1. Eat only beans for lunch. Repeat for at least one month.
2. During the month, try to be in close quarters (elevators, small meeting rooms, etc) with your boss as much as possible.
3. At the end of the month, bring up telecommuting.
If this fails, and if your digestive system is anything like mine, switch to an Indian food-only diet.
Re:Sorry, folks, but I have to say it...
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This was more than just a localized tragedy; it effected all of us. In that vein, we all have a role to play in the recovery.
Slashdot can't dig anyone out of the rubble, but thanks to the efforts of its creators it managed to both keep us informed and (more importantly) allowed us to share our feelings and thoughts. For a lot of us, Slashdot allowed us to begin some sort of healing. In facilitating that, in allowing us to help each other cope in those first few hours, Slashdot performed a great service, and the people who kept it running did more than "their part" in all this.
I understand you're angry. Please don't let that anger consume you and blind you to the good that was done here.
The web has a big advantage over TV: it's a lot easier to hide from your boss.
Re:All of Islam must be punished for this!
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Good luck with that, man. Personally, I find the idea of nuking every major American city to be a bit of an overreaction, but if that's what you want to advocate...
Re:Funny where the news comes from
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This reminds me of John Stewart's reaction on hearing that many people consider the Daily Show thier prime news source:
Knock on wood, Taco -- saying stuff like this tends to be the perfect cue for your servers to crash an burn.
Other phrases to avoid:
- Boy, sendmail's been rock solid for months!
- Hey, I've been driving years without a ticket/accident.
- Wow, this economy is unstoppable!
- I don't have to run in to apply that patch; what are the odds some script-kiddie will notice before Monday?
- Alright! I'm worth millions in stock options!
- Pft, what are the odds she'll get pregnant from just that one time?
Before any/.'er posts some wise-ass remark about how little of Bill G's fortune this is, let me suggest that you first go fuck yourself.
If I'm being cynical or premature in assuming that someone out there is thinking this, I apologize, but I just couldn't bear to see a comment like that right now.
Because everyone already knows how to use MS Office, and this isn't the time to learn how to use anything new.
Christ, should we ground all the F-16s because there are defense contractors out there making money off them? Or stop using plasma from places that pay students for it then charge hospitals?
I wonder what the most effective method of quickly achieving mass connectivity after a disaster like this is.
I'd think you'd want to use as much commodity hardware as possible -- maybe series of 802.11 hubs with integrated satelite uplinks? Definately useful for mass email, downloading instructions, etc....
Frankly, I'm a little shocked that the Army can't set 'em up on this front.
Re:Trent Lott: Retaliation plans
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> Are we gonna have a Navy Seal put a bullet in bin Laden's head on CNN?
Of course not. A Navy Seal would use a (decidedly metallic) knife.
Re:it seems we could do more to help the effort.
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Boy, thank God the Taliban is so heavily reliant on computers for their organization and planning. In fact, I found Osama Bin Laden's plans in the not-linked-to/hush-hush directory on his web site.
Sleeping gas, at least on the sort of scale you're talking about, exists only on Star Trek.
Thanks to the variety of physical conditions people come in, even an impossibly uniform layer of gas would kill a third of the people on the plane while leaving another third just sort of crabby.
Re:Fix The Planes
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Sure, and the first time someone switches on a call phone during a landing approach the plane takes control away from the pilot?
Taking control away from the pilots isn't the solution here. Making sure the pilots are able to retain control of the aircraft is the only way to avert tragedies like this.
There are at least two ways to accomplish this:
1. Physically seperate the flight crew from the cabin.
2. Protect the flight crew.
Personally, I'd much rather fly on a plane featuring an armed-to-the-teeth Marine than on one where a computer might decide to take over on behalf of the pilot. Being a geek, I have very little faith in all-powerful technology.
I've been seeing media reports that both the White House and Air Force One was initally a target.
I understand how you'd hit the White House (same as any other building), but how exactly were they planning to take down Air Force One? Does anyone have details or even a guess?
Hey, I'd settle for stationing a Marine in the cockpit of each plane... At least it'd force potential hijackers to smuggle on guns or bombs (which is much more difficult).
Maybe -- just maybe -- you could give it 24 hours to sink in before you start criticising people; I guess we're all just not as enlightened as you are.
