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Comment It's funny.. (Score 2) 13

The number of people questioning the relevance of Fark on Slashdot, as if Slashdot has been relevant in the last decade.

Slashdot USED to do SOME original journalism, long long ago. Now, it's nothing more than a very low-volume link aggregator itself, with occasional effort put into some posts here and there.

Comment Surprise! Print servers serve printers and keep... (Score 1) 99

...archives. It's not even the printer itself that would do this, but the print server, print queue on the local box, and probably third party logging/archival tools.

To be surprised by this is to be surprised by the idea that video cameras record video to a central server and might also have some local storage.

Comment Lack of use... (Score 4, Insightful) 251

Skills atrophy with lack of use. They were taught how to read an analog clock when they were ~7 years old, and then never used the skill again.

It's hard to expect a child to retain skills they haven't used. I learned how to use a sewing machine in Home Economics back in 1994 or so. Damned if I could get one started today.

Comment Re:Decent look (Score 1) 23

That's why it will fail. It's a Linux guy's side project. It'll never be complete, and it will only ever solve the needs of the guy building it. Just like so many other "You know what the world REALLY needs? Yet another desktop environment!"-inspired projects.

Coulda just contributed to the wheels that already exist, instead of making another one.

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