Comment Re:SUPERAntiSpyware Portable (Score 1) 159
Hats off to you, techvet. I wouldn't have been able to be so civil in my answer to flame.
Comment Re:So let me get this straight... (Score 1) 159
I've never seen a more accurate description of my life in large-enterprise corporate desktop support.
Wow. Just freaking wow.
Comment Re:Dear Playboy, it happened to me (Score 1) 495
It's a small world, and you may well end up working for them again in a more senior role later.
Working in IT in the fourth largest city in America has given me the opportunity time and time again to see that this is true. I can't stress strongly enough how your reputation and attitude follow/preceed you.
I'm not in management, but I have been a team lead. I've had opportunities to yay/nay resumes before interviews because, Hey, you worked at Such-And-Such, and so did this guy. Do you know him? I regret that I've had to answer with a hearty Don't hire him!" every single time.
Remember that, as long as you work in IT, every single person (regardless of their function) you work with/near/for/around is a possible future yay/nay for you.
Whatever you do when you find yourself in the OP's situation, remember to maintain the highest level of professionalism and the best attitude you can. I promise, it will pay off, even if you have no way of seeing the payoff when it arrives.
Comment Re:What about the presumption of innocence? (Score 1) 1590
It surely is once they've passed their own law that says the same thing.
Comment Re:What about the presumption of innocence? (Score 1) 1590
Thank you for taking the time to actually list practical examples of non-racial suspicion markers, something I've not seen done in the hysteria over this bill.
Comment Re:This won't end well (Score 1) 206
I think the word you are looking for is 'anecdotal.'
You are correct, and I'm not at all sure why "apocryphal" made sense to me at the time.
Comment Re:Thank the Teachers! (Score 1) 206
Remember during your year in Iran (if you get there) that they incarcerate and torture student-visa backpackers who get lost.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Comment Re:This won't end well (Score 1) 206
"[R]esearching" Arab vs Western World cross-cultural problems by "getting to know an Arab" (in person) would be more effective than talking to one online? How?
As far as I can see, either method of dissecting cross-cultural issues is like looking at a random black or white person on the bus and asking, "Why don't blacks and whites get along in the US?"
Valuable research data is not apocryphal.
As far as I can see, either method of dissecting cross-cultural issues is like looking at a random black or white person on the bus and asking, "Why don't blacks and whites get along in the US?"
Valuable research data is not apocryphal.
Comment Re:This won't end well (Score 1) 206
the real world is going to interfere with the execution.
Too bad the real world has't managed to interfere with Arab exectutions before now, eh?
Submission + - Kill (Virtual?) Terrorists from comfort of home! (spacewar.com)
wisebabo writes: Summarized from the article: Defense and homeland security contractor TransLumen is "targeting" iPhone users worldwide with a "game" that allows iPhone users to remotely control UAVs and blow up terrorists. "UAV Fighter allows the user to pilot a UAV in uncannily realistic conditions and attack suspected terrorists with a variety of ammunition."
So is this really just a game or is the military using this to get some additional recruits for its UAV pilot force (a la "Ender's game)?
Gives new meaning to the expression slogan: reach out and (iPod) "touch" someone.
So is this really just a game or is the military using this to get some additional recruits for its UAV pilot force (a la "Ender's game)?
Gives new meaning to the expression slogan: reach out and (iPod) "touch" someone.
Submission + - USDA bans browsers other than IE 3
Dave writes: 'An Agriculture Department agency has begun enforcing a policy banning the use of Web browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, to the surprise of employees who rely on other browsers, such as Mozilla's Firefox, to help in developing Web sites for public use.'
It seems the core issue is one of central management. Are there solutions to assist sysops with management of "alternate browser" settings for large networks? If not, it would appear such a solution would be timely.
It seems the core issue is one of central management. Are there solutions to assist sysops with management of "alternate browser" settings for large networks? If not, it would appear such a solution would be timely.
Comment Re:Four simple steps (Score 1) 1354
Second step: Have you purchased new clothing in the last year? If not, buy new clothes... preferably with the help of a woman... one of your friend's girlfriends will do. Just buy what she tells you to buy. No arguments.
Do NOT do this, grasshopper. Too many women have no idea how to dress a man.
A much better option: Go to Dillard's (or any other department store with dressed mannequins), find a mannequin wearing clothes that appeal to you, hand the sales girl a slip of paper with your measurements, and say to her, "I'll take that outfit," while pointing at the mannequin you like.
This was the secret weapon used by a man I used to know. He was a serious babe-magnet, but could NOT dress himself. He decided that since department stores ACTUALLY PAY PEOPLE to put outfits together for mannequins, that he should take advantage of that skill.
That man was by-far the sexiest and best-dressed straight man I've ever known, and he was NEVER without female companionship if he wanted it.
Submission + - Next 8 days crucial for Stem Cell Research
Lordplatypus writes: Author Neil Gaiman has an interesting post on his blog:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines entitled "National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research" (Guidelines). Here
". ..of the 6000 plus comments that NIH has received concerning the draft guidelines, 99% were from people who opposed embryonic stem cell research."
Apparently some religious believe that stem cell research is a bad thing and have encouraged members to flood NIH's site.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines entitled "National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research" (Guidelines). Here
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Apparently some religious believe that stem cell research is a bad thing and have encouraged members to flood NIH's site.
Submission + - New Material for Lithium Battery discovered 2
canadian_right writes: "Canadian scientists create new material with the potential to triple the power output of Lithium batteries. The new material uses sulphur formed into nano-scale ribbons for the cathode instead of traditional transition metals. The break through could lead to better batteries for everything from latops to cars."
Submission + - US Military Inspects Student Laptops for P2P Use (itnews.com.au)
bfire writes: Recruits at the United States Military Academy in New York have to line up in the corridors outside their rooms in the barracks every Saturday morning for a notebook computer inspection or "IT SAMI" to check for attached shares and illicit or unauthorised content and use, according to a Colonel stationed there. "They're college students and they do what all college students do ... they share music," said Col Adams, who is assistant professor and senior research scientist at West Point's IT operations centre. He said management of the academy that trained US President Dwight Eisenhower and General David Petraeus wants to make sure no honour codes are broken that could lead to a cadet's expulsion from the school and return to the ranks.
