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  1. Re:BTRFS experiences? on Linux 3.6 Released · · Score: 1

    I use it on a MythTV server. I don't know if it is has been added yet, but it was lacking support to remove a stripped device. I want it to re-balance off of that disk, so I can replace it or upgrade it.

    Can /boot be btrfs yet?

    Otherwise it is pretty cool.

  2. Re:Question for economics wonks on BitCoin Gets a Futures Market · · Score: 1

    The economy is always functioning and functions without a government. It just functions differently.

  3. Re:This is great news! on BitCoin Gets a Futures Market · · Score: 1

    Under your example, all insurance is gambling. And it is. But we generally separate it from casino/sportsbook gambling. Therefore we call it insurance and not gambling.

  4. Re:iOS maps should have started as an App on Why Apple Replaced iOS Maps · · Score: 2

    But Apple relies on release-time shock factor. If they pre-release anything, then it will remove that. Look at Sirii marketing. They want to explode onto the scene with their new product...not trickle.

  5. Re:Romney just showed he is still a hypocrite on Romney-Ryan Release Space Policy Paper · · Score: 1

    Correct. It is the government's job to perform completely wasteful high-risk spending that will likely never get remotely close to the return on investment. Not businesses.

  6. Re:What NASA needs. on Romney-Ryan Release Space Policy Paper · · Score: 1

    We need to be willing to let people die. Seriously.

    The one major shift in everything we do over the last 100 years is the unwillingness to do something that could result in the death of a few people.

    We build the Empire State Building in 16 months and a few people die. We build the Freedom Tower in...oh, not done yet.
    We go to Space and the Moon on crappy technology. We risked death. Some people died. The goal was reach pretty quick.

    Today, we aren't willing to let people die to do it. They may be more than willing to risk their life, but we don't let them. The Columbia Shuttle disaster really speaks to today's society. Some people risked their lives and died. So we ground the fleet for over a year. And eventually scrap the shuttles and man flight all together.

    I would risk my life to go to Mars. I don't need a 99% success rate. Make it 75%, and I am fine. Some will do it with a 25% rate.

  7. Re:Sounds different from the bike one. on Goodyear's 'On TheGo' Self Inflating Tire · · Score: 1

    In many US States, they are inspected every year too. Each State has their own standards for their inspection. PA were pretty strict.

  8. Re:Some charge fees for that too. on Ask Slashdot: How To Ask College To Change Intro To Computing? · · Score: 1

    Also, statistics need to consider individuals apt to go to a good 4 year college and fore-go it. And measure their success by having a 4 year jump start in the labor market without the $100k+ debt, plus interest, after 4 years.

  9. Re:Stupid is as stupid blocks. on Iran Blocks Google, Moves Forward With Domestic Network Plans · · Score: 2

    I was mistaken. I thought it passed. It was rejected.

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/131745/article.html

  10. Re:Stupid is as stupid blocks. on Iran Blocks Google, Moves Forward With Domestic Network Plans · · Score: 3, Informative

    The are specifically targeting Google because Google is not censoring their content. I held a couple shares of Google a couple years ago and censorship based on the demands of certain countries went up for vote. The vote ruled that Google would not censor their content because of governmental demands. This was specifically put up for vote because of their move into China.

  11. Re:Why not use tools that help do it? on Ask Slashdot: Should Developers Install Their Software Themselves? · · Score: 2

    This is what QA/QC environments are for. And there, developers should be involved in doing the installs. This is where the "hand-off" happens and corrections are made to the installation process.

  12. Re:Why not use tools that help do it? on Ask Slashdot: Should Developers Install Their Software Themselves? · · Score: 2

    This is the best case scenario. Good luck finding even 1% of medium-large companies with even close to that good of a process and infrastructure.

  13. Re:Why not use tools that help do it? on Ask Slashdot: Should Developers Install Their Software Themselves? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This question was not directed as consumer application. It is direct at Enterprise applications. InstallShield just won't do it.

    Developers should not install it. Nor should they help install it. If the Configuration Management team cannot do it themselves, then they need to send it back to the developer for better packaging or instructions.

