Comment Re:Lobbying and Contributions (Score 1, Interesting) 441
This is a 'troll'? Somebody must have changed the moderation guidelines again.
Comment Re:For nerds, ESA = Ecological Society of America (Score 1) 153
No, this is about old stuff, so they are clearly trying to protect Earth Orbit Station.
Comment Re:Not in the fire (Score 1) 446
If it's not off-site, it's not a backup. It's just another copy.
That seems overly reductionist. I'd guess that onsite backups adequately cover over 90% of data loss situations.
Comment Re:Figures (Score 2) 105
Actually, you could see it as fighting: They put pressure on their government, which is one of the ways companies can yield power over governments. So, yes, they will "run away", but not without making a point first.
Comment Easy explanation (Score 5, Funny) 97
Easy explanation: They die before they develop dementia...
Comment Re:Thanks (Score 1) 2
You're welcome. No idea why you found it useful, but if it was, I'm glad :-)
Journal Journal: Three letter ccTLD domains 2
Comment Re:Easy grammar (Score 1) 626
but he only knew German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese.
"only"
Comment Re:Many times, newer is actually better. (Score 1) 6
Different case, and applied to cars, we haven't advanced all that much ever since the introduction of crumple zones and the seat belt. Yes, we have ABS and ESP these days, but those are relatively small improvements.
Also keep in mind that if you can drive a car from the 50ties, you can drive one built in 2015, and inversely. Safely.
Comment Re:The worst part (Score 1) 6
It's not only games, but, yes...
Journal Journal: One year since XP OEL. 6
Do you realize that XP was EOLed exactly one year ago?
I know many XP machines still chugging around peacefully without problems: No XPcalypse happened. This entirely fits my predictions.
I know many XP machines still chugging around peacefully without problems: No XPcalypse happened. This entirely fits my predictions.
XP was a (had become) a mature operating system. I abhor the fetish of "newer is better" that reigns in our industry.
Journal Journal: 4/7: Spideog
Cuireann mé marc ar an lá. Cuimhním.
Comment Re:in the fine print ... (Score 2) 63
Electromagnetic fields and public health: radars and human health, Fact sheet N226
WHO has also concluded that there is no convincing scientific evidence that exposure to RF shortens the life span of humans, or that RF is an inducer or promoter of cancer.
Journal Journal: nettin_pure: Gone?
nettin_pure seems to have stopped updating his journal. Sad; it was a constant in a changing Slashdot. It will be missed.
Comment There's a girl (Score 1) 1
Right next to you. And she's just waiting for something to do...
