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?"
IT Worker's Revenge Lands Her In Jail 347
aesoteric writes "A 30-year-old IT worker at a Florida-based health centre was this week sentenced to 19 months in a US federal prison for hacking, and then locking, her former employer's IT systems. Four days after being fired from the Suncoast Community Health Centers' for insubordination, Patricia Marie Fowler exacter her revenge by hacking the centre's systems, deleting files, changing passwords, removing access to infrastructure systems, and tampering with pay and accrued leave rates of staff."
Debt Collectors Using Facebook To Embarrass Those Who Owe 266
Not even the tranquility of FarmVille can save you from the long arm of debt collectors. Melanie Beacham says that a collector from MarkOne Financial contacted her relatives about her past due car note via Facebook. She is filing suit alleging that the company is harassing her family. Tampa based consumer attorney Billy Howard of Morgan & Morgan says, "Now Facebook does a debt collectors work for them. Now it's not only family members, it's all of your associates. It's a very powerful tool for debt collectors to use."
Chip Allows Blind People To See 231
crabel writes "3 blind people have been implanted with a retinal chip that allowed them to see shapes and objects within days of the procedure. From the article: 'One of the patients surprised researchers by identifying and locating objects on a table; he was also able to walk around a room unaided, approach specific people, tell the time from a clock face, and describe seven different shades of gray in front of him.'"
Cooking With Your USB Ports 188
tekgoblin writes "Wow, I would never have thought to try and cook food with the power that a standard USB port provides, but someone did. A standard port provides 5V of power, give or take a little. I am not even sure what it takes to heat a small hotplate, but I am sure it is more than 5V. It looks like the guy tied together around 30 USB cables powered by his PC to power this small hotplate. But believe it or not, it seems to have cooked the meat perfectly."
