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  1. Re: Throw them in the trash... on Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do With Old Coaxial Cable? · · Score: 1

    agreed. old coaxial cable is not worth your time. if your time is worth anything, throw it in the trash and let the garbage people decide.

  2. Re: Another fraudulent summary on Bad News If You Make $150,000 to $300,000: Higher Taxes for Many (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    its true. the wife and i combined do 150k. we just got the irs letter today. deal with it.

  3. i will never hire another lawyer to clean our pool.

  4. Re: Of course on Twitter Added Zero New Users Last Quarter Despite Trump Tweets (nypost.com) · · Score: 1

    its going to be a long 4-8 years people. twitter knows this and this is why they have not shut down The President of the United States. Its called marketing.

  5. you work as a contractor in a cafateria. forget about facebook. they could care less about non-IT people. get a clue.

  6. Re: Virtue signaling douche bags on Tech Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Ban on Transgender Troops (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    both my wife and myself have to work with them with a smile. we like our paychecks and assets just like you do.

  7. see what happens when you piss trump off.

  8. go ahead, turn your car off while doing 75.

  9. Re: Good, I'm glad on US Increases Number of H-2B Visas By 15,000 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    this explains the serious...number of hispanics in front of home depo. there used to be maybe a dozen 7 days a week.

  10. the fcc refuses. give it a few days... it'll leak.

  11. i agree, they still use paper in 2017 ?...when you hire minimum wage kids to handle serious money issues...deal with the results.

  12. Re: If you thought enterprise IT was just software on Ask Slashdot: What Are The Lesser-Known Roles Of The IT Department? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    lol, IT is everything that should work but doesnt which includes...from the help desk at level 1...the light bulbs in every office to the starbucks coffee pot in a vp's office that got unplugged by the janitor that works graves. as soon as the general public walks out of their house, gets into their vehicle to drive to work...their IQ drops to 0. they just expect IT to work but are clueless on how to plug the coffee pot back in.

  13. Re: No unicode on Slashdot. on Ask Slashdot: What Software (Or Hardware) Glitch Makes You Angry? · · Score: 1

    that there isnt a "start" button in the bottom left hand corner of the "windshield of your vehicle" that you drive to get to work so you can click on the "start button on your monitor" when you get to work to collect a paycheck. it would only be visible from the inside.

  14. Re: We'll be fine. on Elon Musk Warns Governors: Regulate AI Before It's 'Too Late' (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    elon, sometimes money doesnt always talk because it would make "our govt" have to think. if they dont understand it, it goes thru the paper shredder. all they want is their paycheck and pension. they have a "who cares" attitude.

  15. i like the think local ie: stay in india. leave the real tech to the pros in the US, do your windows updates then point and click and...one more thing, dont make any outbound calls or send email, just do your job.

  16. Re: You know what else is a dream? on US Government Crackdown Threatens Kaspersky's American Dream (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    the US govt is threating Kaspersky...get real or the govt will end up at mcdonalds.

  17. Re: Evergreen State on In America, Most Republicans Think Colleges Are Bad for the Country (chronicle.com) · · Score: 1

    i just hold a bsit via univ of phx 4 yrs, 75k, not bad for a white boy out of wy.

  18. Re: It's not April 1st... on Windows Phone Dies Today (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    the windows phone is an antique. its already worth more than a droid or iphone combined working or not.

  19. Re: $250K is the definition of the evil 1% on Seattle City Council Unanimously Approves Income Tax For the Rich (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    the one with the most toys wins and the female will win in a court of law so dont be stupid, do the prenup, its smart living and thats what she expects in legal writing. money talks, bs walks and keeps walking. forget the car keys. that is the definition of evil.

  20. Re: Judge too stupid to understand technology on British Judge Uses Personal Email To Send Details of Sensitive Court Case (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    judges are smart enough to keep their salary. they dont need to know IT. they have people to do that for them but we have known that for years.

  21. Re: No way on Would You Buy the iPhone 8 If It Cost $1,200? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    we all spend stupid money to "stay in the loop" or keep up with the smiths and jones' just make sure you use your sky miles cc if you are into that. you get what you pay for and if 1200 bucks is gonna break you thats your own fault.

  22. Re: $10/mo? on Microsoft Will Sell Office, Windows as a Bundle (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    you actually pay for windows support and cant figure it out on your own. thank you for being a big part of the general public.

  23. Re: omg on Microsoft Will Sell Office, Windows as a Bundle (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    dont work hard, work smart.

  24. Re: Not just no. on Microsoft Will Sell Office, Windows as a Bundle (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    aside from ibm which uses lotus notes w/win7-8 kvm to access ms outlook. deal with it. its a paycheck for the corporate world on a global basis.

  25. Re: Won't be long now on Google Home Ends A Domestic Dispute By Calling The Police (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 0

    im impressed, the 911 operator actually did their job and did not hang up because of their low hourly wage.