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  1. Re:same as before, use Cat5 on What the FCC's Wi-Fi Expansion Means For You · · Score: 1

    I have a feeling you could make a lot of money even if it was difficult by crawling through concrete slabs. I know for me it's impossible!

  2. Re:Part of me says, "Good!" on Employee Outsourced Programming Job To China, Spent Days Websurfing · · Score: 3, Informative

    Apparently you're not understanding what disabling split tunneling does on a VPN.

    When you disable split tunneling while using VPN, you essentially lose the route out of your computer towards the internet. The only route that your PC knows is through your VPN adapter, which then sends any packet that way. Even local traffic - say my PC is on 192.168.1.1, my router is 192.168.1.5 and another PC is at 192.168.1.2 - when my PC is on VPN, I can't talk to the internet (without going to the company first) nor can I talk to 192.168.1.5.

    Once you fire up the VPN session, the SSH would drop towards the Chinese guy, because all packets are now going across the tunnel.

  3. Re:At least one on IT Job Market Recovering Faster Now Than After Dot-com Bubble Burst · · Score: 2

    fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'red_stapler.h': No such stapler.

  4. Re:Warning Label on Making Earbuds That Fit (Video) · · Score: 1

    People have tried to stick ladders in microwaves?

  5. Americans take money very seriously. NFL and College Football are very good at bringing in money, from what I can tell by ticket and concession pricing.

  6. Re:I have no problem.... on The Trouble With 4K TV · · Score: 1

    I still have an old player and probably 50 discs in my basement right now. I've not played them for probably 5 years now; partially due to the prevalence of new content as well as the fact that the player is composite output only, with AC3 RF out (and me with no decoder).

    Sadly, I don't feel like putting them on ebay. Not really worth the hassle. I have thought about trying to buy a better player - but really, it's just delaying the inevitable.

  7. Re:If they are smart... on Adobe's Strange Software Giveaway: Goof, Or Clever Marketing? · · Score: 0

    +1 best use of curb-stomp ever.

  8. Re:I hope these don't end up as car lighting on Cree Introduces 200 Lumen/Watt Production Power LEDs · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's another piece to this too. There are people in the world that will take a halogen (either projection or non-projection setup) and retrofit an HID setup in it. This causes issues:

    1. The non-projection setup has no cut-off - so the light goes everywhere, which is not how good HID setups are implemented.
    2. The halogen projection setups - while similar to an HID setup (I have a halogen projection setup in my car) don't have some of the additional pieces to make the HID setup functional. For instance, factory setups for my vehicle have auto-levelling lamp housings to not blind oncoming traffic. Also, the cut-off (metal in the projection path to limit light output out of the top of the lamp) is in a different spot comparing non-HID projection to HID projection.

    Ultimately, if you're being blinded by HID lamps - part of it could be caused by incorrect implementation. HID light, even in a correct implementation is harsher - and those sensitive to light are probably more affected; myself included.

  9. Re:Will EMC follow with Iomega? on Cisco Rumored To Be Selling Linksys · · Score: 1

    Exactly. did you read what you quoted of me? Excellent idea. Poor execution. In my opinion, when the Jaz drive worked, it was a fabulous way to transfer a gig (or two, can't remember offhand) via sneakernet. Problem was - it failed more than it worked.

    Again. Excellent idea. Poor execution.

  10. Re:Will EMC follow with Iomega? on Cisco Rumored To Be Selling Linksys · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Which sucked, in my opinion. Zip drives and Jaz drives (and their media) were an excellent idea, but poorly executed. My first zip drive ate a few disks before I figured out "if I use this drive, it will destroy everything." Took it apart before returning it (hey, we all want to know the "WHY") and one of the drive heads was physically disconnected from the arm.

    Had a Jaz drive later in life (donated). And you're right, the disks themselves appeared to randomly either not work or lose data. Almost seemed as if the tracking mechanism in the drive couldn't follow the pre-formatted platters properly at times. And any drive that you can't lay down the track (factory formatted) sucks.

  11. Re:Asking Obama a question on Marijuana Prosecution Not a High Priority, Says Obama · · Score: 1

    Ah, makes more sense ;)

  12. Re:Asking Obama a question on Marijuana Prosecution Not a High Priority, Says Obama · · Score: 2

    How would a non-profit dispensary NOT be a business? Even on a small scale - the business can make 0 profit, but the owners can just pocket the money that would have gone back into the business as profit (granted, paying taxes the whole way.) Or - give proceeds to other charities, or grow the business - still no profit.

