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  1. Re:Known this one for a long time... on Study Shows Programmers Get Better With Age · · Score: 1

    I'm in Pittsburgh and guys like you can make some serious bank here. If you're acclimated to the Bay area, you'll probably hate it here, but you'll be able to get work.

    We have a lot of banks, universities and a little heavy industry left. Having DEC on your C.V. will be enough to get some call backs.

    But the culture and climate here would probably depress you as much as the Bay area would depress me.

    LK

  2. Re:Only banned during last hours before polls on Facebook/Twitter Banned In Thailand For Election · · Score: 1

    Personally I think every country should have a similar rule in place, and if people can't abide by it, disable social media sites for the duration of polling.

    That will never happen in the U.S.A. The constitution specifically prohibits it.

    LK

    So change your constitition, it's just a collection of two hundred year old words, not the fucking Ten Commandments.

    You, apparently, don't understand the situation. Without going into the minutia of the process, it takes the support of 2/3 of the country to accomplish such a feat. And because most of us take the First Amendment quite seriously, it's not possible to make such a change.

    LK

  3. They should thank Amazon. on Texas and Taxes: Is a Server a Business Presence? · · Score: 2

    Amazon has shown how much money states can lose when they push the issue on what constitutes a "physical presence" in a state. The smart states will adapt. The dumb ones will keep bleeding jobs.

    LK

  4. I look through my hard drive. on How Do You Get Your Geek Nostalgia Fix? · · Score: 1

    I learned the hard way about how difficult things can be if you forget where you put something on your system.

    Since I was about 17, I have kept a fairly consistent system for storing my files. I still have files on my computer that I created back in the mid 1990s. When I want to think back to the good old days, I look at them. Or I fire up one of my old retro rigs and play 15+ year old games.

    LK

  5. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    Really? Every text I've seen on the subject cites that as an example, including Wikipedia. I'm going to have to go with [citation needed] here. :-)

    You sir, need to re-read the page. Then, perhaps, follow a link or two.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin#Trademark

    Citation provided!

    LK

  6. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1

    Generic: an existing mark that has been frequently misused (colloquially) to describe similar products—for example aspirin—and thus is no longer exclusive to the original product in common usage.

    Not exactly. "aspirin"(without initial capital letter) was taken from Bayer after WW I as a part of the effort to punish German companies.

    LK

  7. They say that violence never solves anything... on DisplayPort-To-HDMI Cables May Be Recalled Over Licensing · · Score: 3, Interesting

    but I disagree. This is one of those cases. If the lawyers who were going to try to prohibit the sale of cables were to suddenly find themselves with broken kneecaps, I bet that future lawyers would be hesitant to file in the future.

    LK

  8. Re:Thank god on Apple Hits 15b App Store Downloads, But Loses "App Store" Name Skirmish · · Score: 1, Insightful

    If Microsoft was able to successfully defend their "Windows" trademark, Apple had a fighting chance. Fortunately, in this case, sanity won the day.
    It could have just as easily gone in their favor.

    LK

  9. Re:Republican Debt Default Plan on How America Can Get Its Tech Mojo Back · · Score: 1

    The Republicans don't want to force a default. What they want is to force the Dems to cut spending to entitlement programs. If they don't raise the debt ceiling, there will be no default. What will happen is that the interest on the debt will be paid first and that will leave less money for entitlements and military spending. No congressional Democrat has the balls to cut military spending. It will be entitlements.

    LK

  10. The worst of all on Hijacked Fox News Twitter Account Falsely Claims Obama Shot Dead · · Score: 1

    would be President Biden.

    I am not an Obama fan. In fact, I really dislike Obama, but I'd rather have him for 8 years than Joe Biden for 1.

    LK

  11. Re:Only banned during last hours before polls on Facebook/Twitter Banned In Thailand For Election · · Score: 1

    Personally I think every country should have a similar rule in place, and if people can't abide by it, disable social media sites for the duration of polling.

    That will never happen in the U.S.A. The constitution specifically prohibits it.

    LK

  12. Re:PETA: hated by 100% of house dogs on San Francisco Considers Ban On All Pet Sales · · Score: 1

    Bruce, btw I thought you were great in Revolution OS.

    Now, suppose that some alien culture abducted a bunch of human beings, and bred them down to the point that their decendants were hairy retarded love slaves as your dog is. How would you feel about that? If the wolf were more intelligent, maybe he'd feel that way about your dog.

