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  1. Re:"Linux Command Line Tirckery" HA! on Windows 8 Features With Linux Antecedents · · Score: 1

    Again, no arguments that CLI is superior to GUI. But you do seem like the kind of person that tells other they should learn to use their tools. So I just figured, I'd point out that you don't seem to know how to use Windows 7's basic functions.

    Suppose you want to delete everything from a directory that was created in the past 24 hours.

    Filter by date, just use the little check box that says in the last day. I know, very hard to use.

    Or if you want to find all the TIFF files under a tree, and move them to a single directory?

    This one is much harder, use the top right search, for TIFF, after the search, shouldn't take but a few seconds, ctrl+a, ctrl+x, and ctrl+p where you want them. Was that too much, should I slow down? Maybe you only wanted TIFF files that were between 100k and 1MB? Or maybe just the ones tagged with "Learn how to use your tools" just use the filter for that aswell.

    Or even just batch renaming

    Clearly you got me on this one. It is crappy, but you just mentioned batch renaming.

    Anyhow, enjoy your day.

  2. Re:"Linux Command Line Tirckery" HA! on Windows 8 Features With Linux Antecedents · · Score: 1

    While I do agree that CLI will always be more powerful than the GUI. I'm going to have to ask if you used Windows 7? And if you have I suggest you learn how to use it. Each of your questions you can now do straight from the Windows Explorer and it is very simple. As a side note you've been able to do batch renaming defaulty since Windows XP.

  3. Re:I am very sceptical... on The Limits To Skepticism · · Score: 1

    Just doing a quick -- very quick peer review of your post:

    Just a heads up... Republicans until this year had the White House for the "last several years". Democrats had control congress for overwhelming majority of those "last several years."

    So while the parent post isn't quite right about how exactly the money gets handed out, his silent point that the Democrats are the one handing out the money; therefore, the research is slightly slanted still stands.

    But his point is amiss to be honest. Basically congress will spend our (read: actual tax payers) money on anything, they really don't care what it is about. Take the study that was released that Men like to look at women in Short skirts.

  4. Re:Communal != Communism on Dot-Communism Is Already Here · · Score: 1

    So currently I only have very low copays for my health insurance with everything else my employer picking up. With the suggested new programs I'll be paying real money (read; thousands) into a the system. Also in the process getting worse coverage. You don't think that's going to bother me?

  5. Re:Communal != Communism on Dot-Communism Is Already Here · · Score: 4, Insightful

    geoffrobinson is correct here.

    Think about it this way.

    When you choose to help your fellow man you are happy. You feel a kinship with them.

    But when I'm taxed or forced to help in another way... I get no joy from this. Most of the time you feel put out. (Get off your and do something to better yourself ! -- for example)

  6. Wait? What? on Blockbuster Total Access Unannounced Policy Change · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't like the new policy. In fact I'll be switching to netflix because of it. But saying that it was changed without notice is crazy.

    Not only did I get an e-mail on this change, it was posted on the front page as an alert, and I was told when I returned some envelopes for rentals.

    Maybe you just didn't pay any attention?

  7. Re:Misleading headline, and ActiveX on IE8 May Be End of the Line For Internet Explorer · · Score: 0

    Hey, I can do that, too!.

    I'm not sure who's more original you Carlos Mencia. But I'm putting my money on Mr. Mencia.

    I'm not saying... I'm just saying

    Also if you'd keep an eye opened you'd know that Firefox was the #1 most insecure browser for 2008

  8. Re:Misleading headline, and ActiveX on IE8 May Be End of the Line For Internet Explorer · · Score: 1

    Right. Everybody knows the name "Microsoft Internet Explorer" for being an insecure shell extension(or whatever it is, but it's not a standalone browser) as well as being the "browser" which is having its ass kicked by FireFox and every other real browser out there.

    That's right. FireFox is very secure.

  9. No on Should Obama Give Stimulus To Open Source? · · Score: 1

    See subject.

  10. Re:Mandated on Student Arrested For Classroom Texting · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actions have consequences.

    Yes and consequences of this action should be either detention or in school suspension.

  11. Re:Is that with Virus Software installed? on Ubuntu Wipes Windows 7 In Benchmarks · · Score: 2, Informative

    Wait... oh never mind --

    I'll just leave you with this: A badly administrated box is a badly administrated box. If you honestly don't think you need to be checking your box for virii ... you sir need to stay off my network.

  12. Re:Childish on Obama's Proposed Space Weapon Ban · · Score: 1

    No.

    If my mother told me to do as I was told or else she was going to smack me. And yet I would keep doing the opposite of what I was told I should expect to be slapped. And I would.

    The problem was the previous 8 years the UN / US would till Iraq what they had to do only to follow it up with little to no teeth. So Saddam didn't expect Bush to follow through with his threat.

    But he did. Something that should have been done well prior to Bush showing up in office.

