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  1. Re:We lost a good one here. on Tom Clancy Is Dead At 66 · · Score: 1

    Haven't read it but it's not that of a far fetched/fridge nuking/shark jumping scenario. George Bush Sr. was a pilot in the armed forces, then an agent, then a president.

  2. Re:Remember that blow up doll in discrete package? on NSA Spies On International Payments · · Score: 1

    They are going to be sorely nonplussed when they find out my payments to a Reykjavik account have nothing to do with wiki-leaks but instead deal with spreadsheets in space (aka Eve Online)

  3. Re:non phone case on Apple Unveils iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S · · Score: 1

    Just a note that these phone colors are exactly the same colors that are on the gym shoes (bright full colored pastels/neons) the girls on campus are wearing. They just showed up this semester.

  4. Re:Skype and other things. on Ask Slashdot: Good Ideas For Creative Gaming With Girlfriend? · · Score: 1

    Don't envy them too much. There is a high value placed on text messaging, response time and if something seems off then the analysis of what was said, when, how gets flayed out like an anatomy lab with the closest friend/clique. I have watched this phenomena play out the last 3.5 years and I always pity the fool who screwed up a response.

  5. Re:What could go wrong? on Competition Tests Student-Built Aerial Espionage Robots · · Score: 1

    What could go wrong? FPS Russia could get a hold of a real one with a machine gun and self destruction charge.

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU

  6. Re:Some female-lead sci-fi/fantasy shows on Should the Next 'Doctor Who' Be a Woman? · · Score: 1

    Voyager Janeway, Wonder woman, tons of sci-fi anime.

  7. Re:Really? Political correctness? on Should the Next 'Doctor Who' Be a Woman? · · Score: 1

    James Olivia Fehr is a female.

  8. Re:Screw You Obama on Snowden Gave 15,000 Documents to Glenn Greenwald; Obama Cancels Russia Summit · · Score: 1

    Should be "Land of the Free Home of the Brave." There is also a Bob Dylan/Johnny Cash album of the same title.

  9. Re:an annual event on Toxic Green Algae Takes Over Beaches Off Yellow Sea In China · · Score: 1

    2 words. Exponential growth.

  10. Re:bad idea on Federal Judge Says Interns Should Be Paid · · Score: 1

    Of course people should get paid if they were promised an internship but end up doing menial labor. But they have a simple solution: they can just walk away from their unpaid internship without losing anything. If you voluntarily stay in an unpaid internship, presumably you are getting something out of it.

    The insidious effect of this rule will be to place organizations providing good unpaid internships at a much higher legal risk, because the organizations that provide them now have to worry about getting dragged into court by a disgruntled intern for back pay. That not only means they are going to be less likely to have interns in the first place, it also means that interns who can't clearly contribute at a high level from day one have to be kicked out right away.

    Negative. What this means is that internship offerings will have to be more concrete in what the learning outcomes will be and also not replace low skill work (e.g. go clean the bathroom - unless you are in zoology and it's animal bathrooms) for interns . Will there be less offerings? Maybe a little but the internships that do stay will be more valuable for both the student and business in the end.

  11. Re:there is a new tech hype every year on Ask Slashdot: What Will IT Departments Look Like In 5 Years? · · Score: 1

    I have the second graph in this article posted outside my door. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle

  12. Think of the children. It only takes one failed attempt at a child/teen trying to notify parents that she is in a bad situation for this to get flushed down the toilet. It will suck because it will be a reactive reversal of this policy and some one will have to suffer. 911 call centers are starting to accept 911 texts in acknowledgement that a call instead of a text is a bad idea when one is hiding during a home invasion.

  13. Re:10 Minutes on Microsoft Confirms Xbox One's Phone Home Requirement, Game Resale Rules · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just realized another thing. The only time I play on a console is when the internet is down in my area for my PC MMO games. Guess I'm not the intended audience either.

  14. Re:10 Minutes on Microsoft Confirms Xbox One's Phone Home Requirement, Game Resale Rules · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This really sucks for those who go to places with lack of communication infrastructure. e.g. military, rural areas with electricity but no internet backbone. Obviously they are not the "intended" audience.

