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  1. Re:'Don't interview anyone who hasn't accomplished on Why the New Guy Can't Code · · Score: 1

    Another good way to kill off the next generation is to get rid of all the experience 35+ yo. Remove all the mentors. Except for the indispensible techies who can't communicate well enough to mentor.

  2. Re:Patents are terrible for the little guy on ITC Investigates Xbox 360 After Motorola Complaint · · Score: 1

    Um, Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994 so maybe not 30 years?

  3. Re:"First Female PM" is not news. on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 1

    So what you are saying (Anonymously) is that enlightenment by NSW does not necessarily mean that Australians are enlightened?

  4. Re:Strewth on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 0

    Mod this up, Funny, as the parent I don't have mod points.

  5. Re:"First Female PM" is not news. on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 1

    Do you have much of a chip there sunshine?
    The fact there mate was that it happens that Sydney / NSW has women heading up at all levels of Government.
    If you want to provide the facts about your state, feel free.

  6. Re:"First Female PM" is not news. on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes. We also have a Queen. Unlike San Francisco which has so many.

  7. Re:Strewth on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I guess if your country spells the word 'honored' then by the standards of that country you have correct spelling.
    I find it pretty arrogant for you to assume that because the United States has gone down a different path in spelling some words, a path which deviates from the "Queen's" English that they don't know how to spell.

  8. Re:"First Female PM" is not news. on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 2, Informative

    Let's not forget that in Sydney we have a Female Lord-Mayor, NSW has a Female Premier and Governor. So really this is not new ground for Australia - least NSW.

  9. Re:Please on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 1

    I am prepared to wait and see how well she does at Full Forward for the Dogs.

  10. Re:I for one... on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 1

    Careful, rangas can get pretty offended by reference to their hair colour.

  11. Re:"First Female PM" is not news. on Australia Gets Its First Female Prime Minister · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know they were dating!?!

  12. Re:1.5 Trillion?! on RIAA Says LimeWire Owes $1.5 Trillion · · Score: 1

    How do BP's profits from last quarter pertain to an oil rig exploding? Did they profit from the oil rig exploding?
    If I pirate a $20 album then I have reduced my music costs by $20 dollars. Isn't reducing costs a factor in profit?

  13. Re:Thanks for the insight, Ballmer on Ballmer Says Microsoft Wasted Time On Vista · · Score: 1
    Well, that is annoying but then trying to make a few changes to an Mac OS X work station on our network to pick up the local OS X Server time rather than time.apple.com is no picnic either. (indecently I can't find a way to stop the work station adding 10 hours to the time because it thinks the server time to be GMT)
    I needed to edit the hosts file and the hostconfig.
    To do this I went to the etc folder where these files are found. I tried to edit one of the files in question, couldn't save (despite being logged in as admin). So I went and changed the files permissions - requiring the same password as that which I am logged in with. Still no joy. Next I set the permissions on the ETC folder, requiring password. Great, probably should have done that in the first place - like in windows - folder permission get inherited by the files - right?
    Start working on second file, click save - no go. I have to go and change the permissions on the file too.

    My point is that Microsoft is not alone in this overkill. I do find that these tasks way more obvious and straight forward to do on Win 7 though.

  14. Re:Thanks for the insight, Ballmer on Ballmer Says Microsoft Wasted Time On Vista · · Score: 1

    Sorry, working on XP right now, none of those winkey combinations did a thing? On the other hand on the same multimedia keyboards I have at home (win 7) and work (xp) the one Calc key does the trick! So yea, pretty much the same speed.

  15. Re:Totally misses the point on "Mythical Man-Month" Supposedly Busted By MIT Startup · · Score: 1

    Hey, I'm overweight and over 40 - you insensitive clod.

  16. Re:Breakthroughs on Popular Science Frees Its 137-Year Archives · · Score: 1
  17. Re:IE6? Really? on Firefox 3.5 Now the Most Popular Browser Worldwide · · Score: 1

    Yep, just like the flash drives that carry Virus on them. Hence disabling running non-whitelisted Exes.

  18. Re:IE6? Really? on Firefox 3.5 Now the Most Popular Browser Worldwide · · Score: 1

    So the first year of a babies life he/she is 1? Right? Years Decades Centuries Milliniums all start at 0 or am I missing somthing?

  19. Re:Hurray! on EU Accepts Microsoft's Browser Choice Promise · · Score: 1

    Ran the test PP linked to got the expected (i.e. tested for) results (and the same results) for IE8, IE8 (ie7 compatibility), FF, 3.0.15 and Chrome 3.0.195.38.

    If you see three horizontal bars, two fading in from left to right and one fading in from right to left - then your browser supports display of alpha channels in inline PNG images.

    If your browser supports alpha you should also see that:

            * The image has been composited against the same background color as the rest of this page - white, unless your user stylesheet changed it to a different color.
            * the word 'Testing' has smooth, anti-aliased edges edges - look especially at the curve of letters like 'e' and 'g'
            * The word 'Testing' is slightly transparent, particularly the 'T', allowing the background color or image to show through.

    If you see a textured background behind, your browser also supports background images for CSS stylesheets - congratulations.

    Do you people just say things just because you heard it elsewhere or do you check it out first before you post?

  20. Re:Directory Opus has a built in secure wipe facil on "Accidental" Download Sending 22-Year-Old Man To Prison · · Score: 1

    FBI Guy: Hey, Buddy, someone just downloaded Directory Opus. We better keep an eye on him.

  21. Re:I am scared. I am intrigued. on Scientists Create Artificial Meat · · Score: 1

    Don't forget some fava beans and a nice chianti.

  22. Re:I am scared. I am intrigued. on Scientists Create Artificial Meat · · Score: 1

    I totally agree. If McD didn't turn rain forest in to paddocks then someone else would - to provide enough meat.
    On the other hand, if we supplement any further expansion of food sources with lab meat, then we do not have to further the destruction.
    Of course the Anti-GM mob hasn't spoken yet.

  23. Re:Its time to think about the future, not the pas on Copyright Time Bomb Set To Go Off · · Score: 1
    Except where the UID is reused.

    There's a nice troll, now go back under your rock.

  24. Re:This comment surprises me on Psystar Crushed In Court · · Score: 1

    I think what he meant was around March 1st after his kids second birthday (being 29th of Feb - for Captain Obvious).

  25. Re:Psystar winning would be terrible for Microsoft on Psystar Crushed In Court · · Score: 1

    Minor thing, but your rebuttal to point 2 actually provides proof to the GP statement.