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Comment Windows 8 (Score 2) 791

by CFBMoo1 (#42440789) Attached to: Windows 8 Even Less Popular Than Vista
I have it running on a VM right now at work to look it over and I tried using it a bit but the constant switching from tiles to standard desktop was too much for me. If I took over for Balmer on Windows I'd scrap 8 all together and just take Windows 7 and start cleaning that up big time so it runs even faster and is easier to use then it already is.

Usually I go out and buy a new version of Windows to look things over before upgrading family. This time I'm glad I didn't and even my family from what I told them don't want to touch it with a ten foot pole since it changes things so drastically.

Comment America is being had... (Score 5, Insightful) 88

by CFBMoo1 (#41311485) Attached to: GAO Slams DHS Over BioWatch Biological Defense System
I'm really looking forward to the day when America stops treating terrorists like terrorists and just treats them as common criminals. Then maybe this whole terrorist boogie man boondoggle can go away finally. It'd sure kill the romance of a terrorist as being something more then a common thug or crook.

Comment Example... (Score 1) 472

by CFBMoo1 (#41260081) Attached to: Comments On Code Comments?
FUNCTION fx_get_bar_from_foo
(
    p_foo IN MYTABLE.MY_FIELD%TYPE
) RETURN MYTABLE.MY_FIELD2%TYPE
/**
* This sample function is only an example with comments.
* It may be right or it may be wrong but the comments in here
* allow me to come back years later and understand what I did.
* Yes it's a bastardization of Java and PL/SQL. Plus people
* at work love my code so far so I must be doing something right.
*
* @PARAM p_foo IN MYTABLE.MY_FIELD%TYPE my FOO field.
*
* @RETURN MYTABLE.MY_FIELD2%TYPE my BAR result.
*/

    -- Variables.
    v_return MYTABLE.MY_FIELD2%TYPE = NULL;

    -- Cursors.
    ...

BEGIN
    -- Check the parameter passed in.
    IF NOT p_foo IS NULL THEN
      -- Must be good, process it.
      SELECT
    MY_FIELD2
      INTO
    v_return
      FROM
    FOOBARS
      WHERE
    MY_FIELD = p_foo;

      -- Check it against the magic cursor.
      ...

      -- Log the request.
      ...
    END IF;

    -- Return it.
    RETURN v_return;
EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
      -- This isn't good, log and return nothing.
      ...
      RETURN NULL;
END fx_get_bar_from_foo;

-- Use a good editor, either an IDE like eclipse or something like Notepad++, Kate, or Gedit.
-- Easter Egg Comment: The yoke is on you!

Comment Re:No, seriously (Score 1) 235

by CFBMoo1 (#41098377) Attached to: Designer Jon McCann: "More Optimistic About GNOME Than In a Long Time"
My mother started out on Windows XP. She did things she never did before and she's in the same age bracket as your mother. Windows 7 rolled along and it took her a while to re-learn where everything was again. I showed her a picture of Windows 8 and she said, "Why do people have to change things? It works fine as it is, why change it? Now I'm going to have to relearn everything again."

Lets see how your mother does in Gnome 4. I got a feeling if they change things drasticly again she'll be making the same comments my mother did.

Comment Absolutely not.. (Score 1) 615

by CFBMoo1 (#41055335) Attached to: Are 12-16 Hour Workdays Productive?
I work to live, not live to work. I'm sure you can find some other person out there willing to put in double shift type work and not complain. I have better things to do with my health then beat it in to the ground working insane hours like that on a regular basis.

Comment Re:Brace yourselves (Score 3, Funny) 558

by CFBMoo1 (#40845747) Attached to: Windows 8 Is Ready
"Everyone on slashdot is about to become a UI expert."

I'll have you know sir that not only do I have 40 years of UI experience but also AOEs as well. So I'm more then qualified to talk about vowels. Now consonants on the other hand I'm always QQ'n about.

Comment Re:What do they have to bring to the table? (Score 1) 530

by CFBMoo1 (#40382993) Attached to: Microsoft To PC and Tablet Makers: You're Not Our Future
"Have you ever heard of, oh, say, Dropbox? Owncloud? (and probably tons of others.)"

Yes a ton others like Megaupload, amazing what happened to them. Makes me all warm and fuzzy about putting my stuff in the cloud when I think of people in general and what can happen to a business in the wink of an eye.

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