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  1. Re:Update the resume on After Uproar, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Because in a few months they're going to pull the same stunt and if the flood gates open you might as well find a job before the flood of applications hit all at once

  2. Re:McLoving Mickey on After Uproar, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs · · Score: 2

    The beatings will continue until morale improves. All hail the mouse

  3. Update the resume on After Uproar, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs · · Score: 5, Informative

    And start looking anyway. This is a temp stop gap to keep people from rioting, they'll hope the masses forget about it and can try this again in 6 months. Don't give them the chance, get out of dodge while you can

  4. Where does the 13% come from on Apple Will Pay More To Streaming Music Producers Than Spotify -- But Not Yet · · Score: 1

    Maybe I'm just not "getting it" but I'm trying to see what the value added is in this service. I already have Amazon Prime and with it I get a nice free music service that does a good enough job. Do they have artists no one else has?

  5. Too late to entry on Spotify Raises $526 Million As Apple Charges Into Streaming · · Score: 1

    I'm trying to figure out the benefits here. I have amazon prime so I get free music already. Sure I can't listen to the white album at work, but I get the majority of what I want. So for them to enter the market they need to do it 2x as good as the next guy or at 1/2 the price. I don't see either happening

  6. You know what you're getting into on Writer: "Why I Defaulted On My Student Loans" · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you go to school for Philosophy don't be shocked when you find out the Philosophy factory isn't hiring.

  7. Controlling the message on SourceForge Responds To nmap Maintainer's Claims · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Must be nice for Sourceforge. Controlling the message via slashdot. Listen, no one wants malware. You can shine it up and call it "a secondary offer" but it's still junk. I hope as time goes on more people realize what a virusden that site is and more people rely on github

  8. Loaded Question on Does Learning To Code Outweigh a Degree In Computer Science? · · Score: 1

    Am I going to learn all the skills I need in undergrad? Probably not. But I will learn how to deal with idiots, how to get along with others, and commit to something and follow it through all the way. Plus HR wants the degree - so you get the degree.

  9. Disposing Throwaways on Live Q&A With Ex-TSA Agent Jason Harrington · · Score: 2

    If I came to the airport and had a bottle that was over the 3.4 oz or had a disposable lighter or some other item, where/how does that stuff get discarded? Would seem to me if these materials were "dangerous" they are just sitting in an airport bin and that's slightly better than the airport but not by much

  10. Typical of their culture on The Extremes of Internet Gaming In South Korea · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "To impress his father, he wanted to be the world's best." Swap out gaming with piano and would the media be so concerned?

  11. Re:No paywall links on Google On-shores Manufacturing of the Nexus Q · · Score: 1

    There should be a rule on Slashdot that no paywall links are allowed to be posted. How can we comment on an article that we cannot see?

    Since when do you expect me to RTFA?

  12. How many people will quit on Facebook Says Your Email Is @Facebook · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And how many people threaten to quit are two entirely different things. Unfortunately many people won't even notice these changes let alone care

  13. Take a break on Ask Slashdot: What To Do Before College? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know you're looking for work stuff to do, but this is most likely the last real break you're going to have. Because it's classes & internships & part-time jobs & everything else. Take some down time to just relax...read a book...chase some girls/guys/whatever You're only young once

  14. Blame the Unions on Why Kids Should Be Building Rockets Instead of Taking Tests · · Score: -1, Troll

    Blame the teachers unions. You do what you're told - nothing more and nothing less. Well of course, once you have tenure it's "nothing more" and "as less as you can without getting fired". The teachers don't care - nor do they want to care. The Department of Education needs to be scraped and academics need to be more academically focused instead of making K-12 a government funded daycare full of youths that would prefer to text on their cellphones and be told to regurgitate a bunch of nonsense for pointless "standardized tests"

  15. Kick-backs on SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Tenenbaum Appeal · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure the RIAA will give some of that money back to the lobbyists whom influenced the decision to not have the case heard. Justice for those that can afford it makes this country great

  16. Re:What? on General Motors: "Facebook Ads Aren't Worth It" · · Score: 1

    Bingo. Between ad-block or your ad-blocker of choice && the ability to just filter out the noise (ads) it's easy to go about your business. The whole concept of being paid for anything minus link clicks is a bit off to me. I can't name 5 ads I've seen on facebook...and I know I've clicked on zero.

  17. Pump & Dump on Facebook To Go Public On Friday, May 18 · · Score: 1

    We all know how this will go. Initial investors will get in on this sucker nice and low. Then the unwashed masses and people with visions of a google type skyrocket jump in only to see the price freefall once the investors pump & dump this thing. Stay far far away from it

  18. Re:70% pay for 60% of their schedule... on IBM Offers Retirement With Job Guarantee Through 2013 · · Score: 1

    That's an empty promise. IBM will just keep forcing them to work overtime and now only pay them 70% of their salary.

    Nothing like some mandatory unpaid overtime to make up for mismanagement and under bidding on work.

  19. How I coped on Coping with Exam Panic Attacks? · · Score: 1

    Nothing helped take the edge off before a test better than a shot of whiskey and a smoke....

  20. Pot calls the kettle black on Teen Sues MySpace Over Sexual Assault · · Score: 1

    Wait, don't you need to be 18 to join myspace...so in this case, isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?

  21. Toads on Army Sent to Fight Millions of Invading Toxic Toads · · Score: 1

    Hmm, this sounds vaguely familiar to a cartoon I saw once. There was a mouse, so they sent in the cat, then they sent in a dog and then an elephant. I wonder what will be used to kill what kills the toads????

  22. Glasses on Computers, Long Hours and Vision Problems? · · Score: 1

    I was in your shoes too, out of nowhere my vision took a turn for the worst. Thankfully when I went to the eye doctor he gave me coated lenses, that are anti-glare. So it helps when staring at that monitor all day and night bustin out the C# and reading slash dot.

    Anti-glare is worth looking into, also I don't know about you but every once in a while I make sure to look away from the monitor and rest my eyes , if only for a moment or two

  23. Re:Old News ... Very Old News on Europe Building Their Own GPS · · Score: 1

    The launch date and how long the project has been in development are two seperate issues.

    For instance, we've been talking about Ultra Wide Band for a long while now; and let me guess...when people start using it and it's common place that will not be big news.

    It's all how you look at things

  24. Re:Old News ... Very Old News on Europe Building Their Own GPS · · Score: 1

    GALILEO! THank you, I couldn't remember the name of that project for the life of me. But ya, like I was saying this is most deff old news. Mid-Earth Orbit Satellite systems are old news, anyone that's in the SATCOMM industry or has read up on it knew of this. Ah well, atleast it gets some attention

  25. Old News ... Very Old News on Europe Building Their Own GPS · · Score: 1

    Old News, anyone in the know knows about the various countries that are in the process or have already started launching satellites for Global Positioning. The United States has their famous GPS, Russia has GLONASS, Europe is working on their thing and I believe China has something going too. Deff not slashdot material.