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  1. Re:Apple's take on Windows 8 on Apple Doesn't Design For Yesterday · · Score: 2

    lawn? In my days we didn't have lawns. We had a bunch of rocks that we had to carry outside our cave every day

  2. Re:Since when... on Fighting the Culture of 'Worse Is Better' · · Score: 1

    worse, it's nothing but bullshit. I think a lot of developers, architects and what have you will be offended by this article. Worse they'll probably think something along the lines of "here we go again, another nitwit with no real experience in solving practical problems things he needs to say something".

  3. Re:Pixie Dust on Lego Ends Shell Partnership Under Greenpeace Pressure · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, but not the way greenpeace does it. They have been going at it like a bunch of terrorists and the end result is that for many people (definitely including myself) any organisation targeted by greenpeace is getting more, not less, sympathy.

  4. Re:The information you are looking for... on Ask Slashdot: Capture the Flag Training · · Score: 1

    Thanks, I was wondering what it was. Doesn't matter though, I feel too old for this shit.

  5. Re:Why does Gnome continue using horizontal panels on GNOME 3 Winning Back Users · · Score: 2

    no

  6. Re:Well that's random on Physicists Observe the Majorana Fermion, Which Is Its Own Antiparticle · · Score: 1

    Hey, but at least there's free porn now!

  7. Re:Not my cup of tea on Slashdot Asks: What's In Your Home Datacenter? · · Score: 1

    I understand what you mean. There's some pride when I show friends my setup, and for the most part I'm happy with it. But then something breaks down and it usually takes too much time I don't have to fix it.

  8. Re:I bought a Pebble for just one reason on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For You To Buy a Smartwatch? · · Score: 1

    The new submariners with ceramic bezels are near indestructible. It's the wristband that will get the most damage. Funny enough, mine was scratched within a week after purchase on the cyclops eye... while swimming. It will have no problems going 1000 ft under water, but if you scratch it against the wall while doing some crawls it will take a hit...

  9. Re:Cool solution looking for a problem on Ask Slashdot: What Would It Take For You To Buy a Smartwatch? · · Score: 1

    another watch might do that, but it will not look as good as a rolex.

  10. It's a reader, not a writer on I Want a Kindle Killer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would I want speech recognition from a book? Or handwriting as input method?

    The only thing I would want them to improve on the kindle is the speech output.

  11. We have a chat system at work, based upon xmpp. In the set up of my account it says 'encryption required'. Does this mean only my chat buddies can see the messages, and my employer cannot read those chats?

  12. Re:college has lot's of BS classes that not really on Ask Slashdot: Does Your Job Need To Exist? · · Score: 1

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of English teacher shortage!

  13. Re:You're supposed to be founding startups on Ask Slashdot: Joining a Startup As an Older Programmer? · · Score: 2

    Assuming I don't lose my dentures and my hip doesn't give out I'm sure I'll be able to come up with some right after my daily afternoon nap.

    If you can still remember the question, that is.

  14. Re:Let the best programmer win on Adaptation From Flash Boys Offers Inside Look at High-Frequency Trading · · Score: 1

    I, for one, feel that the human race has far better things it could be doing with its time instead of obsessing over increasing some numerical values to the detriment of other numerical values.

    like watching the bold and the beautiful

  15. Re:Tax every trade on Adaptation From Flash Boys Offers Inside Look at High-Frequency Trading · · Score: 1

    and then what? You make it sound like trading is evil.

  16. Re:Pretty damn good article on Adaptation From Flash Boys Offers Inside Look at High-Frequency Trading · · Score: 1

    volatility has declined since electronic trading. Electronic trading made HFT feasible, and volatility further declined.

  17. Re:Bullshit Made Up Language on Why Darmok Is a Good Star Trek: TNG Episode · · Score: 1

    congrats, your site has been slashdotted

  18. Re:Duffs Device is clever - its not elegant on Ask Slashdot: What Do You Consider Elegant Code? · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's what he meant. I think he says that anybody who manages to add complexity to something simple and straightforward (a project that would only take a week to do) by adding "beautiful" layers that provide abstractions for the sake of abstraction, should be shot. Personally, I would happily set fire to the remains after the firing squad had its turn.

  19. Re:It's okay to be tired of programming on Ask Slashdot: Can an Old Programmer Learn New Tricks? · · Score: 1

    Probably the best advise I've seen. I'll try it myself.

  20. Re:reduce the amount on How Do You Backup 20TB of Data? · · Score: 1

    the friend can surely find 90% of his lost stuff, but it will take him a lot of time to download it again. Also, if he's like me, he can't remember half of what he had.

    Then there's his wife who's screaming at him about the loss of the "home videos" (no honey, they're really gone, they're not at somebody else's computer now)

    Yeah, I guess the price of an extra 20TB raid array doesn't seem so high now anymore...

  21. Re:Regulation of currency on MtGox Sets Up Call Center For Worried Bitcoiners · · Score: 1

    7 out! Line away!

  22. Re:Fond memories on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Sort? · · Score: 1

    I'll bite. What joke address was it?

  23. Re:PFsense on Routers Pose Biggest Security Threat To Home Networks · · Score: 4, Informative

    I second that. PFSense is rock solid and comes with a lot of features. Dual wan, vpn, you name it.

    Just as lazy... also got mine from applianceshop.eu.

  24. Re:"Social engineering" on Developer Loses Single-Letter Twitter Handle Through Extortion · · Score: 1

    Seems to me Mr Hiroshima was given some time. Why not give godaddy and the fbi a call? See if they can set up a trap for the hacker?

  25. Re:Full pardon, and here is why. on Ask Slashdot: What Does Edward Snowden Deserve? · · Score: 1

    And a statue of him right next to lady liberty.