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  1. I like working with Power Tools... on Makers · · Score: 5, Insightful
    and tools: period. You know what's funny, if you're smart and like working with your hands the careers that pop up on the SIGI (sp?)an other career programs are: Surgeon, Dentist, and something else that I can't remember.

    I have a VET who says that surgeons love to work with their hands, that's why their hobbies include woodworking. Which now makes sense. Here in Atlanta, in one of the most upscale neighborhoods, is a shop that sells - you guessed it - woodworking tools and machines.

    How this applies: building stuff doesn't necessarily mean that your kid is going to be laying pipe for a living. (Considering the off-shoring issues, that may not be a bad career - just wait, there'll be a renaissance in the trades for a career) but it may lead him to develop his motor skills to become a surgeon, vet, etc....

    Accurate Spellign is purly by accident.

  2. Dec 31, 2005 on Blu-Ray Facing Delays Caused by DRM Squabbling · · Score: 1
    kid-noodle,

    Thank you! I love it when people express themselves, no matter how: "Troll"ish, "Flamebate"ish, or not in /. group think, it is! I really wish the mod's and others here on /. wouldn't take themselves so fucking serious!

    Take care, so good work, and Happy New Year!

    IAAP

  3. You have to ask yourself.. on FAA Space Tourism Guidelines Draft Published · · Score: 3, Interesting
    if we're really safer with these kinds of procedures and people "protecting" us (See parent's link). If an obvious error of someone who is harmless cannot be fixed, what would happen if there's someone who is a threat and the TSA cannot get their name ON the list do to their own internal policies and procedures? Or is it that all you have to do is have a similar name to someone who is a possible, maybe not a probable, threat and you're fucked?

    If I have to make a choice between my liberties being taken away or dealing with the terrorists, I'll take my chances with the terrorists. And before anyone says something to the effect of "It's better to be safe than sorry!" or "It has happened!" or some such nonsense, let me point out that we're already taking chances everyday with terror attacks from the wholes that exist. The only way to get rid of ALL possible threats is to put everyone under house arrest and have personal GPS planted on everyone. Of course, the non-persons will not have one and considering that the non-person is usually the type that is recruited by terrorist organizatons; well, again, we're fucked.

  4. Export for the "Third World"? on The FBI's IT Expansion Plans · · Score: 1
    This is a major problem with this legislation as they are likely to become non-persons. - See Third World paragraph in the link submitted by parent.

    Just think, the Feds are giving you grief, have yourself "killed" on vacation to some Third world country, and Voila! you have no trace. There may be some biometric stuff to handle, but think of the illicit business oportunites!

  5. You got off lucky! on The FBI's IT Expansion Plans · · Score: 1
    They put cameras in my eyes! So, everything I see, they see!

    Which really sucks for the porn operators, all the FBI has to do, is tap into me and Whammo! they're checking you out!

  6. What's the chance of me getting hired on The FBI's IT Expansion Plans · · Score: 3, Funny

    if I walk into the interview and ask "Guns! When do we get guns!"

  7. Re:I wonder what these are for? on The FBI's IT Expansion Plans · · Score: 1
    Oh - and as far as the FBI fast-tracking new hires to deal with sensitive information? Two words: Robert Hanssen.

    Cool! So, you're saying that there's some moonlighting oportunities.

  8. I got "zepto technology"! on Nanotech in Microchips by 2015 · · Score: 2, Funny

    First dibs! It'll be the "in" thing, well, after I'm dead. Aw, shit!

  9. Because "micro" was overused in on Nanotech in Microchips by 2015 · · Score: 2, Funny

    the 80's and 90's. Next will be "pico technology" and then after that "femto technology". Quick, trademark those names!

  10. I guess you have to have a certain... on Great Hacks and Pranks Of Our Time · · Score: 1
    sense of humor for this stuff. If some of those pranks happened to me, I'd be really pissed.

    Why not use that creativity to start a start-up while in school? There's no bigger joke on the jocks than becoming a millionaire in your Junior year. Even if fails, the experience while you're young and very little reponsibilities would be invaluable. If you look at the histories of all of the multi-millionaires and billionaires, just about all of them were getting started somehow in there late teens or early twenties.

  11. Re:Falling down on First Military Exoskeleton Reaches Prototype · · Score: 1
    If the wearer/opeartor falls down, can they stand up again unassisted?

    No. they yell, "I've fallen and can't get up!"

