Considering you have a pretty low slashdot id (means you have probably seen a thing or two) AND created a well-constructed, well-thought-out argument, you are no longer the slashdot target market.

For those who are still waiting for the latest Oracle DB to be certified with RHEL 6, this appears to be one more reason to switch. Giving away an OracleDB certified OS seems like a pretty good ploy on their part. Then choke out Red Hat.

Not going to get any karma points for this move, but I see what they've done here.

No, it's a Lee Clow daemon. man clowd. Psft.... n00b!

Has anyone noticed this before.... just sayin.

This is the typical arm-chair quarterback responses that make governing via teh interwebs a bad idea. Most law makers hold advanced degrees (J.D., MBA, P.H.D, etc). Most have studied public policy and have spent time in local government before jumping to congress. It would not be my choice in a line of work, but they have decided that it is what they want to do. Sure, most are influenced by campaign donors, but usually they align themselves with donors that are like-minded. I would bet few sell their soul (given they have one) to a donor that they completely disagree with.

As a citizen, I can protest all I want and try to apply pressure on our ELECTED representatives. I don't see why I can't cry or fuss if I think they are aren't working in my best interest. This is how representative democracy works. True democracy will just turn into chaos.

Leaving all the decisions up to popular vote makes for poor decision making because the general public (usually) are not as informed as the lawmakers. Like Henry Ford said, "If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse."

Haven't got to the article yet, but in the summary I keep reading...

I still don't get what a reboot has to do with this. Is it running Windows?

Since coal and gas powered plants are the number one cause of pollution and greenhouse gases, this is a pretty big oversight.

Didn't know about this option. I have to say that this is pretty cool.

I was wondering if anyone else got the joke. Happened to listen to that album (vinyl) last weekend with my kids. Unfortunately, most of that skit was lost since I had to explain who Noah was. They have not been privy/subjected to Sunday school like I was.

See above.

It's a home network! If you really need professional grade, get space at a colo. It amazes me how people get all into being superior with their computers at home, but forget about not having redundant power, redundant networking, locked cages. I bet this guys biggest computer issues with his "home server" won't be the speed of the network or the CPU power. It will be keeping the cat from sleeping on it or keeping Cheerios out of the USB slots.

Hey, 1998 called it wants its computers back.

First, off there is this invention called WiFi. No more need to put wires in the walls for networking. Also, you build a 4U server? Come on, turning a beige box into a server went out years ago. For the cost (and hassle) of your rack build, you can have small footprint servers with plenty of space in the internal drives. If not, you can plug in a kindle-sized USB 3.0 harddrive for an added 3TB of space.

I call bullshit or the submission queue for Ask Slashdot is REALLY long.

You make a good point. How many people know the political and economic decisions that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? When I say we should not forget, I speak generically about not forgetting the past for fears of repetition. We should remember 9/11 in my OPINION as a combination of how building should be built, safety concerns with first responders, our governments (US) habit of arming and propping up power-hungry leaders to play political chess with our enemies. There is an awful lot we can learn from history. I think it is short sighted to just look to the future without learning from the past (mistakes or achievements).

I actually find it interesting and a feat of engineering to have such a tall building. What is up with all the trolls? Get a life you guys. This was a tragic event that should never be forgotten. If there was no mention on Slashdot I would think that someone was asleep at the wheel.