  13. Re:Don't worry! on McCain Campaign Sells Info-Loaded Blackberry PDAs · · Score: 1
    No No -- Al Gore invented the BlackBerry. *Gesh*

    But trust in this -- the Manbearpig is real and hungry !

  14. Re:Pulling stats out of thin air on Windows Drops Below 90% Market Share · · Score: 1

    Websters -- fact: something that has actual existence. Sorry the opposite of fact is not opinion. An opinion can actually be a fact.

  15. Re:Terminate contract and get a new phone on Judge Rules Sprint Early Termination Fees Illegal · · Score: 1

    It means we'll stop having "carrier-only" phones. Most phones will be unlocked... and cost more money. That's what this is. You've always been able to get out of paying those fees, so I don't even understand why they did this lawsuit. Wait... I know... it's another pointless payday for lawyers

  16. Re:Case Law Precedent? on Judge Rules Sprint Early Termination Fees Illegal · · Score: 1

    Just an fyi, you could get a 100% loan (really and 80-20 -- a few years ago that would have been 5.4% for the 80 and 6.8% on the 20) and not have an ARM or pay PMI.

  17. Re:Fences, Gates and Guards.... on Google Says Complete Privacy Does Not Exist · · Score: 1

    Correct, they can from a public street. The issue here is that they took pictures from a private road... not public one. Just like if someone took photos of my old house -- there is no way to take those photos unless you were in the air or on my property.

  18. Re:From my experience on Surviving Outsourcing? · · Score: 1

    Agreed that this can be the case.

    But coming from Michigan, more often I see the flip side of the case. I see places closing down due to the fact that they didn't move quick enough cost cut (or understand what a sunk cost is for that matter.)

    I know too many people looking for work due to this. Yes there is too much greed at the top. Remember if you have a lot of business and you are really busy that doesn't mean the company is healthy. I'm sure yours was, but that's not always the case.

  19. Re:From my experience on Surviving Outsourcing? · · Score: 1

    The reason the shake up is there in the first place is because someone in the food chain isn't making enough money and wants to change things around so that they make more.

    Or maybe you know... making sure the company stays in business, but hey, don't let logic get in your way.

  20. Wow... I love /. on DHS Official Considered Shock Collars For Air Travelers · · Score: 1

    I know I'm on /. and all, but after RTA. I It's a BLOG ! Not a news article. And should be treated as such. The letter is a PDF on lamperdlesslethal.com itself. Nothing pointing back to the .gov sites said anything about this tech. Just do a search for P. JEFFREY BLACK & JEFFREY DENNING, and you'll see this BLOG has no credibility. But that would be why it made it to /.

  21. Re:People don't learn from history on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 1

    What I don't like is that I'm a racist bigot because I'm voting for the old white guy.

    This election actually sucks. The world will look at us as such if Obama doesn't get in. And that's crap. I like the guy. I just like my horse better.

    Oddly enough (but correctly) people get upset if they hear someone say that it's bad if someone said one of these two things: I'm not voting for him, he's black or I'm not voting for her she's a woman. However it's perfectly acceptable to say: I'm not voting for him because he's old.

    Hello? All there of those things are unacceptable reasons. But I guess people thing ageism is acceptable.

  22. Re:People don't learn from history on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that Bill Clinton character, who had "no experience" when he was elected. I'd take the peace, prosperity, and balanced budgets of the '90s again, thank you.

    I know people don't like to remember but...
    I do agree, but we need a few things first to make this work again:

    • A huge tax increase
    • Deep cuts in spending (you know like education & other public services)
    • A real Republican majority in congress
    I'll leave out the random bombings, genocide, corporate corruption, and creation of ghost towns like Gwinn and Kalkaska, MI.

    Eh, I'm sure lightning will strike twice.

  23. Re:People don't learn from history on Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination · · Score: 1

    If you don't mind -- could you quote from the story that said the tax break for the middle class went directly to the CEO. Don't forget, and this part is important -- no hearsay -- actual fact. That would be great. Thanks !

  24. Re:Why donate? on Companies Asked to Donate Unused Patents · · Score: 1

    Admittedly I didn't RTFA ..

    But I see a new business model being made here...

    Step 1: Get patent from company X
    Step 2: Donate recently acquired patent to company Y
    Step 4: Profit

    Note: We will not speak of step 3.

  25. Re:Hey look, just for Slashdot! on The Dozen Space Weapon Myths · · Score: 1

    Test?

    Let me think about this for a moment.

    Ah yes that's it.

    Bad Scientist dude: Excuse Mr. I'll-blow-my-self-up Dude, would you be so kind to drive this truck near that US base right there and just hit this button.

    Mr. I'll-blow-my-self-up Dude parks himself near the "Green Zone"

    *Boom* *fizzz*

    Bad Scientist dude: Huh? I know nothing of what just took place. I'm just trying to work on this stuff so that we have clean energy. [mumbles] Damn, I think I needed to *insert random science that I'm not going to pretend to understand* to make it more deadly.[/end mumbles]

    Test? Riiiighhht... like that has to be done like "we'd do it."