weather != climate.

would it be better to consume coal energy for the life of the datacenter, or spend a bit of (possibly dirty) energy to build renewable alternatives?

Sounds like a good kickstarter project. I'll chip in.

This is the best comment I've read on slashdot in years. I don't know if that's a good thing, or just sad.

"a theory at best".... A theory is something testable that has withstood the tests subjected to it (contrast that with a hypothesis, which may not be yet tested). The word you and other "let's legitimize the scientific method" people are looking for is a "hunch". Global warming is not a "hunch".

You can write incredibly performant code that is easy to reason about in Common Lisp or Clojure. We don't have to choose between performance and usability.

Why would privatizing these jobs magically cause them to be done competently? I've seen plenty of incompetence in the private sector.

The last thing the world needs are more "day job" uninspired programmers.

Well, most programmers are terrible at everything- including programming. That said, most people are terrible at what they do. :P

Is that $200 TV an IPS LCD screen, or some POS TN display? APple products tend to have high-end features too.

"Well, none of that applies to Apple's other devices (apart from apps for the iOS devices), where you can watch whatever content you like, and they cost far less than twice their competitor's price as you suggest. But haters gonna hate...."
Only on slashdot would this be modded a troll. while its parent is "insightful".

I don't think you can call the Google TV "stiff competition". It was a complete flop.

"I'm not saying Republicans are angles or anything like that. " Oh they're angles alright... RIGHT angles!

Part of the reason is most companies hire incompetent morons to staff their IT departments. Just b/c you passed a few certification tests doesn't mean you can tell your face from your ass.

Amazing. What the fuck do you guys want Obama to do? When he tries something that is inevitably going to fail b/c of the Republicans, you fault him for trying. When his administration points out the realities of the patent system, you fault his administration for not acting where they cannot act. I doubt there is anything Obama could do to appease you.