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  1. That'll be why there's so much video footage of women working in factories in Germany during the early 40s.

    They broadcast it to encourage more women to work in the factories. They demanded children work in the factories for a day a month, more during the holidays. They imported female (and male) labour from the captured territories.

    German war production had challenges but a lack of women in the workforce was not one of them.

  2. When they're drinking $3 cups of coffee that I couldn't afford at their age then complaining that they're financially worse off than their parents, yeah, I'm thinking they're entitled.

    The only reason I'm not financially worse off than my parents is because they were so fucking poor. If I had a child they might be financially worse off than me but they'd still have seriously more options and wealth opportunities than their grandparents.

  3. Linus Torwalds would be a abysmally shitty dancer (I presume) but he's one of the best Programmers in the world. That's also due to his mental composition.

    Depends on the type of dancing. Partner dancing is a bit like programming, you're using a very simple syntax to put together complex constructs that obey defined rules.

    In programming you can then redefine the rules on the fly, if you're good enough. In dancing you do exactly the same, and use feedback from the compiler (i.e. your follower) to debug and make adjustments.

    Dancing is actually easier; it's transient in nature, so you never have to go back and fix the bugs. It's also more varied; the underlying architecture changes each dance - new partner, different music.

    Beginner dancers will use the simple languages. Easy high level complete moves, in time to the main beat of the music. Once you're more experienced you can go lower level, or drop right to the registers; leading a complex interaction by curving a single finger is extremely rewarding. You also get to exploit more of the musical hardware, dancing to the melody of the lyrics, or one specific instrument, or the actual words themselves.

    But you're still using that simple underlying syntax, creating fluid dynamic complex beauty using basic constructs engineered into a greater whole. So I reckon Linus is probably a bloody great dancer.

  4. Re:Well that's just depressing on Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, it's far higher quality than the view your eyes can get from the tail fin at 40,000 feet on most flights.

  5. Re:What about real ones for safety needs? on Emirates Planes Could Be Going Windowless (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    https://www.urbandictionary.co...

    What? You don't recognise de facto standards that are in common usage? Doesn't mean they're not standards.

  6. Re:Lying to FBI: one reason you Never Talk to Poli on US Piles New Charges on Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Tell me where it says they're not. Since you've read it, that'll be quicker.

  7. Re: Two problems here on YouTube Can Be Liable For Copyright Infringing Videos, Court Rules (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    some actually have a 0.0 rule

    Indeed, so 3-4 pints of 1% abv and you're well outside error range, over the limit and fucked.

  8. Re: Two problems here on YouTube Can Be Liable For Copyright Infringing Videos, Court Rules (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Ignore parent post if you're planning to drive in Europe. The drink drive laws definitely care about 1-2% alcohol in your drinks.

  9. Good. I'm happy that Steam is focussing on connecting game developers with people that want to play their games, but it'll be nice if they stop thinking I want to play JRPGs designed for 12 year olds.

    It's maybe my own fault, I'll play anything once..

  10. Auschwitz Camp Management. Can you keep up with the increasing volumes of new inmates, find the space for them all to sleep, keep them fed and healthy and still manage your costs, all while preventing escape, meeting production targets and furthering the strategic objectives of the Führer.

    I mean, realistic sims are big in Germany these days.

  11. Don't even make her a prostitute. Just let the game offer that as a career path for young fit healthy attractive women, with the alternatives being a trophy wife for a rich sportsman or a hard slog trying to climb the corporate ladder.

    Let the gamers choose which route they prefer :)

  12. Re:Fine, just make sure kids aren't buying this cr on Valve Will Stop Removing Controversial Games on Steam Unless They Are 'Illegal or Straight up Trolling' (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    does not have a steam library full of games that are âoesupposed to be over 18â, because Steam does not currently allow AO (adults only) rated games. Further, the ESRB rating is not legally enforceable

    You'll be telling me pegi18 doesn't exist next. Legally enforceable is pretty irrelevant to his argument, "supposed to be over 18" doesn't infer legal enforcement of that constraint.

