Slashdot Mirror


User: LordHighExecutioner

LordHighExecutioner's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
404
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 404

  1. And so what ?!? on Web Petition For 2nd EU Referendum Draws Huge Interest (ap.org) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    About 22 million of people voted for "stay". They can have all of them to sign the petition, they still remain the minority. This is supposed to be they way democracy works, or is internet changing the rules ?!?

  2. Re: is one of the only / Maker of Raspberry Pis on The Biggest Maker of Raspberry Pis Has Been Acquired For $871 Million (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Element 14 is silicon. Farnell just stole the name...

  3. This kills YM completely! on Legacy Yahoo Messenger App Being Retired (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    The web version they silently deployed some time ago is total crap, now YM is definitely dead.

  4. Re:Why has perl6 flopped? on Interviews: Ask Perl Creator Larry Wall a Question · · Score: 1

    It is software, so it can only flop. If you want something more consistent, try hardware.

  5. Now... on Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion (microsoft.com) · · Score: 1

    ...430 million of LinkedIn users receiving a forced upgrade to Windows 10 in 3, 2, 1 seconds!

  6. Re:60 bucks per user? on Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion (microsoft.com) · · Score: 2

    By selling emails of their (ex)users to telemarketers they will probably make twice than this in the long run, so not a bad deal after all.

  7. After 33 years... on It Took 33 Years To Find the Easter Egg In This Apple II Game (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    ...it is a rotten easter egg!

  8. Remember Steve Ciarcia's suggestion: on Ask Slashdot: What's The Best CMS? · · Score: 2

    My favourite programming language is solder.

  9. Re:Are the logs readable by anyone but Tesla? on Tesla: Model X Accident Caused By Driver Error, Not Autopilot (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Also if logs were readable by everybody, how can one be sure that the autopilot code doesn't contain something like:

    if (thisCar->crash()) {
    tamperLog->('Autopilot',OFF);
    thisCar->autopilot(OFF);
    }

  10. Re:Can Linux be used in automatic cars on Microsoft Wants To Power Self-Driving Cars With Software, Not Build One (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, they can make automated cars running linux: and just imagine a Beowulf cluster of them!

  11. Boycott them!! on Adidas To Sell Robot-Made Shoes In Germany (dw.com) · · Score: 1

    We should protest against Adidas selling shoes made by oil-sweating robots! The poor droids should unite under a trade union!

  12. What about Elop ?!? on Microsoft To License Nokia Brand To Foxconn, Says Report (techtimes.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    He should be in Australia now, not too far from China. Any hope to see him heading to manage Foxconn ? It would be the final blow to chinese economy...

  13. Now Stanford University... on Ingestible Medical Robots Could Remove Batteries From Stomachs (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    ...will develop an ingestible robot to remove the ingestible robot that MIT developed to remove batteries that kid swallow.

  14. At least... on Where Does America's E-Waste End Up? GPS Tracker Tells All (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    ...they found where old GPS tracking devices are sent!

  15. Maybe. They are qubits, after all...

  16. Who wants data from my smart watch ?!? on Marketers Hunger For Data From Wearables (readwrite.com) · · Score: 1

    I just strapped the watch to the neck of my cat, and then I opened the door....

  17. Just follow the instructions: on All Belgians To Be Given Iodine Pills In Case Of Nuclear Accident (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    here, and do not forget that, if you see a mushroom cloud, you have to pick up the phone and call the local police!

  18. After this post... on In Internet Age, Pirate Radio Arises As Surprising Challenge (ap.org) · · Score: 1

    ...many pirate stations will be shut down by FCC, just because this piece of news has been posted here. This adds a new dimension to the slashdot effect, after all...

  19. Nice try, NSA... on Intel Wants To Eliminate The Headphone Jack And Replace It With USB-C (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So not only you monitor what we listen and say, but also our hearthbeat and temperature ?!? Aren't electronic devices getting a bit too close to this device?!?

  20. 103 engineers in Dyson's company on Dyson Launches New 'Supersonic' Hair Dryer To Revolutionize Hair Care (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    103 engineers in Dyson's company, 103 engineers.
    Fire one, pull him out, 102 engineers in Dyson's company.
    Move one to marketing dept., 101 engineers in Dyson's company...

  21. In a related news... on HTC Announces $100 Million Fund For Virtual Reality Startups (roadtovr.com) · · Score: 1

    ...HTC shareholders announced that they would prefer to see that money distributed as real dividend to shareholders, rather than dissipated into VR thin air.

  22. The problem is written in the name! on Quanta LTE Router May Be Most Unsecure Router Ever Made (softpedia.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quanta routing is using Heisenberg's indetermination principle for routing, so their packets are either secure and insecure at the same time.
    Good old newtonian routing policy can fix this.

  23. Re:If men are aroused by robots... on People Feel Weird About Touching Robot Butts, Researchers Find (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Who writes on IEEE Spectrum usually is an engineer. Women do not need to worry about, after all.

  24. ...government charges YOU!!!

  25. Re:Shaving on HP Says It Made the World's Thinnest Laptop (time.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    you can shave with a pc just now. Just use a blade server.