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  1. Departing works on Linux Kernel Dev Sarah Sharp Quits, Citing 'Brutal' Communications Style · · Score: 1

    She probably left saying "Ah fork it!"

  2. Re:The F-35 is having problems? on F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots · · Score: 1

    The F22 Raptor is probably better suited at air combat against another 4-5th gen fighter.

    The new Sukoi T-50 is more of a 4.5 gen fighter with frontal stealth but poor-to-medium side and rear radar signature and heat trails due to the external double-thrusters.

    Unless they come in head-to-head, I dont think a T-50 has a chance against a F35. And dog fighting (avoidance of which is the whole point of stealth) is best serverd to the bi-axial thrust-vectoring of the F22.

  3. Re:The F-35 is having problems? on F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because drone latency makes it impossible for them to replace eyes in the field.

  4. Re:How long will the company stay up? on Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Spreads To Porsche and Audi · · Score: 2

    The bike part.

  5. Re:Tesla not on that list? on Former GM and BMW Executive Warns Apple: Your Car Will Be a "Gigantic Money Pit" · · Score: 2

    While I replace my engine in my turbo Caliber, I bought a junker daily driver: a Saturn SL-1 1996. Only 132k KM on it. It drives better than the new Pontiac Sunfire I had bought in 96 and shows no rusts. I can't stop kicking the plastic door so much it's fun.

    Should have bought a Saturn back in 96.

    This shows that sometimes, good stuff can go extinct. And that includes phones.

    We all love our smart phones (currently sport a 6+) but the old phones were good at what they were designed, too. And very cheap.

    My 6+ cost me more than my Saturn!

  6. Re:A Jeep will beat a Corvette sometimes, too. on The WWII-Era Inspired Plane Giving the F-35 a Run For Its Money · · Score: 0

    Yet can't make a vette take a corner.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  7. Re:Good for the minnions on Apple's iOS 9 Breaks VPNs · · Score: 5, Informative

    We're using Cisco's VPNs at the office and I've not observed it to be broken under iOS 9. Ditto for a colleague of mine.

  8. Re:I think they missed that "Use before" date on NASA Delays Orion's First Manned Flight Until 2023 · · Score: 1

    Metric.

  9. Re:Everyone join me in saying... on HP To Jettison Up To 30,000 Jobs As Part of Spinoff · · Score: 1

    And who are you exactly?

  10. Re:only? on Only Self-Awareness Can Keep Drones Out of Do Not Fly Zones · · Score: 1

    Photonic fences as used against mosquyito could be adapted for enforcing drone-less zones.

  11. Re:No... on Only Self-Awareness Can Keep Drones Out of Do Not Fly Zones · · Score: 1

    It's a felony to fly an airplane in the tall building.

  12. No one cares anymore on Can The Martian Give NASA's Mars Efforts a Hollywood Bump? · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No one cares for Mars. It's a frikin dead rock. There are so much better exploration targets out there.

  13. Re:With or without ads? on Google To Deliver Groceries · · Score: 1

    The only ads you'll have will come from Mosanto.

  14. Re:Unversal search on Apple TV To Be Revamped · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hum. Apple TV has existed for years. They just never marketed it.

    This new one is just a a 3rd gen.

    It's always been an internet device. And it can access content off your networked Macs. I use RipIt to rip my DVDs into iTunes for access off all my devices (iOS, Apple TV & other Macs).

    The Apple TV is simply a purpose- specialized screen-less iPhone, essentially.

  15. Palin on Alaska: The Only US State Where Everyone Gets Free Money · · Score: 0

    Is that why she kept complaining about seeing the ruskies from her backyard?

  16. Re:MUMPS on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    Lumps?

  17. Re:Pascal? on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    This said, a bit more obscure was Oberon-F. Purely an academic system but it had interesting ideas such as bytecode (before Java) and running-code embedding of UI in text files. That was oddly cool. Apple tried that in OpenDoc but the whole thing failed miserably.

  18. Re:Pascal? on The Most Important Obscure Languages? · · Score: 1

    Modula-2!

    I had only bought my brand new Mac SE at the time I visited the Montreal Mac Club where the owners of Metcom introduced their new Metcom Modula-2. Only reference I could find is a MacGUI announcement dated '88.

    Metcom would later rebrand as Metroworks and the M2 compiler/IDE would grow to become the famed CodeWarrior dev environment that completely took over Mac development at the switch to PPC, because Apple's MPW was lacking in support of their own architecture (Oh! the sweet revenge that was ProjectBuilder).

    I still have the original Metcom Modula-2 binders and the rebranded Metroworks Modula-2 hard-cover bound books (the yellow series). Out of nostalgia, I crack the books open once in a while. The smell bring back memories. I shipped a few apps in M-2.

  19. Gigapixels? on World's Most Powerful Digital Camera Sees Construction Green Light · · Score: 1, Funny

    How big is that in football fields?

  20. Re:At least the historical society is getting a pi on Unearthed E.T. Atari Game Cartridges Score $108K At Auction · · Score: 1

    Not much of a piece. City is the winner here.

  21. Re:Mission accomplished on How Close Are We, Really, To Nuclear Fusion? · · Score: 1

    https://www.iter.org/

    Start date: 2020.

  22. Re:Makes no difference on Symantec Researchers Find 49 New Modules of Regin Spying Tool · · Score: 1

    Doesn't have to boil down to an armed militia but damn... where's the outrage? People should at least voice their concern.

  23. Re:Makes no difference on Symantec Researchers Find 49 New Modules of Regin Spying Tool · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Kinda liked Reagan. He managed to beat out USSR through a well crafted arms race to drive it down financially. Cost the US a lot, but no blood was shed and the USSR broke up.
    Bush senior was OK. Gulf was was warranted and he did not exceed the UN mandate. Saddam thought he could screw with Kuwait and he was put in his place.
    Clinton (with balls) did wonders for your economy.
    Bush junior was a fucking liar and sellout. Part of the murderous bunch that ought to be charged. Will never happen of course.
    Obama lacked the balls to truly bring change (and hope) for the US. Of course, Senate and Congress did nothing to ease his tenure. I'm actually surprised he made it through his two mandate without getting JFK-ed out. His drone program (essentially a continuation of the killers' program) made things worse IMO.

  24. Makes no difference on Symantec Researchers Find 49 New Modules of Regin Spying Tool · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No one in the USA cares about their privacy or their rights, so long as it's not about burning tires or shooting guns.

    No mater how much scandals are thrown to the public, be it NSA related or even fake evidence leading to Iraq fiasco for the benefit of the murderous clan of the Cheney group, from Bush puppet to Rice accessory through 45$/gallon kerosene sold by Halliburton to USA Army corps, hundreds of thousands of civilians ground to a pulp to the blatant misuse of US treasury by lord how many agencies to feed off the public insecurities with TSA leading the front of nosiness, no one cares.

    You can throw more of it. Everybody's senses have been reduced to a gentle numb.

    So, Symantec can keep publishing their finds. They may make a bit more money off of it, and NSA will continue it's game. Unimpeded.

    (wow it's been a long week... I may be frustrated a tad)

  25. Re:the riskiest thing i do everyday on Canadian Nuclear Accident Study Puts Risks Into Perspective · · Score: 3, Funny

    Masturbation. By all means, the very worse thing for me as a developer would be going blind.