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  1. Re:Are we, America, butthurt? on Fermilab Begins Testing Holographic Universe Theory · · Score: 1

    Yeah? Well you guys may have the LHC, but our cutting edge tech is run out of a trailer!

  2. Re:501(c)(3) Classes on The New 501(c)(3) and the Future of Open Source In the US · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which ones are the good ones again? I get confused.

  3. Battery Factory on BMW, Mazda Keen To Meet With Tesla About Charging Technology · · Score: 1

    I wonder if Tesla building a huge battery factory plays into this. If other auto makers build to the Tesla standard, I bet they will need batteries that can handle it.

  4. Re:most young developers are at least as bad on Programmers: It's OK To Grow Up · · Score: 1

    Yeah, Unix is total crap by now.

  5. Re:How is it broken, exactly? on The Internet's Broken. Who's Going To Invent a New One? · · Score: 1

    Damn my mod points just ran out. But you got an out loud laugh, so you deserved to know.

  6. Re:Multicast on Killing Net Neutrality Could Be Good For You · · Score: 1

    Well that's good news.

  7. Multicast on Killing Net Neutrality Could Be Good For You · · Score: 1

    It's wrong to say the internet wasn't engineered to deliver video, it was. Multicast

    Unfortunately for this to work seamlessly service providers and backbones would have to implement the standard protocol. This would enable streaming what we currently consider cable TV much easier. It does not solve on demand problems, but would create a similar experience to current viewing habits.

    But I don't see it ever happening, because if you are in the business of selling data you don't want to make delivering data exponentially more efficient.

  8. Run away! on Network Solutions Opts Customer Into $1,850 Security Service · · Score: 4, Informative

    I am currently in the process of moving over 100 domains away from NetSol to Hover. I'd used NetSol since I started getting domains in the 90s, but it has changed from a trusted institution on the web into a scam. Everything is an up sell, and everything is designed to confuse you into buying things you don't need. One personal example. Last year I set up a client on a basic WordPress account, but later wanted to move the domain. They would not let us access the .db file until we upgraded the account. They wouldn't give us our own data!

    So now I am going to through the multi-stage process of moving all these domains, waiting days for each authorization code. These guys are crooks, so stay the fuck away from ever doing business with them. And if you have domains there, run away!!!

  9. Re:Where did I see this? on Polar Vortex Sends Life-Threatening Freeze To US · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My first thought too. Everybody laughed at the winter superstorm, but the radar image looks eerily the same.

  10. Re:Technically correct on Counterpoint: Why Edward Snowden May Not Deserve Clemency · · Score: 3, Insightful

    By voting. We have incredibly low voter turn out rates. And yes here comes the "both sides are the same so why vote" argument. Alright, then get involved in politics in some way. Most people don't participate, then claim there's nothing that can be done.

  11. Re:An incomplete list from my shelf on Ask Slashdot: What Are the Books Everyone Should Read? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I rarely see Player Piano mentioned, but I think it is as prescient as 1984 or Brave New World.

  12. Re:Then Fire Him on NSA Head Asks How To Spy Without Collecting Metadata · · Score: 2

    To a certain extent I agree with you, but I would point out that there hasn't been a major election since the majority of this news broke. It will be interesting to see how much of a role these issues will play in the next election cycle.

  13. Try Miro on Ask Slashdot: Best FLOSS iTunes Replacement In 2013? · · Score: 1

    Miro is an open source iTunes replacement that has been in development for years. Go to getmiro.com

  14. Re:Probably not accurate on Over 20% of Online Black Friday Sales Came From Mobile Devices · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yes, I'm sure that's a huge percentage of the traffic.

  15. Re:The Bay Area is becoming Snow Crash already on The Circle Skewers Google, Facebook, Twitter · · Score: 2

    I like to point this out too. Before digital technology people were criticized for being "bookworms", or if you were reading in public you had your "nose stuck in a book".

    I also remember my family each taking a section of the newspaper and reading it, sometimes pointing out articles to each other. It was great. And it is no different than me reading my iPad while my son reads his.

    So in some ways not much has changed.

