Comment not the first time... (Score 1) 472

by edwyr on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:32PM (#55476945) Attached to: Perl is the Most Hated Programming Language, Developers Say

I'm in the minority, I like PERL.

Comment Why is there a question? (Score 1) 801

by edwyr on Saturday July 09, 2016 @08:50AM (#52477269) Attached to: DOJ Will Not File Charges Against Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

- nations have secrets - the SoS must handle those secrets - having secrets in an unsecured network/server is illegal (at least in the U. S.) - HRC handled classified traffic - HRC handled classified traffic on an unsecured network/server - what HRC did was illegal

Comment Bacula (Score 1) 118

by edwyr on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @01:38PM (#50909383) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Open Source Back-Up Tool For Business?

I used Bacula to back up a company of ~25 users. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of TSM. Once you figure out how it works, it's nice (and it's free). I ran the Bacula server on GNU/Linux (Redhat I think). There are clients for GNU/Linux, Windows, and Mac. Backups can also be encrypted.

Comment On GNU/Linux I would like.... (Score 1) 889

by edwyr on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @10:08PM (#50491811) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Windows-Only Apps Would You Most Like To See On Linux?

Quicken

Comment Re:The classics (Score 1) 140

by edwyr on Monday July 29, 2013 @12:24PM (#44413325) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: High-School Suitable Books On How Computers Affect Society?

The Machine Stops is also my first thought. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops http://manybooks.net/titles/forstereother07machine_stops.html

Comment Daniel Suarez (Score 1) 155

by edwyr on Sunday March 10, 2013 @01:21PM (#43131759) Attached to: Developers Begin Hunt For a Killer App For Google Glass

I find the books of Daniel Suarez, _Daemon_ and _Freedom_, very interesting and I think the Google Glass could be the way as described in the books to merge reality with virtual reality.

Comment Re:Cordwainer Smith (Score 1) 1130

by edwyr on Thursday August 09, 2012 @01:14PM (#40933719) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Writer?

Heinlein is probably my favorite author. I really like the _Lensman_ series.

Comment Life attempting to imitate art... (Score 1) 393

by edwyr on Saturday April 24, 2010 @11:22AM (#31967206) Attached to: Arizona Trialing System That Lets Utility System Control Home A/Cs

This reminds me of _Brazil_. Oh, Robert De Niro where are you....?

Arizona Trialing System That Lets Utility System Control Home A/Cs 393

Posted by timothy on Friday April 23, 2010 @10:42PM from the so-you-preferred-the-brownouts-sir dept.

AzTechGuy writes "Arizona Public Service Co., Arizona's largest power company, is implementing a test program that would put customers' thermostats under their control to help balance power needs during critical peak usage times. APS will be able to remote control the customers' thermostats to control power draw from their A/C when there is a critical power transmission issue on the grid. Customers will be able to override these settings if they desire."

Comment life imitating art? (Score 1) 394

by edwyr on Friday July 25, 2008 @07:28AM (#24332323) Attached to: Robocars As the Best Way Geeks Can Save the Planet

Reminds me of the robot cars in _Demolition Man_ and _Minority Report_ (there are probably other films, those are just the first two I thought of).

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