Comment seafaring GRAVE ROBBERS (Score 1) 122
Hey, people pay good money for non-radioactive materials!
Comment WAT? (Score 1) 95
I was going to notify you that you have a cranky Scottsman here wanting a word with you, but then I double-checked, and for some reason a thousand Watts is a kilowatt. But then why is it abbreviated kW? WTF world? Please fix.
And no, I am not a train fancier. Well, any more than anybody else.
And no, I am not a train fancier. Well, any more than anybody else.
Comment technically correct is the best (Score 1) 126
"No net zero?
OK, carbon negative it is, you heard the boss."
OK, carbon negative it is, you heard the boss."
Comment burn in Hell Darl McBride (Score 4, Informative) 74
Wow, Caldera, there's a company I haven't heard about in a looooonnngg time.
Let's remember that they transformed into blatant patent troll and persistent lawsuit pest The SCO Group which Microsoft funded in a futile attempt to bludgeon Linux out of existence.
Let's remember that they transformed into blatant patent troll and persistent lawsuit pest The SCO Group which Microsoft funded in a futile attempt to bludgeon Linux out of existence.
Comment GIGO (Score 5, Insightful) 97
I hope Ford gave all those hapless engineers back pay for the whole time they were fired. (Hapless, because they took the offer to come back instead of finding an employer that properly valued their expertise and experience.)
It seems that the gestalt of the era is not just plain incompetence, but a complete disdain for competence. Fuck these bad managers and slipshod stewards.
It seems that the gestalt of the era is not just plain incompetence, but a complete disdain for competence. Fuck these bad managers and slipshod stewards.
Comment Caveat emptor (Score 1) 57
If you're spending $250,000 for a joyride, you should do some risk analysis of your own.
Home made submarines are mostly unnecessarily complicated ways of drowning as should be scrutinized with a jaundiced eye.
Home made submarines are mostly unnecessarily complicated ways of drowning as should be scrutinized with a jaundiced eye.
Comment Re:Dictators (Score 1) 55
What is happening in Russia right now is what you get if you allow unrestricted drone activity. Of course the Chinese authorities don't want that to happen.
Comment c'mon bro, a few more tokens and it's fixed (Score 1) 26
No problemo, the agent can use your crypto to buy more tokens./jk (as of 6/12/2026)
Are the cryptobros that stoopid or do they think we're that stupid?!!
Are the cryptobros that stoopid or do they think we're that stupid?!!
Comment Missed opportunity Chris Goetti (Score 1) 51
Come on " Patchocalypse " was right there, Chris!
Comment Re:How about at least... (Score 1) 99
Donald Trump (wants to fleece the public with worthless AI stock), Bernie Sanders (mistakenly believes the AI hype and wants to seize the means of production) And Sam Altman(wants to fleece the public with worthless AI stock).
TFTFY.
If they really believed in AI, do you really think they would share any of the proceeds with you?
Comment Russians broke it, let them fix it (Score 3, Funny) 48
Close the hatch to the Russian section, not our problem.
Oh, NOW they want international cooperation.
Oh, NOW they want international cooperation.
Comment Re:take that (Score 2) 180
âoeIf you don't test, you don't have any cases,â
If you don't measure climate change, Mar-a-Lago isn't under water. Insurance claim denied.
Comment the stock is set to EXPLODE! (Score 1) 73
"Where are my engines Tory?!!"
"One's over in the swamp over there and one's over that-a-way on the beach."
Didn't they blow up a second stage during testing a few weeks ago? Two KABOOMS in such close succession?!!
"One's over in the swamp over there and one's over that-a-way on the beach."
Didn't they blow up a second stage during testing a few weeks ago? Two KABOOMS in such close succession?!!
Comment WHERE'S MY ELEPHANT?!! (Score 1) 66
When did bsd.slashdot.org drop the red header scheme?
Comment /. , I am disappoint (Score 2) 69
All this nattering about licensing and we haven't yet had one comment -
Finally, I can finish the large hadron collider I'm building in my backyard!
