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  1. Re: Agner Krarup Erlang - The telephone in 1909! on An Algorithm to End the Lines for Ice at Burning Man · · Score: 1

    I saw this at a festival where you could buy tokens to have a shower. Unfortunately people stockpiled the tokens(buying enough for the weekend) which led to noone else being able to buy one until one had been used.

    I guess I'm saying make sure your token is in sufficient quantities.

  2. Why jailbreak? on Georgia Tech Researchers Jailbreak iOS 7.1.2 · · Score: 2

    A browser that supports userscript extensions (greasemonkey). Bookmarklet just aren't good enough.

  3. Hook me up on Scientists Boost the "Will To Persevere" With Current To the Brain · · Score: 1

    Dealing with depression, medication, associated side effects and low energy levels, I need some 'push through it'. Where do I sign up? Will it interfere with my brains internet plug, due to be installed in the 2020's?

  4. Re:No MacOS or iOS client on Game Review: Path of Exile (Video) · · Score: 0

    Define 'hardcore gamers'.

    But have you ever put a monopoly board in a blender, racked up the dust and snorted it? That's hardcore. So is free basing army men - melting them down in a spoon first of course.

  5. Re:Silk Road down? on Head of Silk Road 2.0 Says It Will Be Back In Minutes If Shut Down · · Score: 1

    Forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Dread Pirate Roberts a 'good' guy posing as a 'bad' guy? This has FBI shill all over it.

  6. Who cares? on Firefox's Blocked-By-Default Java Isn't Going Down Well · · Score: 4, Funny

    Java is huge in the business back end, but front end Java just leaves a bad taste in the mouth of users. Slow, bloated, painful to use and kinda salty.

  7. Remember Canoma? on Disney Algorithm Builds High-Res 3D Models From Ordinary Photos · · Score: 1

    From Wikipedia:
    Released by MetaCreations Corp. in 1999, this application allowed users to create 3D models based on one or more photographs taken from various angles.

    Great program. Never understood why it died. Assume it was corporate hijinks.

  8. Carnivore on Former FBI Agent: All Digital Communications Stored By US Gov't · · Score: 1

    He's talking about Carnivore isn't he?

  9. "Much Anticipated" on Archos Gamepad Released In the USA · · Score: 1

    Really? 2nd time I've heard of it. Slashdot editors allow marketing hyperbole in links now?

  10. Re:Quick, someone trademark the term "Time Machine on Games Workshop Bullies Author Over Use of the Words 'Space Marine' · · Score: 1

    Assuming you mean the pointy nosed space marine helmets?

  11. Other ingredients on How Much Beef Is In Your Burger? · · Score: 1

    Pepper
    Salt
    Some sort of binder - commonly egg
    The new apprentices finger
    A below threshold number of rat droppings, guano and cockroach parts
    Other bits and pieces

  12. Re:Some users have *policy* to be 3 releases back. on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Push To Production? · · Score: 1

    Until the release schedule is so slow the version you're on is EOL'd and doesn't support the feature you need, but you can't get approval to upgrade

  13. Re:Unit tests, automated deployment on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Push To Production? · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a dream. We tried and failed several times to get developers to write unit tests. There was so much resistance we eventually gave up.

  14. Adapt Quickly on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Push To Production? · · Score: 1

    I find "Adapt Quickly" is a metaphor for "insufficiently tested" or "it worked on my machine"

    If I had a dollar for every "tiny fix" that required hours of hacking in prod to resolve with the release team sitting around waiting for the wunderkind to figure it out, for it then to be reverted and done again the next weekend. So much better when properly tested with signoffs and accountability.

  15. All sorts on Accent Monitoring: Innovation Or Rights Violation? · · Score: 1

    In uni I had lecturers from China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia among other places. I could understand them. The two hardest to understand were one lady who was extremely soft spoken. Had to sit in the front to hear her, even with a mic. The absolute hardest was a scottish guy. I had no idea what he was saying, even with a presentation up that he was speaking to. And english was his native language! All the foreign nationals put more effort into learning a second language than he did his first.

  16. Re:I think mobile phones win next generation on PS3 "Strong Contender" To Overtake Xbox 360 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Because people have limited budgets of time and money. If you're playing a game on your mobile, your console is probably gathering dust. If your new handset costs $200 and is going to be everywhere you are, are you going to spend another $300 on a console that stays in the living room?

  17. No, it will not. on Can Minecraft Change the Gaming Industry? · · Score: 1

    The filter in your brain that parses reality is not installed correctly.

  18. Change the term on China Censors Web To Curb Inner Mongolia Protests · · Score: 1

    Non outer mongolia

  19. Re:So... what? on University Switches To DC Workstations · · Score: 1

    I think it's funny that he references Wikipedia and considers it research.

  20. Re:Bribery fines are funny on IBM Charged With Bribing Korean, Chinese Officials · · Score: 1

    I know what you mean, but what else can you do other than levy a fine?

    Set the fines as a % of annual revenue, or some other legally required, stockmarket linked reporting number.
    Company A found guilty, earnt a million dollars, fined 85%. $850000 fine.
    Company I(B)M, earnt a hojillion dollars - 85% of a hojillion is a lot.

    The trick is using the same number that they use to justify their senior exec bonuses.

  21. Re:Who's responsible... on Teen Cancels Party After 200,000 RSVP On Facebook · · Score: 3, Informative

    He cloned the invite page and reupped it after she closed hers. Along with home address, phone etc.

    From The Australian Newspaper

    A police statement released to Associated Press today said a 17-year-old boy had been charged with using a telecommunications carrier to harass or offend someone.

    He is due in court in April.

  22. Re:States exchanging drivers license info ... on Terror Arrest Used As Fodder To Fund Real ID Act · · Score: 1

    "The computerized system uses the Global Justice XML Data Model (Global JXDM), an information-exchange standard designed specifically for criminal justice agencies that has been widely, but not universally, adopted."

    Kim Possible and Dr. Director have a lot to answer for

  23. Re:As a US citizen on Terror Arrest Used As Fodder To Fund Real ID Act · · Score: 1

    I personally prefer the option of fembot

  24. List of affected models on Asus, Gigabyte To Replace All Sandy Bridge Boards · · Score: 1

    Is there a list anywhere?

  25. Re:How long will IPv6 last? on Military Pressuring Vendors On IPv6 · · Score: 1

    There is zero reason to be remembering ip addresses of all your gear if you have a working DNS infrastructure.

    When setting up a firewall with external rules (allow traffic from external company to internal server on port x) using dns opens a security hole. Its a small fiddly one, but it's an audit item :(