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Comment: Re:Sigh..Florida. (Score 1) 497

I was just thinking about this:
I live alone in a largeish house (Why does one person need that much space?)
I don't have a TV (Terrorist!!!!)
I have a small Electronics lab (Who knows what he could be making)
I have numerous ham radios (Why would anyone want a big bulky radio when you can just pick up the phone?)
I enjoy taking photographs of unusual subjects (Why would he take a picture of that old car, he must be photographing something behind the car.)
I own several weapons (Terrorists have weapons)
I work on my own vehicles (Could be cover for ANYTHING!?!??)
I have a large black dog (Big dogs are scary, what is he protecting?)
I have large amounts of outdoor equipment (For hiding out after he does whatever he is planning to do?)

It's a good thing I don't live in Florida.

Comment: Re:More than 150? Seriously? (Score 1) 215

I bought my house almost 6 years ago. I still get mail for a woman who lived in my house before the woman I bought it from.
I have marked the mail as moved and still get 2 or 3 pieces a month for her. Just too annoy me further it is from religious and "Focus on the Family" groups.
The only thing that keeps me from completely snapping is knowing that such groups are wasting money each month to send mail that "Marilyn Brantford" will never read. :)

Comment: Re:Good luck with that (Score 1) 258

If I'd receive such a letter, I'd probably just toss it in the trash, like I do with similar e-mails.

I got a letter a bit like this about a year ago. It was sent regular post, no tracking number, no signature required. Thus no proof I ever received it. I tossed it in the trash. Same thing about a month later. Same response from me. Never heard from them again.
I would not recommend this if you have to sign for the letter, Even if there is a tracking number so they can see it was delivered to your house, there is still no proof you got the letter. Toss it.
Basically, most are bullies trying to make a fast buck. Ignore them and they will most likely go away.

Comment: Re:Good (Score 1) 251

by Capt.DrumkenBum (#43690191) Attached to: Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps

But don't let reality get in the way of your Fan Boi rant...

You know what you call someone a fan boy, you lose all credibility.

But for the record, I believe in using the best tool for the job. In my experience Word is almost never the best tool. The one time that it does beat other tools is when I need to pass around a document, with people making changes. (I think google Docs might be better for this, but company security policy prevents its use.) I have Linux machines, Windows machines, and Macs. How am I a fan boy?

Comment: Re:Good (Score 2, Insightful) 251

by Capt.DrumkenBum (#43689577) Attached to: Boston Replacing Microsoft Exchange With Google Apps
Excel is pretty good. (I didn't know I could say anything nice about a Microsoft product.)
If you walk past my office, and hear me swearing at my computer chances are I am using word. If you hear me saying "Stop fu*king helping me!" then you know for sure.
It has gotten so bad that when i have to write documentation, I do all my writing in something simple like notepad++, then copy and paste into word. do a little formatting, maybe a screenshot or two, save and send. This method makes Word a lot less painful.

+ - Hubble Discovers 'Planetary Graveyard'->

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astroengine writes "The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered rocky remains of planetary material ‘polluting’ the atmospheres of two white dwarfs — a sign that these stars likely have (or had) planetary systems and that asteroids are currently being shredded by extreme tidal forces. Although white dwarfs with polluted atmospheres have been observed before, this is the first time evidence of planetary systems have been discovered in stars belonging to a relatively young cluster of stars. “We have identified chemical evidence for the building blocks of rocky planets,” said Jay Farihi of the University of Cambridge in a Hubble news release. “When these stars were born, they built planets, and there’s a good chance that they currently retain some of them. The signs of rocky debris we are seeing are evidence of this — it is at least as rocky as the most primitive terrestrial bodies in our Solar System.”"
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Comment: Re:I quite like mine. (Score 1) 250

by Capt.DrumkenBum (#43680197) Attached to: Real World Stats Show Chromebooks Are Struggling
I think you might have to accept that you mother is not the norm.
For example, my mother is 67 years old, she has never bought a computer in her life. I have given her all of them.
The only things she uses her laptop for is email, facebook, news, and a couple of games that most of us here would not even consider games. Puzzle, and card games.
No reason that a chromebook couldn't serve her very well. When her secondhand MacBook fails I hope the chromebook is still available. In fact, I may just stick one in a closet until it is needed.

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