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  1. $1/kWh?! That's seven times typical midwest US rates. Shudder to think of summer A/C bills...

  2. I fail to understand just why so many here want federal solutions to their local market problem, which greatly stems from your local gov't (PUCo and such)

  3. Re:Stomp Feet on Verizon Posts Message In Morse Code To Mock FCC's Net Neutrality Ruling · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yep, that's what the FCC intends to mandate ...along w/ more oddball, this & that taxes. That's just for starters, just wait for the content regulation to begin.

  4. Re:Meanwhile... on Obama To Ask For $1 Billion Climate Change Fund · · Score: 1

    Tues 17 Feb. 2015? 2026? slid on 2009.

  5. Moderation++ on The Math of Gamification · · Score: 1

    Statistically graded meta-moderation w/ gamification for volume pumping. Cool, just cool.

  6. Re:All this assumes super cold beer is desirable on Condensation On Your Beer != Good · · Score: 3, Informative

    the equilibrium point will be roughly at the dew_pt or wet_bulb_temp of the ambient environment. The wet_bulb_temp will approach ambient temp as the % humidity rises, hence, the quick-warming pitchers in the average crowded college watering hole.

  7. Re:Jack Thompson is already on the case on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    we have resolved many tough issues peacefully.

    heheh, I take it you weren't here for the '60s...

  8. Re:Eheh and his mother was sane? on Adam Lanza Destroyed His Computer Before Rampage · · Score: 1

    Denial is the problem... folks refuse to ascribe guilt to the fella pulling the trigger.

    Aspergers does not directly lead to downright violent, evil actions.

    Quite perhaps the mother was negligent, but the kid pulled the trigger--the kid did it.

    For Pete's sake, what is so hard about accepting that?
    --
    "We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." --R Reagan

  9. Re:FreeSide on Ask Slashdot: Management Software For Small Independent ISP? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it was a struggle to deploy, tho' not much worse than compiling your own KDE 2.x->3.0 days. :o
    Good ole Ivan. Guess he hasn't changed much ;-)

  10. FreeSide on Ask Slashdot: Management Software For Small Independent ISP? · · Score: 1

    Before our small ISP smalled-out, we were converting to FreeSide, a FOSSy sol'n, from WinNT-based Platypus. Had all the goods for user self-provisioning (RADIUS and such), billing, reporting; Nice perly hooks for places you needed a more custom fit.

    Might be worth a look-see...

  11. Re:Embarassing day for whites on With NCLB Waiver, Virginia Sorts Kids' Scores By Race · · Score: 1

    I expected all '70s stoners would know this.

  12. Re:Wow on Ask Slashdot: Best *nix Distro For a Dynamic File Server? · · Score: 1

    ...know which distros can be stripped down ... with a minimum of fuss.[?]

    Debian (The Universal OS)
    RHEL/CentOS/Scientific [...]

    And don't forget to compile a bespoke, static kernel.

  13. more toward 5 cents per ounce on California City May Tax Sugary Drinks Like Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    To "Tax like cigarettes", the tax would need to be closer to 5cents per ounce.

  14. Re:Not Advice on Ask Slashdot: Best Option For Heavy-Duty, Full-Home Surge Protection? · · Score: 1

    Not likely... line surge protection sprang from protecting the transmission infrastructure investments, not some bureaucrat in a cube wondering how to justify his job.

  15. Re:Confiscation on Not Just Apple, How Microsoft Sidestepped Billions In State Taxes · · Score: 1

    Absolutely.

  16. Re:Random? ...or like the early spam-wars? on YouTube Identifies Birdsong As Copyrighted Music · · Score: 1

    Interesting, after listening to a bit of your noise-loop, I realized automated YouTube audio tagging is like spam fighting was in its early days -- too many misses, either way.

    Filter too much out (false positives), customers screamed "you're blocking my mail";
    filter too loosely (false negatives) customers screamed "do something, I'm buried in spam".

    Not an easy line to navigate :-/

  17. Re:*yawn* on Inside Obama's Twitter Blitz On the Payroll Tax · · Score: 1

    um, you are very much confused by the wealth vs income distinction, eh?

  18. Re:Ally Bank on Fee Increase Attempt Inspires 'Dump Your Bank Day' · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many folks realize that Ally is owned by the Imperial Federal Government?

  19. Re:PC? on Spiderman's Politically Correct Replacement · · Score: 1

    Yeah, after I paid for the rebuild, 'tranny' was worse than a slur ...damn slippin' gearbox.

  20. Isn't the reading & writing.... on Minnesota School Issues iPad 2 To Every Student · · Score: 1

    The important lesson to be imparted is the student's increased sense of entitlement and acceptance of redistribution.

  21. Re:But it's a good idea... on US Open Government Sites To Close · · Score: 1, Interesting

    We're now spending 3 times as much on education, adjusted, as 25 years ago, yet the results are no better. Perhaps we should put more effort into insisting on quality outputs rather than increasing inputs -- tossing more money -- into the edu operation...

  22. Re:You're kidding, right? on Firefighters Let House Burn Because Owner Didn't Pay Fee · · Score: 1

    Somehow I doubt there is a homeowner policy in force...

  23. Re:When you have a machine from that era... on Installing Linux On Old Hardware? · · Score: 1

    Transplant the drive, install image on beefier hardware--I've used variations on this technique for years. Works great.

    I generally use a desktop box for the work. You need a small collection of laptop drive adapters (less than 20$ for a good selection). Then debootstrap a base image and customize from there; another route is to build your mini-image in a free partion and copy the completed custom install onto the 486's drive....

    The take-home is: pull the drive and build/image from a modern machine.

  24. Re:There is a very simple solution ...indeed on Running Old Desktops Headless? · · Score: 1

    If his intent is to 'just make it work', this is the way to go. I've built LTSP style rigs going back to the days of KDE 1.x and 486's/Pentiums; good initial set-up and ssh have served. Once the BIOS settings are solid, there is little reason to go mucking there again.

  25. Re:new to me on Soy-Based Toner Cartridges? · · Score: 1

    The 'plastic' is the carrier.. the stuff that sticks to the paper. The "fuser" melts the carrier onto the paper like an iron on transfer.