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  1. Re:Raspberry Pi or Android Arduino? on BrewPi: Raspberry Pi and Arduino Powered Fermentation Chamber · · Score: 1

    he is most likely talking about the 276-0129 (retailing at $84.99) i would say very few RadioShacks have this IN STOCK but all of them should be able to order it Direct2U.

    (speaking as a former Tandy/Radio Shack employee)

  2. easy way to do this on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    require helmets for anyone under 16

    as part of getting your state ID card (im assuming they would not be getting a drivers license) if you want to "legally" not wear a helmet then you must on the ID form check a box stating " I choose to wave the protection of a helmet while biking AND AGREE TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR"

    given that these folks may not have the best brains but the rest of their organs should be useable

  3. the grab bag of Stuff on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Include In a New Building? · · Score: 1

    1 expect your network need to grow: run your cables in a conduit that is 2-3 times what you think you need also don't curve your conudiuts more than say 45 degrees in the same meter (so you do a 90 in 2 45s spaced a meter apart)

    2 ditto for your power conduit: special note have these conduits a different color from data (slapping a High Voltage glyph on it every couple meters would also be a good idea)

    3 have Red and Blue outlets installed in every "large" room: a Red Outlet is on a dedicated circuit so you can safely install a HighPower item into it Blue outlets are on the same circuit also MAP THE CIRCUITS (circuit J24 goes to which room??)

    4 Showers and a decent Food place: This will help your staff not turn into Crazy Stinking Apes if you have to go into a Lockdown time (for whatever reason)

    5 Climate control: have anything that is "messy" on a seperate system (or at least "down wind") this will also help you in your hazmat control.

    6 Proper Hallways: plan things so that you have decent "escape routes" for when TSHTF (if you can setup SG1 style RingRooms that would also work)

    7 Decent Windows for the People Rooms: of course you should also have a way for these to be blocked off if needed (or frost them) but seeing the sun does wonders for folks health.

  4. its to prevent further crimes on Illegal Downloading Now a Crime In Japan With Increased Penalties · · Score: 1

    it is a fact that Executed Criminals do not commit further crimes (and may give pause to others considering Murder or anything else that would draw Capital Punishment).

    i personally think that Big Content will be happy only when we have a Media Consumption Tax (everybody pays X dollars or Y% of income for Media every year). The real mindbender is if this replaced paying for Big Content Media folks might actually LIKE IT.

  5. Re:Slashdot on 9/11 on Thanks For Reading: 15 Years of News For Nerds · · Score: 2

    Yah since the MSM sites were slashdotted it was nice to see Slashdot itself gear "down" and have 2 posts going on in a MUST NOT GO DOWN fashion.

    How many different websites went into BAD WOLF mode (and how quickly did they come back up??)?

  6. "Profit" != Money Grabbing on How Noah Kagan Got Fired From Facebook and Lost $100 Million · · Score: 1

    If you are in business to provide a service/product then you may actually pass up a few things to serve The Greater Good.

    an example Chick-Fil-A is in the business of selling Chicken but they have a Moral Obligation as a rider for thier company so

    1 They always promote Traditional Family Values
    2 the whole company is CLOSED ON SUNDAY (as an Operator you could use sunday as a Fix Day if you had to but the Corporate Office is Closed)

    but in any case your BOD does need to know what you are aiming for so they understand.

  7. also try to code so you don't need to document on WTFM: Write the Freaking Manual · · Score: 1

    1 in when writing the code always try to put needed libs for a compile in a logical place (hint where it gets normally installed would be good)
    or if you have to put them somewhere odd then dump a directory listing into a file and build the docs from that. (Hi to marc from the MakeHuman project)

    2 make the builtin defaults the most common action to cut down on the number of CL flags needed
    (an archive tool should Compress a list of files/folder to a file named after the folder its in and Decompress (to a new folder) any archives it is passed as an argument. as an example)

    3 in all things be discoverable (ballon tips and proper labels are very nifty

    4 HAVE A LOCAL COPY OF THE DOCS INSTALLED WITH THE PROGRAM not everybody has a 24/7/52 internet connection.

    5 use Video as little as possible in your docs (and for the Love of The Divine Please do a proper job in making the video a 20 second task should not have a 15 minute video because you rambled on about "stuff") and post the Script for your videos so folks can download your docs.

  8. and what does the kama sutra have to do with this? on WTFM: Write the Freaking Manual · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Whenever i get a response of RTFM most of the time its either
    1 WTFM first (or update it with the new changes)

    2 The Kama Sutra covers the subject better

    Challenge for the SlashMind locate a current (2.6*) copy of the Blender manual in PDF format.

  9. you want to not honor DNT?? fine then i ADBLOCK on Think Tank's Website Rejects Browser Do-Not-Track Requests · · Score: 1

    since i really do not want Any Co tracking my every movement online if you as a company do not honor a Do Not Track request then i will block every ad i can (which btw also includes blocking tracking servers).

  10. Re:okay when do the current DOCS debut?? on Blender Debuts Fourth Open Source Movie: Tears of Steel · · Score: 1

    can you flip me an email with the subject |BAD WOLF model | so i can ask you about a model i am trying to create?? (its based on the base.obj from MakeHuman)

    so select the model then pull up the properties tab and those are in the list of modifers??

