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  1. You've got to learn that pictures aren't reality. on The Hell Known As Internet Screening Services · · Score: 1

    Keep staring into the abyss kiddies. Eventually it'll get bored and stop staring back.

    Just like any other form of work, you've got to toughen up and build "calluses" whether it's getting used to standing for 8 hours or learning how to command others.

  2. the free software is also better on Microsoft Out of Favor With Young, Hip Developers · · Score: 1

    Give me a *nix command line over .net shit any day Java development? There's Eclipse or NetBeans or etc. Free software offers many quality choices that in general play nicely with one another. Microsoft is designed to play only with itself and it barely does that successfully. Microsoft's embedding into the business community has set business back 10 years. It's time for MS to die. There's 100 better OSs than Microsoft can build. And on and on /diatribe

  3. Re:jabs between Poulsen and Greenwald on Twitter on Wikileaks Source Outed To Stroke Hacker's Own Ego · · Score: 1
  4. Now with tags! on Wikileaks Source Outed To Stroke Hacker's Own Ego · · Score: 2, Informative

    ggreenwald: Good Gawker post on Wired's concealment of the Lamo-Manning chat logs: [is.gd]

    kpoulsen: @ggreenwald I'm supposed to take journalistic ethics lessons from Gawker? Pass

    ggreenwald: @kpoulsen No - you should explain whether the claims Adrian made about his chat that don't appear in your published logs are in them

    ggreenwald: @kpoulsen And you should release the parts you're concealing that don't reveal harmful national security secrets or very personal issues

  5. jabs between Poulsen and Greenwald on Twitter on Wikileaks Source Outed To Stroke Hacker's Own Ego · · Score: 1

    ggreenwald: Good Gawker post on Wired's concealment of the Lamo-Manning chat logs: [is.gd] kpoulsen: @ggreenwald I'm supposed to take journalistic ethics lessons from Gawker? Pass ggreenwald: @kpoulsen No - you should explain whether the claims Adrian made about his chat that don't appear in your published logs are in them ggreenwald: @kpoulsen And you should release the parts you're concealing that don't reveal harmful national security secrets or very personal issues

  6. Re:Whose the real criminal here? on Geologists Might Be Charged For Not Predicting Quake · · Score: 1

    The Loma Prieta quake in 1989 was a 6.9 and 63 were killed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake The Northridge quake in 1994 was a 6.7 and claimed 72 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake A 5.7 hit the San Diego area Monday and no one was killed.

  7. Whose the real criminal here? on Geologists Might Be Charged For Not Predicting Quake · · Score: 1

    If they had modern building codes, a 6.3 wouldn't have done nearly so much damage and loss of life would be minimal(the random heart attack and whatnot).

    Someone toss that goddamn politician and his colleagues in jail for negligence.

  8. Te distinction should be made: on Over a Third of the Internet Is Pornographic · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How much of that is malware disguised as porn?

  9. Re:That's Great But... on $1 Trillion In Minerals Found In Afghanistan · · Score: 1

    I agree with you to some extent but it does no good to pout that the bullies are gonna steal it from the little guys. Be proactive about this. Start telling people to email their congressperson demanding that the Afghanis benefit from this as well. We should attempt to influence this process as much as possible so that Afghanistan doesn't turn into the next Nigeria or West Virginia. tl;dr Stop bitching and do something.

  10. Examining the edges. on Can Transistors Be Made To Work When They're Off? · · Score: 1

    Sounds awesome. Good luck scientists!

  11. Re:Out of curiosity ... on Bionic-Eyed Man Wants To Stream Eye Video Online · · Score: 3, Funny

    Also, what happens if he achieves near-light speed? Will we see into the future?

  12. A quote from Monsieur Simpson on Publishing Company Puts Warning Label on Constitution · · Score: 1

    HAHAHA! It's funny cuz it's true!

  13. Re:Augh. on NASA Attempts To Cut Back Constellation · · Score: 1

    Indeed it would.. rise up to sky level quickly.

  14. Re:Windows 7? Nope, Ubuntu. on Time To Dump XP? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, it's old. CDE became standard as a compromise to get the SUN guys onto the system. I'm sure we'll update someday but for now most of us are fine with it. It runs NAWK, VI, Netscape, and it prints. What more could you want? Now stop whining and get back to work.

  15. Re:Windows 7? Nope, Ubuntu. on Time To Dump XP? · · Score: 1

    I'm incredibly fortunate to work in an office where linux is standard. It's an abysmal looking CDE, but that's okay as I'm usually in vi. But yeah, I understand most people aren't as fortunate. And 7 does look good, especially for 64bit apps. I guess once one of your competitors undercuts everyone, they'll finally realize that free =/= worthless.

  16. Re:Windows 7? Nope, Ubuntu. on Time To Dump XP? · · Score: 1

    Good to hear that 7's door is finally stable enough to sustain swinging and collisions simultaneously.

  17. Windows 7? Nope, Ubuntu. on Time To Dump XP? · · Score: 1

    XP is last Windows system I'll ever use of my own free will. Sianara Redmond.

  18. Wikileaks claims not to have the embassy messages on Claimed US Military Wikileaks Source Arrested · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Allegations in Wired that we have been sent 260,000 classified US embassy cables are, as far as we can tell, incorrect." http://twitter.com/wikileaks

  19. Re:Amazing on BP Says "Top Kill" Operation Has Failed · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Fuck it, I'll pay the extra $0.50 a kilowatt for a more environmentally sound source of power. Show me the dotted line and I'll sign it.