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  1. Re:I won't be buying one... on New Smart Gun Company Hopes To Begin Production This Summer · · Score: 1

    I fear some people would trust the technology to keep their family safe instead of themselves.

    Why fear? People are going to die of avoidable accidents in their homes. Just try not to be be one of them. That's the extent of the power you have over this "problem".

  2. Re:exactly the same as Blockbuster on Washington AG Slams T-Mobile Over Deceptive 'No-Contract' Ads · · Score: 1, Informative

    I'm not sure why you think you're correcting me - you said the same thing I did.

    Me: "You are billed as if your phone is subsidized even if it is not."
    You: "The cost of the plan is a fixed amount, subsidized or not."

  3. Re:exactly the same as Blockbuster on Washington AG Slams T-Mobile Over Deceptive 'No-Contract' Ads · · Score: 5, Informative

    And how, exactly, is that not a standard cell service contract?

    With a standard cell contract, your recurring charges stay the same indefinitely. You are billed as if your phone is subsidized even if it is not.

  4. It would be a real coup if... on Startup Founder Plays Tech Press Like a Fiddle · · Score: 1

    It would be a real coup if he managed to get his stupid site linked to on the front page of slashdot.

    Ah, yes, there it is.

  5. All hail stenvar on No Porn From Public WiFi Hotspots In the UK Proposed · · Score: 1

    It's about time someone recognized that stenvar, slashdot user number 2789879, is the aggregation of all American thought. Thanks for noticing.

  6. Re:Looks great! Except, it needs a hole in its hea on HTC Does What Google Wouldn't: Sell an LTE Phone That Sidesteps AT&T · · Score: 1

    T-Mo is unlikely to be better than for you than AT&T in terms of coverage.

    That said, I've had T-Mo for a few years now. I have been happy with the service and innovative features, am thrilled with the new cheaper plans, and would never consider going back to AT&T with their nickle-and-diming (and once or twice Benjamin-ing with roaming charges).

  7. Re:The current bubble is a software bubble on Electrical Engineer Unemployment Soars; Software Developers' Rate Drops to 2.2% · · Score: 1

    One major barrier between you and a job is your terrible resume. Take some time off from whatever the hell ROLL20 is and work on your resume. Use sentences. The one-page rule is a thing of the past. Just make a timeline, with consistent formatting, of what you have been working on, most recent first.

    Company
    Dates
    Job title
    1-2 paragraph description.

    Use sentences in the description. Use active rather than passive language ("I did something." Not "Something was done.") If the company was just you or you-with-some-friends, use a company name and mention it was a sole proprietorship in the description. Use dry, objective language. "As lead programmer on "Foozy Whatzit", I implemented the core game logic, rendering, and audio code in ActionScript. I implemented a level editor for internal users in C++ on Windows."

    Don't claim fame. Don't claim you're good at games. Nobody cares. Not even game companies really do (I've worked at three.) You have pride in those accomplishments, but as they were over a decade ago, they have little relevance on a current resume. If you must, put them at the bottom with the eagle scout stuff, and only when applying to game companies.

    Don't use exclamation points ever on a resume. A resume is business writing, and it's a point-by-point list of things to discuss during a job interview.

  8. Yet another ironic victimhood post on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: 0

    She's playing the victimhood card blah blah bitch blah blah.

    Us men can't say whatever we want anymore blah blah and these feminist bitches are ruining it for everyone blah blah IT'S NOT FAIR blah blah. Sincerely, Anonymous Coward.

  9. Re:Donglegate? Really? on Will Donglegate Affect Your Decision To Attend PyCon? · · Score: 1

    You are literally killing baby kittens when you complain about such usage of this word. If a wordsmith like Mark Twain can use it as an intensifier, so can AC.

  10. Re:Version numbers... on Ask Slashdot: Spreadsheet With Decent Programming Language? · · Score: 1
  11. Counterpoint on Amsterdam Using Airbnb Listings To Identify Illegal Hotels · · Score: 1

    I rented an amazing apartment in Amsterdam last summer. I did the research, found a highly rated apartment with a beautiful canal view in one of the nicest parts of town. Had a kitchen and laundry for a week at a better price than a cheap hotel. I was just booking for 2 and did not consider whether it was licensed. If I were booking for 16, I'd make sure to check that a place is properly licensed beforehand.

