Comment Re:Could be worse. Could be quoting Conservapedia. (Score 1) 513
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Rush Limgaugh
Ann Coulter
Fox News
Paul Gigot
Religious Right
Rush Limgaugh
Ann Coulter
Fox News
Paul Gigot
Religious Right
Comment Found it (Score 1) 200
That's where I left that darn thing.
Please sent it to me, and look around for my cars keys too.
Last thing I remember I had them both in my hands at the same time....
Comment Re:Wow. Just wow. (Score 1) 290
"He shall spend the rest of his days in a pain amplifier."
Comment Corporate Skills Important also (Score 3, Informative) 639
It took me 10 years to learn to shut up at corporate meetings.
Higher management does not want to hear why their ideas won't work. Even when confronted with reality, they will quickly forget that you WERE CORRECT. You only will be remembered for being argumentative, for rocking the boat, and when layoffs come you will be first, or when promotions come you will be last.
When upper management comes up with an idea, however stupid, ALWAYS EMBRACE it. Remember -- they spent a bunch of time coming up with this idea, so it MUST be great?!? Corporate ideas are subject to the effects of evolution, good ideas thrive and survive, bad ideas quickly go extinct.
No one will remember the ideas that go extinct, they are quickly forgotten. But they will remember that you were (or were not) a "team player". (Whatever that means.)
If you are always positive and never point out management's inadequacies, you will promote faster, earn more money, and retire earlier.
Higher management does not want to hear why their ideas won't work. Even when confronted with reality, they will quickly forget that you WERE CORRECT. You only will be remembered for being argumentative, for rocking the boat, and when layoffs come you will be first, or when promotions come you will be last.
When upper management comes up with an idea, however stupid, ALWAYS EMBRACE it. Remember -- they spent a bunch of time coming up with this idea, so it MUST be great?!? Corporate ideas are subject to the effects of evolution, good ideas thrive and survive, bad ideas quickly go extinct.
No one will remember the ideas that go extinct, they are quickly forgotten. But they will remember that you were (or were not) a "team player". (Whatever that means.)
If you are always positive and never point out management's inadequacies, you will promote faster, earn more money, and retire earlier.
Submission + - Afraid to Upgrade
kcdoodle writes: Vista finally hosed me.
I had XP/Vista/Kubuntu-HH tri-booting on my laptop until a few days ago, Vista got stuck in an infinite loop of install/reboot for upgrades. After I stopped the shenanigans, Vista needed a re-install.
I decided to not install Vista and switch to an XP/Ubuntu-II dual-boot installation. Now I find that my Wireless card does not work with Ubuntu-II and I have to back-out to Ubuntu-HH or Ubuntu-FF.
After I get this all worked out, I am deeply considering turning off updates (XP and Ubuntu). I am just tired of "fixes" and "upgrades" hosing my system.
Is it safer to let my system update, or should I get a stable system and lock it down forever? I am just afraid that security patches are more likely to hurt me than help me.
I had XP/Vista/Kubuntu-HH tri-booting on my laptop until a few days ago, Vista got stuck in an infinite loop of install/reboot for upgrades. After I stopped the shenanigans, Vista needed a re-install.
I decided to not install Vista and switch to an XP/Ubuntu-II dual-boot installation. Now I find that my Wireless card does not work with Ubuntu-II and I have to back-out to Ubuntu-HH or Ubuntu-FF.
After I get this all worked out, I am deeply considering turning off updates (XP and Ubuntu). I am just tired of "fixes" and "upgrades" hosing my system.
Is it safer to let my system update, or should I get a stable system and lock it down forever? I am just afraid that security patches are more likely to hurt me than help me.
Comment Beware of the NULL search (Score 1) 91
Journalists will continue to use the NULL search technique.
To support your claim of <insert cause here>, do a search the REQUIRES a lot of words that are descriptive of your opposition. Then, when NO RESULTS are found, you can write that no one opposes your claim of <insert cause here>.
To support your claim of <insert cause here>, do a search the REQUIRES a lot of words that are descriptive of your opposition. Then, when NO RESULTS are found, you can write that no one opposes your claim of <insert cause here>.
Comment Off Topic -- SCI FI Book to Movie (Score 1) 256
They should make "Infinity Hold" into a movie. Barry Longyear's best book.
And I think Emilio Estevez should star as "Nick Bando", I dunno why, but I think it would be a good fit.
And I think Emilio Estevez should star as "Nick Bando", I dunno why, but I think it would be a good fit.
Submission + - Great Sigs
kcdoodle writes: I see so many great SIGs on slashdot.
Could you make a compiled list of good, great, funny, morbid, etc. SIGs so that the community can browse them, and possibly comment on them?
Could you make a compiled list of good, great, funny, morbid, etc. SIGs so that the community can browse them, and possibly comment on them?
Submission + - SUN Java update offers Open Office
kcdoodle writes: My little Java update icon just notified me there is an update available.
Better than that it also said "Click here to download Open Office".
I think this will put Open Office on more computers than ever!
Microsoft is gotta be sweating bricks right about now, as MSOffice is
one of their biggest cash cows.
Do you think this will hurt Microsoft at all?
