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  1. a bothersome thing on Interview: Ask Bruce Perens What You Will · · Score: 1

    Is anyone working on a auto play blocker?

  2. another show on Wil Wheaton Announces New TV Show · · Score: 1

    Meh.

  3. Believable? on In the Unverified Digital World, Are Journalists and Bloggers Equal? · · Score: 1

    Read (watch or listen) to about any article on a subject that you have a working understanding of, done by journalists. Then read a blog by a real "subject matter expert" and which one will be more informative? As the old saying goes, "if you know what they write is incorrect, why believe what they write on other subjects?"

  4. another option on Don't Help Your Kids With Their Homework · · Score: 1

    When your child gets stuck on a problem, you should call the teacher. If no contact with the teacher, call the principal. If no contact with the principal, call the superintendent. If no contact with the superintendent, call the school board members.

  5. Re:Kind of an empty gesture on Fluke Donates Multimeters To SparkFun As Goodwill Gesture · · Score: 2

    Ground wires are green and yellow only after you check them out. I have seen more than one hot green wire. Have also seen where all four wires coming out of the conduit and into a small (10hp) motor were black, no tags or colored tape either.

  6. The mouse on Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight Relaunches As Data Journalism Website · · Score: 0

    So he is really working for Disney. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...

  7. Re:heliport on Drone Pilot Wins Case Against FAA · · Score: 1

    I was wondering if the "active" was for the charges only. As in, there was helicopter activity. Not generally available. No, all do not have restricted air space at all times. It, the pad could have restricted airspace when it is used as a heliport but when it is not being used it can be a parking lot with no restrictions. I have seen a house in a wildland fire area with a heliport, with a lighted landing area and a windsock. The owner built the heliport (to FAA specs.) just in case of a wildfire so that the firefighting helicopters could use it. The builder was a retired firefighter and wanted a little extra protection. It has been used for the firefighting helicopters too. But mostly it was a paved area that vehicles were parked on. Others that I have seen are larger piers that have a helicopter landing area designated that are used daily as a pier and seldom as a heliport. But it still is a heliport.

  8. heliport on Drone Pilot Wins Case Against FAA · · Score: 1

    Was the heliport the hospitals? By "active" does that mean that the heliport was actually being used at the time by a helicopter or that the heliport is used regularly but not at the time the drone was flying? If a helicopter was taking off or landing and if the drone was in flight and actually near the heliport at the time, then I could see the charges. There are many painted circles with H's in them that are not used very often. If these are going to be considered active heliports, lots of questions will need to be asked. We had one of these painted circles at work and if it was used as a heliport twice a year, that would have been a busy year for it.

  9. Hmmm. on Oil From the Exxon Valdez Spill Still Lingers On Alaska Beaches · · Score: 1

    The mutated bugs from Fukushima will eat what is left from the spill.

  10. Re:I just went through this... on Ask Slashdot: When Is a Better Career Opportunity Worth a Pay Cut? · · Score: 1

    S-O, kids? Plus many other things that have to be considered. Tough choices. Me, several years ago I found a niche and stayed while giving up chasing the brass ring. All up to you as to what you want.

  11. I drive more. on U.S. Teenagers Are Driving Much Less: 4 Theories About Why · · Score: 1

    Retired, bought a motorcycle and put many more miles on it than on my car. Those miles are put on in the 7 months of not winter when I can ride the bike too. As for the kids driving. Too much of a hassle to get a license, buy gas, buy insurance, follow the rules and any number of things that make it difficult to get in a car and go.

  12. Re: This is new? on Why Birds Fly In a V Formation · · Score: 1

    About the seagulls, could it be because the gulls glide so much better? At least the larger gulls do. They lock their wings and go and go, little to no flapping riding the wind and thermals. They are also near the top of the airborne predator lists, very few other birds will even attempt to take a adult gull.

  13. good lists on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Books Everyone Should Read? · · Score: 2

    Each branch of the military has a reading list that is very good. Usually they are put out by the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. For those of you that get your military knowledge from television, reading some of the books on these lists will help you gain a understanding of how the military works and lives.

  14. Re:Good for Him on Convicted Spammer Jeffrey Kilbride Flees Prison · · Score: 1

    Did he keep enough money offshore, so that he can disappear to someplace where he can live comfortable with a new identity?

  15. dams on The Golden Gate Barrage: New Ideas To Counter Sea Level Rise · · Score: 1

    Thought this article was from the Onion for a bit, there are rivers running into S.F. Bay. Does the dam back the water up until it reaches Stockton, which runs somewhere around 10 to 30 feet above sea level? So might not every foot of dam will have the same amount of water on both sides after awhile. Oh, yeah I forgot there are going to be big pumps putting all that water on the other side of the dam. Wonder what is going to power those pumps? Will it eventually look like the Ninth Ward in New Orleans after Katrina?

  16. rate of growth on Have eBooks Peaked? · · Score: 2

    The market share is still expanding, just at a slower rate. Most of us have a basic library of e-books already and are not buying as much as we used to. If the price difference between a electronic published and one printed on paper is not that great, then the tree dies. When a paper book is not one that I am going to read again, off it goes to the used book store for credit on my account. Try doing that with a e-book. Where is this survey getting its data? If the numbers are coming from Association of American Publishers and they (the AAP) are using the big 5's reports then this could be a GIGO problem.

  17. Re:I don't understand if 20 trillion is a lot. on Fukishima Springs Water Leak · · Score: 1

    I prefer the dental x-ray dose equivalent. But not the Barium enema dose equivalent.

  18. Once more. on Navy Version of Expedia Could Save DoD Millions · · Score: 1

    "to give individual decision-makers a choice of the quickest, cheapest options available" This seems to happen every few years.

  19. Re:I can't PRINT it? on Bill Regulating 3D Printed Guns Announced In NYC · · Score: 1

    How about one made from a caulking gun? http://imgur.com/a/2PHdj

  20. Got this from a Ford site, The F-150 has been the best-selling truck for 36 years in the U.S., and it's been the best-selling vehicle of any kind for 31 years. They build 7,500 trucks in the Dearborn plant per week.

  21. And how many Ford F-150's have been sold in the last twenty years?

  22. Not a robot. on Noodle Robots Replacing Workers In Chinese Restaurants · · Score: 1

    All this is, is a cheap CNC machine.

  23. Overpressure or impact on Building Better Body Armor With Nanofoams · · Score: 1

    This looks more like a better packing material than body armor. I do not see how this would work for stopping a smaller high speed trajectile. I do see this used for the replacement of some types of open and closed cell foams.

  24. Re:Holy moly on New Process For Nanoscale Filtration Holds Promise of Cheap, Clean Water · · Score: 1

    You just keep diluting it with seawater until it reaches the level of salinity that is acceptable. Maybe even start the dilution at the outflow of a sewage treatment plant, where treated, fresh water is introduced into the ocean. That way you stop killing organisms that cannot handle the freshwater. About every city that has it sewage plant outflows going into a ocean creates dead zones.

  25. Re:This is news? on Solaris Machine Shut Down After 3737 Days of Uptime · · Score: 1

    Just like a machinist wringing gauge blocks together.