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  1. Bland but it works. on Suitable Naming Conventions For Workstations? · · Score: 1

    Well, I typically rebuild an entire system when they are reassigned so tying the name to the user is possible but I still try not to as it ends up cluttering my AD. I prefer standardized names which tend to include the Site, Department, Type (laptop/desktop), and a number identifier so a customer in Boston MA in the Accounting department with a Desktop might be BOSACCDSK0001. Very bland and unimaginative but it works well.

  2. Really? PUBLIC opinion? on Measuring Real Time Public Opinion With Twitter · · Score: 1

    Is it really a true sample of PUBLIC opinion when only a limited portion of the public actually uses Twitter?

  3. Re:EMP Testing on Could a Meteor Have Brought Down Air France 447? · · Score: 1

    If you think there are more car crashes than people crashes you obviously haven't walked down a busy sidewalk in a major city.

  4. Anybody know of a good webhost? on Comcast To Cap Data Transfers At 250 GB In October · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time to find a new home for my Pr0n server. :(

  5. Watercooling! on Cost-Effective Server Room Air Conditioning? · · Score: 1

    Lets setup water cooling!

  6. I guess my hat is useless there! on Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express Numbers · · Score: 1

    My "#1" hat that I got just so everybody would know that I am number one would not mean anything there! That is sad for them.

  7. Re:Nothing to see here, move along on DHS Official Considered Shock Collars For Air Travelers · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Great hacking skills in modifying the URL. I mean it isn't like page 1 was linked anywhere in the article. Especially not in the next paragraph down from where page 2 was linked. "In another part of the letter, Mr. Ruwaldt confirmed, âoeIt is conceivable to envision a use to improve air security, on passenger planes.â"

  8. Re:That's Ironic on Ray Gun Puts Voices Inside Your Head · · Score: 1

    That is insensitive! Just because she was fugly does not mean she was a villain!

  9. Re:my $0.02 on How To Convince My Boss Not To Spam? · · Score: 1

    As my original parent posted, emailing the contacts to inform them of their addresses being exposed and including a brief ad for your company would be unethical. As you pointed out the spamming portion would be unethical so if they were to go this route they shouldn't include information about what they do for business. As I re-read the question that would be the primary ethical question. To a secondary extent you could question the action of directly informing the clients without informing the competitor to the issues first.

  10. Re:Accidental My Ass on The Accidental Astrophysicists · · Score: 1

    xkcd has a cartoon for that too: http://xkcd.com/417/

  11. Re:my $0.02 on How To Convince My Boss Not To Spam? · · Score: 1

    This suggestion actually is unethical as you are not giving the company that made the error the chance to correct themselves to their clients. The appropriate way would be to inform the company of the email mistake and advise them to inform their customer base first. Think of if along the lines of discovering a security bug in software. First you inform the company and give them a chance to fix it. Then you inform the public if proper action is not taken.

  12. Re:*YAWN* on Orange Box Turns Gold · · Score: 1

    I've started moving my gaming from PC to console and have been having a hard time. I enjoy the online aspect of some games, namely WoW and Counter Strike. What do you recommend to replace those two games on the PS3 system?

  13. Behaviors are key on How Would You Interview Potential Managers? · · Score: 1

    I am a manager in a different field but I interview sales and support personnel weekly and I do interview other management candidates on occasion. I have found it is best to focus on behaviors. A behavior is something that can been seen or heard and is easy to quantify. Also utilize S.A.R.'s, Situation Action Result. Ask them a question about a specific item, look for them to tell you about the specific situation (positive or negative), what actions they took to encourage/correct the situation, and what the result was. I also ask a lot of probing questions during the interview process watching out to see if the person can answer my question or is just skirting around the answer because they don't know it. Best of Luck.

  14. Re:Tax Dollars on Microsoft Gets Help From NSA for Vista Security · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So our Taxes (for us US residents) are going to the Government (NSA included) to help secure Linux so Red Hat can sell it to us Taxpayers and make more money. What do you say that Red Hat should mark down the price of each RHEL copy sold by $1 until the monetary value of the NSA's help is repaid?

    Actually, yes. I do think that when the government in some way subsidizes a company the company has the obligation to pass the savings on to the taxpayers until repaid.

  15. Re:Tax Dollars on Microsoft Gets Help From NSA for Vista Security · · Score: 1

    I thought the way to beat Zombies was with baseball bats and axes? Seriously though, that is an excellent point.

  16. Tax Dollars on Microsoft Gets Help From NSA for Vista Security · · Score: 1, Interesting

    So our Taxes (for us US residents) are going to the Government (NSA included) to help secure Vista so Microsoft can sell it to us Taxpayers and make more money. What do you say that Microsoft should mark down the price of each Vista copy sold by $1 until the monetary value of the NSA's help is repaid?

  17. Server Farm on "Dracula's Castle" For Sale In Romania · · Score: 1

    Is this the next location of the multi-million dollar secured server farm? What better location then the rustic country side protected by people with pitchforks and torches?