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  1. Re:What the FUCK on Rich Olson Embodies the Spirit of the Maker Movement (Video) · · Score: 1

    I just used block element in adblock plus. Worked wonders on the last autoplay video. Am surprised it continues to work with this video.

    Granted i blocked the whole domain hosting the offending videos.

  2. Re:Why the fuck is there a video on Female-Run Companies Often do Better Than Male-Run Ones (Video) · · Score: 0

    Added the source site to adblock remove that bitches autoplay video.

  3. Re:Move to a gated community on Waze Causing Anger Among LA Residents · · Score: 1

    It is only better if you are not the one losing a home to make someone else commute better.

  4. Re:Are they really that scared? on Why Elon Musk's Batteries Frighten Electric Companies · · Score: 1

    Just because your jurisdiction does not require anything special to be installed does not make you a expert about every jurisdiction. Many require a two way meter to be installed and a cut off in case of grid failure.

    Look it up before you spout off like an asshole.

  5. MFD on Eizo Debuts Monitor With 1:1 Aspect Ratio · · Score: 1

    Could really use an 8 inch 1:1 for uses as MFD's in my Simulators.

  6. Re:Boycott will end this in less than a week on Netflix Video Speed On FiOS Doubles After Netflix-Verizon Deal · · Score: 1

    They should pay me to prevent a soon to be end of life.

  7. Re:Want on Survey: 56 Percent of US Developers Expect To Become Millionaires · · Score: 1

    I remember how much fast food restaurants in the south bay had to offer to get people to apply. When the lowest no skill position at startups were paying 15 to 20 an hour.

  8. Want on Survey: 56 Percent of US Developers Expect To Become Millionaires · · Score: 4, Funny

    I want the drugs those developers are on.

  9. Zombies on Researchers: Rats Didn't Spread Black Death, Humans Did · · Score: 2

    That black death was actually zombies. The teeth says it all.

  10. COST on Ugly Trends Threaten Aviation Industry · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well perhaps if planes did not cost as much as high end luxury cars (i'm sure federal regulations are some of that cost). More people would be into flying. Just learning to fly is expensive. It is a hobby only the well to do can afford anymore.

    I spent pretty much my whole childhood hanging out at the local general avaition field. Gone were the days when pilots felt secure taking some local kid up for a flight. And that was 30 years ago.

  11. Re:Makes sense on Bill Gates Acknowledges Ctrl+Alt+Del Was a Mistake · · Score: 1

    I tend to like all the macro keys available on gaming keyboards/pads. Not for gaming itself but for quick keys for apps, commands, and most importantly often used text like email addresses and user log in's.

  12. Re:Makes sense on Bill Gates Acknowledges Ctrl+Alt+Del Was a Mistake · · Score: 1

    You might look into some of the gaming keyboards. They have a switch to turn off the windows key. To prevent that very problem.

  13. Re:Um, is this news? on High-end CPU Coolers Reviewed and Compared · · Score: 1

    Old school trick that can still be done on some sites. Hit print article. Low and behold you have it on one page.

  14. Re:The real market on New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook · · Score: 1

    Guess it goes hand in hand with the way our lovely government tends to do things now days.

  15. Re:The real market on New Keyboard Accessory Shocks Users When They Try To Go On Facebook · · Score: 2

    Am always amazed at how some desk jockies feel the computer provided by the employer for work is their personal toy to do with as they please.

  16. Re:Safety harness... on A New Spate of Deaths In the Wireless Industry · · Score: 1

    That is a big difference between tower climbers and climbers in other industries. You learn to be quick as possible vrs as safe as possible. I have seen the same thing. While never seeing it in rope access. While mistakes are made in every industry rope access always has a backup in place. When one fails the 2nd takes over Always work in pairs, with rescue being a big part of all training.

    By the way, qsl from another ham.

  17. Re:It's a sad mess out there for the crews... on A New Spate of Deaths In the Wireless Industry · · Score: 1

    Well you sound just like a manager. Saying exactly what the carriers say. They wash their hands of it. Saying its all the workers fault. Odd how in order to do the work safely would double the amount of time required to do the job. Which leaves no profit. Carriers always manage to never have a supervisor on site making sure the work is done properly. Allows the carrier to say we did not know they were not working safe.

  18. Re:could UAVs help with this?? on A New Spate of Deaths In the Wireless Industry · · Score: 1

    No, just need properly trained workers with rules followed. Which the tower industry is famous for not doing.

    I am only a climber/rigger/rope access worker with almost two decades of experience. Who would not touch that industry nor would any of his coworkers.

  19. lowest common denominator. on A New Spate of Deaths In the Wireless Industry · · Score: 1

    I have worked in the climbing/rigging/rope access industry for almost two decades.

    Everyone who wanted to keep a standard of living and their life has left the tower industry. Very little money in it any more or safety. Any climbers that are quick learners and responsible leave the cell tower industry. So the tower industry is often left with the desperate and unqualified.

  20. Almost no point in them on Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform · · Score: 1

    The police will just turn them off, cover them. missing footage etc.

  21. Re:Uh on Montreal Union Wants a Camera On Every Policeman's Uniform · · Score: 1

    That happens a lot in the states as well. The footage from the dash camera's always seems to have a problem at crucial times.

  22. Re:Could we have an explanation for the non sparky on Ask Slashdot: Wiring Home Furniture? · · Score: 1

    A yes to the first question. the 2nd is all touring equipment tends to be chassis grounded. So if someone plugs a hot into ground or neutral. Bad things tend to happen when someone touches a rack or instrument and something that is properly grounded.

    Our equipment is typically tied into 200/400 amp services. So you can imagine how much damage that could cause.

  23. Re:Easy on Ask Slashdot: Wiring Home Furniture? · · Score: 1

    I still work in the field as a rigger/climber/rope access/electrician.

    Anyway flat out amazed with the occasional siting of some idiot tieing the hots in first. Or gawd forbid not confirming that the ground and neutral are not marked as a hot at the other end. I hear of that more often than i would like to.

    Nice to see i have some brothers on this forum.

  24. Re:tinfoil wallets on UK Consumers Reporting Contactless Payment Errors · · Score: 1

    Just put it in the microwave for a few seconds or hit it with a hammer where the chip is.

  25. Re:So many extra fees on Canadian Cellphone Users May Get Justice Over Phantom Charges · · Score: 1

    The fact that some of our states are larger them some of your countries might give you more of an understanding of why every state is different. Honestly why should those that live in one street town USA pay the same rate as those in huge cities with a massive infrastructure.