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  1. I wonder if this include over eating challenges on Instagram Vows To Remove All Graphic Self-Harm Images From Site (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I wonder if over eating would be considered self harm....

  2. Anyone know when I can convert to the new plan on GitHub Free Users Now Get Unlimited Private Repositories (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm currently paying the small fee a month for private repos. (My plan cost is on the order of Netflix and Hulu and the like, something like under 10$ a month.) I'd really like to switch to this new plan, but don't want to lose my current private repos in the process. Any ideas when this will be available on the site, or how to configure your account with this free plan?

  3. Elderly family members passwords on 51% of Computer Users Share Passwords · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sometimes sharing the passwords of those less technically savvy with those with better skills is necessary and would skew these numbers. Knowing Grandpa's gmail password has helped a lot.

  4. Re:Is the book based on research? on Book Review: The Clean Coder · · Score: 1

    Thank you from a programmer in their thirties.

  5. Imaging Space Piracy on Arms Regulations Damaging US Space Industry · · Score: 1

    After a quick read of the article, my mind associated weapons, space, and piracy. I was transported back to thoughts of GIJoe and Ice Pirates. Good Times!

  6. What would happen... if... on Microsoft Shows Off 'Milo' Virtual Human · · Score: 1

    So if the AI learns and grows based on your interaction with it, what would happen if it only saw me pleasuring my self. Would it adopt that behavior as well? A reason to get an XBox and the Kinect.

  7. Did anyone consider those with mobility problems? on "Crowd Farm" to Collect Energy? · · Score: 1

    One notion pops into my head. Isn't the ground hard enough for mobility devices with out moving floors. What happens if the ground moving creates steps that wheel chairs can not easily traverse. Not only that, but what if I get a segway one day. I think this could make for a bumpy ride.

  8. Re:"well.. my dad can beat up your dad!" on AMD Launches Counterstrike Against Core 2 Duo · · Score: 1

    You're mistaken... AMD solution is 4x4... which means with two chips you get four processors.

  9. This may sound like spam but.... on Replacement for Jewel Cases? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I used to work for a company called Discgear. This is what they were really good at. Try looking at their selector 100 FX. http://www.discgear.com/

  10. Re:When I actually get the fonts big enough... on Slashdot CSS Redesign Contest Update · · Score: 1

    If you use a browser like firefox... then Ctrl - + increases the font size.

  11. Grades count more then you know.... on Qualifications for Summer Internships? · · Score: 1

    It is amazing the amount my employer places on GPA when looking for Co-Ops. Bottom line, GPA counts alot. If you don't have it... spend some time at some small software shops where they can't afford to hire the top GPAs.

  12. Learn to program/think first... code last. on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 1

    If you ask me... choose Java. But here is why that doesn't matter. The key to any degree is if they teach you to think about coding. It is more important that you learn the thought process of OOP first. Anyone who knows a language can write some code that might get the task done. If it runs well that is great. But, can the next developer read your code and quickly understand what it is attempting to accomplish. Each method or class should works a specific way that is easy to understand. When you are working in complied languages, the art is in a simple class that accomplishes a simple task. Then let the driver, a larger class, accomplish the simple task of orchestrating the simple classes. Of course it's even greater when the classes and methods themselves are tied together so that they work together as if cogs in a swiss watch. Overall, think about what and how the program should work. Then worry about in what language.

  13. Re:What else is included? on A $100 Million Trip to the Moon · · Score: 1
  14. So the trash powered hover car is not far off. on Microbes That Produce Miniature Electrical Wires · · Score: 1

    So we'll have the trash powered hover car after a few years... FINALLY!!

  15. What if they held out.... on Could Microsoft Buy Red Hat? · · Score: 1

    Imagine the stock price if they held out.

  16. Is this test misleading... on A Review of GCC 4.0 · · Score: 1

    It is from my understanding that the usage of a compiler is to obtain extreamly streamlined code for the instruction set of the chip. To have fast compile times are fine if one is developing code that needs fast turn arround time. (Things like, will this bug fix address the issue.) However, when a compiler really shines is figuring out that a specific processor is 0.3% faster when this instruction is called. (And it's called 10e4 thousand times.) So spend some time finding that bit of code. In this article that is not disscussed. In my opinion that is where a compiler should be judged.

  17. You can get Linux via BitTorrent.... on BitTorrent Inherently Illegal? · · Score: 1

    There are some distros that provide BitTorrent versions. http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/ As with anything else, it is what people due with the tool. Should we band fire since some people smoke crack. BitTorrent is as illegal as a CD-ROM that reads audio CDs.

  18. Why are market forces discussed in paper.... on Metcalfe's Law Refuted · · Score: 1

    I wonder why market forces are discussed in the paper. From my understanding the "Laws" of computer science operate in a vacumn of other information. I think this paper is allowing in information that discracts a reader from the actual math behind the law. Sure adding market forces and bussiness information may make a point about growth and need of high bandwith pipes. The question was changed to make his statement correct. If the original question was adressed, I doubt the paper would have merit.

  19. Re:Here's more about the girl on Arm Wrestling Robots Beaten By A Teenage Girl · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel for all the nerds in her classes. I think girls in engineering is awesome... but they should have to take ugly pills. I still hate that one super hot girl in my CS classes. I know I could have gotten an A if I could stop looking at her.

  20. Turns out John Wane looked better in the fuzzy. on Old Film to DVD Transfers Examined · · Score: 3, Funny

    Turns out John Wane and other early movie stars looked better in the fuzzy colors. Something to do with their alien ability to bend light. Okay so that last statement was a bit much.

  21. Why not add spam logic to blockers.... on Floaters are the New Pop-Ups · · Score: 1

    I'm familiar with programs like SpamAssasin. Why not include the spam detector into the blocker. Thus a floatover is part of the site, passed spam detector. The floatover would be needed.

  22. If they move it away from the gate, it will fail on Sci-Fi Channel Renews Battlestar Galactica · · Score: 1

    If they move the show away from the friday lineups with Startgate and Atlantas, the show might not do so hot. I know I'd forget to watch. Yeah I got Tivo, but it's really not that hot lately. The show needs less jump arrounds. I feel like a commic book with new plot elements on each page.

  23. I hope the book has a section on porting.... on Java Application Development on Linux · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The biggest issue with cross platform development is the "Gotchas". I'd like to see a list of what is actually different between all the OSes. What os specific parameters are there. What classes are unique to Linux devices. Especially with the native IO that 1.4 and later have included.

  24. Would people be more willing to pay for windows if on Gates Pledges $750M to Vaccinate Children · · Score: 1

    What if a percentage of the price of windows actually goes to charities like this one. Would people be more willing to pay for their OS?

  25. Priceless...... on Lego Logic Gates · · Score: 1

    Number of logic gates in UNIVAC XXXX Number of legos needed for UNIVAC XXXX Being able to outsource to preschools Priceless Or something like that.