Comment Interesting - most CEOs on the list are from CA (Score 2) 497
Funny (not funny) - most of the CEOs on that list are from California - the most gun grabbing state in the nation.
Comment The "back-in-the-day" Slashdot (Score 1) 344
Like those who were around "back-in-the-day" I too remember the Slashdot Effect, CmdrTaco and Roblimo - truly the golden age of Slashdot.
RIP Roblimo.
Submission + - NYC to replace most of its payphones with free gigabit WiFi in 2015
mrspoonsi writes: NYC announced its plans: LinkNYC — a network of 10,000 gigabit WiFi hotspots that will line the streets of all five boroughs of New York City. The project will replace all but a small handful of historic payphones with "Links," small towers equipped with WiFi, an Android tablet with select city-service apps and, of course, the ability to make phone calls. What's missing? The word pay: it's all free.
Comment File Transporter (Score 3, Informative) 168
Been looking for the same thing for a while. Finally settled on File Transporter. http://www.filetransporter.com... Now owned by Drobo.
Comment Godspeed, Sir! (Score 1) 1521
Like most, I had to check the date when I saw this story. I thought I had probably blacked out for a few months, as this must be an April Fools joke...
Rob, as one of the early registered users, I too, can't begin to thank you for creating this great community; like most, I spent an inordinate amount of time on slashdot. There honestly hasn't been a day where I've had an Internet connection and I haven't been on slashdot. What does that tell you? Actually, that might be an addiction. I should probably start looking for a 12 step program... I wonder if my EAP will cover that...
Anyway, you and Jeff did good. And you made a difference. I will never forget winning the Sugar Distribution Award!
Take care, and I wish you Godspeed in whatever path life leads you on.
Indian Military Hopes to Weaponize the Searing "Ghost Pepper" 267
coondoggie writes "The military in India is looking to weaponize the world's hottest chili, the bhut jolokia or 'ghost pepper,' according to a number of news outlets. The Bhut Jolokia chili pepper from Assam, India is no ordinary pepper. In tests first conducted by the New Mexico State University in 2008 and subsequently confirmed by Guinness World records and others, the Bhut Jolokia reached over one million Scoville heat units, while the next hottest, the Red Savina Habenero, clocks in at a mere 577,000. Scoville units are a universally accepted measure of chili hotness."
Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! 287
lucabrasi999 writes "Ahoy! Drink up the Grog, me hearties! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Grab yer wenches and stop being a bilge-rat." Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket have even provided a short YouTube video to help those who might be a bit more pirate-speak challenged. Even Google is getting in on the action, those swarthy dogs.
Submission + - AA dumps Open Office in favour of MS Office
(Score.5, Interestin writes: The NZ Automobile Association has just announced that it's dropping Open Office and switching back to MS Office. According to their CIO, "Microsoft Office is not any cheaper, but it was almost impossible to work out what open-source was actually costing because of issues such as incompatibility and training". In addition "you have no idea where open-source products are going, whereas vendors like Microsoft provide a roadmap for the future".
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