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  1. Re:Lindows on Trivial Barriers to Personal Linux Use? · · Score: 1

    Moron. Most MS Windows releases do exactly the same thing, effectively.

  2. I stole your code too!! on What is the Best Way to Handle a GPL Violation? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Yes, I , in fact, stole the following code from your very complex tab to whitespace "utility"

    //sToChange is the string containing tabs to be converted to whitespace
    sConverted=sToChange.replaceAll("\t"," ");

    No way I could come up with something as complex as that!! And to wrap it in a class that takes command line arguments!?!? Sheer genius!!

  3. #1!! on Microsoft Unhappy With HP's iTunes Decision · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp for the rabbits!!

  4. fp on Getting Over the Stigma of a Previous Job? · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!!

  5. Disgusting person blooper? on Interview with Peter Jackson on LoTR Bloopers · · Score: 1

    Does this count as a blooper?
    When I saw the movie there was this person with the worst body odor imagineable scrawling on a mcdonalds napkin what appeared to be notes on theatrical details in the film's production. After the showing it was obvious he had shat himself and soiled what may have been his only pair of sweatpants.

  6. Re:Your tax dollars hard at work ADDENDUM on 25,000-Ton Amphibious Spam Relay · · Score: 1

    Also, I must add, the pay has been increased a bunch since then. While not the best salary wise overall being in the military is , from my experience, a valid and competetive option to civilian employment. The experiences that you get beyond the simple pay and working hours are immeasurably greater.
    Oh, and given the whole current situation and also given that this is ./ which means some mouthy 14 year old may post some snotty uninformed pinko rant in reply I will also add that about 90% of the military spends 100% of its time many many miles away from shots being fired in anger.

  7. Re:Your tax dollars hard at work on 25,000-Ton Amphibious Spam Relay · · Score: 5, Informative

    Do you really think anybody gets paid $800 a month in the military? Maybe if they had incurred multiple severe fines for screwing up royally. I don't know what it is nowadays but when I was an E-1 about 10 years ago the pay was *struggles to remember* more like $1400 a month for the lowiest of the low E-1 nobody.

  8. uptimes on What the Candidates are Running · · Score: 2, Funny

    It also has some reference to the Republican vs. Democrat uptimes.
    What about LinuxJournal uptimes? Shouldn't they be embarassed that after less than 20 commenst posted that their server is hoplessly /.ed?

  9. it is possible to tilt odds in your favor on Tickets for Tracking Players in Casinos? · · Score: 1

    just not at slots.
    sports and pari-mutuel betting offers the best odds that can actually be in your favor if you "handicap" the event correctly.
    Indeed, an impressive bit of work was done recently on doing exactly this with jai-alai written by a mathematics professor at SUNY Stony Brook.
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai l/-/0521 009626/qid=1065538350/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_6/104-687825 5-5252721?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

  10. fp!! on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: -1, Redundant

    FP!!

  11. too late!! on Gates Embraces Web Service Interoperability · · Score: 1

    'This is a fabric for someone to do e-commerce that's independent of the operating systems that are out there.'
    platform independent applications? Errr.......I liked that better the first time when it was called java.

  12. Re:I said it back in th elate 90's but on CIO Magazine On Offshore IT · · Score: 1

    man, you are fucking stupid aren't you? Thinking that anyone would believe this lie without any substantiation? You are a liar.

  13. Re:I said it back in th elate 90's but on CIO Magazine On Offshore IT · · Score: 1

    Maybe not unions in the sense that you are thinking of (UAW, UMW, etc) but rather a strong professional association like The American BAr Asscoaiion or the American medical association like the lawyers and doctors have. Those two organizations are why you don't see Non-Immigrant Visas being awarded to alian lawyers and doctors. It is just as easy to offshore many legal and medical positions but you will *not* see it happen.

  14. outsourcing and the opensource business model on Linux Corporate Influence: Boon or Bane? · · Score: 1

    The plan is that opensource software is a commodity and developers shall make a living supporting, extending, and customizing the software for custom corporate needs. In reality what we are seeing is American and European developers working on opensource prjects for free and the support and customization work going to India for $2 an hour.
    Perhaps we should revisit the "support and extend" business model?

