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  1. Re:FYI on FDA Bans Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    Trans fats are an unwanted biproduct of hydrogenation, and are a fat which humans do not have an enzyme to easily break down.

    Interestingly (or maybe not), the hydrogenation process uses a nickel catalyst. The company I work for produces such a catalyst, so I suppose this won't be good for business.

  2. Re:Excellent. Now how about High Fructose Corn Syr on FDA Bans Trans Fat · · Score: 4, Informative

    Go learn. You need to know what HFCS actually is before you can have my attention while you spout off about it.

    It's sugar. Specifically, it's corn molasses distilled to remove moisture volume.

    No.

    HFCS is corn syrup that is processed with an enzyme that converts the glucose in the corn syrup into fructose. Fructose is a naturally occurring sugar found in most fruits and vegetables. The problem with HFCS is right there in the name: HIGH FRUCTOSE corn syrup. HFCS is highly concentrated sugar, which means you are getting far more than you would with an equivalent amount of another sweetener.

  3. Re:speaking as an engineer, it happens. on Linus Torvalds Says Linux Can Move On Without Him · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I mean now, if Linus goes on a trip, he either has to work on the release while on vacation, or delay it till he gets back. Seems like a large burden for one person to bear.

    But it doesn't have to be that way. If Linus is on vacation, and something gets delayed for a week or two, so what? If Linus was in a coma for 3 months, so what? It's not the end of the world. It's not like he has to produce a new build or approve a new patch every 47 seconds to keep the world from exploding.

  4. Re:Clearly the solution is to ban basketball. on The Words That Indicate Malicious Domain URLs · · Score: 1, Troll

    By contrast 'golf' is least likely to be seen in a dangerous URL

    I don't know about "dangerous" but I get lots of spam for golf clubs. Seriously. I have never played golf and dislike anyone who does. It originates from constantly changing URLs that all contain "golf" in some way or another. So now I just block everything containing the word golf.

  5. Re:Ah hah on Ask Slashdot: What Hardware Is In Your Primary Computer? · · Score: 1

    Oh don't be that way!

    Let them have their occasional penis measuring contest.

  6. Re:The name didn't help. on Mandriva Goes Out of Business · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mandriva still sounds like a gay porno.

    You're thinking of Mangina.

  7. Re:Windows XP, not Linux on Attackers Use Email Spam To Infect Point-of-Sale Terminals · · Score: 2

    This raises a couple of obvious questions: Why does a cash register have an e-mail client installed and capable of receiving e-mail? Why does a cash register have Word installed?

    Once again, stupidity and incompetence trumps everything.

  8. Re:Why do this in the first place? on Mozilla Drops $25 Smartphone Plans, Will Focus On Higher Quality Devices · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So why is Mozilla trying to enter into the cheap handset market? This isn't their core competencies.

    It just seems like they're flailing about trying to define the next big thing. And, really, that seems to be a waste of resources.

    This just feels like Mozilla has kind of lost the plot.

    Mozilla lost the plot long ago. Their combination of arrogance and incompetence has ruined what was once the best browser around.

    But at least they forced their CEO to resign because he voted against same sex marriage. They've got that going for them.

  9. Re:Why do this in the first place? on Mozilla Drops $25 Smartphone Plans, Will Focus On Higher Quality Devices · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Because it will collapse otherwise because it no longer can suck on Google's teet.

    But now, they've got Bing's teat to suck on.

    I imagine that eventually people will stop giving Mozilla boatloads of free money and Mozilla will have to figure out a way to function like a real business. However, this isn't it:

    "they've hinted at plans to start supporting Android apps"

    That will kill Firefox OS faster than anything. If Firefox OS runs Android apps then there's no reason for write any Firefox OS apps. There already are a gazillion Android apps out there. And if you think of something new, and you're already experienced at writing for Android, there's no need to learn how to write for Firefox OS, just keep making Android apps. And if there are no Firefox OS-specific apps then there's no reason to use Firefox OS.

