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  1. Logged in after two years on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    I haven't been a productive poster, but have read Slashdot regularly since 2000. I created an account in 2007 for some reason, just to argue I guess, but I wasn't able to defend myself from the superior knowledge and experience delivered in a somewhat nice way. 7 years later, I have been looking at /. at least few times a week for the highly commented on articles and looking at the comments for more insight on interesting topics. It would be a shame if this was Digg2 and it tanked in a short time. I was very shocked at the Digg transition, but there is probably some inertia here after 20 years.

  2. Re:Your international rights on WikiLeaks Releases Cache of 400,000 Iraq War Documents · · Score: 1

    Not to be a dick, but how is that garbage situation? You should have some strike breakers to maintain the general health.

  3. Re:Define 'Harm' on PETA Creates New Animal-Friendly Software License · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I *could* ride my bike to work and help my boss make flour or smith useful things for the local populace. I guess I wouldn't actually have a bike in that situation though... So say walk out the front door and start picking weeds out of the crops I have planted... Dreaming of the day I could buy a plow horse. But I would need some property. Yeah, free! No picking weeds for the local lord for a farthing. Right out I'd say, and mean it. Something like that. Luxury compared to my 20 min commute across the bridge to design stuff on a computer.

  4. Re:Or... on Ninth Suicide At iPhone Factory · · Score: 1

    The Apple magic sure has worked for most of you here. I can't believe all the half-excuses for an Apple-employed Chinese company treating their workers so bad. Did you see the videos? Are you (still) a bunch self-righteous douchebags after all these years?

  5. Re:Apple. on Ninth Suicide At iPhone Factory · · Score: 1

    Wow, you are are in a sad state. Sorry. I had 5 W-2s to file last year because I was laid off from my 'good job' the year before. I immediately restarted at the bottom with temp jobs, shopped around, and am now enjoying my current job. It's full time staff in electronics at a university & a lot more enjoyable than the the one I had a year ago with the same pay. I'll probably stay here for a while.

  6. Re:Chemistry teaching in Britain on In UK, First "Anarchist's Cookbook" Downloaders' Convictions · · Score: 1

    I work in a microfab facility that has some dangerous solutions that I need to use, like HF, H2SO4 96% and Silane gases for wafer fab.

    My worst experience back in my organic chem days was with fuming nitric acid. I blew out the bottom of a couple pieces of glassware because I was careless & left a drop or two of rinse water in them :/

  7. Re:Good hygiene, don't be a know it all. on How To Behave At a Software Company? · · Score: 1

    Don't be a turd. Don't let turds shit on you.

  8. Re:Don't blow on Will Game Cartridges Make a Comeback? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It really is important to clean with 99.999% pure 2-propanol and deionized water mixture to clean off orange Dorito stuff and grape jelly from the pristine edge connector :)

  9. Re:Missing the Point on TSA Worker Jailed In Body Scan Rage Incident · · Score: 1

    >But what they're not doing is attempting to "emasculate and demean the people who pass through them". Yes, that's idiotic.

    I'm sure it's actually somewhere in between security and the other thing. You need to look at all the angles before calling someone idiotic.

  10. Re:Call them! on American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the find narcc! You're not a cop, are you?

  11. Re:Doomed on HP To Buy Palm For $1.2 Billion · · Score: 1

    I'd seriously like to see Agilent make calculators. They could make $150 48GX that would probably sell well bundled with the $700 function generator or the $40,000 network analyzer. I wonder why they haven't even tried...

  12. Re:Call them! on American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes · · Score: 1

    Most of the stuff I've seen is from bulk buy auction sites that I wouldn't trust to my health. Could you provide a link to made in the USA ingredients? Thanks.

  13. Re:Better commercial for irony on Apple Blocks Cartoonist From App Store · · Score: 1

    Thanks, I had forgotten about that one. How times change.

  14. Re:Link to the full photo set - on 365 Days of Photojournalism With Stormtroopers · · Score: 1

    It is worth the time to take a look at the series. There was a lot of work done on each take, and some are extremely well done & might give you a laugh or smile.

  15. Re:5 stupid rationalizations from iPad camp on 5 Reasons Tablets Suck, and You Won't Buy One · · Score: 1

    They were closed properly.

  16. Re:Battery life on 5 Reasons Tablets Suck, and You Won't Buy One · · Score: 1

    "Processor performance and power requirements were the problem. Now they're not." Now the display is the problem? People have not been waiting for longer battery life, they want...something sold to them. What do millions of people need? I can't see anyone I work with using a tablet for anything useful. Phone & Laptop is it. We need more inputdev to make it happen.

  17. Well... on Southwest Declares Kevin Smith Too Fat To Fly · · Score: 1

    I did like his indie type movies in the past. Anyway, he has a new Bruce Willis movie due in theaters in a couple weeks. It's odd that his Twitter page has it as a background. He did take a big hit in pay to keep it R-rated! Yeah! [rollseyes] Good luck Kevin, you are getting pretty unhealthy. I hope you will be able to lose 200lb. in the near future.

  18. Re:Unavoidable on Game Industry Vets On DRM · · Score: 1

    I played this and spent some thousands in upgrades, just to make the game work correctly: http://ludosity.com/games/lean-game/

  19. Re:3Ality and Sky TV... on Japan Will Start 3D TV Programming This Summer · · Score: 1

    I will be the first to say that that a 3D wrestling match on TV is very exciting. I will keep that event and date bookmarked. Yup, wouldn't miss it.

  20. Re:Not too surprising on Phone and Text Bans On Drivers Shown Ineffective · · Score: 1

    I had forgotten about that, thanks.

  21. Re:Not too surprising on Phone and Text Bans On Drivers Shown Ineffective · · Score: 1

    They're still producing GA aircraft: http://www.cessna.com/single-engine.html

  22. Re:Dear Mr Murdoch on Rupert Murdoch Says Google Is Stealing His Content · · Score: 1

    If it comes to that - If the product is not worthy, Google will cut off News Corp domains. If they deem News Corp's worth for for their business model, they will pay News Corp. It's not rocket science.

  23. Re:CCTV part probably fake on UK Plans To Monitor 20,000 Families' Homes Via CCTV · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Around 2,000 families have gone through Family Intervention Projects, but ministers intend to increase its scope to 20,000 more in the next two years - each costing between £5,000 and £20,000. Are things that bad there?

  24. Re:Break out the happy helmet on Railway Workers Get Daily Smile Scans · · Score: 1

    Heh, that's the first genuine smile I've had today. Thanks.

  25. Re:IMO... on Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing · · Score: 1

    I think he meant a single player game that did not require a sub. Your roommates could take turns you know.