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  1. Sweet on DNA Manufacturing Enters the Age of Mass Production (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    I can 3D print a human for only $64 million!

  2. Re:240km/hr? on Japanese Maglev Train Hits 500kph · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, and population density certainly has nothing to do with it.

    Given that Japan has a population density of 337.1 per sq. km, and the United States has 34.2 per sq. km, maybe when the U.S. has a population of 3.2 billion we'll start to see some maglevs here, too.

  3. Re:Wii U problem is not underpowered. on How Can Nintendo Recover? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mod parent up. This is exactly why I haven't bought a Wii U. I just want a Wii HD.

  4. News for Nerds... on Getting Evolution In Science Textbooks For Texas Schools · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How is this news? We've all known about this for a very long time.

  5. Can't wait on Google Fiber To Come To Provo, Utah · · Score: 3, Informative

    As a current iProvo fiber user, I can't wait to welcome my new Google overlords.

  6. Re:Too late on GNOME 3.8 Released Featuring New "Classic" Mode · · Score: 1

    Hear, hear!

  7. Re:Python / SciPy / NumPy on Ask Slashdot: Replacing a TI-84 With Software On a Linux Box? · · Score: 1

    Numpy / SciPy isn't just for use at home. I work in an office doing research with a bunch of Ph.D.s and we all use python exclusively. No $4,000 MATLAB licenses for us!

  8. Re:I thought I disabled ads. on How Intuit Manages 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    I disagree. As long as your books are kept correctly, the accountant only needs three things:

    1) Profit and Loss
    2) Balance Sheet
    3) Depreciation Schedule

    Gnucash does all of those. Print them out. Hand it to your account. And you're done.

  9. Re:I thought I disabled ads. on How Intuit Manages 10 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 3, Informative

    Bologna. I've been using Gnucash for years on a sizable business with no problem. I'm also very familiar with QuickBooks (I worked as a staff accountant for several years). Sure, there's a lot that quickbooks can do that Gnucash can't, but there's nothing fundamentally missing from Gnucash to prevent someone from using it for business purposes. If FOSS means anything to you, Gnucash is the only way to go.

  10. Re:Found happiness elsewhere on Ask Slashdot: Why Aren't You Running KDE? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've also found happiness elsewhere. A combination of XFCE + OpenBox does EVERYTHING I need *and* want.

  11. Obligatory on Wal-Mart Jumps Into Video Streaming · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But will it support Linux?

  12. HDBaseT on HDMI Labeling Requirements Promise a Stew of Confusion · · Score: 3, Informative

    Looks like we'll just have to adopt the HDBaseT spec instead.

  13. This is kinda funny on Six-legged Robot Teaches Itself To Walk · · Score: 1

    given the AI article just a few stories down.

  14. Simple on Best Tool For Remembering Passwords? · · Score: 1

    vim -x filename

    What could be simpler? It's easy, quick, and unless your laptop is stolen by an uber hacker, it's quite safe.

  15. Traitors to Freedom on Cisco, Motorola, and Other Companies Take Aim At Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "A group of 18 Republican US senators have also sent a letter to Genachowski raising concerns about net neutrality regulations."

    They make it too easy to figure out who's in the pocket of big business.

  16. Re:12 Year Old Mainframe = 20+ Other Servers on US House Decommissions Its Last Mainframe · · Score: 1

    And that's the difference between the government and profit driven corporations--because the government has no problem spending other people's money.

  17. May I be the first to say... on Linux Patch Clears the Air For Use of Microsoft's FAT Filesystem · · Score: 1

    Good Work!

  18. Did no one read the article? on Ballmer Threatens To Pull Out of the US · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hasn't anyone RTF? These aren't profits from inside the US, they're international profits. Why should the American gov't be able to tax international revenue in the first place IF that revenue is kept and invested internationally? I hate Microsoft as much as the next man, but Balmer is actually making a lot of sense here.

  19. Re:Bite the hand that feeds... on Ballmer Threatens To Pull Out of the US · · Score: 1

    THANK YOU! I was starting to feel like the only one in the entire slashdot-world who felt this way.

  20. Re:Why not just a Windows tax? on Let Big Brother Hawk Anti-Virus Software · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You want to tax Americans to fund Microsoft's incompetence?

  21. Re:That's it !!!!! on The Ecological Impact of Spam · · Score: 1

    I wondered the same thing. Ever since I started using gmail I haven't had any problem with spam and I don't waste any time filtering, etc.

  22. Re:dvd::rip on Decent DVD-Ripping Solution For Linux? · · Score: 1

    Another vote for dvd::rip. I've used it tons of times and *never* had a problem.

  23. No surprise on CFLs Causing Utility Woes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm an electrical engineer and I've been saying this for years. To bad I always get modded a troll for doing so.

  24. Not too surprising on Utah Governor Vetoes Jack Thompson's Game Sales Bill · · Score: 2, Insightful

    given that Gov. Huntsman seems to be pretty level-headed.

  25. I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned. on What Filters Are Right For Kids? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    SquidGuard

    It's what I use at home for my kids. No, it's not perfect, but along with some good URL re-write rules, you can't get to any porn unless you REALLY try.