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  1. Re:Have they fixed non-secure FAT32 access yet? on Android M's Official Name Is Marshmallow · · Score: 1

    You can have 48 hours of music in MP3 in 32GB, and for the most part, no worries about security.

    Sneakernet still uses FAT32 for the most part because of the huge number of operating systems that can read it.

  2. Re:Silly on 'Drinkable Book' Pages Clean Dirty Drinking Water · · Score: 1

    " The book's pages are imprinted with nanoparticles of silver and copper"

    Both rare materials that we've passed peak production on. Seems a bad thing to base such an important invention on.

  3. Have they fixed non-secure FAT32 access yet? on Android M's Official Name Is Marshmallow · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Broken in Kitkat, still broken in Lollipop. Not every Android device will live its whole life in sight of the cloud! Portable file system access is a must!

  4. Re:Windows key = useless to me on Ask Slashdot: Why Is the Caps Lock Key Still So Prominent On Keyboards? · · Score: 1

    Wait until you have a kid. Windows L becomes VERY useful at home. Also good for curious hacker kitties.

  5. Re:nothing new under the sun on Affair Site Hackers Threaten Release of All User Data Unless It Closes · · Score: 1

    My guess- a converted religious person of some type, with full faith in conversion, but realized that AM's "pay to delete" was a total fraud, after trying to delete their account. Contempt for the former life and those still in it is common in certain conversion circles.

  6. Re:Just like defense distributed on Gun-Firing Drone Raises Some Eyebrows · · Score: 1

    From the "Second Amendment" point of view- if the government has drones that can fire missiles, why shouldn't we have drones that can fire handguns?

    Still, I dislike the engineering method of this. I think there's a far better way to do it, there is no need for a grip or trigger on a mounted gun, that's just extra weight.

  7. Re:Biofuels? Hmm on Why Electric Vehicles Aren't More Popular · · Score: 1

    Who needs industrial scale when you can do household scale?

  8. Re:MSVS is fine - Teach "this isn't the only way" on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 1

    With binaries that is incredibly easy- just do a file compare on the binaries. Any two that are exactly the same byte length should be compared; any two that compile to exactly the same machine code should need to turn in source code.

  9. Re:MSVS is fine - Teach "this isn't the only way" on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 1

    That can be a dangerous precedent to set. In the real world, you only get paid for coming up with the right solution.

  10. Re:MSVS is fine - Teach "this isn't the only way" on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 1

    Which, of course, is points off for not providing a proper installer.

  11. Re:MSVS is fine - Teach "this isn't the only way" on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 1

    Why not just require all projects to be turned in as binaries, like the industry does? :-)

  12. The tool DOES get you the job on The Tools Don't Get You the Job · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because HR Drones don't understand software, I am finding that quite often the tool DOES get you the job, and consequently, it's incredibly hard to break out of either the LAMP or Microsoft Silos when designing software. Sure, for a particular industrial robot, FORTH may be a better language, or for certain expert systems, LISP machines work well, but when doing such a project in the real world, there are only a few real choices- C#, C++, Java, or Python is all anybody cares about.

    So make sure your students are exposed to a wide variety- but make sure they're EXPERTS in learning new frameworks and learning new syntax.

  13. Re:Not even that... on Philae's Lost Seven Months Were Completely Unnecessary · · Score: 1

    I thought spacecraft nuclear batteries were based on Thorium, not Plutonium.

  14. Re:Taking a risk on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Wish You'd Known Starting Your First "Real" Job? · · Score: 1

    It is indiscriminate, but then, I have different job search requirements than you do, likely.

    I would never put all my eggs in one or two baskets. This is a perfect match market, and one or two companies isn't enough for a good job search.

  15. Re: Taking a risk on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Wish You'd Known Starting Your First "Real" Job? · · Score: 1

    Monster.com. Dice.com. Simplyhired.com. LinkedIn.com There are millions of sites, you just have to tune your searches.

    After 12 years of doing that, I became so well known that now recruiters call me, several times a week.

  16. Re:Taking a risk on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Wish You'd Known Starting Your First "Real" Job? · · Score: 1

    Really? Put out 100 resumes. At least 5 will come back with interviews.

  17. Re:Will This Fight Ever End? on How Tesla Batteries Will Force Home Wiring To Go Low Voltage · · Score: 1

    AC is great for long distance and certain applications. DC is great locally. The bridge rectifier should be between the grid & the home battery, not between the home battery and the devices it is recharging and/or powering.

    The exception to this are high power home applications: Stove, Oven, Microwave, Toaster, Fridge, Dryer, Washing Machine, Dishwasher. The battery charger can be on the same circuit set.

    Note that TV is NOT on this list. All video screens can be low power these days. All lighting can be low power. There is no reason why this can't be a simple 5V, 4A circuit with USB compatible plugs, several to a room.

  18. Joke heard a couple of days ago on Google's Diversity Chief: Mamas Don't Let Their Baby Girls Grow Up To Be Coders · · Score: 1

    And it's worth a repost here

    -Women aren't in tech because the STEM world is misogynistic
    -I'll bet you are a women's studies major
    -Yes I am, what has that got to do with it?
    -Why didn't you study STEM?

  19. Joke heard today on Clinton Foundation: Kids' Lack of CS Savvy Threatens the US Economy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    -Women aren't in tech because the STEM world is misogynistic
    -I'll bet you are a women's studies major
    -Yes I am, what has that got to do with it?
    -Why didn't you study STEM?

  20. Re:Triticum aestivum spelta on Genetically Engineered Yeast Makes It Possible To Brew Morphine · · Score: 2

    Really? We have a small oily fish by that name. Also known to pioneers as a Candlefish, because you could catch them by the bucketfull, smoke them, and either eat them or actually *use them as candles* in your log cabin for months after.

  21. Re:Sudafed on Genetically Engineered Yeast Makes It Possible To Brew Morphine · · Score: 2

    Spelling comes from wheat? Learn something new every day.

  22. Re:Sudafed on Genetically Engineered Yeast Makes It Possible To Brew Morphine · · Score: 1

    Better yet, with this, can I just get a yeast infection or a series of them to take care of all my drug needs, synthesized from the sugar I eat directly in my small intestine?

  23. Re:nature will breed it out on Psychologist: Porn and Video Game Addiction Are Leading To 'Masculinity Crisis' · · Score: 1

    You forget rape. And, I sadly suspect, Catholic Priests were and are affected by this. Both in recruitment and retention, as well as ending up in jail.

  24. Re:RepRap on Defense Distributed Sues State Department Over 3-D Gun Censorship · · Score: 1

    RepRap comes close, but I was more referring to a full on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_machine. RepRap can print something like 90% of its parts, but there are still parts within itself that it cannot manufacture as of yet.

  25. Re:Standard Law on Defense Distributed Sues State Department Over 3-D Gun Censorship · · Score: 1

    Especially once the tech matures to the point where 3d printers can make 3d printers.....