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  1. Re:Not a problem on Does the Higgs Boson Reveal Our Universe's Doomsday? · · Score: 1

    True, but many more scientists are alive than have died; so: become a scientist and live forever!

  2. Re:Steve Jobs???? on John E. Karlin, Who Led the Way To All-Digit Dialing, Dies At 94 · · Score: 1

    '...sneakers and jeans and black turtleneck were cool (in 1963).'

    No, they weren't.

  3. Memories on US Government Announces National Day of Civic Hacking · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why am I reminded of this Dilbert?

  4. Re:US Attorneys on Andrew Auernheimer Case Uncomfortably Similar To Aaron Swartz Case · · Score: 1

    Where is the judge in all this? He certainly has the power to throw out the case.

  5. Backplane on Will "Group Hug" Commoditize the Hardware Market? · · Score: 1

    Also see wire-wrapped and bit-sliced.

  6. Not for my work on Google Chrome 25 Will Serve Searches Over SSL From the Omnibox For All Users · · Score: 1

    Where I work, https is, by default, suppressed as they can't do a deep packet analysis of the data exchange. A specific site can be whitelisted for https for work related reasons after vetting.

  7. Re:This is about information policy on Fukushima's Fallout of Fear · · Score: 1

    No. It suggests that government and media accurately state and report on the risks.

    LOL; It's hard to write this with a straight face :^)

  8. Re:Thank you for not singing on Learn Basic Programming So You Aren't At the Mercy of Programmers · · Score: 2

    If by "scientific computing" you mean number crunching, then all of the above. Not that no other language is up to snuff (Sisal, e.g., or even c, if you have the expertise).

    Fortran gives about the biggest bang for the buck for high performance numerical computing especially when used by non-programmers (e.g., biologists or physicists).

  9. Wrong! on Carrion Flies Used To Find New Species · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...their last meals will tell you which animals live in the area.

    I think they mean: ...their last meals will tell you which animals died in the area.

  10. Re:And this is important because? on NTLM 100% Broken Using Hashes Derived From Captures · · Score: 2

    I found the following on the MS site:

    What caused the issue?
    Until January 2000, export restrictions limited the maximum key length for cryptographic protocols. The LM and NTLM authentication protocols were both developed before January 2000 and therefore were subject to these restrictions. When Windows XP was released, it was configured to ensure backward-compatibility with authentication environments designed for Windows 2000 and earlier.

    Export restrictions screw you again!

  11. Missing! on Adobe's Strange Software Giveaway: Goof, Or Clever Marketing? · · Score: 1

    Damn, Framemaker isn't there :(

  12. Re:Unique downloads? on Apple's App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads; Generates $7 Billion For Developers · · Score: 1

    I guess "news" doesn't like primary sources...

    Hey, if it isn't good enough for Wikipaedia, it's not good enough for /.;^)

  13. ...one of the rules of /. is that no poster may state that somewhere in the world is worse than the USA.

    The other rule seems to be:no poster may state that somewhere in the world is better than the USA:)

  14. Re:Two words: on John McAfee Explains How He Milked Information From Belize's Elite · · Score: 1

    This fascination with McAfee rivals the "Diana is still dead" nonsense (including the annual repeats).

  15. Re:Cooling is the issue on Cree Introduces 200 Lumen/Watt Production Power LEDs · · Score: 1

    So what I gather from all these comments is that CFLs are less robust in all important respects: power stability, switches, and enclosures, all of which are common. In addition, they are more expensive and they produce a harsh light.

    I wanted to use them for all the right reasons, but went through 3 packs of 8 in under two years (actually, there is still one working).

    I'll wait until they're ready to real life, thanks.

  16. Re:These Cree guys are really bright. on Cree Introduces 200 Lumen/Watt Production Power LEDs · · Score: 1

    Now if we can only get them in white light!

  17. Re:Stallman is the original neckbeard of computing on GNU Grep and Sed Maintainer Quits: RMS and FSF Harming GNU Project · · Score: 2

    Better a principled neck-beard than a whiny chin-beard;^)

  18. Re:Great! on Drawings of Weapons Led To New Jersey Student's Arrest · · Score: 1

    s the beat-offer or the watcher? Prurient minds want to know!

  19. Re:But it's still United on Boeing 787 Makes US Debut · · Score: 1

    Great; have the TSA on the aeroplane for full, in-flight molestation!

  20. Weight to power ratio.

  21. Re:Relevance of byte count on The Internet Archive Has Saved Over 10,000,000,000,000,000 Bytes of the Web · · Score: 2

    They're exaggerating; I know there are only 256 bytes, so I think they're counting duplicates!

  22. Re:Wrong headline on Dolphins Can Sleep One-half of Their Brain At a Time Say Researchers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hell, that's better than your average software developer!

  23. Lockin on Apple Now Shipping Lightning To 30-Pin Adapters · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, that's one way to make money - gratuitous changes which you charge to fix.

  24. Re:This judge is a idiot! on Federal Judge Says No Right To Secret Ballot, OKs Barcoded Ballots · · Score: 1

    Since the judge was at pains to point out that the US constitution/Bill of Rights does not grant the right to a secret ballet, was he also able to point out the section that specifically grants the government the right (authority) to tag ballots in such a way so as to identify the voter?

  25. Re:Because on Why America's School "Lag" Has Never Mattered · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Given that innovation seems to consist of "inventing" rounded corners and the like these days, I am quite certain that scientific knowledge, or lack thereof, will not have any impact.