nikhilhs - Slashdot User

Comment: This is different from what Facebook did (Score 4, Interesting) 156

by nikhilhs on Monday July 28, 2014 @08:15PM (#47554177) Attached to: OKCupid Experiments on Users Too

FB's experiment was to see if they could alter the mood of their user. OKC tried to see if they could get more conversations going. Intent matters. OKC's is fairly harmless. FB's experiment could have a ripple effect and cause negative consequences.

Comment: Self Reported Gender (Score 1) 673

by nikhilhs on Thursday April 10, 2014 @11:43AM (#46714907) Attached to: Google: Teach Girls Coding, Get $2,500; Teach Boys, Get $0

From the FAQ:

Where can my students set their gender? Some of your students may have already set their gender when they signed up for a Khan Academy account. If they haven't yet, or you want to make sure it's set, ask them to visit their settings page by clicking their name in the top right corner and clicking "Settings" in that menu. There, they can set their gender. If we find that you have students that have completed the course but have not specified their gender yet, we will notify you.

I predict a lot of "girls" are going to complete this course.

Comment: Where's the manual override? (Score 5, Insightful) 154

by nikhilhs on Sunday November 03, 2013 @05:37PM (#45320073) Attached to: RAF Pilots Blinded At 1000 Mph By Helmet Technical Glitch

Glitches happen. I'd assume there's an easy to reach switch that would make the visor of the helmet transparent.

Comment: Hollywood cares about historical accuracy! (Score 1) 330

by nikhilhs on Friday January 25, 2013 @07:49PM (#42696947) Attached to: Steve Jobs Movie Clip Historically Inaccurate, Says Woz

Just like The Social Network was based on 100% fact! So was Hackers! And The Net!

Comment: Starcraft 2 and Visual Studio (Score 1) 951

by nikhilhs on Monday November 19, 2012 @11:19PM (#42036087) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Video Games Keep You From Using Linux?

On top of that, it needs to be as easy as it is on Windows to get multiple monitors working, install new drivers, and apply patches. Granted, it's been 4 years since I've tried, but I couldn't get multiple monitors working in Kubuntu. The phrase "recompile the kernel" should never be seen by the user. I want to just check "I agree" and click "next".