For my money, I think it's perfectly acceptible to still be very upset.
I'm a reasonably intelligent person, I know that the NSA is basically admitting to recording all cell phone traffic, I know this will include my private calls...
And I don't care. Maybe I will in a week or two, but right now...
Anyway, I'm usually very pro-privacy, so I found my reaction on this one interesting.
I'm trying really hard to be calm, levelheaded and fair about this whole thing. Maybe you should do the same, and remember that Afghanistan's in the middle of a civil war right now before shooting your mouth off.
Hijacked planes hitting skyscrapers, national landmarks crashing into the streets of New York, bombing at the State Dept., attacks on the Pentagon, F-16s ready to shoot down anything that enters New York/DC airspace.
Who can say they're really surpised by this? Perhaps some of you would like to try to justify your Naderism now, eh?
Let's face it: We're in for 3+ more years of Bush Jr. doing bad things because he can get away with it in our climate of general apathy and disillusionment. Now, I'm all for being disillusioned, but watching this idiot get away with things that should have us on the White House lawn with torches and pitchforks is getting old.
Let's name a few:
-Allowing religion to limit science.
-Irresponsibly cutting taxes and using it to blatently curry favor with the Nascar sect of American society.
- Environmental destruction in favor of short-term corporate gains (Alaska, Kyoto).
- Doing his best to restart the good 'ol cold war (ABM treaty breaking, trying to isolate China).
Let's face it: This guy's the worst example yet of how bad things are getting, and unless people start to notice they might as well just start allowing only Fortune 500 companies to vote in the general election (hey, you said you wanted to get rid of the electoral college, right?).
Battlebots was a huge relief after being subjected to "Robot Wars". Whoever decided to pitch out the whole old format and go for an ESPN look deserves a medal.
Of course, it is somewhat tough to take the anchors very seriously -- they've got this "God, put me anywhere else, even Fox Sports" look in their eyes the whole time.
It'd be really nice to see them expand the rules somewhat to allow more interesting weapons, however. I'm getting sick of seeing bots push or flip each other -- I want to see sparks and flying metal. Of course, they'd probably have to move that away from the audience, but I think it'd be worth it.
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I recommend a simple 3-step process:
1. Eat only beans for lunch. Repeat for at least one month.
2. During the month, try to be in close quarters (elevators, small meeting rooms, etc) with your boss as much as possible.
3. At the end of the month, bring up telecommuting.
If this fails, and if your digestive system is anything like mine, switch to an Indian food-only diet.
This was more than just a localized tragedy; it effected all of us. In that vein, we all have a role to play in the recovery.
Slashdot can't dig anyone out of the rubble, but thanks to the efforts of its creators it managed to both keep us informed and (more importantly) allowed us to share our feelings and thoughts. For a lot of us, Slashdot allowed us to begin some sort of healing. In facilitating that, in allowing us to help each other cope in those first few hours, Slashdot performed a great service, and the people who kept it running did more than "their part" in all this.
I understand you're angry. Please don't let that anger consume you and blind you to the good that was done here.
The web has a big advantage over TV: it's a lot easier to hide from your boss.
Good luck with that, man. Personally, I find the idea of nuking every major American city to be a bit of an overreaction, but if that's what you want to advocate...
This reminds me of John Stewart's reaction on hearing that many people consider the Daily Show thier prime news source:
"Don't do that!"
Knock on wood, Taco -- saying stuff like this tends to be the perfect cue for your servers to crash an burn.
Other phrases to avoid:
- Boy, sendmail's been rock solid for months!
- Hey, I've been driving years without a ticket/accident.
- Wow, this economy is unstoppable!
- I don't have to run in to apply that patch; what are the odds some script-kiddie will notice before Monday?
- Alright! I'm worth millions in stock options!
- Pft, what are the odds she'll get pregnant from just that one time?
Before any /.'er posts some wise-ass remark about how little of Bill G's fortune this is, let me suggest that you first go fuck yourself.
If I'm being cynical or premature in assuming that someone out there is thinking this, I apologize, but I just couldn't bear to see a comment like that right now.
Because everyone already knows how to use MS Office, and this isn't the time to learn how to use anything new.
