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  1. i'd like to get in on that on Canonical Close To $30M Critical Mass; Should Microsoft Worry? · · Score: 1

    When is the IPO?

  2. Re:B-5 on Virus Infection Hits UK's Ministry of Defense, Including Warships · · Score: 1

    Yeah the Theo thing is shady. Oh well, DODBSD probably going to be forked real soon ;p

  3. Re:bad analogy - think crank on 30th Anniversary of the (No Good) Spreadsheet · · Score: 1

    lame IT folks, no bios password and lock on the case. BUT 3 days is a pretty long time for resolving a ticket so yeah, no surprise here. By the way, the built in XP cd creator wasn't able to handle what you wanted?

  4. Re:What if... on 30th Anniversary of the (No Good) Spreadsheet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    AND, before the computerized spreadsheet, which is just an extention of a concept already in existence. Tons of Secretaries would have to be employed to do the computation as was done before Visicalc made them obsolete. Waiting for geniuses who will see this as the way to solve the economic crisis. .... Yeah, that's right, VisiCalc and Excel have improve productivity by leaps and bounds. For all their fault, they didn't invent the pricinpals they are based on and so, are only doing what would be done anyway but faster.

  5. Re:Seriously... on iTunes DRM-Free Files Contain Personal Info · · Score: 1

    not in RIAA fancy land of everyone is guilty before innocent.

  6. Re:Seriously... on iTunes DRM-Free Files Contain Personal Info · · Score: 1

    or person X steals iPod, gets files, p2p them, riaa finds them, comes to your house and rape you childrens. Likely scenario.

  7. Re:Reasonable compromise... on iTunes DRM-Free Files Contain Personal Info · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, this is definitively stupid. Apple could just convert all the songs free and be able to disable the fairplay infrastructure which would eliminate useless CO2

  8. Re:It's going to suck hard. on How Will Recent Financial Downturns Affect IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    McDonald will get you into management.

  9. Re:Best Advice is to Stand Out on How Will Recent Financial Downturns Affect IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    While that might be true in New Zealand. In the US, the "2 consecutive quaters of negative activity" is not the official measure used by Government economists to declare a recession. It's a generally accepted definition by most economists but the gov looks at a broader range of indicators to make their decision.

  10. Re:Best Advice is to Stand Out on How Will Recent Financial Downturns Affect IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    Well... really it depends on who you want to get a job from. Major IT companies ask for your GPA on your resume and will Filter using that. Heck Google won't hire without it listed. For everyone else, the paper degree is all they care for and HR depts only look if you meet the minimum requirements.

  11. Re:Best Advice is to Stand Out on How Will Recent Financial Downturns Affect IT Jobs? · · Score: 1

    Currently in my 5 year of school. I've been a full-time network administrator at the University where I have for 2 1/2 years and was a part time support tech before that for a year (you have to start low even if you have the skills needed). In the end, as soon as you get the first job, the rest will fall into place. Try to find one that you can stay with for a Year. Even if it pays dirt you will have show that you can maintain a job long enough. Don't expect to make 60K on you first job unless you have certs and other excellent credentials. (Aka, MIT Grad with 20 papers to your name). You might have a chance with the big IT companies which will hire people out of college and "train" them to their liking.

  12. Re:No surprise here on Abused IT Workers Ready To Quit · · Score: 1

    Yeah definitively much less of what you described if you support technical groups. With that said, those people usually are good at REALLY breaking things.

  13. Re:Serious cause of IT stress on Abused IT Workers Ready To Quit · · Score: 1

    True, so so true. But the managers have a hard time asking for the purchase of a backup infrastructure too because it does not bring in direct revenues.

  14. Re:That sucks but... on Abused IT Workers Ready To Quit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    some people forget that a good number of IT workers are exempt from over time pay.

  15. Re:Did you ever notice on 45nm Phenom II Matches Core 2 Quad, Trails Core i7 · · Score: 1

    It only works in class where the problem kid isn't more powerful then the rest. Collective punishment fails if the annoying kid can kick you back down for blaming him.

  16. Re:Let's get serious. on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 2, Informative

    Zimbra

  17. Re:*Finally* matches/betters the iPhone? on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    But Palm doesn't have the brand that apple does so it won't get popular. Creative Xen is an example. More features but no brand.

  18. Re:How many iPhone killers is that? on Palm Announces Killer New Phone · · Score: 1

    but can I turn it into a guidance system for my driverless car?

  19. Re:Bad economics on $30B IT Stimulus Will Create Almost 1 Million Jobs · · Score: 1

    What is wrong with H1-Bs if the goal is to keep that labor in the country with a quick path to residency within a year or so. They don't all want to go back home. Keep the smart ones here.

  20. Re:Bad economics on $30B IT Stimulus Will Create Almost 1 Million Jobs · · Score: 1
    Awww, what the Hell! Government (or is that gubamint?) never producing anything of value!

    the INTERNET! oh wait, the porn industry is bad right?

  21. Re:HAHAHAHA on Oprah Sued For Infringing "Touch and Feel" Patent · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You really don't know wtf you are talking about. Here go read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitional_fossil

  22. Re:Fighting Cultures, Not Religions on Israel, Palestine Wage Web War · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Hamas would claim that their organization is mostly a civilian one. The Hamas are just the neighborhood thugs. When I hear that the IDF hit the house of a hamas leader and then say "They were hiding in civilian areas". So the Leaders have to live in the desert? BUT with that said, hamas needs to be gone but I don't think Israel can accomplish this with the current method.

  23. Re:-1, flamebait on Israel, Palestine Wage Web War · · Score: 1

    Sadly, no media is allowed to go verify any of the assertion Israel is making about the location they are bombing. I only saw that two Hamas fighters were around the school and no where does it say they where equip with mortars. From what I saw small arms fire was detected.

  24. Re:Insightful? on Israel, Palestine Wage Web War · · Score: 1

    The question is not should they but how are they. Does hamas need to go? Yes. Will this do it? Probably not since Hamas is built on this sort of conflict.

  25. Re:-1, flamebait on Israel, Palestine Wage Web War · · Score: 4, Informative

    Cause the militants have guns and the civilians don't. Pointing a finger gets you killed.