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  1. Re:Horses have their advantages on World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York · · Score: 1

    Advantages that aren't practical in modern society especially if living in the city.

  2. Re:Let us redefine "progress" on World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York · · Score: 1

    I feel for those switch board operators.

  3. Re:Let us redefine "progress" on World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York · · Score: 1

    I don't think you can anticipate how far 3D printing can go. Although 3D printing has existed for a long time it is just starting to be a field of interest. As more research is poured into it will become better and more affordable.

    The progress will be in the ability to make concrete consistently reliable versus the hit and miss you get from hiring one company versus another.

    As for faster you also can't tell. It may be tones faster 10 years from now.

  4. Re:passwords on the device/session level, not app on 51% of Computer Users Share Passwords · · Score: 1

    Phones today are as important as your wallet. Losing it can result in identity theft. It's not a new issue, it's just that it's taken a new form.

    As tverbeek stated, putting a password on the phone is the most logical thing to do and probably the only thing one can do.

    Sharing passwords is the result of people being miss informed or not understanding what can happen. There's also a laziness component to it. At home it's one thing but at work I explain to users that sharing their password is like trusting the other users with their employment. If one employee wants to sabotage them, they can easily do it. I've seen a employee get fired over something similar.

  5. Re:Let us redefine "progress" on World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Progress happens when you take something that has potential but isn't yet viable and make it viable.

    If you could 3D print a foundation and increase the quality and durability of it then it makes sense since I know for a fact that concrete is a complicated process that has potential for major failure if not done properly.

  6. Re:The obvious /. question... on New HP Laptop Would Mean Windows at Chromebook Prices · · Score: 1

    Do you cut your hair with he lawn mower?

  7. Re:It isn't only Windows 8 on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 1

    I wasn't talking about Ubuntu. I was saying that people can deal with the one time occurrence of a Windows Update bug. It's much less trouble than to get onboard with any Linux distro.

  8. Re:I've learned the hard way on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 1

    I have supported Microsoft workstations for over 10 years and have never experienced a hardware failure due to an automatic update. Heck, I had maybe 3-5 problems related to auto updates that were caused by security enhancements and they didn't actually break anything, rather they defaulted values that I just wouldn't have set for my environment.

    I suspect you are an isolated case because if that's how poor MS products were, they would not be trusted by any IT department.

  9. Re:I've learned the hard way on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 1

    I bet you also believe those self proclaimed scientist that swear the pyramids were made by aliens.

    Those conspiracies are as true as those stories of me having big dick The H/W manufacturers have had it figured out for a long time by simply not releasing drivers for the next OS that comes out. The last thing H/W manufacturers want is your call to support or a RMA request.

  10. Re:It isn't only Windows 8 on Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back · · Score: 1

    I honestly haven't found a Linux distro outside Ubuntu that is easy to install on just about any hardware. So for 99% of users with Windows systems, they will just have to deal with this rare failed update scenario. It's really not the end of the world as some may picture it to be.

  11. Re:Defeats the purpose on Daimler's Solution For Annoying Out-of-office Email: Delete It · · Score: 2

    This is a great strategy to maintain cross training. Forces all employees to make sure their tasks are covered since they know they cannot answer while away. It also forces other employees to understand what their colleagues do creating a better team spirit and preventing what I call "SILOS".

    Realistically there are some roles in a company that make exception to this but that list should be very short in a company of that size.

  12. Re:It won't work on Ask Slashdot: Would You Pay For Websites Without Trolls? · · Score: 1

    Maybe my definition of a troll is different. I think someone can have a different opinion that shies away from the norm as long as they are willing to put their name by it.

    No, let's ban people for posting garbage to the Internet. There is so much garbage online these days, it's hard to sift through it all and the ignorance of users who just repost that garbage is infuriating.

    Which is why an identification will allow all forums to be aware of this users behavior instead of each forum having to manage their own data.

    I find that often replicating real world methods resolves a lot of "system" issues. These same people would not do it if they were identifiable and had a global user behavior rating.

  13. It won't work on Ask Slashdot: Would You Pay For Websites Without Trolls? · · Score: 1

    Paying to post an opinions and suggestions won't attract a crowd. Many people are ignorant and disrespectful on the internet because they can't be identified. The real solution is for users to have an identity that follows them. This way you can label those trolls not just on one site but everywhere they go. It will force these people to adjust their online behavior. For those who believe being anonymous on public forums is a right, you are wrong. The internet is still in it's infancy and as it becomes more structured you will see major changes occur including online IDs.

