Comment Re:Don't do that. (Score 1) 194
Those who cheat the public out of public domain media are also thieves.
When I get mod points I will come back and mod your comment Insightful.
Submission + - Matt Taibbi discusses his recent article, Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail, (cpa-connecticut.com)
Barefootaccountant writes: "Matt Taibbi discusses his recent article, Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail, on Democracy Now, March 22, 2012. In the interview, he discusses whether Bank of America committed various scams, fraud, and illegal acts, including the knowng sale of poor quality mortgage-backed securities, bid rigging, illegal fee gouging of the unemployed, etc."
Submission + - The Internet IS for porn. (extremetech.com)
Reeses writes: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn.
While it’s difficult domain to penetrate — hard numbers are few and far between — we know for a fact that porn sites are some of the most trafficked parts of the internet. According to Google’s DoubleClick Ad Planner, which tracks users across the web with a cookie, dozens of adult destinations populate the top 500 websites. Xvideos, the largest porn site on the web with 4.4 billion page views per month, is three times the size of CNN or ESPN, and twice the size of Reddit. LiveJasmin isn’t much smaller. YouPorn, Tube8, and Pornhub — they’re all vast, vast sites that dwarf almost everything except the Googles and Facebooks of the internet.
While it’s difficult domain to penetrate — hard numbers are few and far between — we know for a fact that porn sites are some of the most trafficked parts of the internet. According to Google’s DoubleClick Ad Planner, which tracks users across the web with a cookie, dozens of adult destinations populate the top 500 websites. Xvideos, the largest porn site on the web with 4.4 billion page views per month, is three times the size of CNN or ESPN, and twice the size of Reddit. LiveJasmin isn’t much smaller. YouPorn, Tube8, and Pornhub — they’re all vast, vast sites that dwarf almost everything except the Googles and Facebooks of the internet.
Comment Boring (Score 1) 207
Sciencewise (yes, that is a word if I say it is) the moon is the most boring thing in our solar system. There is nothing to learn from putting humans on it again. I do not mind spending money (our money or the Russians) on science, but let's set our sights higher (higher than the moon, get it).
Comment Re:uhm, they also had an infected blood supply (Score 3, Insightful) 221
The infected blood supply also took a toll on people who needed blood for other reasons, including one of my favorite authors, Isaac Asimov.
Comment Thank god. (Score 1) 198
I feel so much safer now.
Comment Re:Smack yourself with steel and then a spider web (Score 3, Funny) 76
Good point. But back at you....
When is the last time you "hit your head" on a 1/4 inch plate of spider web.
Comment Smack yourself with steel and then a spider web (Score 2) 76
I call bullshit on the heading "Spider Webs Tough As Steel".
I have hit my head on spider webs and on steel. I am absolutely sure that spider webs are not anywhere near as tough as steel.
Thank you, good night.
Comment Re:Not only that... (Score 1) 412
That argument is so 1990s.
And your point is????
Comment Re:Thanks for all the Fish Wrapper (Score 1) 1521
Fond memories.
April 1 2006 - Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal - I think that was my favorite.
September 11 2001 - Slashdot was like being with friends on that lousy day.
You did waste my time efficiently and enjoyably. Thanks.
Good luck and be cool.
Comment Re:Known this one for a long time... (Score 1) 352
That pretty much describes me. Except my resume gets me interviews - with people younger than my daughter and I never hear from them. I hate to say it. Our mistake was not moving to management.
Comment Re:The 18-year-old Rubyist isn't a good programmer (Score 1) 352
I totally agree. Web apps have to run in a browser. Native apps get the whole operating system. It is very difficult to get a web app to have the usability of a native app. It takes a lot more resources (cost) to create a good web app.
To do a PHP web app you need to use PHP, Java (for Ajax), HTML, Apache configuration, and some database and worry about security. Replace PHP with whatever and Apache with IIS - still it is a mess compared to a native app.
Give me client/server any day.
If you are not sure how I feel about this, wait - 'Hey, you kids get off my grass.'
Submission + - Control Your Demonoid Torrents, with iDemonoid app (ijailbreak.com)
Anonymous Coward writes: "Demonoid, a popular, private torrent tracker, has released an iOS app, in Cydia. If you do any torrent downloading with Demonoid, this is a must have app. This app allows you to browse all the torrents on the site. Once you find what you’re looking for, you can push the torrent file to your computer, at home, and have the file downloaded by the time you get there. The remote capability is compatible with Vuze, Transmission, and, UTorrent."
Thousands of Blackbirds Fall From Sky Dead 577
Dan East writes "In a fashion worthy of a King or Hitchcock novel, blackbirds began to fall from the sky dead in Arkansas yesterday. Somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 birds rained down on the small town of Beeb, Arkansas, with no visible trauma. Officials are making wild guesses as to what happened — lightning strike, high-altitude hail, or perhaps trauma from the sound of New Year's fireworks killed them."
Thief Posts His Photo To Facebook Victim's Account 222
An anonymous reader writes "Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher discovered his house had been burgled; money, a winter coat, an iPod and his son's laptop were stolen. Imagine his surprise when Facebook friends of his 15-year-old son reported that a photo of the apparent thief, wearing Fisher's coat and holding a wad of notes, had been uploaded to his son's Facebook account. How addicted do you have to be to a social network to post a status update and upload your photo *while* you're burgling someone's house?"
