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Comment I've spent more than half my life here (Score 1) 207

by RockWolf (#55406819) Attached to: Slashdot's 20th Anniversary: History of Slashdot
This story prompted me to stop and realise that I've spent more than half my life reading Slashdot. The tech has changed, from early AMDs and Pentium 4s to 8-core mobile phones with data links I could only dream of as a youngster. I've learned more here than I can say, and it's almost all from the comments. This weird little corner of the internet has been a constant rock in the fast paced change if the internet, a tiny piece of consistency and calming green on white colours. Thanks for everything. I mean that. .rockwolf

Comment Re: More nation-wrecking idiocy (Score 1) 602

by RockWolf (#51499127) Attached to: Are Roads Safer With No Central White Lines?
Yep - but unless you've driven that road, it's hard to understand just how little there is to hit out there. The road was built to handle high speed travel safely, to the point that sitting on 180km/h feels like half that on a more major highway. The biggest problem out there is fatigue, followed by wildlife strike and then stupidity. Darwin to Alice Springs is 1500km, with probably 3 decent towns in between and a couple more service stations that may or may not be open. If the major driver for accident rates on a road is fatigue then raising the speed limit may help - otherwise you'll need to look elsewhere for a solution. ./Rockwolf
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Geologists Might Be Charged For Not Predicting Quake 375

Posted by timothy from the google-will-no-doubt-be-found-at-fault dept.
mmmscience writes "In 2009, a series of small earthquakes shook the region of L'Aquila, Italy. Seismologists investigated the tremors, but concluded that there was no direct indication of a big quake on the horizon. Less than a month later, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed more than 300 people. Now, the chief prosecutor of L'Aquila is looking to charge the scientists with gross negligent manslaughter for not predicting the quake."

Comment Re:Honestly, I hope the US (Score 1) 378

by RockWolf (#32490430) Attached to: Where Will Your Next Gadget Be Made?

But I'm doing some other stuff on the side to hedge my bets.

I've got mod-points, but I'd rather provoke a discussion: in broad-brush terms, what are the sort of things you're doing? Currency or precious metal investments, or more along the lines of buying extra tins of food every week, on the assumption that TEOTWAWKI is coming?

./Rockwolf

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