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  1. Re:or converse rather than proselytize on Ask Slashdot: Communication Skills For Programmers? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I usually identify myself as atheist because that doesn't require the explanations that the correct label of anti-theist would. I see an atheist as an agnostic who is sufficiently convinced that supernatural beings don't exist. I am also anti-theist because I think the belief in gods is inherently evil, harmful, corrupting, and otherwise a bad thing.

    Just to put the discussion back on track, as an engineer I find communications to be my most difficult challenge. I hold meeting, issue reports, and make sure to talk privately with everyone involved in my projects. Despite a strong concerted effort I still find people under or miss informed. No amount of communication is too much, I'm not sure any amount is sufficient.

  2. Re:Deep down.. on Ask Slashdot: Why Isn't There More Public Outrage About NSA Revelations? · · Score: 1

    So the liberals let it happen while the conservatives support it? You tell me which is worse.

  3. Re:Deep down.. on Ask Slashdot: Why Isn't There More Public Outrage About NSA Revelations? · · Score: 1

    I took a networking course from IBM back in the 90's. The engineer leading the course described how the NSA was tapping the transatlantic optical fiber.

  4. Obvious flaw on Samoa Air Rolling Out "Pay As You Weigh" Fares · · Score: 1

    So who is going to want to fly anywhere on a plane crawling (literally) with babies and small children? Now that every Samoan can take 10-15 kids for the price of one adult you can be sure I'm never getting on one of their planes.

  5. Re:Rocket Fuel? on New Catalyst Allows Cheaper Hydrogen Production · · Score: 1

    Convert it to methanol.

  6. Re:When government is involved-everything is polit on Got a Cell Phone Booster? FCC Says You Have To Turn It Off · · Score: 1

    Fortunately (?), Libertarianism has never been tried.

  7. Re:Please... on Smart Guns To Stop Mass Killings · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://12160.info/page/gun-owning-mother-protects-kids-from-intruder-another-story-you-w

    Note she fired 6 times, hit him 5, and he ran off when she bluffed about having more ammunition.

  8. Re:man, that is stupid. cyber think crime, no than on NYPD To Identify 'Deranged' Gunmen Through Internet Chatter · · Score: 1

    "The state tells its people that the cameras are there for their benefit and to prevent crime, but the crime they are preventing is insurrection."

  9. Re:South Carolina on South Carolina Department of Revenue Hacked, 3.6 Million SSNs Taken · · Score: 1

    "First in Flight" is a bit north of here. Try "Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places."

  10. Re:TWO MONTHS to close the security hole? on South Carolina Department of Revenue Hacked, 3.6 Million SSNs Taken · · Score: 1

    No early voting in SC. Might cause an increase in Democratic votes.

  11. Re:Single AZ my butt on Amazon EBS Failure Brings Down Reddit, Imgur, Others · · Score: 1

    Here in the South, if you just ask for "tea" you will get horribly over sweetened iced tea. You can ask for "unsweet" tea or hot tea. Hot tea is served unsweetened. If self serve dispensers are available it is common for those of reasonable taste to use sweet tea to sweeten their unsweet tea. Don't ask for it mixed though, counter monkeys don't do complicated.

  12. Re:Drug test the final standard? on Lance Armstrong and the Science of Drug Testing · · Score: 1

    , he won't dispute the charge so he's guilty.

    No, his cooperation has no bearing on his guilt. If you call me a peacock and I ignore your ridiculous claim I don't magically become a peacock. Lack of defense isn't evidense of guilt, and evidense is what is entirely lacking in this case. It has been asserted that he doped, no evidence has been put forth.

  13. Re:Nuke it from orbit on Ask Slashdot: How To Clean Up My Work Computer Before I Leave? · · Score: 1

    If he was fired he wouldn't have the opportunity to remove his personal data, they would escort him off the property.

  14. Re:Let me get this straight on Microsoft Office 2013 Not Compatible With Windows XP, Vista · · Score: 1

    Try a HUGE spreadsheet. Do a filter and then copy/paste the results. Then learn how to program for real.

  15. Re:for artists? on David Lowery On the Ethics of Music Piracy · · Score: 1

    The artist has absolute control of distribution of his works. If he never publishes them then they will never be copied. Once he turns them lose into the world then they will be captured, copied and distributed to the ends of the earth. Don't like that, too bad. Some people don't like gravity either.

  16. Re:USA should have some experience from Asia on Sound Increases the Efficiency of Boiling · · Score: 1

    Whatever. I buy mine 10 slices per lb., SC.US No rind.

  17. Bluetooth lugage tag on Ask Slashdot: How To Secure My Life-In-A-Briefcase? · · Score: 1
  18. Re:broken link on Is Extraterrestrial Life More Whimsical Than Plausible? · · Score: 1

    Worked fine for me.

  19. Re:Very Kill Bill-ish on Police Planning New Raid On The Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    This might be more comfortable.
    http://www.twpinc.com/wire-mesh/TWPCAT_10

  20. Re:Oblig: FTP on SFPD Breathalyzer Mistake Puts Hundreds of DUI Convictions In Doubt · · Score: 1

    Exculpatory evidence will never appear in court. The results will be "lost" or otherwise invalidated. Breathalyzers, lie detectors, it doesn't matter; they can only be used against you and should always be refused. Innocence is no defense.

  21. Re:Good on SFPD Breathalyzer Mistake Puts Hundreds of DUI Convictions In Doubt · · Score: 1

    I got pulled over when a cop saw me leaving a bar where I had 1 drink. He was pissed I passed the field sobriety test so he took me to the station and had me blow in the breathalyser. Your only supposed to blow a fixed amount, once, into the machine. He made me keep blowing till it hit the legal limit, declared me drunk and put me in jail. Fortunately he was lazy and stopped exactly at the limit. The breathalyser had an analog scale with no mirror behind the pointer. I thought the judge was going to cite the cop for perjury from the smoke coming out his ears when the cop said, with a straight face, that he always read the meter with his right eye. Case dismissed.

  22. Just fix it. on Ask Slashdot: Using Company Laptop For Personal Use · · Score: 1

    I always just run opcrack (assuming it's win, it always is), give myself admin rights, and fix anything I find "wrong" with the setup. I assume I can do anything that I can do, if they didn't want it done they would have made it not do-able. I have never been challenged or questioned. Sometimes IT changes my rights back to less then admin and I have to open it back up, but no big. If they can keep me out they are welcome too, if not I will set it up how I like. I don't get malware and i don't DL anything dangerous, and with 30+ years experience I figure I probably know more about net safety then they do anyway. And if not, they should have done a better job of securing the machine.

    Past experience posting this philosophy tells me the IT security guys will jump all over my bad. As always, fuck them. If you can't keep me out don't complain about what I change. If you knew what I needed for a usable system I wouldn't have to go to the minor effort needed to set it up properly.

  23. Re:All laws criminalize 'wholly innocent conduct.' on Cook County Judge Says Law Banning Recording Police Is Unconstitutional · · Score: 1

    In my state it means he is over 14 and has $12.

  24. Re:It's sad this was required... on Cook County Judge Says Law Banning Recording Police Is Unconstitutional · · Score: 2

    As I understand it, the laws were originally written to protect corrupt politicians. Corrupt cops are just a bonus.

  25. Re:Why aren't we already using bone made bones? on World's First Biodegradable Joint Implant Grows New Joints · · Score: 1

    Besides, who has chicken for breakfast?
    http://www.bojangles.com/menu/item/20/cajun-filet-biscuit