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  1. Re:Good grief... on Ask Slashdot: Preempting Sexual Harassment In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    The "one" uptight lady is creating a hostile workplace, just as much as the idiot that keeps making unwanted sexual advances.

    As for not following lead, or obeying, they can get rid of her for repeated failures. They just have to document them, and offer corrective training. Continued inability to follow instructions is quite easy to get dismissed. One just has to show continued cause.

  2. Re:laws on Ask Slashdot: Preempting Sexual Harassment In the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    "Screwed" goes back further than sexual innuendo. It actually is related to inserting a screw into a hole, which leads to the inevitable connotation with regard to copulation. "Wanna Screw" is sexual.

    And why is "We're Screwed" a bad thing anyways? Doesn't that mean we're getting laid?

  3. Re:Mindgames on Champions Declared In AI Poker Tournament · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hiding tells and bluffs are nearly impossible for even skilled players. The real trick is to show a "tell" or "bluff" when you aren't. But that means you must know yourself as well as anything else.

    I play poker, I have a huge number of "tells". Take video of yourself playing poker and learn your "tells" and figure out a way to mimic those tells at will. Natural Tells are really really hard to fake, and take much practice to imitate. When you can imitate your own tells at will (accurately), then you'll have also mastered your tells. I can't fully hide my tells, but I can fairly accurately represent them when I want.

    The greatest skill of poker is remembering everything you have ever seen. Knowing how players play (tendencies) over time also helps. Knowing their personality also can expose when their tells are real verses "practiced" ones.

    Lastly knowing the Odds is hugely beneficial. As is Gaming Theory.

  4. Re:Hope it lights a fire... on Google Announces Plans, Pricing For Kansas City Fiber Network · · Score: 1

    But But But ... The Government is supposed to solve all of our problems like this. You know, through Regulation and Taxes. /sarcasm

  5. Re:Clean Up on Ask Slashdot: Value of Website Design Tools vs. Hand Coding? · · Score: 1

    That, and he's the one that has to maintain his how code, that is fine. He knows it, inside and out. Which is perfect as long as he is the one that has to maintain it. All my sites that I manage are done in a CMS for a reason, so that if they don't like me, someone else can take over quickly and easily. I don't hold people hostage to my designs.

  6. Re:Clean Up on Ask Slashdot: Value of Website Design Tools vs. Hand Coding? · · Score: 1

    You are using the Wrong CMS then.

    Here, few websites done in the Same CMS that don't look the same ....

    http://michaelgreves.com/

    http://www.howtohauntyourhouse.com/

    http://www.chicks.org.uk/

    http://www.joretha.com/

    Not even close. And there are other websites that look like these that were done by hand, and with other CMS'.

    Perhaps you're talking "commercial" templates ... in that case ... well ... they are "commercial" for a reason.

  7. Re:Clean Up on Ask Slashdot: Value of Website Design Tools vs. Hand Coding? · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Hand Coding in HTML today is stupid. My time is worth more to me than .01 second difference in load times. I stopped hand coding sites about 12 years ago, and haven't looked back since. I can still tweak HTML if needed. Good to know, just above useless otherwise.

    The Ask Question is stupid, because it is an XOR problem, when the true answer lies outside the framework of his question. IF his son is that talented, have him build a CMS in whatever language, that teaches more than HTML Coding and Programming. That way, it teaches him about Content, Structure and Layout as separate entities in site design, rather than thinking about it as one big ugly mess.

    Using a CMS, frees me up to do more useful things like "not re-inventing the wheel" for the four-thousandth time.

  8. Re:TED on World Population Grows Beyond 7 Billion · · Score: 1

    The last six are prefaced by the first four. They are a combined total of 10. But for the sake of argument.

    5) My parents were total dirtbag drug addicted sexual perverts (not really, but I know people whose parents were), why should I "honor" them for such a despicable childhood?

  9. Re:Good news everyone! on Developer Drops Game Price To $0 Citing Android Piracy · · Score: 0

    Don't know how you got to "insightful" on what is clearly a TROLL and really erroneous.

    During first quarter, Samsung sold 38 million smartphones, compared to 33.1 million iPhones, decisively snatching back the top spot, according to Gartner. Meanwhile Samsung represented more than 40 percent of all Android smartphone sales, with no competitor topping 10 percent. Meanwhile, Samsung stole Nokia's crown, by becoming overall global handset sales leader.

    Samsung sold more Smartphones (Androids) than Apple, and is only 40% of Android sales. Link to article below.

    http://betanews.com/2012/05/16/smartphone-market-consolidates-around-apple-and-samsung/

  10. Re:TED on World Population Grows Beyond 7 Billion · · Score: 1

    The first four are "irrational" according to the left. Of course in Christianity, only three of those are valid ;)

    Christians do not believe in Ten Commandments. They believe in Nine Suggestions and One Legalism, which if you keep, you cannot be saved.

  11. Re:Alarmist on World Population Grows Beyond 7 Billion · · Score: 1

    It isn't RC that is the problem. Islam is as big or bigger problem with regard to Birth Rates. Take a look at which countries have the highest birth rates, many of them are Muslims. Even in Europe, Caucasian people are having less than the required 2.4 kids and the Muslims are having much more than that.

