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  1. Invasion! on Wired Writer Imagines Google Island · · Score: 3, Funny

    All was well until the place was discovered by a colony of penguins...

  2. Exec speak on How To Talk Like a CIO · · Score: 1

    When confronted with technical jargon they don't understand, execs need a language they can fall back on to make themselves feel better and impress their tech underlings.

    Thus was executive speak created, it's like a secret handshake that reassures themselves and their peers that they all belong to the same, exclusive club that specifically does not include techies.

  3. Re:Bugs will get fixed, the easy way or the hard w on Exploit Sales: the New Disclosure Debate · · Score: 2

    Sowing chaos does not lead to more order, only more disorder.

    Two wrongs don't make a "right."  Just because a vendor fails to adequately address a vulnerability does not make it ethical to exploit that vulnerability.

  4. Note to pot from kettle on N. Carolina May Ban Tesla Sales To Prevent "Unfair Competition" · · Score: 1

    You're black!

  5. Re:It's not defamation if it's in a lawsuit on New Prenda Law Shell Corp Threatening to Tell Your Neighbors You Pirated Porn · · Score: 1

    Obviously, if "telling the neighbors" is within the context of the lawsuit, ie they subpoena the neighbors for information during discovery, they're protected.

  6. It's not defamation if it's in a lawsuit on New Prenda Law Shell Corp Threatening to Tell Your Neighbors You Pirated Porn · · Score: 3, Informative

    IANAL, but in a legal action I took a few years ago, in which the defendant accused me of heinous acts, I learned that statements contained within a lawsuit which would be considered defamation if published elsewhere, are not considered defamatory.

    Note, however, that if those statements are proven false they will have legal consequences within that context.

  7. Someday colleges and universities will be obsolete on How Colleges Are Pushing Out the Poor To Court the Rich · · Score: 2

    Colleges and universities, as places of higher learning, are gradually being replaced as information becomes ever more widely available through the internet.  Certainly these institutions are valuable as places of hands-on research in physics, biology, and other fields.  However, the dissemination of information, and the learning of it, do not ultimately require classrooms and libraries if that information is available through online resources.
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    Perhaps these trends toward elitism are related.

  8. Too big to fail on Data Leak Spurs Huge Offshore Tax Evasion Investigation · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nothing will come of this.

  9. Terrorists deserve investigation on IRS Admits Targeting Conservative Groups During 2012 Election · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is an unfortunate fact that several of the successful, and worst, terrorist attacks in this country (USA) have been carried out by right wing extremist groups or "lone nutcases" closely associated with Tea Party causes.

    During the Obama administration right wing hate radio, and television, have blatantly espoused the overthrow of the government, advocated the failure of both foreign and domestic policies, and have made thinly veiled threats to assassinate prominent "liberal" political figures, including the president.

    Given these right wing and Tea Party agenda, it makes perfect sense that the IRS, which was mandated to target terrorist affiliated organizations, would target Tea Party groups, and it is mind boggling that they would apologize for doing so.

  10. Re:Evolution of Plants on Plug Into a Plant: a New Approach To Clean Energy Harvesting · · Score: 1

    The original poster didn't make that comment - it's a direct quote from whoever wrote the article in gizmag. Also, plants have been evolving for BILLIONS of years, not "millions."

  11. Another example of publicly funded research hidden behind a profit motivated paywall. Too bad the public can't RTFA.

  12. They expect complex technology, so show them on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Sell an Algorithm To Venture Capitalists? · · Score: 1

    Don't be afraid to confuse them - just be sure that you prove the benefits of your idea first. A hands-on, real-time, first person demonstration of before and after would probably work best.

    Once you've shown them that it works, launch into a short thesis of the technology, and don't be afraid to use technical terms and equations and leave them shaking their heads - this is a good thing because they will walk away saying things like "I'm really impressed."

    This is because people in general, including vc's, devalue anything that is explained in simple, understandable terms, thinking "if even I can understand it, it must not be all that impressive."

    Just make sure you prove that it works first.

  13. Re:Really? on Meet Drone Shield, an Ambitious Idea For a $70 Drone Detection System · · Score: 1

    The point is that you don't know when they're spying on you - that's why they use drones in the first place. If they were easy to detect, they wouldn't be as useful.

  14. Re:To the limit of absurdity... on Ask Slashdot: What If We Don't Run Out of Oil? · · Score: 1

    As the amount of carbon in the biosphere increases as CO2, the total biomass will increase to absorb it via photosynthesis, but it will also produce oxygen. Green plants convert CO2 to sugars and cellulose, but produce oxygen by splitting water in the process, so there is probably plenty of oxygen available.

    6 CO2 + 12 H2O + photons C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O

    The net effect will be to return the planet to a state that existed a hundred millions of years ago, when much of the planet was a steaming jungle.

  15. Old guys rule on Pinball: a Resurgence In Retro Gaming From an Unlikely Place · · Score: 2

    and old guys love pinball. We grew up with it. I'm 66, and I've got 14 machines, a whole room full, all digital. Fun to play, fun to maintain. My kids love 'em too, but they prefer their MMO's.