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  1. Re:I can't RTA because it's behine a paywall on Only Nuclear Energy Can Save the Planet (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Look into Tritium based reactors. The half-life is much shorter. With PV and battery storage, we also have the issue of "rare earth" minerals. I'd also be concerned about the life span of PV panels.

  2. Re:Serious question on Missouri Considers Hyperloop Route Between St. Louis and Kansas City (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Amtrak's site says that it's a 5-hour 40-minute trip one way with very limited departure times. STL to KC you'd have under an hour if you are trying to avoid a hotel. KC to STL you'd have about 2 hours. Not much time if you have a meeting that's not near the station. If the technology works, it has the potential to replace most domestic flights. They would build STL/KC if for no other reason then its the best route between the east coast and west coast is along I-70 and adding potential stops in several large metros along the way.

  3. Re:Serious question on Missouri Considers Hyperloop Route Between St. Louis and Kansas City (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Right now, it's about a 3-4 hour trip by car. If you have business in the other, which happens all the time, it either means you have a very long day driving back or have to spend money on a hotel. They are really too close to fly economically and with security wait times, probably better off driving. If it gets built and works, this would be a great base to expand off of. Denver is a 9-hour drive west on I-70 from Kansas CIty. Expanding to Dallas via Oklahoma City and Witchita wouldn't be much of a stretch either using the I-35 easments. Chicago and/or Indianapolis could be targets to expand to from St. Louis. Denver, Dallas, and Chicago are in the 3 of the 4 other US routes being considered. Kansas City and St. Louis are connected via I-70 which has a large easement and not a lot of development nearby outside of both metros with the exception of Colombia. So it could be built above ground without many obstacles.

  4. Re:If it is plugged in, networked or on the floor. on Ask Slashdot: What Are The Lesser-Known Roles Of The IT Department? · · Score: 1

    I've been asked why the room is too hot/cold before.

  5. Re:Anything that uses electricity, apparently on Ask Slashdot: What Are The Lesser-Known Roles Of The IT Department? · · Score: 1

    I've had to help with laminators and overhead projectors (the old kind that uses a mirror and a bulb)

  6. Furniture Mover on Ask Slashdot: What Are The Lesser-Known Roles Of The IT Department? · · Score: 1

    Often I've gotten a ticket to help someone hooking up the computer and find out they moved the desk and computer to the other side of the room from the network connections so we have to move everything.

  7. Re:Highly unsual on Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Only two total have served 10 years. One of them was J. Edgar Hoover. This actually looks rather typical based on history. Let the current ride for a few months and switch part way into the first year.

  8. So we will soon have Gattaca? https://www.themoviedb.org/mov...

  9. Re:Why trust a cheap supermarket to be a bank? on British Retail Tesco Bank: 20,000 Customers Lose Money (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Its all about who the stakeholders are. Banks are for profit and normally have stock or ownership of some sort. Anyone can open an account. Credit Unions are not for profit. One of the credit unions I have an account at gives a dividend payment every year based on how much in savings and other accounts you have. Also, most credit unions are restricted in membership. One of my two credit unions is restricted by county that I live in, I think it covers a few in the metro. The other is based on where I work. The not for profit generally means better interest rates on savings accounts and lower rates on loans. At the regional credit union, i still have a debit card and online banking with bill pay. They even have an app. They even have more local branches, including a few in one of the major grocery store chains in the metro. ~An informed millenial

  10. Re:How long has Podesta's email been compromised? on 4Chan Hackers Claim To Have Remotely Wiped John Podesta's iPhone and iPad (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 2

    I just assume all politicians are idiots.

    You didn't need any more than that.

  11. Re:then can create a single wifi network? on Google To Introduce Google Wifi, Google Home and 4K Chromecast Ultra Devices On October 4th (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    with two or more wifi AP? I haven't seen consumer level do that. Enterprise does this but not a router that you picked up at your local Best Buy.

