Comment Re:Spellink chekers. Duh! (Score 1) 285
Every web browser as auto spell-check capabilities these days.
Am I the only one who finds irony of the use of "as" in this sentence instead of "has"?
Comment Why they change the UI (Score 1) 1040
Software vendors make money selling their software. But you can't sell somebody the same version of the OS that they already have, unless you are Apple, then you just move the OS version up by 1/10th and the iFanboys will buy it. Windows 7 came about because XP had nearly reached the saturation point. Windows 8 because 7 isn't giving people a reason to leave XP. The big problem is we really hit the level of maximum usability in your UI and now you have to make changes for the sake of making it different, so they rip out the functionality and claim it's "improving the experience".
No thanks, I'll stick with what I have for as long as I can and hope that sanity returns when I eventually have no choice and have to update because of hardware issues.
Comment Re:North of the equator? (Score 1) 171
Just wait until the nuns get a hold of it. They will force it to be right handed if they have to break all the universe's rulers over their knuckles to make it so!
Comment Hm.... (Score 1) 436
I'll go "All In".
Comment Whatever paper is available (Score 1) 314
I have some spiral notebooks, some journals, scratch paper that have whatever random stuff that comes to my mind. I like fountain pens and I find they are easier for me to write with.
Comment Re:Oh if only (Score 1) 291
SpaceX to the rescue! It would be a big boost for them if the Falcon 9 and Dragon could pick up the slack.
Comment Re:word! (Score 2) 343
Karma is a real bitch sometimes.
Comment Re:Is It Wrong? (Score 0) 363
Is it wrong that I'm amused to see this?
Yes, yes it is.
Comment Is this what it has come down to? (Score 4, Insightful) 363
So, because they did something ethically wrong and against the law it's OK to do the same to them? I thought we had gotten beyond the whole "eye for an eye" thing.
Comment Re:Bandwidth? (Score 1) 314
A text-only medium -- like usenet?
Are there even any ISPs that offer Usenet anymore?
TSA Saw My Junk, Missed Razor Blades, Says Adam Savage 609
An anonymous reader writes "The TSA isn't the most respected of governmental agencies right now, but at least it comes by the poor reputation honestly. The lack of standards, inconsistent application of searches and policies, and occasional rude agent all combine to make flying an unpleasant experience. It's often derided as 'security theater,' which describes the experience of Mythbuster Adam Savage before a recent flight. Savage was put through the full-body scanner, and while he joked that it made his penis feel small, no one seemed to notice the items he was carrying on his person. The video tells the rest of the story."
Comment Re:Good Guys or Bad Guys? (Score 1) 491
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Just because they can publish something doesn't mean they SHOULD.
Comment Re:Good Guys or Bad Guys? (Score 1) 491
But what you think is good is often different from what is good.
Comment Re:Good Guys or Bad Guys? (Score 1) 491
More like Chaotic Neutral. They don't care if what they do is good or bad, just that they do it.
TSA Pats Down 3-Year-Old 1135
3-year-old Mandy Simon started crying when her teddy bear had to go through the X-ray machine at airport security in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was so upset that she refused to go calmly through the metal detector, setting it off twice. Agents then informed her parents that she "must be hand-searched." The subsequent TSA employee pat down of the screaming child was captured by her father, who happens to be a reporter, on his cell phone. The video have left some questioning why better procedures for children aren't in place. I, for one, feel much safer knowing the TSA is protecting us from impressionable minds warped by too much Dora the Explorer.
