Slashdot Mirror


User: PPH

PPH's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
16,789
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 16,789

  1. Re:Software industry has completely failed... on It's Time To Revive Hypercard · · Score: 1

    I wanted to simple do something cute like "Happy Birthday"

    #!/bin/bash
    echo "Happy Birthday"

    You can thank me later.

  2. Re:Get the Best of Both Worlds on Virginia Court: LEOs Can Force You To Provide Fingerprint To Unlock Your Phone · · Score: 1

    Which finger?

    How many failed swipe attempts will cause the phone to fall back to a passcode (protected by law)? How do they know you are swiping the correct finger?

  3. Its going to make 2015 ... on Ask Slashdot: Can You Say Something Nice About Systemd? · · Score: 2

    ... the year of BSD on the desktop!

  4. Re:Techniacl details of the dummies on New Crash Test Dummies Reflect Rising American Bodyweight · · Score: 2

    model 12707: Mary Lou: Mary Lou stands 5'-2" and weights 95 pounds. Limbs are articulated to allow feet to be placed on the dashboard or out the window in the front passenger seat. Meant to test limb injury or loss due to air bag deployment or rollover.

  5. Re:Yes it is a peering problem ... on First Detailed Data Analysis Shows Exactly How Comcast Jammed Netflix · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When one peer is pushing a lot more traffic onto the other network,

    Simple fix: A Netflix client that echos the content back to the source server.

    Problem fixed.

  6. Copy Them on Labor Department To Destroy H-1B Records · · Score: 3, Insightful

    These are public records (according to TFA). Some research organization (university) can make periodic requests for the data, put it on line and store it indefinitely. They (or some third parties) could even create a few reports, to give the public an idea of which companies are making H-1B visa requests.

  7. Re:How could they mess this up??! on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 1

    Are we certain it wasn't the Dunning-Kruger school of business?

  8. Re:Wasn't aborted by the RSO either on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 3, Funny

    That dog died 40 years ago somewhere in Siberia.

  9. Re:Wasn't aborted by the RSO either on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 1

    would either of the components that you mentioned be a part of that old assembly?

    Possibly yes. It depends on how much they 'refurbished'.

  10. Re:Wasn't aborted by the RSO either on Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch · · Score: 4, Informative

    intact

    Not quite. There appears to have been a failure/explosion in the vicinity of the engines. Either a combustion chamber or turbopump failure from the looks of it. From that point on, the whole thing just 'sat back down' (tanks intact).

    Good video of it on 4chan /pol/ and here.

  11. I thought ... on We Are All Confident Idiots · · Score: 2

    ... Dunning-Kruger was the name of the business school our CEO got his degree from.

  12. A couple of points on Ken Ham's Ark Torpedoed With Charges of Religious Discrimination · · Score: 1

    Nye said he was "heartbroken and sickened for the Commonwealth of Kentucky"

    Duh. Bill. What did you think this was about? An actual debate?

    It was a motivational stunt to get the true believers to open their wallet to fund something like this.

    "voters and taxpayers in Kentucky will eventually see that this is not in their best interest."

    Don't count on it.

    That caused the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet to halt its issuance of tax incentives for the ark park.

    The bureaucrats, having an actual mission to accomplish have their feet at least partway on the ground. Not so the voters. I predict that withdrawl of these tax breaks will be made a serious issue come election time.

    That said, let them have their amusement part. Who cares? We've got Disney World.

  13. Definition of Unlimited on FTC Sues AT&T For Throttling 'Unlimited' Data Plan Customers Up To 90% · · Score: 1

    Use as much as you want. For a fixed price. For the rest of your life.

    Capiche? <soundtrack>Godfather</soundtrack>

  14. Re:I wish I'd thought of that on Car Thieves and Insurers Vote On Keyless Car Security · · Score: 1

    Cops get mad if they can't give you a parking ticket

    They run the plate and get the vehicle description. If it matches, odds are its not stolen or switched plates. If it doesn't match, they boot it or tow it.

    Too many cars don't have visible VINs. My truck has a vertical windshield and no dashboard. So no place to put the VIN tag there. Its on the door jamb (open the drivers door to read). And too many people throw crap up on the dashboard for cops to rely on the VIN beng visible. Take a look at most contractors' trucks.

  15. Re:I wish I'd thought of that on Car Thieves and Insurers Vote On Keyless Car Security · · Score: 1

    In which jurisdiction is this? What is the actual law cited?

  16. Hey Ballmer ... on "Dance Your Ph.D." Finalists Announced · · Score: 1

    ... sit down!

  17. I predict ... on The Airplane of the Future May Not Have Windows · · Score: 1

    ... that pilots will be unhappy about this.

  18. Re:I wish I'd thought of that on Car Thieves and Insurers Vote On Keyless Car Security · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So, just read the VIN off your neighbor's car,

    Keep your VIN number covered up.

    I have a neatly printed and laminated card that says "Bait Car #6" over mine.

  19. Re:AI as our only defense against AI on Elon Musk Warns Against Unleashing Artificial Intelligence "Demon" · · Score: 1

    If you want to protect yourself against the dangers of AI, setup some AI that you *know* will protect you, because it is designed as such.

    We already have that. Its called the nanny state. Doesn't matter if it's implemented on silicon or in the hive mind of a million bureucrats.

  20. Creationists? on Creationism Conference at Michigan State University Stirs Unease · · Score: 2

    I thought they were all about 3D printing cute plastic toys and stuff.

  21. Re: Really? on Here's Why Apple Rejected Your iOS App · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just don't invest in an app that becomes successful and attracts Apple's attention and you'll be fine. Silly whiners - how hard is it being Apple's bitch?

    FTFY

  22. This way they at least get some money and avoid a decade of legal battles to get it.

    Or, they could just take it and then have the taxpayer go to court to get it back. Why should sports team owners be treated differently from the rest of the taxpayers?

  23. Re:Thank Scalia on Law Lets IRS Seize Accounts On Suspicion, No Crime Required · · Score: 1

    The money is being punished and so the Constitution does not apply.

    Right. Here is an example of a complaint, filed against $13,630 of US currency. Note how they refer to the "Defendant Currency" in this document.

    I wonder if I could file a civil forfeiture complaint against the holdings of Boeing or Lockheed as "used or intended to be used for the purchase of political favors".

  24. Re:Extracts from the Notebook on Century Old Antarctic Expedition Notebook Found Underneath Ice · · Score: 1

    Dear Sir,

    I am glad to hear that your studio audience disapproves of the last skit as strongly as I. As a naval officer I abhor the implication that the Royal Navy is a haven for cannibalism. It is well known that we have the problem relatively under control, and that it is the RAF who now suffer the largest casualties in this area. And what do you think the Argylls ate in Aden. Arabs?

    Yours etc. Captain B.J. Smethwick in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic.

  25. Re:Skydiving lesson on Computer Scientist Parachutes From 135,908 Feet, Breaking Record · · Score: 1

    I doubt it. I think this joke dates back to WWII.