Comment But...but... (Score 4, Funny) 192
I'm on the Internet so I DON'T have to interact directly with other humans... :(
Comment Re:OMG Ponies! (Score 1) 136
Sure, we broke the law and violated people's civil rights... But you can't prove that we violated *your* rights specifically, so you have no case against us.
Comment Given NASA's new budget cuts... (Score 3, Insightful) 238
...this guy could be a leading US space pioneer for the next decade or so.
Comment Bitchin Bagle is where it's at. (Score 1) 132
I'll update my phone to 2.1 when there's a root hack and the Sholes guys put out a ROM. Sholes includes must have stuff like wireless tethering and more than 3 screens. Not to mention overclocking....
Comment I need a Powermat for my Prius (Score 1) 240
Plugging stuff in takes way too long. Park it on your Powermat for a bit and you're done. Or better yet, build roads out of Powermats! How I'm not a billionaire yet I can't understand...
Comment Re:Where do I send my resume? (Score 1) 283
Yes, Google is always the answer :) In fact, the number of 'virtualization' positions I've seen advertised for in the northern va area recently has gone way up....now I see why.
Comment BRB, buying VMware stock. (Score 1) 283
All that's left to do now is pick curtains for my sea side villa in the Carribean.
Comment Where do I send my resume? (Score 1) 283
In for some way overpriced consulting gigs. :)
Submission + - Adobe Download Manager Installing Without Consent
adeelarshad82 writes: Not all is worth cheering about as Adobe turns 20. Researcher Aviv Raff has found a problem in ADM (Adobe Download Manager) and the method through which it is delivered from adobe.com. The net effect of the problem is that a user can be tricked into downloading and installing software using ADM without actual consent. Tonight Adobe acknowledged the report and said they were working on the issue with Raff and NOS Microsystems, the company that wrote ADM.
Submission + - 5 NES games that were worse than expected (thekartel.com)
Vinyl_Vixen writes: Growing up in a time when videogames were chosen for their cover art, I'm sure we can all say that we've made some mistakes. Despite the success of previous franchises or media hype, these games didn't quite live up to their expectations.
Submission + - How safe is flying with Macgyver?
CyberDong writes: A friend of mine is flying soon, and we were discussing the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority packing list. The topic of Macgyver came up, and we started trying to think of ways that carry-on articles could be combined. For example, "cheese dunked in breast milk with razors, sealed in a container until the gas builds up and explodes across the room"? Or what could you do with air-activated hand warmers, 2 batteries, and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide?
What can more chemically talented Slashdotters find in the list that we should fear?
What can more chemically talented Slashdotters find in the list that we should fear?
Submission + - Life Imagined As One Big RPG (g4tv.com)
Scoop Snookems writes: Will there be a day where we earn achievement points simply by brushing our teeth or high-fiving a friend? There could be, according to Carnegie Mellon professor Jesse Schell. In this video from the annual DICE summit,Schell comments on recent evolutions in gaming before fixating on a concept where our futures evolve into one big RPG. Fascinating stuff, and I hope writing this post nets me 10 points.
Submission + - Students Build 2752 MPG Hypermiling Vehicle (inhabitat.com) 5
MikeChino writes: Think claims of electric vehicles that get over 200 MPG are impressive? Try this on for size: a group of mechanical engineering students at Cal Poly have developed a vehicle that can get up to 2752.3 MPG — and it doesn’t even use batteries. The Cal Poly Supermileage Team’s wondercar, dubbed the Black Widow, has been under construction since 2005. The 96 pound car has three wheels, a drag coefficient of 0.12, a top speed of 30 MPH, and a modified 3 horsepower Honda 50cc four-stroke engine. It originally clocked in at 861 MPH and has been continuously tweaked to achieve the mileage we see today.
Submission + - Why I Regret Buying an iPhone (itbusinessedge.com) 1
Lucas123 writes: After reading multiple reports of Apple's 'blatant, unapologetic contempt for its employees, its suppliers, the media and its customers,' long-time IT journalist Don Tennant, who was once Computerword's editor-in-chief and who formerly worked for International Data Group in China, just posted a poignant blog about why he now regrets purchasing an Apple product. 'What’s especially galling is that these [Apple] employees are subjected to [Nazi-like tactics] so that Jobs can turn every Apple product announcement into a self-aggrandizing media spectacle that wouldn’t be possible without the secrecy mystique. And it’s even more galling that the media and Apple enthusiasts buy into it like docile lap dogs, happily chasing the bones that Jobs throws out, and reverently licking up the crumbs under his theatrical table.'
Submission + - My school wants my finger prints for my work study 6
BonesSB writes: I'm a student at a University in Massachusetts, where I have a federal work-study position. Yesterday, I got an email from the office that is responsible for student run organizations (of which one I work for) saying that I need to go to their office and have my finger prints taken for the purposes of clocking in and out of work. This raises huge privacy concerns for me, as should it everybody else. I am in the process of contacting the local newspaper, getting the word out to students everywhere, and talking directly to the office regarding this. I got an email back with two very contradictory sentences: "There will be no image of your fingerprints anywhere. No one will have access to your fingerprints. The machine is storing your prints as a means of identifying who you are when you touch it." Does anybody else attend a school that requires something similar? This is an obvious slippery slope, and something I am not taking lightly. What else should I do?
