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  1. Re:it really is becoming ridiculous. on Do Tech Companies Ask For Way Too Much From Job Candidates? · · Score: 1

    Do I feel lucky? The smart ass in me, or maybe it's just age... would want to retort, with "Well do you?" I'd feel as if it was fortuitous that we both met in this situation. Out of the whole world, what are the odds.

    Smart ass interview questions used to just confuse me, now they irritate me. Next time I get one I may just be honest about it.

     

  2. Re:Appre on VP Biden Briefs US Governors On H-1B Visas, IT, and Coding · · Score: 1

    Even with a good degree, a lot of times you still wade through people shit all day, just not literally.

  3. Re:What is this, the tenth time? on Australian Exploration Company Believes It May Have Found MH370 Wreckage · · Score: 2

    Don't be. Australia is an awesome country. Assholes are everywhere. Anytime there is a disaster, the snake-oil salesmen will be out in force to huck their miracle cures.

  4. Re:Too Little Too Late on Diablo 3 Expansion Reaper of Souls Launches · · Score: 1

    Actually with the 2.0 patch that came out a few weeks back the overall DII feel has become much better. Drops are more reasonable, not being dependent on having 3 Billion gold to buy items off the AH is a plus.

    I won't say it made it a whole new game, but it freshened it up enough for me to want to play through again with a new toon.

  5. Re:You forgot the obligatory closing line... on How To Talk Like a CIO · · Score: 1

    Nice,. Yeah, that's more accurate.

  6. Re:Obligated to point out another security concern on Obama Blocks Chinese Wind Farms In Oregon Over National Security · · Score: 2

    When you have a small loan, the bank owns you. When you have a large loan, you own the bank. ( more or less )

  7. Re:Roomba sucks (but not in the way I paid for) on What's Next For iRobot? · · Score: 1

    Same here. Have the Pet one for the basement/rec-room/man-cave/whatever. Runs twice a week. Only issues I've had are when he wonders into the laundry room or closet and can't get back out. Some times he may try to crawl under the couch and get stuck, or if my 5 year old leaves some toys out he may try to pull them in.

    Over all, great investment for me. Keeps the cat/dog hair in check. And I don't have to lug the big vacuum downstairs and go through that hassle.. I like him.

    He does need maintenance once in a while, but that's more fun than vacuuming.

  8. Re:Meh. on Wikipedia Didn't Kill Brittanica — Encarta Did · · Score: 1

    hehe me too!

    "Oh the humanity!"

    That's the main thing I remember from encarta

  9. Re:And brittanica did not see the threat on Wikipedia Didn't Kill Brittanica — Encarta Did · · Score: 2

    . Encyclopedias are what you read when you don't really care all that much about the subject.

    Thinking about this...you are correct. If you want real in debt knowledge go to the sources. If you want a basic understanding, but not be inundated in the details Encyclopedias do that.

    I remember grabbing a World-Book Encyclopedia whenever I needed quick bathroom reading. For a pre-teen/teenager it was perfect. I got a lot of real basic info about interesting subjects. But other than for a grade-school writing assignment, they were just dead trees. I think we got the update books up till 1980...so talk about outdated info.

    Encarta was like a breath of fresh air. except you couldn't lug your PC into the restroom to read it.

    Now...hell, smartphone+wikipedia and I'm set for life.

  10. Local Boy Does Good! on Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) Joins the Washington Post · · Score: 1

    Grats to Taco!

    He will always be one of us, one of us, one of us...

  11. Re:why phase out DVI? on VGA and DVI Ports To Be Phased Out Over Next 5 Years · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, You'll be able to use adapters...according to the article.

    Otherwise. yeah that would be a waste.

  12. Re:This won't work on New Cable Designed To Deter Copper Thieves · · Score: 1

    I thought it was birth control?

  13. Re:Theif soultions on New Cable Designed To Deter Copper Thieves · · Score: 2

    That won't stop them...at least not at first.

    It's just the "Man" trying to mislead them from an easy score.

  14. Re:Lousy t-shirt on 17-Year-Old Wins $100K For Creating Cancer Killing Nanoparticle · · Score: 1

    Lol, you're my new hero!

  15. What about that pen that records everything on Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking? · · Score: 1

    Staples had a pen that would record your strokes as you wrote, that you could then download into your PC.

    Forget the name, (don't feel like googling), you still need paper though.

    I like to write my pseudo-code out ahead of time on certain projects, it would be nice to then import that in when I'm done.

    tablets are nice and all, but there's something about hand-writing it out. helps me with memorizing. Typing, "seems" less so.

     

  16. Re:Has anyone attempted to figure out... on Pancake Flipping Is Hard — NP Hard · · Score: 1

    Yep, I think you got it.

    Like the travel salesman problem. A sales man can visit every site, but what is the most optimal travel path.

    the more places you add, the bigger the problem becomes....

  17. Re:Which is what, exactly? on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    Um, because we're all citizens of the same country?

    I personally do not have any need for a tsunami warning system. But I'll be damned if I want my fellow citizens put in harms way if we can avoid it.

    Why can't we all watch each other's backs instead of trying to stab them there?

    Damn. it's not socialism, it's good citizenship.

  18. Re:I like his IRS plan! on Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets) · · Score: 1

    But doesn't California suffer debt crisis every year.

    I wouldn't be so quick to use them as a poster child.

  19. Re:Normal School will work fine on How Do You Educate a Prodigy? · · Score: 2

    Send him to soccer camp then.

  20. Re:Any Rabbi worth his salt could have told them. on Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story · · Score: 1

    There are A LOT of people over here who are just to proud to consider that they came from lower level organisms.

    You would think that the teachings on pride would help knock them down a few pegs, but those teachings only apply to the other people, "I'm a good christian".

    You can't argue with crazy.

  21. Re:Didn't see this one coming on Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Bill · · Score: 1

    Looking at the Motorola website, Tablets are included in the Mobility brand.

    The commercial/industrial side doesn't look like it's included. Though I could be wrong, I am no expert.

  22. Re:Didn't see this one coming on Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Bill · · Score: 1

    Good question, I was wondering from mobility side whether this includes what used to be Symbol devices as well.

    Where does the Mobility group start and stop?

  23. Re:What would be the point? on Reaction To Diablo 3's Always-Online Requirement · · Score: 1

    I'm an anti-social person, I hate people.

    Keep your grubby multiplayer out of my pristine single player experience.

  24. Re:Slashdot used to be run by technical editors on Apple IOS 4.3.4 Jailbroken Hours After Update · · Score: 1

    Seconded...

    When people can get "root" on your pc from you visiting a website....that's bad...

    Why should your phone be any different?

  25. Re:No rage, just a lost customer. on Netflix Deflects Rage Over Price Increase · · Score: 1

    They may save more money than that $2 by not having to manage the DVDs for you though..

    It works out for them as well.