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  1. Re:Kudos to Director Raemisch on The Science of Solitary Confinement · · Score: 1

    By the prison, not the Judge/Jury, as I understand it.

  2. Re:Kudos to Director Raemisch on The Science of Solitary Confinement · · Score: 2

    RTFA. There are documented instances of prisoners spending 20 years in solitary.

  3. Re:Heinlein on Blood Test of 4 Biomarkers Predicts Death Within 5 Years · · Score: 1

    It's also the story with what I call the "RIAA quote", even though it was aimed at insurance companies:

    There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years , the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped ,or turned back, for their private benefit.

  4. Re:Other options? on The Rescue Plan That Could Have Saved Space Shuttle Columbia · · Score: 1

    By MKS, I assume you mean ISS. And the answer is no. They were in radically different orbits, and Columbia did not have the delta-V to match.

  5. Re:Ain't no body got time for that on 'Google Buses' Are Bad For Cities, Says New York MTA Official · · Score: 0

    Dammit. I need to learn to use preview.

    A New York City Official wants a big companty to plop their campus right in the middle.San Fran which has limits of building heights and has problem with rent because there's not enough space.

  6. Re:Ain't no body got time for that on 'Google Buses' Are Bad For Cities, Says New York MTA Official · · Score: 0

    Not quite. Let me fix it for you.

    A New York City Official wants San Fran which has limits of building heights and has problem with rent because there's not enough space wants a big company to plop their campus right in the middle of SF.

  7. Re:DARPA remote bugging tool .. on DARPA Looks To End the Scourge of Counterfeit Computer Gear · · Score: 1

    Uh, yeah, I actually do. DARPA is looking for stuff for DOD, remember?

  8. Re:DARPA remote bugging tool .. on DARPA Looks To End the Scourge of Counterfeit Computer Gear · · Score: 1

    It's not going in YOUR computer. It's going into mission-critical stuff for DoD use.

    For example, would you really want to be flying an F-22 with a counterfeit CPU?

  9. Re:More like 34 years on The Ever So Unlikely Tale of How ARM Came To Rule the World · · Score: 1

    The 16032 (original numbering, later renumbered to 32016) was a National Semiconductor chip.

    Wikipedia on the 32016

  10. Re:Sounds like a problem on Why Copyright Trolling In Canada Doesn't Pay · · Score: 2

    Someone did a study a while back and found that the amount of money the RIAA/MPAA has spent on legal costs far exceeds the amount of money they have received in settlements.

    Well, that's certainly business as usual for the members of the MPAA. After all, no Hollywood movie has EVER turned a profit.

  11. Re:coding standards on Stack Overflow Could Explain Toyota Vehicles' Unintended Acceleration · · Score: 1

    This. Don't they use the MISRA C standard?

  12. Re:Oh great! on VA Tech Experiment: Polar Vortex May Decimate D.C. Stinkbugs In 2014 · · Score: 1

    I was going to say that there will still be plenty of stinkbugs in Congress, but yours is better.

  13. Re:There is but one true password manager on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Manage Your Passwords? · · Score: 2

    Because the story poster said, 1password was off the table.

    Instead of just saying, "Use 1password", you should have challenged the assumption, and asked *WHY is it off the table?*, and then gone on with the benefits. Applehu Akbar also never mentioned its offline capabilities.

    In addition, the subject line "There is but one true password manager" smacked of fanboism. It sounded like, "I don't care what story poster said, I like mine."

    I'm quite willing to take my lumps, now that the false assumption in the story/summary was pointed out. Applehu should also be willing to take his for the flaws in his near first post.

  14. Re:There is but one true password manager on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Manage Your Passwords? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I can understand not reading TFA, but did you even RTFS? What part of

    I am obviously unable to use something online, like Last Pass and 1Password.

    were you unable to understand?

    Now, I have absolutely no idea why poster "obviously" is unable to use it, but it's already ruled out.

  15. Re:Chickens...roost on White House Takes Steps Against Patent Trolls · · Score: 1

    Apparently GP forgot the <SARCASM> tags.

  16. Re:Simple.... on What Would You Do With the World's Most Powerful Laser? · · Score: 1

    Dude, you forgot to put your pinky to your mouth!!!!

  17. Re:Liable *of not acting upon obvious infringement on German Domain Registrar Liable For Copyright Infringement · · Score: 1

    Dude, I wasn't concerned about jurisdiction. I was trying to come up with an analogy.

  18. Re:Liable *of not acting upon obvious infringement on German Domain Registrar Liable For Copyright Infringement · · Score: 1

    So if I report to my local county registrar-recorder that I believe illegal activity is occurring at 123 Any St, Anytown, AnyState, and they don't investigate, they are liable?

  19. Re:Lego Mindstorms on Ask Slashdot: Why Are We Still Writing Text-Based Code? · · Score: 1

    Thank you. I was going to bring up Mindstorms. I just had my first shot at Mindstorm programming, and the visual paradigm was a pain in the ass.

    Text based languages are much more expressive, IMO.

  20. I was subbed to LMSC for a while, and I can confirm that LM IT is a pain in the ass. Hell, logging in took at least 15 minutes, as all the management crapware on the system ran.

    You wold literally log in, and then walk away for a cup of coffee.

    And Engineers had to beg through 5 layers of management to get access to dev tools.

  21. Re:How to call Bruce on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    Old Skool, dude. If I had mod points, you 'd get them for that one.

  22. Re:Fuckbeta on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    Right now, we need the "IF I EVER MEET YOU, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS" guy.

    He'd show the Beta team what's what.

  23. Re:Fuck Beta on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    Google for "Mork from Ork".

  24. Re:Hey theres a new beta slashdot? on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    That "whooshing" sound was the joke going over your head at Mach 3.

  25. Re:Maybe this is why we have the beta on Target's Data Breach Started With an HVAC Account · · Score: 1

    So, if I understand you correctly, you are saying that Dark Helmet designed the Slashdot Beta?