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Comment You idea is much to sensible (Score 1) 725

to ever be adopted.

We could over come the fear of 13 by having a 14 month year with the extra month
containing only 1 or 2 days - following the leap year pattern. The 14th month would
always be a holiday as you suggest. Giving everyone an extra holiday every
four years would probably be enough motivation to get it adopted.

Comment Re:Jonathan Coulton aught to try this (Score 1) 309

I didn't say he was a comedian. The joke I was going for was
that he should try producing and selling his music directly without DRM.

Earlier /. article that might be of help.
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/05/22/1250241/Ask-Jonathan-Coulton-About-the-Transformation-From-Code-Monkey-to-Internet-Star

Comment Re:Yikes! (Score 1) 83

It contains software quality data that you can use to build a business case to improve the quality of your software

If you have to "build a business case to improve the quality of your software," you are in deep shit. Don't buy the book, change jobs instead.

Amen.

As Deming said "Most of the costs of quality are unknown and unknowable."

Comment I am not a lawyer (Score 1) 590

Nor do I pretend to play one on TV.

I don't know what you have to do in most states to get a restraining order. I can site two cases involving friends
in my state.

1. Lunatic ex-girlfriend is calling the police reporting that my friend is repeatedly breaking into her house, stealing things, etc.
They broke up over ten years ago. She never provides any evidence, can't say what was stolen and is incoherent in her dealings with the police. Police
recommend he get a restraining order against her. He has to present the dozens of police incident reports to a judge showing
a repeated pattern of her behavior including threats she made against hem. He gets the order.

2. Ex-boyfriend files for a restraining order requiring another friend of mine to stay a minimum of 100 yards away. This would require
her to quit her job because they both work at the same location. They both appeared before a judge. He presents nothing to show
that she is a threat. No history of violence, No erratic behavior. No threats. Judge tells him to grow up.

Comment Re:I call bullshit (Score 4, Informative) 590

I call bullshit on your bullshit.
"A Minnesota man violated a restraining order obtained by his ex-girlfriend ..."
A restraining order can stop someone from approaching, harassing, intimidating,
threatening, etc.

He did something to deserve that restraining order. Then he violated it.

People vent on their ex'es all the time. Show me someone that has
a restraining order just for that, and I'll agree to call bullshit on it.

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