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  1. Nonsense. We need to increase the mass of Mars. That will make trapping an atmosphere there much easier.

  2. Not asking the important questions on Hacker Leaks 'Orange Is the New Black' Episodes After Failing To Extort Netflix (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    See, the problem here is that no one is asking the important questions, like does he have "Ash vs. Evil Dead" Season 3 in there somewhere? Focus, people, focus!

  3. *facepalm* on VC Founder Predicts AI Will Take 50% Of All Human Jobs Within 10 Years (cnbc.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The people who understand least about how AI technology works are heralding its imminent takeover of our society.

  4. Mm, Amazon. That 2-Day shipping promise that only goes into effect after they get around to locating your item(s) in one of their warehouses....which can take upwards of a week.

    I keep reading articles about them roboticising the workforce, and how much faster / efficient / cost-effective it is...but, to my highly subjective human senses, the service seems to be getting worse (and as a Computer Scientist, my interest is piqued how they might be doing that; I jest, of course, I've worked in IT, and I know how bad decisions make the machines run worse).

  5. In other words, you've been sold into slavery.

  6. Re:The moral of the story is that on As Streaming Booms, Songs Are Getting Faster and Shorter (japantoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Agreed. They got the interface right on it the first time, and it never needed changing (I'm looking at you, Audacious, Banshee, Windows Media Player, etc.). Also, not a resource hog, unlike...almost every other alternative.

    The window manager should not 'lag' when loading your music player. Music editor? Maybe. But player? I don't think so.

  7. Re:New /. format on Ask Slashdot: Seen Any Good April Fool's Pranks Today? · · Score: 2

    Yes, yes they do. But this year...this orange color scheme is...too loud. It's not a prank, it's violence.

  8. I suppose the exit interview did not go well.

    Curious writings though: "What happens though if the person being fired is an IT system administrator in charge of managing those accounts?" "Venzor was let go from his position at the company's help desk and immediately turned volatile."

    Something's missing. They call him an IT system administrator in one sentence, then say he was a part of the company's help desk in the next. Collecting usernames and passwords, this I see, and an account 'disguised' as a printer...however, the kind of damage he has caused speaks of privilege escalation. Was he one System Administrator among many, or was he the Domain Administrator? Perhaps a Network Administrator? These types aren't typically referred to as "help desk" personnel.

    And what exactly did they say to him, when they fired him? (Note the lack of the words "let go") What was the incident for which they were firing him?

  9. Well, once they are loaded into memory, yes.

  10. Re:"Rust will replace C++" on Ask Slashdot: What Are Some Lies Programmers Tell Themselves? · · Score: 1

    State machines are Artificial Intelligence.

  11. Many things on What Killed Adobe Flash? (daringfireball.net) · · Score: 2

    But the top two from my list are 1.) constant updates (there are always zero-days, it seems, with Flash), and 2.) while Flash is great for content owners / providers, it sucks balls for content buyers / consumers (imagine trying to navigate a website entirely made out of Flash....yes, people have done this; try playing a Flash video when the streaming site is overloaded (can only buffer so much) or the embedded controls suck...it's a horror.

  12. Re:Let it begin! on Bay Area Tech Executives Indicted For H-1B Visa Fraud (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Market forces prefer that we stop appointing assassins to C-level positions.

  13. Re:Only viable if all planes land themselves on Dutch Scientist Proposes Circular Runways For Airport Efficiency (curbed.com) · · Score: 1

    On the back of four elephants, standing on a giant turtle, swimming through space.

  14. *wipes tears from eyes* And this is what you get when Usenet has fallen into disuse.

  15. Re:Haha, no on Ask Slashdot: Should You Use Password Managers? · · Score: 1

    Depends. Tell me your address, and I'll check it our for you.

  16. Haha, no on Ask Slashdot: Should You Use Password Managers? · · Score: 1

    Haha, no. For the same reason you don't keep all your valuables in one safe.

  17. Re:Has the dark web shrunk 85%? on The Dark Web Has Shrunk By 85% (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank You.

  18. Linux, as of late.

    http://www.digitaltrends.com/h...

    "According to an official statement issued by the company today, all Samsung smart TVs will now run on Tizen, an open-source, Linux-based operating system (OS) developed and supported primarily by Samsung and Intel."

  19. Agreed. Upgrading or rewriting all of the old code into something more modern would take, using all available programmers, several years and would consume the US's economy's output twice over.

    Or something to that effect the last time the question was raised.

  20. The usual way on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Handle A Bogus Copyright Infringement Notice? · · Score: 1

    No evidence? No case.

  21. Actually, what people want are SATA ports on Pi's.

  22. Re: Fake science/sloppy science on Most Scientists 'Can't Replicate Studies By Their Peers' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Hush. The most important part of 'Science' these days is that you have a consensus.

  23. Then I can move onto something else.

  24. *facepalm* on Bill Gates: The Robot That Takes Your Job Should Pay Taxes (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    *facepalm*

  25. Re:I don't buy it on NSA Contractor Indicted Over Mammoth Theft of Classified Data (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Nevermind that. Does anyone know where he's being held? Because we need to send him his shirt.