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  1. An announcement on Can Static Electricity Generate Votes? · · Score: 1

    Everyone who made an electricity pun in this thread is going to hell.

    That is all.

  2. Re:Your workplace is scary! on GIMP 2.6 Released · · Score: 1

    gimp is hardly a word in everyday usage for most people; it's not that unusual to form an association like that when there's no other experiences to dissipate it.

  3. Re:I just got 2.4! on GIMP 2.6 Released · · Score: 1

    That last one's a pretty far stretch.

  4. Re:Location on Hikers May Have Found Fossett Items · · Score: 1

    Enough idiots feed wild animals that it's not at all unusual to find bears that are just about fearless when it comes to people, due to their experience that humans = food.

    If Fossett encountered such a bear, and had food, or smelled of it, he could easily be seriously injured or killed if the animal tried to "mug" him for a snack

  5. Re:CYMK on GIMP 2.6 Released · · Score: 1

    Gimp's devs in particular seem to do this a lot. "Does gimp's UI behave in a way consistent with the rest of an OS's applications?"

    "Nah, you don't really need it to do that, our way is better"

  6. Re:Or, put bck the whole Tech support on The Stigma of a Tech Support Background · · Score: 1

    B. Know how to shave ALL the hairs off your face

    The one time I shaved my eyebrows, the interview went pretty badly.

  7. Re:Any chance? on OS X On the MSI Wind · · Score: 1

    Right. Rolex products are jewelery, first and foremost--people seem to miss that fact when they make jokes about them.

  8. Re:Every time I read an article like this on OS X On the MSI Wind · · Score: 1

    Why do you have so little confidence in Apple's hardware?

    If, as we are often told, Apple's hardware is so much better, then there should not be a "big hit" from people switching.

    They'd take a hit for the same reason so many people buy cheap but poorly made manufactured goods.

    For a nontrivial portion of the population, price wins, for better or for worse.

  9. Re:Bluebottle worked for me on Good Email For Kids? · · Score: 1

    Funny thing is the 17 year old, when his mother asked about porn, said are you stupid, that computer cost me way too much money to screw up with porn sites.

    Brilliant answer, considering there are a variety of ways of getting porn without "screwing up your computer on porn sites"

  10. Re:Is it ok to keep kids off the internet these da on Good Email For Kids? · · Score: 1

    IMO, having _not_ made you a grandpa by 21 is a fair measure of success in a certain perspective. :)

  11. Re:no surprise on Popup Study Confirms Most Users Are Idiots · · Score: 1

    What does Union Aerospace have to do with popup boxes?

  12. Re:This will hurt US international sellers and Eba on eBay To Disallow Checks and Money Orders In US · · Score: 1

    I think what the OP means is that eBay's TOS forbid initiating a transaction or communication via eBay.com and then completing it elsewhere.

  13. Re:Could have been me on How Asus Recovery Disks Ended Up Carrying Software Cracks · · Score: 1

    I don't really understand it, but plenty of people see the need to "decorate" their cubes. Family photos, pictures, trite "motivational" posters and the works.

    The stuff at my desk that's mine will all fit into my lunchbox.

  14. Re:Hmm... on Debating "Deletionism" At Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that a lot of people favor splitting as a method of _de_emphasizing a topic or a subset of an article.

    In other words, out of sight, out of mind.

  15. Re: "How will ( Z ) knowledge help?" on Should Organic Chemistry Be a Premed Requirement? · · Score: 1

    I'd like a doctor to know if Sucralose or Sorbitol will interact with diabetes medications.

    Which can be looked up online or in a medical reference, no? Why would an understanding of actual chemistry mechanics help with that?

  16. Re:Subject on Software Spots Spin In Political Speeches · · Score: 2, Interesting

    He seems to hang a lot on Obama's use of "we" instead of "I". It seems to me that heavy use of "we" is exactly how community organizers would talk. Not because they're spinning, but because they're trained to generate collective action.

    It's interesting you think of it like that. I tend to associate heavy use of "we" with corporate speak, where rather than generate collective action, the speaker is attempting to impress collective responsibility for some action.

  17. Re:Everyone thank RIAA on Ray Beckerman Sued By the RIAA · · Score: 1

    You got yourself into that situation by not immediately calling the police and getting an officer on site to do an accident report.

  18. Re:Who did? on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    "brave people?"

    The problem is that you're thinking of Anonymous as if they had any noble political motivation. They don't. This happened solely because someone saw an opportunity to fuck with someone publicly.

  19. Re:You do realize who actually pays such suits? on City Sues To Prevent Linking To Its Website · · Score: 1

    Well pretty much any little "good old boys" town that kind of shit happens. Good luck getting rid of it.

  20. Re:i catch myself occasionally on Tech Vs. Business? · · Score: 1

    Ford however sells absolutely zero motorcars that it isn't capable of manufacturing.

    Sales staff in a software based company frequently try to sell programs that don't exist or are unrealistic.

    If Ford's engineers were constantly having ridiculous demands made of them then they would dislike the "suits" too.

  21. Re:Truth on Ford's 65MPG Due In November, But Not In the US · · Score: 1

    I've heard countless people talk about buying or riding their motorcycles more in the name of 'fuel economy.' How safe are those things?

    Let's put it this way: The "busy" season for organ donor programs happens to coincide with when people start to ride their bikes around more.

  22. Re:Who cares about the IP? on Questioning Google's Privacy Reform · · Score: 1

    The spread of google-analytics makes avoiding their tracking cookie all the harder.

    If it bothers you that much, learn to love NoScript.

  23. Re:Brand name it is on Mozilla Demanding Firefox Display EULA In Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    Kleenex is a bad example to use here as it has very much become a generic term to most people.

  24. Re:Tests help weed people out on Testing IT Professionals On Job Interviews? · · Score: 1

    IT skills are quantifiable. There's no "bullshit" answer.

    There are however lots and lots of bullshit questions. I think that's what most IT types have against the interview testing process.

    If someone who isn't IT savvy at all writes the test, all it does is measure how well you memorize buzzwords or whether you memorized Win2k Servers For Dummies.

  25. Re:Rejected for drinking? on One In Five Employers Scan Applicants' Web Lives · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately many people are going to assume you have a "drinking problem" when they find out you homebrew. Been there, done that.