  15. Re:Do something for the school: on Ask Slashdot: How Can I Make a Computer Science Club Interesting? · · Score: 1

    Do something.. but do something that is relevant. Have them work on a project that will either make the students life easier or assist in making their voice heard. Mobile apps might be a good start.

  16. Re:kim dotcom on Kim Dotcom Wins Case Against NZ Police To Get Seized Material Back · · Score: 1

    2nd sentence should read "If Slashdotters use"

  17. Re:kim dotcom on Kim Dotcom Wins Case Against NZ Police To Get Seized Material Back · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's less about Kim and more about the elements that come into play in a seizure of tech/files. If Slashdot uses any cloud services or other tech that accesses/points to files then this is relevant to our issues. This also deals with international laws and how they are enforced between jurisdictions. Not many people like Larry Flynt but there is value in seeing how his story played out, the same goes for Kim.

  18. Re:Droid was not translated in the audio clip... on Star Wars Episode 4 To Be Dubbed In Navajo · · Score: 1

    Episode IV as I'm sure you already uses both the word droid and R2's name as well. I guess you could call him an R2 unit in place of 'droid but where does that leave 3pO?

  19. Re:Preserve Cultural Heritage on Star Wars Episode 4 To Be Dubbed In Navajo · · Score: 2

    How does dubbing a movie that has nothing to do with Navajo culture help preserve Navajo culture? Not trying to troll, I am asking honestly. It seems a bit insulting, the insinuation being that the whole of their culture is distilled down to their native language.

    Not trolling at all-- that's a good question. My thought is that limiting the use of Navajo to the ceremonial marginalizes it to be used only in ritual form. By finding "everyday uses" for it, such as in movies, people form a much more functional use for the language.

    I did a paper on Native American Religions. One thing I discovered is that the Cherokee nation has assisted Apple in creating syllabry to be utilized in Appe’s mobile and computer operating systems.
    American Indians and the Mass Media p.222

  20. Re:not where from, where to? on World of Warcraft Loses 1.3 Million Players in First Quarter of 2013 · · Score: 2

    I stopped playing when they introduced "dailies". I don't like the idea of a treadmill. I play EvE online - there's a treadmill but I don't have to witness it for attribute increase (skill points accumulate by passage of time and implant/attribute selection). isk/gold comes from me from either playing the PvE element or using my business acumen and setting up a few sell/buy orders, doing planet interaction (set up once, and a couple of clicks every week), or more interesting methods like monitoring high risk trade routes and becoming the risk, or salvaging a huge battle. You become useful in the game at the start as being a tackler/interceptor for your corporation/squad.

  21. Re:Reliability... on In Sandy-Struck NJ Town, Verizon Goes All Wireless, No Copper · · Score: 1

    If the rural areas combine forces and lay some initial capital then it can be done. See what UK farmers are doing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21442348

  22. Re:Gotta be there on EVE Online Getting TV, Comic Book Adaptations · · Score: 1

    They added the ability to change up your icon locations and pin stuff out of your NeoCon/taskbar. Find it once, pin it to where you want it, done. They still have improvements to be made though.

  23. Re: Don't all games do this? on EVE Online Getting TV, Comic Book Adaptations · · Score: 1

    Join Eve University - They will let you know how to train efficiently. Also if you don't want to look at red crosses fly frigate/ interceptor or assault frigate. They are faster training time frames and more fun anyways. http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Applying_to_EVE_University

  24. Re:this is sad, just sad... on Florida Teen Expelled and Arrested For Science Experiment · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When you have zero tolerance policies then rightly or wrongly administrators and educators think they have no agency in the matter. Also educators don't have control of the police force they have welcomed into their own school. *DA's and AGs are political animals in "some" cases and this is just a stepping stone to bigger things so riding rough trod over people's lives will not be swayed.

  25. Re:The only winning move.... on New Console Always-Online Requirements and You · · Score: 1

    What happens when the console breaks? An Ars newsie had an interesting journey when he replaced his Wii U since it could not be fixed hopefully those who purchase the new XBox will have a clear understanding of what to expect before purchasing.

    http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/02/fourth-times-the-charm-nintendo-eases-wii-u-transfer-issue-with-store-credit/