Slashdot Mirror


User: The+New+Guy+2.0

The+New+Guy+2.0's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
879
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 879

  1. You're a bit late... on Big Telecom: Terms Set For Sprint To Buy T-Mobile For $32B · · Score: 2

    Actually, new Sprint phones use both CDMA and TDMA at the same time... oops, that's called GSM!

  2. Re:Humans unnecessary on NRC Human Spaceflight Report Says NASA Strategy Can't Get Humans To Mars · · Score: 1

    While Mars data is currently interesting... why are we still gathering the data and what does it lead to? A new human habitat, or habitat for anything that exists on Earth doesn't work.

  3. Re:Sorry... on NRC Human Spaceflight Report Says NASA Strategy Can't Get Humans To Mars · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There's no such thing as a Physics Congress... the laws of physics are unrepealable!

  4. Re:Unwritten rule of parking tickets. on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    Yep... parking tickets paid should be a public database!

  5. Re:Unwritten rule of parking tickets. on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    That's why I said "should" instead of "must"... but when government is not doing what it should, the elections should get to them.

  6. Re:Unwritten rule of parking tickets. on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    They could lose even more if whatever attracted the parkers move to another jurisdiction... business do close and go elsewhere when too many people are annoyed!

  7. Re:What does IBM do these days anyway? on Tech Worker Groups Boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower · · Score: 1

    Cloud data services seem cheap to setup, and sell at expensive prices. It just takes a computer, some software, and some bandwidth.

  8. Re:What does IBM do these days anyway? on Tech Worker Groups Boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower · · Score: 1

    DB2 is sorely outdated... it still works, but is a lot slower (and especially unable to handle record-level locking) so it can't be used for websites where response time matters.

  9. Re:What does IBM do these days anyway? on Tech Worker Groups Boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower · · Score: 1

    Yep... IBM was an essential brand of the 80s, to the point that all good MS-DOS running computers had to be sold as "IBM Compatible" which basically said IBM advanced the modern computer before handing the lead off to Microsoft.

  10. Re:parking tickets in NYC? on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    There's still cars in NYC... without them transit usage would have to be expanded to the point it might not work.

  11. Unwritten rule of parking tickets. on How Open Government Data Saved New Yorkers Thousands On Parking Tickets · · Score: 1

    Whenever "too many" tickets are issued for the same offense, the city should investigate doing something at that situation... too many tickets at a certain hydrant equates to time to move that hydrant or build a parking space in the area.

  12. Re:Just when we thought we had it under control... on 3D Printed Gun Maker Cody Wilson Defends Open Source Freedom · · Score: 1

    Uhm, one word posts like that don't go very far here.

  13. Re:Just when we thought we had it under control... on 3D Printed Gun Maker Cody Wilson Defends Open Source Freedom · · Score: 1

    "Well regulated militia" is the only group allowed to have weapons....

  14. What does IBM do these days anyway? on Tech Worker Groups Boycott IBM, Infosys, Manpower · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure what's left at IBM ever since they started selling off divisions years ago. The PC/workstation/laptop division got sold off as Lenovo, their online services never materialized, and there's not much sign as what their products are. Is IBM just a corporate shell remaining?

  15. Re:Just when we thought we had it under control... on 3D Printed Gun Maker Cody Wilson Defends Open Source Freedom · · Score: 1

    Uhm, gun control is the SECOND Amendment, and that says there has to be regulation!

  16. Just when we thought we had it under control... on 3D Printed Gun Maker Cody Wilson Defends Open Source Freedom · · Score: 1

    The problem with 3D printing is that it makes object creation too easy, and weapons are one of the first types of objects people think of creating. "Gun control" is a concept that's been worked on for many years, and this goes right in the face of it. There's many communities where guns are completely banned, or have to cross an area that destroys the ability to fire. This is why we need some interrupt somewhere to say "That's something that isn't allowed here!" in all 3D printer designs.

  17. Re:No authority? on Matthew Miller Named New Fedora Linux Project Leader · · Score: 2

    Yep, open source has always been a bit of a mess. There's been too many contrary objectives, and mistakes made along the way. There needs to be a good decision maker on projects as big as this.

  18. Just remember... on Matthew Miller Named New Fedora Linux Project Leader · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you're working for Fedora, try not to have your hat handed to you.

  19. Re:Autoimmune disorder... on Canadian Teen Arrested For Calling In 30+ Swattings, Bomb Threats · · Score: 1

    Yes, but it's also "You're in Canada, why are you calling the USA in a non-border situation?". That error should justify "No response here!"

  20. Re:I don't get it on Canadian Teen Arrested For Calling In 30+ Swattings, Bomb Threats · · Score: 1

    It's a tech failure for 911 to not know where a call is coming from.

  21. Re:Autoimmune disorder... on Canadian Teen Arrested For Calling In 30+ Swattings, Bomb Threats · · Score: 1

    Don't cell phones have GPS and Tower Tracking to get this information out?

  22. Re:Autoimmune disorder... on Canadian Teen Arrested For Calling In 30+ Swattings, Bomb Threats · · Score: 1

    Where's the 911 location technology so they can authenticate where a call is coming from?

  23. Re:The Cloud on Flaws In Popular Solar Power Management Platform Could Crash the Grid · · Score: 1

    Weather does impact solar... so this needs some sort of power-storing battery in order for it to work.

  24. MOD PARENT DOWN! on Flaws In Popular Solar Power Management Platform Could Crash the Grid · · Score: 1

    Uhm, Taco... we need to ban the URL Shorteners again!

  25. Re:That's annoying! on In SF: an App For Auctioning Off Your Public Parking Spot · · Score: 1

    When you front run... you're halfway there. See, once you jump in front, you then have to sell it for a higher price to make money. I guess we all do that when we make money at the market, but doing it too fast is annoying and not allowed in most markets.