    Muslims can take over the world one baby at a time. You liberals all hate Christianity, which has let you live more or less the way you want, but you're not paying attention to the camel in the tent. Wait for Sharia law, it is coming.

  12. Re:Goodbye jobs on US Regaining Manufacturing Might With Robots and 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    I actually found Robocop 2 much more astute. All the various "commands", often contradictory, and totally PC to the point of absurdity. Where the violent criminals are coddled while the "smoker" gets nearly shot by RC.

  13. Re:Pay to be Poor on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    None of that excuses why we give people money so they can do drugs, illegal drugs. THEY don't have to take the money, that is their choice.

    And I would not be opposed to random testing of our elected officials, considering some of the stuff they say that makes them sound stoned ;)

  14. Re:Common sense on Finding Fault With Anti-Fracking Science Claims · · Score: 1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mort.svg

    All I have is anecdotal evidence. I have family that lives in France, and they don't get nearly the same medical care we get here in the US. My Wife's Uncle just died of massive hemorrhaging because he didn't want to go to the hospital because of how bad it really is. Her Grandmother came to the states for a visit, and had HUGE lesions on her legs that the doctors there wouldn't or couldn't treat. After a month of US care, they were all but gone.

    I don't want European Health Care, it sucks from what little I've seen of it.

    Yeah, you don't hear the horror stories of how bad things really are in the news, all you hear is "Free Health Care". Anyone selling you something for "free" is a huckster. There is no such thing as "free"

  15. Re:Goodbye jobs on US Regaining Manufacturing Might With Robots and 3D Printing · · Score: 1

    And yet, you didn't even mention ED209

  16. Re:Poverty level on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    Of course, the guy making Min Wage works and lives by himself, and not in his mom's basement or with three other friends or ...

    No, there isn't a flaw in your math at all, just your assumptions.

  17. Re:Poverty rate on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    Poverty is what we say it is, when we say it. That is so that we can define it in such a way to increase government controls on other people's lives that otherwise would not be able to control.

    Poverty is a key to "funding" all sorts of programs. Additionally, the poor in the US (and other first world countries) is significantly different than second or third world countries. That way, we can beat ourselves up for having such a "high" poverty rate, compared to other countries like Mexico or China.

    We love inconsistent standards that don't apply universally, and using those for comparisons. It makes us feel better about ourselves when we "help" those "in need" /sarcasm

  18. Re:Pay to be Poor on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    They have such programs. The problem is, those programs don't get you jobs that earn more than "low paying jobs". It is just a way for local businesses to get paid to have someone come in and be "trained" only to not have a job at the end of training (i.e. Cheap Labor).

  19. Re:Pay to be Poor on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 1

    No. I would support making Government Assistance less than Minimum Wage.

    I also support mandatory drug testing of people on GA. If I am required to have drug test as part of having a job, perhaps we should institute the same for people to NOT have one.

    Minimum Wage is not supposed to be a "livable" wage. It is for Teens to work at McD's. And that is the problem, many people aren't even qualified to work at McD's, and so Min Wage is still too much for them.

  20. Re:Let's really have a look at spending on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 0

    You forget that during Carter, the % would have been MUCH worse, had it not been the 15-20% inflation during that period. It is all fine and good, but the first part of that chart says everything. Roosevelt ruined America, and we've been trying to recover since then.

    The chart also ignores who was in congress during those years. Balance budgets come from balanced power.

  21. Re:Relevant on Economists: US Poverty On Track To Hit Highest Level Since 1960s · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why should the Republicans help Obama do what Obama wants? He didn't want their input on Healthcare and did it all in the (D) party. And so much of that was done behind closed doors and under the veil of secrecy "You'll have to pass it to find out what's in it" garbage.

    People like the GP act like the (D) party is a bunch of pure angels, while (R) party is pure evil for not doing the bidding of O and the (D)s.

    Why should the (R)s in the House do anything, when the (D) Senate and the (D) President won't agree with ANYTHING the (R)s put forth, no matter how good it is for the country. Barry doesn't want anything coming from (R) House.

    The funny thing is, this is exactly what the Founders actually wanted, an non-functional, non-extremist Congress. The best thing for this country is for the two parties to fight while accomplishing nothing of consequence. Only when one party owns everything do we get things done, and often it looks exactly like the monstrosity "Health Care" legislation.

  22. Re:Common sense on Finding Fault With Anti-Fracking Science Claims · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hell, they can't even run a Brothel correctly. And people think that we're gonna have BETTER health care with Government involved?

  23. Re:Fast Networks on Could Google Fiber Save Network Neutrality? · · Score: 1

    There is no competition for infrastructure. Nor should there be. Infrastructure is just that. LET anyone run across the Infrastructure. You build a Street once, and then maintain it. Same with Infrastructure.

  24. Re:Fast Networks on Could Google Fiber Save Network Neutrality? · · Score: 1

    No the "System" isn't run "entirely" by the Municipality. Only the Infrastructure is. And hell, even that could be privatized. The point is, the cable plant is not the providers, but any provider has access to the cable plant.

    Municipal and Private run Monopolies are the problem because there is no way to foster competition.

  25. Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? on Microsoft Apologizes For Inserting Naughty Phrase Into Linux Kernel · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of my favorites ... 0XBADCOFFE