I heard that more people get killed by having a coconut fall on their head, than from shark attack. Anything we can do to alleviate that menace? It's obviously more of a danger than shark attack.

Source (dubious, but so is the shark number... http://paradise.docastaway.com... )

I worked in the UK in the late 90s for a multinational. The company sent me to Philadelphia for an interview. Offer included two weeks holiday a year. I asked the recruiter why this was so low (in the UK it was four) - she replied that the folks there really loved to work.

Uh-huh....

I'm waiting for the Perl 7 release. Then I can really talk about the string of Perls.

(Honestly, it just popped into my head)

I've done my time ... used to work 7 to 5 or so, on call in the evenings and at weekends. That's fine (sort of) when you get paid for it, but I found (and still find) that management come to expect it. And resent it when you don't work the 60-hour week that they want you to, without pay.

So ... I now work a standard day, take some calls and have the occasional late night. Still new at this job, so we'll see how it goes. Trick is not to get manager's expectations too high :)

Pshaw. Call that an internet? Here on Internet 3 we have 10 Tb/s ports and 600 Gb/s installation-wide. And we get a headache when we have to think down to your level.

Heck, next thing you know people will be wearing masks or some such when doing crimes, so that the cops won't know who did what, even if they have photographs of the entire world population.

Criminals doing crimes in masks... work with me, people....

I bumped up my anti-malware software in the last month, but I don 't suspect that Snowden's revelations are anything to do with the increased amount of malware out there (or my increasing stupidity in letting some of that crap through).

Mark you, wouldn't it be great if some malware did come from the NSA? If it's good software (according to the NSA), is it called 'palware'?

I'm in two minds about that.

How about upgrades to your 'Talkie Toaster"? http://reddwarf.wikia.com/wiki...

"Given that God is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite... would you like a toasted teacake?"

Very good. I hate ads with double-negatives to hide their intent. Such as...

"Click here to not include deimplementation of the Special toolbar"
"Select the Antivirus not to be uninstalled with this download"

and so on... it hurts me just to write it. I mean, it doesn't not make me unhappy. Or is that what I mean...

I don't see any ads on Slashdot myself - thanks to this wonder product, Acme Ad-Blocker. Amaze your family and astound your friends. But wait, there's more...

Tut now. Unless I miss my bet (and I'm not in the states, so I may will miss) you folks aren't a democracy, any more than any other country in the world. You are an elected oligarchy, in that you vote from a presented group of other citizens to have them represent your wishes, etc, within the governmental system of your country.

Of course, once elected, they're not obliged to behave according to the wishes of the people that elected them.

I suspect Iranian government is much the same - but maybe the choices of oligarchs are more ... severe.

caution: may contain nuts

Yet another OS?
This plethora of systems
Adds to general mess

Nonsense. This sounds like one of those take-aways from a life coach seminar. Successful people are those with good ideas, don't give up, are lucky, are in the right place at the right time, and ... and... and... But the good idea thing is a starting requirement. A successful idea is rarely a bad one.

Cue people responding with bad, successful ideas. (Seriously, I'm interested).