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  1. The most important question not asked... on In Some Bay Area Counties, College Grads Have Higher Unemployment (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...what do these unemployable graduates have degrees in?

    Something useful that is a marketable skill that would lead to a decent job or a graduate degree in interpretive dance theory?

  2. Re:Doesn't matter on Microsoft Brings Edge To Android and IOS (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadget...

    "As is often the case with mobile browsers, the new browsers are Edge in name only. They provide a user interface that looks quite Edge-like, and they sync with your Microsoft Account, but they don't use the Edge rendering engine from the PC. On iOS, the browser wraps the WebKit browser engine from Safari. This is essentially unavoidable on that platform, as Apple's rules preclude the development of third-party browser engines. On Android, where the rules do permit the development of third-party engines, Edge is built on top of Chromium, the open source counterpart to Google's Chrome."

  3. Re: Cause and effect... on Moderate Drinking Can Damage the Brain, Claim Researchers (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    So I have a theory here.

    Alcohol itself tastes terrible (if you taste buds and nose are working). In fact, most (all?) commonly consumable alcoholic products don't taste good...the first time you drink them. Normally we say these kinds of things (alcoholic or otherwise) are "acquired tastes".

    My belief is that everyone saying how good beer, wine, etc tastes has fallen victim to their brain telling (tricking?) them that the alcoholic beverage "tastes good" out of addiction in order to get them to drink said beverage. In fact, they (normal/moderate drinkers) are surprised that someone else who doesn't normally drink at all can easily identity the overpowering aftertaste of alcohol in even the fruitiest, sweetest mixed drinks/wines. I have never met someone who can HONESTLY say that their first taste of an alcoholic beverage was "good".

  4. How about degree specialty on a sliding scale? on Canadian Millennials Struggle As College Degrees Don't Guarantee Jobs (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 0

    It's too bad there isn't some way to make degrees that are not in demand in the real world (histories, * studies, etc) more expensive to take per credit than degrees that will lead to good careers (STEM, etc). That way students will have to REALLY want to do something worthless and pay for it. At least at the colleges I went to, they all cost the same so everyone thinks any college degree has the same value, which is clearly not the case. Also, it's unclear if the quoted engineering student in the article had any internships or not. Because when you do it usually leads to a job if you don't suck.

  5. Iron 5.0.377 for Linux on Chrome Private Mode Not Quite Private · · Score: 1
  6. Dead Kennedy's "Jock-O-Rama" comes to mind... on The US Economy Needs More "Cool" Nerds · · Score: 1

    "Jock-O-Rama"

    You really like gorillas?
    We've got just the pet for you
    It's the way you're forced to act
    To survive our schools

    Make your whole life revolve around sports
    Walk tough-don't act too smart
    Be a mean machine
    Then we'll let you get ahead

    Jock-O-Rama-Save my soul
    We're under the thumb of the Beef Patrol
    The future of America is in their hands
    Watch it roll over Niagara Falls
    Pep rally in the holy temple
    And you're forced to go
    Masturbate en masse
    With the favored religious cult
    Cheerleaders yell-"Ra Ra Team"
    From the locker room parades the prime beef
    When archaeologists dig this up
    They'll either laugh or cry

    Jock-O-Rama-On the brain
    Redneck-a-thon drivin' me insane
    The future of America is in their hands
    Watch it roll over Niagara Falls
    Unzip that old time religion
    On the almighty football field
    Beerbellies of all ages
    Come to watch the gladiators bleed
    "Now boys, this game ain't played for fun
    You're going out there to win
    How d'ya win?
    Get out there
    And snap the other guy's knee!"

    Beat 'em up! Beat 'em up!
    Ra Ra Ra
    Snap those spinal cords
    Ha Ha Ha

    The star quarterback lies injured
    Unconscious on the football field
    Looks like his neck's been broken
    Seems to happen somewhere every year

    His mom and dad clutch themselves and cry
    Their favorite son will never walk again
    Coach says, "That boy gave a hundred percent
    What spirit
    What a man"

    But who cares?
    Games over-Let's go get wasted man
    To the 7-11, to the liquor store
    Let's party all night and party some more

    Another Trans-Am
    Wrapped itself around a telephone pole
    "I ain't drunk, officer
    I just fell gettin' out of my car"

    Don't worry about it, son
    We were that way when we were young
    You've got all the skills
    To make a damn good businessman

    Jock-O-Rama-that's the law
    Come lick the butts of the Beef Patrol
    If the future of America is handed to them
    Watch it roll over Niagara Falls

  7. Re:ODF 1.x? on Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 Released, Supports ODF Out of the Box · · Score: 2, Informative

    From: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953195

    "File formats

    * OpenDocument Format (ODF) support

    SP2 lets you open, edit, and save documents in version 1.1 of the ODF for Word (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/FX100649251033.aspx) , for Excel (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/FX100646951033.aspx) , and for PowerPoint (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX100648951033.aspx) . Users of these Office programs can now open, edit, and save files in the OpenDocument Text (*.odt), OpenDocument Spreadsheet (*.ods), and OpenDocument Presentations (*.odp) formats."

