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  1. Re:If you compare maps.... on FCC Maps the 3G Wasteland Of the Western US · · Score: 2

    Why do people still think that those who work in agriculture don't have the same needs and wants that everyone else in America does?

  2. I was the same as you. Embrace it. And use backbone.js.

  3. Re:For us non-US folk... on Google Pulls Support For CDMA Devices · · Score: 1

    I've had a CDMA smart phone for what, 4 or 5 years now? I think I've run into this problem maybe once... Simply not a requirement for me and I doubt for many others.

  4. Re:Faulty Reasoning on Does Outsourcing Programming Really Save Money? · · Score: 1

    What's an adding machine?

  5. Re:More stuff on China Building Gigantic Structures In the Desert · · Score: 1

    There is crazy shit all over that desert! What is interesting is that the canals to the north look like they pull water out of nowhere. It almost looks like the water table is very shallow there, just dig a deep trench and it will channel water.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.441134,+90.828180&hl=en&ll=40.444596,90.843372&spn=0.127374,0.264187&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=66.320747,135.263672&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=13

    Are these the ponds of algae I read about yesterday, designed to feed Chicken Little?

  6. Re:Quit whining on How Do I Get Back a Passion For Programming? · · Score: 1

    Or he could grow up and get a different job.

  7. Quit whining on How Do I Get Back a Passion For Programming? · · Score: 1

    I suspect you are one of those people who will always think that your boss is a manipulative jerk. Either change your attitude or get a new job. They are not the problem. You are.

  8. Really? on Windows 8 To Feature 'Fast Startup Mode' · · Score: -1, Troll

    Windows has a kernel?

  9. Re:"Any other tips from Slashdot readers?" on The Mathematics of Lawn Mowing · · Score: 1

    I've heard goats destroy the roots. Better to go with sheep.

  10. Eliminate the time on The Mathematics of Lawn Mowing · · Score: 1

    Why are we still growing grass that needs to be cut?

  11. Re:I agree on Osage Oppose Wind Power At Tallgrass Prairie · · Score: 1

    And my comment made no mention of the Osage.

  12. I agree on Osage Oppose Wind Power At Tallgrass Prairie · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What makes these tall grass prairie reserves so special is that they are one of a few places in the plains where you can look across a piece of land and see what it looked like before we completely transformed everything. I personally don't think that windmills are ugly at all an I'm all for it in the midwest. But if you place a windmill farm within sight of the prarie, this feeling of it being untouched will be lost.

  13. Tiny? on Facebook May Make Tiny Town a Data Center Mecca · · Score: 1

    A town of 10,000 people is not tiny.

  14. You want efficiency? on Book Review: Agile Development & Business Goals · · Score: 1

    Tell me what to do and I'll do it. Don't scope out 2 weeks worth of work for each member of the team, knowing that since all tasks take longer than expected, each member either has to work 50 to 60 hours a week, or come up with an excuse why the work didn't get done. No change to existing code is trivial. There are always surprises. You end up with 10 people in every meeting justifying why their work took longer than expected. That's causes stress and lowers morale.

  15. Google wants patent reform on Google Reaffirms Stance Against Software Patents · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nowhere in the article does it say that Google is against software patents. I only see them pushing for patent reform.

  16. Re:wow 9 people!? on Nokia Shareholders Fight Back · · Score: 1

    It's not odd. Its brilliant. How else would someone who owned a small share of a company (that's an assumption) get elected to the board?

  17. Re:Evidence and Explanation on Microsoft Vehemently Denies Google's "Bing Sting" · · Score: 2

    If they were copying directly from Google, then 100% of honeypot search terms should have worked...

    Note necessarily. This just suggests that Microsoft must have had some bugs in their code. I'm not surprised.

  18. A problem on our hands on Italian Scientists Demonstrate Cold Fusion? · · Score: 1

    OMG, what are we going to do with all that copper!?

  19. Teach them how to make money on Advice On Teaching Linux To CS Freshmen? · · Score: 1

    Let's be honest. Kids go to college to learn how to make money. Explain to them what kinds of jobs they can get if they take the time to learn linux. My impression during college was that programming on Windows was a way to make money, programming on Linux was programming for fun or for a cause. Now I'm out of college making money programming on Linux and doing some cool stuff too. I would have paid a lot more attention had I known...

  20. Re:To All ArcSight Employees reading this: on HP To Acquire ArcSight For 1.5 Billion · · Score: 1

    No, get the hell out. Its amazing the difference working for a company that cares as much about its employees as it does its bottom line. Refreshing. Enjoy your paycut buddy. Happy employee, that left HP

  21. Re:You shouldn't have fired him then. on HP Sues Hurd For Joining Oracle · · Score: 1

    I couldn't agree more. The pay cuts were severe. All of the top performers on my project left. I left the day I was fully invested in my retirement.

  22. Hurd an Excellent CEO??? on Larry Ellison Rips HP Board a New One · · Score: 1

    I've read numerous statements claiming that Hurd was an "excellent" CEO. That depends on the perspective. From a shareholder's viewpoint, he was a terrific CEO. From the employee's viewpoint, who all (exempt employees) took a 5% and many took upwards of 20 to 25% pay cut, he was a terrible CEO. Imagine the fury of the employees that took 25% pay cuts hearing that Hurd got to keep his job after stealing $20,000 from the company. Moral at HP is bad enough.

  23. My Review on Truth Or Dare — What Is the Best US Cell Company? · · Score: 1

    I had a VX6700 phone with Verizon with winmo. I tethered it, had excellent reception everywhere, except 3G was lacking in rural areas that I frequent. I paid out the wazoo for this plan. I switched to Sprints Everything plan and share it with my wife. Service has been good. Excellent EVDO coverage. I'm now running a Touch Diamond. Again, I am able to tether this phone (winmo) at no charge (minor registry hack), requires no driver on host pc. I've been a Sprint customer once before. Customer service has much improved (although I think with customer service, its all in who answers the phone). Obviously coverage will vary, I'm in the midwest.

  24. I can confirm this on 2016 Bug Hits Text Messages, Payment Processing · · Score: 1

    I have an HTC Touch Diamond. All text messages I've received since the new year are showing from 2016.

  25. Overanalysis on How Video Games Reflect Ideology · · Score: 1

    I think this is just a really fancy way of saying people really like to play "Capture the Flag" in Call of Duty. I like to play that one too :-)