Comment: Nothing about shelf-life. (Score 4, Informative) 250
Bitrot is the enemy, especially when you call it "Archival".
Comment: Re:There won't BE any "general acceptance" (Score 1) 921
Agreed.
Just because we *can* make this technology, doesn't mean that we *should*.
Just because we *can* make this technology, doesn't mean that we *should*.
+ - Why VMware spent $1.54 billion on AirWatch->
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Copy that 2 writes "In one swift maneuver, VMware has taken a major EMM player off the market and likely set the stage for further consolidation among the remaining players. VMware sent shock waves through the enterprise mobile management when it announced it was purchasing AirWatch for $1.54 billion last night."
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Comment: Re:An ode to wankery (Score 1) 846
+5
Comment: Re:An ode to wankery (Score 1) 846
It started about the time of Shrub.
Comment: Re:The Unanswered Question (Score 1) 846
The world got warmer and colder multiple times in the last billion year, and glaciers advanced and receded multiple times during this period. Still here we are
You seem to be suggesting that humans have lived on earth for "billion year"?
Yes, the planet will survive.
Yes, "life" will probably survive.
It's humans that are at risk here.
Comment: Suntan (Score 1) 179
A good-sized fresnel lens like that would certainly help me work on my sun tan!
Comment: Re:At Least Someone Is Speaking Up! (Score 1) 124
I was going to say more, but someone is knocking...
Comment: At Least Someone Is Speaking Up! (Score 1) 124
It may not be binding or carry much weight, but at least a voice is speaking up.
I for one am sickened by how the internet is being used for surveillance.
I'm appalled that I played a part in building this beast.
Perhaps we should tear it all down and start over.
I for one am sickened by how the internet is being used for surveillance.
I'm appalled that I played a part in building this beast.
Perhaps we should tear it all down and start over.
Comment: This Proves Global Warming is a LIE! (Score 0) 182
Of course, I don't think so.
But someone from the deep south is bound to say it (and be interviewed on Fox as an "expert").
So I thought I'd beat them to it...
But someone from the deep south is bound to say it (and be interviewed on Fox as an "expert").
So I thought I'd beat them to it...
Comment: Re:When you have a bad driver ... (Score 1) 961
The point of ABS is to give you control at the cost of stopping distance.
Buzzzzzzzz!
The point of ABS is to prevent you from locking up your wheels in a panic stop.
Which usually means lower stopping distance. And control.
Comment: Re:Lie a little (Score 1) 629
The best solution is to create a Basic Income guarantee. Then people can choose to innovate on their own on what they really want to be working on, instead of letting some rich guy order them around.
The best solution is to create a Basic Income guarantee. Then people can choose to sleep in on their own and dream about what they really want to be working on, instead of actually becoming some rich guy and ordering others around.
FTFY
Comment: Amen (Score 1) 343
Far too many of the self-righteous pricks already.
Comment: Lets be accurate... (Score 1) 340
Sharks are antibiotic resistant?
(I always take some penicillin before I go swimming...)
Really, it's the micro-organisms that live in those hosts that have the resistance genes...
(I always take some penicillin before I go swimming...)
Really, it's the micro-organisms that live in those hosts that have the resistance genes...
Comment: Walled Garden (Score 2, Interesting) 199
Although IE* is crap, I can see that Google is heading for the walled garden approach, like Apple.
Use our apps. Best with Chrome...
Use our apps. Best with Chrome...