Slashdot Mirror


User: LandDolphin

LandDolphin's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
1,365
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 1,365

  1. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    2 shirts for 4 days would mean that you'd need to do the wash once a week. (Wear each shirt twice). That is, unless you do something at work that actually causes you to work up a sweat. But for the most part, your undershirt is going to keep the polo clean for upto 2 wears before washing.

    Doing the wash once a week should be pretty normal *insert George reference here*

  2. Re:Too bad we don't have rules to deal with this on Midwest Seeing Red Over 'Green' Traffic Lights · · Score: 1

    Yes, in theory (and other countries) they work. However, in the U.S., we focus a lot on defensive driving and making sure "it's clear" before pulling out into traffic. For some here, "it's clear" means that there are no other cars for roughly 1 mile. Those people will not pull into a roundabout until their is no one else in the roundabout. They are the reason I am happy that we don't have too many roundabouts in the U.S.

  3. Re:Too bad we don't have rules to deal with this on Midwest Seeing Red Over 'Green' Traffic Lights · · Score: 1

    The 4-way stop works fine. When 4 people arrive at the "same time", there is a small moment of "who goes first", but then someone goes and everyone follows suit.

    As for "hand signs", to my understanding there are none for a 4-way stop. One car goes and the rest follow suit in a clockwise fashion. But than, I live where there is no Snow :-)

    4-way stops work well in American because we promote defensive driving. A roundabout is horrible here because people are so afraid to drive that they wait for the roundabout to be empty before entering. This means that you ned up getting stuck in line forever for something that could have been a minor bottle neck.

  4. Re:how the mighty have fallen on Nokia Claims Patent Violations in Most Apple Products · · Score: 1

    (If Apple used Nokia Patents without Authorization) Does Apple have no blame for using and profiting off another companies R&D?

  5. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    I wear polo's and slacks myself and I still feel like I'm wearing a uniform. Would I choose polo's and slacks on my own time, no. But I have to conform to the expected dress code. Having a employer choosen set of polo's & dress shirts seems th esame to me, just more limited. But in my opinion, I'm not wearing what I want to, so either way I'm wearing a uniform.

  6. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    The polo's and slacks I baught at the department store so I comply with "Buisness Casual" feel like a fast food uniform to me already.

  7. Re:Professionalism on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    Probably because IT provides a direct service for all of the other employees. (Payroll does not come to your desk)

  8. Re:Tell it to the plastic clown on Uniforms For the Help Desk? · · Score: 1

    A mix of different polo's and dress shirts wouldn't feel "like a clown suit". Hell, if they provide 2 of the shirts for free (Which they should do), that takes away planing what to ware 4 days of the week.

  9. Re:PR "Stuff" from Fireeye on Man Challenges 250,000 Strong Botnet and Succeeds · · Score: 1

    So, Mega-D is going to be his Vietnam (Or Iraq)?

  10. Re:Her Constituent Status Is Only Part of It on Florida Congressman Wants Blogging Critic Fined, Jailed · · Score: 1

    Yes,

    And because of that lead Democrats were needed to pass the Act. Without their support, it could not have passed. And, the Democrats were split, so they needed the support of the republicans to pass the Act as well.

    It was a joint effort by Democrats and Republicans.

  11. Re:Never mind the sourcecode on The Nuking of Duke Nukem · · Score: 1

    "if you make $2500 per night, how come your boyfriend has to drop you off and pick you up in your 1982 Ford Escort?"

    Cocain.

  12. Re:Her Constituent Status Is Only Part of It on Florida Congressman Wants Blogging Critic Fined, Jailed · · Score: 3, Informative

    How were republicans responsible for the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

    From Wikipedia:
    By party
    The original House version:[9]

    Democratic Party: 152-96 (61%-39%)
    Republican Party: 138-34 (80%-20%)
    Cloture in the Senate:[10]

    Democratic Party: 44-23 (66%-34%)
    Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)
    The Senate version:[9]

    Democratic Party: 46-21 (69%-31%)
    Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)
    The Senate version, voted on by the House:[9]

    Democratic Party: 153-91 (63%-37%)
    Republican Party: 136-35 (80%-20%)

    The republicans had a high % to vote for it, but the Democrats had higher numbers voting for it than rebulicans.

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by both parties from the "North" and faught by both parties from the "south"

  13. Re:Her Constituent Status Is Only Part of It on Florida Congressman Wants Blogging Critic Fined, Jailed · · Score: 1

    As a Government Employee, I am assuming that she gets some other sort of Retirement plan? Like a pension plan or something along those lines? Or is the $76 from Social Security all that she gets?

