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  1. Re:Done already? on Kodachrome Takes Its Final Bow Today · · Score: 1

    No, they relaunched it quite a few years ago. I'm going from memory but I think it must have been the late 80s. This is the second time it has gone away. I wouldn't bet on a third renaissance. Not only has digital pretty much taken over, but the E-6 process films have gotten very good as well. The K-41 process (?) was expensive and nasty.

    Yes, it is a time for people like me to be a bit nostalgic and teary, but improvements and inventions and such mean that this is inevitable. I loved the Kodachrome look but I would never decry digital.

  2. Re:Need a computer to do the copying on France Planning Non-Windows Tablet Tax? · · Score: 1

    Jeez. Hook, line and sinker.

  3. Re:Need a computer to do the copying on France Planning Non-Windows Tablet Tax? · · Score: 1

    Well, not to put too fine a point on it but there are hundreds of apps that allow content creation on the iPad. My current favorite is the Korg iMS-20 sequencer. There's also the full complement of Apple apps such as Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Also, don't lawmakers ever consult a real technical person when it comes to stuff like this? The Android and Apple mobile OSes and the devices they run on ARE computers. Sheesh.

  4. Re:Commodore 64 on What's the Oldest File You Can Restore? · · Score: 1

    Might I refer you to Douglas Adams? He wrote that he would gladly spend an hour or two writing a little program to save 10 minutes worth of time. Sometimes, it's just about the challenge and the fun.

  5. Re:First post algo on Progress In Algorithms Beats Moore's Law · · Score: 1

    Nix! It was MIX, betterunixthanunix.

  6. Re:First post algo on Progress In Algorithms Beats Moore's Law · · Score: 2

    return First_post_algo();

  7. Re:Arms Race? on White House Warns of Supercomputer Arms Race · · Score: 1

    If you're familiar with EAR and ITAR you will know that software can be classified as a munition. It's not such a leap to think of computers as arms.

  8. Re:Sterile on Using Kinect For a Touch-Free Interface In Surgery · · Score: 1

    Not only that, but the headline gave me the impression that surgery was being performed using a Kinect.

  9. Re:*only ipad* on iPad Newspaper From News Corp Rumored in January · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No. The only difference is you won't be able to view wikileaks stories.

  10. And in other, other news on Exposing the Link Between Cell Phones and Fertility · · Score: 1

    Matt Parker finds future references to his blog dwindling to zero.

    Even to prove a point it's a bad idea to sabotage your own credibility.

  11. Re:I can't believe the French just gave in on this on The French Government Can Now Censor the Internet · · Score: 1

    And both groups are just a bunch of adolescent-minded jerks who would rather run around with guns than take advantage of the peaceful means of revolution already available to them.

  12. Re:Seriously? on Survey Shows That Fox News Makes You Less Informed · · Score: 1

    Yeah, kind of like this cliche that you used to hear a lot: Liberals see the world the way they want to see it, Conservatives see the world the way it really is.

    That one always makes me laugh.

  13. Re:Jon Stewart on Survey Shows That Fox News Makes You Less Informed · · Score: 2

    And you always get more truth from the court jester than from anyone else.

  14. Re:What horrible graphics on Watch 200 Years of Global Growth In 4 Minutes · · Score: 1

    I'd be willing to bet that he knows plenty about graphics presentation. It is just a (successful) attempt to make it visually interesting to non-stats geeks. I certainly enjoyed it.

  15. Re:I found John Resig's review to be interesting on Hands-On With Google's Cr-48 · · Score: 1

    You make an argument once again for the idea that one should never, ever release a beta of anything to the general public. It doesn't matter how much you say that this is a prototype or a test unit, people will judge it as if it the finished product. And that will be their first important impression.

  16. Re:Long live uuencode! on Military Bans Removable Media After WikiLeaks Disclosures · · Score: 1

    I don't get it. I went to barbie.com and there's NOTHING about uuencode there.

  17. Re:Is this Wikileaks day? on Digging Into the WikiLeaks Cables · · Score: 2

    I suppose the reality is that to be accused is to be guilty, but let's not forget that the burden of proof is still on the accusers, NOT Assange.

  18. Re:i'm impressed on Kentucky Announces Creationism Theme Park · · Score: 2

    I'm not sure I even disagree with the theme park. After all, in California for instance, they have whole theme parks dedicated to imaginary lands and creatures (think King Kong). What's the difference really?

  19. Re:How would Slashdotters know? on House Passes TV Commercial Volume Bill · · Score: 1

    Frankly, I don't know where people even find the time to watch TV. Give up TV for one month and you'll be surprised at how little you miss it. You'll also be surprised at how mediocre even the "good" shows seem when you do watch again.

  20. Re:I hope it's moderated on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    C'mon. A Marine is loyal first and foremost to the Marines. One can never forget that in the end they are simply hired killers.

  21. Re:Cue Bush Derangement Syndrome on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    Pre-emptive invasion on baseless grounds. We were not under attack, nor likely to become under attack by Iraq. It was basically a home invasion.

    "A war of aggression is a military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense. Waging such a war of aggression is a war crime under the customary international law."

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_war

  22. Re:I hope it's moderated on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    As in for raped and murdered civilians?

  23. Re:I hope it's moderated on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    You weren't really paying attention from 2000 to 2008, were you?

  24. Re:Briefs or boxers? on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    We already know it's boxers. He never could get past the security briefs.

  25. Re:I hope it's moderated on George W. Bush Live From Facebook · · Score: 1

    I've always been puzzled by the Marines use of the word "honor." As the phrase goes, I do not think that word means what they think it means.