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  1. But AOL gives free IMAP... on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 1

    I use AOL for all my e-commerence and potential OMG I might get spammed communication. Nothing really WRONG with them. It's leave my gmail basically spamless. I tossed yahoo and hotmail long ago due to crappy archaic policies that limit your access to web only unless you pay them. *Yes Microsoft has pop3 access OHHHHH WOW POP3 in a world of imap... it would be like me bragging I just got a dial-up in a neighborhood full of DOCIS 3.0*

    Though I understand the reasoning. It's like "Dress like your ready to come to work and be promoted" and I do respect that. Though to delete it without even checking the resume inside? It would be like not even talking to the guy who showed up dressed nice but not suit and tying it. Let's be honest AOL has some stigmata but it's not like showing up to an interview in Flip Flops and a No Fat Chicks t-shirt ;P

    Maybe if your a person, looking to see if the place your applying for is a bunch of jerks, then go ahead and use that AOL address. They delete your email without reading it maybe you didn't want to work there. The filtering can work both ways.

    Then again if your REALLY worried about this while job seeking. My advice is get an account on a domain you think would get you looked at. This doesn't cost THAT much *if anything at all* and then you can know you didn't get a call back because 7 years as Fry Chef at Burger Ranch doesn't qualify you to run a MySQL Database.

    P.S. I know I could do stuff like, run a server on my own pop addy. I could use my ISP email. I know I could do a million other things but let's face it these big companies are not likely going anywhere and its an easy thing to do.

  2. Re:No Single Killer. on Android 2.0 — Competition Against the iPhone and the Rest · · Score: 0

    I know who the Iphone Killer is... It was the Butler!

  3. The Iphone is not the Mona Lisa of Tech! on Android 2.0 — Competition Against the iPhone and the Rest · · Score: 0

    2 Things bothered me

    1) It forgets to mention the 1 major thing that gave the Iphone such a major push forward. Marketing! *well image too but takes part of Marketing* It talks briefly how Verizon isn't very Market Savvy *serious... Can you hear me now? No matter how annoying... got you thinking Verizon* which seems like totally BS and made my brain shut off for the rest of the article.

    2) This article also overlooks what the Droid and Android 2.0 do, that other smart phones don't do. It skipped over how it innovates and simply compares features that exist. What about Google Navigation? Voice recognition? What about what the Iphone lacks like... a KEYBOARD. The only thing they didn't compare was App stores *seriously if someone says over 100,000 apps again I will strangle you with strangulation.ipa*

    Overall the article stank of... HEY Android is gonna fail cause it's not a Iphone *make out with 32 GB 3GS*. It was laced with jabs at how Symbian is Old and Rim is no good on the web. It felt like secret Apple love...

    I really hope the Droid is a massive success just so in 2 years we can have a Slashdot article listing everyone who was terribly wrong, this can be number 1.

  4. Re:Anyone know how to upgrade? on GrandCentral Reborn As Google Voice · · Score: 1

    Nope they love me enough again to start spying on me. They can check my voicemail, see who is calling me, read my emails, see where I am via latitude, know where I wanna go via google maps, know what things I like using there search, and see the web pages I view.

    I am sooooo loved ;)

  5. Re:Anyone know how to upgrade? on GrandCentral Reborn As Google Voice · · Score: 1

    They added details about it now, thank goodness. I finally got mine.

  6. Anyone know how to upgrade? on GrandCentral Reborn As Google Voice · · Score: 1

    The google help page states:

    What do I do if I am already a GrandCentral user?
    To upgrade to Google Voice, sign in to your GrandCentral account and follow the instructions at the top of your inbox.

    I have nothing in my Grandcentral inbox though. I wonder if it's just delayed and I am impatient, or are they picking and choosing? I will check back later today. The SMS feature is a MUST HAVE for me.

  7. One mans opinion... A tad to expensive, but nice. on Asus Eee Top All-In-One Touch Screen PC Tested · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If this had been just 100 less at 499 I could see it flying off the shelves. This is the market segments that people hunger form. Low power, easy to use, cheap computers!

    I really wish they had gone Linux though instead of XP. Also wish they would have gone ION / Dual Core Atom instead of the dated 945 and Single Core Atom platform.

    Just like early netbooks though, while not a full winner this is a big step in the correct direction. I look forward to the next generation.

    P.S. *Sorry I posted Anon before, somehow I was not logged in ;\*

  8. Google needs to... on Google Terminates Six Services · · Score: 1

    Google needs to get some of their more POTENTIALLY profit making projects out of Beta or Pre-Beta stage. Like Grand Central. Infinitely useful but it has no adds, no pay anything, and has been in closed Beta since they bought it. I love the service, so why is google not turning it PLUS a number of other project that generate 0 revenue... into profit streams.

    Please note I am not saying turn it into a RAPE profit center, but like the way Googles Search or Gmail works... it could Generate SOMETHING to support itself rather then sending it to the glue factory ;)

  9. When did Oprah become President? on Feds To Offer Cash For Your Clunker · · Score: 1

    This voucher program reminds me of THIS.