    This is to the developers benefit. When new environments are set up, they shouldn't have to contact the developer to deploy the application to those new environments.

    And as always. Titles with questions are typically answered with a "no".

  14. Re:Battery technology is almost there. on Toyota Abandons Plans For All-Electric Vehicle Rollout · · Score: 1

    100 years ago, I would believe it when someone brings new technology to market within a year. Today, I expect 10 years...if ever. It is similar with buildings. The Empire State Building was built in about 16 months. Now it takes 160 months.

    I think your expectations of Lithium Air are a bit high. I hope I'm wrong.

  15. Re:EU are on crack on Google Could Face Heavy Antitrust Fines In the EU · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Windows isn't free. Google Search is.

  16. Re:Press coverage on Rapid Arctic Melt Called 'Planetary Emergency' · · Score: 1

    The heat island affect of Newark, Jersey City, and Manhattan, causes the strong storms and tornadoes seen in Brooklyn. The same thing happens in Columbus, OH. When you deforest and lay down pavement, it generates a lot of heat in the late afternoon. Then you find tornados on the East/Northeast of those places.

  17. Re:CS101 on Why Non-Coders Shouldn't Write Code · · Score: 1

    Computers can do everything. It is just a matter of how much time and money they want to spend.

  18. Re:Fucking insane on US House STEM Visa Bill Fails · · Score: 1

    True. But they will have to eventually. There are too many MBAs.

  19. Re:Gridlock is real on US House STEM Visa Bill Fails · · Score: 0

    No. I don't expect government to keep voting to spend more money. If that stops, then YEAH!

  20. Re:Taunting on Can a Court Order You To Delete a Facebook Account? · · Score: 1

    Not anyone. Anyone that is guilty. Which was pleaded. Once guilty, you lose your rights. So no, it is not horrifying. It just is what it is.

  21. Re:DUI, collision, no jail time? on Can a Court Order You To Delete a Facebook Account? · · Score: 1

    Where the hell are you talking about? Libertarians don't have the power to do anything, nor would they do this.

  22. Re:DUI, collision, no jail time? on Can a Court Order You To Delete a Facebook Account? · · Score: 2

    That is private transportation. And again, in certain parts of the country, that will bankrupt you. A 2 hour taxi ride to and from a grocery store would be up there on the OMG list of monetary transactions.

  23. Re:Stupid question .. on Can a Court Order You To Delete a Facebook Account? · · Score: 1

    There was due process. Maybe there wasn't a trial, but the defendant could have requested one.

    A judge can send you to prison, stripping you of all your basic human rights. It is safe to say they can strip you of your right to free speech as long as you are under their sentence...a form of probation if you will.

    What you are getting at is whether or not this is "cruel & unusual". You can appeal to determine that. The judge could say "jail for a year or stop using Facebook". And you can choose.

  24. Re:overreach on Can a Court Order You To Delete a Facebook Account? · · Score: 1

    The only thing unconstitutional about Citizen's United is that all people, including a company acting on behalf of several people, should be able to spend their money on whatever they want. It shouldn't just be companies. And there should be pass-thru entities like SuperPACs. You should just be able to give money. And it should be taxable income (election committees are not charities) and the income for the committee should be taxed as income.

    Campaign finance just furthers the two party system. It makes it nearly impossible for a grassroots effort to raise money. Plus, these stupid dinners like Romney's $50k a plate and Obama's $40k a plate with Beyonce/JayZ are just blatant ways around the current system.

    You aren't going to limit a rich person's voice by limiting the candidates to rich person choices: like Romney and Obama.

  25. Re:Bit not a Qubit on Researchers Create Silicon-Based Quantum Bit · · Score: 1

    I have often thought of the ternary/trinary architecture with the positive/negative/off or a no charge, half charge, full charge type of breakdown.

    An infinite state medium of storage increases chances for corruption. I was wondering if there are multi-state quantum particles at the atomic or subatomic level. That would make for REALLY small mediums of storage. A 100-state subatomic particle would result in TBs of storage in the smallest imaginable locations.