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  1. So why is the K&R "C" book $48.00? on Why Are Tech Books So Expensive? · · Score: 1

    So why is the K&R "C" book $48.00?

    There sure have been plenty printed.

  2. Voodo science... on Electrical Noise Causing Physiological Stress? · · Score: 1

    ..from a rag of a publication.

    Funny the work-related malaise strikes those in socialist countries.

    I'd look elsewhere for a cause, like "crappy dead-end job"

  3. "Apple: DRM Reduces Battery Life" on DRM Reduces Battery Life · · Score: 1

    "Apple: DRM Reduces Battery Life" Looked at first like Apple was saying this. Bad "journalism" style.

  4. Look up "rein in"... on Unusual Open Source · · Score: 1

    ...it doesn't mean what you think.

  5. Fine... on UK Demands Sourcecode for Strike Fighters · · Score: 1

    ...design your own. it's a free world. Griper.

  6. Um, then don't buy them on UK Demands Sourcecode for Strike Fighters · · Score: 1

    The US created the source code at great effort and expense, and if we believe the that our national security would be threatened by disclosure, then so be it. No deal. BWilde.

  7. Quit griping, it's FOR THE CHILDREN... on Judge May Force Google to Submit to Feds · · Score: 1

    ...and that should be good enough!

    No, wait... it's not. Nope, it's just another excuse.

  8. You need a valid EU address, or else.... on .eu Domains to Go on Sale in a Month · · Score: 1

    ... no .EU domain name for you, bucko.

  9. "Make sure you are not indispensable" on Cancer Survival for Software Developers · · Score: 1

    Well, there goes my only strategy.

  10. Next time: Upgrade isolated systems, and... on The Trouble With Software Upgrades · · Score: 1

    ..run in parallel until proven. Yes, it's a lot of work.

  11. "PRC" == Chi-com on Google Moving PRC Records Out of China · · Score: 1

    or "Chinese communist". Never forget.

  12. Re:Is the lack of drivers... on Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption · · Score: 1

    Thank you, that was helpful.

  13. OpenOffice? on Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption · · Score: 1

    OpenOffice?

  14. Forgot to mention: I do Apache devel... on Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...so I am as pro-open-source as the next person.

    It's just not easy "enough" to switch, yet.

  15. Re:Is the lack of drivers... on Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption · · Score: 1

    I gave up when I couldn't find a live CD yet that supports my laptop's Wi-fi card. That's what I mean.

    Hey, I'd really like to use Linux. I'd end up with either a hardware problem like that, or not being abe to use a favorite program.

    I don't like fixing my dad's Windows box (spyware, virus) any more than anyone else does for their parents/relatives. I am not a huge Windows fan.

    Don't worry... universal DRM will push me (any many more) into Linux soon enough.

  16. Is the lack of drivers... on Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption · · Score: 1

    ... an "illogical" reason?

  17. Liability for Data Breaches *is* Minimal on Liability for Data Breaches are Minimal · · Score: 1

    Take it apart: Liability... *is* Minimal.

    See?

    (More evidence of the public-school trainwreck, I assume)

  18. Worthless interview, who learned anything? on Esther Dyson on the Value of Attention · · Score: 1

    I'm never surprised by how little I learn from reading her thoughts.

    There was nothing there!

    She gets paid for this?

    Who learned anything that wasn't already obvious? Come on, lets hear it!

    BWilde

  19. Correct!!! on Self Contained Power Source? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "The article talks about the technology but doesn't exactly lay out specifics"

    The one true statement in the post!

    What's it got to do with "Server Cabinets"? Absolooly... nuthin'.

  20. But it will not help your... on Top 10 Strangest MP3 Players · · Score: 1

    ...spelling! Rejuvinate?

  21. It will *never* happen.... on Houston Police Chief Wants Cameras in Homes · · Score: 1

    ...just consider the possible dimness of the source.

    The guy is a headline grabber.

  22. Micrium uC/OS, it's free on Choosing an Embedded OS for Sustainability? · · Score: 1

    www.micrium.com

  23. Using Smalltalk, you simply.... on How Do You Store Your Previously-Written Code? · · Score: 1

    ...leave it in the image, optionally categorized as an addition to the base classes.

    Couldn't possibly be any easier: It's right there, viewable in a method browser.

    Uh-oh... I probably lost 99% of you on this.

    No problem. Back to being productive....

    BWilde

    Smalltalk is the performance sports car of languages

  24. He deserved being fired. on Fired for Solitare At Work · · Score: 1

    He deserved being fired.

  25. Rules implement Laws on U.S.Laws May Make Online Job Hunting Harder · · Score: 1

    Rules implement Laws.