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  1. Re:I won't care on Leap Second Coming In June, 2012 · · Score: 2

    > Not just NTP; the reference implementation.

    Or Chrony.

  2. Re:Errors on FDA Approves Self-Sanitizing Keyboard · · Score: 1

    > Does no-one proof-read this stuff?

    Yes. You do.

  3. Re:Can't wait to see... on FDA Approves Self-Sanitizing Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Magic rust and aluminum polish, something like that, got it at a yard sale

    Most likely phosphoric acid, sold in gel form as "naval jelly".

  4. Not your keyboard. on FDA Approves Self-Sanitizing Keyboard · · Score: 1

    Most likely the "germiest" thing you touch is your mouth. That's where the "germs" on your keyboard come from. Even the most fastidious of you are quite literally crawling with bacteria.

  5. Re:baseball caps and hoodies on Avoiding Facial Recognition of the Future · · Score: 2

    I'm glad I don't live on the same planet you do.

  6. Learn to change the distance between your eyes. on Avoiding Facial Recognition of the Future · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like wiggling your ears, only a bit harder. Come on, practice! You can do it!

    You might want to work on shortening and lengthening your nose, too.

  7. Re:Yeah... on Avoiding Facial Recognition of the Future · · Score: 3, Insightful

    isn't it already illegal in France?

  8. Would you see YA instead of MI were it cheaper? on Why Do All Movie Tickets Cost the Same? · · Score: 1

    n/t

  9. Start your own company. on Ask Slashdot: Re-Entering the Job Market As a Software Engineer? · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nobody is going to hire you. You're "old people". No matter what you say or do no manager is going to believe that you know anything but FORTRAN and COBOL.

  10. Re:Wish they would just knock it off with "earth-l on Where Would Earth-Like Planets Find Water? · · Score: 1

    Where does this idea that water might be rare and special come from?

    In fact, it is probably the 2nd most common chemical compound in the universe.

  11. Spaghetti code with gotos AND inheritance! on Open Source IDE GAMBAS Reaches 3.0 · · Score: 0

    Wow! The possiblilties are endless! Do we get overloading as well?

  12. We all get to go to the moon and look for aliens? on SETI To Scour the Moon For Alien Footprints? · · Score: 1

    Great! Where do I sign up?

    (No, I didn't read the article)

  13. So does this mean that television... on DigiTimes Lends Credence To Apple-Branded TVs For 2012 · · Score: 1

    ...is about to become fashionable again?

  14. Re:What does this statement mean? on The Looming Library Lending Battle · · Score: 1

    The purpose of copyright is to prevent the creation of a market. It is a state granted monopoly. That is the antithesis of market capitalism.

  15. "...not a sustainable business model for us" on The Looming Library Lending Battle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So why does your business model need to be sustained?

  16. Re:Short answer on Do You Really Need a Smart Phone? · · Score: 1

    Not according to some posting to this thead. They would clearly DIE without their smartphones (and according to them those of us lacking one are already dead).

  17. Re:Necessities often create themselves on Do You Really Need a Smart Phone? · · Score: 1

    "Do you really need a smart phone to fully understand how business and technology are evolving?"

    I read Slashdot for that.

  18. "...happy with a stupid phone..." on Do You Really Need a Smart Phone? · · Score: 1

    Or with no cellphone at all.

  19. Note: this guy is not a judge in a court of law. on ITC Judge: Motorola Mobility Infringed Microsoft Patent · · Score: 1

    He's just a bureaucrat issuing an administriative ruling. He can decide whether or not a patent is being infringed by an import but is not empowered to question it's validity. The ITC has a history of favoring protectionism. This decision can be appealed to a real judge in Federal court, of course.

  20. Re:What about Google driverless car? on Software Bug Caused Qantas Airbus A330 To Nose-Dive · · Score: 1

    We're discussing code written by ordinary humans.

  21. Re:hmmm... on NASA Considers Sending Telescope To the Outer Solar System · · Score: 1

    There's no good reason to put such a telescope on anything.

  22. Tech News Today can file a counter notice... on At Universal's Request, YouTube Yanks News Podcast Over Music Snippet · · Score: 1

    ...and have the item put back up. Youtube would retain its "safe harbor" immunity and TNG would assume all liability. UMG would then have 30 days to file an infringement suit in Federal court or lose their right to do so. TNT can also file suit for DMCA abuse, or wait for UMG to sue and then file a DMCA abuse counterclaim.

    In the absence of the DMCA UMG could still file a takedown notice (but would not have to follow any particular form or procedure). However, they also could still sue Youtube even if it obeyed the notice. They could also just sue without warning. (Yes, I've said all this before.)

  23. Re:More pressing question on Ask Slashdot: How To Get Non-Developers To Send Meaningful Bug Reports? · · Score: 1

    They're giving people what they want. Unfortunately, people want crap (but they insist that it be pretty).

  24. "All black" on Ask Slashdot: How To Get Non-Developers To Send Meaningful Bug Reports? · · Score: 1

    Reminds me of my days in the early seventies fixing tvs. Half the trouble reports would be "All black! It's all black!" even when what was actually wrong was that the sound was out.

  25. "Report Bug" clicky on Ask Slashdot: How To Get Non-Developers To Send Meaningful Bug Reports? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Give them a "Report bug" clicky that brings up a form for them to fill out and which automatically extracts relevant information.