Comment Re:shocker! (Score 1) 54
"internet is full of shitbags" isn't on topic. Corporations are full of amoral, cocaine soaked greedy, selfich bastards with absolutely no empathy is.
Comment Re:shocker! (Score 1) 54
the corporations are full of shitbags, news at 11
FTFY. Oh, and an offtopic educational link for you grocers and foreigners and others who don't understand English:
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.angryflower.com%2F24...
I see enough of that shit on Farcebook. Note, I've been staying away from
Comment Re:That is why space mining is so important (Score 1) 45
That would take centuries.
Comment Re:Make that PUBMTATMTBAOITS (Score 1) 53
That's why they changed it from "Unidentified Flying Object" to "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena". The one I saw a half century ago was certainly not a space ship, unless Douglas Adams was right about scale, because it was smaller than a basketball. It was bright and fuzzy, rode next to my car for a couple of miles until I crossed a stream, when it zigged at 45 MPH at a right angle and followed the stream.
I wondered what it was for years before I learned about ball lightning, which is what it had to have been. My guess is ball lightning is a lot more common up there where the fighter jets play.
Submission + - Slashdot Alum Samzenpus's Fractured Veil Hits Kickstarter
CmdrTaco writes: Long time Slashdot readers remember Samzenpus,who posted over 17,000 stories here, sadly crushing my record in the process! What you might NOT know is that he was frequently the Dungeon Master for D&D campaigns played by the original Slashdot crew, and for the last few years he has been applying these skills with fellow Slashdot editorial alum Chris DiBona to a Survival game called Fractured Veil. It's set in a post apocalyptic Hawaii with a huge world based on real map data to explore, as well as careful balance between PVP & PVE. I figured a lot of our old friends would love to help them meet their kickstarter goal and then help us build bases and murder monsters! The game is turning into something pretty great and I'm excited to see it in the wild!
Journal Journal: The old camera... 1
A while back I discovered that they’re selling photographic film again, so I bought a package of three rolls of 35mm Kodak color film. Not sure what I’ll photograph, but the Minolta 35 mm SLR takes a hell of a lot better pictures than my phone. Actually, than any phone—and any digital camera.
I got home, set the film aside (it’s a lot more expensive than the last time I used film) and looked for my camera, which hadn’t been use
Comment Re:His name comes up less than others (Score 1) 3
I certainly hope you're right.
Odd, but yours is the only comment. I posted the same thing at S/N and got a ton of responses. Is slashdot dying?
Comment Re:Teh Google! (Score 1) 6
Again, it's giving me wingnut sites from both wings. I'd far rather get it from mainstream sites that have proven their validity over time so I didn't have to check Snopes or Politifact.
Journal Journal: The Motive 3
All the cops and newspapers are searching for a motive in the horrific mass murder in Las Vegas last week. No connection to any terrorist groups, no indication at all that it would happen, and the newspapers are all asking “Why??”
The answer is simple and I can’t figure out why nobody else can figure it out.
Comment Teh Google! (Score 1) 6
I always referred to the earlier engine as "Infosuck" but damn, Google's getting bad. When I open Google News in Firefox on my tablet, I get a blank page unless I click "request desktop site" and then it still goes nuts. But then, it might be my crappy tablet that I'll probably write about.
The answer is Google broke Google. I've been getting served a misandrist site from there, Breitbart (famous for its fake news) and wingnut sites from both wings. Did Sergey retire or something?
Comment I had no idea (Score 1) 3
Not until I was at S/N earlier and someone journaled about it. Lately I never visit
Slashdot seems to not be for smart people any more. To misquote 2001: "My God! It's full of morons!"
Comment Re:KDE3 or 4? (Score 1) 5
IIRC it was 3. I hate the new KDE but it will have to do.
Comment I miss Mandrake... (Score 1) 5
...and the old KDE.
Comment S/N (Score 1) 10
Try Soylent News, split from
Any more I only come here to read journals.
Comment Re:first amendment doesn't apply to private busine (Score 1) 10
You linked a fact-free opinion piece. The actual amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
It has absolutely nothing to do with the private sector.
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