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  1. Re:The commentary has a major flaw on Commentary On How To Make Novice Programmers More Professional (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    +1

    Exactly what the parent said. If you're pumping out little short term simple projects that's one thing. But if you need something mission critical that's got detailed requirements, I'm going to look for a seasoned engineer every time.

  2. Funny, I remember winning my first autocross race against 25 young punks when I was 56 yrs. old. But go ahead and keep thumping your chest moron.

  3. Didn't read the article, but here's my speculation on potential factors...

    Factor 1...With a higher percentage of women working, I'd bet they aren't feeling romantic as often after a day at the office.
    Factor 2...Less disposable income. The Great Recession caused a lot of financial strain, and likely many arguments among couples...more stress, less sex.
    Factor 3...Aging population.
    Factor 4...More self absorbed, or internet distracted population.

  4. Bullshit, google north Korean hacking, and you'll find plenty of articles from bbc, reuters, etc. on hacking out of NK. It's arrogance like this that causes people to underestimate their rivals.

  5. Re: fake news = ... on Facebook Begins Marking 'Fake News' As 'Disputed' (wdrb.com) · · Score: 2

    Agreed. To me, a lie of omission is just as bad when you can be certain the source knew that they had left it out.

  6. Vivek Wadhwa on US Suspends 'Expedited' H-1B Visas (sfgate.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mr. Wadhaw apparently doesn't understand that premium processing does not buy you a visa, or increase your chances of getting one.

    http://www.nolo.com/legal-ency...

  7. Re:Why allow robocalls at all? on FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    I get reminder calls from my doctor, dentist, pharmacy, etc. None of them are human, but all are welcome.

  8. Re:And any other CLI masking, please! on FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    As a lifelong conservative, I'll tell you what's wrong with this. It's going to allow providers to charge for another "service" that should actually be required of them. This isn't a political issue. It's a consumer issue that affects everyone, and unfortunately, the only deep pockets lobbying the FCC are those of the providers. Change this proposed regulation to a requirement, and we'll all be better served.

  9. Re:And any other CLI masking, please! on FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    Does that differ from Obama talking with Medvedev?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    Yes, there should be an investigation, but we still don't have anything more than smoke as evidence of a fire.

  10. Re:And any other CLI masking, please! on FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    "some hilarity when I was stuck in the bush without cell phone coverage but tried to collect call her from a payphone. She did answer her work phone but not her main phone despite me ringing it about 6 times."

    Maybe her phone was on vibrate. But, what bush were you in then?

  11. This should be changed from "let" to "require". There's no reason carriers should be putting these calls through. I'm already paying my provider a couple of fees for blocking things, and yet they still let shit through.

    "The proposed rules would let providers "block spoofed robocalls when the spoofed Caller ID can't possibly be valid."

  12. Re: Statist thinking on Virginia Becomes First State To Legalize Delivery Robots (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    And in some places, like my previous home, the neighborhood can have a mix of public and private roads. My old HOA had to bill the folks on private roads for snow removal...public roads were covered by our taxes.

  13. Re:Statist thinking on Virginia Becomes First State To Legalize Delivery Robots (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    "Sidewalks are owned by the property owner..."

    It's better to check when you don't know what you're talking about.

    https://www.reference.com/gove...

  14. Re:Statist thinking on Virginia Becomes First State To Legalize Delivery Robots (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    The answer to most of your questions are simple common sense...stay on your side of the sidewalk...if someone's baseball lands in your yard, is it yours? We don't need lawyers to write rules for every god damn nit. It's one of the reason why we're so twisted about the axle in the U.S.

  15. Re:Statist thinking on Virginia Becomes First State To Legalize Delivery Robots (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Odd, I just had about 8 of them pass me on the sidewalk in Waikiki yesterday. What "killed" them is price and practicality for most people.

  16. Re:Early, late, whatever on NASA's Scott Kelly Shares What He Discovered After a Year In Space (time.com) · · Score: 1

    This.

    If you're making others wait, or repeat themselves, by showing up 15 mins late to meetings, then you're just being rude. It's not the same as being sociably late to a party.

    I run a lot of meetings, and am known for starting them on time. People used to show up late, but quickly learned that I wasn't about to repeat covered topics for their convenience. If key folks don't show up on time, I reschedule.

  17. Re:"After a Year In Space" on NASA's Scott Kelly Shares What He Discovered After a Year In Space (time.com) · · Score: 1

    Imagine if there was a .08333 error somewhere in the re-entry calculations that we were talking about. Or if their salary was underpaid that much.

    Imagine you got 91 on an exam...it's still an A in the vast majority of schools. You need to learn the difference between what matters in casual discussion and astrophysics...it doesn't require five-nines or a six sigma effort.

  18. Yeah, we can only intercept those going 22,000mph so far.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Doh!

  19. "you can't afford a $1M condo without a $500K buy-in,"

    BZZZZT. You don't need to put 50% down on any home. 20% gets you by the mortgage insurance cost, and many people purchase with less than that.

  20. Re:In my day... on Slashdot Asks: Are Curved TVs Worth It? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Mine had crosshairs on the tube as well!

    Odd, my tube has curly hairs.

  21. Re:It's the suburbs... on Life Expectancy Set To Hit 90 In South Korea, Study Predicts (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    The suburbs I grew up in didn't have Netflix...but then I grew up before the internet. Our nearest fast food place was a couple miles away, and we had a baseball field at the end of our street where my friends and I used to play ball. We spent more of our waking hours outside than in. I'd typically put 1000 miles on my bicycle during the summer.

    So, while you may blame the 'burbs, I'd argue that it's a generational issue.

  22. Re:It is a dog's life. on Life Expectancy Set To Hit 90 In South Korea, Study Predicts (nature.com) · · Score: 2

    While dog (Kaygogi) is eaten, it's rather uncommon. I lived there for six years, and only came across it once when my landlord invited me to their elderly grandmother's birthday.

    I haven't read the article, but my knee-jerk reaction to the headline is disbelief. Korea is highly polluted, with a very large smoking population, and tuberculosis was much more common there than in the US. Many homes are heated using "Ondal", a form of charcoal, smoking out into the open air. Of the roughly 50 countries I've been to, Korea had the worst drivers...Wikipedia shows 18.2 fatalities/billion km...the U.S. has 7.3 in comparison. The country also has a habit of hiding issues...they refused to admit there were any cases of AIDS for quite a while.

  23. Re:The inevitable unPC response on Life Expectancy Set To Hit 90 In South Korea, Study Predicts (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    So, is the bark worse than the bite?

  24. I wonder what percentage of the crowd was non-white.

  25. "Unless you're the president"

    Or, the Pope