Slashdot Mirror


User: cyberspittle

cyberspittle's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
232
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 232

  1. Re: Kids on Why Some Cities Get All the Good Jobs (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 2

    Trains have not evolved. Too much is wasted on high speed trains, like we see overseas in Japan and Europe, but what the US needs is high speed freight trains. We have too many people driving trucks across the country. Trucks should be more local ... local to the train hub end point. Big rigs also tear up the road, which is expensive to maintain. Hyperloop would also be good. Not sure if hyperloop is better for people or freight or both.

  2. Re:Remote on Why Some Cities Get All the Good Jobs (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Well said.

  3. Outsource management to AI on Why Some Cities Get All the Good Jobs (chicagotribune.com) · · Score: 1

    Eventually, people will outsmart themselves. This will likely affect management roles first, as management is currently based on employee metrics. With current technology, people working remote, working flexible hours, etc. Workers are less likely to interact with management, so management has had to rely on metrics to judge employee productivity. Hence AI will likely replace managers first. This would correlate to robots replacing physical work done by people. Soon, people will be primarily working where robots and AI are ineffective.

  4. In the post-robot/AI society ... on VC Firm Y Combinator Launches an Experiment In Universal Basic Income (fastcoexist.com) · · Score: 1

    Universal basic income will become more and more a reality, as humans are displaced from work. Robots will replace humans for most physical work, while AI will replace management. Management tends to rely more on more on the use of metrics and less so on human interaction. Humans will be needed in the in-between areas.

  5. Black hole reaches critical mass on Distant Supernova Is the Most Powerful Ever Detected (osu.edu) · · Score: 1

    Remember that time you put too much air in that baloon? Then again, in a galaxy, far, far awy ...

  6. My neighbor has a dog on Ask Slashdot: Cost Effective Way To Soundproof My Home? · · Score: 1

    Yep, I have a neighbor who has a cute little beagle. He will leave it outside and leave. The dog barks (cries) non-stop until he returns. Dogs are social animals. What did I do? I first got heavy curtains and such and increased planting. This will muffle the sound, but you will end up using ear protection when awake (just like the type that people use at the hunting range. If you own your house, buy some Plexiglas, the thicker the better (Plexiglas is acrylic). You can make your own window inserts to put inside of your windows. Neighbors don't know you have them. There is a you tube video of this guy in a high rise in Canada. Check it out.

  7. Should be fine or jail time - hey, that rhymes!

  8. G R A V I T A T I O N A L * * * W A V E S on Dark Matter Grows Hair Around Stars and Planets (forbes.com) · · Score: 1

    Predicted by Einstein

  9. Re:What's Out There For Poor Vision? on Ask Slashdot: What's Out There For Poor Vision? · · Score: 1

    I use reader glasses. it was a great help. I didn't want bifocals, so now I have reader glasses for computer use and normal prescription for driving. Another option is to use a monitor with a bigger display for identical resolution.

  10. Re:Use a larger monitor. on Ask Slashdot: What's Out There For Poor Vision? · · Score: 1

    If you are using a 19" 1080p display, perhaps you may want to use a 23", 25", or larger 1080p monitor. Likewise, if you are using 720p display. If you have a resolution on a bigger monitor, it will scale up nicely. If you have a laptop, I feel your pain. Might want to use an external monitor when possible.

  11. The Big Bang just happened. on Some Observers Perceive the Universe To Be Much Younger Than We Do · · Score: 1

    Time is relative.

  12. Supersymmetry ? on Dark Matter Is Even More of a Mystery Than Expected · · Score: 1

    If there is a vacuum in space, would their need to be a corresponding antivacuum?

  13. Get a book on Ask Slashdot - Breaking Into Penetration Testing At 30 · · Score: 1

    Python is a good language to start with. There are some Python books for pen test you should look for. It would be best to get a full grasp of the language with the ORiley tome. As you are Windows-centric, you have the best development environment available to you: Visual Studio. Download the free version and then install Python Tools for Linux. There is a Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) course to get you started.

  14. Re:Crusty Hardware on User Plea Means EISA Support Not Removed From Linux · · Score: 1

    I have a NICE Super EISA with plenty of EISA cards in it. 2MB ATI Mach32 EISA. 3COM 10/100 EISA, Adaptec EISA, additional Mach64 on the 1 VLB slot. RAM maxed out to 256MBs (16 16MB SIMMS) with interleave enabled. It was meant to run Netware 3.12, but I used it for IBM OS/2 Warp (version 3), until I downloaded original Slackware floppy images via the ISA 33.6 MODEM (in EISA lost). Have a Crystal Semi sound card (ISA in EISA slot). CPU been upgraded to a Trinity Stacker 133Mhz from the original 486DX2/66, which was upgraded from a 486SX25. I keep this old beast in a full AT tower (has the large L-shaped power supply).

  15. This is news for geeks? on Belgian Raid Kills 2, Said To Avert "Major Terrorist Attacks" · · Score: 0

    I prefer technology

  16. Leviton VPT24-1PZ on Ask Slashdot: Options For Cheap Home Automation? · · Score: 1

    I use the above for external lights to come on automatically at sunset and turn off at specified time. It requires your location as the sunset and sunrise change everyday, which makes it a great product. It works with CFL and LED bulbs. Internally, I have lights with switch to turn them off after 15, 30, 45, or 60 mins (bathroom fans, etc.) and others with motion detection. The above is a great intro to electrical wiring. I prefer anything that is not connected to TCP/IP, as WIFI and internet are both dangerous attack vectors. Internet of Devices are dangerous!

  17. Get Readers on Ask Slashdot: Are Progressive Glasses a Mistake For Computer Users? · · Score: 1

    I have separate readers I bough online from eyebobs. They work great for reading and in front of computer.

  18. Nose picking bathroom break on The Open Office Is Destroying the Workplace · · Score: 1

    I've found that those disgusting personal habits, such as picking boogers, requires a proper bathroom break. I am a bit disgusted by those that do not use a bathroom break to clean their nose (among other things).

  19. Re:inherit risk? on Ask Slashdot: Paying For Linux Support vs. Rolling Your Own? · · Score: 1

    It was likely voted in or some other means. Not all submissions go straight to front page. It is a slow day, so why not have group discussion to kill the time until we really have something to talk about.

  20. Liability on Ask Slashdot: Paying For Linux Support vs. Rolling Your Own? · · Score: 1

    The only issue is that certain employees have the knowledge and should something happen to them, the business may be in trouble. By paying for support, you place the burden on an entity, which is responsible. It all comes down to question for CIO/etc if they should lose an employee, how will that impact the business.

  21. Smart cards on Ask Slashdot: Convincing My Company To Stop Using Passwords? · · Score: 1

    with smart cards, they can be used for building, room access, log into system, and digitally sign emails. Seems stupid not use them. Wonder if it would have helped Sony?

  22. NON-Coders contribute the most! on Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Non-Coders are the drug user equivalent. Non-Coders create demand. IF no one used Open Source, where would it be now?

  23. The more things change ... on The Math Behind the Hipster Effect · · Score: 1

    ... the more they look the same.

  24. Re:are the debian support forums down? on Ask Slashdot: Stop PulseAudio From Changing Sound Settings? · · Score: 2

    Perhaps they can try this new web site called google.

  25. Its not the technology - it is the tech company on Co-Founder of PayPal Peter Thiel: Society Is Hostile To Science and Technology · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When high tech companies offshore cash to avoid taxes, it is no wonder people don't trust the technology. They don't trust the technology companies.