  12. Re:So fire the school principals! on AT&T Violated Rule Requiring Low Prices For Schools, FCC Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    They also get a Service Level Agreement. If your home internet connection goes down, AT&T might be out next week to fix it, business and enterprise class services, might be on the way before you hang up the phone. This is the biggest reason they cost more as well. I got to call Dell once on a server with a bad memory module, server was still running, had a guy at our door in a few hours to put the new one in.

  13. Re:Why are they using E-rate at all? on AT&T Violated Rule Requiring Low Prices For Schools, FCC Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd be shocked if they are unless its very rural and that's the only option. It may feel like its a T1 when using if they haven't kept up with demand.

  14. Re:Where will the money go? on AT&T Violated Rule Requiring Low Prices For Schools, FCC Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Not how E-rate works. Schools get a reimbursement or discount on services based on Free and Reduced lunch percentage from the previous year. It looks like Orange County's rate is 61% so they probably had to pay about $40k So if the FCC was screwed then so was the school district.

  15. Re:Where will the money go? on AT&T Violated Rule Requiring Low Prices For Schools, FCC Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't say anything about any of this money going to the schools. It says ATT will have to repay the reimbursement from the FCC plus 106k fine. It doesn't even say if the money will go into E-Rate. I'd hope that at least what ever the school districts out of pocket expense is refunded.

  16. Re:A billion in damages?! on Getty Sued For $1 Billion For Selling Publicly Donated Photos (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    How many times have they tried to collect $120 on 18,000 images? Have to make it hurt to get Getty images to change practices.

  17. I was wondering the same thing then I remembered I was on Slashdot.

  18. Re:Why doesn't an IP address prove something? on Judge Dismisses Movie Piracy Case, IP-Address Doesn't Prove Anything (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    With Wifi, it would be more like sitting in front of the gas station, unlocked and the car running. People share there WiFI passwords with guest all the time. Plus, wifi passwords aren't hard to crack.

  19. Re:What a strange comparison on Chromebooks Outsell Macs For the First Time In the US (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen lots of studies saying exactly that. I've also seen some that say the have no effect. Most of the studies that say they are helping say they increase student engagement which normally helps with attendance and test scores. As far as IT staff. Chromebooks are easy, they are all managed centrally from a website. iPads aren't bad and can be manged through special software centrally. The biggest problem is its a lot more devices with the same number of people or less.

  20. It also looks like it would outlaw Tor. It mentions communication identifying information which basically equates to a user IP address.

  21. Both. You know they didn't give any money to any companies unless they aligned with the CIA stance on trashing the constitution. Wouldn't want someone to pull a Snowden on them.

  22. The most common definition I see is those born from about 1980 to 2000. Personally, I think this is way too large to lump everyone into. Very different life excrescences and different social norms.

  23. I completely agree. I do not think this is a millennial problem. I go to the theater a lot, and I'm in this age group as well, the one's I see using there phones are either younger 12-15 year old or older such as in the 40s or 50s. I only see it maybe one movie in every 20 or 30 that I go to. It also depends on the movie that is showing, tend to see it more in comedies aimed at teens or those romance dramas. If they really want to attract millennials, this is not the way to do it. My suggestion is offer a place social engagement before or after the movie. Look at some of the things Alamo drafthouse is doing with a bar attached to the theater plus good dine in theaters with good food that you'd find in a decent restaurant. There is even one not very far from there new expensive Leawood Headquarters in downtown Kansas City, I'm sure they they can find it, it use to be an AMC.

  24. Re:And there was much rejoicing! on Carly Is Out · · Score: 1

    I've decided I don't like or trust anyone from either of the two major parties that is running so I've decided write in Edward Snowden just because it would be funny. It would be even funnier if he it cracked a few percentage points and was reported in the news. What would also be entertaining is if Trump and Sanders are the last two standing.

  25. Re:Why is Police band unencrypted? on Jailbreak Turns Cheap Walkie-Talkie Into DMR Police Scanner · · Score: 1

    Several states have laws restricting the use of police scanners while driving. Most just restrict the use while committing a crime so it just becomes something else they can use to add to the list of charges. Others restrict using a scanner while driving. Some departments use to have alternate channels that where not published before digital bands that they would switch to when needed.