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  1. Could Microsoft Buy Red Hat? on Could Microsoft Buy Red Hat? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, 50 times over.

    Would Microsoft Buy Red Hat? Doubtful.

  2. Well, all I can tell you is that.... on Subjecting Yourself to Experimental Meds · · Score: 1, Funny

    ....(while exceedingly rare) if your erection lasts for longer than four hours, call your doctor.

  3. nothing new on Johnny Can So Program · · Score: 1

    They "outsourced" field working in the early 1800's.

    They outsourced building the railroads back in the late 1800's (more like an indentured H-1B program).

    Importing cheap labor (with or without their permission) is as American as it gets.

  4. Re:Si vous pardon mon Français on OpenOffice 2.0 Criticized on Use of Java · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Shutup and surrender... oh wait: you already did.

  5. Outsourcing aspect on Maui X-Stream: GPL Violations, Lies, and Damn Lies · · Score: 1

    The outsourcing angle piqued my curiosity. What if, and this is a very big if, MXS had no knowledge of the violations.... what if all of the code theft was performed by shady outsourced coders?

  6. Talk to HR... on How to Leave a Job on Good Terms? · · Score: 1

    ...and then just go. Submit a letter to HR (not the boss) in writing that you quit effective immediately which mentions when you gave notice. Keep a record of your time card.

    If he screws your for all or part of it (which remains to be seen) call a lawyer.

  7. Re:Countertops on Researchers Make Bendable Concrete · · Score: 1

    It stains like a mofo - regardless of how well you (think) you've sealed it. It also chips easier than other products (as you have stated).

    Quartz (Silestone) performs *much* better, and priced slightly lower than concrete, across most grades.

    I had a job installing countertops back in my college days.

  8. The term "micro soft"... on Microsoft Reverses Stand on Discrimination Bill · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...should turn off any gay man (or straight woman for that matter).

  9. The worst assignment. on PSP UMD Format Cracked · · Score: 3, Funny

    PHB: "Make us an uncrackable format, you."

    You: "Dammit."

    Three months later, read about how you miserably failed on /.

  10. Re:Yeah, like the government won't be watching THA on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 1

    True, but in this case the Royal Marine has camaflage, body armor, grenades, night vision, GPS, and about two hundred rounds of armor piercing ammo fired from a rifle with hundreds or yards of effective range. Not to mention foreknowledge of the attack and superior training and tactics.

  11. Re:Yeah, like the government won't be watching THA on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 1

    Now compare several thousand Royal Marines appearing dressed as Cherokees while the Cherokees were making their plans......

  12. Re:Adultery on Tracking Sex Offenders via GPS for Life · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is a misdomeanor... ...and some poor sap might finally know just where the hell his wife is for once. ;-)

  13. Re:Human rights? on Tracking Sex Offenders via GPS for Life · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is indeed frightening, and all they deserve is a swift execution.

  14. Re:Human rights? on Tracking Sex Offenders via GPS for Life · · Score: 1

    Were those in question human, your point would have merit.

  15. Like a baby? on A Review of GCC 4.0 · · Score: 1

    Like a baby, we won't really appreciate its value until it's matured a bit

    Look, babies are great.... it is the teenagers you want to get rid of.

  16. Re:Yeah, like the government won't be watching THA on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 1

    "awesome arsenal of firepower"

    Compare a Cherokee warrior to a fully equipped Royal Marine....

  17. Re:Wow, only 13 years after my first 64-bit deskto on Microsoft to Launch 64-bit Windows on Monday · · Score: 2

    NT worked fine on the Alpha. Not MS's fault that few people want (and even less need) 64 bit CPU's - hence the lack of third party interest.

  18. Re:People switching from hotmail on E-mail As the New Database · · Score: 1

    You are totally blind.

    3rd button from the left on the tool bar right above the header.

  19. And yet the GHz are not optimized... on AMD Dual-Core Performance Revealed · · Score: 1

    ...for a Java virtual machine, let alone an x86 segmented architecture. Only time will tell if superscalar chip fabs are O(log n).... but I seriously doubt, SERIOUSLY doubt! that **any** pointer arthimetic will be performed faster on such a set up.

  20. I bet life on that ship will be a real picnic on Offshoring to a Ship in International Waters · · Score: 1

    "A 24-hour-a-day programming shop" indeed.

    Nobody quits... in fact, nobody ever leaves!

  21. Re:Draconian? on Congress Declares War on File Leakers · · Score: 1

    It has long been recognized that the dollar amount of theft sets a standard for sentencing.

    Petty theft.
    Grand theft.
    Grand theft (auto).

    Steal more (or cause a larger loss) and you'll get a harsher sentence. Makes sense - so much so that even American lawmakers see the logic in this.

    Some indy filmmaker gets ripped off $100 and he goes back for a second shift at the coffee house that week. Cause a major investment consortium (sometimes called a "film studio" in this case) to loose $5 or $10 million and people lose jobs, health benefits, can't pay mortgages.

    This isn't just a case of some fatcat in a tux saying "oh gee I only made $45 million this week instead of $60 million" like you would seem to suggest.

  22. Draconian? on Congress Declares War on File Leakers · · Score: 1

    You wouldn't think so if you invested $100 million into making a film.

  23. Re:QNX - Micro-kernel on Kernel Changes Draw Concern · · Score: 1

    While the notion of an open QNX is ridiculously cool, suggesting it happen by posting to Slashdot is just ridiculous.

  24. Is software ever really "finished"? on MS: Beta Software Good Enough for Production Use · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How many next versions contain bug fixes? There is no clear "beta" demarcation - it is simply a continuum at which a point is reached where "management" decides a product is good enough. This is true of all software.

  25. "Why should I have to sign an agreement?" on We're Open enough, Says Microsoft · · Score: 1

    A: You don't have to.