Comment WHO CARES? (Score 1) 221
At least we're doing stem cell research and companies are investing in it. IF I were dying you bet your ass I'll take my chances on this. After all, what's the alternative when time is running out?
Comment Re:Dying from lack of surprise... (Score 0) 765
I'm sure he also envisioned a bunch of intellectuals debating theory, but who did he propose would lead this said 'revolt'?
Comment Fuck this judge. (Score 2) 1047
Only way to know if this bullshit is going to stand is to take it up to the SCOTUS.Divulging a passkey means having to break silence resulting in self incrimination.
Comment Cold season (Score 0) 877
I've had some really cold fucking winter days. I wish global warming meant beach year round. (yea yea someone is probably going to reply saying how if that actually happened we would go extinct.)
Comment Title (Score 1) 295
Everyone loves to hate the TSA. The TSA is just the dog, go after it's masters. By keeping the masters in office, the people are really saying they approve of the TSA. Sometimes I think the people in this country deserve the treatment they receive by the elite.
Comment Re:so what obnoxious bullshit did they leave in? (Score 1) 232
I like the tone of your comment. However I would have to continue it with something along the lines of: What are you nerds doing to keep this cycle from continuing? It feels like the slashdot crowd has the right feeling about this, if only we did some follow through...
Comment Not the TV (Score 1) 298
It's not the TV. It's sites like slashdot.org that take my spare minutes throughout the day.
Comment New Icon (Score -1, Redundant) 39
I've never seen that mic icon before. Is it new? I like it.
Comment Nucular (Score 2, Funny) 518
Maybe if they didn't have nuclear weapons I wouldn't care so much.
Submission + - CarrierIQ makes mainstream news front page (cnn.com)
Pat Attack writes: Today, CarrierIQ, the spyware we have all come to know in the Slashdot community, has made it's way onto the CNN front page. CNN Money reports what we already know. Christopher Soghoian, a cyberprivacy researcher and fellow at human rights organization Open Society is quoted in the article. 'Carrier IQ doesn't seem as nefarious as incompetent, but that may not be enough to allay the legitimate concerns of the public,' he said. 'There would be huge issues if this data were transmitted to a carrier, but even if not, it presents huge concerns. This would be a gold mine for a hacker.'
Does this new public awareness put pressures on the Wireless Overlords to remove the software?
Does this new public awareness put pressures on the Wireless Overlords to remove the software?
Submission + - Religion embraced by atheist scientists with child (sciencedaily.com)
cloakedpegasus writes: "Some atheist scientists with children embrace religious traditions for social and personal reasons, according to research from Rice University and the University at Buffalo — The State University of New York (SUNY)." Also "...some atheist scientists want their children to know about different religions so their children can make informed decisions about their own religious preferences." " A grant from the John Templeton Foundation and funding from Rice supported the research."
Submission + - U.S. Senator Proposes Bill to Eliminate Overtime f (standalone-sysadmin.com)
Talisman writes: Kay Hagan (D) from North Carolina has introduced a bill to the senate that would eliminate overtime pay for IT workers.
Comment I HAVE INVITES (Score 1) 408
to give out but no friends to give them out to.
Submission + - Microsoft allowed to continue $8.5 Billion Skype (foxbusiness.com)
the simurgh writes: microsft has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy the Internet phone service Skype, the Federal Trade Commission said in a website posting Friday.
Microsoft announced in May it was buying Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest-ever acquisition, placing a rich bet on mobile and the Internet to try and best rivals such as Google Inc.
The approval was announced in a listing of deal approvals that comes out several times a week.
Microsoft's interest in the money-losing, but popular service highlights a need to gain new customers for its Windows and Office software.
Microsoft announced in May it was buying Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest-ever acquisition, placing a rich bet on mobile and the Internet to try and best rivals such as Google Inc.
The approval was announced in a listing of deal approvals that comes out several times a week.
Microsoft's interest in the money-losing, but popular service highlights a need to gain new customers for its Windows and Office software.
Submission + - Beta for Thunderbird 5.0 Released (mozillamessaging.com)
scdeimos writes: Mozilla has announced the release of Thunderbird 5.0b1, the first in their new rapid release cycles. According to the Thunderbird Beta FAQ, Thunderbird 4 was skipped as its version is now tied to the underlying Gecko engine.
