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Comment Why don't you just get a degree? (Score 1) 472

No, really. Be honest with yourself about why you don't have a degree. An impressive degree is an accomplishment that takes hard work, commitment, and time. Don't let your pride fool you into thinking you have nothing to learn. Don't let your wallet fool you into thinking you can't afford it. And most of all, don't let your lack of a degree be an excuse.

Submission + - Mechanical 'Robo Raven' is so realistic, real birds fly in formation (ksl.com)

bi$hop writes: We humans are surprisingly good at traveling when off the ground: We have planes that can fly at five times the speed of sound and we've traveled all the way to the moon and back — at least if you believe NASA and Neil Armstrong.

One thing we haven't yet been able to do, though, is fly like a bird. All that flapping and flying involves some pretty complex mechanics and has been so-far unachievable. But researchers at the University of Maryland and the Army Research Laboratory have a had a breakthrough: A mechanical bird so realistic that actual birds either attack it or fly in formation with it.

Comment This is normal for Microsoft (Score 1) 737

They have always alternated between good and bad releases of Windows. Consider their track record:

Windows 3.1 (good) => Windows 95 (bad)

Windows 98 (good) => Windows ME (bad)

Windows XP (good) => Windows Vista (bad)

Windows 7 (good) => Windows 8 (bad)

Comment Typical Slashdot title (Score 5, Interesting) 295

I have a love/hate relationship with Slashdot. One thing is for sure: I'm tired of all the *nix fan boys who find every possible way to smear Microsoft. Here are a few alternative titles, just to irk the haters:

"Microsoft wisely saves $140,000 by simply using electricity."

"Microsoft deliberately uses electricity to avoid ridiculous fine."

"Microsoft forces utility board to reduce ludicrous fine by $10,000."

"Microsoft exposes power company's pollution-inducing practices."

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