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Comment Re:The English to watch (Score 3, Interesting) 526

by Crackerjack on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @12:14PM (#55554765) Attached to: Is American English Going To Take Over British English Completely?

... and as a close relative, Technical English or Scientific English. Whether it's engineering documents, computer software, or publications in scientific journals, these closely-related dialects are what people turn to when trying to share their work with the world.

Comment Wow (Score 2) 103

by Crackerjack on Saturday June 17, 2017 @09:15PM (#54640689) Attached to: Announcing 'build', Auto-Configuration In 1000 Lines Of Makefile

I'm slashdot user #15,884 and my make-based autoconfiguration system is at least 3x as long. I could really learn from this guy.

Submission + - US House Passes Bill Requiring Warrants To Search Old Emails (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 06, 2017 @08:10PM

An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to require law enforcement authorities to obtain a search warrant before seeking old emails from technology companies, a win for privacy advocates fearful the Trump administration may work to expand government surveillance powers. The House passed the measure by a voice vote. But the legislation was expected to encounter resistance in the Senate, where it failed to advance last year amid opposition by a handful of Republican lawmakers after the House passed it unanimously. Currently, agencies such as the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission only need a subpoena to seek such data from a service provider.

Submission + - French politician uses hologram to hold meeting in two cities at the same time. (lemonde.fr)

Submitted by neutrino38 on Monday February 06, 2017 @04:58PM

neutrino38 writes: The French presidential election is approaching fast. One of the candidate, Jean-Luc Melanchon used an hologram to hold two public meeting at once. With a political program that is mostly socialist and very left leaning, some people pointed out that he used private innovation to stand out from the crowd.

Comment The convention doesn't end for like 8 more hours (Score 1) 25

by Crackerjack on Sunday August 07, 2016 @04:24PM (#52661205) Attached to: Star Trek Convention Celebrates The Show's 50th Anniversary

CNET should have waited awhile, there's still a few surprises left!

The Real 'Stuff White People Like' 286

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @11:27PM from the taking-a-closer-look dept.

Here's an interesting and funny look at 526,000 OkCupid users, divided into groups by race and gender and all the the things each groups says it likes or is interested in. While it is far from being definitive, the groupings give a glimpse of what makes each culture unique. According to the results, white men like nothing better than Tom Clancy, Van Halen, and golfing.

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