tdisalvo - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Friday July 02, 2010 @04:51PM (#32779428) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

"SS numbers, ID Cards, Etcetera" My point being that people have been interpreting things as the number of the beast, I would imaging since the revelations was written. The fact that it is happening in India is nothing new.
People in the US have stated that they think the SS number is the mark of the beast http://www.greaterthings.com/Conspiracy/SSN_SocialSecurityNumber_666/ I am sure that before that there are tons of other marks of the beast.
Maybe they all are and we are damned, maybe you are only damned if you believe that you are. That is the beauty of religion. Belief makes it real, at least the the believers.

Comment Re:Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @05:21PM (#32764106) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

From the US, and how long have you gone without using your SS number? Also no I do not believe in a literal translation to the bible. Just though it would be a good historic point. We have had the number of the beast be it SS numbers, ID Cards, Ect.

Comment Re:Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @05:18PM (#32764058) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

Yes, Illegals that pay for fake SS numbers. Huge market, the important thing is that they let them back on the streets and don't bother to deport them because the immigration police are too busy busting websites that are linking to movies for Hollywood. Go AMERICA!
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/07/01/039245/Feds-and-Hollywood-Seize-Domains-of-Movie-Pirates

Comment Re:Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @05:15PM (#32764018) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

Damn,
So I am the only one whos parents tattooed there SS number on there hand? It is really handy when I have to fill out paperwork.

Comment Re:Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @05:14PM (#32763998) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

Clearly figurative, if you cannot figure out that the bible was written to explain things to people from a time period and that it has been translated a million times by many different authors, then you missed history class. It can be interpreted to prove almost any point. Which is why it is so commonly used.

Comment Revelation 13:16-17 (Score 1) 725

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @01:54PM (#32760268) Attached to: Unique ID In India Causes 'Fear of the Beast'

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Wait the us already has that. It is called a Social Security #.

Comment Immigration? (Score 1) 181

by tdisalvo on Thursday July 01, 2010 @12:23PM (#32758692) Attached to: Feds and Hollywood Seize Domains of Movie Pirates

So we need to put the national guard at the borders because our immigration officers are working for Hollywood. AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

Comment Re:Two Words...TERM LIMITS (Score 1) 233

by tdisalvo on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @01:01PM (#32350308) Attached to: Recrafting Government As an Open Platform

I would counter to say that voters typically do not continue to elect the good ones. "Conservative" that does not mean republicans, people who are ok with the way things are will continue to vote for who ever is in power because they are ok with the way things are. Also once you are in power you have a whole slew of lobbiest that give you $$$ to pass there laws. This in turn finances your campaign and since many undecided voters vote off of name recognition this keeps them in power indefinitely. There challengers simply cannot afford to run against them.

Comment Re:Two Words...TERM LIMITS (Score 1) 233

by tdisalvo on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @12:27PM (#32349888) Attached to: Recrafting Government As an Open Platform

I would admit that it would eliminate some good representatives, however it would also cause more people to have to take part in government spreading out the responsibility to more citizens. It would also limit the amount of time power can corrupt a "good" person.

Comment Two Words...TERM LIMITS (Score 1) 233

by tdisalvo on Wednesday May 26, 2010 @10:23AM (#32348292) Attached to: Recrafting Government As an Open Platform

...we need this on all elected positions. It is stupid that congressman X has been there 40 years and has accumulated so many favors that any of his pet projects get through and no real change happens. Why because the incumbent gets re-elected 98% of the time.With Term limits they would have to go get real jobs after say 12 years total.

Submission + - Updated from previous submissionBenchmark Software

Submitted by tdisalvo on Thursday May 20, 2010 @04:26PM

tdisalvo writes: I am wondering what is the best type of benchmark software out there. We are doing a Windows 7 roll-out and I will have to compare major PC vendors and I am looking for vendor neutral tests that will give me the data I need to present an educated opinion to my CIO. Clear pretty charts are nice since it is for C level execs and we need to make it understandable for nontechnical as well as technical people. More specifically I am looking for something that will clearly show how the same processor performs better or worse with a particular build, motherboard, RAM Power Supply, ect. My plan is to try and get very similar machines from major vendors and see which ones build has the highest independent bench marks. Something that would be able to roll up test on multiple computers and report on the differences in score would be idea. Also free is better :-)

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Benchmark Testing

Submitted by tdisalvo on Thursday May 20, 2010 @02:33PM

tdisalvo writes: I am wondering what is the best type of benchmark software out there. We are doing a Windows 7 rollout and I will have to compare major PC vendors and I am looking for vendor neutral tests that will give me the data I need to present an educated opinion to my CIO. Clear pretty charts are nice since it is for C level execs and we need to make it understandable for nontechnical as well as technical people. Also free is better :-)

Doctors Seeing a Rise In "Google-itis" 368

Posted by samzenpus on Monday May 17, 2010 @02:29PM from the sounds-like-rickets-to-me dept.

It's one of the fastest-growing health issues that doctors now face: "Google-itis." Everyone from concerned mothers to businessmen on their lunch break are typing in symptoms and coming up with rare diseases or just plain wrong information. Many doctors are bringing computers into examination rooms now so they can search along with patients to alleviate their fears. "I'm not looking for a relationship where the patient accepts my word as the gospel truth," says Dr. James Valek. "I just feel the Internet brings so much misinformation to the (exam) room that we have to fight through all that before we can get to the problem at hand."

Transformers Special Edition Chevy Camaro Unveiled 299

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 23, 2009 @03:28AM from the nerds-roll-out dept.

roelbj writes "Automotive stories are few and far between on Slashdot, but today's news from Chevrolet might just make a few readers' mouths water at the chance to own their own Bumblebee. Today at Comic-Con, General Motors officially announced the 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package."

Submission + - SPAM: Home Design Software

Submitted by tdisalvo on Thursday April 09, 2009 @09:43AM

tdisalvo writes: I am wondering what kind of software there is out there for home design/remolding. I know that I can use Auto Cad which is the old stand by that can draw just about anything but I am looking for something a bit more user friendly. I have a 2 flat and I am looking to do some redesign to maximize my property. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I figured I would go to the more techocentric people to see what is out there as opposed to a more traditional home improvement website.

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