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  1. Re:maybe on Online Cigarette Customers Get Bill from State · · Score: 1

    I wonder if this will work for roasting barley to make stouts/porters. And if it does, how would I make the adjustments in temperatures/times to allow the formations of different types, such as chocolate malts, black patents, and roasted malts. Hmm... brain starts ticking....

  2. Re:K-Meleon on Browser Speed Comparisons · · Score: 1

    Somehow, I do think K-Meleon would win. I've been using it since its posting on slashdot. It's much better than firefox, and firefox is much better than IE.

  3. Sukebe no mono dekinai? on In Japan, Old People Talk to Robots · · Score: 1

    Oji-san: Oy, Roboto, Chin Chin nominasai!! Robot: Gomen nasai, watakushi wa chin chin nomu no koto was dekimasen. Oji-san: Dekinai? Bakaro!! Chin Chin nominasai! Hayaku!! Robot: Gomen Nasai, Dekimasen. Oji-san: Goju nana mon, roku sen yen sukata kedo, kono roboto was kimochi no mono nanino dekimasu. Kondo was baishu ni iku!! (old man becoming angry once he finds out that the robot is unwilling to give oral)

  4. Re:Cisco at the high end, Adtran at the low end on 3com to Compete with Cisco · · Score: 1

    Of all of the routers I have ever had to configure, the ADTRAN equipment seemed to be the least difficult to work with. Thier tech support is top notch, and the T/A line of routers are exceptionally stable. Only once in two years has any of our 4 adtrans decided to die. A quick reboot, problem solved. Did I mention that they are cheap for the old wallet as well?

  5. Re:Documentary? on Cannes' Palme d'Or goes to Michael Moore · · Score: 1

    "One guy just got the maximum punishment which was a year in prison. A year for raping somebody. Is that punishment?" Those rape photos turned out to be from a Turkish porn site and the Boston newspaper apologized for thier mistake. But, I doubt it will change your mind about rapings with POW's of Iraq because it was very easy to do because all the Boston News had to do was to tell you anything that you already believed. If they told you that GWB ate babies for lunch you would have taken that the truth because you already believed it. It's a great way to haxor anybody of limited intelligence who does not read or keep up on current events. Just present you with lies that you are likely to believe and you won't question them.

  6. Re:A friend of mine was scizofrenic on Schizophrenia Experiences and Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    My mother has been schitzophrenic for about 20 years now, and it seems that no matter how much medicine she takes, she still doesn't believe that there is anything wrong with her. She takes Proloxin-D, which is the strongest stuff out there, that blocks dopamine somehow. But, the only reason that she takes it is because there are some withdrawl symptoms that the doesnt like to deal with. But, she does try to hold out occasionally. When she does this, it is quite a task to get her to take a shot. My father is getting old, low 60's, and doesnt have the strength sometimes to get her to take it. So, I get called in to do the job. Usually, there is some physical violence involved. It is sad, but it happens.

    Her episodes started around the time I was twelve or so, just after my grand parents on my mothers side went through a chaotic divorce. My brother is a tad older than me, but due to massive hearing loss that happened to him when he was around 3, he has also become slightly mentally slow. Because of this, and that fact that my mother is also hard-of-hearing, she tended to baby him, even at his age of 15. And when I say baby him, I really mean it. Anyways, it all started when my brother, at age 15, tried to rebel against an order from my father, by trying to start a fist fight with my father. My father, slightly larger, quickly kicked my brothers ass, and my brother ran out of the house, father chasing him. My mother, seeing all this, and trying to stop it, just blew. Instead of crying in tears, she started this maniacal laughing, a sound I wish to GOD I had never heard. No child of 12 years old should ever hear that sound. It was like a cross between full blown laughter, with the breathing of someone crying. I can't describe it and I really dont wish to either

    About two weeks later, she started talking about power lines close to the house causing her to be weak. And, then, the worst part that still goes on to this day, she thought the neighbors were in a plot to ruin her. She would go out and yell at them, and even once punched one, which landed her in the psych ward for a week. We would drive and she would look up and if she saw a helicopter or small aircraft, she would claim that it is following her.