  16. Re:Becoming the norm. on The Circle Skewers Google, Facebook, Twitter · · Score: 2

    Actually that is not the case. I just started working on a project with several very well regarded tech firms in SF, and they all said the same thing about LinkedIn. If you don't have a profile, you don't exist. Not saying I like that, or want it that way. But trust me, companies that matter do use LinkedIn whether we like it or not.

  17. Austin showroom on How Car Dealership Lobbyists Successfully Banned Tesla Motors From Texas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Tesla is not banned from Texas, they are banned from having dealerships. I just test drove (and will probably buy) the Tesla sedan last Friday here through the Tesla showroom at the Domain in Austin. I now have to simply go online and order one, and it will be delivered right here to Austin, Texas. In addition Tesla has an agreement with a local repair shop for any servicing, and they are building a charging infrastructure here in the state. So you can't say they've been banned, only that they have been prevented from having a tradition all in one place solution.

    And I find it so amazingly ironic that all of the Republicans in this state who pontificate about the free market and demonize regulation would fight to keep the dealership system. It is exactly the kind of regulation they usually abhor, and prevents the capitalist system from working. The hypocrisy is unfortunately sadly predictable for those on the right in Texas. This is the same group that has passed a voter ID law to suppress the voting rights of the disadvantaged, even though in the last ten years there have only been 4 cases of voting fraud that could have been stopped with the ID law.

  18. No way. on New, Canon-Faithful Star Trek Series Is In Pre-Production · · Score: 1

    There's no way this is ever going to get the big stamp of approval. If Paramount did launch a new TV show, I would be shocked if it wasn't based on the JJA universe. Why in the world would they want to introduce the confusion of two separate Trek universes being marketed at one?

  19. two jokes come to mind on Ballmer To Retire · · Score: 0

    Retirement! Retirement! Retirement!

    and

    Golf Monkey Boy, Golf!

  20. Re:Hello tech support? on NASDAQ Trading Halted Due To "Technical Issue" · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have to restart it while holding down the option key. That will flush the cash.

  21. Re:The claim of first drone landing is incorrect ! on First Successful Unmanned Drone Landing On an Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    Yes I can. There were plenty of people that volunteered for active duty service, including John Kerry whose service was questioned by W. If W had wanted to see combat, he could have. He choose not to.

  22. Re:The claim of first drone landing is incorrect ! on First Successful Unmanned Drone Landing On an Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    I don't have to read his mind, I read his actions.

  23. Re:The claim of first drone landing is incorrect ! on First Successful Unmanned Drone Landing On an Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As a internet wanker posting from my own basement I'd say this,

    a) He never flew off of carriers, and joined the National Guard to avoid actual combat service. There is also every indication that he went AWOL during his service to avoid drug testing.
    b) As the son of the family he was in (at that time in American history), getting into those places is not that big of accomplishment.
    c) He beat Ann Richards who was only the Governor of Texas for one term because her opponent completely screwed up his election. Bush was also riding the wave of change in the state that led to the craziness of Tom Delay and the current absurdities going on in our lege.
    d) He didn't win the popular vote in his first election, and won his second election (barely) exploiting terrorism and gay marriage fears.

    And yes I am Democrat, and yes I think W was a terrible president who thoroughly screwed up this country. I do not however think all Republicans are "stoopid". I do think the current crop of leaders such as Boehner and Cantor are not statesman or leaders like Bush Sr, James Baker, or going further back Eisenhower. But the Republican party has been hijacked by extremists, and GWB left our country in economic and foreign policy disasters. So yeah, I think he's an idiot.

  24. Re:Tolerate whoever you like on Orson Scott Card Pleads 'Tolerance' For Ender's Game Movie · · Score: 2

    Let the endless, pointless debate begin... now!

  25. Re:Navy too. on The Air Force's Love For Fighter Pilots Is Too Big To Fail · · Score: 2

    I've always wondered why we as Americans never consider what our actions would look like if the roles were reversed. What would be our reaction to Chinese aircraft carriers cruising up and down the west coast? What would be the response to Mexico flying drones over our airspace, and killing individuals they claim they have a right to kill? Or most of all, how would Americans feel about any foreign troops being based on our soil? The answer is the same for all of the scenarios, there would be utter outrage.