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Comment Re:Slashdot (Score 1) 251

Same here, I've been away for over a decade. This is not the place I remember. I'm surprised the consensus is that when 1/3 of a company quits en masse, it can be spun as a good thing. Many people would like to leave their job, but doing so would be extremely problematic. The volume of people leaving is telling.

Comment Re:I dunno... (Score 4, Insightful) 562

by rebullandvodka (#27981157) Attached to: Sony Pictures CEO Thinks the Net Wasn't Worth It
This is refrain. The music industry attempts to apply its business model to the internet, gets burned, and accuses their customer base of not playing fair. Clearly there are ways to make money from the internet, just not the way the media giants want to make it. The cat is out of the bag. There is no choice but to adapt. Innovate or go out of business.
Spam

FTC Targets Massive Car Warranty Robocall Scheme 361

Posted by Soulskill from the hopefully-with-bombs dept.
coondoggie writes "Robocalls are a scourge, and the Federal Trade Commission today took action against one outfit by asking a federal court to shut down companies that have been bombarding consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive robocalls in an effort to sell vehicle service contracts. According to the FTC, the robocalls have prompted tens of thousands of complaints from consumers who are either on the Do Not Call Registry or asked not to be called. Five telephone numbers associated with the defendants have generated a total of 30,000 Do Not Call complaints. Consumers received the robocalls at home, work, and on their cell phones, sometimes several times in one day. Businesses, government offices and even 911 dispatchers also have been subjected to the calls, the FTC said." Reader powerlord points out that another such company, not named in the FTC filing, raised the ire of thousands of internet-goers, who struck back by rickrolling the company's voice mail and digging up personal information on the company's president.

Comment Re:Its GPL licenced, someone should fork it. (Score 1) 408

by rebullandvodka (#27795853) Attached to: NoScript Adds Subscriptions To Adblock Plus

What I will not do is run code on my machine that's obfuscated or that attempts to mess with things it shouldn't mess with.

?? Web sites that aren't obfuscating their javascript are wasting their bandwidth and frustrating their users with a slow loading page. You'll need to just plain shut off Javascript if you don't want to run obfuscated js.
Privacy

Cities View Red Light Cameras As Profit Centers 740

Posted by timothy from the criminalize-everything-spread-the-guilt dept.
Houston 2600 writes "Chicago could rake in 'at least $200 million' a year — and wipe out the entire projected deficit for 2009 — by using its vast network of redlight and surveillance cameras to hunt down uninsured motorists, aldermen were told today. The system pitched to the City Council's Transportation Committee by Michigan-based InsureNet would work only if insurance companies were somehow compelled to report the names and license plates of insured motorists. That's already happening daily in 13 states, but not here."

Comment Re:RTFA (Score 1) 628

by rebullandvodka (#26494405) Attached to: 3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations
I'm a type I diabetic. I test my blood sugar 6-8 times daily. I've had a Medtronic Minimed 515 insulin pump on my person for several years. A few years back I went on a diet/exercise kick and lost ~50lbs. I can say without a doubt that after exercise (5mi jog), I need significantly less insulin. I reduce the basal dose rate to %50 normal basal rate for an 1hr. I have a heightened sensitivity to insulin for ~24hrs after exercise. Based on my experience I find it hard to understand why you claim that your insulin levels are increased after working out. What type of exercise are you doing? How can this be? There is a much higher correlation between glucose and insulin requirements than protein. I base my insulin dosage on how much carbohydrate I take in. I can almost ignore the amount of protein I eat in terms of insulin requirements.

Comment Re:Locusts (Score 1) 743

by rebullandvodka (#26317251) Attached to: Volvo Introduces a Collision-Proof Car

Still, cars that try to do any driving for me at speed seem like a bad idea. In fact, I don't even like air-bags, because I figure if one blows up in my face during an accident at freeway speeds, it would cause me to lose any change of controlling the vehicle. You don't see airbags in race cars, just very nice seat belt systems.

Airbags go off when a collision is happening. Any control you think you have at that point is useless. Airbags save lives.
Space

Meteorite Destroys Warehouse In Auckland, NZ 278

Posted by timothy from the creative-excuse-for-the-late-night-set dept.
vik writes "According to local media, multiple eye witnesses are reporting that a meteorite crashed into a warehouse in Auckland, New Zealand last night, setting it on fire. The warehouse roof was destroyed but no nearby buildings were damaged and there was only one minor casualty — a man who happened to be inside the building at the time. The fire service have not yet made an official announcement."

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