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Comment Re:trap (Score 2, Insightful) 344

It's not a problem it's a feature and it's by design. Do you really want to compare the amount of old hardware that works with Linux compared to other popular desktop operating sytems? If hardware vendors were truly interested in selling hardware for Linux, they would get their drivers into mainline and then maintain them.

Comment Re:I *chose* carpentry over IT. (Score 1) 386

I thought I was the only one. I made a similar decision, and while the money isn't good I'm infinitely more happy. Inter-office politics and all of the backbiting that seems to come with them simply don't exist on a construction site. You try some of the BS that routinely goes on in office jobs and chances are you're going to get belted in the mouth.

Comment Re:Very true (Score 2, Interesting) 386

I can't speak for all trades, but the only construction trades that are viable are electrician and plumber. Every other construction trade is dominated by illegals willing to work 6-7 days a week for 12 hours a day for peanuts. People don't place much value on correct. They would rather have fast and cheap. I'm sure some of these crews can do correct work, but I've yet to see it and I've been around the business for a while now.

Comment Re:Neither. They're responsible (Score 1) 883

Please learn the correct usage of ad hominem before you ever type it again on the internet. Here's one form of ad hominem to get you started.

Oil companies can't be trusted when they say that some alternative energy sources are financially sound investments, because they're just propping up their multi billion dollar fossil fuel industry

Comment Neither. They're responsible (Score -1, Troll) 883

To their investors that is. People like to vilify oil companies as monsters, but they are in fact energy companies. If those alternative energy sources were even remotely feasible you can be sure they would be all over them. I've got a better alternative energy source. Lets strap all of the environmental whack jobs to bicycles and have them the pedal generators to a cleaner tomorrow.

Comment Quote from a press release on Ellison's site (Score 1) 483

Mr. Ellison's attorney, John H. Carmichael, points out that the 1960 collective bargaining agreement between the WGA and the Producers, as amended in 1966, assures to the writers of individual teleplays âoea piece of the pie.â Specifically, Mr. Carmichael states, âoeWriters under that WGA agreement are supposed to get 25% of the revenue from the licensing of publication rights.

If these are indeed the terms that were agreed to by both parties, he has every right to be pissed.

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