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  1. Re:What's wrong with that? on USAF Counter-Terror Funds Buy "Comfort Capsules" · · Score: 1

    Do you want your high-end decision makers to arrive tired? He's got a very valid point.

    No, you're both _missing_ the point. If it's good for the "decision makers" to arrive rested, then it should also be good for the "people actually doing the job" (i.e., the warfighters) to arrive rested. In other words, if it's such a great idea to make these guys so _productive_, then those actually carrying out the mission should receive the same benefit. Decision makers should not be elitists.

  2. Re:What's wrong with that? on USAF Counter-Terror Funds Buy "Comfort Capsules" · · Score: 1

    The pods are not about comfort, they're about productivity.

    I'm sure those guys are real productive when they're lying in the beds or the sofa in these capsules.

  3. Re:Actually, this really could be legitimate... on USAF Counter-Terror Funds Buy "Comfort Capsules" · · Score: 1

    So you fly them military. Now, do you fly them in the jump seat of a cargo plane?

    Hold on, there. There's a wide range of military aircraft seating between "jump seat" and "comfort capsule". Except for the web-seating in planes like C-130s, many, many Air Force planes have good ol' commercial airliner type forward-facing, reclining, padded, etc. seats. I think the most obvious wrongdoing with this story is that the brass feel they're above even the type of aircraft seating the rest of the public gets.

  4. Re:It's worth every penny on Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable · · Score: 1

    I have a question. I'd like to use this cable as a multi-function ethernet cable. If I plug the cable in backwards (not according to Denon's arrows), will my internet connection go back to 1993?

  5. Re:Nope, no typo, just a thinko :) on Denon's $499 Ethernet Cable · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Thank you. Yes, the reviews are great, and the _comments_ (replies) to the reviews are even funnier!

  6. The name 'cyber'-anything? on Ask the Air Force Cyber Command General About War in Cyberspace · · Score: 1

    General-

    Please consider changing the name of this new command. "Cyber Command", or "Cyber-anything" sounds, well, goofy to me. I'm a programmer. Using the term 'cyberspace' reminds me of other faded terms like, "e-commerce", "information superhighway", "home page", etc. I know it's a small thing, but really, I laughed out loud when I heard the Air Force was starting this Cyber Command. Do I have an alternative? No; I'll leave that to the naming/branding experts. Thanks for listening.

    U-H

  7. Re:Work on a laptop? on Lap Desks · · Score: 1

    I _almost_ agree with you, but I think with the development of touchpad _tapping_, the right hand (assuming that's your mousing hand) can go along very stress-free by finger-tapping rather than index finger clicking (via mouse).

    (I'm a notebook owner/user since '94....use a trad desktop at work)

    uh

  8. Re:Fill in the blanks and save for future use on Vista Vs. Gutsy Gibbon · · Score: 1

    You think ______ is messed up? How about __ buntu? I use __ buntu myself, but I can't understand how __ buntu has gotten so popular. __ buntu is SO much better. I can't believe on my laptop, __ buntu installs flawlessly, recognizes all my hardware, even my WiFi card (and even supports WPA out of the "box")! But __ buntu? It's clueless about my networking hardware. How can Canonical publish a dumbed-down piece of crap like __ buntu along with great pieces of work like __ buntu, __ buntu and yes, even __ buntu? Oh, and then there's the _____ desktop environment. The ______ __ buntu desktop environment is too much like ________ OS. If you want an OS like _______, get a _______ or __ buntu!! On the other hand, how many desktop environments does ________ have??