    Fast forward to today, my father can't take her to resteraunts, since she usually starts to cuss out the waitresses for no reason. She still goes on about the old neighbors we onced lived next to, and how about her parents divorce. She still thinks there is nothing wrong with her. If she finds the smallest scratch on her furniture or crumbs on the table of food she doenst remember eating, she calls the cops and claims the neighbors broke into her house and did it. She still takes shots once a month, but they wear off faster as her body has become more tolerant to proloxin-d. And she still starts fights with the neighbors. My father would love to put her away in some ward where she could be given better care that he can give, but the current laws protects the mentally ill to a point where my father has nearly given up. I dont forsee him staying with her five years from now. And, as much as it hurts to say it, I support him if he does so.

    Once my father leaves this earth, I will NOT be the caretaker of my mother. With my own family to worry about, I dont want the hassle of dealing with my mother. My plans are to leave the country and go back to Japan and settle there. As far for my mother, she will be on her own, and I really could care less where she ends up, and long as she is not hurting someone. My preferences are that she either becomes locked away by the state, or quickly perishes in an accident of her own fault. I know it sould harsh to hear someone say that about his own mother. But, the way I look at it, God took my mother away that day she started that laugh.

  7. Re:my experience... on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 1

    Ok, I'll bite, troll Gotcha!! hook, line and sinker!! But really, have those users keep you busy. The to-do list you have above are just quick, almost easy projects. And once the servers are in place, they are almost easy to maintain, providing they are running stable software. Once those users are locked down, pray that you don't work yourself out of a job. I have. And once you are out on the streets, finding another good net admin job is quite tough, unless you know someone. So, in a way, pray that those users keep you busy, as a source of job security.

  8. Re:my experience... on Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem · · Score: 1

    Takes me about 15 minutes to clean a machine now. Of course, that is 15 minutes that I could be doing something USEFUL... Like, I dunno, something useful such as supporting your users? I guess if you didn't have to support your users, you wouldnt be needed, right? And, in that case, your employer would fire you and outsource IT to a company like mine. Where do you work again? What is your employers contact information?

  9. Re:Blaming the tool again... on LUG Pres Resigns Over Military Linux Use · · Score: 1

    Damn, peace loving hippie!! Does Clay Claiborn REALLY think that Linux would unite all peoples, and bring peace and harmony to all of Earth creatures? IT'S JUST AN OPERATING SYSTEM, STUPID!! Could someone please tell Clay this? What type of dreamland does this idiot live in? Put me there, cause I would love to get away from my daily problems of money, work, family. I love using linux, but I dont have dreams of grandeur with it. The way I look at it, the military is using my tax dollars a tad wiser now. Better spent using our tax dollars to better arm our troops ("I actually voted for the 87 billion dollars before I voted against it." -John Kerry) and not giving the money to Bill Gates.

  10. Re:Blacklisting the United States Navy? on 25,000-Ton Amphibious Spam Relay · · Score: 1

    Thats right!! Dont address Marines as troops. Address them as Marines, darnit!! Or Jarheads, Gyrines, or Devil Dogs. But, never, ever call them Corpsman.

  11. Re:Man your inboxes... on 25,000-Ton Amphibious Spam Relay · · Score: 1

    No, see, you're wrong and you obviously have never been in the Marines. We do care about our penis size and some of us did buy pumps. Not me, of course. Really, all of those ads you listed could pertain to the Marines. Half are in debt because of spending all of thier money at some buy-me-drinkee bar without ever getting a piece. We bought skin mags all the time, so horny teen ads are free!!

  12. Re:Half Life 2 on Nominations for 2003 Vaporware Awards · · Score: 1

    Remember a racing sim project called WSC, now known as a project called Racing Legends from the West Brothers? This has followed the same course as DNF, with nearly the same time frames as well. http://www.racing-legends.com/news.htm for info on this "never to be finished despite promises even now" sim.

