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  1. Kind of... on Ask Slashdot: When Is a Better Career Opportunity Worth a Pay Cut? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I kind of did that. I used to work a nice boring job at a University with excellent benefits (but without high pay or potential for promotion).

    I took a pay cut to work for a statewide bank, and it turned out turned out that job #2 was almost as bad as job #1 as far as upwards mobility.

    I left job #2 for a 50% pay raise at FedEx. High stress, long hours, great potential promotions, great pay. Laid off as part of the cut-back in 2009.

    Here I am working for another University (different large one, but still in the same state). I've got the good benefits and low stress, but my experience outside of the University systems actually got me pretty decent pay when I came back. I still don't really have any promotion opportunities, but I'm in an end-of-career job (as a 35 year old).

  2. Re:A=B=C=1 on Banker Offers $1M To Solve Beal Conjecture · · Score: 1

    That is A solution to the equation. To win the money, you need to prove conclusively that the conjecture is either true or false for ALL numbers that fall within the range.

  3. Re:Sounds good. on John McCain Working On Legislation For 'a La Carte' TV Channel Packages · · Score: 1

    If you're going to have the XBMC server (PlexApp, anyone) on your desktop, why bother with buying a whole PC for the TV? Just get a $50 Roku, connect it to PlexApp, and call it a day.

  4. Re:Yeah, right on James Cameron Spills the Details From His Deep Dive · · Score: 1

    It makes perfect sense... Life originated in the Marianas Trench. Once one of the little fishies was strong enough to swim to the surface, he directed Titanic.

  5. Re:1000% == 11 times on Increasing Wireless Network Speed By 1000% By Replacing Packets With Algebra · · Score: 1

    It's "boosting" by up to 10 times, which will equal up to 11.

  6. Re:Victoria has a secret on Cancer-Detecting Bra Could One Day Surpass Mammograms In Accuracy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    From the article, around $1,000 each and only for high risk patients.

    Still, they don't don't have to be worn every day... what kind of granularity do you want? You could wear it once a week and still be way ahead of the game.

  7. 2020 Timeline on Russia Wants a Hypersonic Bomber · · Score: 2

    Of course, that timeline depends on them discovering alien technology in 2019 and not destroying it until 2020.

  8. Re:it's an arms race on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1
  9. Re:Apple & Amazon have own retail channels on Google Nexus 7 Parts Cost $18 More Than Kindle Fire · · Score: 1

    Google pays a fee on every device they sell, cutting into their profit the same regardless of the quantity purchased.

    Apple/Amazon have fixed costs for the stores, etc. Selling additional units lowers the per unit cost attributed to the store, etc... So greater quantity quickly increases the profit margin.

  10. Re:Stopping malware on First iOS Malware Discovered In Apple's App Store · · Score: 1

    Apple can easily decompile the binaries. That's how they know if you're using private APIs.

  11. Re:Dreaming on Supreme Court: Affordable Care Act Is Constitutional · · Score: 1

    I don't think the government knows what profit is.

    "Leftover money? What's that????"

  12. Re:Don't get all that excited.... on Oldest Intact Red Blood Cells Found on Iceman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's groundbreaking! Scientists have proved that people 5000 years ago had blood! Expect it to be in the newspaper headlines tomorrow morning...

  13. Re:wow on Siri Protocol Cracked · · Score: 1

    Definitely... I was thinking about posting that link to a discussion I've been in on getting Siri to work in the corporate environment (firewall rules, etc.), but I didn't because the email address is associated with my dev account.

  14. Re:You mean they are reacting to... on 350 Years of Science Online · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Paraphrasing the parent post:

    In Soviet Russia, papers download you.

  15. Re:Take that to the bank... on US Troops To Leave Iraq By End of Year · · Score: 1

    He did say he would shut down Gitmo on day one. Guess what? It's still open...

  16. Re:How about Apple's Apps? on Will Apple Let Siri and Apps Connect? · · Score: 1

    "Can I borrow your phone?"

    "Siri erase all contents and settings" "yes, I'm sure"

    "Noooo!!!"

  17. Works GREAT! on Scientists Build Wireless Bicycle Brakes · · Score: 2

    Works GREAT... until the battery dies and you hit a car.

  18. Re:Amazon did it on Tablet Makers Try To Beat iPad's $500 Pricetag · · Score: 1

    The iPad CAN be produced for less than $500, and it is. Don't forget that Apple has made long-term commitments with the memory manufacturers, so they've even got better deals than that...

    iPad
    http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2010/tc2010046_788280.htm

    iPad 2
    http://www.itproportal.com/2011/03/14/apple-ipad-2-faces-severe-component-price-inflation/

  19. Re:She could get the pictures pulled... on Publicly Shaming Laptop Thieves Catches Bystanders in the Crossfire · · Score: 1

    How about someone who took a screenshot of someone who was taking pictures? That's more likely what happened here... Or the Lojack software took pictures itself.

  20. Re:Just a few months later on Linus' First Linux Post, 20 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    Hex editor to change the kernel binary, huh? And people said Linux was too hard to use... :-P

  21. Re:Just a few months later on Linus' First Linux Post, 20 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    1995 or so was when the first 1GB drives were coming out. There's no way you bought a new 8MB drive then. I remember telling my dad about the Western Digital Caviar hard drive... it was 1GB and cost $500. He said: "No one could ever fill up all of that space". Like most of us, he has lived to eat his words.

  22. Re:Addon breakage on Mozilla To Remove User-Facing Firefox Version Numbers · · Score: 1

    What is this about:troubleshooting you're talking about? My copy of Firefox (technically it's Aurora) doesn't recognize that...

  23. Re:CHROME 14?! on Chrome 14 Beta Integrates Native Client · · Score: 1

    Just wait until next month when they're in the triple-digits...

    Am I using Chrome 143 or 142? ARGH!

  24. Pizza Tracking on Google Patents Telling Time · · Score: 2

    No! That means no more pizza tracking from Dominoes!!! :-(

  25. Re:Backup your SHSH files - NOW on iOS 4.3.4 Prevents Hacking and Jailbreaking · · Score: 1

    Beware of TinyUmbrella. It does what it is supposed to do, but if you ever have to use it, it doesn't clear out your hosts file properly.

    As a result, if you ever try to install a new firmware from Apple, it will fail. Fixing that is as simple as manually removing the line it adds from your hosts file... but if you forget to do that first, it's going to take you hours and hours to get your phone working.