  11. okay when do the current DOCS debut?? on Blender Debuts Fourth Open Source Movie: Tears of Steel · · Score: 1

    I don't know if there is some sort of TOP SECRET BURN BEFORE READING link to a pdf (or other download) for the current version but there are several things about Blender i would like to know how to do.
    Oh and if you respond with JFGI or anything that is not a current (2.63 )DOWNLOAD of a TEXT then i will assume you are also sending me a large sum of money via email

    1 in UV painting how do you setup a model with an existing texture for UV paint??
    2 for that matter how do you link a texture to a material (to use for UV paint)

    3 is there a way to simplify a mesh without ripping the mesh apart?? (ie remove 30% of the verts and have the surfaces reclosed)

    of course if you are a blender wizard i have a few fairly simple things i need for the MakeHuman project (not looking for an exclusive and yes i will credit you for the work).

  12. [ejo] THUS SAY WE ALL![/ejo] on A Suicide Goes Viral On the Internet · · Score: 1

    yah if you want to remove yourself have fun but taking kids/critters with you?? NO

  13. Re:Bits were never made out of wood on Computer History Museum Gets the Attention It Deserves · · Score: 1

    you might want to check the your pipes since i do not see "bits made out of wood" in the linked article.

    and i know of a set of (plastic) counters that are used to teach number so "bits" could be made out of wood

  14. switch setup wrong?? on A Suicide Goes Viral On the Internet · · Score: 1

    this kind of thing should be on a err "positive action" switch were the person has to keep the button pressed to enable the feed (maybe a pair of switches wired in parallel to allow for the guy to switch hands??). This way if he goes WTF?!!?? his natural body movement will disable the feed.

    and Buzzfeed should be served with a DCMA notice for violating the Copyright of Fox News.

  15. Re:Fred Rogers on Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise? · · Score: 1

    yeah and a bit of triva is that he actually sued a store for making a spoof tee shirt.
    His lawyers had a very nice chat with the store that went "you will destroy ALL of those shirts and Never Ever even THINK of trying that again. (hint Rev Fred Rogers would never hold an AK47)

  16. Re:Babylon 5 on Aircraft Carriers In Space · · Score: 3, Informative

    the point is that they DID work things out.
    a StarFury had a total of eight SETS of thrusters and NASA did the numbers and found out that the base model was actually sound.

    im not sure about the atmo winglets in the late model starfuries but the whole thing of the thrusters being mounted to flip the craft about was seen to be sound. also im not sure if the WhiteStars are not more "just make it look cool" but they used AG thrusters anyway.

  17. Snake wranglers: Challenge for You MakeHuman on Python 3.3.0 Released · · Score: 1

    if any of y'all want to have some fun then take a stab at converting MakeHuman to Python 3.* (please note if you can get it to run contact the Project Managers)

    Of course if you want to play with an Open Source version of Poser you can also have fun.

  18. 'Simple" Solution on Illinois Prof Calls for a Federal Law To Safeguard Digital Afterlives · · Score: 1

    the regulations should basically state

    1 Each company should have a standard "Trouble Ticket" of type "Account Holder Deceased"
    2 A Person having a valid power of attorney or other similar document shall be able to (when Proof of Death can be shown) takeover the account and or merge the assets.
    3 in cases of Social Media the account should be flagged as belonging to a Deceased person (btw having flags for Fictional and Corporate Personas would also be a good idea)

    and that just about covers everything needed (except handling the problem of account holders without somebody to wind them up)

  19. Re:Whats more on Newly Spotted Comet May Shine Among Brightest In History · · Score: 1

    Okay if we ever meet show me a printout of this posting and we will hit the nearest Starbucks for a coffee or something (must have proof you are the poster)

  20. Re:And while they're at it on Aircraft Carriers In Space · · Score: 2

    a couple things

    1 at close ranges you might want to have the pilot actually looking in the direction he is going

    2 there were a few times in B5 where they did fly "backwards" (mostly in a "just before firing guns" kind of thing)

  21. Oi! read your bible better on Sexism In Science · · Score: 1

    http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031:10-31&version=KJV

    im hoping you were trying to be funny but just in case read and get back to us (its even in KJV for you)

  22. Re:This is particulary bad in Statistics and Genet on Sexism In Science · · Score: 1

    which is why telecommuting should be used more often (or flipping this Office Provided Day Care should be done more often).
    Fix the Why and then this is not a problem.

  23. commonly called "fruit of the poisoned tree" on Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Arrested, Jailed · · Score: 1

    As this looks to be a movie designed to enrage "Enemies of the State" yes they did track down the guy that made the movie to see WHY he made the movie. Im not sure that anything "fishy" is happening since they could have arranged for him to

    1 be found by US based extremists
    2 been "shot while resisting arrest"

    since we do have paws on him i say ring up the Libyans and tell them " we have the guy that did that movie you wanna trade him for the guys that killed our ambassador??"

  24. Re:I don't understand why they're doing this on EU Set To Charge Microsoft Over Ruling Breach · · Score: 1

    and just for fun you could help folks choose by using http://ninite.com/.net-7zip-air-chrome-firefox-flash-flashie-foxit-java-opera-pdfcreator-reader-safari-shockwave-silverlight/

    to preload Chrome FireFox Opera and Safari (plus a buncha other stuff)

    btw this does solve the problem of how to install another web browser without using MSIE very nicely (the link gives you a download to do the install)

  25. Twinkies on 2 legs??? on Astronomy Portfolio Review Recommends Defunding US's Biggest Telescope · · Score: 1

    maybe we are "snack food" for some other species. we already have a common thing with Vampires calling us "happy meals on 2 legs" so what do you think??