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  1. Re:Remakes are seldom worth it on Fantastic Four Reboot Released To Tepid Reception · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I hope you are trolling. Redshirts is the absolute worst novel I can recall reading in the last 20 years. It appeared to have been written by a 10 year old fanboy. It is also a prime example to show that the Social Justice Bullies have hijacked the Hugo's.

  2. Uwe Boll, he is the director for this! on Dungeons & Dragons Is Getting a Film Franchise · · Score: 1

    Only Uwe Boll can make the 2000 D&D movie look good in relationship to a new D&D movie. Of course if they follow the 4E style, it will be a boring miniature movie.

  3. Re:MOAH POPCORN on Reddit CEO: Site Is 'Not a Bastion of Free Speech,' Change Coming · · Score: 1

    Exactly, which is why I've come to prefer the term Social Justice Bully (SJB). Just like school yard bullies, when they are confronted they cry like little babies.

  4. Re:Well sort of accurate on 13% of CompSci Grads Have Starting Salaries Over $100K · · Score: 2

    Actually since they used average we don't know the distribution. If they said median you would be correct, but with average there could be several large or small outliers that impacted the distribution.

  5. Re:Umm, what? on So Long Voicemail, Give My Regards To the Fax Machine · · Score: 1

    The legal profession has embraced electronic signatures. At my work we use DocuSign for the majority of contracts with our vendors.

  6. Re:So is this the "new apologizing"? on Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Criticizes Role of Women In Labs · · Score: 0

    Yes it is. Just saw with a Tor editor who attacked the Sad Puppies campaign. After getting called out by Tom Doherty for her vicious lies, she basically said "sorry I got caught". Not that she is sorry for spreading FUD.

  7. Still good hardware on Ask Slashdot: What Hardware Is In Your Primary Computer? · · Score: 1

    I rebuilt my PC about 1.5 years ago when I was working on my Master's and taking a digital forensics class where EnCase brought my old PC to its knees. I reused the case which is a grey Antec, also reused the blu-ray drive/dvd burner, I also kept the 2TB SSHD which is my application/data drive. Everything else was replaced and here is what I have right now. Intel i7-4770 Noctua NH-U14S HSF ASRock Z87 Extreme3 motherboard G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB kit (4x8) Seasonic SS-660XP2 PS XFX Double D R9 2GB gpu Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD (OS / frequently used apps) Seagate 4TB SSHD I really don't have a need for overclocking these days so the i7-4770 was perfect for me.

  8. Re:Good PR for congress on Congress: We Didn't Know the FBI Was Creating a Small Surveillance 'Air Force' · · Score: 1

    As much as I despise her, her job is to represent her State.

  9. Re:I can agree to that... on Edward Snowden: the World Says No To Surveillance · · Score: 1
    A trail would have only one possible verdict, and that is guilty. Snowden violated his oath and even though it was an act of civil disobedience, it was still a criminal act. Now if you want to push for him to get a pardon that would be different.

    Personally I say he is both a hero and a traitor at the same time.

  10. Re:Parents should be liable on Diphtheria Returns To Spain For Lack of Vaccination · · Score: 4, Insightful
    For several reasons. First vaccines are not 100% effective. Second people who can not be vaccinated for medical reasons are put in danger by those who through ignorance refuse to get vaccines.

    I'll take it a step further and state that the blonde bimbo should be tried on charges of attempted genocide.

  11. Re:Republicans could... on The Demographic Future of America's Political Parties · · Score: 1
    I wish I could make this even higher rated. The Republican party today is a twisted shadow of its former self. There is no way that today's Republican party would vote to end segregation and be champions of civil rights like they were in the 50's and 60's.

    I've told other people that as a conservative, my take on many of the issues you listed is that someone who supports limited government should have no problems with allowing gay marriage, with treating pot just like alcohol. Of course then as far as the tea baggers go, I go off the deep end. I do support taxation, and not only taxation, but progressive taxes that look at more than income.

  12. Re:Seriously? on Learning About Constitutional Law With Star Wars · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It could be worse, you could be trying to learn Constitutional law from the average elected official, especially the last few presidents.

  13. Re:Neglected the Rule of Cool on On the Taxonomy of Sci-Fi Spaceships · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And even David Weber had to redo the mass of the ships after it was pointed out that his early numbers made them less dense than water.

