PepsiMax - Slashdot User

Comment Skip metric (Score 1) 909

by PepsiMax on Tuesday January 01, 2013 @06:12PM (#42445215) Attached to: USMA: Going the Extra Kilometer For Metrication

Why not simply skip metric and simply go to natural units and get rid of many historical constants (like Avogadro constant).

Comment internationalization and localization (Score 1) 305

by PepsiMax on Monday June 25, 2012 @08:14PM (#40446935) Attached to: A New C Standard Is On the Way

What is missing from the new standard is internationalization and localization.

Comment Narrower edges. (Score 1) 198

by PepsiMax on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @09:35PM (#40379663) Attached to: Google's Nexus Tablet To Be Unveiled Next Week

When will anybody release a tablet with very narrow edges. A lot of potential screen area is taken by the edges.

Comment Re:Harvey Norman? (Score 1) 278

by PepsiMax on Friday January 23, 2009 @05:54PM (#26581593) Attached to: Efficiency Gains Could Prove Proposed Plasma Ban Shortsighted

Why is an ad hominem attack considered insightful? I thought this was news for 'nerds'.

Google Launches User-Driven Debate Site 68

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 25, 2008 @10:21AM from the arguing-on-the-internet dept.

Tyndmyr writes "In conjunction with the previously covered Knol system, Google has recently released Knol Debates, where users can vote for and discuss various topics. First up, presidential debates, representing topics from any party, and with some commentary being given by the libertarian Cato Institute. Unfortunately, patent law and technology questions are still rather poorly represented. Oddly enough, Knol Debates doesn't even appear to be in beta. The system makes use of Google Moderator to select questions."

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