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Comment: I've always thought it was about the content. (Score 1) 72

by jitterman (#46173405) Attached to: Amputee Has Prosthetic Hand Wired To Nerves
I don't really care about the layout, what keeps me here after more than a decade is what I read about, and the discussions held here. Look is important if I can't use the site, but this is usable. Some will like it, some will hate it, some will say "meh" to it. As long as I can find stories and conversations that interest me though, I'm good. Just my personal .02

Comment: Not so bad (Score 1) 72

by jitterman (#46173381) Attached to: Amputee Has Prosthetic Hand Wired To Nerves

Still, great comment :)

Comment: Re:Most visitors... (Score 1) 231

by jitterman (#46050001) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How To Reimagine a Library?


Comment: Re:How safe is it driven within the law? (Score 2) 961

by jitterman (#45583769) Attached to: Is the Porsche Carrera GT Too Dangerous?
Hear hear (or is it, "here, here"?) !

I used to race motorcycles (for fun, at a local track) - doesn't qualify me as an expert, but I've seen accidents on a track that people get up from without injury that would have probably resulted in all sorts of trauma on the street. The reasons are several - no obstructions around the roadway; everyone going in the same direction; everyone involved understanding that speed is the goal; areas surrounding the track are set up so as to minimize injury.

These factors are for all intents and purposes are absent from the street. Add to that, not only are you endangering yourself, but others' lives and property as well.

Comment: Re:Nothing is more evil than..... (Score 1) 734

by jitterman (#45143127) Attached to: Facebook Comment Prompts Arrests In Cyberbullying Suicide Case
My oldest son, who's only in 5th grade, already sees the girls tearing each other down. One has already transferred after one year due to the other girls being cruel to her (apparently she was somewhat sloppy and had some unsanitary habits). Sad that in order to feel confident, these young girls seem to need to feel superior, and in order to do that, a victim MUST exist as a useful example of what is inferior.

Not to say the boys don't bully too (and my son WAS guilty of such, and we put a stop to that shit right away by having him apologize in front of the entire class; he's also been on the receiving end), but the girls seem to push it to whatever limit they can.

Comment: Re:And I blame my parents (Score 1) 734

by jitterman (#45142575) Attached to: Facebook Comment Prompts Arrests In Cyberbullying Suicide Case
Your first paragraph is spot on. The third, sadly, displays your unsuitability for parenthood and incredible lack of sympathy/empathy for adolescents and those suffering from mental health problems. Please, make the world a better place by learning how to be somewhat compassionate.

Comment: Re:No PC yet (Score 1) 396

by jitterman (#44893147) Attached to: <em>GTA V</em> Makes $800 Million In 24 Hours
Agree with you here. I own Liberty City and San Andreas on PC; unless they build a PC port for this release I won't get it.

The PC / console thing has been going 'round and 'round for ages; every time a new console gen launches, the death of PC games is announced. As the consoles age and the PC components catch up (quickly) and then surpass (sometimes vastly) the consoles' abilities (think about Skyrim's expansions and the problems the PS3 had), that talk tends to die down.

I personally enjoy shooters on PC, driving games on console, and everything else is mostly a push (I don't play NFL/NBA games, so not sure how those compare).

Comment: Re:Uh huh (Score 2) 570

by jitterman (#44610853) Attached to: The Steady Decline of Unix
I'm at a mid-sized hospital, and we have AIX for one specific application that is about 3 minor revs behind. Our current plan upon upgrade is to move to the Linux release (there is also a Windows release, and while we have plenty of Windows servers, our systems team wants this app on Linux). Like you, I'm not sure how many people use AIX, but we are leaving it for Linux.
