1) Have a kid rummaging through the drawer you thought was secret
I do not keep any of my guns in a drawer, "secret" or otherwise. They are not kept "secret", but are stored in a location known to my family.
2) Drop the weapon for any reason
If you drop a firearm that is "ready-to-fire", it will likely discharge. "Ready-to-fire" is the state where the safety (if it exists, revolvers, for example) is off, the chamber is loaded and the action is a trigger-pull from firing.
3) Get handed the weapon by a friend who (arguably rightfully) expects a safety mechanism
If a friend has a gun, and is handing to me, said friend will not be expecting a mechanical safety, as he would have been apprised that there is no such safety. Also, "there is no such thing as an unloaded gun". Unless you can see that the chanber is empty, you should behave as if the gun is in "ready-to-fire" condition.
4) have any other unexpected situation
The very most important reason for having a gun. Thank you for pointing that out.
Remote troubleshooting amounts to the same functionality you get from VNC.
A bit of an overstatement. If the remote PC is NT4 or Win2000, performance is dog-slow. It also uses the keyboard map on the remote PC, so you have to be a touch-typist on whatever is being used remotely. Eg., I'm using a QWERTY layout, and the remote user uses DVORAK. Makes for some difficulties typing. I find that actually walking to the PC in question is preferable to SMS remote control, and we have VNC installed on those PCs I can't reach physically.
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2) A friend of mine told me once that he makes pretty good income by stopping strangers in dark places and pulling a knife on them. I wonder how many Slashdotters use similar business model for their income, and why no one adopted it widely.
Perhaps because it involves leaving their parents basement?
A Glock is just as safe as any other gun I have owned and/or carried, be it a Colt, Kimber, Star, etc. The only truly effective safety is the person holding the gun.
NASA spends $1,000,000 plus to built a space-pen, the Russians use a pencil. Now, they are building a space elevator to get down the street to buy a cheap car that couldn't hit 55 if it was droped out of a plane.
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Do I see an Apple "switcher" ad featuring CmdrTaco in the near future?
Only in print, where Taco's yooneek grusp off hte speling uv teh Enlish langage will hav e its is fulll affect.
Apple Update Advisory: "Buffet Overflow Condition Found In Elvis Filesystem"
It was never really an Internet company.
That can't be right! The AOL tech I had helping me troubleshoot a cable-modem connection told me unequivocally that AOL is the Internet.
In fact, screw the dart. Get out the .357.
The 'other' category includes Steve Ballmer
Actually, Ballmer is in the "Kwyjibo" category.
KWYJIBO - A big, dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin.
Gun Control - The ability to hit your intended target.
...Lucas wants all the actors to be computerized.
As opposed to wooden, like in AotC?
Ramen, Slapper, Scalper and Mighty may sound like Santa's new team of reindeer...
Not really. They sound more like the kind of law firm that Microsoft would hire.
What is the KDE League?
Kind of like the Justice League of America, but without attractive people in leather tights, superpowers or monkeys.
harness the gas from everyone eating taco bell.
So, theorectically, a Slashdot Meetup could be used to combat rolling blackouts.
He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead
Maybe he was an Elvis fan?
I am a software developer ...
What on earth do you need electrical tape, screwdriver, etc. for? It sounds like a HARDWARE problem.
1) Have a kid rummaging through the drawer you thought was secret
I do not keep any of my guns in a drawer, "secret" or otherwise. They are not kept "secret", but are stored in a location known to my family.
2) Drop the weapon for any reason
If you drop a firearm that is "ready-to-fire", it will likely discharge. "Ready-to-fire" is the state where the safety (if it exists, revolvers, for example) is off, the chamber is loaded and the action is a trigger-pull from firing.
3) Get handed the weapon by a friend who (arguably rightfully) expects a safety mechanism
If a friend has a gun, and is handing to me, said friend will not be expecting a mechanical safety, as he would have been apprised that there is no such safety. Also, "there is no such thing as an unloaded gun". Unless you can see that the chanber is empty, you should behave as if the gun is in "ready-to-fire" condition.
4) have any other unexpected situation
The very most important reason for having a gun. Thank you for pointing that out.
"Oh, I could make a hat... or a brooch... or a teradactyl!"
Remote troubleshooting amounts to the same functionality you get from VNC.
A bit of an overstatement. If the remote PC is NT4 or Win2000, performance is dog-slow. It also uses the keyboard map on the remote PC, so you have to be a touch-typist on whatever is being used remotely. Eg., I'm using a QWERTY layout, and the remote user uses DVORAK. Makes for some difficulties typing. I find that actually walking to the PC in question is preferable to SMS remote control, and we have VNC installed on those PCs I can't reach physically.
2) A friend of mine told me once that he makes pretty good income by stopping strangers in dark places and pulling a knife on them. I wonder how many Slashdotters use similar business model for their income, and why no one adopted it widely.
Perhaps because it involves leaving their parents basement?
But I made a pathetic attempt at humor. :)
Welcome aboard.
Safeties? We don't need no stinkin' safeties.
A Glock is just as safe as any other gun I have owned and/or carried, be it a Colt, Kimber, Star, etc. The only truly effective safety is the person holding the gun.
That new handgun you purchased is a fine one; however, we are going to have to charge extra for the safety mechanism.
No need. I already have a fully-functional brain.
NASA spends $1,000,000 plus to built a space-pen, the Russians use a pencil. Now, they are building a space elevator to get down the street to buy a cheap car that couldn't hit 55 if it was droped out of a plane.
all those busines-class air travelers sitting with their laptops open, little puffs of steam bubbling out every few minutes...
Whoa, hey, did somebody step on a duck?
...in case you have to reformat / reinstall yourself
You know you're screwed when booting your DNA CD installs Windows.
Don't break it and let the juice out.
"Meteor shit! Awww, Jordy Verrill, you lunkhead."
...a single colour for the whole array, all red or all blue
Not me. Red, white and blue for me.
Really wow em, add a couple of old tape reels.
And a ticker-tape printer.