Comment Re:Incoming (Score 1) 286
It's the UK. Their libel laws are bullshit. This guy is going to get his asshole blown up.
Comment "Brilliant" (Score 1) 743
By these standards, any marginally competent sysadmin is brilliant. The real moral of the story here is that if you have an organization that, by nature, is full of shifty, conniving, two-faced assholes, you're better off hiring a sysadmin who is a totally complacent dupe.
Comment Terraria (Score 3, Informative) 337
Minecraft, but in 2D. This actually makes it better, in my opinion. It's easier to build things. Also, it looks nicer.
Comment Hold up. (Score 3, Interesting) 427
Are you telling me the NSA actually spends time and money on doing the job it's supposed to, not just spying on US citizens? I am absolutely shocked.
Comment We Baked Cookies (Score 1) 633
Real talk: me and my roommate just went to the grocery store and bought cookie dough and then baked it and ate the cookies when we heard this news. You should, too. Everyone should have a batch of warm, gooey Steve Ballmer Is Retiring cookies.
Comment Steve Ballmer, you conceited ass. (Score 1) 633
"My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our company’s transformation to a devices and services company."
You're being retired because NOBODY ELSE IS STUPID ENOUGH TO WANT THAT.
You're being retired because NOBODY ELSE IS STUPID ENOUGH TO WANT THAT.
Comment Gosh. (Score 1) 443
It's almost like industry practices have made people so used to doing it this way that watching it on TV even when you can is way more effort.
Comment Oh. Well, this explains a great deal. (Score 2, Funny) 91
High finance assholes see the rest of us as bacteria. Imagine that.
Russia Proposes Banning Foul Language On the Internet 239
eldavojohn writes "In a country where it's illegal to insult a government official, State Duma Deputy Yelena Mizulina has proposed an amendment to ban swearing on social networks, bulletin boards and all websites. The website would be blocked if the offending material had not been removed within 24 hours. The name of the law this would be added to? "On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development." Mizulina's title in regards to this legislation? Chairwoman of the Committee on Family, Women and Children (No joke!). Of course, Yelena Mizulina is no stranger to unwarranted censorship as she was behind the law banning gay propaganda to minors and invoked laws to try to silence critics on twitter. The article also notes, 'United Russia deputy Vitaly Milonov put forward a similar initiative on 25 July. He proposed to tighten control over social networks and allow people to dating sites through their passports.'"
Comment Oh, this is just adorable. (Score 1) 82
Look at the cute little Intel try to do things. Awwwww.
It's like somebody in their boardroom thought that just making boneheaded decisions about their processors wouldn't make AMD competitive enough, so he invented a massive boondoggle that nobody has any need for.
It's like somebody in their boardroom thought that just making boneheaded decisions about their processors wouldn't make AMD competitive enough, so he invented a massive boondoggle that nobody has any need for.
Comment We already had this argument. (Score 2) 183
Here it is.
And here's what I said last time.
Let's see if I can get +5 just for linking to a comment that got +5. :V
And here's what I said last time.
Let's see if I can get +5 just for linking to a comment that got +5.
Comment Re:Kickstarter & Slashdot (Score 1) 163
I can disable the ads just fine. Did you shit up your karma?
Comment So what? (Score 1) 164
They don't even have wifi on all of their trains yet. They need to do that before they worry about how good it is.
Comment Re:Dumbass. (Score 1) 128
That sounds like an excellent way to get assassinated.
In Sandy-Struck NJ Town, Verizon Goes All Wireless, No Copper 155
An anonymous reader writes with a bit from the Asbury Park Press: "'Devastated and wiped out by superstorm Sandy, Verizon has no plans to rebuild its copper-line telephone network in Mantoloking. Instead, Verizon says Mantoloking is the first town in New Jersey, and one of the few areas in the country, to have a new service called Verizon Voice Link. Essentially, it connects your home's wired and cordless telephones to the Verizon Wireless network.' So no copper or fiber to a fairly densely populated area. Comcast will now be the only voice/data option with copper to the area."
