the fools in Cupertino how it's done.
Yeah, Steve is gonna cry himself to sleep on a huge pile of cash tonight.
(Not sure if parent was a troll or totally serious... It's hard to tell around here sometimes!)
Of my 6 classes (3 of which are AP) and can already get my normal day's worth of homework done during downtime before I leave school.
Sounds like you could stand to "waste" a little more time in English class...
Jesus, I don't think I've ever seen so much rhetorical fellatio going on in a single summary. And I've read plenty of head-over-heels summaries here on /. You even managed to get in a dig on MS. Kudos. Your enthusiasm is at 11; we need you to bring it down to around 6.
Wow. I can understand why you are getting modded flamebait, but damn if this isn't one of the best comments I've seen in a long time.
Not sure why I still bother reading Slashdot (less and less often), with such biased summaries.
Fully agreed on that one. If I had to pick the one thing that annoys me the most about Slashdot these days, it's the constant editorializing in the summaries. Tends to happen with some "editors" more often than others, but I won't name names.
Seriously though, leave the commentary to the ensuing discussions where it belongs. And if you can't do that, then at least change the site's tagline to "Opinion for nerds. Stuff that matters to people who've already decided."
Thanks Netcraft!