Comment Re:Two Words... (Score 1) 133
In other words you're saying that we're in a pyramid scheme with China except we're at the top receiving all of the money?
Sounds good to me...
Comment Re:And how does the kitty-kat feal about all this? (Score 2, Interesting) 225
My 3 legged cat doesn't really use her stump that much except when climbing steps...
She's developed the ability that when the front 2 paws are on the higher step, and her good back leg is on the lower step she'll angle her butt so that the stump is at the edge of the top step. The little stump will then twirl and while it's doing it's think she'll bring the back leg up and keep going.
Watching it almost reminds me of those famous horse pictures proving that a horse has 4 feet off the ground at a time...
Comment Re:occupational therapy (Score 1) 225
i wonder if the treatment included retraining the cat on burying its business in the cat box.
Actually, both of my cats at home use their front paws to side paw the littler on top... So yes, assuming she doesn't step in it (unlikely) she'd be fine and up to the usual tracking the litter out of the box like normal...
PS: (Yes, I have a 3 legged cat so I have a basis for asserting this.)
PPS: ( Anyone have a 1 and 2 legged so I can complete the set? )
PPPS: (Yes, I like parenthesis).
Comment Re:Doesn't work for IT (Score 1) 136
Sadly starting a fire or tripping a breaker won't work very well for anyone in IT, they'd just be stuck at work over the weekend making sure everything was working (or in the case of a fire, building new servers with no time to sleep or rest).
You sound like you're speaking from experience?
Comment Hmm - This and google voice... (Score 1) 108
This should be interesting... I wonder what a combination of Skype and Google Voice could do for me...
Comment Re:Just kidding, folks. (Score 1) 139
Assuming vertical wall, you won’t be able to see them. You’re looking down.
Plus, the camera is using thermal imaging, so a moving shadow wouldn’t show up well.
With any spheroid looking down unless you're directly beneath the camera there will be angled views.
As for thermal imaging - overlooked that part...
Comment Re:Wow (Score 3, Insightful) 139
The opening is estimated to be 620 feet by 520 feet and the hole to be at least 380 feet deep. Wow! That beats even goatse!
I'm sure you'll be moderated funny (as you should)
Comment Re:Just kidding, folks. (Score 1) 139
I looked at the pictures, and it seems that they had a bug on the lens.
In all seriousness, though, I wonder how they can determine the depth of the hole, just from the surface characteristics?
Simple (somewhat)
Where Does IT Fall Within Your Organization? 243
ros256 writes "I help out a relatively small (100 employees) medical device company that does not have a dedicated IT department. Instead the network admin reports to a manager in the Clinical department. Although this seems unusual to me, the organization isn't really structured at this point to have IT staff report to a department more relevant to the work they do. I've been giving thought as to where within the organization would make more sense. So, I pose this question to the Slashdot community: Where does IT fall within the organizations you work with?"
Comment Re:Attorney Emails (Score 1) 237
Gah - before the spelling Nazi's get me... Let me correct it...
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Rather versus Whether vs. Weather... The joys of English.
Comment Start laughing now... (Score 5, Interesting) 381
If this does pass I think it would be quickly repealed over the loud howling noises as people realize it passes.
This would essentially put the government in charge of choosing which press agencies to sponser... Dangerous precedent...
Comment Re:Attorney Emails (Score 1) 237
I respect lavatory cleaning staff far above copyright lawyers.
Yet lawyers serve a purpose. Just because, in this case, their purpose is opposed to your interests does not make them scum.
The root issue we're disagreeing on is, I believe, rather a person is scum based upon the job they choose to perform. One person's scum is another person's necessity.
If this was not the MPAA or the RIAA but instead, an author of a self-published book that went viral on the internet (who knows - people might start reading again)
Comment Re:Attorney Emails (Score 1) 237
We're all glad to know that you're offended when people who are 'publicly' attacking other individuals are in turn attacked as individuals themselves.
I'm glad you're glad.
Comment Re:My Lai (Score 1) 237
"Just following orders" never works for doing illegal stuff. For these lawyers, however - what they're doing is, unfortunately, legal.
( Wonders : Does bringing up My Lai in this context bring in an Asian Godwin's law? )
Comment Re:Attorney Emails (Score 1) 237
I don't know how well the guy in the law firm is doing - if he's scraping by or if he's raking it in.
I do know, however, that to impose my beliefs that the lawyers are scum on them in a legal manner and make judgement based on that is not something I would want others doing to me.
Different jobs involve varying degrees of moral direction - some would consider repossessing cars to be evil, vile and dispicable - while others see the necessary need for loaners to recoup their outlay.
Do I not like what these lawyers are doing? Sure
Do I think these lawyers are performing what their job requires them to do? In all probablity, yes
Is an individual going to stay on moral high-grounds when his job is on the line? Rarely, and I can't fault them for it - especially not in this case.
