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  1. Re:right decision on Staff Emails Are Not Owned By Firms, UK Judge Rules · · Score: 4, Funny

    No nightmare. From my standpoint it would make my life as an admin easier.

    Employee: "Hey. I lost this email from so and so a while back"
    Me: "Oooooo... Ya. Sorry about that. We don't back your email up. We only backup company data."

    Employee: "Hey. I keep getting spam."
    Me: "Sounds like a personal problem to me. It's your email. Fix it."

  2. Re:Michigan is fucked on Broke Counties Turn Failing Roads To Gravel · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Grandmole will be gone soon enough - hopefully things will start to turn around....

  3. They weren't bonuses on Taxpayers Fund AIG Lawsuit Against US · · Score: 2, Informative

    They weren't bonuses - they were retention contracts. AIG didn't want everyone to jump ship so they offered retention contracts to key people. It's a VERY normal thing to do. The dollar amount may have been crazy - but they were NOT bonuses.

  4. Re:McCain FTW on Discuss the US Presidential Election · · Score: 1

    more than likely yes.... but I see McCain as the less sucky choice.

  5. McCain FTW on Discuss the US Presidential Election · · Score: 0

    McCain FTW

  6. Re:HW Requirements and Warcraft on $200 Linux PCs On Sale At Wal-Mart · · Score: 1

    no

  7. Not a chance... on Mobile WiMAX to Succeed Where Muni WiFi Failed? · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Sprint hits its goal of blanketing metropolitan areas with WiMAX in a timely fashion and prices the service attractively ,......

    Not a chance of it being priced attractively if Sprint is involved

  8. Re:1 word on Why Are T1 Lines Still Expensive? · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    or two

    but whatever.... who's counting

  9. Brining on Schmidt Says YouTube 'Very Close' to Filtering System · · Score: 2, Informative

    "...and the long delay in brining the technology online has resulted in ill will from companies like NBC and Viacom

    brining
    -noun
    1. water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
    2. a salt and water solution for pickling.
    3. the sea or ocean.
    4. the water of the sea.
    5. Chemistry. any saline solution.
    -verb (used with object)
    6. to treat with or steep in brine.

    Mmmmmm pickled technology.....

  10. Re:Count yourself lucky you have a retail store. on CompUSA Closing More Than 50 Percent of Stores · · Score: 2, Funny

    Out of your entire comment, the most surprising statement was that Packard Bell is still making computer...... ('8

  11. Version? on Quake in Taiwan Cripples Internet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Quake 1, 2 ,3 or 4?

  12. Everything you can fit on a 8.5 x 11 on Your Best Exam Stories? · · Score: 4, Funny

    A friend of mine had a physics exam in college and the prof told the class that anything they could fit on a 8.5x11 sheet of paper could be used on the test. Come test day everyone had their "cheat sheets" out on their desk. My friend came into class with a physics phd he knew, put the piece of paper down next to his desk and had the phd stand on it. He aced the test.

  13. Re:freecycle on What Can You Do with Old RAM? · · Score: 1

    yes!

  14. Re:Power, Heat, People on Computing in Rwanda? · · Score: 2

    My brothers last trip to Africa landed him malaria. He was prescribed immunization pills before hand, but stopped taking them because they made him sick.

    If he had finished his presctiption he probably wouldn't be stuck with malaria for the rest of his life.

  15. Re:e107 on A Simple, Family-Oriented CMS? · · Score: 1

    wow... I can spell.... sight or site.... whatever, it's been a long day

  16. Re:e107 on A Simple, Family-Oriented CMS? · · Score: 1

    e107 indeed. Aside from looking great and having lots of plugins it has a great admin side that is clean and easy to use but still powerful.

    You could run the sight with a couple of admins and everyone else could submit pictures etc as news items.

  17. Re:intelegant design != God on The Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design · · Score: 0, Troll

    The plant did not change itself to become immune to the effects of round-up. The strong plants survived and the week plants died. The same thing happens with humans and disease. People with strong immune systems live and ones with weak immune systems die.

    Most ID people will argue this fact. Evolution (in the sense that organisms change/adapt) is as much a theory (or religeon) as ID. Niether has been observed.

  18. Five Acre Farm? on Mid-Range Wireless Deployment for the Home User? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did you just call five acres a farm? Hah! What city did you grow up in?

  19. Re:Legally Concealed weapon? on Retail Theft Detectors and False Alarms? · · Score: 1

    Constitutionally I have the right to bear (sp?) arms. This means that legally, I can carry a loaded weapon in plain site. It is a felony to carry a loaded weapon concealed. Concealment is defined differently in different states. In MI a loaded weapon in the vehicle is concidered concealed. In Texas it may not be concidered concealed.

    The law is fuzzy on the fact of concealment. Technically I can carry in plain site, but believe me, that won't go over well. And while carrying with my CCW it must be concealed at all times, otherwise it can be construed as brandishing (not good).

    Confused?

  20. Re:CompUSA, SF on Retail Theft Detectors and False Alarms? · · Score: 2

    Good to hear. Sounds like your friend handles himself quite well under pressure.

    Would have loved to seen the faces of the Best Buy employees.

  21. Re:CompUSA, SF on Retail Theft Detectors and False Alarms? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I live in Michigan and have a concealed carry permit. While taking the training course for the permit we were told that sometimes your concealed weapon could set off in store alarms.

    I always wondered what would happen if they asked me if I was hiding and I lifted my shirt to reveal my .357

    Legally my weapon must stay concealed, but if they really want to know...

  22. Re:Like I tell everyone. on Using a Cellphone in a Basement? · · Score: 1

    Relying on a cellphone as your 'main' communication device is stupid. A cellphone is nothing but a glorified walkie-talkie.

    My cellphone is a walky-talkie and I pay for the feature. It's called Nextel Direct Connect.

  23. Re:Knoppix to the rescue - Use those AOL mailers! on True Stories of Knoppix Rescues · · Score: 1

    Except you'll look like a total idiot for carrying around AOL.

    As soon as someone tells me they use AOL I stop listening.

  24. Re:Are your crazy!? on Energy from High-Altitude Kites · · Score: 5, Funny

    One strong gust of wind and the earth could start spinning the other way.

    Well, at least we'd be moving back in time so we'd be able to fix it.

  25. Re:Go stand in the corner young man. on Managing the Online Teenager? · · Score: 1

    Ya, well try to stop me from stealing the neighbors wireless.