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Comment: Well, there was this thing called Beta... (Score 1) 3

by unitron (#46496911) Attached to: OMG

...which, if you're still in classic mode, you can lay eyeballs on by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

And there was considerable reaction to it, much if not most of which was negative, and there was a very corporate-speak laden reaction to that by the editors here or the people who sign their checks and tell them what to write, and that led to the Slashcott and the creation of some new "Slashdot-ish" sites by some of the refugees from here.

And that was just in February.

Comment: Re:The USA isn't synonymous with efficiency (Score 1) 261

by gmhowell (#46496099) Attached to: U.S. Aims To Give Up Control Over Internet Administration

I don't think that's the point. I believe the point is that a dictatorship or single party rule is more efficient than a democracy or group run system.

Or it could be that the US is more in bed with the interests of businesses and is more likely to agree with them.

In any event, your reading of that isn't necessarily the correct one.

Comment: Re:one breaker (Score 1) 393

by gmhowell (#46495869) Attached to: Malaysian Flight Disappearance 'Deliberate'

Agreed. I'm an aviation enthusiast. I've never been in the cockpit of an airliner. I'm fairly confident I could reprogram the FMS of one in-flight to fly any route I wished. I've done it on flight sims that are fairly accurate, and they all tend to work about the same way.

Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night as well?
