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  1. I like year-based versioning on Romance and Rebellion In Software Versioning · · Score: 1

    With year-based, I know how old the software is and I know which version is newer. Maybe add something extra to indicate if it's a major change, or if it gets long term support.

  2. Re:A single line? ROTFLOL! on How Did Volkswagen Cheat Emissions Tests, and Who Authorized It? · · Score: 0

    Maybe their code is in Perl.

  3. All Known Viruses? on The New Technique That Finds All Known Human Viruses In Your Blood · · Score: 1

    The way I've been feeling the last few days, I've probably got all known viruses in my blood.

  4. Re:GNOME 3.x worsens the general user experience on What's New In GNOME 3.18 · · Score: 1

    Even the 2 year old 14.1 release of Slackware isn't as bad as you might think. Official releases aren't nearly as conservative as Debian's.

    Of course, that's like saying a turtle can outrun a snail.

  5. What does this count as? on Selfies Kill More People Than Shark Attacks · · Score: 4, Funny

    If someone falls into the ocean while taking a selfie, and gets eaten by a shark, does that count as a selfie death or a shark death?

  6. Re:Yeah, but... on Robots' Next Big Job: Trash Pickup · · Score: 1

    You don't live in my area. Based on the smelly crap that gets left, even with human workers, the people clearly don't have a sense of smell.

  7. Re:Best alternative? on AVG Proudly Announces It Will Sell Your Browsing History To Online Advertisers · · Score: 1

    Compared to Windows 10, complaining about Ubuntu's privacy is like an elephant calling a cow big.

  8. Re:There are ads on the internet ? on AdBlock Plus Defends Ad Blocking, Applauds Marco Arment · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry that the legit guys lost too, but it is kind of like 50 people pass through your house, one is a thief. None of them NEED to be there, so you can lock the door without feeling bad about it.

    Actually, it's more like 50 people passing through your house and 49 of them are thieves. Too bad they ruin it for the one good one.

  9. Re:The ultimate identity theft! on DNA-Based Advertising Redefines Commercial "Ad-Targeting" · · Score: 1

    1) Tell a person that he might be a descendant of ancient Irish Kings.
    2) Collect a DNA sample to verify.
    3) Clone the person, from the DNA sample.
    4) Somehow magically make the person age n years in a matter of days
    5) Somehow magically apply all the nurture the person ever received to the clone so that it will actually be similar to the person (including things like handwriting)
    6) Befriend the clone and get him to totally trust you. This is necessary for step 8, and will also help with step 9
    7) Kill the original person, and replace him with the clone.
    8) Instruct the clone to change his last will and testament, leaving all his wealth to you.
    9) Instead of instructing the clone to kill itself, kill it yourself and make it look like an accident

  10. Phone vs Tablet on Apple's 16GB IPhone 6S Is a Serious Strategic Mistake · · Score: 1

    What's funny is, I have an older iPad that's 16GB and a newer iPhone that's 64GB. I'd probably be better off the other way around, considering that several of the biggest apps on my iPad wouldn't work as well on the phone anyway.

  11. 2 things that come to mind now on When Does Software Start Becoming Malware? · · Score: 1

    1. If it installs without my permission
    2. If it ignores me when I turn off certain settings.

    Not that I can think of anything that meets those. ;)

  12. Re:The night is still young... on Advanced Civilizations Probably Don't Exist In Our Galactic Neighborhood · · Score: 1

    Anything's possible, but as of yet, I see no sign of intelligent life here.

  13. Consider the distance on Advanced Civilizations Probably Don't Exist In Our Galactic Neighborhood · · Score: 2

    If we're looking at other galaxies, we're seeing what happened 100,000 years ago or more. Maybe the people in the Andromeda galaxy went from living in trees scratching themselves to ruling the entire galaxy in that time. Also, who says they have to be Type III? Neither Star Trek nor Star Wars are throwing around galactic levels of energy, but they're way ahead of us. Maybe there are aliens at that level, too distant for us to detect.

  14. Re:Make friends with your neighbors on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Based Home Security · · Score: 1

    In some cases, the neighbors are the problem. On one occasion, the people next to my house got robbed by the people on the other side of my house. I've had several breakins and I strongly suspect the burglars lived around there.

  15. Re:Get serious... on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Based Home Security · · Score: 1

    When I had to replace my water heater, I put the old one out by the curb, went inside to pee, got ready to phone the Bulky Item pickup, looked out the window and it was already gone.

  16. Re:There is no training on How Fine-Grained Will New Credentialism Get: Credit For Watching a TED Talk? · · Score: 1

    The only training I've gotten the last decade or so, is online from AgLearn.

  17. Re:Did something just happen? on Alabama Will Require Students To Learn About Evolution, Climate Change · · Score: 1

    Did Hell freeze over?

    Wouldn't that disprove Global Warming?

  18. Re:A yard sign ... on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Based Home Security · · Score: 2

    Alternative sign:

    This computer runs Windows 10. We know who you are. We know where you are. We know what you ate for breakfast.

  19. Re:Password cracked? on Ashley Madison's Passwords Cracked, Soon To Be Released · · Score: 2

    No, no! That is terribly insecure. Use "P@$$word1234" It has caps, numbers, and special chars, so it's strong.

  20. Re:Just one word: on Microsoft Is Downloading Windows 10 Without Asking · · Score: 1

    That's 3 words.

  21. Re:Arrogance? on Microsoft Is Downloading Windows 10 Without Asking · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What about the people with full hard drives? I don't want to get warning messages about HD space, just because MS DLd a big OS on my old and rather full HD without my permission.

  22. Re:Restricting vitamin D production: not a good id on Miami Installs Free Public Sunscreen Dispensers In Fight Against Cancer · · Score: 1

    You also need to consider your skin color. I'm quite a bit darker than my GF, and I can stay outside in the sun with no problem, unless I'm at a pool. My GF can get fried much quicker if she doesn't use sunscreen.

  23. Particularly since the part of the body involved probably doesn't get sun exposure.

  24. Re:The people asked for Circuses... on The Politics of Star Trek · · Score: 1

    I always thought there should have been a "part 2" to "Conspiracy".

  25. Re:Way too lib on The Politics of Star Trek · · Score: 1

    There was clearly a huge shift between Kirk's time and Picard's. The TOS economy didn't seem that much different from ours. But by TNG, people were creating their crap from thin air and money was obsolete, except for other races like the Ferrengi.