We should eliminate one of the two headlights on our vehicles and remove the foglights - after all they don't REALLY help that much! And let's pull out the instrument cluster lights - and give the driver a helmet with a flashlight instead.
How is pronouncing it "Es Que Ell" versus "Sequel" anal retentive, or amateur?
I call it being professional when you pronounce the acronym, and don't be lazy and use the quicker phrases. "etsee" and "sequel" may be 'faster'... but that's really just an excuse to act like you're a part of an elite club.
"Sequel" is actually a database engine proprietary to IBM. Whereas "SQL" is the SHORT phrase for "Structured Query Language".
I guess I should just start doing this for all acronyms then?
IBM can be... "ibim"... and "WTF" can be "wuhthf"...
This is beautifully put! Focusing on "No IPOD's" and "No memory sticks" is a misplaced priority.
The true priority is to ensure their education and not give them sensitive data to place on their media.
Unless you want to frisk everyone as they come into work in order to ensure they're not carrying a spare hard drive, or a form of memory in some way-shape-form- or something to plug the ethernet cord into...
Agreed, I think perhaps the return shipment fees should be on Amazon's dime - that way the are immunized from blame of some sort of scam. When it's online I think certain rules apply, and "send it back or be charged" is definately justified.
The wheel is thousands of years old, and is very inefficient as it requres force to move it...
A: "I got a citation today, for $122"
B: "Why?"
A: "I didn't buy new lightbulbs"
I don't feel trapped by using MSFT tools.
If I don't like IE7, I can download FF2 and use that instead.
If I don't like Outlook, I can download Thunderbird instead.
If I don't like MS Office, I can download Open office instead.
I can use all of these alternatives on their operating system.
Therefore, I have no real problem. I think it's just LAZY people who complain about Microsoft not shipping windows XP with firefox pre-installed.
My god... I love you ! those are perfect!
serious, I could cry! I WISHED both the zune AND the ipod put their friggen headphone jack on the BOTTOM of the unit...
( think about it, holding the unit in your hand dangles the headphone cord OVER the unit... or in the way.. likewise with sitting it in your pocket!)
**+CHRISTMAS LIST+
Personally, I think the zune is a superior product to the Ipod.
Not being taken in by the 'something-new' placebo, I simply like it.
The Zune handles pictures better than the Ipod.
Likewise with movies with the horizontal orientation.
The menu system was much easier to figure out and isn't a PITA to work with opposed to the clickwheel which is more-so oversensitive than being useful for scrolling through large song lists.
The Zune will start slow because it will take a while for people to get their heads OFF of the Ipod and to see the Zune for what it is.
The IPOD was slow because of it's price... when people saw their friends with one and realized what a product it was, then it took off.
I say likewise with the Zune.
My problem is that "Zune" is too close to "Zen"...
I can see this kind of activity threatening linux drivers as we know it. It's hard enough to get hardware companies to make compatible drivers, this just adds another incentive not to develop them at their already-slow enough pace.
Stupid person decides to sue stupid people for a stupid reason.
And let's sue the grandparents because afterall, they birthed the negligant parents!
Set em' up, knock em' down! Now move along...
The clever man will have 2 or 3 of these 1.2megawatt capacitors in his trunk for emergencies or to help pretty girls.
The problem is the 'spare' ultracap will cost how much? probably up in the thousand/s range?.... later that night, a storm knocked out the power in Bobtown. Not to fear!
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We should eliminate one of the two headlights on our vehicles and remove the foglights - after all they don't REALLY help that much!
And let's pull out the instrument cluster lights - and give the driver a helmet with a flashlight instead.
How is pronouncing it "Es Que Ell" versus "Sequel" anal retentive, or amateur? I call it being professional when you pronounce the acronym, and don't be lazy and use the quicker phrases. "etsee" and "sequel" may be 'faster'... but that's really just an excuse to act like you're a part of an elite club. "Sequel" is actually a database engine proprietary to IBM. Whereas "SQL" is the SHORT phrase for "Structured Query Language". I guess I should just start doing this for all acronyms then? IBM can be... "ibim"... and "WTF" can be "wuhthf"...
