Comment Re:LOL ... Scores of Hectares? (Score 1) 94
Who needs to remember with sites like this?... http://www.convertunits.com/fr...
Comment Re:I think this is a good idea. (Score 1) 282
You can auto-tune in Linux... http://www.onaips.com/wordpres... :P
Oregon vs. Oracle: the Battle of Blame Heats Up 83
Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "The ongoing efforts to assign responsibility for the disastrous attempts to create the Cover Oregon health exchange, the primary contractor for which was Oracle Corporation, have entered a new round, with Governor John Kitzhaber calling on State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to initiate legal action against the firm. Kitzhaber has also sought the help of Washington D.C. in sanctioning Oracle, though Oregon's own management of the project and the terms of their contract with Oracle muddy the waters, considerably. Although the AG's office hasn't committed to filing suit, yet, AG Rosenblum has said, 'I share your determination to recover every dollar to which Oregon is entitled.' Although the outcome of this is uncertain, it is likely heads, both corporate and political, will roll."
Comment Re:When I'm ready for the rest home... (Score 1) 68
I think I read a book about that once... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D... :P
Comment Re:They might be right. (Score 4, Funny) 139
So what you're saying is you would like an opportunity to bid on the contract the next time the project comes up? ;)
Comment Re:I do not think it means what you think it means (Score 1) 101
Just for failing to see my humor I shall counter your meaningless reference with another meaningless reference. From the great and un-erring Wikipedia!
A cyborg, short for "cybernetic organism", is a being with both organic and mechanical parts.
Take that!
Comment I do not think it means what you think it means... (Score 4, Insightful) 101
You keep using that word (cyborg). I do not think it means what you think it means... :P
http://youtu.be/G2y8Sx4B2Sk
Comment No picture or video! (Score 1) 95
I am very disappointed there were no pictures or video of said "catnado". :P
Comment Re:Tablet computing (Score 1) 564
I feel the same way as far as not liking to do any "real" work on a tablet such as word processing, long e-mails, etc. However, I've been noticing more of my co-workers and other folks lately on their PCs and realizing that they are as slow on a regular keyboard as they are on a tablet when it comes to typing. So, this may actually be a non-issue for a larger portion of the population than I originally thought. Kids are coming out of school with good mouse skills but still having lousy typing skills (at least around here that I have noticed)
Comment Re:1984 Times (Score 1) 324
My thoughts exactly! :)
Comment 1984 Times (Score 1) 324
Oh the irony. When I went to vote it had been voted on 1984 times! http://michaelwigle.info/Images/1984Times.png
Comment Re:What happens when this fails? (Score 1) 393
It's still done that way in my neighborhood. But the schools found a solution. They stopped using textbooks. You think I kid. Sadly, it's true. The administration just tells the teachers to find worksheets online and print them off. The kids just ignore the "Do not make copies" at the bottom of the pages of their handouts. :P
Submission + - New CFAA Could Incarcerate Teenagers For Reading Online News (ibtimes.com)
redletterdave writes: Anyone under 18 found reading the news online could hypothetically face jail time according to the latest draft of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which is said to be “rushed” to Congress during its “cyber week” in the middle of April. According to the new proposal floated by the House Judiciary Committee, the CFAA would be amended to treat any violation of a website’s Terms of Service – or an employer’s Terms of Use policy – as a criminal act. Applied to the world of online publications, this could be a dangerous notion: For example, many news websites’ Terms of Use warn against any users under a certain age to use their site. In fact, NPR and the Hearst Corporation’s entire family of publications, which includes Popular Mechanics, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Houston Chronicle, all disallow readers under 18 from using their "services." According to the DOJ, this would mean anyone under 18 found accessing these sites — even just to read or comment on a story — could face criminal charges.
Comment Direct link to video (Score 1) 67
Here's a direct link to the video on Youtube.
Comment Re:Great. Now how about some encryption? (Score 2) 64
While I agree that would be a nice feature, I find handling the encryption myself painless enough. There are many tools to do it but I find Axcrypt integrates quite nicely for Win/Linux systems but not Android yet.
