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  1. Re:An unfair fight is the point of war on Konami Announces a Game Based On a 2004 Battle In Fallujah · · Score: 1

    I'm glad you made it back! Thanks for what I hope is a accurate account of what you saw.

  2. Re:Bah on Beware the Perils of Caffeine Withdrawal · · Score: 1

    I gave up coffee for whisky and water on the rocks. When I feel tired I'll switch the water for a Coke.

  3. Re:Where are the goddam poniez? on IPv6 Over Social Networks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sienfield: "but I don't want to be a router"

  4. Re:No more than cattle? WTF? on Is Alcohol Killing Our Planet? · · Score: 1

    One of the easiest things you can do to help the environment is consume less beef & dairy products.

    Surely the best way for me to reduce the number of cattle is for me to eat more of them?

    Steak anyone?

      Or maybe one of you with Fava Beans....

  5. No paper audit trails? on CIA Expert Decries E-Voting Security · · Score: 1

    Numerous computer-security experts have concluded that US systems can be hacked, and allegations of tampering in Ohio, Florida and other swing states have triggered a campaign to require all voting machines to produce paper audit trails."

    Why is this, are they so blind not to have auditing - paper or otherwise. Of course if the data is flawed what is the value of a paper audit?

  6. Add Bandwidth on Morality of Throttling a Local ISP? · · Score: 1

    Or charge the few out 400 rural users that are downloading like that. Perhaps I don't get it, but I have no need to download gigs of movies or games, or pirate software.

  7. What is the point on Solar Power Pre-Deployment To Afghanistan? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would think it's him coming back in one piece. PS we are losing the "war" there.

  8. Instrument? on Old Computers Resurrected As Instruments At Bletchley Park · · Score: 1

    A drum is a instrument. A computer - well could be, but for real.

  9. Re:Evidence based medicine is extremely frustratin on Why Doctors Hate Science · · Score: 1

    Thanks for your comments, I'm on my second Cardiologist, not that I was not satisfied with my first one; well actually, he probably saved my life when I drove into Er with chest pains. As a patient I can tell you it's all very confusing. Prescriptions, and symptoms etc.

    I've worked in a large Med Center so I have a feel for the overwhelming information you have coming at you. I'm in the IT field (until I got laid off). But I still have the utmost respect for you. Cheers!

  10. Re:An edge? on Microsoft Secret Prototype Phone Stolen · · Score: 1

    Windows mobile in my past experience has been a pain in the ass, much happier with my Blackberry syncing with Exchange and activating wirelessly. ymmv

  11. Payback from Florida on Houston Courts Shut Down By Malware · · Score: 0

    Buhwaaaaa

  12. Re:This is actually pretty cool on Bill Gates' Plan To Destroy Music, Note By Note · · Score: 1

    Maybe Toby Keith or Alan Jackson could take a step up.

  13. Invalid cert? on How To Diagnose a Suddenly Slow Windows Computer? · · Score: 1

    Did anyone notice this when clicking on the image link?

    Secure Connection Failed

    blogs.technet.com uses an invalid security certificate.

    The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.

    (Error code: sec_error_unknown_issuer)

  14. Lose the TV on Battlestar Galactica's Last Days · · Score: 1

    You will be better off. Of course you could still tell me to stop drinking and smoking and I wouldn't hear that. Still BS Galactica?

  15. Redneck on South Carolina Seeking To Outlaw Profanity · · Score: 1

    Fuck that.

  16. Re:Here's the bottom line on Gaza Debate Goes Virtual · · Score: 1

    Organized religion - that's the real problem.

  17. Re:How about replacing it with a USAF aircraft? on USAF Seeks Air Force One Replacement · · Score: 1

    I like that idea, put him in a stealth bomber.

  18. Re:This is amazingly instructive on Abused IT Workers Ready To Quit · · Score: 1

    Yep, I arrived at my last company years ago, with the Exchange server sitting at the colo out in the open no firewall whats so ever. After I informed them that we were now hosting music, games, pirated software besides email they finally bought a pix. After rebuilding that server and configuring the fw while fending off pissed customers, I was at the same time building a new Exchange server running the latest release, of course the company had promised it's customers that was to be done months ago and in fact they had already paid for it. This involved several 24 hours shifts and much stress.Also I was to manage Sql, IIS, FTP, desktops, printing, backups etc. Eventually I had a heart attack. I don't suppose I can blame the company on that but I do remember working all day with chest pains and then driving myself to the hospital in which I spent several days, some in intensive care.

  19. Kiosk mode on Configuring a Windows PC For a Senior Citizen? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Assuming he's running Windows and that is what they have, how about running Firefox in Kiosk mode? Is there such a thing cause I would like to do the same, I know Internet Exploder has the switch, can anyone point out the same for FF?

  20. Home delivery changes on Are Newspapers Doomed? · · Score: 1

    The Detroit News is reducing home delivery to 3 times a week. Doesn't matter to me so much but older people like my folks will have to change the morning routine.

  21. That's a shame on Majel Roddenberry Dies At 76 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Stuff that matters?

  22. Re:Credit where credit is due on Google Chrome Is Out of Beta · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As it turns out, Chrome has an automatic updater that runs in the background. The browser is constantly and silently upgrading itself as the Chrome team push out new updates. The results are quite impressive.

    That must be why I keep killing that friggin process:
    firefox 2016 8 29 767 133972 2:06:20.690 32:21:37.471
    GoogleUpdate 764 8 6 66 1836 0:00:00.460 30:24:23.987

  23. Good luck with that Warner on Warner Music Pushing Music Tax For Universities · · Score: 1

    And this comes from someone who has never burned a song or cd from the web ever. I did put my band on mp3.com back in the day though. Obviously we did not make any money from that - but then again we didn't try that hard.

  24. Re:Not quite your average artist on Paul McCartney Releases Album As DRM-Free Download · · Score: 1

    I would have to agree, it's a great idea - and of course he can afford it, here I thought putting my band on mp3.com was cutting edge. But then that was long ago.

  25. Re:No. on Obama Wants Broadband, Computers Part of Stimulus · · Score: 1

    We went to moon with engineers and scientists who did not have computers.

    That's a great point. !