  12. You forgot... on Blu-Ray Facing Delays Caused by DRM Squabbling · · Score: 1
    Microsoft hasn't done ANYTHING wrong! Everyone's is just pissed that Apple can't overcharge everyone on the planet!

    BSD isn't dead, it was Stillborn!

    Apple is for unimmaginative wannabees who want to be cool and not have their own style or consider what works for them.

    I'm panting now, I have to quit.

  13. What he really meant (Mod Parent UP) on Blu-Ray Facing Delays Caused by DRM Squabbling · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ok, I'm hungover and pissy..

    I am quite ill.

    But I'm just sick to fucking death of these profit-mongering fuckers pissing all over us. Fucking us over is one thing - keeping us cringing as they sharpen the blades on the serrated dildo they're about to ram into our asses is just the goddamn icing.

    I am quite exhausted with these media corporations trying to eliminate our basic rights to fair use. Would they please try to consider some basic principles other than their profit motives? I understant that they have fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders - maybe my 401K is invested in one of them, but please, consider the above.

    There's a reason I don't buy movies anymore. Shit, I haven't bought a movie or a cd in five fucking years. I don't even own a cd player anymore, and I'm sure as hell not buying either of these goddamn new techs. We have to produce an epic amount of pointless shit to fill the amounts of space available on existing portable media and somehow attempt to justify charging a freaking fortune for utter catwank like Freaky Friday.

    I disappointed with the quality of today's media output.

    And then the cunts will only be fucking happy when I give them money to watch the movie, then have the memory surgically fucking removed from my brain so I don't stad the chance of even potentially infringing on their piece of shit, rip off, 'IP'.

    In their overzealous attempt at promoting their profits, are they going to start erasing our memories so that we have to keep paying for the same content over and over? I feel quite used and over-charged!

    Stallman et al are fucking nuts too, but jesus, at least they look you in the face with their crazed eyes and spit flecked jaws when they're fucking your wife.

    Stallman et al are somewhat eccentric. And I assume that they may be having relations with your spouse.

    Burn my damn karma - you know I'm right. Except about Stallman banging your wife. Probably.

    I have strong opinions about this, and I am not concerned with your modderations.

  14. Re:I don't even give a damn on Blu-Ray Facing Delays Caused by DRM Squabbling · · Score: 1

    Count me in! I've been burning Karma for the last week! I'd like to use the last of mine to help you out!!!

  15. I guess everybody is still... on Glimpses of How it's made, 6 Minute Manufacturing · · Score: 0, Redundant
    downloading too.

  16. Re:Don't give them ideas! on India Forms Expert Group on Google Earth Images · · Score: 3, Funny

    It happens all the time! Why, just the other day I was Googling for clams. And what did I get? Listings of vaginas! Go figure!

  17. Re:Hm... on India Forms Expert Group on Google Earth Images · · Score: 1

    Or better yet, don't do anything. That way someone lookign at the picture will think its nothing. Then again, they may think that it's ruse to make it look like it's nothing, But then again, they may think that it's nothing important trying to look important to throw someone off into thinking it was important. Then agiain, they might...Oh, I'm gonna puke. I've had way too much eggnog!

  18. Good bye. on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    The /. GODS are sending me away.

  19. You're nOT dONE on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ahhhh,ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhl. I'm here.

  20. You see..... on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is my,...what, sixth or so account here on/..... Mod me and I just make another account and Karma Whore into good gracaces with you /. fuckers. Basicallay, I hold all of you into contempt. You are nothing. I LIKE fUCKING with you......morons....ahhhhahahahhhahahahhhahahahahah h

  21. Why the FUCK WERE you moderratee as .. on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: 0, Troll
    Two, we hardly knew thee.

    Due: rxplain, plese?

  22. Troll Moderater ALERT! on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    See Above!

  23. Mod Parent UP! on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because I'm drinking Scotch and it makes sencse!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. Just when is the next... on NetBSD v3.0 Released · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    DeadBSD going to be released.

    That's all I ask.

    Yes...this is a joke. Albeit, maybe a bad one. But, I find it funny considering the OS, language, platform, etc... flamewars here on /. .

  25. Funding? on Firefox Secrets · · Score: 3, Informative
    I agree with yow. Something else to consider: I see that the editors are active in the OSS/Mozilla authoring. Yeow actually writes extensions (all for free!). This would be a great way to make a living while doing something you love and contributing to OSS.

    At least, that's the way I look at it.