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  1. Documentum or similar on Ask Slashdot: Version Control For Non-Developers? · · Score: 1

    There are tools for this kinds of users, such as Documentum. Tools like this you can mount as a filesystem and use with Word / Excel / etc. It might be expensive, but it's worth using the right tool, not shoehorning them into a tool geared at devs.

  2. Maybe just wishful thinking but... on Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Steps Down · · Score: 1

    ...any chances we'll get boolean column types in Oracle? (Yes, I know I can use 'T' and 'F', or 1 and 0, blah blah....but guess what ... the app I'm maintaining now uses 'T'/'F' on half the tables, and 1/0 in the rest.... fun...)

  3. Get more comments 66 of 66 loaded on Satanists Propose Monument At Oklahoma State Capitol Next To Ten Commandments · · Score: 1

    Let's push this baby up to 666 comments ! Gotta love freedom of expression.

  4. Only two days of government shutdown ... on Shots Fired At US Capitol · · Score: 1

    ... and society is already crumbling. Hope you know how to fish or hunt!

  5. Re:three words, one hyphen: on Why Can't Industry Design an Affordable Hearing Aid? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe lots of people wouldn't be able to get them. Or maybe prices would drop enough that you be looking at most people being able to get them. Given the nature of most electronic products, I wouldn't be surprised if competition wouldn't drive prices down so much that most people who have insurance right now, would be able to afford them (basic models close to what people pay right now for the insurance copay). In that scenario (which might be too idealistic), some people wouldn't be able to get them anyhow, same as now people without insurance don't have much option.

  6. Re:three words, one hyphen: on Why Can't Industry Design an Affordable Hearing Aid? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not only this. Insurance also drives prices up for regular consumer. If everyone paid out of pocket, I can assure you it would be way cheaper.

  7. Re:Why aren't people more hyped about the Wii U? on Nintendo's Wii U Will Be Sold At a Loss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, chill... It's only a new console. Now, if Apple were to release an iPhone in a different color, that would be real news!

  8. Ender's Game on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The ending is just brutal, I just get the feeling of everyone hating themselves after pushing a boy to commit xenocide, even though they won the war.

  9. Re:Sporting goods and going out and doing things.. on The Poor Waste More Time On Digital Entertainment · · Score: 1

    Funny thing is, I actually though a lot less about buying my road bike (around $1200) than buying a PS3 (which I still haven't bought).

  10. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 4, Informative

    You should switch to neutral. If you turn off the engine, you loose power steering, brake boosters, and if you go too far, can even lock up the steering wheel. If you're driving with a manual transmission is even easier, just step on the clutch pedal.

  11. Most people haven't used it? on Ask Slashdot: My Company Wants Me To Astroturf, Should I? · · Score: 1

    Well, people should be a bit more committed, and see the app, since it seems to be a big deal. This is probably also the fault of management for not engaging the employees more. Other than that, there's nothing wrong for putting out a good word for your employer. I'm sure every company does something similar, even if just by giving out shirts with the company logo. There's a fine line, and I'm sure plenty of companies cross over to the "wrong" side, but at least for me, it's not terrible, and to be expected actually.

  12. Questions on Faith & Humanity? on NYC Bans Mention of Dinosaurs, Dancing, Birthdays On Student Tests · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I hope they get rid of those two. Because I just lost all my faith in humanity. “I Don't Want to Live on this Planet Anymore”

  13. Ogg Vorbis?? on Researchers May Have Discovered How Memories Are Encoded In the Brain · · Score: 1

    I suspected it all along ....

  14. Re:Put them to work on Teacher Suspended For Reading Ender's Game To Students · · Score: 1

    A lot of these banks are public companies. Is widely documented that bankers were saying that their banks were solid while trying to get funds from the Fed to stay afloat. This was done to prevent a run on the stock, but it not only mislead the public, it also mislead the stockholders. I think this goes beyond neglect, and into maybe fraud. The Fed helped keep things under wrap to (hopefully) prevent an even worse crisis. But I think this is illegal, besides going against capitalism. And this is the stuff we know about ... One account of it: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/secret-fed-loans-undisclosed-to-congress-gave-banks-13-billion-in-income.html

  15. Re:'Christmas Blog' appears to link back in time. on Linux-Powered Christmas Display Puts Rudolph To Shame · · Score: 2

    Love the cursor animated gif! Top of the line 90s design, baby!

  16. There's always the possible way ticket to... on How Does the CIA Keep Its IT Staff Honest? · · Score: 1

    ... Guantanamo Bay. Crystal clear water. Luscious beaches. What's not to like?

  17. Re:We do this too... on Russia Set To Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors Past Engineered Life Span · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sure, I'm just saying that because Three Mile Island was very mild to Chernobyl, it doesn't mean that the US is invulnerable to a nuclear disaster. It has happened, and we were lucky. The Russians were not lucky. The Japanese were not lucky. It can happen again. But then I'm sure Chernobyl caused less deaths than coal mining causes every year. It's just a risk that we have to manage and live with.

  18. Re:We do this too... on Russia Set To Extend Life of Nuclear Reactors Past Engineered Life Span · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yep, never have we spread radiation across half or Europe, only our east coast

  19. Re:Use OpenVPN on Iran Blocks VPN Ports · · Score: 1

    +1 for OpenVPN

  20. Great idea on The NSA Wants Its Own Smartphone · · Score: 1

    And they should name the device the telescreen!!

  21. Tiananmen Square on China Removes Cyberwar Video, Denies Everything · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where they go to China, and in Tiananmen Square they have a plaque that says "On This Site in 1989, Nothing Happened"

  22. Re:Morality Watchdogs? on Wikipedia May Censor Images · · Score: 2

    It's like requesting the Louvre Museum to cover up the Venus de Milo statue during my visit because I find female anatomy "offensive" or "immoral".

  23. sounds awesome! on Wolfram Launches Computational Document Format · · Score: 2

    but... does it have a blink tag?

  24. There you go... on Ask Slashdot: Living Without Internet At-Home Access? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anybody have any experience living without the internet? Yes
    What major nuisances did you encounter? Lack of internet
    What resources should I put on my intranet? A router hooked up to your ISP
    Is there anything I'm overlooking? The usefulness of the internet

    In all seriousness, good luck.

  25. Re:Step 1 on Ask Slashdot: Becoming a Network Administrator? · · Score: 2

    unlimited budget? I'll solve your problem for $120K a year.... so.... when do i start?