Comment Re:State Of Mind (Score 0) 532
It would take some serious kool-aide...
Comment Gotta Start Somewhere (Score 0) 254
There are a lot of criticisms here, but hey it's a start. I am convinced that p2p is essential to the future of the Internet being at all useful and for humanity moving towards freedom rather than tyranny. Decentralization needs to occur at every useful application. The huge challenge is that obviously decentralization will always (well almost always) be infinity less efficient. Hang in there.
Comment Re:Seems fair... (Score 1) 680
You are a Flat-Earther if you don't want the government mandating you inject your child with drugs?
Comment Sarah Conner Cronicles (Score 0) 201
please. Also V (not Fox) would be good.
Comment We had those (Score 0) 594
It was called property ownership.
Comment Ron Paul (Score 0) 343
Easy. He's the only one who's been explicit about how he will cut $1,000,000,000,000 of debt immediately. Everyone else is pretty vague, except Cain's 999 extra value meal, I mean plan.
Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 569
Once again, with a vague comment I have created a thread that has given scores of people tons of mod points,..
only to have my karma reduced to neutral.
Comment Re:Good (Score 0) 569
Once again science making the world safer.
Yeah.. Big pharma is all about 'science'.
Spotify Defends Facebook Sign-Up Requirement 286
An anonymous reader writes "Music service Spotify has got music lovers' tutus in a twist by insisting that new users have a Facebook account in order to sign up. The company has now defended the policy, stating, oddly, that the Facebook obligation would make sign-up easier."
Comment So Futuristic (Score 2) 456
Finally catching up to ftp and kermit
Comment Pirate Bay Colo (Score 1) 336
it runs linux 3.0 and has Captain America buried in there!
Scientists Study Impact of Wearing Medieval Armor 213
FoolishOwl writes "Scientists at the University of Leeds tested the effects of wearing heavy medieval armor by monitoring volunteers, who were experienced medieval reenactors, as they walked and ran on treadmills, while wearing accurate replicas of 15th century armor. While the suits of armor weighed between 30 and 50 kg, comparable to the weight of gear carried by modern soldiers, volunteers who carried equivalent amounts of weight in backpacks had an easier time with the weight. Volunteers in armor burned more energy and had difficulty breathing. The scientists speculate that much of the additional effort was due to weight of armor on the legs — leg armor was one of the first things dropped in the shift towards lighter armor in the 16th century. While it has long been assumed that heavy medieval armor limited mobility, and that this contributed to the outcome of battles, such as the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, this was the first study to quantify the impact of wearing heavy armor."
Comment Duolinks SW24 (Score 1) 206
Dual WAN Load Balancer from SYSWAN. This thing is great. Tech support out of Oregon. $175 at newegg.
Comment First Post Bitches (Score -1, Offtopic) 354
Wow what a surprise
Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? 444
Hardhead_7 writes "Our recent discussion about how much your degree is worth got me thinking. I've been working in the IT field for several years now, but I don't have anything to my name other than an A+ certificate and vendor specific training (e.g., Dell certified). Now I'm looking to move up in the IT field, and I want some stuff on my resume to demonstrate to future employers that I know what I'm doing, enough that I can get in the door for an interview. So my question to Slashdot is this: What certifications are the most valuable and sought-after? What will impress potential employers and be most likely to help land a decent job for someone who doesn't have a degree, but knows how to troubleshoot and can do a bit of programming if needed?"
