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  1. Re:Why doesn't this news make me feel any safer? on Google Corrects Gmail Security Flaw · · Score: 1

    Does every single email service say that they may keep copies of any/all message(s) ever sent or received for an indefinite period of time and for vaguely defined purposes?

  2. Re:Why doesn't this news make me feel any safer? on Google Corrects Gmail Security Flaw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But at least they're not evil about it.

    I wonder how long people are going to keep buying that line?

    Further, I wonder how long it will be before Google finds itself under some form of regulatory scrutiny surrounding privacy concerns?

  3. Bend over on Requiem for Usenet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'll drive

  4. Have you checked with your Finance department? on OpenOffice.Org in a Corporate Environment? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Especially the really heavy users of Excel? The ones who build "models"? Don't tell them, but all that "macro" stuff they build? It's essentially a furball of VB. Furball? Yes, because it's been written by somebody who doesn't know how to program. They just keep whacking at it until it works.

    And guess what? It doesn't work in OpenOffice.

  5. I bet you didn't use the magic words: on The Rise of Digg.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Web 2.0" and "AJAX"

    Instant VC hard-on

  6. Oh Arial! Arial! on Ubuntu On The Business Desktop · · Score: 2, Funny

    my dingbats are aflutter!

  7. Hopefully the submitter will RTFA on CMP Acquires Black Hat · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Hopefully the corporate approach of CSI won't crush the life out of Black Hat.

    From TFA:

    Black Hat and CSI will remain separate entities within CMP; both will report to Chris Keating.

  8. Re:Well on Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux · · Score: 1

    Yeah my ancestors are from that lost Celtic tribe: The Sullivans.

  9. Re:Well on Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux · · Score: 1

    what has that gained them over the past 5-10 years?

    What is a huge market share and a formidable barrier to entry, Alex?

  10. Re:The PMI has the authoritative book on Book Excerpt: The Art of Project Management · · Score: 1

    Oh, I know. I've built out 150k sf in Manhattan. Most of them also use Primavera for that reason (ok, and a few others). It makes makes MS Project look like using spreadsheets for PM by comparison. It's also harder than all get-out to learn to use well.

  11. Titles? on The Areas of My Expertise · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most of the books sent to Slashdot for review have words like "Java", "hacks", or "802.11b"

    I thought most books had the words "Google", "Apple", or that up-and-comer "Ubuntu".

    Oh wait, that's articles. Never mind.

  12. Re:The PMI has the authoritative book on Book Excerpt: The Art of Project Management · · Score: 1

    In construction you are usually *very* cost oriented while in IT you hardly ever do cost management.

    Huh? Ever done a multi-million dollar enterprise software implementation? Some IT departments have dedicated finance people.

  13. The PMI has the authoritative book on Book Excerpt: The Art of Project Management · · Score: 4, Informative

    PMI = Project Management Institute

    The Project Management Body of Knowledge is where you should start if you are serious about PM. You can buy it online from Amazon, et al.

  14. When this project fails on Jobs Offers Free Mac OS X For $100 Laptops · · Score: 1

    one of the primary reasons will be a sucky desktop OS. This laptop is supposed to be an enabler. OSX vs Redhat? Which is easier to use?

    The people running this project have let their prejudices towards FOSS get in the way of doing what is right for the end users. They wanted something more "hackable"? OSX isn't hackable enough? What, are they planning to change the kernel?

    Sheesh!

  15. Is Leave It To Beaver one of them? on Classic TV for Free Download · · Score: 2, Funny

    Haskell: Hi Mrs Cleaver, how's the Beaver?
    Mrs. Cleaver: Fine Eddie. And how's your little pecker?

  16. Re:Ahhhhh! on No More Lunar Land for Sale · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hope claims that while it is illegal for countries to stake a claim on the moon, it is legal for individuals and corporations to, asshole. :)

  17. Is the online school accredited? on Online vs. Traditional Degrees? · · Score: 1

    If so, it should not matter for your undergrad degree. As for getting into a good grad school, I have no idea, but again, if it's accredited, it should be looked at in the same light.

  18. Re:Why would it be a democracy? on GPL 3.0 Rewrite Drive Is No Democracy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No, actually I do. I also understand the difference between commaon usage and dictionary definitions. It's a fucking joke, not an intellectual treatise.

  19. Why would it be a democracy? on GPL 3.0 Rewrite Drive Is No Democracy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everybody knows those GNU people are a bunch of Commies. :)

  20. While you're looking things up... on Intel Mac OS X Catches Up With Older Brother · · Score: 1

    try "pedant"

  21. "article"???? on Intel Mac OS X Catches Up With Older Brother · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a posting in a blog, which is a far cry from an "article".

  22. Re:They violated a rule in Silicon Valley on Silicon Graphics To Be Delisted From NYSE · · Score: 1

    What happened to Oracle after the opened their new HQ? Cisco's HQ is hardly "palatial" and that is by design.

    More on the new HQ jinx

  23. Re:NASDAQ? on Silicon Graphics To Be Delisted From NYSE · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nope. You can't be under $1.00/share on NASDAQ for more than a month without being delisted.

  24. They violated a rule in Silicon Valley on Silicon Graphics To Be Delisted From NYSE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Never build a headquarters that is a monument to your success. It's the kiss of death.

  25. If you listen reeeeeaaaaly carefully on Singing Mice and Brain Chemistry · · Score: 0

    you'll hear, "Hey babe, I got your provolone, right here! Want a piece? It's on me!"