I'm going to surprise you and say that's what I want to do too. I'll readily admit that the state was in horrible condition under the last Democrat, and it took a Republican, Mitch Daniels, to fix it. I'd vote for Mitch for a third (fourth, and fifth, etc) term in a heartbeat. He wanted to represent all Hoosiers and made it clear from Day 1 of his first term that he was not interested in social issues. That's why we didn't have bullshit like the Baby Jesus LGBT Discrimination Act...um...er...the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...until Ayatollah Pence came to office. Every positive improvement in Indiana's economy was ushered in by Daniels. Pence simply inherited a state that was already in excellent shape...and out came the holy book.

As an Indiana resident, I'm happy to see Pence running for Vice President. Because that means he's not running for reelection as our governor. I'd like to see us have a governor that wants to represent everyone in the state, not just the right wing bible thumper contingent that wants to hide their bigotry behind the little baby Jesus.

This thread is a perfect example of what's becoming of Slashdot. Instead of comments and insights on the awesome science and tech it took to read an up-to-now unreadable ancient document, almost every comment here is a comment about whether religion is fact or fiction and is *completely* off topic. The science behind this is pretty amazing, and could lead to being able to read other ancient burned documents like those found at Herculaneum from the time of its destruction by Vesuvius. But you people are apparently more interested in bashing religion than celebrating actual science and technical advances.

I have to disagree with you on one of your suggestions. Get rid of DHS too. The only thing DHS and TSA both accomplish is abusing the constitutional rights of American citizens on a daily basis. Neither organization has done anything to actually improve security. For starters, just look at how many TSA employees have breached security or been caught stealing from luggage. And how about the DHS confiscating laptops and phones at the border.

I understand what he's saying and agree that encryption makes it hard for the FBI. The problem is that every time the FBI gets a new power, they have a long and storied history of abusing that power. The FBI (and government in general) abusing the constitutional rights of citizens is the main reason I support strong encryption for everyone. Criminals and terrorists don't scare me, the FBI does.

For the 45th time in this thread, RAID is not backup. And all of you who are saying yes it is will change your minds the first time your array blows up and you have no other backup. Let's say you're running RAID 1 or 5. A drive dies. You stick in a new drive. You now better be praying and sacrificing animals in the hopes that you don't have another drive die before the array is rebuilt, which could take 12 hours or more if you're using 2TB or larger drives. If you value your files, then you have something in addition to your RAID array.

If you seriously value your files, you also have a fully automatic offsite backup, and one that retains older versions. I use CrashPlan. $5.99 a month for unlimited backup of one machine. As of the time I'm typing this, I have approximately 860,000 files amounting to 2.6TB backed up (semi-pro photographer). Yes, that first backup took about 3 months, but you gotta start sometime.

Good does come out of Wikileaks. But Assange's primary purpose is to make Assange feel important and keep him in the news.

I see several comments where people ask something like "What's Assange's game plan?" His game plan should be obvious to anyone. His plan is to say anything it takes to get his name in the news so he can somehow dream that he is still relevant and play the martyr.

You mean there are actually people who think Spotify gives away free music out of the goodness of their heart and a desire to make the world a better place, expecting nothing in return? How cute!

I think a lot of ACs are a total pain in the ass. But my belief in free speech outweighs that. And there are times where it really is necessary to post as AC. Plus, how many non-ACs actually use their full name on here to the point that they are individually identifiable. If Slashdot eliminates AC, are they then going to pull a Facebook and require full legal names? And who's going to check that out to make sure no one is lying about their name?

The best way to handle abusive ACs is by invoking the old saying "Do Not Feed the Trolls". A troll's goal is to invoke a heated response. Instead, ignore them and don't give them the satisfaction. I'd also like to see Slashdot users with moderation points use them as intended. Make the good posts and replies rise to the top, instead of using "Troll" or "Off Topic" or "Flame Bait" or "Overrated" to be the equivalent of "I disagree with this post".

I always find it interesting when I see someone complaining about Sharia law, and the person doing the complaining has no problems at all with the idea of shoving Christian law on everyone.

I believe he's telling the truth. It couldn't have been hackers gathering intelligence. The DNC, and the RNC as well, are the last places on Earth anyone could find intelligence.

I said it last time this topic came up, and I'll say it again now. Its no surprise to me that their rules are so draconian that they would eliminate pretty much all Star Trek fan fiction created thus far, and would make anyone think twice before bothering to create anything new. The reboot is so horrible they can't survive any real competition. Even with just a short at this point, its obvious that Axanar is going to totally blow away Star trek: Fast & Furious In Space.

I can understand why Paramount and CBS are nervous about Axanar. Having seen the trailers for "Star Trek: Beyond" and the short "Prelude To Axanar", I think that Axanar is going to be a hell of a lot better than Beyond. And Axanar looks like Trek. Beyond looks more like "Star Trek: Fast and Furious In Spaaaaace!!!!"

I'd post a photo of how messy my work area is...but...well...my camera is buried in the mess somewhere :(