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Comment Re:Health care costs (Score 1) 552

by Stonefred (#31280356) Attached to: Independent Programmers' No-Win Scenario
Then I think it's even more important to develop the system further. It won't advance on its own rather get worse. That's certainly not something, that can be done in a few years, it's a progress that can take decades. But even that's better than persisting on the "old ways".

Just take a look at the scandinavian countries. They started to develop their social system more than 20 years ago. Now they got public health care and a working retirement plan without major problems in funding.

I started paying for my own private pension fund a few years ago, because the Austrian government seems uncapable of reforming ... well ... anything.

Comment No Vocals! (Score 1) 1019

by Stonefred (#30412716) Attached to: Music While Programming?
The genre varies but one thing is important: no vocals! They always distract me (no matter what language). I mostly prefer smooth minimal techno or ambient electronica (e.g. Autechre or Aphex Twin). But for the sake of my coworkers I also switch to non-electronic genres, if required.
Censorship

The Best Way Through the Great Firewall of China 118

Posted by CmdrTaco from the route-around-oppression dept.
eldavojohn writes "The MIT Technology Review brings news of a new report from Harvard assessing circumvention software. The best tools they tested (and they actually did test them in cybercafes in China) were Ultrareach, Psiphon, and Tor, while Dynaweb and Anonymizer also scored well — of course, the huge downside is the long loading times. The report also includes responses from developers of the tools."
Transportation

Flying Car Flies From London To Africa 148

Posted by timothy from the laden-or-unladen dept.
krou writes "It may not be exactly what people have envisioned or tried over the years, such as the flying car in Bladerunner, or the previously reported Terrafugia Transition, but the BBC is reporting that a flying car (creatively dubbed the Skycar, but different from this Skycar) has flown from London across into Africa. They modified a parajet fan that can fly a man into a bigger fan with a canopy that is capable of flying a car."
Networking

How To Keep Rats From Eating My Cables? 1032

Posted by timothy from the increase-their-cocaine-ration dept.
An anonymous reader writes "I am curious to know what vermin prevention/eradication methods are used in other locations. I am working at a dealership and we have an exterminator man who puts out glue traps and bait stations, but they still come and eat my cable. The latest was a couple of fiber runs — very expensive. I have threatened my boss with a cat for the server room (my office), going so far as to cruise the local Humane Society's website and eye-balling a nice Ragdoll-Siamese mix. Even if I do feel like dealing with a litter box, cat hair in the equipment and pouncings on my keyboards (and I'm not sure I do), that only covers the server room. We have multiple buildings on the campus which get locked up to prevent theft, but it isn't secure enough to keep out the critters and the latest chew spot was in the ceiling. Any ideas?"

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