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  1. Re:So now we're trusting blogs face value? on No, HealthCare.gov Doesn't Require 500 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    To be honest I am a sys admin, my coding experience is very limited. But comparing 4 to 500 million is a bit ridiculous and that's what I was trying to point out.

  2. Re:So now we're trusting blogs face value? on No, HealthCare.gov Doesn't Require 500 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 2

    4 million lines of code isn't too far from 500 million? Math is not your strong suit is it.

  3. Re:A reddit link? on No, HealthCare.gov Doesn't Require 500 Million Lines of Code · · Score: 2

    The user who posted the numbers rounds out by saying 5 - 15 million lines of code. (It is a guess as his numbers only included part of the project.)

  4. Re:Re:well then! on UK Government Pays Microsoft £5.5M For Extended Support of Windows XP · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A couple of things.

    1) White space is your friend.
    2) Don't abbreviate the word people. It makes you look like an 16 year old. Oh, and capitalize the word "I".
    3) Take your meds, you are obviously having some kind of breakdown. Calm down.

  5. Re:READY OR NOT IS NOT THE ISSUE!!! on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 1

    Id wager you weren't trying to replace it with something much worse then COBOL. Analogy fail.

  6. Re:Why? on Slashdot Tries Something New; Audience Responds! · · Score: 2

    You break it into pages? Naw not me I want all the comments in one giant list.

  7. Re:What does this mean to me? on Chromecast Now Open To Developers With the Google Cast SDK · · Score: 0

    Is your google broken? Do the links in the summary not work?

  8. Re:Can't directly compare PC and phone sales ... on Apple Devices To Reach Parity With Windows PCs In 2014 · · Score: 1

    You seriously do not understand. I will break it down for you.

    Lets say you have an old phone you are using. You pay 100 dollars monthly for service.
    You go get the new free upgrade. You pay exactly the same, 100 dollars a month.

    There is no added loan to pay off. The "payment" for the phone is hidden in your monthly payments. You will pay the same monthly payment whether or not you go get the new phone. There is no change for sticking with your old one. In fact you are the sucker if you dont go get the upgrade, you are already paying for it because it is already hidden in the monthly charges.

  9. Re:Return to vendor on Backdoor Discovered In Netgear and Linkys Routers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The free dictionary:
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/back+door

    Noun 2. back door - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it containsback door - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
    backdoor
    access code, access - a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

    Oxford:
    http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/back-door

    noun
            the door or entrance at the back of a building.
            a feature or defect of a computer system that allows surreptitious unauthorized access to data.

    So obviously it does not matter if it was a "published interface" or even if it was on purpose. It still qualifies as a backdoor. Frankly it does not sound like an accident either so I wouldn't even classify it as a bug. I certainly dont think it is unintended, a mistake, or an error. That means it does not fit your definition.

    Note: Bold was added by me, and I did search other online dictionaries, most did not have definition that was technical in nature. Most referred to Back-door deals. Ones I checked were Miriam-Websters, Cambridge, and Oxford. If anyone does find a better definition I welcome being corrected.

  10. Re: Video editing... on A Flood of Fawning Reviews For Apple's Latest · · Score: 1

    My Alienware has better specs then the new MBP. On top of that I bought it a year ago, and it cost less.

  11. Re:Legality vs Enforceability on DoD Public Domain Archive To Be Privatized, Locked Up For 10 Years · · Score: 0

    Yes, and then the space aliens. After Ninjas, its space aliens all the way down.

  12. Re:This is actually ok, assuming... on Oregon Signs Up Just 44 People For Obamacare Despite Spending $300 Million · · Score: 3

    You're so correct, they shouldn't have hired Oracle to create the website.

  13. Re:Misleading article is misleading on Oregon Signs Up Just 44 People For Obamacare Despite Spending $300 Million · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is telling that he has not posted on his own submission. Hey Cold Fjord, go ahead and post, I would love to see what it does to the comments that have been moderated.

  14. Misleading article is misleading on Oregon Signs Up Just 44 People For Obamacare Despite Spending $300 Million · · Score: 4, Insightful

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/18/the-other-side-of-obamacares-oregon-success-no-one-has-bought-private-insurance/
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/oregon-obamacare-website_n_4308629.html

    The number is so dismal because the Oregon website was worse then the National website. Not because people dont want it as the linked article implies.