  10. Re:Money for better public transport where possibl on Feds To Offer Cash For Your Clunker · · Score: 1

    I too am an expat living in Europe / Holland...

    Just look at the Dutch Transit System. I live in a Suburb of Utrecht. I can Catch a Bus thats 3 mins from my house, a Tram thats 7 mins, 2 other buses within 15-20 mins and get to Utrecht Central within 20-25 mins, where I can take a train anywhere or mass transit on the other side. In the Spring I will just take the 30 min bike ride into Utrecht directly from my house for FREE.

    A car can do it.. in 20 mins... when there is NO traffic. Even with normal traffic takes more then 30 mins. Plus then you have parking, petrol, and headaches... The US could put money into light rail, efficient buses, and Rail infrastructure to connect those satellite communities. Probably be cheaper then buying everyone a new car.

    It's not PERFECT but the system here works. The problem is Americans refuse to believe it's possible. They like the FREEDOM a car provides. The American government is willing to pander to that, because the voting populous are children. They want THEIR WAY and they want it NOW! Give us cars, big screen TV's, 4000 sq ft. homes, and 3 squares a day out to eat. In Europe the attitude is; Keep me with a roof, food, and healthy. Let me have a shot at a job, but when I can't work help me out a bit. When I work, I will worry with my CASH ON HAND *not credit* about TV's and such... after I pay my slightly higher taxes. Americans scream SOCIALISM... EVIL... but really in the US they are already socialist... Instead of living welfare though they have Comfort Welfare.

    This whole Economic recovery is ILL conceived as it's just handouts... not even to people who REALLY need it. Stop buying your damn children toys America... buy them some shoes instead!

    Damn sorry this has turned into a rant ;\

  11. Re:Main mistake they made? on Circuit City Closes Its Doors For Good · · Score: 1

    I always like Bed, Bath, and Bendover

  12. Re:Wait a sec on Yahoo Interested In a Microsoft Buyout, But Microsoft Isn't · · Score: 2, Funny

    She says no again, then comes back 2 more weeks later saying ok, but he tells her only if he can bareback and she has to take it in the pooper!

  13. Best Music Player on Mac on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    Tool Player 0.2.5

    Seriously give it a try. It's small, easy to use, all the features you need for quick music playing, and uses a trivial amount of power. This is what all you minimalists should be using! It's a tiny download give it a shot.

  14. Re:Nice Specs on Cray's CX1 Desktop Supercomputer, Now For Sale · · Score: 1

    How the hell did you beat me? Like by nano seconds... GET OUT OF MY BRAIN! Your gonna kill my karma rating ;P

  15. Yet... on Cray's CX1 Desktop Supercomputer, Now For Sale · · Score: 2, Funny

    It still can't play Crysis Maxed!

  16. Re:Not in upcoming Debian on Linux 2.6.27 Out · · Score: 1

    Last time I checked. Every OSX update has a new Mach Kernel in it, plus some updates come with Major Changes and not just security patches.

  17. Re:Power Consumption / Battery Life on Designing The Ultimate Netbook · · Score: 1

    The Intel 945 Chipset does NOT help! The atom platform thats coming out should GREATLY improve battery life and heat issues.

  18. I AM SO HAPPY! on Reading Google Chrome's Fine Print · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is totally awesome and fair! This is the best thing to happen on the internet! GOOGLE IS THE BEST COMPANY EVER!

    "Posted with Chrome, edited for content by Google"

  19. Fixed it for you... on The 1-Petabyte Barrier Is Crumbling · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had been a Porn Collector for a decade before I found 1-gigabyte Porn Collections to write about. Now it is 15 years later, and the 1-petabyte barrier is crumbling.

  20. Re:This sub notebook.... on Dell's Subnotebook To Ship With Ubuntu · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can fathom why you think that.

  21. So if IPv6 is a water contaminant.... on Level of IPv6 Usage Is Vanishingly Small · · Score: 4, Funny

    The the water is internet. Which comes into our houses view pipes.... OMG THAT PROVES IT. The internet IS a series of tubes! We were all sooo wrong ;\

  22. Re:Groklaw on Grokking SCO's Demise · · Score: 5, Informative

    Second best thing... SCO's demise is the first ;)

  23. Am I the only one... on Sega's Game Archive · · Score: 1

    Who wanted to put my face between all those Dreamcast builds and motorboat? I bet there are a few unreleased gems in there... perchance to dream!

  24. Re:who pays a cultist? on Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves · · Score: 1

    cultists don't get payed

    But they do get matching outfits and killer group discounts.

    Best of all, drinks are on the house.

    The drinks are to DIE for!

  25. Why can't people understand WHY he did it? on IT Repair Installs Webcam Spying Software · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The guy was trying to get off on the THRILL of forbidden fruit. You know like peeping toms. The boobies you are not SUPPOSE to see. There are many people out there like it, and it surprises me it didn't happen sooner. Not that I am saying he was right, or that he shouldn't goto jail. He should, it's just not that hard to understand WHY he did it.