Comment Vibraphone (Score 1) 304
Who thinks it's okay to sit on their phone?
I do. Of course I set it to vibrate first, then tell those around me that I can't find it and ask them to call my phone.
Comment Heavy Metal Smiley Spaceship looks like Deadmau5 (Score 1) 137
A quick google search reveals I'm not the first to note the similarity.
(The 1981 release of Heavy Metal, lest there be confusion)
(The 1981 release of Heavy Metal, lest there be confusion)
Comment It was subsequently proved in 24 dimensions (Score 1) 259
by a Greek physicist.
It's a matter of available labels.
Comment Why NASA is stagnant (Score 1) 211
Comment Automate successful execution as well (Score 1) 265
Setting aside the wisdom (or lack thereof) of automating maintenance, you should also have some process external to the maintained machines that confirms that the maintenance worked. That confirmation could be something like testing that a Web server continues to serve the expected pages, some port provides expected information, etc. If this external process notes a discrepancy, it would page/text/call you.
Comment Simple arithmetic shows us (Score 1) 143
that R is 15 better than C.
I was able to figure that out with this bit of C code:
printf("%d", 'R' - 'C');
I'm not sure how to do that in R though.
I was able to figure that out with this bit of C code:
printf("%d", 'R' - 'C');
I'm not sure how to do that in R though.
Comment Unpersuasive argument (Score 1) 260
Similarly people will get into a car operated by a driver without sufficient insurance or any guarantee that the vehicle is operating correctly and safe, and if its cheaper they won't care either... at least... until there is an accident.
Which is how the regulations came into effect in the first place -- the public was tired of getting into cabs that weren't insured or maintained properly.
The public seems to have a very short memory.
If people tire of getting into uber/lyft cars that aren't insured or maintained properly, they can then...wait for it...take a taxi.
Comment One-hundered percent success! (Score 1) 73
After getting a drone aloft, scientists released control of the drone to each test subject and asked them to use their mental powers to drive the drone "right into the ground". Scientists' exuberance became more and more frenetic as each test subject flawlessly performed the assigned task.
Comment Re:The US needs a loser-pays legal system (Score 2, Informative) 136
Wow, you Republicans are getting more brazen...The legal system would become instead of 80% biased for the Republicans...
Blaming "loser pay" advocacy on political affiliation shows you haven't done your homework.
Comment I'm fearful... (Score 1) 44
...that one of the islands will tip over.
Comment And prosthetics (Score 5, Funny) 55
Scientists returned to the drawing board after their first field trial of putting the glasses on a praying mantis ended in failure. The team is soon expected to announce the design prosthetic ears for the praying mantises,
Comment gnu coreutils? (Score 1) 373
wc, cat, sort, head, tail, split et al. Source here.
Comment Re:They just outlawed it. (Score 1) 519
A bill has been sent to the governors office and he is expected to sigh.
Because of a missed opportunity?
Comment National institute? (Score 1) 156
[N95 facemasks] are certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Whose national institute? Ah, I see. I wonder what China's equivalent institute certifies, or if they even have an equivalent institute.
Comment Where all that money went (Score 5, Interesting) 538
The government has essentially taken over the academic loan business in order to make funds more readily available to a greater number of people seeking a college degree. The result of this easy money? Not only this debt crisis but also college tuition and fees inflated at four times the rate of cost-of-living inflation. Way to go government intervention!
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