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  1. Mafia also have a code of honor on Working at Microsoft, the Inside Scoop · · Score: 1

    Even in the Mafia, they do have a code of honor. More so.
    It is always the people that thieve, that stress on having honest people working for them. It makes it easier.
    I am not saying that M$ is evil, but I am saying 'no evil company' would encourage their subordinates to lie and cheat, mostly because they will cheat the company.
    The point I am making, is just because the top management keeps stressing on honesty, integrity, generosity.... does not mean they are ethical themselves Nor would you in your day to day dealings with them guess they would be unethical.
    my 2 cents.

  2. Re:Weakness? on Mysterious 'Forcefield' Tested on US Tanks · · Score: 1

    And of course, your Plain and simple IEDS and mines

  3. Re:Weakness? on Mysterious 'Forcefield' Tested on US Tanks · · Score: 1

    Ways to cheat the system
    1. eccentric projectiled missiles ... lazy missiles, distorted tail fin designs
    2. high angled projectiles.. coming vertically down at the tank and fast...

  4. Re:Does MSFT even sell 200M Euros a day? on Microsoft Subpoenas Thrown out of Court · · Score: 1

    I wish they would. Next solid version of Windows (not Vista) is still long ways off.
    Maybe, More effort will be put into getting linux up there (drivers, usability)

  5. Its a fine line for M$... on Web Site Attacks Against Unpatched IE Flaw Spike · · Score: 1

    It should be not secure enough that you jump for their next uber secure OS, but not so much that you run to another OS

  6. Re:Those who fear the government... on New York Times sues DoD over Domestic Spying · · Score: 1

    How about a full body cavity search at the airports, trains, buses and at random? Your family could be a terrorist you know....we'll keep you safe in prison.

  7. Could following India help? on Florida Voting Machine Logs Reveal Anomalies · · Score: 1

    India recently had the largest all electronic election in the world. And it was by and large fair. Can we learn something from them?

  8. Re:Stop whining - indeed. on Florida Voting Machine Logs Reveal Anomalies · · Score: 1

    To be fair, Bush promised up front on winning the election, that he would spend all the capital (I now understand it as economic as well)

  9. Tax the stupid on AOL to Raise Dialup Prices · · Score: 1

    Enough said...

  10. Re:Fake license plates... on Britain to log all vehicle movement · · Score: 1

    What we need is a dynamic Licence swapper. Keep a bunch of fake/dup/blank/valid licence plates and rotate them when you sense you are being photographed. your regular plates should be on at all other times, in case the cops show up.

  11. Apples to oranges on Chimpanzees Beat out Children in Reasoning Test · · Score: 1

    The experiment has to be with Baby chimps vs baby humans. Children of all animals(and men) attempt to blindly imitate their parents and logically understand it later. So the comparison is not accurate.

  12. Best response on Computer Jobs -- How to Resign Professionally? · · Score: 1

    I was in a similar situation. The company could not risk exposure. However, I thanked them for the 2 weeks and offered to support them in any way over the 2 weeks. They were quite happy and indeed a situation did come up that needed my support. When I complied, they even offered a small project, for which they paid seperately. (of course this was a small company, i wouldn't expect it in a larger firm) But, it worked out well.

  13. Re:Integrated VCR DVD story is insightful on Windows vs. Linux Study Author Replies · · Score: 1

    Reminder: A lot more rides on your computer than on a tv/vcr/dvd combo. Your identity even.

  14. Re:My workplace on Ubuntu On The Business Desktop · · Score: 1

    Just where do you work ???

  15. Re:I dunno about that on Leaked Memo Gives Microsoft New Direction? · · Score: 1

    One overlooked factor: People are not buying computers at the rate they were at netscape time. New computers=new version of Windoze. Less New windows, less dominance of Microshaft in new products. I.e windows has to compete with itself and then with google, unlike earlier wars.

  16. Re:As a St. Louis commuter... on Using Cell Phones to Track Traffic · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am calling in from my cell...please keep this brief, but what is a lane change indicator

  17. Re:International Students on Top Advisory Panel Warns Erosion of U.S. Science · · Score: 1

    Americans are not less intelligent, quite contrary. however under the guise of making education entertaining, disipline is sacrificed. This leads to less disiplined workforce and intellectual decline. This in essence the crux of the problem in the education system. I do believe they should bring in uniforms and disipline back into schools, rather than a drugs and guntoters hangout joint.

  18. Re:Computer Acess? Brain access? on Condensing Your Life on to a USB Flash Drive? · · Score: 1

    This is the best idea. What happens in disasters most offen is the trauma and chaos makes you forget even common everyday things. Forget encryption keys. A knock on the head with falling debris can also do wonders to your memory. Inconspicous laminated paper is the best there can be. We have paper from BC. still intact.

  19. Re:Linux victory inevitable. on Windows Beat Unix, But it Won't Beat Linux · · Score: 1

    Guess what Outsourcers will prefer for development. Looks like Linux is made for offshoring;-(

  20. Why would Symantec want to kill the golden goose? on IE More Secure Than Mozilla? · · Score: 1

    nuf said

  21. Re:Better idea! on What's On Your Hotel Keycard · · Score: 1

    How do I share it with Ms. X in my room? I may not be inclined to share the CC with her...

  22. Re:Quality not Quantity on Is The Firefox Honeymoon Over? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Add 2 more points to the above: 1. The period of the lifecycle of the software. There is usually an exponential decline in the number of bugs as the software ages. Having such a large number in IE speaks volumes on quality. 2. Prevalency of the software. A software as prevalent as IE has much more people working on the exploits and that even to date, exploits of a severe nature are being reported again is not something to be proud of