  12. Re:Kickstarter? on Can Proprietary Language Teams Succeed By Going Open Source? · · Score: 1

    > That's why Kickstarter exists: to fund companies without business plans.

    FTFY. :-)

  13. Re:Discrimination on Twitter #Hacked · · Score: 1

    > Windows is far more secure than Java these days. There isn't a lot of active "load a webpage and your computer is owned" exploits going around

    To be fair, the typical Java exploit actually goes "load a webpage, Java downloads a Windows executable, runs it, and your computer is owned".

  14. Re:Safari and Firefox on Twitter #Hacked · · Score: 1

    >> There's an App for that...

    > That uses HTTP...

    to make API calls...

  15. Shakespeare? on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    "He has a computer science degree. Asking whether he knew about MacWrite and MacPaint, imho, is like asking a person with an English lit degree if he's heard of Shakerley Marmion."

    FTFY

  16. Re:Heck... on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 1

    I guess he skipped the all-important course, "Microsoft Products 637 : Advanced graduate studies in administering servers via dialog boxes."

  17. Java HttpServer class on Java Vs. C#: Which Performs Better In the 'Real World'? · · Score: 1

    I assume the Java HttpServer class used is the one that is bundled with the Sun version of the JVM. This class is not officially part of the JDK and is known to be slow. I am definitely curious about the insanely slow speeds he found. Anyhow, most Java developers who want to embed an http server would turn to Grizzly.

  18. Re:My Rant.... on UK ISP PlusNet Testing Carrier-Grade NAT Instead of IPv6 · · Score: 1

    I agree with the gist of your rant, but:

    "SSL requires unique IP addresses on webservers."

    This is not true of modern webservers or browsers. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication

  19. En masse? on HP Cuts Workforce By 5%, Looks To Probe GM Hires · · Score: 1

    HP has laid off over 17000 employees with the goal of doubling that soon. That's what you call "en masse".

    The departure of 18 individuals among such massive layoffs is what statisticians like to call "nothing at all".

  20. Re:Skip the old computer on Ask Slashdot: Easiest Way To Consolidate Household Media? · · Score: 1

    The Netgear ReadyNAS hardware is Linux-based, with a debian repo, you can ssh into it, apt get, etc. Tiny, uses very little power, and I get much faster data transfers than I had with a hand-built Linux box.

  21. Re:Agree with the first project warning on What Nobody Tells You About Being a Game Dev · · Score: 1

    AFAICT, if you're like many indie game devs, mom and dad feed you.

  22. Re:Sounds like a campus speech code on You Can't Say That On the Internet · · Score: 4, Funny

    git commit -am 'New feature: love thy neighbor. This should permanently fix WorldView.pl bug where eye_for_an_eye function was causing deadlock.'

  23. Re:Good on Lawsuit Challenges New York Sugary Drink Ban · · Score: 1

    The "slippery slope" argument is powerful. And usually false. This is a targeted regulation by one city to curb its costs and nothing more.

  24. Re:Apples and Oranges? on Is a Computer Science Degree Worth Getting Anymore? · · Score: 1

    > I still shudder about a self-taught contractor who wasted weeks trying to write a sort.

    Ha, indeed. I was self-taught initially, starting to code as a hobby at around 12 years of age. I specifically remember the first time I had a problem where I had to sort stuff, in Apple 2 BASIC. It took me a while to "invent" what I later learned was called "bubble sort". I learned a lot from figuring stuff out myself, but I have no doubt now that my high-school CS classes (using Pascal) and my later CS degree had a huge positive effect on my abilities to design and code.

  25. Re:European law takes these things seriously on Germany's Former First Lady Sues Google · · Score: 2

    It is not libelous to claim that "When people search for Bettina Wullf, they often search for 'Bettina Wulff prostitute'" if it is factual. That is the only claim google makes as inferred from its search engine. Facts are not libelous, and if you think they are, then you are absolutely