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  1. Re:Strange experiment on Computer Servers 'Stranded' in Space (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    agree, they've been using store bought laptops up there since day one havent they?

  2. Re:A Raspberry Pi is more than a microcontroller on A Guy Made a Computer Mouse That is Also a Functional Laptop (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    no, but I have several raspis and they are very stable and since it says resource intensive apps I'm assuming it's probably a heat issue.

  3. A Raspberry Pi is more than a microcontroller on A Guy Made a Computer Mouse That is Also a Functional Laptop (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    I'm assuming there's a RP Zero in there and its a single board computer that runs linux. Strange that it crashes though, it might need a heatsink and some cooling vents.

  4. didnt scientist say SAD didnt exist? on Scientists Find a Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    pretty sure I read some news that said they did an analysis of yada yada and decided there was no such thing as seasonal affective disorder. googled it... https://www.scientificamerican...

  5. they can find some clues by... on 22-Year-Old Google Engineer Dies At His Work Terminal (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    checking his google search history for symptoms. ba-dump.

  6. Re:IT'S BULLSHIT on Google's $50 Titan Security Keys Are Now Available in the US (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    yes! exactly what I was thinking when I tried to set up a u2f on facebook. what the hell?

  7. a little googling and I found 'After his resignation, Elizondo joined To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, a for-profit company that raises money for UFO research and studies UFO sightings. Elizondo is listed as director of global security and special programs. The company officially launched in October.'

  8. Re:Replacements? on What Happened To Winamp? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not from the .ru, aimp is and I'm using aimp v4.

  9. Re:Replacements? on What Happened To Winamp? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I havent tried foobar in a decade at least. I'm using aimp at the moment but being from .ru I'm always worried its going to try and hack my election.

  10. Re:Missile defenses on The US And Australia Are Testing Hypersonic Missiles (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd say the front of a hypersonic missile is probably pushing the limits of thermal protection and a laser wont have much work to do to make it burn up

  11. yeah, its something that needs a solution for sure. I'd think the electronics waste problem is easier to solve than the nuclear waste problem.

  12. all the electronics surround the panels? if so, electronic waste like that has been a problem for some time now. and you cant fault solar for certain countrys that burn stuff to get the copper wire.

  13. the way I did it... on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Make Novice Programmers More Professional? · · Score: 1

    make them work on code they wrote a year ago.

  14. Re:And, I might start buying more from them again. on Amazon Quietly Lowered Its Free Shipping Minimum to $35 (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    I stopped buying from them also, I imagine a lot of people did and thus the change back

  15. caffeine makes you pee sooo... on Caffeine May Counter Age-Related Inflammation, Says Study (stanford.edu) · · Score: 1

    that's probably how its clearing your body of breakdown products. mystery solved.

  16. Re:I've had the same computer since 1993 on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    it was kind of a joke, kind of a hmmm... makes you think. when you upgrade a part every 6 months its still the same computer... or is it?

  17. Re:I've had the same computer since 1993 on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I had an AT power supply back then.

  18. Re:I've had the same computer since 1993 on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    no, I've changed cases a couple times too.

  19. I've had the same computer since 1993 on That Awkward Moment When 'Apple Mocked Good Hardware and Poor People' (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I've replaced every part in it many times though.

  20. Re:The Nazis Could Have Won on Chemical Evidence Shows the Nazis Weren't At All Close To Having the Bomb · · Score: 1

    I seem to recall the US fighting a war on 2 fronts and winning. Or did I slip into an alternate universe?!!

  21. Atari 2600s on Ask Slashdot: How Would You Introduce Kids In Rural India To Computers? · · Score: 1

    worked for me!

  22. when no one is visiting their sites... on The Agonizingly Slow Decline of Adobe's Flash Player · · Score: 2

    when no one is visiting their sites they might decide its a good time to upgrade.

  23. Every sunday... on How Ready Is IPv6 To Succeed IPv4? · · Score: 1

    google, facebook, twitter, etc will only accept ipv6 connections. then we'll see some people getting interested in making their ISP's provide ipv6 ability. as far as joe shmoe is concerned everything is just fine so nothing is going to change.

  24. Pipes was actually useful on Yahoo Killing Maps, Pipes & More · · Score: 3, Interesting

    its like companies want RSS to die or something.

  25. Re:Surface area to volume on Researchers Discover Breakthrough Drug Delivery Method By Changing Shape of Pill · · Score: 2

    even rockets use this tech! changing the shape of solid rocket boosters inner surface changes the rate of burn.