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  1. Re:Submitter Desperate to Save Face on Gladwell's Culture & Air Crashes Analysis Badly Flawed · · Score: 1

    It would seem that taking the logic of the flight crew is in itself an uncomfortable predictable outcome.

  2. Re:Most commentary on this is clueless on Gladwell's Culture & Air Crashes Analysis Badly Flawed · · Score: 1

    I remember hearing about the Airbus crash where the test pilot was strapped into an large passenger aircraft that had no way for a pilot to change anything; the test pilot made a bad decision that day.

  3. Multiculural Analysis, Meh on Gladwell's Culture & Air Crashes Analysis Badly Flawed · · Score: 1

    When people are in Shock, they can do some interesting things. The difference at the end of the day is, "the decision I make, will it allow me to eat dinner?" In the event of a plane crash, the living will have made the best choice. And every landing you walk away from, is a good landing.

    But something interesting is happening. I saw the plane bounce up about 1 wing span, and people lived? I'm use to hearing about how the bodies have to be recovered.

  4. Ya? Nice Gig on DHS Chief Janet Napolitano Resigns · · Score: 2

    Maybe a new university that has colleges that specialize in grant writing? How about doubling the universities so that out of state kids can get a good education. How about the california students that slogged through the requirements to go to a UC school but can't get in, because the schools are full; because there are not enough facilities for them? How about hiring educators to teach the kids so that those kids can step into jobs? The job is a lot of work, I hope she's up to it.

    Something that may cause Chancellor Janet to grin, just a little. The difference between the UC system, and that candy ass operation she headed in DC is that in California, the Tea Party is forced to do something it doesn't feel comfortable doing; think.

  5. Re: Agile? on Ask Slashdot: Development Requirements Change But Deadlines Do Not? · · Score: 1

    I have found that a simple grin is more that enough to cause a tyrant to spin uncontrollably like a top.

  6. OK, But on Data Storage That Could Outlast the Human Race · · Score: 1

    I estimate I need 2 Zetabytes of storage for my porn. Can these folks build a a bigger disk?

  7. Re: Agile? on Ask Slashdot: Development Requirements Change But Deadlines Do Not? · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking that Facebook, and Googles business model is to hire more off shore 20-somethings when the old crop gets to about retirement age, 28.

  8. Re:3D Print a Real, Metal Gun on 3-D Structures Built Out of Liquid Metal At Room Temperature · · Score: 1

    3D Printing is a new technology. CNC's are very well defined. Before CNC's one had to use humans referred to as "Precision Machinists." My question is, "how does one repair a cable on the Golden Gate Bridge?" How could a 3D Printer be used for that?

  9. Re:Okay on 3-D Structures Built Out of Liquid Metal At Room Temperature · · Score: 1

    One can only imagine the frustration of Natural Disasters when they leave a path of ruin and destruction; that some machine(s) begin to rebuild immediately afterwards. That includes the unwashed dishes before the disaster.

  10. Re:Okay on 3-D Structures Built Out of Liquid Metal At Room Temperature · · Score: 2

    I can't help but wonder if the folks building these 3D Printers haven't thought about using more than one print head to speed up production time?

  11. Re:Okay on 3-D Structures Built Out of Liquid Metal At Room Temperature · · Score: 1

    My question to the PhD's is, "build a 3D printer that works with a hand full of dirt placed in some kind of hopper? energy is both wind and solar." Some kid in Egypt did it if that helps.

  12. Re:Proper units on Volkswagen Concept Car Averages 262 MPG · · Score: 1

    Damn it! I spit coffee all over my keyboard because of your post.

  13. Re:One problem on Volkswagen Concept Car Averages 262 MPG · · Score: 1

    I think if VW were to go production on this concept vehicle; Toyota, and Hyundai would start feeling like they're deficating peach seeds.

  14. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? on UCSD Lecturer Releases Geotagging Application For "Dangerous Guns and Owners" · · Score: 1

    Lets think about this, "victumize a person who is hostile and has a gun, buy a group of people that do not have guns."

  15. Re:I remember being puzzled by that chapter on Malcolm Gladwell On Culture and Airplane Crashes · · Score: 1

    "racist?" Why don't we ask what the 2 dead chinese girls what they think of the usefulness of hierarchical culture. The left seat shouldn't be allowed to operate a toaster, let alone ANY aircraft. I don't blame the left seat, I blame the person(s) that put him there.

  16. Re:I know the government loves to lie to us... on Obamacare Software Glitch Will Limit Penalties Charged To Smokers · · Score: 1

    These sound like old timers from Facebook or Google.

  17. Re:I know the government loves to lie to us... on Obamacare Software Glitch Will Limit Penalties Charged To Smokers · · Score: 1

    One cannot help but wonder if out sourcing is becoming to expensive to maintain.

  18. Re: lack of unions and workers rights on America's Second-largest Employer Is a Temp Agency · · Score: 1

    What the math of rules 1 and 2 look like?

  19. Re:Seven Expectations on Federal Judge Rejects State Secrets Claims: EFF Case To Proceed · · Score: 1

    Best response to an AC post I've ever read; thanks.

  20. Re:Not exactly a secret anymore on Federal Judge Rejects State Secrets Claims: EFF Case To Proceed · · Score: 2

    For those, we need a court set up to deal with that sort of thing

    Really? And you know best for all of us?

  21. Re:Judicial control is what was missing on Federal Judge Rejects State Secrets Claims: EFF Case To Proceed · · Score: 1

    The problem is that without the appropriate clearance,

    So, which Judge are you calling a Traitor?

  22. Re:Judicial control is what was missing on Federal Judge Rejects State Secrets Claims: EFF Case To Proceed · · Score: 1

    How does one make a Tyrant, or Coward uncontrollably spin like a Top? Grin.

  23. Re:lack of unions and workers rights on America's Second-largest Employer Is a Temp Agency · · Score: 1

    Without Asimov's laws of robotics, the outcome will be more like R.U.R.

    Which makes me consider, what would the code look like, today, that would be the 3 Laws?

  24. Re:lack of unions and workers rights on America's Second-largest Employer Is a Temp Agency · · Score: 1

    I was surprised that it was NOT a robotics manufacturer.

  25. Re:Why? on Critical Security Updates Coming To Windows XP, 8, RT & Server · · Score: 1

    No, "as is" is the warning label.