Slashdot Mirror


User: dreamchaser

dreamchaser's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
3,716
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 3,716

  1. Re:NVIDIA Next Gen Pascal Architecture on NVIDIA Drops Pascal Desktop GPUs Into Laptops With Mobile GeForce GTX 10-Series (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points.

    +1, Nostalgic

  2. By the time they manage to break through the safety glass my legally owned and operated handgun will be at the ready, so it doesn't really matter, though I agree he is full of shit.

  3. But there is nothing illegal about buying milk... so why does this message need to be encrypted?

    Unless the government does not like that brand of milk...

    It shouldn't matter one bit why someone wants their messages about groceries to be encrypted. It's called freedom. You should try it.

  4. Re:Dictionary Definition of Autopilot on Tesla Owner In China Blames Autopilot For Crash (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Probably not, but then again I do have built in bluetooth speakerphone, and 911 is a single button press.

  5. Re:Clintons have killed tons of people on Assange Implies Murdered DNC Staffer Was WikiLeaks' Source (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Or like Vince Foster, who 'shot himself' execution style in his apartment then put his body in a car, drove it to the park, and dumped it there.

  6. Re: Habitats should be free from the act in this h on NASA Awards Companies $65 Million To Develop Habitats For Deep Space (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    There is also no seasonal reference, which is a component of traditional Haiku. For a 'Haiku lover' it was quite terrible.

    The Haiku Lover
    Like a fetid Summer wind
    Repels us with rotten verse

  7. Re:Dictionary Definition of Autopilot on Tesla Owner In China Blames Autopilot For Crash (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    I see a guy on my commute once in awhile in his BMW doing the same thing with a newspaper. When I see him I pull up next to him and honk. He's going to kill someone one of these days. I think the next time I see him I may actually call 911 and report his license plate.

  8. Re:Slashvertisement on Linux Kernel 4.8 Adds Microsoft Surface 3 Support (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    First, it's not a tablet. It's a 2 in 1 mini laptop. Second, I don't run Win 8 on it. Everyone has their own use case though.

  9. Re:Slashvertisement on Linux Kernel 4.8 Adds Microsoft Surface 3 Support (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    I have a Surface 3 and I've run Linux and Android on it. It is nice hardware for what it is (low end, latest Atom processor, 4 GB RAM) and as a long time Linux user as well I welcome any improvements in support.

  10. They are working on mind wipe technology for that. It will be like those pictures they take at amusement parks at the end of a ride that you can then pay to get a copy of. Want to keep that memory of your team winning the Gold? Pay up or get wiped on the way out!

  11. I can't tell if you're joking or not, but in the US prevailing winds are West to East. Last time I checked CA was West of PA.

  12. I would pay for this if I could. Nuking Facebook would be wonderful.

    NOTE: I am joking. There are too many innocent people in their vicinity, plus I leave in PA and the fallout would head this way.

  13. Re:Daily winspam on Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update (zdnet.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    We asked readers last week whether they would update their computers to Windows 10, and the majority of people indicated they wouldn't.

    What you should have asked was whether we want more Windows 10 stories.

    I shall build a wall to keep the windows 10 stories out. It will be such a great wall that you won't believe how great a wall it is.

    Let me guess, you'll make Microsoft pay for it too!

  14. Why doesn't someone sue the government over this? They are circumventing Constitutional rights with this type of behavior but until it gets before the SCOTUS nothing will change.

  15. Re:Yes please on Wisconsin's Prison-Sentencing Algorithm Challenged in Court (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Having the computer show compassion is easy.
    if (criminal.gender == female & criminal.attractive == true)


          showCompassion = true;

    that looks like the algorithm they use in custody battles.

    No, that one is simpler. if(female==TRUE) then female.custody=1;

    It cost me $25k and four years to get full custody when it was blatantly apparent she was being abused.

  16. Re:open source baseband? on Google To Step Up Smartphone Wars With Release Of Own Handset (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I doubt the FCC will ever allow open baseband processors. How would the Government be able to put in backdoors otherwise?

  17. Exactly. The poster you are responding to is an idiot if he thinks nobody wants replaceable batteries.

  18. Re: most people already prefer listening to accele on Is The Future Of Television Watching on Fast-Forward? (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    It is not just you, and it's a huge reason why my wife and I rarely even go to the theater anymore. There are lots of other reasons such as the high cost, but honestly it's so much nicer to just get the Blu Ray and watch it on my big TV where I can pause it, stop it to watch the rest later, etc.

  19. Re:Money from people who want to sell? on Interview With A Craigslist Scammer (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I prefer "Morally Bankrupt, lying, criminal, carpetbagger Hillary" personally.

  20. Re:On electric cars on Ultra-Thin Solar Cells Can Be Bent Around A Pencil (computerworld.com.au) · · Score: 1

    Or Pittsburgh.

  21. Re:Oh, the irony! on Russian Bill Requires Encryption Backdoors In All Messenger Apps (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh dear, this is ironic. Russia is a haven for online criminals, something they really ought to crack down on. Instead of pursuing actual criminals, they're looking to reduce the privacy of people who haven't done anything wrong. What a screwed up country!

    That is what one gets when one's President is also controls the organized crime groups. Putin might just be the first head of State who is also an active mob boss. Not just a mob boss. The mob boss.

  22. Re:I prefer arbitration, lawsuits suck. Google pay on Like Comcast, Google Fiber Now Forces Customers Into Arbitration (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    In what Universe does one party in a dispute get to choose an arbitrator? You're just flat out wrong here.

  23. Re:wut on The Biggest Maker of Raspberry Pis Has Been Acquired For $871 Million (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Premier Farnell is one of the only companies with a license to design and distribute Raspberry Pis."
    Licensed? I thought the Pi was "open hardware" so anyone could make them. Maybe a license fee for the video render or something, but that shouldn't be restricted.

    No, the Pi is manufactured by a few companies under a licensing agreement. It is not open source hardware.

  24. Re:Malware trick on Microsoft Backtracks On 'Nasty Trick' Upgrade To Windows 10 (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    You were being trolled. It's not hard to roll back the upgrade.

  25. Re:The enemy of my enemy is my friend on Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Secretly Bankrolled Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit Against Gawker: Reports (gawker.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    They had zero right to post what they did then to ignore a court order to take it down. This is not a good test case for freedom of the press. Gawker was in the wrong and got bitch slapped for it. It has nothing to do with liking them or not. They crossed the line. Freedom of speech is not absolute (citation: SCOTUS rulings over the years). They were wrong then when ordered to take the video down they thumbed their nose at the court.