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  1. ignorant on The Science Behind Building a Space Gun · · Score: 2

    you turn in your geek card. in a multi-body system, such as the earth-moon one, there ARE trajectories to orbit from a "space gun"

  2. THRIVE????? on GM CIO Says HP Hiring Probe "Not the Best Use Our Legal System" · · Score: 1

    are you kidding 3Q worst earnings in company history, 4Q 2012 even worse.

    HP is going down

  3. 2001 on IBM's Watson Gets a Swear Filter After Learning the Urban Dictionary · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
    HAL: Fuck off and die, Dave

  4. HP continues its long slow auger into the ground on GM CIO Says HP Hiring Probe "Not the Best Use Our Legal System" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    overpriced products lagging behind and becoming less robust, workers leaving in droves, talent being driven off......only a matter of time. HP the has-been is circling the drain

  5. Re:2029 approach on Asteroid Apophis Just Got Bigger · · Score: 1

    I was speaking of "real probability" being that which will known in 2029: the 2036 impact will be at that time will be known to be 0 or 100%.

  6. Re:2029 approach on Asteroid Apophis Just Got Bigger · · Score: 1

    in this case I was referring to the detailed analysis that will be done in 2029, and based on results either go "OH CRAP!", or "PHEW"

  7. Re:WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THE MODERN WORLD? on Ruby On Rails SQL Injection Flaw Has Serious Real-Life Consequences · · Score: 1

    oh, because expensive proprietary frameworks (eg websphere or weblogic) or other open source ones (zend) never have such vulnerabilities?

    you're ignorant

  8. Re:Flies on Carrion Flies Used To Find New Species · · Score: 1

    more flies with carrion because checked baggage costs more

  9. Re:Bigfoot DNA? on Carrion Flies Used To Find New Species · · Score: 1

    the women are just too ashamed to admit to the multiple orgasms they got from the massive footlong bigfoot

  10. Ignorant Advice for the USA on Boston Declares Health Emergency Due To Massive Flu Outbreak · · Score: 2

    we can lose our jobs or be penalized for staying home. on the other hand, if we go to work we can infect the money grubbing scum and shitty co-workers who put us through hell monday through friday. fuck 'em.

  11. Re:what a surprise on Man Charged With HIPAA Violations For Video Taping Police · · Score: 1

    no, you have a misconception. over 80% of people become cops because they are on power trip, they have bad wiring in their heads.

    there's a reason we called them "pigs" back in the 60s and 70s.....

  12. Re:Them are smart fish you have there sir on Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies To Demonstrate Evolution's Trade-Offs · · Score: 1

    no trick to it really, they ask me to solve the captcha to post AC. they're so stupid, unmotivated and lazy.

  13. Re:2029 approach on Asteroid Apophis Just Got Bigger · · Score: 1, Insightful

    indeed, it's not until the 2029 pass whether we'll know if it will hit the earth or not in 2036. the current probabilities are nonsense and mean nothing. The real probability is either 0 or 100%.

  14. Re:Friend on Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies To Demonstrate Evolution's Trade-Offs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woah, this intelligent guppy posts on slashdot with an ID. The ones I bred only post AC

  15. Re:Yuppie guppies on Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies To Demonstrate Evolution's Trade-Offs · · Score: 1

    "we found the male subjects preferred to watch videos of mating while stroking their gonopodiums rather than engaging in intercourse or seeking female fish"

  16. Re:Knowing more than parents... on Ask Slashdot: Keeping Your Media Library Safe From Kids? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the percentage of "computer people" is very small and always was. your 11 year old would probably be excited and self-motivated by *something*, but maybe it's outside of what dual computer-geek parents would even consider. could be art or music or mechanical things or sports or debate......

  17. Re:Knowing more than parents... on Ask Slashdot: Keeping Your Media Library Safe From Kids? · · Score: 2

    if you started as a computer hobbyist when I did (early 70s), knowing assembly was a requirement. the good news is you can get instruction online for free (dozens of introductory tutorials out there for x86 or x86-64) and the tools are free. no barriers to entry.

  18. Re:Correct on embedded, see link... apk on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    it's a poor design, it will cause problems for applications such as mortgage or actuarial tables

  19. Re:LOL - it's IN MY LINK! on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    yes, that is 64 bit, the issue is in how mysql stores the data not OS

  20. Re:The first rule... on Scary Toothbrush Prompts Shutdown of World's Busiest Airport · · Score: 1

    "I beg your pardon, sir. that is NOT a dildo! it is merely a penis-shaped electric handle to my toothbrush. and of course, a remotely controlled flossing plug."

  21. Re:Correct on embedded, see link... apk on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I could supply link, or better yet let's make the proof this thread. See how timestamp beyond 2038-01-19 03:14:07 gets foobared.

    rubycodez@hyperion:~$ mysql -u root -p
    Enter password:
    Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
    Your MySQL connection id is 40
    Server version: 5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.04.3 (Ubuntu)

    Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

    Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
    affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
    owners.

    Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

    mysql> create database timedb;
    Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

    mysql> use timedb;
    Database changed
    mysql> create table tvalue(t timestamp);
    Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

    mysql> insert into tvalue values ('2012-12-21');
    Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

    mysql> insert into tvalue values ('2038-01-30');
    Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)

    mysql> select * from tvalue;

    | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 |
    | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |

    2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

    mysql>

  22. Re:one of these days on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    should be fine,internal dates are stored as YYYYMMDD including in PACE database. People still run Wang software virtualized on intel hardware from TransVirtual Systems http://www.transvirtualsystems.com/

  23. Re:Time. . . on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    never been to Tokyo or Kuala Lumpur or Tapei? some asian societies take the concept of workaholic to the next level....

  24. Re:2038 on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    the mainstream virtualization wares used at enterprise level already use 64 bit time

    some control and embedded system are more like to be troublesome, but the failures will be sporadic. stay out of your bomb shelter and laugh at the companies who lose

  25. Re:32-bit UNIX HAS A PROBLEM IN 2038++ on Adobe and Apple Didn't Unit Test For "Forward Date" Bugs. Do You? · · Score: 1

    don't forget mysql (regardless of platform) will also fail. I'd be even more worried about embedded systems than any silly pc or server.