    Humans, most likely didn't exactly kidnap wolves. I suspect that a relationship of convenience arose because of mutual benefit. The less aggressive wolves were tolerated near human settlements. The wolves receiving the benefit of scraps of food that the humans didn't eat and the humans receiving the benefit of the wolves chasing off more dangerous animals.

    The Russians did experiments with the domestication of wild foxes and found that is could be accomplished in a surprisingly short amount of time. Selective breeding led to domestic foxes in about 26 years.

    Back to the point, I do wonder if Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon men would regard us as simply a different race or tribe of humanity or as a completely different animal. If the rest of the animal kingdom is to be a guide, the males would want to screw our women right after they bash our skulls in.

    The OP's yorkie poo would most likely be perfectly acceptable as a pup factory if it's a female and if it's a male, it would make a snack.

    In the case of modern humans, the separation of geography that lead to the different races of humanity still hasn't changed our nature. Men from every group want to have sex with women from every group. Would it really matter if the differentiation was caused by geography or alien intervention? I suspect not. I'd consider boning an alien chick, just for the bragging rights.

    LK

  13. Re:The obvious question on World's Best Chess Engine Outlawed and Disqualified · · Score: 1

    What if he had looked at the open source programs for inspiration, but didn't directly copy any of their code?

    That could cause his program to behave similarly in a certain situation but not be the result of plagiarism.

    I think they should come up with better proof before making such accusations. If the team is innocent, I hope they sue the hell out of these guys.

    LK

  14. That's pretty much what I always do. on Rootkit Infection Requires Windows Reinstall · · Score: 1

    I will take the time to clear out a nasty infection if it's my machine, but anyone else? I run a restore disk and am done with it.

    I'm not taking 6 hours researching and scanning unless it's my computer, otherwise it doesn't make any sense.

    LK

  15. Re:This doesn't make any sense. on US Supreme Court: Video Games Qualify For First Amendment · · Score: 1

    It's entirely up to the theater itself, a private company who has the right to deny access to anyone they want.

    Not exactly. Try denying access to someone because they're a Jew, or a woman.

    LK

  16. Re:How... Ironic. on US Supreme Court: Video Games Qualify For First Amendment · · Score: 1

    which is that "freedom of speech" allows restriction of speech to children

    How so?

    Try buying a Hustler before you're 18.

    LK

  17. Re:Interesting 7-2 division on US Supreme Court: Video Games Qualify For First Amendment · · Score: 1

    Don't let reality get in the way of a good Thomas bashing.

    LK

  18. Re:Interesting 7-2 division on US Supreme Court: Video Games Qualify For First Amendment · · Score: 0

    Utter lie. Funny how they all attack Thomas and not Breyer.

    They will invent all kinds of justification for attacking Thomas, but they won't come right out and tell the truth. They attack him because he's conservative and black.

    LK

  19. Re:I'm a geek damnit. on Twitter As Realtime Sports Reporter · · Score: 1

    I'm referring to American football.

    As am I.

  20. Re:I'm a geek damnit. on Twitter As Realtime Sports Reporter · · Score: 1

    I have to disagree with your assertion that Football is a strategic sport.

    LK

  21. I'm a geek damnit. on Twitter As Realtime Sports Reporter · · Score: 1

    I really don't care about sports reporting.

    Just because you add "with technology" to something, doesn't change the fact that the base subject is boring.

    Watch this...

    "Will Twitter change the world of realtime gaysex?"

    See? If you're not interested in gaysex, adding technology doesn't make the subject more interesting.

    LK

  22. Re:YES! NEW KDE! on KDE 4.7 RC Is Here: GRUB2 Integration, KWin Mobile · · Score: 3, Informative

    The OP may have been confrontational, but he wasn't trolling.

    I switched to Trinity KDE because I hated KDE4.x so much. I just can't stand it. I actually kept using an old distro because I was unwilling to "upgrade" to KDE4.x, when I discovered the Trinity KDE project, it was such a relief. I was able to go to a much new distro but keep a user experience that didn't feel like I was using a big cell phone.

    LK

  23. Re:So what about the male versions? on LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones · · Score: 1

    If anything, I suppose that I'm fanatical about hypocrites. I really, REALLY hate hypocrisy.

    LK

  24. Re:OK, so maybe you're not aware of the history on LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones · · Score: 1

    I dislike double standards.

    LK

  25. Re:Funny... on LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones · · Score: 1

    There is too much flesh and bone between the chest and the spinal column to expect to hit it with defensive handgun ammunition. Defensive ammunition is going to mushroom or fragment long before you get anywhere near the spine.

    LK