Comment Re:Cyberfreezers (Score 1) 85
Good catch - thanks.
Comment The time won't come (Score 1) 40
The public aren't worthy of individual martyrdom.
Humanity are not, as a group, admirable. Humans sometimes are before the rest eat them.
Comment Rule your network or be abused (Score 1) 35
Humanity is a hostile environment. Always has been.
Mastering what you own is educational fun so there's every reason to learn.
Comment Re: Apple (Score 1) 36
Checks your shorts. Analyzes skid marks and reports your lack of dietary fiber to your health insurance company.
Comment Re:Laundry Folding Robot (Score 1) 36
Socks are the larval form of wire hangars.
Comment Re:Just don't connect it. (Score 2) 35
So Vizio has a secret handshake deal with Xfinity. I wouldn't be surprised if they have such a deal with cellular carriers as well.
You're just not safe unless you are on a desert island. Then Starlink flies over
Comment A turd by any other name (Score 2) 40
I'd ask why they think just changing the name will fool anybody. Sadly though, mere name-changing has proven its ability to fool a huge segment of the population.
It was mostly name-changing of various kinds that led to today's extravagant corporate excess and decadence. And it was mostly name-changing that led the electorate, purposely dumbed down by under-education and propaganda, to put the current US administration in power.
Comment Gatekeep aggressively (Score 1) 56
Volume is not quality. Those who object can go elsewhere.
Comment GOOD. Stupidity should hurt. (Score 2) 85
Only destructive attacks can coerce wise choices.
Comment The conspiracy theorist in me (Score 1) 67
Part of me wonders if this is yet another example of Microsoft currying favour with President Bone-spurs. I'm sure that inconveniencing us "nasty" Canadians earned dear Satya a few brownie points.
Comment Re:How did no one test this? (Score 2, Funny) 67
Adding to the increasing list of things Microsoft can't manage, telling time . . . maybe they should visit an elementary school, I'm sure a Jr K teacher could help them.
I don't think anybody can help a company whose approach to installing a light-bulb is to hold the bulb in place and rotate the building. Oh, and when they fail at that they simply declare darkness as the new standard.
Comment Re:Cyberfreezers (Score 2, Insightful) 85
The temperatures of these freezers need to have a centralised audit trail, to comply with foodchain regulations.
Sometimes you have to do something silly just because the insurance companies demand an audit trail. As usual, accountants are to blame.
I would think that an audit trail only needs temperature readings, not adjustments.
Comment Re:Immutable Linux And Atomic Updates (Score 1) 46
Thinking about this. As I poke away at my Android tablet. It's not really a strange position to take. My tablet, my TV set, innumerable appliances around my house, kiosks all over town.
Turns out that there's already an 800 pound gorilla that owns this space. Google. I wish Amutable and Poettering good luck in this market.
Submission + - AskSlashdot: What educational computer game would you like to play? (warisagame.com) 1
shanen writes: The start of this AskSlashdot about games was actually Amazon because I think Bezos is playing and cheating in at least three different games. One of them is the monopoly game where Amazon controls the sales, and there is a famous and somewhat education game called "Monopoly" that teaches a little bit about how that economic imbalance works. I'm pert' shure there are computerized versions even though I haven't played them.
But Amazon is also playing monopsony games where the sales from suppliers or manufacturers are controlled and manipulated for higher profits. Start with a narrow focus, but I think it is now impossible to have a bestselling book unless you "work with" Amazon. I was not aware of any such game, but there are many big gamers on Slashdot who could say more? The obvious search did produce a hit, and I've included that link as the URL for this submission, but I haven't played it and the webpage did not tilt me in that direction.
And I think there is a third category for a possible game involving shipping, but I think it makes the TSP and related decision problems look trivial... Possibly a game called "Logistics"? Or "Death to Brick and Mortar"? The obvious websearch on this one didn't seem to get anything close.
I also thought about a more specific version of the question. Perhaps the Slashdot editor would prefer "What is the most educational computer game you've played and why do you think it was educational?" I even have partial answers to that question from my game-related experiences and possible answers for related future games that I want to play. In particular, I sometimes fantasize about a literacy development app/game...
But Amazon is also playing monopsony games where the sales from suppliers or manufacturers are controlled and manipulated for higher profits. Start with a narrow focus, but I think it is now impossible to have a bestselling book unless you "work with" Amazon. I was not aware of any such game, but there are many big gamers on Slashdot who could say more? The obvious search did produce a hit, and I've included that link as the URL for this submission, but I haven't played it and the webpage did not tilt me in that direction.
And I think there is a third category for a possible game involving shipping, but I think it makes the TSP and related decision problems look trivial... Possibly a game called "Logistics"? Or "Death to Brick and Mortar"? The obvious websearch on this one didn't seem to get anything close.
I also thought about a more specific version of the question. Perhaps the Slashdot editor would prefer "What is the most educational computer game you've played and why do you think it was educational?" I even have partial answers to that question from my game-related experiences and possible answers for related future games that I want to play. In particular, I sometimes fantasize about a literacy development app/game...
Submission + - AlpineBSD announced – an AI-free FOSS OS (theregister.com)
Lproven writes: I wrote about Drew DeVault's new project, combining NetBSD's kernel and libc with a port of the Alpine Linux userland.
