Comment Re:Yes, but.... (Score 1) 199
The God in the bible is infinite. How is a solution that requires an infinite being the most simple answer?
Cyber War Mass Hysteria Is Hindering Security 75
jhernik writes "International cyber threat initiatives are in danger of becoming overblown, the US government's security chief told the RSA Conference in San Francisco. 'Cyber war is a terrible metaphor,' said the US government's cybersecurity czar Howard Schmidt. 'Don't make it something it's not.' Internet attacks from hackers, spies and terrorist groups deserves serious attention, he said, but this should not be 'to the extent of mass hysteria.'"
Submission + - Global CIO: FCC's 'Net Neutrality' Scam Is DOA (informationweek.com) 1
Ed_Pinkley writes:
The FCC's brazen power grab aimed at jamming bureaucracy down businesses's throats will be stifled by the new pro-growth Congress.
I'd like two things from the Slashdot crowd. First, post a comment on this guy's page pointing out any flaws, bias or omissions he may have made. Second, what do you think? Did the mid-term election mess up our chance at net-neutrality?
Aerospace Engineer Named Lego Czar 132
24-year-old Cal Walsh has put his aerospace engineering degree to good use by becoming the Lego Czar at The Legoland Discovery Center in Texas. Walsh beat out over 100 other Lego lovers for the $37,500 starting salary, and the chance to play with blocks for a living. From the article: "The 15 finalists were given an hour to design something that defined them and their interests. Walsh applied his engineering skills to build a spaceship, a unicycle and a running shoe that spelled out his first name. He gave credit to the children spectators at the event, who offered suggestions on what pieces to add to make the designs more interesting."
Comment Re:Of course they did (Score 1) 275
We pay for our bandwidth
To put it another way you want others to invest and support infrastructure that you want to use for free.
For goodness sake, read the whole post and/or stop trolling.
Scientifically, You Are Likely In the Slowest Line 464
MojoKid writes "As you wait in the checkout line for the holidays, your observation is most likely correct. That other line is moving faster than yours. That's what Bill Hammack (the Engineer Guy), from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois — Urbana proves in this video. Ironically, the most efficient set-up is to have one line feed into several cashiers. This is because if any one line slows because of an issue, the entry queue continues to have customers reach check-out optimally. However, this is also perceived by customers as the least efficient, psychologically."
Comment Re:Illegal? (Score 1) 54
Just a quick note: If you are not eating breakfast or lunch and eating 8 hours before bed... You are starving yourself for 16 hours. No matter how much you eat, that's not healthy. Don't take my word for it, talk to a nutritionist.
Comment H-1B vs Outsourcing (Score 1) 763
I'm a salaried employee currently working with local contractors, H-1B contractors, and offshore contractors. I have no problem competing for a job with an H-1B or local contactor. We have the same expenses. I pay taxes, he pays taxes. I buy a car because mass transit in my city sucks; he buys a car for the same reason. It's even better for me versus the H-1B worker; I don't have trips home across the ocean nor do I have to pay a lawyer for advice on my work status. However, I can't compete with an IT worker in India. They have lower costs of living, fewer worker protection laws as well as lower salaries in general. That makes them cheaper (at least on paper but that is another story). I'm much more likely to lose my job to an offshore employee.
Comment Re:Too bad, do we help them...? (Score 1) 347
Pretty much any plant that evolved without honeybees will do fine without them. There are some plants that are very well-suited to being pollinated by honeybees. (I think almonds are one.) Those plants won't do well if we lose honeybees.
Comment Re:Too bad, do we help them...? (Score 1) 347
You are correct. We would not starve if the honeybee went extinct. The variety of food would suffer. There are some plants that just don't produce well without a lot of pollinators. Natural pollinators are not as proficient or predicable as honeybees. Many industries would cease to exist. Depending on how quickly this happened it would be a financial burden on growers until they are able to switch to other crops.
Comment Re:This Is a Comment Expressing New Found Skeptici (Score 1) 193
Reminds me of:
Title of the song by DaVinci's Notebook
Comment Re:This is why science rocks. (Score 2, Funny) 311
"Capitalization is the difference between helping my uncle Jack off a horse and..."
Comment Re:::head shake:: (Score 1) 220
I'm near the same age. My first was a TI 99/4a... with a cassete tape drive. Yea! Then, I had a commodore 64. Did you script kiddies have to type in your programs from a magazine? No? Didn't think so! *And* to get to the store that sold the magazine I had to walk up hill.. (wait for it) both ways! badump psh.
Comment Re:we need a new undershirt (Score 1) 560
A radio show (Bob and Tom) sold T-shirts that said "Blow me a kiss." However, as a wacky radio stunt, they printed "blow me" in glow-in-the dark letters but did not do the same with "a kiss". So, when some unsuspecting fan goes to the movies... you get the idea.
You could do the same thing where the shirt has whatever on the outside but it says "This is an unreasonable search" or "Just following orders?" in aluminum foil between two layers of the shirt.
You could do the same thing where the shirt has whatever on the outside but it says "This is an unreasonable search" or "Just following orders?" in aluminum foil between two layers of the shirt.
Comment Re:How long can the growth last? (Score -1) 467
There's a few, like bit patterning. Perpendicular storage will run out soon, and we'll go onto the next paradigm.
