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  1. Re:I dreamed of warp travel since childhood on Navy's New Laser Weapon: Hype Or Reality? · · Score: 1

    Because there exists the exponentially small possibility that there is someone worth talking to out there. Unlike this discussion.

  2. Re:Not really an issue on Chinese Security Vendor Qihoo 360 Caught Cheating In Anti-virus Tests · · Score: 1

    I was trying to understand the problem. Unless it's an up-sell product, which seems to be what you indicated, I would expect those items to be turned on by default.

  3. Re:They named it Edge years ago on Internet Explorer's Successor, Project Spartan, Is Called Microsoft Edge · · Score: 1

    And here I thought they were calling it Edge because the user base was about to fall off.

  4. They named it Edge years ago on Internet Explorer's Successor, Project Spartan, Is Called Microsoft Edge · · Score: 4, Informative

    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />

  5. Re:Nobody? on Russian Cargo Spacehip Declared Lost · · Score: 1

    Too bad I spent my mod points on the Senator commercial. Otherwise this would have been +1 Funny.

  6. Re:IE 6 on JavaScript Devs: Is It Still Worth Learning jQuery? · · Score: 3, Funny

    $20 and I'll turn off my regression suite that checks if your site is still IE6 compatible.

  7. Re:Cue the whiners on ESPN Sues Verizon To Stop New Sports-Free TV Bundles · · Score: 1

    Abstinence from real time cable and a whole lot of missed commercials. Going on 5 years now. ~$16/month for Netflix and Hulu.

    Sure there are some shows that I have seen adverts for that look cool, but I'm not forking out a premium cable subscription for 1-2 shows a month.

  8. Re:It's not about the cost, it's about convenience on iTunes Stops Working For Windows XP Users · · Score: 1

    But what if you brought a CD Burner and a blank into Best Buy? It'd save you the hassle of waiting in line.

  9. Re:Why stop at vehicles? on Automakers To Gearheads: Stop Repairing Cars · · Score: 1

    Not as far as you'd think. The things that are possible with the amount of tech we have now should scare you.

    Look back 50 years and wonder if your grandfather ever worried about an automated system logging his license plate as he went to the drive in or back and forth to work? What about a red-light camera sending him a ticket in the mail because he was late to work?

  10. 3,000 TONS on ISS Could Be Fitted With Lasers To Shoot Down Space Junk · · Score: 1

    I've always been told we're having difficulty getting enough stuff into space to build a decent sized base.3,000 tons is an awful lot of raw materials.

    New TV series. You cross Monster Garage with Survivor. First one to build a shelter lives.

  11. Re:TSA on Snowden Demystified: Can the Government See My Junk? · · Score: 1

    A couple weeks I got a new "pat down" procedure where they ran their hands down the inside of my thighs. I was unsure whether or not I was supposed to tip them.

  12. Re:How to tell if it's working properly? on Hyundai To Release "Semi-Autonomous" Car This Year · · Score: 1

    I think the concern is more around sensors that provide input, such "big object ahead"!!! Sensors like that needs some form of validation routine that says "I can still see stuff"

  13. Re:dumbass sciantust's on Fault System Enables Larger Quakes In California · · Score: 1

    I wish I had a mod point for you.

  14. Re:what sorcery is this. on Court Refuses To Dismiss AT&T Throttling Case · · Score: 1

    Contract work is by the hour. If you're not clocking your hours and getting overtime, you're doing it wrong.

  15. You just realized we need Google? on Google 'Makes People Think They Are Smarter Than They Are' · · Score: 1

    Without the almighty Google to guide us in our everyday life, we will falter and be led astray, fumbling blindly in the absence of readily available knowledge.

  16. Re:"far more knowledgeable about a subject that" on Google 'Makes People Think They Are Smarter Than They Are' · · Score: 1

    He didn't have access to Google when he was writing the summary to know which to use.

  17. Re:US response may be correct? on Amazon Tests Delivery Drones At Secret Canada Site After US Frustration · · Score: 1

    How will it be delivered?

  18. Depends on what colors you show on Ask Slashdot: Dealing With User Resignation From an IT Perspective? · · Score: 1

    I worked at a place for 7 years as a developer. I gave 2+ weeks notice. I was immediately bolted to another dev and we began the brain drain on getting that person (more senior) up to date on all my systems. I retained full access to all of the systems I had prior. I was removed from all new dev work and was a "reference point" for the remaining developer base for the remainder of my time.

    A DBA at the same place left about a year after. He didn't make it back to his desk before he was given his boxes.He was paid to "not work" from home. Part of that was risk aversion, because of his production access and part of it was his everyday attitude.

    If you show yourself to be low risk, you will be treated as such. It is in the company's best interest to siphon off as much knowledge at possible, but not at the expense of a disgruntled employee with production access. The comments about "locking file-shares and emails" was silly. If you are doing pre-delivery archiving and server file system level backups, you're doing it wrong.

  19. Re:Would be nice if they taught Ingrish in schools on Why America's Obsession With STEM Education Is Dangerous · · Score: 3

    I'm glad you realize that your are critical part of your offspring's development.

  20. Re:Cock lube and genital electrocution? on Secret Service Plans New Fence, Full Scale White House Replica, But No Moat · · Score: 1

    That was amazing. Thank you for protecting our future.

  21. That'd work right up the point the new grounds keeper drove the lawn mower over the edge.

  22. If the food doesn't stick, you can't get constipated (or fat).

  23. Re:Excel spreadsheets? on Public Records Request Returns 4.6M License Plate Scans From Oakland PD · · Score: 1

    2 problems:

    The Business is a generic alias for "whoever" is doing the asking. It's a polite way to not point fingers at crazy requests.

    It is usually those that have just mastered Excel for The Business that are causing the problems. I've seen Excel workbooks which referenced other workbooks and did queries against Access and SQL databases. I was amazed that it worked.

  24. Re:Excel spreadsheets? on Public Records Request Returns 4.6M License Plate Scans From Oakland PD · · Score: 2

    Excel spreadsheets are what "The Business" uses when "you IT folks" can't make a "reasonable" system that retains all data forever fast enough.

  25. Re: Place your bets... on Proxima Centauri Might Not Be the Closest Star To Earth · · Score: 1

    They didn't produce theirs.