Jerom - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Why does Apple/iPad get so much attention? (Score 1) 469

by Jerom on Tuesday February 14, @08:41AM (#39031631) Attached to: What the iPad 3 Looks Like

and even when the iPad came out, most of the "experts" on slashdot and pundits elsewhere predicted it to be a huge failure.

Comment: Re:US = (Score 1) 405

by Jerom on Thursday January 12, @07:48AM (#38672538) Attached to: Who's Flying Those Drones? FAA Won't Say

Other free societies don't seem to have this problem.

Comment: Re:Ironically, (Score 1) 150

by Jerom on Tuesday December 13, @02:08AM (#38352606) Attached to: Two Lost <em>Doctor Who</em> Episodes Found

wouldn't that be 9000/11 then?

Comment: Re:This is what happens when Americans make things (Score 1) 341

by Jerom on Thursday December 08, @07:48AM (#38301702) Attached to: Voyager 1 Exits Our Solar System

yes, then!

Comment: Re:ok so... (Score 2) 323

by Jerom on Tuesday December 06, @03:17AM (#38277360) Attached to: How To Avoid Infringing On Apple's Patents

Samsung's own lawyers apparently...

Comment: 24hr clock (Score 1) 153

by Jerom on Wednesday November 30, @07:45AM (#38212854) Attached to: Amazon Releases Kindle Source Code

Finally - maybe I can finally get it to display a proper 24hr based clock iso of that retarded AM/PM shit...

Comment: Re:GNU/Linux won because it works. (Score 1) 480

by Jerom on Monday November 21, @08:03AM (#38122964) Attached to: Andrew Tanenbaum On Minix, Linux, BSD, and Licensing

Had never heard of Triquel - thanks for the info...

Comment: Re:Argument (Score 1) 815

by Jerom on Monday November 21, @02:29AM (#38121776) Attached to: In the EU, Water Doesn't (Officially) Prevent Dehydration

Oh calm the fuck down...

technically : Indirectly, the EU has stated that removing bottled water (not H2O in general) from your diet will not increase your chance of dehydration.

Comment: Re:Will the reality distortion field last? (Score 2) 114

by Jerom on Wednesday November 16, @10:48AM (#38073808) Attached to: Apple Names New Chairman

Additionally the unconditional fans are what can save a business when it hits a rought patch. Harley-Davidson resembles Apple in this respect.

Comment: Re:Okay (Score 1) 273

by Jerom on Friday November 04, @08:01AM (#37946492) Attached to: Fine Structure Constant May Not Be So Constant

How were the error margins on your meaurements/calculations?

I remember calculating the gravitational constant with a sensor activated chronometer and a metal falling ball and finding it to be 10 m/s^2 plus or minus 1.