    Nearly 25,000 individuals and families have so far submitted hard-copy applications, Cox said, with nearly two-thirds of those applicants eligible for Medicaid, a federal-state healthcare plan for the needy.

    But none of those applicants has actually been enrolled, with manual processing of the paperwork slowing the process dramatically.

    Separately, about 70,000 residents have signed up for Medicaid by responding to letters sent by the state to more than 200,000 people deemed eligible for the program by virtue of their receiving food stamps, Cox said.

    Oh wait look who submitted it, cold fjord our resident republi-troll. Hey Cold Fjord... Fuck Off.

  15. Re: Duh on U.S. Measles Cases Triple In 2013 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Measles prognosis:

    There are many complications associated with measles. Some of the complications are very serious and occur most frequently in babies or adults who contract the disease. These include ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. However, the most serious complication associated with measles is encephalitis, an infection of the brain. Encephalitis can lead to convulsions, hearing loss, and mental retardation, and affects approximately 1 of every 1,000 children infected with measles. Despite advances in medicine, measles can still occasionally be fatal because of these complications.
    How is measles treated?

    There is no treatment for measles. Once a person is infected, the virus must run its course (usually 10 to 14 days). Bed rest, acetaminophen, and other medications are often recommended or given to help treat symptoms.

    TLDR: Measles is rarely fatal but there may be severe complications in 1 in 1,000. Otherwise it is two weeks of hell that they have no treatment for.

    Word to the wise, if I had a kid who couldn't get the vaccine for some reason and they caught this from your kid. I would not be a happy camper.

  16. Re:interesting though stupid comment on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1

    I most certainly disagree.
    If you sold the ticket then they most certainly should be required to allow and enable you to take your flight. If you don't want them on your plane, do not sell them the ticket. Anything else is bullshit.
    Now stop claiming to speak for everyone because I most certainly disagree, and I know I am not the only one.

  17. Re:very understandable on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1

    How exactly does knowing the diagnosis help them. Having a list of drugs you're on helps them, but knowing why does not help in the slightest. Nor does it help to be printed on the label. Perhaps you can make an argument that the diag may help prevent the wrong medicine from being given, but why does the bottle need the diag?

  18. Re:interesting though stupid comment on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1

    While I think we all agree that flying like many activities is something of a privilege.

    No, and please stop speaking for everyone. It makes you look like an ass.

  19. Re:very understandable on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 1

    are you kitting me !?!

    I never kit people.

  20. Re:very understandable on Disabled Woman Denied Entrance To US Due To Private Medical Records · · Score: 2

    Yes but I would rather the pharmacist see "Antibiotic" on the label, and then assume an URI, then to see STD on the label.

    Just because you know what Prozac is generally prescribe for does not mean you need to be able to see why it was prescribed.

  21. Re:...and on SSD Manufacturer OCZ Preparing For Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    Obviously I missed all that. I must have been lucky, I have a vertex 3.

  22. Re:FTFY on Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early? · · Score: 1

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    It pays.

    This is exactly why I am working on learning the programing side of things. I have found having some knowledge of what an application is trying to do when it fails to be invaluable. I wish to expand my knowledge in that respect and then capitalize on it.

  23. Re:...and on SSD Manufacturer OCZ Preparing For Bankruptcy · · Score: 2

    I actually kinda am, I purchased one of their drives over a year ago and I have had no reason to complain about it. But that was just one drive, if there was news about issues, I missed it somehow.

  24. Re:FTFY on Ask Slashdot: Are We Older Experts Being Retired Too Early? · · Score: 5, Informative

    What a load of BS.

    As a 30 year old admin I can tell you right now that I can easily diag failing hard drives, memory sticks and yes even network issues..

    If you think that you need many many years of experience to do this you are not nearly as talented as you seem to want to make yourself out to be. Go look in the mirror, if your crowning achievement is being able to diag simple hardware problems, then maybe the issue with you getting hired has more to do with your inexperience and not your age.

  25. Re: rentals on EPA Makes Most Wood Stoves Illegal · · Score: 1

    Whenever I am interested in signing a lease I call the power and gas companies and ask them for an idea on what those properties have cost over the past year. I've turned down "energy efficient" places that had sky high utility bills. In fact I have had the best luck in places built in the 70's or 80's. Older places tend to be draftier, and newer places tend to be built on the extremely cheep.