    Google The Failure of OS/2

  10. Re:Until... on Adblock Plus Launches Adblock Browser: a Fork of Firefox For Android · · Score: 1

    Adblock Plus for Android got kicked out of Google Play along with other ad blocking apps in March 2013, because Google’s developer distribution agreement states apps cannot interfere with the functionality of other apps

    How is AdBlock interfering with the functionality of other apps? That makes no sense. Are people running apps whose function is to display ads?

    But, this is not surprising, since 98% of Google's revenue depends on advertising being as intrusive as possible,

  11. Re:It's not a networking issue. on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Solve a Unique Networking Issue? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think what he's asking is whether or not he can network them together even though they all have the same IP address. And the answer is yes.

    As a network engineer, I can think of a way with a Cisco catalyst switch, OR, a linux box with multiple ethernet ports:

    Yes, there are a few possible solutions, but I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the biggest barrier to implementing any of them:

    Trying to connect to 8+ pumps at the same time is going to require running 8+ ethernet cables from a central location to each pump. You're going to have cables all over the place, and unless it is done while the gas station is closed it means people driving over the cables, stepping on them, tripping on them and yanking them out of the socket, etc........

  12. Re:I have a question. on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Solve a Unique Networking Issue? · · Score: 1

    What type of idioticly designed pump takes half an hour to run a software upgrade?

    According to the OP, the update process involves "running a manufacturer-provided program that connects to the device and pushes the new software."

    I don't think it's too hard to guess what level of software quality is provided by the pump manufacturer.

  13. Re:Your maths is off... on Baidu's Supercomputer Beats Google At Image Recognition · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also why are the numbers reversed to quote success rates for Google and Microsoft in the summary on Slashdot - it would have been much clearer if the actual numbers in the article (which were all error rates) were quoted!

    Because this is Slashdot and it is required that all stories be written as poorly as possible.

    Baidu's new computer was wrong only 4.58 percent of the time. The previous best was 4.82 percent, reported by Google in March.

    If Google is only wrong 4.82% of the time then why is it whenever I search for an image I get thousands of pictures that have absolutely nothing to do with what I am searching for?

  14. WTF? on How Spotify Can Become Profitable · · Score: 3, Informative

    The following are listed at the bottom of this page under "Related Links":

    Gunmen Kill 12, Wound 7 At French Magazine HQ
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  15. Re:It not very hard on How Spotify Can Become Profitable · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Add a nice new feature.
    Charge $1 per month to use it (or $0.33, if that's all they need).
    Profit.

    How do you collect $1 a month from each user? The problem isn't so much that people don't want to pay. Most people wouldn't mind paying $1 a month, but will not pay $12 once a year. Yes, that makes no sense, since it's the same amount of money, but that's how people are.

    So how do you charge people $1 a month? The real problem is that there is no easy, simple way to charge people a small amount of money.

  16. Re:Sororities on Sorority Files Lawsuit After Sacred Secrets Posted On Penny Arcade Forums · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'd argue that having a tribe is not necessarily a bad thing.

    I know that a good number of /. posters would disagree with this, but this is why I don't think religion is a terrible thing. If you have a group with which you identify, with which you share a common history and traditions and common points of view, it may not be useful anymore as a "protective" thing, but rather meets the simple need to be a part of something larger than oneself.

    And then eventually your tribe starts demanding that all the other tribes adhere to your tribe's "beliefs". Immediately followed by attacking and killing all the members of those tribes if they don't accept your tribe's beliefs as being THE ONE TRUE BELIEF®.

    In the history of mankind, there has never been a "tribe" or religion which HASN'T done this. Which is why all religion is evil (in addition to promoting fear, ignorance and general stupidity).

  17. Re:Is that all??? on Self-Destructing Virus Kills Off PCs · · Score: 1

    So, because this actually hurts businesses . . . we might see actual money spent for handling data integrity as part of enterprise security.

