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Comment Internet contrarianism is so much fun.... (Score 1) 303

by ixnaay (#40823905) Attached to: Peter Jackson Announces Third Hobbit Movie
Some options for all the knee-jerk complainers (pick the one that fits):

1. Don't watch any of them.
2. Wait until they are all out on blu-ray; then watch them (see Misagon's post)
3. Peter Jackson (and co.) can make as many movies as they want with the IP they 'own'. Get over it. See tip #1.
4. If you want a different story told, write some fan-fic. Otherwise either enjoy his vision, or go to tip #1

I guessing I'm whining now too; it's contagious.

I'll watch them when they are released - I enjoyed his interpretation of the LOTR books, and I expect to enjoy the Hobbit movies as well. If not, then that's a bummer; not psychotic nerd-rage inducement.
Entertainment

Submission + - NPR's "Car Talk" Closing (yahoo.com)

Submitted by stevegee58
stevegee58 writes: After 25 years on the air, Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers) are calling it quits in September.
With their nerdy humor, explosive laughter and geek cred (both MIT alums) Tom and Ray will be sorely missed by the average NPR-listening Slashdotter.

Comment Re:Quota system = degradation of standard (Score 1) 697

by ixnaay (#40135549) Attached to: The Shortage of Women In IT
Little bit of hyperbole there - IT systems are absolutely critical in many ways, but I think you might want to consider other areas where inferior quality introduced by quota systems could be more or at least as harmful: Infrastructure design / construction, military contractors, nuclear site security, etc.

Just a nitpick; I agree with you in general. This is a situation where the policy may be well meaning, but it needs an exit ramp for situations where it is not applicable - first pass being qualifications, second pass being quota based; final choice then based on full project criteria - Obviously if there are insufficient qualified companies / individuals, the related quota must be irrelevant.

Comment Re:God is an idiot. (Score 1) 123

I followed your link, and read the following, which is incredibly depressing:

When asked for their views on the origin and development of human beings, between 40% and 50% of adults in the United States say they share the beliefs of young Earth creationism, depending on the poll. The percentage of believers decreases as the level of education increases—only 22% of respondents with postgraduate degrees believed compared with 47% of those with a high school education or less.

Comment Re:Reputation (Score 1) 508

by ixnaay (#39533363) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: A Cheap, DIY Home Security and Surveillance System?
If you aren't in Texas, I would be a bit worried about this being looked at as a 'booby trap' as opposed to a honey pot. If the barrel is solder filled, and it's not obvious to the thief, the first time they try to fire that gun - bye bye hand / arm / face. This assumes that you hid the solder 'work' sufficiently that the thief would even bother to take it.

Not saying I disagree with you though - good thinking!
Science

Submission + - Scientists made Transistors from Human Proteins (fellowgeek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Scientists from Tel Aviv university have managed to make a transistor out of some of the same building blocks that we are made from: proteins. After gathering proteins from blood, mucus and breast milk, the researchers went about trying to make a silicon-free circuit that performs the same tasks as it’s metallic brethren. And they succeeded.

Basing circuits off of biology means that they should be cheaper, as the parts can be farmed, rather than mined. It also means that the circuits are biodegradable, so leftover parts will just melt back into the ground when we recycle them.
Power

Submission + - Employers Need Wind Power Technicians

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "NPR reports that Oklahoma is one state benefitting from the energy boom but with a wind power rush underway companies care competing to secure the windiest spots while breathing life into small towns. But the problem is each turbine requires regular maintenance during its 20-year lifespan with a requirement of one turbine technician for every 10 turbines on the ground, so even with a job that can pay a good starting salary technicians with a GED or high school diploma who complete a four-week turbine maintenance training program, there aren't enough qualified technicians to do the work. "It seems odd, with America's unemployment problem, to have a shortage of workers for a job that can pay in excess of $20 per hour. But being a turbine technician isn't easy," says Logan Layden adding that technicians typically have to climb 300 foot high towers to service the turbines. Oscar Briones is one of about a dozen students who recently finished a maintenance training program after leaving his job as a motorcycle mechanic and now has his pick of employers. "So I was in the market to find something else to do, and this seemed pretty exciting. Being 300 feet in the air, that's pretty exciting in its self. So yeah, I'm a thrill seeker.""

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