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  1. Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure?

    Lameness filter encountered. Your comment violated the "postercomment" compression filter. Try less whitespace and/or less repetition.

    Dang it! That's the joke! Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you sure?

  2. Re:Why keep funding any of it? on Jolla Spins Off Hardware Business · · Score: 2

    As a long time Android user who has just recently moved to jolla, I suggest giving it a go. I've only been on it a few weeks and already I can't imagine myself going back to Android as my primary device. Use what works for you. I'm really enjoying my Jolla.

    On a similar note, how much market share do they need to be successful? What is success?

  3. For those, like me, who couldn't find it on Scientists Capture the Sound Made By a Single Atom · · Score: 2, Funny

    For those, like me, who couldn't find it in the article; I speculate it sounded like this "WHEEEeeeeeeEEEEeeeeEEEEeeeEEEEeeeeEE!"

  4. Re:sounds like poor engineering? on World's First Magma-Based Geothermal Energy System · · Score: 1
  5. Re: no.maybe.yes? on Dotless Domain Names Prohibited, ICANN Tells Google · · Score: 1

    I'd like to have "dot". Can you imagine the confusion when people try to communicate what the URL is?

  6. Re:Fuel cell - storage device or generator? on Dishwasher-Size, 25kW Fuel Cell In Development · · Score: 1

    In my limited understanding, I believe it's both. A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Therefore if there is fuel in it, it's generating electricity. If the fuel is sitting in a tank beside it, it's storage... I think my interpretation is a somewhat liberal interpretation of those ideas. And I don't know what what maintenance is required. Eg Is it bad to leave it dry for long periods of time? Is it bad to leave it full when idle for long periods of time? But back to my point, potentially you could use it in both ways.

    I'm curious to hear the opinions of someone who knows more on the topic than me.

  7. There are many uses for this on "Anti-Gravity" 3D Printer Sculpts Shapes On Any Surface · · Score: 2

    Though its broad practicality is questioned outside artistic creations,

    This absolutely could be used in all sorts of scenarios. In the most direct sense, it could be used to form wireframes for which other methods build on top of. It could even do traditional 3D printing without any change in equipment.

    Every limitation that I can think of or have seen written here can easily be solved. This is a good idea.

  8. Re:why? on Moving the Linux Kernel Console To User-Space · · Score: 1

    I don't think that's right. Serial via technologies like ILO kick in as early as the BIOS. Ie a long time before the kernel starts, let alone getty. I'm pretty sure it does this via the graphics card (since it's taking text at that time anyway), but certainly not getty (which is great for separate serial connections once the computer has booted).

  9. Re:2 degrees compared to what? And over how long? on Unresolved Issues Swirl Around Securing Mobile Payments · · Score: 1

    Yup. Apparently I are too much awesumz cereal that morning. My bad.

  10. 2 degrees compared to what? And over how long? on Unresolved Issues Swirl Around Securing Mobile Payments · · Score: 0
    For anyone else that was curious about this, I found this two links deep:

    That means it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the world to meet its professed goal of limiting global warming to 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels.

  11. Thrilled scientists on US Navy Funds 'MacGyver' Robot · · Score: 1

    "The scientists who invented the robot say they are thrilled that it worked out how to use two tampons to escape a flooding room, but disappointed that it did not foresee Johhny 5's jealousy that ultimately lead to its destruction."

  12. Scary movie on Tech Firms and Regulators Meet At UN About Patents · · Score: 1

    This feels much like watching those bad horror movies where it feels like main character is either intentionally ignoring you, or is really stupid.

  13. I have a friend who does images on a similar scale on xkcd's 13-Gigapixel Webcomic · · Score: 2

    When you look at this, take into account that the full resolution is closer to this.

  14. Re:Unimaginative on Microsoft Unveils First New Company Logo In 25 Years · · Score: 1

    You make some good points. But dude! That's a fascinating site you linked to right there.

  15. Re:Unimaginative on Microsoft Unveils First New Company Logo In 25 Years · · Score: 1

    It's recognisable, and it's easy to put on a letter head/thing, which helps it be recognisable. While it's not that pretty, it is doing what a logo is supposed to do.

  16. Re:Wikipedia has something to say about this threa on Could You Hack Into Mars Curiosity Rover? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bricked my routeeeeeeer, but I did not brick curiosity!

  17. Re:Sanction wouldn't be about the bug on EU Investigating Microsoft Over IE Bundling Again · · Score: 1

    This is the best explanation I've read on the topic. :)

  18. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the US on Senator Pushes For Tougher H-1B Enforcement · · Score: 1

    For those who also didn't know, it's:

    The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status to another non-immigrant status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the US.

  19. Re:The new-tab page isn't a chrome invention on Firefox 13 Released, Debuts Brand New Tab Page and Homepage · · Score: 1

    A release and a commit are not the same thing. A very small portion of any user base use a nightly build of any given product. Hope that helps clear up the confusion ;)

  20. Pants? on Another Step Forward In Small Scale Electrical Generators · · Score: 1

    This could evolve to underwear that powers your phone!

  21. Re:High Performance Clusters on Ask Slashdot: What Type of Asset Would You Not Virtualize? · · Score: 1

    VMs are basically a step towards the cloud mentality. Once you're in that mentatlity, it suddenly becomes trivial to remove and add new nodes when one dies. Suddenly failure just isn't a big deal any more*.

    *Assuming both scenarios have good fault tolerance where viable, eg bonded network interfaces, redundant power, RAID 5 etc

  22. Re:tapes have to be written and read on Mega-Uploads: The Cloud's Unspoken Hurdle · · Score: 1

    You appear to be right! Thanks dude. It's a shame when terminology needlessly distorts as it passes from one profession to another.

  23. Re:tapes have to be written and read on Mega-Uploads: The Cloud's Unspoken Hurdle · · Score: 1

    station wagon has low bandwidth, the tapes have to be written and read.

    No. Bandwidth is how much you can send in one go (tapes/hdds in a car are extremely high). Latency is fairly much how long it takes you to do it. Throughput brings these together.

  24. Old Jim on Scientists Create World's Tiniest "Ear" · · Score: 1

    had a nack for spotting the next big thing. They say he had a gooooolden eeeeear!

  25. Re:Repair a smartphone?? on Motorola Reinvents the RAZR · · Score: 1

    I'd go a step further to say that there were many different models of the RAZR. I have one of the higher end ones (second hand) and it easily keeps up with moden phones.

    And functionality wise it does pretty well too. It's easy to teather, browse (I use opera) and run Java applications.

    The OP may not like their phone, but if you read the wikipedia page, you can see the original RAZR easily makes it into the definition of a smart phone.