    You obviously don't have any understanding of business in the real world.

  18. Re:no it isn't on Grooveshark Resurrected Out of US Jurisdiction · · Score: 1

    It's a work in progress.... Wonder how long they think they can get away with it once they start infringing in earnest...

    It will just turn into more fodder for the RIAA's legal team....

    Yes. They are going to learn very quickly that there is no such thing as "outside of U.S. jurisdiction".

  19. Not so mention that hackers cracked the key generating code for Windows 7. Same with MS office. They generate codes and try them until one works, and bingo you've got a legit code.

    They've never cracked the key generating code for Windows 7. They just found ways to work around it.

    In late 2001/early 2002 somebody figured out the algorithm to generated Volume License keys for Windows XP, and those don't need activation (so that companies with lots of computers don't have to activate 30,000 units). Starting With Windows XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft changed some things so that those generated Volume License keys wouldn't work any more. So you have to find a legit Volume License key somewhere (not all that hard to do).

    Starting with Windows Vista, and continuing on to Windows 7, Microsoft changed things again. Microsoft changed the system for Volume License keys, making them not a viable option for pirates. Windows installed on OEM PCs was now using a system that referenced information in the computer's BIOS. Google "System Locked Pre-activation". So people just started flashing their BIOS with the necessary stuff. Windows thinks my homemade PC is a Dell.

  20. Re:Single shop most likely on Single Verizon IP Address Used For Hundreds of Windows 7 Activations · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's either a small shop or an amateur wannabe pirate. Either way, if your computers are hitting Microsoft's activation servers, you're a clueless dope who's doing it wrong. People figured out how to avoid that crap years ago.

  21. Re:How much is Sound Exchange skimming off the top on Pandora Paying Artists $0.0001 More Per Stream Than It Was Last Year · · Score: 1

    How much of the money Sound Exchange collects goes to the artists, how much of the money Sound Exchange collects goes to music publishers? How much of the money Sound Exchange collects goes to song writers?

    .The money trail in the music industry is long, crooked and complex. Unless you are a big enough act that the records companies accept the contract you write, the only money you will see appears in your upturned hat.....

    How much money does SoundExchange keep for itself? I bet they aren't doing this for free.

  22. Re:faint whiff of BS? on Microsoft, Chip Makers Working On Hardware DRM For Windows 10 PCs · · Score: 1

    Where exactly is this "hardware DRM" going to be? On the computer motherboard? On the DVD/Blu-ray drive? It seems that hardware DRM would require everyone to buy new hardware and i really don't see that working out well. One of the reasons that DVDs are still more popular than Blu-ray is that Blu-ray requires buying a new, more expensive player.

  23. Re:This never works on Microsoft, Chip Makers Working On Hardware DRM For Windows 10 PCs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It will either be cracked within a week, or, it will prevent 4k content form becoming popular.

  24. Re:Questionable? on Star Wars Battlefront Game Trailer Is So Realistic It Looks Like Movie Footage · · Score: 2

    I think we all know that EA is lying and actually gameplay won't look like that.

    But, more importantly, the phrase "So Realistic It Looks Like Movie Footage" is now meaningless. Yes, it does look "just like a movie" due to the fact that many scenes from movies are now done almost entirely in CGI.

  25. Re:Better protection against SEO. on Ask Slashdot: What Features Would You Like In a Search Engine? · · Score: 2

    What made Google so great when it was still relatively new was the results were more relevant, i.e. they weren't just a bunch of advertisements. With the rise SEO that is less the case now, and looking for something on Google for me now means adding "-buy -purchase -price -shop" automatically.

    Unfortunately, that's what happens when a search engine is run by a company that depends on advertising for 96% of its revenue. Google is not in the search business. They are not a technology company, no matter how many data centers and driverless cars they have.

    They are an ADVERTISING company and their business model depends on getting you to click on as many ads and "sponsored links" as possible, using whatever deceptive methods necessary.