  13. Re:Fine, just make sure kids aren't buying this cr on Valve Will Stop Removing Controversial Games on Steam Unless They Are 'Illegal or Straight up Trolling' (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Consider that many of those deaths due to deer are because the human involved was doing something wrong

    As opposed to the deaths in school shootings?

    That's a fucking weird measure to choose to use as a comparison.

  14. Re:Can’t sweep heat under the rug. on Microsoft Sinks Data Centre Off Orkney To Test Energy Efficiency (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I need to dispel 10 million BTUs. Do I:
    1 - let the sea absorb it
    2 - create 200 million BTUs in wasted frictional energy to provide the cooling needed to dispel it

    Forget the pollution, the greenhouse effects; the efficiency savings alone make this a more sensible idea.

  15. None at all for this one.

    It's about as dark site as you'll get. Run until it's broken, then recycle the whole data centre.

  16. Re:Watercooling on Microsoft Sinks Data Centre Off Orkney To Test Energy Efficiency (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    You must be American. Somalia is a 9000km boat ride from Orkney, assuming they use the Suez canal and don't get arrested or sunk on the way.

    I'm thinking there are easier ways for them to earn a living.

    Shit fuel costs and canal fees will be higher than the value of whatever they dredge up.

  17. Re:Use your real name, not a handle on Company Takes Over Well-Known OSS Developer's Name Because the Domain Was Free · · Score: 1

    the handle I've selected for myself does have significance to me and is related to my own personal events

    Oooh, can we guess?

    I'm going with "You were the captain of a freighter full of Irn-Bru that got caught on rocks near the Isles of Scilly and caused an ecological disaster."

  18. Re:Use your real name, not a handle on Company Takes Over Well-Known OSS Developer's Name Because the Domain Was Free · · Score: 1

    Why not? It's your pseudonym, so it's still you.

  19. Re: Use your real name, not a handle on Company Takes Over Well-Known OSS Developer's Name Because the Domain Was Free · · Score: 1

    If you're a heterosexual man and/or dislike sucking cocks then sucking them is indeed a bad thing. So no, no homophobia at all.

    Anyway, he was referencing an all time bash.org favourite.
    http://bash.org/?5775

  20. Although in this case wider dissemination of digital media previously thought lost forever is a great way to prevent anybody torching it forever in the future.

  21. The .com and .org are both available though.

    Could be tricky though arguing in court that the primary purpose of the site is the sharing of Linux distributions.

  22. Re:Peanuts compared other car makers on Tesla Faces Accelerating Rate of Model 3 Refunds (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Ouch. That makes these refunds hurt that little bit more.

    the life blood is consistently positive operating cash flow, if that's not robust then you might as well turn the lights out

    Essential to any business. It's not the debt, the profit, even the revenue. It's the ability to meet all your commitments without needing to borrow more money.

  23. Re:I waited, and now have my model 3 on Tesla Faces Accelerating Rate of Model 3 Refunds (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    After the tax rebates it's a $45,000 car, which isn't far from the initial promise of a $35,000 car.

    What the fuck? How the fuck can you afford a $45k car with arithmetic skills that bad?

  24. Re:I hope this is available for everyone eventuall on Doctors Hail World First as Woman's Advanced Breast Cancer is Eradicated (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Bezos does not assemble orders, drive trucks, build websites, or even make advertisements

    No, he's just the one that's been putting in the 80-100 hour weeks for a couple of decades and making the decisions that have turned Amazon from a small online seller of books into an international retail behemoth.

    Whether you like his decisions and the company they've created or not, at least acknowledge that he's put some serious fucking effort into this and achieved at an individual level rather more than the people stacking the shelves in his warehouse.

    But hey, many of them will go on to have success in their own lives. It's not a zero sum game.

  25. Given the well documented impacts of age on peoples ability to engage in the world around them it's quite likely that a lot of these victims were highly successful contributors to society, and should now be getting some protection in return.

    Shit, enough US presidents go senile after they retire to keep a tech support scam running for a fair while.