  15. leadership roles in IT on Ph.Ds in IT - Good or Bad for a Career? · · Score: 1

    I think part of the larger set of problems of US tech companies is that too few technially minded people find themselves in leadership roles. This question is actually symptomactic of the attitude. Someone with a PhD is a *leader* in their field. While working for some company doing what they tell you is definitly an option anyone with the abilities to get a PhD in a technical field should have the insights necessary to develop a marketable solution to a particular problem set ni their field. Yeah, I know this is a generalization but anyone going for PhD should not only consider academia and industry but entrepenaurship as well!! Small businesses fuel the attractive growth of the tech sector. While the big guys are offshoring everybody but the cleaning crew small tech startups will continue to innovate and employ. Most of my work experience has been with small companies and I have always wondered why so many otherwise independent minded tech types are averse to startups and instead opt for the big corporate udder?

  16. Re:regular pari-mtuel wagering!! on Profile of An Internet Bookie · · Score: 1

    Ha!! No, actually I favor the 3 player $1 exacta box.
    On a side note, wtf is up with my original post being MODed as a troll? Someone out there hate pari-mutuels or something?

  17. regular pari-mtuel wagering!! on Profile of An Internet Bookie · · Score: 0, Troll

    One interesting point is that regular "racetrack" style pari-mutuel wagering is good and legal within the US.
    I have been handicapping jai alai and greyhounds for years now. The best way to bet horses, dogs, and jai alai is to get an account with ct otb and then watch the races at a site like onlineracing .
    Just in case anyone is suspicious I have no affiliation other than that of cutsomer iwth either of these operations. I just wanted to take a good opportunity and spread the word about a pleasant diversion, which is all gambling really is. In fact figuring out a decent mathematical model to predict races/games is as old as the games themselves!!

  18. Sod off!! Go to India for free labor!! on GnuCash - A Call For Help · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Only a complete fucking idiot would devote hgis time working for free and then complain when there are no software jobs in industry.
    Yeah yeah yeah, mod me a troll. Whatever.
    Maybe someone who considers their time to be valuable (i.e. not the usual /. 15 year old loser) will see this for what it is. THE TRUTH!!

  19. stop!! think!! JOBS!! on RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper · · Score: 1

    BitKeeper is a profitable company that employs people and pays them good salaries. Why don't people think about them before they get all worked up about putting a legitimate and successful concern out of business?

  20. research funds on Funding Open Source? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Computer science as a scientific discipline hasn't exactly been underfunded or anything. This question is a bit naive in that regard. All this boils down to is private and public funding of basic software research and development. As such the usual sources are government entities and large corporate interests. DARPA anyone? IBM, sun, apple, etc all have financial stakes in "open source". Probably what is needed is a streamlined mechanism for applying and receiving these funds but isn't that what CollabNet(sp?) was supposed to be doing? A recent look at their web site reveals them to be nothing more than shills for offshoring/outsourcing though.......

  21. cd player? on Sports Technology? · · Score: 1

    When I go jogging I listen to a cd player, does that count? >:)

  22. jobs on Technology Buying Slump · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is not necessarily awful, however, for those who hope businesses will start looking toward open source options as the cost effective alternatives..."
    Those looking for jobs, however, will continue to deem the situation to be awful.......

  23. Re:never been but would love to finish up my degre on Do Online Schools Provide A Quality Education? · · Score: 1

    What do you mean no parking? If you get in early enough you can snag one of a couple of spots by Tyler Hall. Otherwise just park by Fine Arts or Keaney!! >:)
    That is, if you meant the university of Rhode Island. I got my B.S. there in 1998. Trust me, people have been complaining about parking there for an eternity.

  24. how good are typing skills? on What Kind Of Computer To Bring To College? · · Score: 1

    Unless you are an *outstanding* typist class lectures will occur to rapidly for you to get everything into a laptop. So you may lose information. Also, if you are a science major how the f!ck are you going to take calculus notes, chem notes, etc on a laptop. Are you that good at LaTex and touch typing?
    Use pencil and paper. Transfer to computer later. I'd not recommend a laptop if you are living in a shared space such as a dorm because they are easily stolen. With that in mind, get one of those old ginormous 486 tower cases >;) .

  25. what about the people? on Cheap Audio Production · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Production costs are so high still because, in part, of the fact that the people working in the studio are skilled and well compensated professionals. Wait, I know!! If you want cheaper CDs lets move music production to India!!