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  1. Re:The Article. Shocked this is new on Robo-Gecko Climbs Glass · · Score: 1

    Sticky, wall climing, pilotless mini-tanks.

  2. Re:The Article. Shocked this is new on Robo-Gecko Climbs Glass · · Score: 3, Funny


    I agree. I don't understand what's involved to make this possible, ego, it must be easy!

    Build me one of them search engine thingies. We'll go up against Google!

  3. Re:30TB = US$15000 + computer support on New Wide-Angle Telescope to Capture Night Sky · · Score: 1


    Yeah, they're a bit pricy. But they're the biggest hard drives you can buy, hence, price premium.

    Now that the new HD tech has finally hit the market, they can use that to drive HD space up to 5TB. I'm going to wait til drives start dying on my system before I start upgrading though.

  4. Re:Socket consideration on Athlon Socket AM2 Review · · Score: 1


    Yeah, I can see where spending an extra 60$ to double or triple your PC speed is just unreasonable.

    Where's the sarcasm tag button?

  5. Re:Viable is a key word on Biggest Obstacle of Nuclear Fusion Overcome? · · Score: 1


    Well of course we're addicted to energy. Do you have any idea how cold 0 kelvin is?

  6. Re:Holy Storage Area Network Batman! on New Wide-Angle Telescope to Capture Night Sky · · Score: 2, Informative
    Seriously though, commodity disk drives are at 500GB already.


    750. A friend of mine just sent me the link from Newegg.
  7. Re:On the terrorists ad hoc C3 on Winning (and Losing) the First Wired War · · Score: 1
    The American revolutionists were just a rabble with a few stolen muskets.


    Er, no they weren't.

    "April 23, 1775 - The Provincial Congress in Massachusetts orders 13,600 American soldiers to be mobilized."

    This took me all of 10 seconds to confirm in Google.

    And the Vietminh were just a bunch rice farmers with a handful of small arms.


    And they also weren't. Are you trying to be sarcastic? Couldn't you just ask me to back up my statement instead of wasting everyone's time trying to be clever?

    . I would not dismiss those 'street gangs' my friend.


    Why not? Compared to every other military unit mentioned in this thread, these guys are losers. And seeing as you put quotes around the street gangs, are you trying to hint that you have a better definition?

    They won't be running Iraq, because these people aren't even FROM Iraq. They're paid mercenaries that blow shit up at random to frighten people. You can't go from there to ruling a country. You actually have to show an ability to rule.

  8. Re:So it almost seems evolution follows a... desig on Is Evolution Predictable? · · Score: 1

    To use your casino analogy, the experiment is like poker player drawing the same 7 hands in a row... twice. Sure, randomness and predictability aren't to be confused. But the same gene's in the same order twice??? That is a bit more specific then a casino predicting they'll win a little less then one percent of the time in craps.


    Scientist: "Hm, that's strange. Let's see if this can be reproduced by anyone else. If so, we can come up with a theory and some experiments later."

    Creationist: "OMG! Look! It's God! See, I told you! All of you! You wouldn't believe me the last 7267 times I told you, but now you must believe me! Now go to church!"
  9. Re:On the terrorists ad hoc C3 on Winning (and Losing) the First Wired War · · Score: 1


    Working just fine?

    How? At this point they're just street gangs with explosives, funded by neighboring countries.

  10. Re:Back to the Future 2 on Ready to Test a 'SmartShirt'? · · Score: 1


    Actually, I was thinking of "Rise of the Cyber-men".

  11. Re:Give up on Budgeting for Layoffs? · · Score: 1
    ...and then they spent seven billion dollars to buy Pixar.

    That's a lie and you know it.

    They bought half of Pixar.
  12. Re:Cynicism, meet reality on Budgeting for Layoffs? · · Score: 1
    The real lesson? Just because you've had bad experiences doesn't mean that's the way the whole world is.

    Facinating.

