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  1. Re:Exactly, he looks like a terrorist so arrest hi on Former Intel Engineer Pleads Guilty To Taliban Aid · · Score: 1

    While that is a nice story, it is not the most plausible explanation. The parsimonious explanation is Mike Awash supported the Taliban. I work at Intel and I have been detained by the federalies. When they are fishing for something, they don't have much power. Remember, they have to get an arraignment. If there is no case then they can't charge you. They got an arraignment without a confession, which means a grand jury felt there was enough evidence to charge Mike. No need to multiply the scenario. It doesn't stretch my credibility to think that Mike was supporting terrorist.

  2. WIN2K SP4 Breaks on Microsoft Releases SP4 for Windows 2000 · · Score: 1

    I installed SP4 and rebooted. I noticed that every thing was running v e r y s l o w l y. I found a process in task manager that was sucking up all my cpu cycles. I uninstalled it and my system works to speed. I don't know about this SP4. Has anybody had a good install?

  3. Re:Some albums *are* cohesive...so...? on Artists Protesting Single-Song Downloads · · Score: 1

    I may be naive, but wouldn't a ninty-nine set sale possibly lead to more album sales. If there is a group that I don't know and I have to shell out 15 dollars to find out if I like them as opposed to 99 cents. Sure there are some albums that I won't buy, but if I do like the mix I probably would want to buy the complete work (album.) Isn't that exactly the model of playing a song on the radio? Here it, like it, buy it. At least this way they are adding to their bottom line.

  4. Re:Do younger minds absorb quicker? on Ageism in IT? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    While it may be true that people that learn the piano at a younger age are better that one who picks it up later in life, it is also true that a person who has been playing the piano all their life is better that a young person just starting out. I think the same holds true of software. In all the jobs I've worked at recently, the younger programmers are quick to take advantage of my experience, even if they are quite good themselves. I've been programming for 30 years and I've learned a thing or two in that period. Of course, old age and cunning will overcome youth and skill.