    Social Security is there for those that need it. If she money from someplace else, like how my grandfather gets a pension from the rail road, than she doesn't need it.

  14. Re:Her Constituent Status Is Only Part of It on Florida Congressman Wants Blogging Critic Fined, Jailed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Rhetoric was his entire campaign. . . It's not because people knew or particularly cared about his policy plans. In fact, now that he's in office with huge Democratic majorities, people seem to be genuinely baffled at the "change" they voted for. They thought "change" meant "a pretty new face."

    He had more the Rhetoric. He ran on changes that he would make (Pulling us out of Iraq, Focusing more on Al Qaeda & Afghanistan, Overhauling the Healthcare system, etc.). The problem is, Change sounds fine and dandy, until it starts to happen and everyone wants it done a different way.

  15. Re:Really impressive on Google Found Guilty of French Copyright Infringement · · Score: 1

    French were acting like arrogant assholes before, just wait 'til you see what the Americans act like!

    We've already got them beat!

    when China becomes the economic and technological center of the world.

    Whiel that may eventually happen, I do not foresee an Asian Langauge replacing English. That is, unless they adopt an alhpabet.

  16. Re:Meh... on US McDonald's Wi-Fi Going Free In January · · Score: 1

    The restaurants in Airports are usually not corporate stores. A company (Like HMS Hosts in Phoenix Sky Harbor) usually provides most/all of the restaurants to a single airport, or terminal, and that company usually has a franchise agreement with McDonalds, Wendy's, etc., to offer their food in the Airport.

  17. Re:understanding is critical here on US McDonald's Wi-Fi Going Free In January · · Score: 1

    So, no real loss on Starbucks part if you don't go back.

  18. Re:We have this in the UK on US McDonald's Wi-Fi Going Free In January · · Score: 1

    Business Models change over time.

  19. Re:AoE and AE on Revisiting the "Holy Trinity" of MMORPG Classes · · Score: 1, Funny

    There is some sand in your vagina; you might want to clean that out.

  20. Re:Designing from a different direction. on Revisiting the "Holy Trinity" of MMORPG Classes · · Score: 1

    IF you don't run into each other, you lose the MMO and it turns into a bunch of single/multi player games linked together. And while I'd love a game where whe nyou kill the EvilDoer, he stays dead. The programing requirements to keep springing ~ 400,000 new EvilDoers a day would be crazy.

  21. Re:Tbh, these definitions need to be dropped. on Revisiting the "Holy Trinity" of MMORPG Classes · · Score: 1

    The first group of 2-3 puts their biggest tanks in your way to slow you down, while the last guy does a Paul Revere and every goblin in the lair is headed your way.

    Most MMOs I've played had this to some extent. Not every encoutner, but they've always sprinkled in a few where you had to kill the runner before he pulled far too many mobs for you to be able to handle.

  22. Re:From a phsychological point of view... on Not Enough Women In Computing, Or Too Many Men? · · Score: 1

    So, I went back through the thread and I failed to see where stereotype "does say that logical women would distribute evenly across logical professions". Perhaphs I fail at reading? Or is that to be assumed inforamtion from some other source?

  23. Re:From a phsychological point of view... on Not Enough Women In Computing, Or Too Many Men? · · Score: 1

    Guess that is because I didn't bother to fully read the stereotype and just assumed that is was men = logical, women = emotional. So I was unaware that the stereotype claimed that logical women would distribute evenly across logical professions.

    Guess I should fully read threads before throwing in my $0.02. but where is the fun in that? :-)

    On a second note, "other things being equal.". When in the real world are "other things equal."?

  24. Re:From a phsychological point of view... on Not Enough Women In Computing, Or Too Many Men? · · Score: 1

    If your stereotype holds true, than wouldn't all professions that elevate logic above emotion show approximately the same lack of participation by women?

    Assumign his stereotype hold strue, there would still be a portion of women who elevate logic above emotion. Now, there is nothing to say that those select women would distribute evenly between all professions that elevate logic above emotion.

  25. Re:Clogging the bandwidth on Angry AT&T Customers May Disrupt Service · · Score: 1

    Ticket Scalpers are just "supply and demand" too. However, that doesn't mean they aren't screwing you over. The services we receive in the U.S. could be sold to us for much cheaper, but they aren't to maximize profits. Yes, business wise, it is a smart move. On the other side, as a consumer, it leaves one feeling a little screwed over.