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  1. I was wrong. on Federal Contractors Are $600 Screwdrivers · · Score: 1

    I love being wrong. It's always a reason to learn something new. :)

  2. RIP Firefox on Official "Firefox With Bing" Released · · Score: 0

    That's all.

  3. Re:Americans at it again on ACTA Signed By 8 of 11 Participating Countries · · Score: 1

    Yep. Harper is a brown-nosing spineless cunt.

  4. Fuck ACTA on ACTA Signed By 8 of 11 Participating Countries · · Score: 1

    We all know who is behind ACTA. World-wide civil disobedience en mass is what this calls for, moreso than is already going on anyway, blind hypocritical fucking politicians. Ugh.

  5. The Upgraded Very Large Array on Renaming the Very Large Array · · Score: 1

    My vote. :) Otherwise, just add a superlative every time it gets upgraded or repaired.

  6. Re:It can only get better... on Microsoft Finalizes Skype Acquisition · · Score: 1

    Have you ever actually used Skype? I've used Skype, Gmail's audio/video chat, Microsoft's Live Messenger (audio/video), and Yahoo Messenger (again, audio/video). Ignoring the actual software, In my experience, from recollection, Skype's video and audio protocols (thus, image and audio quality) are vastly superior to most if not all others out there.

  7. Re:Goodbye Skype on Microsoft Finalizes Skype Acquisition · · Score: 1

    Microsoft's Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) provides audio, video and messaging, all of which are provided by Skype. Skype was definitely a direct competitor in this respect. The advantage to Microsoft using "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" approach here is that they could use skype's tech for audio and video in Live Messenger, thus improving it massively, then kill off Skype because "who needs Skype? Live Messenger uses the same tech now!" regardless of Skype's previous support for Linux, which will disappear.

  8. Re:oven on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Destroy Hard Drives? · · Score: 1

    American tax dollars at work.

  9. Re:Link to the original img on European Users Overwhelm Facebook With Data Requests · · Score: 2
  10. Re:Try Stanford's online course on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Learn About Game Theory and AI? · · Score: 1

    Crap, can't believe I missed it. Never mind.

  11. Try Stanford's online course on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Learn About Game Theory and AI? · · Score: 1
  12. Re:Sophos is a security firm? on Microsoft Dumps Partner For Fake Support Call Scam · · Score: 1

    "We" are everyone you call a "feeb" and "completely pathetic". I see that I'm included in that now too.
    *rolls eyes*.
    You need serious psychiatric assistance.

  13. Re:I don't work in the public sector. on US Gov't Pays IT Contractors Twice As Much As Its Own IT Workers · · Score: 1

    I live in Canada, health insurance with the government here means you get quite well covered, though my Mum (now retired) with MS might say otherwise; the already-expensive drugs she has to take would otherwise probably cost tens of thousands per month. She had to go to the hospital a little while ago due to a burst appendix and her insurance covered a private room for her privacy. Unions I wouldn't know about, I just know that once you have a gov't job, you're set for life unless you do your job poorly intentionally, even then then mostly you'd get passed around between departments getting "promotions" and "extra training" (true story/anecdote about one of my Mum's former co-workers). It's difficult to get rid of you. Here in Canada, whenever there's a holiday where you'd get the option to choose which day off you'd like, such as Thanksgiving's Monday or Friday, the gov't always gives you both. Guaranteed pay raises, I imagine are due to your pay also being based on your years of service/experience.

  14. I don't work in the public sector. on US Gov't Pays IT Contractors Twice As Much As Its Own IT Workers · · Score: 2

    I don't make as much as a Highly Paid Consultant, either, but fuck off! This should be considered normal. Do you think the zillions of perks you get as an employee for the government (health insurance, unions, more holiday time, guaranteed pay raises) are free?

  15. Re:Sophos is a security firm? on Microsoft Dumps Partner For Fake Support Call Scam · · Score: 1, Funny

    Question: How are we all the pathetic ones when you have to resort to creating zillions of accounts in order to get any visibility because your karma is always burned into oblivion?

  16. Re:about freaking time! on Microsoft Dumps Partner For Fake Support Call Scam · · Score: 1

    Mum and I both got called as well, after I hung up on them I called mum immediately to tell her what to expect, she called back (I had to leave a message) and said they had already called, she could tell it was a scam. I taught her well. :D

  17. Side-load? on Microsoft Taking Apple's Walled Garden Approach For Metro Apps · · Score: 2

    Wtf? Stop coming up with random names for pre-existing concepts. What the hell does side-loading even mean?

  18. Re:TFA is ad-ridden blog on Dinosaur Feathers Found In Amber · · Score: 1

    You really suck at trolling, so you're probably the slash* kid from a little while back. Stop it. Your parents should be ashamed of what you've become, though it wouldn't surprise me to learn that they already are.

  19. Re:If I ever take my family overseas on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    I'd like to answer the question in your signature. One.

  20. Re:Hemos Says: "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fi on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Says the under-18k to the over-50k crowd. :P

  21. Re:Hemos Says: "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fi on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Yep. "No longer anything to see here, move along."

  22. Re:iResign on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Show off. :)

  23. Re:Given that... on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    Yep. It's one of the few sites who seem to be resistant to devolution to lolcat pictures and meme reinforcement. I think we can credit the lack of ability to embed pictures in posts for that and I'm very much thankful for it.

  24. Re:Hemos Says: "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fi on Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot · · Score: 1

    I lurked for more than a year or two before I finally signed up. :(

  25. Need help? Start here. on Why Nobody Wants You On OKCupid · · Score: 1
    Met my current relationship on OKCupid, our match ratings (if you put weight on that, I do put some) are 94% Match, 76% Friend and 9% Enemy. She and I answered 454 (264 public) and 537 (527 public) questions respectively, with 337 in common. Here's what I opened with:

    "Taking a short break right at work and noticed that you looked at my profile so I looked at yours too. :) Hi! :) Randomly, what's your take on Monty Python, There's Something About Mary and O Brother Where Art Thou? :)"