Comment They've got the wrong chief engineer (Score 3, Interesting) 143

by logandr on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @02:10PM (#53348241) Attached to: US Navy's High-Tech Ship Loses Power In Panama Canal

This is what happens when Captain Kirk calls for more power and Scotty isn't there to deliver.... ...The captain's name really is James Kirk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment silicon peat bog? (Score 1) 395

by logandr on Thursday August 30, 2012 @02:39PM (#41181191) Attached to: Can the UK Create Something To Rival Silicon Valley?

how about silicon peat bog? Or just silicon bog?

Comment Iran gleefully building 61 ft thick bunkers... (Score 1) 612

by logandr on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @05:05PM (#38881883) Attached to: Pentagon: 30,000 Pound Bomb Too Small

Iran gleefully building 61 ft thick bunkers... Um Iran...what if we use two of them?

Comment Slashdot community service project... (Score 1) 424

by logandr on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @01:57PM (#38282384) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Getting a Grip On an Inherited IT Mess?

Post all your passwords, server names and address. The Slashdot community will swoop in and document the whole system for you in a few hours.

Comment Note to Self (Score 2) 102

by logandr on Monday June 13, 2011 @10:17AM (#36424774) Attached to: Comcast Offering Home Security Bundle

Note to self: cut landline AND cable TV coax before breaking and entering

Comment justification for a little space trip? (Score 1) 276

by logandr on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @08:57AM (#35502642) Attached to: Cocaine Found At Kennedy Space Center

4 grams should be enough to justify a trip to the ISS for the drug enforcement agency...and the dogs! bring the dogs!

Comment Been There, Done That - Ace Rimmer - What a Guy! (Score 1) 13

by logandr on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @12:10PM (#34101794) Attached to: Crocodile Crashes Aircraft In Congo

Foxnews was watching Red Dwarf and thought it was real....Ace Rimmer, What a guy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYfnWRp1Q0

'Leap Seconds' May Be Eliminated From UTC 470

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @02:01AM from the time-and-time-again dept.

angry tapir writes "Sparking a fresh round of debate over an ongoing issue in time-keeping circles, the International Telecommunications Union is considering eliminating leap seconds from the time scale used by most computer systems, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Since their introduction in 1971, leap seconds have proved problematic for at least a few software programs. The leap second added on to the end of 2008, for instance, caused Oracle cluster software to reboot unexpectedly in some cases."

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