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  1. Been there, done that on The Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950s (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    According to the Mayans, we've already had doomsday.

  2. Which one?

    I'm assuming that an American (USA) Football field is the one specified.

  3. I use Plasma (KDE) on Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying? · · Score: 1

    I use Plasma because I refuse to allow system.d on my computers. I use "Linux" to be in control not to be controlled. Gnome lost me at system.d. If things keep going the way they're going, I may switch to a BSD.

  4. Re:Time is more vast than space on Maybe There's No Life in Space Because We're Too Early · · Score: 1

    I'm having trouble following you. You keep speeding up and slowing down.

  5. Re: Gentoo Linux on One Year Later: Windows 10 Now Runs On Over 21% of All Desktops (winbeta.org) · · Score: 1

    However, if I'm ever forced to install systemd I'm switching to a BSD.

  6. Re: Proof Win 10 Sucks on One Year Later: Windows 10 Now Runs On Over 21% of All Desktops (winbeta.org) · · Score: 1

    There are a lot of GNU/Linux users that appreciate that help for keeping systemd off.

  7. I prefer to run all my PCs with an OS that is on a rolling upgrade.

  8. When has any country waited for permission to hack another? They aren't vampires. They're not waiting for an invitation from the man of the house to attempt to break in.

    I'm more worried about our own country hacking us. I'd be willing to bet that the NSA has at least 2 copies of all her emails.

  9. Free will would be disobeying the instructions and paying attention to only one side the entire time.

  10. Re: Good! on Millennials Set To Earn Less Than Generation X (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Those may be too small to see.

  11. Biology Major on Millennials Set To Earn Less Than Generation X (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Note to Millennials: a degree in Bio - Engineering may give you more return on investment than a Biology degree.

  12. There's an app for that.

  13. Re:median vs average on New Cars Are Too Expensive For The Typical Family, Says Study (gulfnews.com) · · Score: 1

    I completely overhauled the brakes on my '97 rodeo, front and back, for roughly $300. Of course, that was doing the work myself and I have to admit I didn't change out the discs (didn't want to take the hubs off again). I did change out the drums, calipers, brackets, pads, shoes, cylinders, fluid (pretty much everything else besides the hoses). I agree with a previous poster. My Rodeo is worth less than $1000, but spending more than it's worth for maintenance is still preferable to me than buying a new car and being stuck with a 6 year car payment of more than $300/month. My Rodeo is in better condition than most cars on used car lots that you'll find costing $4k or more. Do your own maintenance; drive a reliable car for less money and fewer surprises. I prefer true ownership.

  14. distros or linux on Linux Letting Go: 32-bit Builds On the Way Out (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    When is the kernel letting go?

  15. QWERTY even worse for them on France Says AZERTY Keyboards Fail French Typists (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I've worked for a French company for 16 years. On occasion, one of our co-workers will come to the US to train us in some new program they give us. One of them was trying to show me some feature I was asking him about. He was having a lot of fun finding keys on my faded keyboard. Apparently, de "D" is in a different place.

  16. If an engineer fudges something, you can believe it's at the direction of either upper management or project managers trying to please upper management. Engineers pride themselves on putting out correct data.

  17. Re: cameras for everyone! on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 1

    Triple redundancy of the flight controls and 88 parameter FDR would easily refute that.

  18. Re: Should be 2 each on Why the Final Moments Inside a Cockpit Are Heard But Not Seen · · Score: 1

    At least for U.S. commercial transport, there should be 2 each. Most likely one set in the nose and one set in the aft.

  19. Tachometers on Fake Engine Noise Is the Auto Industry's Dirty Little Secret · · Score: 1

    In the U.S. you'll find that most of the cars that don't have a tachometer are the standards. I guess they figure you only want a standard if you can't afford the automatic. The standards are the lower end cars that they leave the tach off to save money. My Isuzu Rodeo doesn't have one. I do, however, have a pretty loud 4-cylinder engine. I still manage to shift while ignoring the idiot light.

  20. Re:pfsense on Ask Slashdot: Migrating a Router From Linux To *BSD? · · Score: 1

    Install Gentoo without the Gnome profile or any profile with "systemd" in it. Don't install anything that pulls systemd in.

    I had to switch from Gnome to KDE. I tested Gnome3 and systemd. Hated them both. There are a lot of apps (or there were) that don't support the systemd init. Writing my own scripts is not something I care to do for systemd.

  21. Dump Dish on Dish Pulls Fox News, Fox Business Network As Talks Break Down · · Score: 1

    Fox and Me
    We both agree
    I moved from Dish
    To DirecTV

  22. Road blocks on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    Have the city install road blocks to make traffic take a longer route. Europe has already figured that one out. (Makes it very difficult for tourists to figure out how to get somewhere).

  23. Re:Gentoo BSD on Ask Slashdot: Workaday Software For BSD On the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    I tried that. I liked it less than Gentoo or FreeBSD on their own. It's not Gentoo, it's not FreeBSD. You can only do so much with it.

  24. Also a Gentoo user on Ask Slashdot: Workaday Software For BSD On the Desktop? · · Score: 1

    I'm also a Gentoo user and have been thinking the same things. I did try FreeBSD on one of my computers and I liked it to an extent, but I'm also a BOINC user and nVidia refuses to offer opencl support.

    So, I just switched to KDE to sidestep Gnome3/systemd. I don't like it as much as Gnome2, but systemd doesn't agree with me (tried it, too).

    If nVidia ever gets a clue and supports FBSD properly, I will definitely switch at least one computer to get more proficient at it while contemplating the switch two the two main desktops.

  25. nVidia - FreeBSD on Debian's Systemd Adoption Inspires Threat of Fork · · Score: 1

    If nVidia would wake up and support FreeBSD properly, I would probably be switching a few machines to it. I want opencl first, though.

    Until then, I'm sticking with Gentoo. It doesn't matter to me if it's too difficult for others to install. Works just fine on my desktops (and anything else I want to put it on).