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  1. I have to agree. Maybe I am just becoming jaded in my later years, but when I see any 'Best Companies to Work For' list, I just assume it is the list of companies that gave the most money to the author/organization that published the list...

  2. Two weeks... on Evidence Detected of Lake Beneath the Surface of Mars (cnn.com) · · Score: 2

    Quaid... Start the reactor...

  3. NHL.tv allows you to watch all games for a monthly or yearly fee. Local and national games (NHL Network or NBC Sports) are blacked out but you can use a VPN like Unblock-Us or similar to get around it...

  4. It's been a better experience for more than 30 years. I'm old enough to remember the Commodore 64, and pirated software was always preferred over the on-disk protection that slowly destroyed your drive, or needing the 3rd word on the 5th page of a manual, or some strange wheel with codes on them...

  5. Re:Ball tracking is not new on A Computer Umpires Its First Pro Baseball Game · · Score: 4, Informative

    3 to 5 years? I was a catcher in little league in the '70s and was taught how to frame pitches. It's been done as long as there have been umpires calling balls and strikes...

  6. Re:F.Lux helps with that on monitors! on Colors Help Set Body's Internal Clock · · Score: 1

    Along these same lines, I use CF.lumen on my Android phone. I does the same thing, making the display warmer at night. Much easier on the eyes.

  7. Re:eliminate extra sugar on Hacking Weight Loss: What I Learned Losing 30 Pounds · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You have to love autocorrect. This made me picture a bunch of Chippendale dancers eating burritos...

  8. Hypocrites on Does Showing a Horrific Video Serve a Legitimate Journalistic Purpose? · · Score: 1

    They won't show the videos, but they will trip over each other trying to be the first to identify a gunman every time there is some kind of mass shooting...

  9. Re:Dry Counties? on Colorado Sued By Neighboring States Over Legal Pot · · Score: 3, Funny

    What county has alcohol freely available? I need to move there...

  10. Re:that pre dates 9/11. laptops from late 90's for on Are the TSA's New Electronic Device Screenings Necessary? · · Score: 1

    Considering what flying is like these days, this might be an improvement...

  11. Re:Good Question on What's Stopping Us From Eating Insects? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Except the laces keep getting stuck in my teeth...

  12. What? Please put *SPOILERT ALERT* next time.

  13. Re:RHCE requires a hard hands on lab. Only 5% pass on The IT Certs That No Longer Pay Extra · · Score: 5, Informative

    I couldn't agree more. I used to think that the RHCE was a joke, and anyone could get one, but after taking the exam last year, I definitely respect anyone that passes it. I've been using Linux for 15+ years, and I found it very challenging. I struggled with a few of the things I don't do on a day-to-day basis, but having years of experience I was able to work through them.

  14. Re:WHAT!?!?!?! on Coming Soon, Shorter Video Games · · Score: 1

    I though they all ended when you reached the kill screen. What? There are no kill screens anymore?

  15. Re:Scientific Linux on Ask Slashdot: Best Linux Distro For Computational Cluster? · · Score: 1

    Of course Rocks uses either Red Hat or CentOS...

  16. Re:DO-178B for Cars on Should I Take Toyota's Software Update? · · Score: 1

    > It's also important to keep in mind that aircraft and cars aren't quite in the same class when you're defining risk.

    Absoultely. Cars are much more of a risk, since there is very little training and common sense required to get a license to operate one...

  17. Re:He hates mobile phones?! on Nexus One First Phone Linus Torvalds "Doesn't Hate" · · Score: 1
  18. Re:So Where Exactly is this 'Leaked' Document? on Secret Copyright Treaty Leaks. It's Bad. Very Bad. · · Score: 1

    They have the internet on computers now? Doh!

  19. Re:so the next step then... on Entire Moon Added To Google Earth · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mars is already in there...

  20. Re:In other words ... on Hackers Breached US Army Servers · · Score: 1

    I believe you mean Dr. Falken.

  21. Re:Not just cost, but optics on Why LEDs Don't Beat CFLs Even Though They Should · · Score: 1

    And unfortunately, unless you get to the store when it opens on December 26th, the LEDs are the first to go...

  22. Re:Well... on The 10 Worst PC Keyboards of All Time · · Score: 1

    Are you thinking of Shamus? It was one of my favorites, but yes, it took a while to load. I would start it up, and then go do something else (like eat dinner), and it would finally be ready to play...

  23. Re:I Didn't Know Anybody Still Shopped at Sears on Sears Installs Spyware · · Score: 1

    Apparently there were several rows of 'drain holes' that had sharp edges. I found out this was a known problem with manufacturing, and was fixed in about an hour by a repair technician. Of course this was after it destroyed the clothes, specifically some very expensive polo shirts I had.

  24. Re:I Didn't Know Anybody Still Shopped at Sears on Sears Installs Spyware · · Score: 1

    After my new Whirlpool washing machine chewed up $500 worth of clothes, I will never buy Whirlpool again.

  25. Re:Seriously on Still A Rough Road Ahead for the PlayStation 3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A 50 foot TV? Holy crap! I have got to see that!