    So would you agree the opposite is true? That you got a good job right out of college working for a good company doesn't mean that's the way the whole world is?
  13. Re:Obsession with small business on Google's Love For Small Businesses · · Score: 1

    If your argument is to hold weight, then why should I be forced to pay for the incarceration of the man who beats you and steals your money? He has done me no harm and I am forced at gunpoint to pay for his rehabilitation.

    It has nothing to do with rehab. If there were no jails people would simply kill or cripple criminals. The criminal system is there to take that power out of the people's hands.

  14. Re:Stewarts stores on The Soda Situation - Succulent Drinks w/o the Sweets? · · Score: 1


    Diet...tea?

    What? Regular boiled leaves have too many calories?

  15. Re:Avoid the problem altogether on Cutting Off an Over-Demanding End-User? · · Score: 1

    Hm, so you'd have a hard drive? A place for the email client to save all the downloaded email?

  16. Re:Eating habits on Americans Are Seriously Sick · · Score: 1

    Although diet is a problem, exercise and stress should also play a huge part.

  17. Re:The Best Healthcare in the World? on Americans Are Seriously Sick · · Score: 1

    I've heard that the metrics for infant mortality differ from country to country.

    I haven't really cared enough to look into it though.

  18. Re:just saw this a Universal Studios Orlando on Store Your Own Juice · · Score: 1

    All hard drives fail eventually. So do flywheeels.

    So, you have to set things up to contain and redirect the inevitable breakdown and explosion.

    Seeing how I live in a condo, that's not very feasable.

  19. Re:More like CRAP'rica BSG sucks on New Battlestar Galactica Spin-off Series Announced · · Score: 1


    On one hand, you wonder "What the hell are they Cylons doing?"

    On the other hand, we really don't know what they're doing. They could have crushed "The Fleet" at any point, but it seems that their ultimate goal *is* "fucking with us".

    The lowest point in the show? Curing cancer in Roslyn using unborn half-cylon baby blood. I was half expecting them to turn the baby into Jesus after that.

    "Wow! It's the half cylon baby! He's the key to everlasting peace between the cylons and the humans using his unexplainable powers. Neat!"

  20. Re:40+ MPG has been around since the 1970s on Low Emission Cars Continue to Gain Popularity · · Score: 1

    I think it has to do with the new emmission rules. They have to process it a lot more than they used to, to reduce the level of emmissions.

  21. Re:On the decline of CS students... on The Continuing American Decline in CS · · Score: 1
    I'd choose a British Literature major who does programming on her own, just for fun, over a Computer Science major who hates computers, but just wants a high paying job.


    And do you think those Chinese and Indian students are getting into Comp Sci "Just for fun"?
  22. Re:Do what you're good at on The Future of IT in America? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Eh? You were serious about that?

    What isn't part of a network or a system when dealing with computers? And all of IT I've been exposed to can be boiled down to "Problem solving."

    I don't see how you can say you don't have time to train someone. You're filling in the IT position, on top of what you already do. For over a year. You've been interviewing for months, you see what your ad is bringing in.

    So, it's either one of two things,
    1. There's something wrong with the ad, it's not communicating effectively.
    2. You're not perceiving the environment correctly, and acting in a way that isn't bringing you the results you want.

    Hey look, it's problem solving. ;-)

    Ah well, I'm sure posting on Slashdot has gotten you a nice stack of resumes. Good luck.

  23. Re:Do what you're good at on The Future of IT in America? · · Score: 1

    Well yeah, I'm not qualified to be a network admin. But your ad doesn't mention any need for that kind of skill.

    So, spending a whole week learning the fundementals of networking... how much time will you spend looking for the perfect hire?

  24. Re:Do what you're good at on The Future of IT in America? · · Score: 1

    What good is it to know that TCP runs over IP?

    I knew that, but it's been useless knowlege since college.

  25. Re:SQL is the way to go! on The Future of IT in America? · · Score: 1

    Well, yes. Finding a guru SHOULD be difficult. It's as highly rated as you can get, unless you have "God-like" in your rating system.