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  1. Re:Tell them to reimburse you on Ask Slashdot: Do I Give IT a Login On Our Dept. Server? · · Score: 2

    Tell them that the second they reimburse you for the server they can not only get a login, but they can become responsible for its maintenance and security and they had better be sure it has a solid uptime. That only seems reasonable. :-)

    Nope, I'd just quietly get the MAC and blacklist it. No network traffic for you. If I'm asked to buy a CalDAV server, I'll buy real server hardware and run it in a real server room. Not under some guy's desk where the custodial staff can kick the cable.

    If you're feeling REALLY confident about your value to the hospital, feel free to bet on your clout. But if that's the case, Management probably would have paid for the server if you asked.

  2. Re:USB Drive, SAN/NAS, LTO ... on How Do You Store Your Personal Photos? · · Score: 1

    ...For consumer use, the Samsung Goflex 1TB (the 2.5" version) is around $100, widely available, and works great in my experience...

    GoFlex is a Seagate line. Seagate has nothing to do with Samsung.

  3. Re:You don't say on South Park's Episode 201 — the Expurgated Version · · Score: 1

    I think he was suggesting threatening Comedy Central Execs. I don't think anyone else is censoring episodes.

  4. Re:Uhh... what? on iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition · · Score: 1

    but the iTunes Library is your music manager, not your OS folders. Treat it that way and monitoring a folder becomes irrelevant.

    That ideal breaks down quick when you have multiple devices that share a central 'library'. If even one of those devices isn't capable of interfacing with iTunes with it's own protocol, letting iTunes 'manage' your media goes out the window.

    If iTunes does it for you, great. But plz don't get hurt because it doesn't work for everybody.

  5. Re:What? What country are you living in? on A Year In Prison For a 20-Second Film Clip? · · Score: 1

    If you consent, they can search you.

    Theaters are private property. The theater may have a mandate that persons entering and viewing the movie are subject to search. They cannot force a search, but they can force you to leave if you refuse. At that point it your choice; submit to the search, or leave the premises.

    I stopped going to theaters not long after they started charging $10/person while playing antipiracy PSAs. The McDonald's and Coke advertising didn't help at all.

  6. Re:Could be the best thing on Take Two Vows To Publish Manhunt 2 · · Score: 1

    Honestly, If this came out AO, I'd buy it on principle.

    Currently, titles need to be overwhelmingly violent before they are labelled AO.
    Maybe if an AO rating doesn't turn out to be the kiss of death, companies will stop trying to market games that barely qualify for M.
    Maybe they would make games aimed squarely at the AO demographic.
    Which in turn could result in less violent M games.
    Meaning that there may be a clear line for determining the severity of the content.

    Besides, I don't shop at Walmart, and I don't know anyone who does and would purchase this game. But I admit that I do live in a metropolitan area, and there are plenty of brick'n'mortar alternatives.

    Not to mention all the internets.

  7. Left handers need love too. on Twilight Princess Mirrored on Wii · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handed

    You might be surprised to realize that almost everything is designed with the right hand bias. Most right handed people either don't realize that their design is nigh unwieldable for lefties, or don't want to spend the time and money redesigning for potential use in the left hand.

    Nearly every gaming mouse and keyboard rig on the market assumes that you will have the mouse in your right hand, and the left will run the keyboard. This didn't become an irresolvable problem until the rise of ergonomics. Now, mice and keyboards are form molded to fit into the hand that they were designed for.

    Try holding that nice Logitech bluetooth mouse in your left hand. You'll find that it's uncomfortable just sitting there. Never mind moving it around on your desk.

    But that just the small stuff. Dangerous tools that could maim or even kill if mishandled are only available in right handed form. I've never seen a ambidextrous circular saw.

    Ever try to find a left handed firearm?

    Easily 90% of the auto loading sidearm designs have all of the controls positioned to be accessed by the thumb of the right hand. Almost every hunting rifle made by man has the bolt actuator on the right side. Revolvers are almost impossible to reload left handed.

    So it is frustrating when Nintendo designs a controller that is so obviously ambidextrous, and the software developers ignore it and build everything right handed anyway.



  8. Re:Where's the Plot! on Final Fantasy XIII Announced At E3 · · Score: 1
    Here's my wish list:
    Final Fantasy III (VI) being redone . . . but with the EXACT SAME CHARACTERS AND STORY LINE!
    Final Fantasy VII redone . . . but with the exact same characters and story line.
    So that Final Fantasy can become the next Mario Bros or Zelda? Doomed to remake hell?

    Pass.
  9. Re:Gateway 42" Plasma = Better Deal on Forty-two Inch Plasma Monitor · · Score: 1

    The Gateway plasma TV is 1080i HDTV compatible, just not 1080i HDTV compliant. And with a max resolution of 852x480, I don't see how the Samsung could be compliant either.