Comment Re:Comcast and Time Warner, a match made in . . . (Score 1) 112
More is always better.
MURICA!
MURICA!
Comment oh dear (Score 1) 7
I see what you're trying to do here, but I'm pretty sure the problem is lack of people actually creating/participating in JEs than knowing how to properly publicize them and share them.
In other words, either you or Stoolpigeon will be the one turning the lights off.
In other words, either you or Stoolpigeon will be the one turning the lights off.
Comcast Officially Gives Up On TWC Merger 112
An anonymous reader writes: Confirming speculation from yesterday, Comcast announced this morning that its attempt to merge with Time Warner Cable has been terminated. The announcement was very brief, but indicated that regulatory pressure was the reason they killed the deal. CEO Brian Roberts said, "Today, we move on. Of course, we would have liked to bring our great products to new cities, but we structured this deal so that if the government didn't agree, we could walk away." The Washington Post adds, "The move by regulators to throw up roadblocks shows that the government has grown concerned about massive media conglomerates bigfooting rivals that are finding success by streaming content over the Internet, analysts said. And after years of approving a wave of mergers in the industry — including that of Comcast and NBC Universal in 2011 — federal officials are taking a new tone, they said."
Comment Re:This, if true, will utterly destroy (Score 2) 279
What, no love for YouTube?
Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 676
How about all them deleted emails?
Yawn.
Benghazi?
If you can't get the citizenry outraged over the 9/11 fuckup what makes you think they'll even wake up for that nothingburger?
Monica Lewinsky?
Who?
...and this is why she'll be president, because her opponents are brain dead monkeys who can't actually criticize her where's she weak, just come up with useless bumfluff like parent did. Good job conservatives! You suck so hard, you can't even run decent oppo anymore.
Yawn.
Benghazi?
If you can't get the citizenry outraged over the 9/11 fuckup what makes you think they'll even wake up for that nothingburger?
Monica Lewinsky?
Who?
Comment Re:Fun to watch (Score 1) 9
But how can you have faith in anything, if you're merely so many atoms/molecules strung together, and consciousness is just some lousy gag?
I love the smell of moral absolutism in the morning. Keep fucking that chicken.
I love the smell of moral absolutism in the morning. Keep fucking that chicken.
Submission + - Cannabis smoking makes students less likely to pass university courses (theguardian.com)
Bruce66423 writes: A large scale European study shows that
“the... effect is five times larger for courses requiring numerical/mathematical skills,”
which can probably be argued to show that it DOES require more intelligence to be a geek...
In other news, water is wet and flows DOWNHILL.
“the... effect is five times larger for courses requiring numerical/mathematical skills,”
which can probably be argued to show that it DOES require more intelligence to be a geek...
In other news, water is wet and flows DOWNHILL.
Submission + - First alpha of public sector Linux deployment system 1
mathiasfriman writes: SverigeLinux (SwedenLinux in swedish) is a project financed by the Swedish Internet Fund that develop a Linux deployment system for the public sector. It is based on DebianLAN and has just released its first public early alpha version. This 7 minute video shows how you can deploy up to 100 workstations with minimal Linux knowledge in under an hour, complete with DHCP, DNS and user data in LDAP, logins using Kerberos and centralized storage. The project has a home on Github and is looking for testers and developers, hope you will try it out. Don't worry, no Björgen Kjörgen, it's all in english.
Submission + - Being Overweight Reduces Dementia Risk (bbc.com)
jones_supa writes: Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship. The researchers were surprised by the findings, which run contrary to current health advice. The team at Oxon Epidemiology and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine analysed medical records from 2 million people aged 55 on average, for up to two decades. Their most conservative analysis showed underweight people had a 39% greater risk of dementia compared with being a normal healthy weight. But those who were overweight had an 18% reduction in dementia, and the figure was 24% reduction for the obese. Any explanation for the protective effect is distinctly lacking. There are some ideas that vitamin D and E deficiencies contribute to dementia and they may be less common in those eating more. Be it any way, let's still not forget that heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some cancers and other diseases are all linked to a bigger waistline. Maybe being slightly overweight is the optimum to strike, if the recent study is to be followed.
Comment Thanks (Score 1) 2
Possibly the most useful thing I've read on slashdot in quite some time.
Comment Re:in further news show tanks (Score 1) 662
Doubtful. Top Gear has existed in some form or another for decades. I'll grant you the current incarnation is firmly anchored around Jezza, but this isn't much of a death sentence for the show.
Comment Re:Keeping it simple. (Score 1) 8
Was gonna say pretty much the same thing. Sometimes, being technically correct means its godawful and should be shunned. Something a lot of slashdotters still don't appreciate...
Comment Re:If only. . . (Score 1) 78
If only the last six years of #OccupyResoluteDesk did not categorically refute everything you say.
How the fuck is this snarky, opaque non-sequitur piece of shit allowed to escape your fingertips? Were you molested by english teachers and this is some sort of obscure revenge?
How the fuck is this snarky, opaque non-sequitur piece of shit allowed to escape your fingertips? Were you molested by english teachers and this is some sort of obscure revenge?
Comment Re:It's win-win. (Score 3, Informative) 111
Tag Heuer are the Bose of the watch world
Comment Must make voting mandatory... (Score 1) 1089
So sayth the man who missed over 400 roll calls as "Senator Barack Obama."
