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  1. Forth on Slashdot Asks: How Did You Learn How To Code? · · Score: 1

    Bought a shareware floppy of F83 Forth by Laxen & Perry.
    Contains all the code from assembler, compiler, interpreter, editor, +++, Learned from reading the code. Forth is great for writing a word then executing it on the command line.
    Forth code snippets in early Dr Dobbs Journal, before the Forth branch fell off their programming tree.
    Forth group on bbs.
    Starting Forth and Thinking Forth by Leo Brodie
    https://www.forth.com/starting...
    https://sourceforge.net/projec...
    IBM PC technical manual with circuit diagrams and BIOS listing.
    Programming machine code on an 1802 with a thumb-wheel prom programmer.

  2. Johnny come lately
    Microsoft has been really good at recognising a new market way too late.
    Wish they'd just stay in the market they do well - Windows 10 upgrades.
    dick heads

  3. personal responsibility on Judges Rule Raped Woman Can Sue 'Enabling' Web Site (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    These girls went off and did stuff which was inherently risky without personally taking precautions.
    Wish I could get a payout for some of the stupid, risky stuff I've done through my lifetime.
    Some lawyer told her she can make lots of money suing the web site, so can the lawyer.

  4. For all you dick-head climate deniers, you missed out.
    I went up to Cairns a few years ago and snorkelled out on the reef, it was awesome.
    I have known for a long time it was going to happen.
    All the fuckwit redneck farmers up there allowing farm run-off onto the reef - crown of thorns.
    Chopping down the bush faster than anywhere else, silting up the reef.
    All the happy little coal burners - climate change.
    Australia is full of fucking stupid sheep.

  5. I'm nearly 60, s'pose that makes me nearly elderly.
    I pick my passwords using
    pwgen -y
    and select from a screen full of 'memorable' passwords

  6. croc on Genetically Modified Crops Are Safe, Report Says (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    what a fucking croc of shit
    financed by Monsanto ?????????????

  7. hydrogen on Solar Planes Aren't the Green Future Of Air Travel (vox.com) · · Score: 1

    I prefer hydrogen as a fuel, it can cleanly power turbines.
    Just a few problems to iron out.
    When the cost of pollution gets too great,
    someone will work out a clean alternative.

  8. When they can use natural materials which don't fuck up the environment I'll take some notice.
    Till then it's crap.

  9. eat your national coat of arms on Bison To Become First National Mammal Of The US (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    A while ago I went to a pie shop and ate our Australian coat of arms.
    One kangaroo pie and one emu pie, kangaroo is really good, emu is a bit strong.

  10. rip it up on Rise In CO2 Has 'Greened Planet Earth' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    That's ok, here in Queensland we're ripping up more trees than ever before, just to keep the balance.
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/201...

  11. Surely prior art has to be an actual, physical thingamagig,
    not just an 'idea' scribbled on the back of a napkin.

  12. waiting for God on Computer Use Could Help Predict Early-Stage Alzheimer's (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    An earlier indicator is loosing stacks on the share market.
    Inability to use the computer was one of the big signs of dementia for Dad.
    Luckily when he couldn't use the computer, he couldn't trade anymore.

    It's sad seeing a once top engineer unable to do anything,
    now he's just waiting for God.

  13. Re:..and here comes the deniers on Scientists: What We're Doing To The Earth Has No Parallel In 66 Million Years (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Slashdot, you are fucked up
    why do you give an AC troll a score:5 for useless shit comment
    As I've always said the only good thing about extreme climate caused by man's CO2
    is surf's up dudes

  14. don't claim tax rebates on Millionaires: Raise Our Taxes To Address Poverty, Fix Roads (go.com) · · Score: 1

    It's really simple,
    nothing needs to be changed,
    pay your tax,
    don't claim tax rebates,
    It will even make your life easier.

  15. I forgot my password on Ask Slashdot: How To Keep Keyfiles Secure, But Still Accessible? · · Score: 1

    Generally when traveling use password recovery and prefer a different medium like phone, but usually email.
    recover, change, don't keep it stored.
    generally doesn't take long,
    that's how I got into slashdot now
    when your (nearly) 60 your allowed to have a random memory

  16. Goodvibes on A New Algorithm Could Protect Ships From 'Rogue Waves' (cio.com) · · Score: 1

    The captain will want to know about this

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  17. sarcasm the highest form of wit on Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem In Artificial Intelligence (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Pharque,
    a computer with a sense of humour
    context is the wrong direction,
    have to start at a much more human level,
    isn't sarcasm the highest form of wit,
    start the process off with knock, knock, who's there.

  18. Re:Newbie question on Docker Images To Be Based On Alpine Linux (brianchristner.io) · · Score: 1

    Thanks F.Ultra
    Alpine is poorly configured and you need to fiddle with those lovely script files to get some parts firing.
    You would be absolutely lost with systemd.
    Not every distro works exactly the same, that's why we have init scripts.

  19. Re:Newbie question on Docker Images To Be Based On Alpine Linux (brianchristner.io) · · Score: 1

    and again alpine doesn't have systemd
    no gnome yeah

  20. Re:Newbie question on Docker Images To Be Based On Alpine Linux (brianchristner.io) · · Score: 1

    Alpine doesn't have systemd

  21. cruft on One Hoss Shay and Our Society of Obsolescence (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    When my old Windows boxen slowed down because of cruft buildup, I would give it a cleanout and defrag.

    But my phone? throw it in the bin and replace it.

    Are there solutions to phone buildup of cruft?

  22. Re:Perhaps Not Simple but ? on Ask Slashdot: How Do I Reduce Information Leakage From My Personal Devices? · · Score: 1

    bamboozled by bullshit

  23. Spammers would be prospective clients for Google advertising services
    and be targets for Google to spam.

  24. Adds aren't comments or content, they are crap.

    (on the Slashdot page)
    Ads Disabled
    Thanks again for helping make Slashdot great!

    the offer was immediately taken up.

  25. screw them on Gambling State Says the Solar Gamble Is Over · · Score: 1

    Same situation down under.
    Our feed in has dropped to 6c/kWh, doesn't even cover GST.
    But the rouges are on selling our clean energy at 24c/kWh.
    Makes the decision to install batteries a no brainer.