  13. Re:No Master/Slave? on L.A. County Bans Use Of "Master/Slave" Term · · Score: 1

    F U too buddy!! But, I agree with you 100% on what you just said. I too am sick and tired of all these MoFo's that get offended at the slightest thing. People just don't know how to walk away from something that they don't like. They cant turn off the channel (or turn the dial) if they hear something offensive on the radio or TV. People think they have to change things that they dont want to hear, aka, suppress the first amendment. Those who get offended and decide to do something about it by suppressing free speech are no different than communist dictators, who suppress speech about them.

  14. Help.... on What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen? · · Score: 1

    Imagine at the start of the year, you were told that the cost of health insurance would start being deducted from your check for $150/mo. You feel that the company is small and that this 150 wont hurt you to lose it, so you agree. Next thing you know, they take it out of your check every paycheck. So now, it's more than $300 a month. So, knowing that the company is low on funds, you bit the bullet and agree to it, even though it does put a pinch on your spending habits. And with a family of two kids and a wife, are forced to redo your home budget. A few months later, your kids gets sick. You take her to the doctor, fill out the forms, and within a few minutes, you are denied service unless it comes from your own pocket. YOU HAVE NO INSURANCE. Never did, and probably never will. Yet, where did all of this money go to from your check? Today, I tried to cash my paycheck from two weeks ago. Still bounced. I put in more than enough time at our clients sites, and they have paid thier bills. Where did the money go at the boss's level? I didnt even think to try to ask about yesterdays paycheck. I know it wont cash. Today I was supposed to take my Japanese wife to the only close Japanese bookstore around 200 miles away in Chicago. I had to cancel it. Bills are piling up, and for the first time, I'm actually scared that they wont get paid. Why dont I find another job? I've tried. Dice and Monster.com are only filled with head hunters and no matter how many resumes I send out to those two sites, no phone calls or emails. I think those two sites are just black holes of wasted internet space. So for now, I am forced to stick with my current employer, seemingly without pay, since it is work. Im in the Detroit area, and not looking to relocate. Here is the URL to my resume: http://tbazz.dyndns.org/~tbazzinett/resume.html If anyone knows anybody...please.....

  15. Re:People are not stupid on A Gator By Any Other Name · · Score: 1

    Very true. There are many people out there that do tasks in the work field that I know I am not capable of. Run a car dealership? Heck, I wouldnt know the first thing about it. Doesnt mean I am dumb. Same logic that applies to general users and computers. I dont expect any of my clients to know that a subnet it, the 7 OSI layers, and so forth. But, I do know that I need to put controls on thier PCs to prevent them from making mistakes, like installing Gator/Claria. And truthfully, some of them really don't need to be on a PC in a corporate enviroment. If all they did was to do their job, go where they are only supposed to, my job would be alot easier. But many times, they go in search of porn during thier shifts, and if they have admin access, shit gets installed. Then, they complain and state they need new computers. I just clean thier PCs off, and let thier supervisors know where they have tried to go on the net, and let the supervisors handle it.

  16. Bulla and Rapid Blaster on Which Adware and Spyware are the Most Insidious? · · Score: 1

    http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/Bulla.html tells the tale of Bulla. If you've come across a PC running RB32.exe, you would know it. I've seen plenty of ad/spywares installed, working on car dealerships networks, where slimy car salesmen whack off to porn any time business is slow. To me, there really isn't any ad/spyware that is worse than the others. They are all equally worthless POS softwares that need to have thier creators shot, execution style.

  17. Re:That's a goal? on Microsoft Officially Shows Longhorn, WinFX · · Score: 1

    Well, seeing as how I've never caught a trout, I have nothing to offer to this conversation. I've caught a few bass this year, making this year the first time I've ever caught bass. However, I dont use outlook!! Mozilla's client suits me just fine.