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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyRichUncle - in the early years they started out with a focus on this "% of income" type of repayment. They eventually switched to regular student loans though.

  2. Re:Pathological profit greed is ruining good thing on GlobalFoundries Stops All 7nm Development: Opts To Focus on Specialized Processes (anandtech.com) · · Score: 1

    You didn't make it clear how this relates to the story and what you want GlobalFoundries to do. Do you really want them to keep throwing good money after bad when they can't afford to fund the new 7nm node all the way to production? Is the world really better off having them do 7nm when a few other companies expect to be able to do it better?

  3. Great! on Oregon Testing Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fee To Replace Gas Tax · · Score: 1

    Great progress Oregon! Now if you'd only let people pump their own gas...

  4. Well... on Ask Slashdot: Security Certification For an Old Grad? · · Score: 1

    Start by looking for and applying for jobs that you think fit you, and once you've read thoroughly through the postings for 10-20 jobs, you'll get a feel for what is required to get hired. If security certification is a must for most of them, and that is the only qualification you lack, then sounds like it'd be worth it. If they all say that 20 years of experience in the field is a must-have, then certification won't matter anyways.

    As far as the GPA, you're fine because nobody puts that on their resume anyways unless they're trying to brag.

  5. Open Source Bus Driving Simulator on Apricot Team Selected For Fully Open Source 3D Game · · Score: 3, Informative

    I know that last part of the story was meant as a joke, but... http://virtualbus.info/

    (some English info at http://vbus.wikia.com/ , and the Subversion repository is at svn://prv.ilan.pl/virtualbus )

  6. Re:Uh, folks, SCO isn't going anywhere on SCO Receives Nasdaq's Delisting Notice · · Score: 1

    Companies heading into chapter 7 sometimes get there via chapter 11, because ch11 gives them more control over the how & when, and is more likely to preserve the business intact in case it can be sold as a whole. Chapter 7 is still a distinct possibility because of this, and because getting a chapter 11 plan approved requires demonstrating that it will benefit the creditors more than chapter 7. I think the main question is how much potential there is for future revenues from any existing customers who are stuck with SCO boxes - there may be enough to keep SCO alive for a while yet...

  7. Comparatively speaking... on World's Fastest Broadband Connection — 40 Gbps · · Score: 1

    See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_device_bandwi dths to understand why this is theoretically cool, but practically meaningless. It's like strapping a V8 engine to roller skates in hope of setting a land speed record...

  8. Counterpoint on Can the Malware Industry be Trusted? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Whether or not the malware industry can be trusted, anyone who calls a company a "servile buffoon" probably can't be trusted to be a impartial and logical journalist.

    Things are never as extreme as they seem - there are good & bad guys (and in-between guys, and girls too! :) in both the anti-malware and journalism industries. I don't trust the Kaspersky Kooks at all, but McAffee and some of the other companies (e.g. PC Tools Software, F-Secure) do have some credibility in my book.

    Then too, we know that the only way that all those evil writers can sell their stories is to make them sound melodramatic... :P

  9. Re:Drupal gets my vote on How To Choose An Open Source CMS · · Score: 1
  10. We want General Zod! on Superman V: The Sordid Story · · Score: 1

    The real reason this movie is failing is because it lacks the presence of General Zod. He rules! Kneel before General Zod!

    Bring General Zod to power!

  11. Poor analysis on Lego Mindstorms: What Went Wrong? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, a Mindstorms set's production costs are probably 10% of retail, but this is the toy business, where production costs are not the main issue, and keeping on top of a fickle marketplace is.

    There are likely to be slotting fees that Lego has to pay on an ongoing basis to keep each of its products in stores, and no doubt Lego is trying to make the smart business decision of maximizing profitability by using that shelf space to sell products that have higher volume and the same level of profitability.

    No argument that it would be cool to have more Lego Mindstorms sets available, but unfortunately this ain't the perfect world, and things are never as simple as they seem from outside the corporation.

  12. Re:FUDCon1?!?! on Red Hat Trying to Make Fedora More Open? · · Score: 2

    Those among us who chose the name have a sense of humor. ;-)

    Maybe some people don't find it ironic that a conference intended to eliminate FUD and promote open information sharing would be named "FUDcon".

  13. Re:Mixing... on Linux Audio Development · · Score: 1

    Actually, for the system as a whole, Windows just gives exclusive sound device access to whichever application owns the window with the foreground focus.

  14. Havoc and Garrett r00l on Sun Drops Sawfish for Metacity · · Score: 1, Redundant

    We often use this open source stuff without thanking the people that made it all happen. These people work tirelessly making advanced technology available to the community. I think they should be lauded as heros.

  15. Pump and Dump on CD-R Prices Could Triple This Summer · · Score: 1
    A likely scenario is that the CD-R manufacturers have an inventory problem that they want to try to correct.

    I remember hearing people tell me how DRAM was going to go back to the moon and to buy quickly. I also remember hearing that spot DRAM prices hit a new low today. Hohum.

  16. Re:Comments on CORBA on KDE 2.0 Technology Overview · · Score: 1

    It all depends on which CORBA implementation you use. I have a simple CORBA demonstration server here, on which 'size' reports 4119 bytes on the server and 3938 bytes on the client.

  17. Re:There is no "standards" issue here on KDE 2.0 Technology Overview · · Score: 2
    And which large fraction of the CORBA standard does ORBit not implement? I think you're probably repeating what someone else told you, rather than looking at the latest version.

    The point of CORBA is that language bindings are a non-issue, since an ORB for one language can talk to an ORB for another language. If you want C++, you can use ORBit-C++, Mico, OmniORB or any other C++ ORB. If you want Java, you can use whatever Java ORBs are out there.

  18. And here's a link, for your click-through pleasure on KDE Looks Ahead · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Since Gnomies are accusing KDE of FUD on KDE Looks Ahead · · Score: 1

    Go away, mosfet. At least the GNOME people have the guts to identify themselves.

  20. Re:WebCam! on Hurricane Floyd Shuts Red Hat Down Temporarily · · Score: 1

    We wanted to set up a webcam, but power to most of the building was turned off, so we get to just ping the router to see if things are up. :)

  21. Re:Didn't you just knock kde-devel for being reado on Rasterman leaves RedHat · · Score: 1

    kde-devel and gnome-devel-list are both public lists. gnome-devel-list posting privileges are available to all - kde-devel posting privileges are available to those who contribute KDE code.

    kde-private and gnome-hackers are both private lists.

  22. Re:SMP? on Linux 2.3.0 · · Score: 1

    The excellence of a kernel's use of multiple processors is measured by a lot more than simply the number of processors that can be utilized.