Christ, should we ground all the F-16s because there are defense contractors out there making money off them? Or stop using plasma from places that pay students for it then charge hospitals?
I wonder what the most effective method of quickly achieving mass connectivity after a disaster like this is.
I'd think you'd want to use as much commodity hardware as possible -- maybe series of 802.11 hubs with integrated satelite uplinks? Definately useful for mass email, downloading instructions, etc....
Frankly, I'm a little shocked that the Army can't set 'em up on this front.
Wow. Yeah, that's it exactly.
> Are we gonna have a Navy Seal put a bullet in bin Laden's head on CNN?
Of course not. A Navy Seal would use a (decidedly metallic) knife.
Boy, thank God the Taliban is so heavily reliant on computers for their organization and planning. In fact, I found Osama Bin Laden's plans in the not-linked-to /hush-hush directory on his web site.
Sleeping gas, at least on the sort of scale you're talking about, exists only on Star Trek.
Thanks to the variety of physical conditions people come in, even an impossibly uniform layer of gas would kill a third of the people on the plane while leaving another third just sort of crabby.
Sure, and the first time someone switches on a call phone during a landing approach the plane takes control away from the pilot?
Taking control away from the pilots isn't the solution here. Making sure the pilots are able to retain control of the aircraft is the only way to avert tragedies like this.
There are at least two ways to accomplish this:
1. Physically seperate the flight crew from the cabin.
2. Protect the flight crew.
Personally, I'd much rather fly on a plane featuring an armed-to-the-teeth Marine than on one where a computer might decide to take over on behalf of the pilot. Being a geek, I have very little faith in all-powerful technology.
I've been seeing media reports that both the White House and Air Force One was initally a target.
I understand how you'd hit the White House (same as any other building), but how exactly were they planning to take down Air Force One? Does anyone have details or even a guess?
Hey, I'd settle for stationing a Marine in the cockpit of each plane... At least it'd force potential hijackers to smuggle on guns or bombs (which is much more difficult).
Maybe -- just maybe -- you could give it 24 hours to sink in before you start criticising people; I guess we're all just not as enlightened as you are.
For my money, I think it's perfectly acceptible to still be very upset.
This is interesting:
I'm a reasonably intelligent person, I know that the NSA is basically admitting to recording all cell phone traffic, I know this will include my private calls...
And I don't care. Maybe I will in a week or two, but right now...
Anyway, I'm usually very pro-privacy, so I found my reaction on this one interesting.
No offense, but maybe this could wait until we put out the fires and start burying our dead.
Geeks. No sense of timing.
I'm trying really hard to be calm, levelheaded and fair about this whole thing. Maybe you should do the same, and remember that Afghanistan's in the middle of a civil war right now before shooting your mouth off.
My God, what happened?
I live in a place of significance to the US's position in the world (Silicon Valley) where there aren't many big targets.
Think like a terrorist for a minute, and ask yourself how you would attack the SV if you wanted to.
I'd have stayed home today, but I don't know where I'd go to be safe...
Let's face it: We're in for 3+ more years of Bush Jr. doing bad things because he can get away with it in our climate of general apathy and disillusionment. Now, I'm all for being disillusioned, but watching this idiot get away with things that should have us on the White House lawn with torches and pitchforks is getting old.
Let's name a few: -Allowing religion to limit science.
-Irresponsibly cutting taxes and using it to blatently curry favor with the Nascar sect of American society.
- Environmental destruction in favor of short-term corporate gains (Alaska, Kyoto).
- Doing his best to restart the good 'ol cold war (ABM treaty breaking, trying to isolate China).
Let's face it: This guy's the worst example yet of how bad things are getting, and unless people start to notice they might as well just start allowing only Fortune 500 companies to vote in the general election (hey, you said you wanted to get rid of the electoral college, right?).
Of course, it is somewhat tough to take the anchors very seriously -- they've got this "God, put me anywhere else, even Fox Sports" look in their eyes the whole time.
It'd be really nice to see them expand the rules somewhat to allow more interesting weapons, however. I'm getting sick of seeing bots push or flip each other -- I want to see sparks and flying metal. Of course, they'd probably have to move that away from the audience, but I think it'd be worth it.
Fool! How dare you cross the all-powerful Slashdot HiveMind(tm)?!?