    There needs to be accountability for people posting garbage. If you wouldn't say it in person then you should not be able to say it anonymously online.

  14. Re:This strikes me as spectacularly unhealthy. on Ask Slashdot: What Recliner For a Software Developer? · · Score: 1

    I hate to deviate from the original question but what kind of programming do you do that you can be just sitting in a chair behind a MacBook?

    Maybe what I program is more involved as there is no way in hell I could do any coding without being completely isolated from the constant nagging that comes from being in the family setting. I can't see any programmer doing a solid job coding modules with that many distractions around them.

    I'm far more productive behind a desk and to make sure my family doesn't suffer from my numerous hours of work, I try to do my work after they all go to bed. Just my 2 cents. No point sitting in the living room if you're going to be a zombie or if your work will turn to crap because you got too many distractions.

  15. Re:who? on WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak An International Emergency · · Score: 0

    More garbage comments from an anonymous coward.

  16. Re:Oh noes! on Oracle Hasn't Killed Java -- But There's Still Time · · Score: 1

    He didn't say it was dead. He just said it's hitting a dead end and he's right. Just like many other runtime have managed to stay alive only because large infrastructures already live off of it but these same runtimes aren't growing.

  17. Re:ISP Failure, not Application Failure on Network Hijacker Steals $83,000 In Bitcoin · · Score: 1

    Still a problem. You can't control all ISPs. I don't know enough about the protocol but I figure extra simple measures will be put in place to avoid further loses.

  18. Re:Finally! on Red Hat CEO: Open Source Goes Mainstream In 2014 · · Score: 1

    Where. I don't see it.

  19. Re:If only we had a union on LinkedIn Busted In Wage Theft Investigation · · Score: 1

    Forget unions. People have to hold companies accountable by involving the governments when these companies break the rules. There are ways to get your message across and get a proper response.

    In the past, unions saved people from abuse and paved the way to federal labour laws and regulations but all they do now is:
    - Protect those who do not want to work as hard as they should and punishes people who work to hard by pointing them and telling them to stop making the others look bad
    - Forces companies to promote people by seniority regardless of if it's the best person for the job. Grumpy Joe gets the supervisor role because he has the most seniority
    - Creates a sense of entitlement that isn't deserved in many cases

    Unions are still useful for people who develop health issues as the benefits in union jobs a in most cases better.

  20. Re:Perfect on Quiet Cooling With a Copper Foam Heatsink · · Score: 1

    Don't, forget that the dust issue won't be as bad with this heat sink as air moves away from the heat sink through convection instead of being pushed onto it.

    Not saying dust won't be an issue but it will be less of an issue than conventional heat sinks. The ideal design would allow easy removal of the heat sink for cleaning in water.

    As for the material it depends very much on the structure. There's probably a middle ground for which the sponge concept works better than your traditional heat sink and yet doesn't collapse easily.

  21. ShortGuy,

    I agree. Small business owners are often victim of lack of knowledge of what can happen. Our duty is to educate them properly. I work for a small corporation (150 employees) and the owners tend to brush off issues like security. All I do is show them articles to disasters other companies have had. I also had one of my old employers come in to explain how damaging their failed backup procedures were to the company revenues for that year. You have to hit them where it hurts to make them understand the importance of something.

    As I often say: "It's not a priority until it's too late to be pro-active".

  22. Missing information.

    As far as I'm concerned the number 1 priority is to protect the local network from the outside world using a firewall. I'm assuming this is already done. Considering there are 2 terminals I doubt disabling the software firewall on the box is a big deal especially if the OS is kept up to date. If disabling the soft firewall on the machine was the solution to getting the clients working then I assuming they didn't want to spend anymore money dealing with the problem.

    Disabling the soft firewall is often the path of least resistance when dealing with port connectivity issues.

  23. Re:Perfect on Quiet Cooling With a Copper Foam Heatsink · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cleaning it will only be a problem if the product is soft. If it can support being hit with 90PSI air without bending at all it will be easy to clean. Depending on the type of copper used it should sustain 90PSI very easily.

  24. Re:Who would still want to work there? on Microsoft FY2014 Q4 Earnings: Revenues Up, Profits Down Slightly · · Score: 1

    I can assure the compatibility pack works. We had to use it for many years as we had a few users running Office 2000 and had to handle files from customers which were in 2007 format.

  25. Re:Density on Researchers Print Electronic Memory On Paper · · Score: 1

    Yes but there are situations where you have equipment with no access to networks. In those cases (and I realize it's less and less common) there is value in having the ability to store dynamic content on paper.