    -S

  8. Re:The Boston Social Scene on NYT Techie Night Life Reprogrammed · · Score: 1

    Not Boston, but close enough:
    Providence Geek Dinner
    OR (for something specific to the Boston video gaming industry):
    Boston Post Mortem

    -S

  9. Re:that's lots of storage! on Awesome Pics of CERN's Large Hadron Collider · · Score: 1, Informative

    Supermicro 1Us on the left, and AIC 5Us on the right!

    -S

  10. Re:Conspiracy Theories on Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist · · Score: 0

    I think it's because IF this is true, it is under military jurisdiction rather than strictly governmental. The government is bad at keeping secrets, yes...but how many civilians do you know who've crossed the border at Area 51 (and didn't work there) and come back with pictures/physical evidence/anything?

    -S

  11. Re:the beginning is the end is the beginning, and. on Watchmen Movie Trailer Is Out · · Score: 0

    ...it's also used in "Batman & Robin", arguably the worst big budget superhero movie ever. Ironic, no?

    -S

  12. How will newbs install Windows on it? on Seagate Announces First 1.5TB Desktop Hard Drive · · Score: 0

    You can't install a Windows boot drive to a single volume larger than 2TB, even though by default that's what Windows setup will try to do with this drive in a system (by itself). I can't wait for the tech support calls to come in!

    Using GPT Drives

    Itanium is looking pretty good now, eh?

    -S

  13. Re:That all depends on you on Non-Programming Jobs For a Computer Science Major? · · Score: 0

    Especially if you know how to manage programmers!



    Or you could be a professional cat herder.

    -S

  14. Portions not controllable?? on IT Workers Are Getting Fatter · · Score: 0

    According to the survey, some 41 percent of IT workers eat out for lunch twice or more per week, making portion and calorie control difficult.

    Maybe I'm missing something, but exactly how is portion control difficult if you're the one eating the portions? The food doesn't just get in your stomach magically...someone has to eat it (and continue to eat it past the point of too large a portion!).

    -S
  15. Re:Bugzilla! on Practical Experience As a Beginning Programmer? · · Score: 0

    Can you define "easy one" for someone who has never built/worked on a non-academic large scale application?
    -S

  16. FUD on Large Hadron Collider Sparks 'Doomsday' Lawsuit · · Score: 0

    I work in the building where the LHC is housed and I can tell you that there is no danger at all. Seriously, this is just a bunch of fear, uncerta

  17. Someone at Gartner just played WoW... on Gartner Sees Virtual Interaction as the Future of IT · · Score: 0

    ...for the first time.

    News at 11.

    -S

  18. Re:PROTIP on TechNet Users Revolt Over Vista SP1 Unavailability · · Score: 0

    Actually, you can just go to connect.microsoft.com and DL an ISO image of the DVD that contains the full version of SP1 for x86 and x64 variants of Vista, as well as the executables themselves without going through and getting any enabling RC stuff...of course, you need access to connect as well.

    Also, FYI, I've installed it on my x64 machine and now I cannot see my Ubuntu laptop nor the Samba share on it. I checked my policy and saw that NTLM access and been set back to the default, so I set it again so Samba 3.0 could be seen...but no dice! Just a warning...

    -S

  19. For someone who hasn't played since 2.0... on The Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition Preview Books · · Score: 0

    ...how does 4.0 stack up? Will I be totally lost? What do I need to know?

    Thanks,

    -S

  20. Re:Full Service? on Microsoft Paid Novell $356 Million in '07 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if you do pay, make sure you wear a rubber. You don't want to pick up DRM or WGA from that skank.

    -S

  21. Ruby Tk? on Tcl/Tk 8.5.0 Released · · Score: 0

    Now if only documentation existed for Ruby Tk...

    -S

  22. Re:Putinist Russia on SixApart Sells LiveJournal to Russian Media Company · · Score: 0

    Russia is controlled and run by a few very rich corporations and individuals. The number of very rich corporations and individuals is growing on a daily basis. Dissenting voices do get heard. The problem is that most Russians don't care to listen. Most Russians don't give a shit about politics.
    Wow! Reminds me of another country...
    ...*cough* USA *cough*....

    -S
  23. Here's the real way: on How to Turn Your PC into a Mac · · Score: 0
  24. Re:prohibition didnt work for my grandparents on MA Proposes Two Year Jail Term for Online Gambling · · Score: 0

    Thanks, but as you will clearly see from the link below, approximately 17,400 died from drunk driving during 2001 in the US versus 2,792 during 9/11...and we should be focusing on the terrorists? I say bring prohibition back.

    Drunk Driving vs. 9/11 (terrorism) deaths

    Sorry, but alcohol abuse > terrorism.

    -S

  25. Re:Offense is the best defence? on Mom Sues Music Company Over Baby Video Removal · · Score: 0

    In fact, you generally want to file suit first, you get to pick the venue. Is 9th circuit (CA) or 2nd Circuit (NY) is friendlier to fair use?

    Is justice more blind in certain places rather than others?

    -S