  14. Re:Does anyone else see the irony? on California Senate Approves School Vaccine Bill · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not really considering that California is the very definition of lack of common sense.

  15. Re:Moral on Hackers Using Starbucks Gift Cards To Access Credit Cards · · Score: 1

    I would say that in Colorado it would have to be under $10.50. You are likely asking where does this number come from, well it is quite simple. I've been repeatedly told that it disenfranchises people to require a State or Federal issue ID to vote, and in Colorado the ID card costs $10.50. So obviously that means phones to be used for payment they must be less than an ID card, otherwise it is discrimination.

  16. Re:Boston fans... on NFL Releases Deflategate Report · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And how many earned their college diplomas? After hearing radio interviews of Clinton Portis when he was playing for Denver, there is no way he managed to finish elementary without "help", let alone college. Don't get me wrong there are some players, maybe the majority who have earned their degrees, but there is a good amount who got special help.

  17. Re:Well on Except For Millennials, Most Americans Dislike Snowden · · Score: 1
    I'm in my late 30's and I say we give him the Medal of Freedom and then hang him. He is both a hero and a traitor. He willingly and knowingly violated an oath he gave freely and definitely hurt international relations and likely cost American lives. At the same time he exposed a massive program that violates the public fundamental foundation of the United States.

    Snowden committed civil disobedience. Which means he did break the law, but it was his moral duty to do so. He still needs to be held responsible for his actions.

  18. Re:Utilities on George Lucas Building Low-Income Housing Next Door To Millionaires · · Score: 1

    That still doesn't change the fact that the cost of utilities is built into the cost of the new homes, which is what the OP stated.

  19. Re:DIR 868L on D-Link Apologizes For Router Security · · Score: 1

    Get an EdgeRouter Lite and a gig switch. I'm finding that the EdgeRouter is very powerful, very fast and being a Linux based appliance is extremely powerful. If you want you could also get one of the EdgeRouter's with more ports and skip the switch, but for me I went with a Lite and a NetGear M4100 12 port switch.

  20. Retention is a nice bonus to the owner on Seattle CEO Cuts $1 Million Salary To $70K, Raises Employee Salaries · · Score: 2
    If he is going to pay somewhere around twice market rate, he is putting chains made of dollars around his employees. It is very likely that no one getting one of these big raises will be able to leave his company for other opportunities. This can also setup employees to have to endure abusive work conditions that don't violate the law but still are bad.

    I'm not saying this is a bad move, but it may not be a purely good move for the employees.

  21. Re:Physics on The International Space Station (Finally) Gets an Espresso Machine · · Score: 1

    You're confusing boiling point with temperature.

  22. Re:Wow, this *IS* old... on Windows Remains Vulnerable To Serious 18-Year-Old SMB Security Flaw · · Score: 2

    I'm sure there are Windows Administrators who would leave those ports open. Hopefully you have Network Administrators who know enough to block by default and require justification to open ports.

  23. Re:I wonder... on Chinese Hacker Group Targets Air-Gapped Networks · · Score: 1

    Scrutinize software updates and reduce the risk that the software will introduce additional risks. Utilize the sneaker net with some sort of portable media. Perform updates on air-gapped machines. Destroy portable media.

  24. Re:This is fucking stupid. on Researchers Developing An Algorithm That Can Detect Internet Trolls · · Score: 1

    It is trivial to deal with a troll, detecting them is the hard part. Once you have an automated system to detect trolls, you have many options to handle their posts. Delete the post, hide the post, ban the account, and those are just the starters. Any 1st year CS student could write the code to take action against a troll.

  25. Re:It is this post's parent post that is a lie. on Hugo Awards Turn (Even More) Political · · Score: 1
    You are the one who obviously needs remedial English Comprehension course. Let me start by quoting almost half of the summary

    Last year, the Hugo Awards went to mostly minorities and women. In response, a fan group decided to fight back against what they saw as a liberal attack on their medium.

    This clearly shows that Sad Puppies is in response to the winners of Hugo awards last year. Which is wrong on two fronts. First as you are unable to understand, this is Sad Puppies 3, as in the 3rd year it has been run. Second Sap Puppies nominees are all over the political spectrum and include women.