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  1. Re:No way on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 2

    That is false.
    The docx Word 2010 produces does not follow the documented standard.

    Even if it was true, the openoffice/libreoffice document types are actually publicly documented.

  2. Re:No way on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 2

    Seems unfair to pick that direction. Why is that not Word's fault?

    It is also why I always send important documents in pdf, I have seen different versions of Word render documents very differently.

  3. Re:LaTeX on 12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, a real expert uses VI.

    Nice try though.

  4. Re:WTH, voiding HW warranty by installing software on HP To Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS For Its Proliant Servers · · Score: 1

    I agree. We have about 400 employees and often do the same.

    We however sell/middleman that service I talked about earlier and your company would be on the upper side of that market. Most are sub 10 employees.

  5. Re:Some things should probably be left alone on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Any idiot with a wrench can fool with a car and kill people on the road. Ever seen the results when a tire rotation monkey forgets to put the nuts back on?

    You can drive a surprising distance without them. Then suddenly end up in an accident when one or more wheels just falls right off. I am sure people have died that way.

  6. Re:Citizens? on Google Earth Incorporates Crowdsourced Balloon Images · · Score: 1

    No, the very clear implication was that they bought their other images from commercial entities instead of getting them individual citizens.

  7. Re:Is this a first? on HP To Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS For Its Proliant Servers · · Score: 1

    Dell supports it on their servers, I thought IBM did as well.

  8. Re:Awesome! on HP To Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS For Its Proliant Servers · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cute, but it is a common linux distro to use in Enterprises. Pretty much that or RHEL if you want or need support. Lots of commercial software will only be certified for OS that have commercial support available for purchase like Ubuntu does. That way if the customer encounters a problem that is actually with the OS they can kick the customer to OS support.

  9. Re:WTH, voiding HW warranty by installing software on HP To Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS For Its Proliant Servers · · Score: 1

    Small businesses mostly, less than 100 employees. They get a contractor to configure everything and come in to fix it if it breaks. They don't maintain anything really, in rare cases they have one person that does updates every month or so. Since the technician used for this gets paid by the task it is cheaper to get the OS installed from the factory.

    Big box vendors and PC vendors and even common internet vendors sell commercial services like this to lots of small mom and pop shops.

  10. Re:Open Source is good because YOU can fix bugs on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Since when do those certs cost a lot?
    Those certs are only about making money. I think we have all seen the folks who hold them, but know nothing.

  11. Re:Hi-Tech Compromise on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    I thought that was only the japanese model?
    Otherwise who would buy one? How would you register the local tracks and closed airports?

  12. Re:Some things should probably be left alone on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    You did something wrong. I have ubuntu boxes that have been up for years. No they are not connected to any public network.

  13. Re:Proprietary Electric Cars - Good Idea Or Not? on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Toyota acceleration issues?
    You mean people who can't drive?

  14. Re:Open source cars: fine. Driving them: not so mu on Open Source Electric Cars — Good Idea Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Why?
    People modify their cars all the time and drive them on the open road with no such certification process. Should I no longer be allowed to replace the braking system or swap out injectors or add a turbo to my cars? That machine that stores your credit card info might well be running linux. Many Point Of Sale systems are running it.

  15. Re:Extend the lifespan of B-52 beyond 2040? on Sixty Years On, B-52s Are Still Going Strong · · Score: 1

    Those boys and girls volunteered. A human life if worth some amount, I think the EPA says 4 million. So if 4 million times X crew loss, is less than the cost to upgrade you don't do it.

    In a more realistic senario you convert the B-52s to be the worlds largest drone.

  16. Re:Is anyone surprised they do this? on Whistleblower In Limbo After Reporting H-1B Visa Fraud At Infosys · · Score: 1

    They were complicit in the law breaking. That is why deportation and banning from reentry makes sense. It will discourage others from going along with this kind of fraud.

  17. Re:Gather evidence. on Whistleblower In Limbo After Reporting H-1B Visa Fraud At Infosys · · Score: 2

    Why?
    He can easily get a job at a company that does not have any foreign workers or break other federal laws.

  18. Re:Is anyone surprised they do this? on Whistleblower In Limbo After Reporting H-1B Visa Fraud At Infosys · · Score: 2

    Execs hate them, timezone differences, outages of all kinds, in short they seem great but have a ton of drawbacks.

  19. Re:Is anyone surprised they do this? on Whistleblower In Limbo After Reporting H-1B Visa Fraud At Infosys · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of course, and that is why the punishments for these things have to make it not profitable. The simple way to do that is ban those people from ever coming back to the USA and fine the company millions. If the execs knew about it toss them in the clink.

  20. Re:I'd love to know how they spun on Experts Warn Of Possible North Korean Nuclear Test · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is not true. They have their own news site on the real internet. The site is hosted in Japan.

    http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2012/201203/news29/20120329-32ee.html

    That is an article about the rocket before launch.

  21. Re:First? If the public airwaves are free already on Major Networks Suing To Stop Free Streaming · · Score: 1

    Netflix already has one series. It is good if you are not too stupid to read some subtitles and will be bringing back Arrested Development next year.

    Hopefully apple does the same thing, as should amazon.

  22. Re:Brake override is built-in already ... on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    That you could have just shifted to neutral?

  23. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 2

    No, it does not. Power steering is only needed at low speeds, at anything over 10mph you are not going to be turning the wheels far enough to need it, nor will there be much friction to overcome.

  24. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 0

    That is complete and utter bullshit.
    I do not believe the car was ever shifted into neutral. Any evidence for your claim at all?

  25. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 2

    Mine sure will, it does not even have this park thing as far as I can tell.