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  1. Re:Edit Address Line Is Not Hacking on 19-Year-Old Archivist Charged For Downloading Freedom-of-Information Releases (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    Then, you decide you're curious to read what's on the other pages.

    This is why page tables don't work on the honour system.

  2. Re:I'll bet the ant employers don't whine. . . on Tracking Whole Colonies Shows Ants Make Career Moves · · Score: 3, Funny

    Unfortunately, ant colonies are rife with nepotism. Also, instead of centralising their information, they appear to work entirely upon hearsay and rumour. Basically, if you do find yourself a position in an ant colony, don't expect to enjoy it.

  3. Re:How long before Sega asks for it back? on Former Sega Employee Reveals Sega Pluto Prototype Console · · Score: 1

    The console is called the Sega Pluto, and apparently only two prototype units were ever made. The one you see in the gallery above is owned by a former Sega of America employee who somehow ended up with it on his desk at Sega. When he got laid off the Pluto was placed in a box and taken home.

    "You wasted how much on this boondoggle? I want you AND your pet project OUT OF HERE!"

  4. Re:C11???? on A New C Standard Is On the Way · · Score: 5, Funny

    The worst part was the C4 standard was prepared with SemTeX.

  5. Re:Such a waste on Navy To Auction Stealth Ship · · Score: 2

    ...it even comes with the dock.

    For Sale: S.S. Borealis

    Part of failed experiment; we guarantee it will be hard to find.

    P.S. Buyer is required to return vessel to US territory for...disposal.

  6. Re:I hope it isn't labeled on First Full Observable-Universe Simulation · · Score: 1

    It's all right, they used éclair instead of fairy cake.

  7. Re:Has someone asked it... on First Full Observable-Universe Simulation · · Score: 3

    I hear that Maxwell's got someone on it.

  8. Re:It's not just ebooks on Are Programmers Ruining the Design of eBooks? · · Score: 1

    Plauger's spectrum: the range of feature necessity with regard to the C++11 specification.

  9. Space on Undersea Neutrino Observatory To Be Second-Largest Human Structure · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the scale of human constructions, it will be second only to the Great Wall of China.

    ...and the largest one not visible from space...except if you're a neutrino, presumably.

  10. Re:The Internet is based on C on The IOCCC Competition Is Back · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Without C code there would literally be no Internet.

    Because obviously only C is Turing-complete.

    Before I stir up any vitriol, I'm just kidding. I think C is under appreciated precisely because is provides only a thin abstraction that (hopefully) maps well to the target architecture, but otherwise stays out of the way. That is to say, when all you have is a hammer, you can easily shoot yourself in the foot.

  11. More information on Canary Islands Eruption Could Create New Land · · Score: 2

    Data Update 13/11 – 12:20 UTC : - Joke reports ups and downs. NO jacuzzi, but a brownish stain coming up now and then. NO magmatic material (at least not visible) in the stain area. - The stain coloring cannot be seen on the webcam. Joke stands 150 meter above the sea level and has a better view over the sea.

    Data Update 13/11 – 12:15 UTC : Webcam live again (eruption camera not stable – wind instability or technicians working on it)

    Data Update 13/11 – 10:38 UTC : - Joke has arrived at the Naos viewpoint and reports that a new stain is forming approx. or on the location of the former jacuzzi. The new stain is brownish at the inside , green at the ourskirts and a layer of foam at the edge. - she also says that people currently in La Restinga are reporting a strong gas smell

    Data Update 13/11 – 10:27 UTC : - 10 (volcanic) earthquakes since midnight. The strongest one being a 2.7 magnitude earthquake. - The depth varying from 18 to 23 km (only -10 km depth would be a very important new event) - GPS deformation (the change of the surface because of the pressure of the magma) is relatively unchanged, which is one of the indications (in combination with harmonic tremor) that the eruption i probably still going on.

    Source

    Incidentally, what are the chances they'll just end up with an atoll? Would this land rush be damp squib?

  12. Re:Death of the desktop means cheaper desktops! on Build the 2006 Prototype $25 PC · · Score: 1

    [N]ow that the popularity of desktops is waning

    I'm genuinely curious, is there significant evidence of this (i.e. that I might look over), or is this somewhat like with the ever-prolonged death of PC gaming I keep hearing about?

  13. Abandoned Shells? on 3D Printers To Save Hermit Crabs · · Score: 1

    man-made shell shortage (they inhabit abandoned shells)

    Well, that explains where my Thompson shell went...

  14. Re:KISS on Ask Slashdot: What To Tell High-Schoolers About Computer Science? · · Score: 1

    I'm aware of the distinction. You might note that I listed both, but did not conflate them as you suggest. As an aside, a general knowledge of Material Science is of little use if your Metallurgy knowledge is limited, or non-existent.

    My advice was meant to imply that practical skills should be backed up by relevant theoretical knowledge, as the complement is stronger than either alone.

  15. Decide what you want them to take away from the session:
    • What is Computer Science?
    • Why might someone want to pursue Computer Science?
    • What is a typical career in IT-related fields like?
    • What are your motivations and experiences?

    You could also describe a (typical?) high-level problem and work through the basic steps you would use to solve it.
    Keep it brief, as initial interest in the area is not a given.

  16. Re:Lots of interesting angles on Leonardo DiCaprio To Play Alan Turing? · · Score: 1

    "Isn't is Socratic?"

    That was an Alanis Morissette song wasn't it?

  17. Web 2.0 on Gate One 0.9 Released, Brings SSH To the Web · · Score: 2

    So I can use HTML5 to SSH into my Linux on Javascript server, so I can play a game of TF2 with WebGL?

    Now if only I could surf the web...

  18. Re:320 miles on Tesla Model S: 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds · · Score: 1

    A cattle catcher?

  19. Indeed on Essential Open Source Tools For Windows Admins · · Score: 1

    "Essential open source Windows admin tool No. 15: VirtualBox" -- TFA

  20. Re:politics a vital part of the mission? on Israel To Join CERN As First Non-European Member · · Score: 1

    Engineering is to Science, as Science is to Art.

    In other words, it's a matter of how conclusively argued wrong your perspective is.

    ...and yes, I'm being facetious.

  21. Re:Catastrophic incompetence on Security Researchers Crack APCO P25 Encryption · · Score: 1

    Based on the article, it seems the system is often restricted to a small common subset of security/authentication due to needing to maintain interoperability with legacy elements (e.g. DES-OFB encryption must be available where used, but others are optional).

    In other words, they (may not be able to) keep a secret because the other stuff doesn't understand HOW to.

    As to how effective their security would be otherwise, I couldn't say, although apparently authentication is a major problem that would need attention.

  22. Re:Halting Problem on Escaping Infinite Loops · · Score: 1

    Actual computers are not Turing machines: because they have finite memory...

    Could encountering OOM errors, combined with some (perhaps non-deterministic) memory reclamation lead to problems with enumerating all of the states?

  23. Some loops are less infinite than others... on Escaping Infinite Loops · · Score: 1

    You are in a maze of twisty little branches. All alike.

    >_

  24. 0% Complete on Time Warner Confirms Split With AOL · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...AOL as an exclusive media outlet for movies...

    Over dial-up, I think it would have been cheaper to GO to Hollywood (plus it might be finished downloading when you return)!

  25. VMware on Microsoft Providing Virtual Server Free · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This will enable use by all developers, software vendors and projects and includes open licensing compatible with those operating under open source licenses such as the GPL.

    Just how compatible must the license be be (I imagine a BSD type is pushing it)? Also, do they mean GPL 2 or 3?