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  1. Re:Cultural Capital Issues on Can Tech Save Small Town America? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    and/or Islamabad, Afghanistan

    Dude, I get your point and all, but for future reference, Islamabad is in Pakistan and it is the capital of that country.

  2. Re:20 years! on 20 Years of Computer Viruses · · Score: 1

    it spread by my "floppy disk"

    you mean "floppy dick" don't you ;)

  3. Re:And geek is not chic. on ZDNet on the Essence of Geek · · Score: 1

    And chic(s) is(are) not geek(s).

  4. Re:No problem, new sources of cheap porn on China Declares War on Internet Pornography · · Score: 1

    yes and it will be the right time to fuck that pussy and take revenge...

  5. Re:Can't get it out of my head... on Humans First Arose in Asia? · · Score: 1

    I think you are speaking Engrish, I rearry think so!

  6. Java -- move on to C++ on Learning Java or C# as a Next Language? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, I would suggest learning Java and the basic concepts of OOP. Once you are comfortable, I would suggest learning C++ and doing the memory management/Garbage collection work yourself, if your intentions are for knowledge rather than just a shortcut to a fat paycheck.

  7. Re:A Coder? on A Dev Environment for the Returning Geek? · · Score: 1

    so what is wrong with that snippet of C code dude ? seems to work fine...

  8. Re:Questions on Asking the Right Questions to a Future Employer? · · Score: 2, Funny

    And in case the previous incumbent got fired for banging secretary in stairwell, find out if you can bang secretary in stairwell before you get the job !

  9. Re:As a geek girl... on Gender Gap in Computer Science Growing · · Score: 1

    how do u know it is not a desperate geek guy masquerading as a geek girl?

  10. Re:Bankruptcy or Public Service on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Dude! It is not about racism. I think the government prevents non-Indians to work there because of the fact that earlier Indian economy was based on Socialist ideas and now it is moving towards capitalist. It will take time. Plus the population of unemployed people in India is much higher than that of USA, and unlike possible unemployment benefits which American citizens might get here, India has no such plans.

  11. Re:Bankruptcy or Public Service on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 1

    Well I was arguing with the notion that a graduate from IIT is a "yes man". But I think you misunderstood me when I said "they will bring another yes man here". What I really meant to say was that, a person being a "yes man" totally depends on the circumstances in which he is in. He could be a "yes man" because either he is just bad at his job and wants to impress managers for a better deal/promotion, or is good at his job but still needs to agree with the manager to keep his job. If he wants he can "tell off" the manager too, but it depends on the manager whether the manager likes the "telling off" or not. It is very situational and I was trying to non-generalize the point made by the parent poster Marxist Hacker.

  12. Re:Bankruptcy or Public Service on Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I am sorry to hear this. I am from IIT and I am working in USA (not on H1B but with a Green Card). What you dont get is that the US Dollar is 45 Indian Rupees. If an Indian with an H1B visa works here, it is not for the life in USA, it is for the money which he gets in USA which gets converted to 45 times that of Indian money. Agreed some inflation, and standard of living has to be accounted for, but even then it is a large amount of money for that Indian on an H1B visa. And if this guy starts "telling off" his managers, he will be sent back to India, and another "yes man" will be brought in. This guy might have family that he needs to support etc. , so you cannot say that all IIT graduates are "yes men". In fact most of them are far from it. It is the circumstances that make a man a "yes man".
    I on the other hand do speak my mind with my boss, because I have no fear of getting fired and being sent back to India, because I live here and since I have a green card I can apply for another job in the worst case scenario.

  13. Re:The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing on E-Paper On Cereal Boxes · · Score: 4, Funny

    I envision the day when porn will be flashed on the cereal boxes and the kid's Dad goes "I want it!"

  14. Re:Inquiring Minds Want to Know ... on Competing to Work for Microsoft · · Score: 3, Funny

    They will send him to work on Solaris.

  15. cannot be helped on Sensitive Data Stolen Via Digital Cameras · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Most of us must have read the story about a crow wanting to drink from a jug of water, but the water being too low, the crow could not drink it. So it dropped some pebbles/stones in it and then the water rose so that the crow could drink it. If a crow can be resourceful like this applying its brain (however small), so can humans. And "hackers" (why lord why! it is crackers) are resourceful and how much ever technology progresses, there will be people who will defeat the technology by sheer brainpower and kludges. So, such things are inevitable and in fact extremely necessary to spinoff the growth of new better technology.

  16. Re:What's wrong with people? - Lack of Preschool on Barcode Scam Redux - Target's $4.99 iPod · · Score: 1, Informative

    Back to kindergarden for you!

    Kindergarten is the right word!! You should go back too :)

  17. Re:You are a fake. on India's Road To The Future · · Score: -1, Troll

    haha.. good job dude.. good search!!

  18. Re:Halleujah! on Firefox 1.5 Final Now Available · · Score: 0

    And quoting the narrator from the documentary "March of the Penguins", the new prophet -- the Penguin -- has to walk 70 miles to have sex.

  19. Re:Who needs a hand ? on Bionic Hands to Become a Reality Soon? · · Score: 0

    Man, now finally the guys without hands can masturbate comfortably with the bionic hand and read slashdot...

  20. What about human fat ? on Breakthrough in Biodiesel Production · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is anyone doing research on using human fat as fuel ?
    Considering that America has a huge population that is obese, if government funded liposuction could lead to cheap fuel production, that would be like icing on the cake.
    1. Don't exercise
    2. Put on weight by eating a lot
    3. Convert body fat to fuel by liposuction and other chemical processes
    4. ????
    5. Profit

  21. Re:i bet that on Indian Tycoon Sets Balloon Flight Record · · Score: 0

    Richard Branson, will repeat the same feat with a hot naked woman by his side and be the first couple to go that high in a hot-air balloon.

  22. Re:and at the same time ... on Indian Tycoon Sets Balloon Flight Record · · Score: 0

    Same goes for the Pakistani chics man. They are much hotter than the average Indian chic.

  23. my mother-in-law is better on Wireless/Wired Router Solutions for 2 Networks? · · Score: 0

    my mother-in-law is also notorious for attracting viruses, adware and other nasty stuff on her PC Dude, your mother-in-law attracts viruses.. mine attracts good quality porn. I love cleaning that up,(and secretly copying it to my machine :)

  24. Re:Poor kiddies on Paris Accelerates Move to Open Source · · Score: 0

    Hey, but the script kiddies will not succeed it there ain't any Microsoft Windows to r00tk1t!

  25. JAXA vs AJAX on Hayabusa Probe Fails Landing Attempt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, is it me, or did I just think that Zonk made a typing error and wrote JAXA instead of AJAX....!! ??
    Or maybe too many AJAX stories have clouded my judgement :)