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  1. Re:"A software" on Google Tests A Software That Judges Hollywood's Portrayal of Women · · Score: 1

    It doesn't matter how long ago it was -- "a software" is now, and has always been, really bad grammar. It like saying back in the 90s you saw a story about a mass transit.

  2. Re:CSV Files as Program I/O on Ask Slashdot: What Are Some Bad Programming Ideas That Work? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Much better than .XLS files as Program I/O.

  3. I rather come down with the other Mumps than maintain that!

  4. Oh, so that's where python got that!

  5. We have some VB6 apps and they are quickly becoming impossible to maintain since the development environment is no longer supported and getting it to run on modern hardware with modern OSes, especially in virtual machines, is becoming difficult. VB.net however is still very much alive and very usable.

  6. (However(That(Would)))(Reduce(The(readability(And(Maintainability)))))(Of(the(System)))

  7. Re:Removing age barrier would solve the problem on Immigration Attorneys: Industry Pushes Foreign Labor, Claiming 'US Students Can't Hack It In Tech' (breitbart.com) · · Score: 1

    None of this is new -- "cloud stuff", VMs, networking and unix were all around over 40 years ago (the "cloud stuff" was called timesharing). Networking has not really changed that much in the past 40 years either, it's still mostly TCP/IP. Also, the Networking involved in CCNA and/or CCNP are all low level operational stuff (routing) and not relevant to programming, which is mostly what is referred to when talking about STEM..

  8. Re:Really, this happens in America? How?? on Verizon Begins Charging a Fee Just to Use an Older Router (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    The answer is mostly b, but also c & d. Most places in the USA have only 1 viable option for broadband so your choice is either to pay the exorbitant fees or not have internet.

  9. Blocking JavaScript is OK if you are browsing geocities sites using your dial-up modem.

    However, if you want to use any modern website, you need JavaScript as JavaScript is the *only* way to have anything other than a simple HTML only static website.

  10. Blocking JavaScript is OK if you are browsing geocities sites using your dial-up modem. However, if you want to use any modern website, you need JavaScript as JavaScript is the *only* way to have anything other than a simple HTML only static website.

  11. Re:So far, I don't on Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Switch Programming Languages? · · Score: 1

    I've been using C/C++ for over 30 years, Java for 15, assembler for way more than 30, BASIC, PERL, SQL, etc... Fortunately I have not had to do COBOL, PL/1 or JCL in quite some time (though PL/1 is not bad).

  12. Re:If no one goes to jail, it means nothing... on Volkswagen Agrees To Record $14.7B Settlement Over Emissions Cheating (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    All of the engineering for VW happens in Germany and the US Justice Department has no jurisdiction there which will complicate them putting someone in jail.

    Also, apparently it must be OK if cars kill people as no one has demanded that someone from GM, Ford, Takata or other companies that cause fatalities be put in jail. But if you screw up emissions and the executive management is clueless (which most executive management is about the details of most companies) - send them straight to jail!

    Yes, CEOs and other executive managers should be completely aware of what is going on in the company they manage. However, I have never seen that at any of the large "Fortune 500" companies that I have had experience with (which is quite a few -- especially automotive)./p?

  13. Re:Get Use To It on IT Employees At EmblemHealth Fight To Save Jobs (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The H1-B reform that is heavily campaigned for refers to increasing the H1-B cap and loosening restrictions, which will make this even more "the norm" than it currently is.

  14. He thinks everyone should get Liberal Arts degrees on Jason Bradbury Believes Coding Lessons In Schools Are a Waste of Time (trustedreviews.com) · · Score: 1

    I'll have to stop by the McDonalds ask ask the people there how their liberal arts degree is working out for them.

  15. Re:Suzie can vote. Suzie can get a pitchfork. on Fast-Food CEO Invests In Machines Because Regulation Makes Them Cheaper Than Employees (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    This is why basic income is inevitable.

    Basic income is not inevitable. If the teabaggers get their way, the unemployed poverty stricken people will be ignored and thus "reduce the surplus population".

  16. Re:business as usual on Reports Coming In Of Mass IBM Layoffs Underway In The US (ieee.org) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    IBM will most likely not replace 1/3 of the workforce with H1Bs. They will probably move most of the positions to India, Brazil, Hungary, where-ever so there would be no need to H1B for all positions, just a few H1Bs to "coordinate" with the off-shore team.

  17. Re:Do you people really not know? Disgraceful on Japanese Court Demands 'Right To Be Forgotten' For Sex Offender (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    The answer to that is that Jorge should not be released.

    However "sex offender" registries are not lists of pedophiles or predators, though they do have pedophiles or predators in them. It is a list of people convicted of "sex crimes" which might, or might not, involve children. It also includes kids who are sexting each other, parents who take photos of their kids in the bathtub or some state of undress (this used to be a common thing back in the day) and even people that had to take a piss so bad someplace where there wasn't a bathroom, so they went in the bushes and got caught.

    The problem with sex offender registries is that Morons, such as yourself, assume everyone on it is Jorge

  18. Just an extreme example for argument's sake. If the crime is so heinous. either put the offender to death or keep him in jail for life. Don't release him and expect him to be unemployable and not allowed to live anywhere (or to even exist).

  19. This is the point I was going for! Also, if the offender really is a danger to society, he should not be released back into society to find other Victims. However if is not a danger to society, he should not be "punished" for the rest of his life with no change of employment or not being legally allowed to exist (which is the result of laws that prevent "sex offenders" from living pretty much anywhere)

  20. No, Yes. But that is just stating the obvious.

  21. Re:The kryptonite of slashdot groupthink on Laid-Off Disney IT Workers Decry Offshoring At Trump Rally (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Are you sure about that? Have you checked your 401k lately ;P

  22. So you must think that all "child prostitution and pornography crimes" should be capital crimes with a mandatory death penalty?

  23. How did you arrive at who this guy was from the "unnamed man" mentioned in the articles?

  24. Actually, the bus was on the left.

  25. Re:Linux, AIX & BSD on Linux's Open Mainframe Project Announces Areas of Focus (sdtimes.com) · · Score: 1

    The current mainframe operating system, z/OS, is a combination of AIX and MVS so it can run traditional mainframe programs alongside unix programs in the same OS.