Become a fan of Slashdot on Facebook

 


Forgot your password?
Close
typodupeerror
×

Comment Re:I use gun. (Score 1) 684

by Zappa (#25870953) Attached to: How to Deal With an Aging Brain?

We need something similar for society. Every year, your employer, doctor, family and friends should send an appraisal to the government. The bottom 10% of society could be put to sleep. Just watch productivity grow! Think of the savings on welfare, health costs etc.

Yeah, great... And those beeing used to do nothing and now get the job will do it better?

And you may suddenly stand in the rain, loose your chance to survive in society will see the unexperienced bring down the company...

Low taxes, homelessness, drug addition, alcoholism eliminated! Only the wealthy would reproduce. Everyone constantly vigilant striving to improve!

What is this? Darwins selection based on the "Free Market" as the one and only orientation?

I strongly beleive in social responsibility for others in form of a health system, care for the old and so on. We are not animals, we are a socially communicating and (hopefully) responsible and caring species...

BTW: Your statement that alcohol and drug abuse would be eliminated is pure bullsh1t. Or havent you seen anything like tis even on the top 10% list you mentioned?
Microsoft

Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft 836

Posted by samzenpus from the you-wouldn't-like-him-when-he's-angry dept.
s31523 writes "All of us have one time or another been completely frustrated by certain Windows usability issues, and in many cases our experiences have driven us over to Linux, or kept us there. For anyone that has ever been frustrated, you will be happy to know you aren't the only one. After reading this leaked Microsoft memo from Bill Gates back in 2003, you will surely have more insight into why Vista is a complete disaster due to Microsoft not learning anything from their experiences from XP."
Security

Submission + - User-Privilege Flaw Hits Vista

Submitted by
IT071872
IT071872 writes: "According to PC world, A security firm has discovered one of the first security flaws to directly affect Windows Vista, a bug that it claims allows local users to escalate their privileges.

The flaw involves Windows' system for managing user security levels, User Account Control (UAC), which was introduced with Vista. UAC is designed to limit the damage that can be caused by mass attacks such as worms by giving standard users limited privileges, a practice common with other operating systems."
Businesses

Submission + - How Indian Software pros play the hot job market

Submitted by Anonymous Reader
Anonymous Reader writes: It is very interesting to see a narrative on how software pros in India milk the shortage of qualified manpower in the country. With a lot of software development happening there, good people are in short supply as in any other field in any other country. It is a job seekers market and the writer puts in a funny spin to his poor experience.
Microsoft

Microsoft Responds to DOT Ban on Vista, Office, IE 218

Posted by samzenpus from the words-words-words dept.
roscoetoon writes "From the blog of Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's response to the DOT's charges? A corporate spokeswoman sent this statement, via e-mail: (caution: microbrain double-speak ahead) ... "We respect the customer's decision. As with any of our other Federal customers, it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology. We are engaged with large, strategic customers across government at every level, and are working closely with them on these products through their participation in our Technical Adoption Programs.""

Feed World Business Briefing | Europe: Turkey: YouTube Blocked Over Content Found Off (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed
A court ordered the YouTube Web site blocked throughout Turkey because of a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the news media termed a “virtual war” of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube. The largest Internet provider, Turk Telecom, complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Insulting Ataturk is a criminal offense in Turkey.
Communications

Journal Journal: Who runs Iran? 1

Journal by peacefinder
There are some very important questions that folks (including me, in this case) just completely fail to ask. Today's example:
Biotech

Submission + - Major gene study uncovers secrets of leukemia

Submitted by
stemceller
stemceller writes: "Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered previously unsuspected mutations that contribute to the formation of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children. The discovery not only suggests novel methods for treating pediatric ALL, but also provides a roadmap for the identification of unsuspected mutations in adult cancers."
Slashdot.org

Submission + - Linux Laptops

Submitted by rustalot42684
rustalot42684 writes: What manufacturers offer laptops with Linux pre-installed? I looked at System76, but thought that it is always good to consider other options, and I thought Slashdot would be a good place to fish for [strong] opinions.
User Journal

Journal Journal: Skin cancer 8

Journal by Stargoat
Found out I may have skin cancer. And to make matters worse, there's a pledge drive on NPR.

Slashdot Top Deals

Always draw your curves, then plot your reading.

Close