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  1. Re:Not the whole story on The Ups and Downs of AMD (hackaday.com) · · Score: 1

    AMD lost my interest when they started their new naming schemes; before you have semprom operaon phenom, etc. then they went to A series, C Series and E series - trying to make heads or tails of which chip was better was not as easy anymore.

    The second thing was AMD buying ATI and more frequency of bundling them with their CPUs - and that was a problem only because ATI just generally sucks under Linux.

    So it became way easier to spec out an Intel i series and also find one bundled with nVidia GPU.

    Wasn't my choice they just made it too hard for me.

  2. I hear you there, as much as MS is shooting themselves in the foot seems like a lot of Linux distros have been doing the same thing.

  3. Virtual code for use by our AI overlords on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Be Programming In a Decade? (cheney.net) · · Score: 1

    We will be rewriting the wheel again this time virtual code within the virtual machines which the AIs inhabit and do their work from. That is until we get the new code ninja generation programmer AIs up-to-speed with how we write effective spaghetti code.

  4. Who says Microsoft doesn't give away stuff?

    You know, in the past year I've done a few Linux installs and the (non-techie) users are happier with the alternative.

    Maybe 2016 will be the year of the Linux Desktop.

  5. Re:Before you get your knickers in a bunch on Windows 10 Fall Update Uninstalls Desktop Software Without Informing Users (ghacks.net) · · Score: 1

    Why not clearly state your intent and then ASK the user if they accept before removing critical shit like anti-virus?

    heh, because you probably already did when you clicked "accept" to install Windows 10.

  6. Differing perspectives on How Computer Scientists Cracked a 50-Year-Old Math Problem (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    To paraphrase a popular programming axiom:

    "There's more than one way to think of it"

    Math physics, etc. is our own physically limited observation and description of how math and the universe functions, doesn’t mean it's the correct way or able to get achieve all the answers, Kind of like Einstein, Tesla, and many other discoverers, its not always thinking the ways everyone else has been taught to think but coming at it from a wholly different perspective... and not always by such seemingly brilliant individuals.

  7. Whatver, but set the font & colors on Ask Slashdot: What Terminal Emulator Do You Use? · · Score: 1

    My favorite is whatever but se the font to OCR-A and the colors to green on black... ahhhh. much better :-)

  8. Geared for passing tests... Thats todays society on Emissions Scandal Expands: Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda, and Mitsubishi (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "This provides clear evidence that the automotive industry is designing its cars to follow the letter of the law (passing tests), but not the spirit (actually reducing pollution)."

    Sounds a lot like the educational system of today too. We got a lot of work to do.

  9. Re:136 lbs? on F-35 Ejection Seat Fears Ground Lightweight Pilots · · Score: 1

    I think they need a "You must be this tall to ride" sign at the training camp... or maybe instead have a scale and a "You must be this dumpy to ride..." sign.

  10. How to fix that on White House Green-lights Tech Apprenticeship Program · · Score: 1

    Well if you want to see more Americans trained and hired, it's simple - just stop the H1B programs, companies will be compelled to train and hire. If theres such a big need companies will foot the bill and provide the training.

  11. Re:They have it backwards... on You Don't Have To Be Good At Math To Learn To Code · · Score: 1

    And as you get better at programming your math skills will improve.

    I wasn’t a great math person either but I love programming, a lot of my math skills were developed trying to solve problems. Base conversion binary, etc. are key parts of programming as you get more involved in programming you learn these skills come in handy to create better programs,m adn as you create better programs you see new ways math could help improve what you create and now have the idea on how to apply it so learning it makes a whole lot more sense.

    I feel for some learning to program will encourage them also become better at learning math.

  12. He needs someone with "people skills!" on Ask Slashdot: Technical Resources For Non-Technical Disciplines? · · Score: 1

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

    Seriously he needs a systems annalist - someone who has a better understanding of the technology and that can take time to understand the needs of the accountant and be able to offer suggestions on how to implement on the web, knowing what limitations as well as opportunities that can be had. Many developers aren’t the best designers, unless you give someone significant insight and time to see how the big picture works you are going to get only exactly what you ask for (or at least the developer's interpretation of what you asked for.)

