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  1. Re:So, when you are stopped ... on Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform · · Score: 1

    To make a point. That is: Cops have played dumb or corrupt for so many years that their judgment and testimony are no longer given respect in a court of law. They are just the 'muscle' in the judicial system. You address your remarks to th people that really matter.

  2. So, when you are stopped ... on Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... look directly into the camera. Address your remarks to "ladies and gentlemen of the jury", "your honor" or whatever is appropriate. Refer to the officer in the third person.

  3. Re:Almost no point in them on Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform · · Score: 2

    That demonstrates premeditation in whatever follows.

  4. Re:Fuck backwards compatability on Vastly Improved Raspberry Pi Performance With Wayland · · Score: 1

    CATIA over X11. About 20 years ago. No problems.

    We could 'walk through' a solid 3D model of an aircraft section without problems. Until some 'smart' people decided to make the reference implementation for NT. That slowed it down considerably. It may never have recovered.

  5. Google for kiddie porn? on In UK, Search Engines Urged To Block More Online Porn Sites · · Score: 1

    I doubt it. The speed with which Google will deliver CP to some pedo is matched by the speed with which law enforcement will find it.

    Most CP is hidden from easy access by the general public as a matter of self preservation. Sites are passed around by word of mouth in forums where one has to establish some level of trust before being admitted to the 'good stuff'. Like post some before we show you ours.

  6. Re:Domes on OK City Data Center Built To Withstand Winds Up To 310 MPH, Says Contractor · · Score: 3, Funny

    so long as you're paying the enormous demolition bill.

    I think that's free in Oklahoma.

  7. TFA on Too Many Smart People Chasing Too Many Dumb Ideas? · · Score: 1

    Lets look at two examples put forth by TFA: An app that provides restaurant recommendations based on your blood type. The Department of Veteransâ(TM) Affairs processes 97% of its claims by hand, stacking them in heaps on tables and in cabinets.

    The first one is virgin territory, in development terms. Sure, it might be silly. But if it pays off (think Angry Birds) its all yours.

    The second one is already someone's turf. Sure, I could go in with a team and clean up the VA. Or the IRS, FBI, whatever. But government contracting has already been staked out by the big players. And you don't operate in their town without giving them a piece of the action, see?

    You want my help solving your big problems? Fine. But I'm going to need protection. When the big boys come to interfere and make threats, shoot them. No trial. Just like an errant US citizen in Yemen. Bang. Right between the eyes.

  8. Re:Here's one person who doesn't support them on Google Maps Used To Find Tax Cheats · · Score: 1
  9. But ... on Avatars Help Schizophrenics Gain Control of Voices In Their Heads · · Score: 1

    ... my avatar is Jack Nicholson carrying a fire axe.

  10. Fantastic! on 4K Computer Monitors Are Coming (But Still Pricey) · · Score: 1

    This means the price on all those 'outdated' 1080p TV sets will drop through the floor. Now I can get rid of my old Sony Trinitron.

  11. Re:schizophrenics aren't violent on Avatars Help Schizophrenics Gain Control of Voices In Their Heads · · Score: 1

    People almost always hear the word "schizophrenia" mentioned when they hear of violence.

    I can't help what the voices say.

  12. Sir on U.S. Authorizes Sales of American Communication Tech To Iran · · Score: 1

    That order of back doors has arrived.

  13. Fascinating on Seeing Atomic Bonds Before and After Reactions · · Score: 2

    Extend this technology to 3D and it will have some interesting uses for things like protein folding.

  14. Just remeber the phrase ... on UN Debates Rules Surrounding Killer Robots · · Score: 1

    ... "Klaatu barada nikto".

  15. Re:Yeah about that.. on UN Debates Rules Surrounding Killer Robots · · Score: 1

    I'd rather have rules cataloging permitted situations than (the present situation) where we have to think of every condition that we'd like to prohibit.

  16. Bathroom surveillance on Hospital Resorts To Cameras To Ensure Employees Wash Hands · · Score: 1

    So, it has come to this.

  17. Re:Fuck backwards compatability on Vastly Improved Raspberry Pi Performance With Wayland · · Score: 1

    I suppose CAD isn't real work either, right?

    OK, lets go with CAD. Back 20 years ago, we had CAD systems on X11 terminals with remote clients. By remote, I mean 30 miles between the data center and the engineering desktops. And we could have multiple users working on a single CAD model concurrently. And rendering was fast enough that we could walk through a model (not just wire frame, but rendered surfaces) at useful speeds.

    Back then, it wasn't the gamers that screamed and pulled the whole thing down. It was Microsoft. They didn't have a piece of that pie, remote clients and a networked display model not being in their architecture. The pissing and moaning back then sounded a lot like what is going on now, for different reasons. Oh, yeah, and Microsoft's lap dog, Autodesk.

    CAD system development has been driven by the same licensing fee per seat/display agenda that doesn't want that to propagate to other areas of computing.

  18. Re:Fuck backwards compatability on Vastly Improved Raspberry Pi Performance With Wayland · · Score: 1

    and popping another app on top of a full screen game is not very important.

    Really? Can you speak for all users?

  19. Vampire Q&A on Neil Gaiman, Amber Benson and the Blood Kiss Crew Answer Your Questions · · Score: 2

    Slashdot is now a teen chat board?

  20. All I could think of ... on Dao, a New Programming Language Supporting Advanced Features With Small Runtime · · Score: 1

    ... is a programming language named D'oh!

  21. Re:you had me at... on Dao, a New Programming Language Supporting Advanced Features With Small Runtime · · Score: 1

    Well, this will kill him.

    If everyone misspelling his name hasn't done so already.

  22. Re:People Eating Tasty Animals on PETA Wants To Sue Anonymous HuffPo Commenters · · Score: 1

    Also known as 'long pig'.

  23. Next thing ... on PETA Wants To Sue Anonymous HuffPo Commenters · · Score: 1

    ... PETA is going to try and stop me from spanking my monkey or choking my chicken.

  24. Re:Fuck backwards compatability on Vastly Improved Raspberry Pi Performance With Wayland · · Score: 0

    I smell a gamer.

    Not that there's anything wrong with a gaming platform. But if platforms are being driven single-mindedly toward an architecture optimized for one class of app. I say: Go get your own platform (an Xbox). Desktop means we may need to minimize your precious full screen game. Maybe open another app on top of it. Maybe even a client from a remote system. So, if we have to strip everything out to satisfy your performance requirements, forget it.

    If Wayland can manage multiple client windows and handle remote X clients, then maybe its worth a shot. We'll see.

  25. Re:Dates? on Computer Network Piecing Together a Jigsaw of Ancient Jewish Lore · · Score: 1

    Using Slashdot?

    I'm sure some AC complained about it being out of date then as well.