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  1. Re:15 minutes? on Should You Get Paid While Your Computer Boots? · · Score: 1

    You had a few good points, but then sounded like the worst case scenario for a user. I am in a smaller company and don't enforce mandatory reboots on laptops, because I don't allow laptops on my network.

    But your own backups at home and you flaunt their policies because you "know better..." The IT guys are supposed to know SOX compliance standards. You are not "helpless and lazy", but you are one the guys that piss of the IT department. Your saving grace is that you tried talking to them about it and they didn't listen. Aside from that, I would have tried to get you fired.

  2. Re:Disney vs. Tarzana? on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    Dude, it was an attempt at a joke making fun of the name change with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, see it's funny cause Disney was a former owner. I know my socal geography. chill.

  3. Re:Color is hard to do on On the Economics of the Kindle · · Score: 1

    Thanks for correcting me, I hadn't realized this until your response and my subsequent learning via the Google.

  4. Re:Color is hard to do on On the Economics of the Kindle · · Score: 1

    Are you aware that monitors use RGB (which is additive) and that CMYK (which is subtractive) is for printing?

  5. Re:Pay them with a drawing of a spider... on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    Or maybe you could link to the original site.

    http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html

  6. Re:Toyota on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    No, that was an independent dealer.

  7. Re:IANAL, but I've had a related request made... on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    You are failing to understand safe harbor. If it is user generated content, the site is safe. If they edit the user content, then the site becomes responsible for it. This isn't at all like your scenario where the staff of your site posted unlicensed images. Unlike you, Desktop Nexus isn't screwed at all.

  8. Re:Disney vs. Tarzana? on Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers · · Score: 1

    Don't worry. Soon it'll be known as Disney's Tarzana of Anaheim.

  9. odd math on Independent Dev Reports Over 80% Piracy Rate On DRM-Free Game · · Score: 5, Insightful

    TFA: we divided the total number of sales we had from all sources by the total number of unique IPs in our database, and came up with about 0.1. thatâ(TM)s how we came up with 90%.

    Heaven forbid a legit user installs it on his laptop, takes it to the library, starbucks, work, university, a few friend's houses and whatever other wifi signals he comes across.

    This math seems pretty flawed.

  10. consoles are the key on PCGA To "Take Up the Challenge of Piracy" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why do people still use PCs for gaming? PCs are business tools... Consoles are better for gaming because the game development company can rely upon a specific hardware configuration.

    This isn't a troll, but an honest observation.

  11. Re:Unfortunately... on How to Search Today's Usenet For Programming Information? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Or you could just scroll to the bottom of the page and see all the content...

  12. Re:High Definition!! on How To Supplement Election Coverage? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know HD is usually more realistic than real life, but why not just join the riots?

  13. Re:Quantity, not quality on How To Supplement Election Coverage? · · Score: 2, Funny

    You seem to think the more screens you watch the election results on, the better informed you will be.

    If you have multiple screens, you'll multiple sources of information. Thus, better informed as results come in and the media does their speculation. While I don't plan on turning on my gaming consoles or giving a damn about twitter, I will have at least two news channels on TV (split pip) and multiple laptops around loaded with different news websites. I will also be drinking with friends and causing a general ruckus.

    It will be interesting watching MSNBC vs FOX, etc... Maybe even your precious BBC, who knows?

    The submitter's question isn't that unique, just odd that he mentioned so many damn devices.

  14. Re:Kudos to them on Doom9 Researchers Break BD+ · · Score: 1

    This is my plan, a PCH is already ordered and on the way.

  15. Re:I think we're already there on Chrome Helping Other Browsers Out, Says Opera CEO · · Score: 1
    Chrome is installed all over my network, the average (younger) person knows what it is.

    Yes, my users have local admin rights, it's easier in the end and they usually abide by the rules. SpiceWorks will tell me about it anyway...

  16. well of course on Finnish E-Voting System Loses 2% of Votes · · Score: 1

    I would like to call this a layer 8 problem, but electronic voting vendors need to make this as idiot proof as possible. No paper trails, supposed missing votes... way to go guys.

  17. Re:Hahaha hahahaha hahaha! on Should You Break TOS Because Work Asks You? · · Score: 1

    I doubt submitter works in a large tech company.

    I do not have an 800 number at my place...

  18. Re:Newbie Question on What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 · · Score: 1

    I've been using it all day and have yet to see it ask for an office disc

  19. Re:proved? on Distributed.net Finds Optimal 25-Mark Golomb Ruler · · Score: 1
    Yeah... I meant the one "hey drunk guy, I think this is what you meant" answer.

    apologies to all the yes men and for the record, my TI-89 did all the math for me...

  20. Re:proved? on Distributed.net Finds Optimal 25-Mark Golomb Ruler · · Score: 1

    thanks for the one real answer.... /where's my beer

  21. proved? on Distributed.net Finds Optimal 25-Mark Golomb Ruler · · Score: 0

    I thought you could only disprove, not prove math stuff...

    Did I fail math class?

  22. Re:Newbie Question on What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 · · Score: 1

    What part of installing Windows XP requires my Microsoft Office disc? I installed XP this morning on this box and am pretty sure it wasn't required. I did have do download sp2 and sp3, but that's because my retail disc is old.

    Ubuntu also has a software update that you'd want to run as well after installation.

  23. Re:You Lost Me.. on Is Anyone Buying T-Mobile's Googlephone? · · Score: 1

    Ummm yeah they most certainly are. Most periodicals are referred to as rags in slang, whether they are glossy, newsprint, etc...

  24. Re:My co-worker got one on Is Anyone Buying T-Mobile's Googlephone? · · Score: 1

    If they're from 35 years ago, they probably are built in a more sturdy fashion than today's plastiriffic toys...

    I have a SLVR L7 that I imported and prefer over any of the L6s that I have held... It's also stood up better to abuse. Lightweight items just don't cut it...

  25. slashdotted on A Look At Google's Newest Data Center · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously datacenterknowledge.com isn't hosted in a very robust data center...