  13. Re:Contrary to my experiences on Italian City To Dump OpenOffice For Microsoft After Four Years · · Score: 1

    I've found formatting trashed regardless of office suite, mainly it goes down to whether the staff understands how to properly format documents.

    It may be that Microsoft Office/Office users are more tolerant to formatting transgressions.

  14. Re:Translation: on HP: Smartwatches Are a Major Security Risk · · Score: 1

    > We don't make one of these amazing things YET, so you shouldn't have one of these scary things NOW.

    FTFY

  15. Re:First post on AMD Catalyst Linux Driver Performs Wildly Different Based On Program's Name · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too slow, you should have titled you first post Global Strike: Counter Offensive.

  16. Re:Where Do I Plug In My Cassette Drive?? on Commodore PET Smartphone Comes Loaded With C64 and Amiga Emulators · · Score: 2

    This was a PET, the ,1,1 is irrelevant, relocating LOAD option was introduced in the VIC-20. There is a process to relocate programs from the VIC or 64 to the start of BASIC on the PET:

    http://www.portcommodore.com/d...

  17. Re:No, it's not enough on Reasons To Use Mono For Linux Development · · Score: 2

    > but on how a company hurt your feelings a long time ago

    I think it was a lot more than feelings, you work months to years building technologies and then Microsoft just decides to drop platform X or technology Y and there you are with all this work that was good and successful, but with Microsoft's whim, now obsolete.

    After more than one such manuver, many have left for open source, where there is no single source of feature control or long-term licensing/activation/compatibility woes (not to mention fluctuating costs). Many have learned we cant depend on long term/cross platform stability with Microsoft, they are going to have to tread the long walk before they can regain respect.

  18. Commodore had one of the first PCs... on Commodore PC Still Controls Heat and A/C At 19 Michigan Public Schools · · Score: 1

    Years before the IBM PC there was the Commodore PET Personal Computer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi... even said so on the name badge.

  19. So we have a lack of people with wha skills? on Disney Making Laid-Off US Tech Workers Train Foreign H1-B Replacements · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So, we all have heard we have a lack of workers with necessary skills...

    Given that US citizens are now training these H1B workers with their job skills, what sort of skills were they lacking in order to justify the "need" for the imported skilled workers?

  20. Re:Banksters on Greece Is Running Out of Money, Cannot Make June IMF Repayment · · Score: 0

    Check out - 97% Owned - Economic Truth documentary

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

    The problem is all in the banks, I just watched this British documentary that went over the different types of money real vs, bank generated (while centered in britan, it sums out the global problem). Bank generated money far outpaced real money. Its a couple hours, fortunately it isn't some alarmists screaming into the camera. The tough bit is to get all of of it sorted out before it really come crumbling down.

  21. Nothing to worry about on Hacker Warns Starbucks of Security Flaw, Gets Accused of Fraud · · Score: 1

    They probably wrote something like Eager Homacake on the accusation anyway.

  22. Year of Linux... on The Auto Industry May Mimic the 1980s PC Industry · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, are we talking about the year of Linux on the Blacktop?

  23. Re:Plans *are* changing on Microsoft Confirms It Won't Offer Free Windows 10 Upgrades To Pirates · · Score: 1

    Soo.. is this the year of the Linux Desktop?

    Sure runs a lot better on older hardware than Windows 10 would anyway.

  24. Yeah I get it on With H-1B Cap Hit, Zuckerberg and Ballmer-Led Groups Press For More Tech Visas · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because without those H1B workers fuelling the local economies, Amaricans can't find work.

  25. Re:This Guy's Talents Should be Put to Good Use on Prison Inmate Emails His Own Release Instructions To the Prison · · Score: 1

    Ive heard of this before...

    http://www.bing.com/videos/wat...