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  1. CERN - Now hiring! on CERN Engineers Have To Identify and Disconnect 9,000 Obsolete Cables (vice.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you looking to get into the fast-paced, exciting world of experimental particle physics? Then CERN might be looking for you! We are currently in the process of hiring an unpaid intern to help us perform maintenance on the Large Hadron Collider (yes, you read that right--THE Large Hadron Collider!)

    Pay: This is an unpaid position, but the experience you gain will look great on your resume!

    Hours: Don't Ask.

    Required Qualifications: At least 10 years experience working with high energy supercolliders, 15 years experience with networking enterprise-level systems, and a minimum of a Master's Degree in Theoretical Physics (student experience will be considered)

    Position: Entry-level.

  2. A return to normalcy on Hollywood Turning Against Digital Effects (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    Hopefully this means that the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is going to bring back the 80s-style turtle suits instead of using CGI ...

  3. Obligatory Joke on The Russian Plan To Use Space Mirrors To Turn Night Into Day (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, night lights you!

  4. Whew! on Big Trouble for Bitcoin (medium.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good thing I threw all my resources into mining Dogecoins instead, otherwise I'd look like an idiot right now!
    --
    Such currency. Very crypto. Wow ...

  5. It's an interesting approach on Marco Rubio: We Need To Add To US Surveillance Programs (dailydot.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Advocating the need for more tools while making yourself sound like a tool--it's an interesting strategy. Let's see how it works out for him ...

  6. Really??? on Java Named Top Programming Language of 2015 (dice.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Java topping the list of programming languages is like Donald Trump topping the polls for the Republican nomination: they both have their rabid, energetic fan-bases, but most of the rest of us are just sick to our stomachs wondering how it happened and waiting for it to be over ...

  7. Nobody has the heart to tell him ... on German Carpenter's Testicluar Valve Could Mean An On/Off Switch For Sperm · · Score: 1

    ... that it's not a good thing to be able to cum at the flip of a switch!

  8. Well this is embarrassing ... on Coin Teams With MasterCard In Wearable Payments Push (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    I seem to have left my wallet in my other pants. Literally.

  9. Two words on Emergency Room Visits From Distracted Walking Skyrocket (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 2

    Natural selection.

  10. The same holds true for other jobs, too. on US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Programmer Jobs Will Decline 8% (computerworld.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    During that same time period, secretarial jobs will likely see an 8% drop in demand, but administrative assistants will see a 17% increase!

  11. Really Canonical? on Ubuntu 16.04 Will Not Send Local Searches Over the Web By Default · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happened? Is it not cool now that Windows is doing it too?

  12. I might be too optimistic, but ... on CISA Surveillance Bill Hidden Inside Last Night's Budget Bill (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Is it too much to hope for that once this bill makes it way to the Senate, the usual Congressional gridlock will kick in and prevent it from moving forward? Am I placing too much faith in our Congress's incompetence?

  13. I'm actually a bit jealous ... on Japanese Space Probe Akatsuki Enters Orbit Around Venus Five Years Late (space.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Must be nice to be able to show up five years late and still have a job.

  14. Good thing I'm still using Perl!

  15. The question has to be asked: on Museum of Political Corruption Planned For New York (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    Where is the money for this coming from?

  16. What are they trying to accomplish? on New Campaign Features Internet Trolls On Roadside Billboards (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If they are censoring the name and the profile picture, then doesn't this just give the trolls free publicity? Am I missing something?

    Campaigners: "You can't just say whatever you want on the Internet! There are real life consequences!"
    Trolls: "Thanks for censoring my personal info, dipshits! Now nobody but me knows I posted this, and I've got a fucking billboard displaying my awesome put-down! Trolololololol!!!"

  17. We can put a man on the Moon ... on Lori Garver Claims That NASA Is 'Wary' of Elon Musk's Mars Plans (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... but we can't come up with a decent analogy. -- NASA

  18. The first word spoken on Mars ... on Bill Confirming Property Rights For Asteroid Miners Passes the Senate (examiner.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Dibs."

  19. One question ... on Self-Driving Golf Carts May Pave the Way For Autonomous Cars · · Score: 1

    Are they able to automatically drive you to your ball after you tee-off, or does that only come with the deluxe package?

  20. That's Quite the Gender Ratio ... on Analysis Reveals Almost No Real Women On Ashley Madison · · Score: 1

    7750 men for every 3 women. To anyone surprised by this, let me be the first to say--welcome to the Internet.

  21. I'll stick with the analog option for now ... on Physical Books Successfully Coexisting With Ebooks · · Score: 1

    ... but if they ever made a Kindle with a scent cartridge that puffs out that "new book smell," I might be tempted to make the switch.

  22. As America catches up to chip-and-pin ... on Finnish Politician Suggests Embedding Chips In Citizens To Protect the Welfare State · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Europe considers implementing a new chip-in-Finn system!

  23. Good night, Fresh Prince ... on Hitchhiking Robot's Cross-Country Trip Ends In Philadelphia · · Score: 1

    Same thing would have happened to Will Smith if his parents hadn't sent him to Bel Air.