Slashdot Mirror


User: phantomfive

phantomfive's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
31,362
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 31,362

  1. Re:History of Bell Labs and Intel on Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Technology Books and Novels? · · Score: 1

    In that genre, Turing's Cathedral by George Dyson is also quit good.

  2. Re:I would love to meet the product developers... on Unredacted User Manuals Of Stingray Device Show How Accessible Surveillance Is (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    They probably consider themselves "people who get paid," like most of the rest of us.

  3. I know it's about civil liberties, but I want one of those devices lol

  4. Re:Nonfiction on Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Technology Books and Novels? · · Score: 2

    Soul of a New Machine is possibly also the best book available on managing programmers.

  5. Martian Chronicles on Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Technology Books and Novels? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Martian Chronicles are at the top of my list. Maybe not exactly realistic, but a great read.

  6. Re:Let's talk about the name! on Elon Musk Says Tesla New Autopilot Features Would Have Prevented Recent Death (fortune.com) · · Score: 2

    with a big disclaimer you must agree to.

    You're a moron if you think people read those.

  7. Re:Let's talk about the name! on Elon Musk Says Tesla New Autopilot Features Would Have Prevented Recent Death (fortune.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Let's be honest, if the driver had thought of it as 'assist' rather than 'auto', and had been paying attention, he wouldn't have died.

  8. Re:IT in schools? on Cisco's Network Bugs Are Front and Center in Bankruptcy Fight (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think shoes are about support....that is a secondary (and probably rather recent) problem. The primary purpose of shoes is to protect your feet from the environment.

  9. The Ethernet Killer is probably worth mentioning, too.

  10. Re:IT in schools? on Cisco's Network Bugs Are Front and Center in Bankruptcy Fight (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't know, I kind of feel like I have understanding of shoes. I've even built them. Lousy shoes to be sure, but I think I get the basics.

  11. Outsourcing has nothing to do with H1-B fwiw

  12. Re:Was logging in to post exactly this on University of California's Outsourcing Is Wrong, Says US Lawmaker (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Better said: the average applicant doesn't know how to use the leverage available to them to negotiate.

  13. Swallowing problems indicate she has brain damage, possibly an ongoing neuro-degenerative disease. How can such a public figure be this messed up and get away with such a cover-up? How can she negotiate with the world when she's not even fit to have a press conference?

    She doesn't have brain-damage.

  14. Re:Reagan = the anti-Trump on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 1

    Do you remember the Iran/Contra thing?

  15. Re:Give it up Trumpsters on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 1

    I saw the other day Trump suggested that the military should have its own courts. The guy's a fucking genius.

    In the same interview he pointed out something that not many people realize (according to him, people don't realize it): that Iraq has huge oil reserves.

  16. Yeah, it proves that "democracy doesn't give you good government, it gives you the government you deserve."

  17. Re:Nope! on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 1

    Aside from having a sort of peculiar charisma

    That's basically who Reagan was, right? His achievements (and failures) were largely a result of the people he surrounded himself with, not because of his own personal competence (Trump will be the same way if he wins). But he was able to project happiness and joy (or whatever) to the general public, and not just Republicans.

  18. Re:FUD at its finest on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 1

    Her health is certainly nothing worse than Dick Cheney's was. Ronald Reagan reputedly showed signs of dementia [go.com] while still in office.

    Do you really want another person like Reagan or Cheney in office? (Incidentally, Trump reminds me of Reagan more than anyone).

  19. That you are asking these questions means that you are not part of the target audience.

    That is very likely true. It will be interesting to see if the mainstream media picks this up.

  20. aaps on AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health (prnewswire.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    The AAPS is the group that sued to invalidate Obamacare.

    That doesn't make them wrong, but I'd like to see more on their methodology; how many of the physicians didn't respond to the poll? How did they select respondents? Was it random, or was it based on membership in their organization?

    Incidentally, Open Secrets shows that AAPS only donates to Republicans (unless they have some kind of sub-lobbying group or something).

  21. Is there any reason not to use them?

    No.

  22. Re:He gives "security research" a bad name on Researcher Gets 20 Days In Prison For Hacking State Websites As Political Stunt (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    He should have contacted the owner of the site and told them about the issues he found.

    He did. The video wasn't released until after the issue was fixed.

  23. If it makes you feel better, the wannabe politician (aka 'Florida Man') didn't win the election.

  24. Re:What, no thanks? on Researcher Gets 20 Days In Prison For Hacking State Websites As Political Stunt (softpedia.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's the actual video. Between the guy who made the video, and the team that wrote code allowing SQL injections, the latter is the more serious crime.

    You should never, ever write code that allows SQL injections. It's negligent.

  25. Re:I can't wait on Microsoft To Launch At Least One Surface All-In-One PC Next Month (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm judging you ignorant and lazy.

    That's ok.