Comment That's why (Score 1) 12
They kill themselves so frequently. They cannot live with the knowledge that they burned infants to death and shot pregnant girls in the head for nothing at all.
If you want to support the troops? Help them AWOL.
Comment Re:been gone a while, eh? (Score 1) 8
Slashdot was a time. An Era.
There will never be a Pre-AOL Usenet. There will never be a "new Slashdot".
Submission + - Name the Nokia WP7 handsets (techcrunch.com)
symbolset writes: Nokia is looking for help naming their WP7 handsets. There's an online poll. Head on over and lend a hand.
Submission + - Will Redhat's biggest future competitor be Vmware? (zdnet.com)
walshy007 writes: Redhat CEO Jim Whitehurst believes that in five years time, vmware will be their most likely competitor.
A view that stems from seeing "Platform as a Service" (cloud computing) heavily influencing the future of business. Intent on becoming the primary data abstractor for x86 platforms by pushing kvm adoption in the enterprise.
A view that stems from seeing "Platform as a Service" (cloud computing) heavily influencing the future of business. Intent on becoming the primary data abstractor for x86 platforms by pushing kvm adoption in the enterprise.
Submission + - Tesla CEO Lying About Model S? $1,000,000 Says Yes (greencarreports.com) 1
thecarchik writes: Elon Musk, CEO of electric-car startup Tesla Motors, sometimes says things that later prove not to be quite true. In that, he's like many entrepreneurs, who spend a portion of their time persuading the unconvinced and painting pictures of the rosy future, despite inconvenient facts that may contradict that vision of the future.
And in the case of the 2012 Tesla Model S all-electric sports sedan, which Tesla says it will launch before the end of next year, skeptics abound. Pulitzer Prize wining Journalist Dan Neil said the schedule promised by Musk was "an audacious timeline that makes many in the car industry roll their eyes." And, he added, "Even people inside Tesla are leery." The implication was clear: Neil didn't believe Tesla would be able to deliver on Musk's promises.
A week later, Musk e-mailed Neil and told him--in no uncertain terms--that he was wrong. After several lively rounds of e-mail he challenged Musk to a $1 million bet on the outcome based on the Tesla Model S hitting 4 targets. If the Tesla Model S misses any of the targets, Neil wins the bet.
And in the case of the 2012 Tesla Model S all-electric sports sedan, which Tesla says it will launch before the end of next year, skeptics abound. Pulitzer Prize wining Journalist Dan Neil said the schedule promised by Musk was "an audacious timeline that makes many in the car industry roll their eyes." And, he added, "Even people inside Tesla are leery." The implication was clear: Neil didn't believe Tesla would be able to deliver on Musk's promises.
A week later, Musk e-mailed Neil and told him--in no uncertain terms--that he was wrong. After several lively rounds of e-mail he challenged Musk to a $1 million bet on the outcome based on the Tesla Model S hitting 4 targets. If the Tesla Model S misses any of the targets, Neil wins the bet.
Comment Re:Which is why (Score 1) 297
Your brainwashing is complete. You may now return to Central Planning for your re-adaptation to full conformity.
Comment Re:How is that douchebag still wearing a badge? (Score 2) 662
This story can not be true, because the police are our friends and protectors. Even CNN and Fox agree on this point.
Comment Re:Joe Sixpack isn't even using his 1080p right (Score 1) 354
Boobs aren't superficial.
Of course not. Boobs are superstructure...
Comment Re:Joe Sixpack isn't even using his 1080p right (Score 3, Insightful) 354
Can someone invest as much into the quality of the content, as they are doing for the format?
By "content", I am not just concerning myself with the visual appeal or other superficial characteristic.
Comment Re:Duh. (Score 1) 897
The EPA standards have been updated twice. That car would rate far less than 50 MPG today. Your anecdote is not reproducible, was not performed in a scientific manner, and the "knees-under chin" method of conveyance doesn't really meet with practical standards.
Yes. I'm afraid a mile isn't what it used to be...
Nor are the back-seats of compact sedans, for that matter.
Comment Re:Duh. (Score 1) 897
It sounds like you guys had a fun week.
Well, I moved to SF 3 months later... With my whole band.
That was in a Ford pickup. In the back... Sitting on the case for my bass guitar.
Comment Re:Duh. (Score 3, Interesting) 897
It almost makes you wonder if the automakers may have exaggerated the costs of compliance, the way they always do.
I mean really. Was there ever anyone who actually thought that 25mpg was really the best a small sedan could muster?
In 1978, the American roads were filled with a little car, that did 50 EMPG. The Datsun B-210.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_B210#B210_series
In 1984, I rode in the back of one with three other passengers, knees-under chin. We went 425 miles to San Francisco, well under a single-tank. Our actual MPG was better than 55, with all that load.
Comment Re:You Use a Google Technology (Score 2) 238
Because Google's business model is to create a panopticon, and monetise th einformation they collect about their subscribers.
In short, you are inventory, not a customer. This is the Google imperitive. If you wish to paly on their field, you must understand their motivation. It is not to advance humanity, or "be cool", or any other fantasy.
Comment Re:That explains everything. (Score 4, Informative) 198
I need some input from the Lawn Crowd, did it feel like this in the Watergate days? I'm getting the horrible feeling that after a nice quiet 90's with nothing but a fun little sex scandal we're seeing a whole different class of nastiness today.
No, it wasn't like this.
Watergate was a relatively singular event, which elicited widescale public outrage. You couldn't go anywhere without it being a topic of convesation and dispute.
This is one of ten-thousand such outrages, perpetrated over the past decade. Like most of them, people don't know of it happening, or why it might even be wrong.
Sleep tight, America.
Comment You Use a Google Technology (Score 1, Insightful) 238
Relax. Privacy cannot be effectively acheived when it is contrary to the design and purpose of Android.
