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  1. Re:Previous work on Measuring LAMP Competency? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Agreed. Meeting a table thumping, yelling person in the interview would just cause me to stand up and say "I'm sorry, I'm looking for a position at a professional organisation". If this sort of situation is routine enough to require somebody to do well in it during an interview then I'd say there are some problems there.

    In real situations this doesn't happen. At least in the places I've worked. There was an incident of massive negligence by the support team involving one of our biggest customers databases last year. Instead of someone in management hitting the table and yelling, everyone in the development team already knew it needed to be fixed and so we fixed it. A good team doesn't need yelling at.

    It seems to me that the type of managers who yell and ask why are usually the ones in the positions who don't need to know. A good manager will be right there with the team putting forward ideas, not simply asking questions. If they're not going to be putting in ideas then they should get away from the problem and let people get on with it.

  2. Re:sour note on When Telemarketers Harass Telecoms Companies · · Score: 1

    I don't kick muggers in the balls if I catch them because I would make a significant amount of joy from it and it wouldn't be right.

  3. Re:ZOMG on Major Electronics Vendors Accused of Price Fixing · · Score: 1

    Does it really matter what the price is?

  4. Re:Admit it, this is exemplary customer service. on Google Tweaks Buzz To Tackle Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1
    This is from Google's own help page:

    Disabling Buzz

    If Buzz isn't for you, you can turn it off it by clicking the turn off buzz link at the bottom of your Gmail (it's near the basic HTML link). Please note that this will only remove the Buzz label from your Gmail account.

    To completely stop using Google Buzz, you also need to block all followers and delete your Google profile (which will delete all of your posts and connected sites) before clicking the turn off buzz link.

  5. Re:NO MORE!! on Google Tweaks Buzz To Tackle Privacy Concerns · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Did you think that Buzz would be widely adopted? No, it will FAIL. That's why they let it do its thing by default, nomatter whether the user wants it or not.

  6. Re:Tutorial about privacy before activating Buzz on Google Tweaks Buzz To Tackle Privacy Concerns · · Score: 5, Informative

    The "turn off Buzz" link doesn't actually clean everything up and make things private again. It's misleading.

  7. Re:ha ha suckers!!! on Windows Patch Leaves Many XP Users With Blue Screens · · Score: 1

    Exactly. I backup the software I write with free tools provided by Microsoft (sync-toy and the built in Windows scheduler), onto a USB hard drive. It's no off-site backup, but it's fine if you're worried about your hard drive crashing.

  8. Re:AROS = AROS Research Operating System on The Amiga, Circa 2010 — Dead and Loving It · · Score: 1

    I hate recursive acronyms. Why is there more than a few in open source software?

  9. Re:Look out! on The DIY Book Scanner · · Score: 1

    Or, what will really happen is that the government will make devices capable of creating images of pages illegal, with an over-the-top prison sentence for those who use them.

  10. Re:Bill Gates is a geek? on Microsoft's Lost Decade · · Score: 2

    Why was this modded offtopic? It's a direct response to a dubious claim made in the parent post

  11. Re:first post on Open Source Effort To Codify America's "Operating System" Online · · Score: 3, Insightful

    that is the best description of politics I've ever read. it is a permanent truth.

  12. Re:What goes around, comes around... on Ted Dziuba Says, "I Don't Code In My Free Time" · · Score: 1

    Obviously it depends on the person entirely. For me I coded as a hobby and I ended up getting a job because of the skills I had developed. The challenges I faced at work and solutions I came up with helped inspire me and I found at 5:30 each day I couldn't wait to get back home and develop based on thoughts that I've had during the day. That is, of course, if I get my head out of work mode and don't hang around the office trying to pick up loose ends. I love my job, of course there are downsides and days I don't want to be there, but I wouldn't change it ever. My point is that all people are different. Some people want to keep work and hobbies seperate, while others enjoy an activity so much that they want as much as possible. So don't call things a lie.

  13. Re:Pretty Shortsighted Solution on Squatters Abusing iPhone App Store · · Score: 1

    You fool! You've just given away a million dollar idea!

  14. Re:I'm sure it didn't help. on Did Chicago Lose Olympic Bid Due To US Passport Control? · · Score: 1

    There's a pretty much un-ending list of things you could do to the population under the reasoning of "not wanting to get blown the fuck up"

  15. Re:What if...? on Sony Ericsson Develops Contact Headphones · · Score: 1

    I'm a developer and I listen to music at work too. But I use it to help me ignore my coworkers. They think twice about bothering me if I have my earphones in. They try to figure it out for themselves for a change!

  16. Re:Private Car Cameras on Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?" · · Score: 1

    Juries believe that CSI is real and expect the techniques to be used in court. I'm sure an insurance company lawyer and an "expert" could successfully argue that the average person can create fake videos.

  17. Re:Cooperation. on $358 Million Patent Judgment Against Microsoft Overturned · · Score: 1, Troll

    get ball cancer and die.

    Stay classy!

  18. Re:"Authorized" reproduction on Building an Apple-1 From Scratch — Just Like Woz · · Score: 2, Informative

    And I've got a little TIP for you, get the POINT?

  19. Re:Oh God Make It Stop on Deposit Checks By iPhone · · Score: 1

    I LOVE Piggly Wiggly!

  20. Re:"What color m&ms do you prefer?" on What Questions Should a Prospective Employee Ask? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Red M&M.. Blue M&M.. They all end up the same colour in the end.

  21. Re:Matt Groening on Original Futurama Cast Seals Deal With Fox · · Score: 1

    what a jerk

  22. Re:binary in their HTML code on Epix Provides "Free" HD Studio Content Via TV and Internet · · Score: 1

    Why would anyone do such a thing?!

  23. Not my fault on Should Developers Be Liable For Their Code? · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a developer, I say that surely it's the tester's fault if there's flaws!

  24. Re:Can't figure out who else might do this .. on Chicago Tribune Reporters Don't Want Readers' Pre-Approval · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They shouldn't let the readers decide the content in this manner. Readers decide the content by not purchasing the publication and buying one which does provide them with what they want.

  25. Re:Islam, eh? on UK To Train Pro-West Islamic Groups To Game Google · · Score: 1

    Yes, Slashdot is my first choice when it comes to religious discussion. The mods are doing me a service by not burying this post and forcing me to go to another website which is actually about religion and where there's real discussion going on.