This is beautifully put! Focusing on "No IPOD's" and "No memory sticks" is a misplaced priority. The true priority is to ensure their education and not give them sensitive data to place on their media. Unless you want to frisk everyone as they come into work in order to ensure they're not carrying a spare hard drive, or a form of memory in some way-shape-form- or something to plug the ethernet cord into...
Agreed, I think perhaps the return shipment fees should be on Amazon's dime - that way the are immunized from blame of some sort of scam. When it's online I think certain rules apply, and "send it back or be charged" is definately justified.
The wheel is thousands of years old, and is very inefficient as it requres force to move it... A: "I got a citation today, for $122" B: "Why?" A: "I didn't buy new lightbulbs"
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So? Show me the head of lettuce or a carrot that can be used as a transistor!
I don't feel trapped by using MSFT tools. If I don't like IE7, I can download FF2 and use that instead. If I don't like Outlook, I can download Thunderbird instead. If I don't like MS Office, I can download Open office instead. I can use all of these alternatives on their operating system. Therefore, I have no real problem. I think it's just LAZY people who complain about Microsoft not shipping windows XP with firefox pre-installed.
My god... I love you ! those are perfect! serious, I could cry! I WISHED both the zune AND the ipod put their friggen headphone jack on the BOTTOM of the unit... ( think about it, holding the unit in your hand dangles the headphone cord OVER the unit... or in the way.. likewise with sitting it in your pocket!) **+CHRISTMAS LIST+
I'm guilty... I'm from the MW and I found it funny as hell.
Personally, I think the zune is a superior product to the Ipod. Not being taken in by the 'something-new' placebo, I simply like it. The Zune handles pictures better than the Ipod. Likewise with movies with the horizontal orientation. The menu system was much easier to figure out and isn't a PITA to work with opposed to the clickwheel which is more-so oversensitive than being useful for scrolling through large song lists. The Zune will start slow because it will take a while for people to get their heads OFF of the Ipod and to see the Zune for what it is. The IPOD was slow because of it's price... when people saw their friends with one and realized what a product it was, then it took off. I say likewise with the Zune. My problem is that "Zune" is too close to "Zen"...
Uh... China uses a HELL of a lot more energy than the U.S.
Google will stomp his guts out.
Why do so many people hate the Network Time Protocol? I think it's cool!
http://www.sciencecases.org/election/chads.asp Because THESE are not valid votes because apparently it's too hard to understand for the tally people!
Even better, let's sue Microsoft (XBox) and Sony (PS2) for making consoles that only use TV's...
Well, I'm still waiting for my lawsuit to be put into place. I'm suing over patent infringement on the Patent System.
Do you expect to raise the bar with innovative ideas for browsers?
I can see this kind of activity threatening linux drivers as we know it. It's hard enough to get hardware companies to make compatible drivers, this just adds another incentive not to develop them at their already-slow enough pace.
Stupid person decides to sue stupid people for a stupid reason. And let's sue the grandparents because afterall, they birthed the negligant parents! Set em' up, knock em' down! Now move along...
stuff is getting old. Come on /. have a little integrity by not letting stories with 'pwned' in the title through all the time.
I'm suprised this parent thread post was modded as "Insightful".
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The clever man will have 2 or 3 of these 1.2megawatt capacitors in his trunk for emergencies or to help pretty girls. The problem is the 'spare' ultracap will cost how much? probably up in the thousand/s range? .... later that night, a storm knocked out the power in Bobtown. Not to fear!
How is this study 'unkind'?
Firefox had 47 vulnerabilities. Yes, it's MORE than any other browser, but they were fixed in the shortest amount of time as well.
How does the fast patch turnover reflect negatively on Mozilla?