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  1. Watership Down on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Books Everyone Should Read? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    by Richard Adams. I truly believe it helps people build empathy, and sympathize with animals and understand how frail and exposed they really are.

  2. Skip ahead on Google's Comical New Social Networking Patent · · Score: 1

    Why not skip ahead and just try to patent the evolution of culture and using the Internet, right away? Fuck you and your stupid patents!

  3. Do not buy American brands on 4 Tips For Your New Laptop · · Score: 1

    Vote with your wallet, let the NSA and U.S gov know that all the shit they pull only works as long as we are willing to support the U.S economy. Buy local brands first, other brands second, and American brands last.

  4. Theory of the origins of life on New Study Shows One-Third of Americans Don't Believe In Evolution · · Score: 1

    I suspect they actually do believe in evolution, but they're commonly confusing it with the theory of the origins of life where stardust simply assembled itself to form us.

  5. Let's see how the U.S reacts on Sherlock Holmes Finally In the Public Domain In the US · · Score: 1

    when other countries do the same, and rule that the works of American authors long gone is not subject to copyright law outside of the U.S. "Sherlock Holmes belongs to the USA" is probably what they mean here, and I think more of these rulings will come.

  6. The hammer is coming down on Apple Again Seeks Ban On 20+ Samsung Devices In US · · Score: 1

    I suspect most of these bans will be put in place. The hammer has started coming down on foreign tech, because U.S gov wants that flow of money into its own economy. U.S gov will leverage its power for the wider adoption of U.S based products and services both inside and outside of the U.S. The goal is to control and own as much of the global money flow as possible. The trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific "partnerships" only aim to increase the strength and market share of U.S based companies, services and products, and through its companies the U.S gov can leverage its politics. The ultimate is when U.S gov through Monsanto (which through the Monsanto Protection Act has now effectively become an extension of the government) can control the production and supply of food to any country in the world as a means of political control.

  7. If you or something you did was noteworthy: on Ask Slashdot: How Long Will the Internet Remember Us? · · Score: 1

    forever.

  8. Re:Stupid on Linux x32 ABI Not Catching Wind · · Score: 2

    You've just misunderstood it. It is in essence a performance enhancement, and you would benefit from it simply from selecting x32 target (instead of x86-64) when compiling.

  9. Re:Subject on Linux x32 ABI Not Catching Wind · · Score: 3, Informative

    You've not understood this correctly. x32 is an enhancement and optimization for executable files that do not require gigabytes of RAM, primarily regarding performance. It has nothing to do with the availability or lack of RAM in the system, or how much RAM costs to buy in the computer store.

  10. Re:Is kernel still 64bit? on Linux x32 ABI Not Catching Wind · · Score: 1

    Of course the OS is still 64-bit in that regard, it's just the address space of that particular application which is reduced to 32-bit to streamline it. The majority of all executable files do not require several gigabytes of RAM, hence it makes sense to streamline their address space.

  11. Re:Too little, too late on Linux x32 ABI Not Catching Wind · · Score: 1

    It's not a complication, it's an enhancement. A majority of software does not need a 64-bit address space and can thus be streamlined while still getting the benefits of doing fast 64-bit integer math, among other things. Obviously you just select the target when compiling and that's that, it's like enabling an optimization, so what are you talking about?

  12. Tailored for thick wallets, thick heads on A Flood of Fawning Reviews For Apple's Latest · · Score: 0

    They've made sure it's even more expensive to upgrade the new Mac Pro than the last one. If you have more money than sense, then this is the computer for you.

  13. Here's who needs native code: on Asm.js Gets Faster · · Score: 1

    People implementing JavaScript engines. Among many other. You would instantly lament if every bit of machine code deployed in the world were suddenly to reimplement itself in your beloved JavaScript.

  14. Re:Anti-China dribble from the owners of Slashdot on How To Avoid a Scramble For the Moon and Its Resources · · Score: 1

    Well put.

  15. Supplement for meagre diet on Multivitamin Researchers Say 'Case Is Closed' As Studies Find No Health Benefits · · Score: 1

    These pills may be beneficial for people who for one or other reasons are living on meagre diets for prolonged periods. A richly varied intake of fresh vegetables will cover all your needs for micronutrients, vitamin pills will not.

  16. Bull on NSA Says It Foiled Plot To Destroy US Economy Through Malware · · Score: 1

    shit.

  17. Schooling on EdX Drops Plans To Connect MOOC Students With Employers · · Score: 0

    Employers don't care about your education or your skills, they care about the modern school which offers nearly ritualistic schooling, and that you have it on paper.

  18. Amazing success! on Chinese Lunar Probe Lands Successfully · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Amazing! Congratulations to China, the whole world is proud of you! You will be at the forefront of space exploration, and if there is anyone who can establish a permanent base on the moon it is you. The 21st century belongs to China, no doubt!

  19. Aluminium on Wikipedia's Lamest Edit Wars · · Score: 5, Funny

    I regularly replace misspelled "aluminum" with the correct "aluminium" whenever I see it in an article, but backwards people just revert my changes.

  20. Trawling frequency on Bots Now Account For 61% of Net Traffic · · Score: 1

    Is there no standard in place by which a website can communicate that it only wishes to be trawled for indexing once per hour, once per day, or such? I can imagine Google f.ex trawls the same website dozens of times per day.

  21. Excellent on Switzerland Wants To Become the World's Data Vault · · Score: 1

    Great news. U.S Internet services are not safe nor secure and can't be trusted anymore. If you are concerned about your business and attracting more customers then you will do well in buying European or Asian services from now on.

  22. Re:Time to get excited on Firefox 26 Arrives With Click-To-Play For Java Plugins · · Score: 1

    750 MB usage currently. Only running AdBlock, and I have 2 tabs from Slashdot open, so I think it is still very much a current issue.

  23. What about memory use? on Firefox 26 Arrives With Click-To-Play For Java Plugins · · Score: 1

    Does it use less than 250 MB of RAM while idling with no windows open, and less than 1 GB of RAM after 30 minutes of browsing? When it does, I'll get excited.

  24. Re:Avoid cancer on Killing Cancer By Retraining the Patient's Immune System · · Score: 1

    You're an idiot. Learn to interpret, and don't put words in my mouth to create an opportunity to assert yourself like this. The essence of my post is that if you strive to reduce the presence of dangerous synthetic chemicals in your body then you will significantly reduce the chances that you contract "out-of-control cancer".

  25. Avoid cancer on Killing Cancer By Retraining the Patient's Immune System · · Score: -1, Troll

    Cancer doesn't just happen. If you can, avoid all the synthetic chemicals you get in your system from your food and environment. Avoid processed foods, and those full of food colorings, sweeteners, preservatives, and others. Get rid of all the plastics from your kitchen, and if you can, avoid food that comes in plastic containers, especially wet foods with extreme shelf life that sit and soak in the plastic container for months before being consumed. Put more fat, protein and fiber in your diet and get rid of the carb. Avoid the typical western high-carb diet which is rocket fuel for cancer cells.