  13. Re:Good riddance on Mitsubishi Drops Bulky DLP TVs: End of an Era · · Score: 1

    Samsung had an LED light engine for their DLP sets for a while - and I had looked at them heavily; they seemed like a really good idea. I think however there were moderate issues with light engines failing - and that probably spurred their exit.

  14. Re:Indie access to gamepads on Elite Creator David Braben: Games Like Elite 'Too Risky' For Publishers · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a co-worker who told me mouse and keyboard in FPS games was "cheating". I laughed.

  15. Re:increasing divorce or honesty? on The Internet Has Transformed Modern Divorce · · Score: 1

    Let's also keep in mind that what one person thinks might be right and acceptable could be different to another individual.

  16. Re:Better... on Nate Silver's Numbers Indicate Probable Obama Win, World Agrees · · Score: 1

    How about I not want to share my personal information before proceeding into the site?

    Oh yeah. I'll just put my neighbor's in.

  17. Re:Awesome on Boeing 787 Makes US Debut · · Score: 1

    That's happening less and less. United in the last couple of years has bumped their requirements to be able to do this; now since I don't fly as much they obviously will prefer the people flying a lot more to fill those seats. Not that I care too much; most of my flights are puddle jumpers (cmh to ord)

  18. Re:You can buy an EV today at affordable price on Tesla Model S Named 'Car of the Year' · · Score: 1

    Most people driving these types of inexpensive electric vehicles don't have these kind of "toys". And if they have the money for those kind of toys, they can afford to keep a truck around (or rent one like you said; probably not a home depot beater) for those toys.

  19. Re:Exactly. 78k is luxury territory on Tesla Model S Named 'Car of the Year' · · Score: 1

    "Best selling" doesn't mean "most popular appearance." It might mean "within the reach of most people's financial ability."

  20. Re:Ethernet! on Ask Slashdot: Ideas For a Geek Remodel? · · Score: 1

    500mhz per pair, so there is your 2ghz

  21. Re:Don't use ATM/Debit cards for purchases on Criminals Crack and Steal Customer Data From Barnes & Noble Keypads · · Score: 1

    After having my card # stolen, I enabled my bank to send me text messages anytime more than a dollar is taken from my account. Didn't even realize that I had that option until I was a victim. Now I can see everything - including when my wife's card got stolen. 10 charges to amazon.com within 5 minutes? Yeah, that's not us. We're fully aware what happened, and unfortunately it took us twice to figure out who actually took the information and ran with it. That vendor will never ever get my money again.

  22. Re:Very true, for many reasons. on System Admins Should Know How To Code · · Score: 2

    And - sorry about the lack of line breaks there.

  23. Re:Very true, for many reasons. on System Admins Should Know How To Code · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have coded in the past using Perl to give us some reporting ability from some non network-connected (think no email/notification ability) phone switches. They had relay outputs that would trigger on an alarm; so we used a box to generate a trap that would fire up my perl script to send out emails to whomever was in the config. I don't know a lot - I mostly use bits and pieces of code found around the web and customized to purpose. I initially thought I wanted to code for a living, but found in my first job that politics trump the technical, and boy were the politics thick. I do more security/administration nowadays, but still draw on the basic coding ability to create automated notifications for anything non-standardized. Really what I'm trying to say here is sometimes the basic experience of coding as well as a need to fulfill a solution that doesn't have a canned solution readily available can push you to do some interesting things.

  24. Re:How about laying off the consultants instead? on AMD Reportedly Preparing Massive Layoff · · Score: 1

    A friend gave me a full Q6400 (I think?) system; 2.4ghz oc'd to 3ghz solid for as long as he's had it. I just left it alone; it's been running Borderlands 2 just fine for me with a GTX 280. I keep thinking about upgrading; but I don't think I have a need - other than maybe an SSD...

  25. Re:All Electric Cars Years Away on Toyota Abandons Plans For All-Electric Vehicle Rollout · · Score: 1

    For me it's never been double. Granted, it's more expensive than 1 car by itself, which tends to make the economics of a 2nd car go to crap (as well as general maintenance etc). When I did have a second car and no one else to drive it, it was a beater - and I'm sure I got a break since I could only drive one or the other at any given point in time, reducing some risk.