Comment: Greed vs Common Sense (Score 1) 347
Sadly another case of greed over-ruling common sense.
Comment: Re:Correlation is not causation (Score 2, Informative) 366
Because handball is already a defined sport and "football" is a ball game with major plays involving the kicking foot, so foot+ball = football.
Comment: Re:Correlation is not causation (Score 1) 366
You're forgetting Australia & New Zealand, mate.
Comment: Re:Cleaning? (Score 1) 33
Cleaning is for suckers, just pour in some draino. It solves two problems at once: a) the food lift is clean, b) you won't be wasting anymore money on stupid products.
Comment: Re:what about two screens? (Score 1) 74
The idea of a netbook where you can switch between an internal & external screen solution and have stylus/touch screen capabilities already exists.
http://www.asi.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=12bFjcDUlLQ%3D&tabid=182
I have one of these, it's not bad for what it's designed for,
Comment: Re:mod parent (yuk yuk) up (Score 1) 933
I'd say 60-70% of parents are realistic about threats, the main problem is folks in power who don't have kids thinking they know whats best.
The other 30-40% of parents make me think that perhaps a 'breeding licence' wouldn't be a bad idea.
And that's coming from a parent.
Comment: Re:Simple answers become complex... (Score 1) 367
I'm not burning up in the atmosphere for anyone thank you very much.
Microsoft fires CIO-> 5
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An anonymous reader writes "SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft's chief information officer has been fired for violating company policies, the company said Tuesday."
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Navisite Massively Botches Datacenter Move->
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9InchRails writes "In a move to consolidate a newly acquired datacenter, web hosting provider Navisite shutdown, boxed and transported hundreds of servers, effectively stranding in excess of 200,000 web sites and authoritative name servers. This fiasco is in its fourth day as noted here and here. How could a company been so completely incompetent?"
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SAS CEO Blasts Old-School Schooling
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theodp writes "What does SAS CEO Dr. Jim Goodnight have in common with 47% of high school dropouts? A belief that school is boring. Marking the 50th anniversary of Sputnik with a call for renewed emphasis on science and technology in America's schools, Goodnight finds today's kids ill-served by old-school schooling: 'Today's generation of kids is the most technology savvy group that this country has ever produced. They are born with an iPod in one hand and a cell phone in another. They're text messaging, e-mailing, instant messaging. They're on MySpace, YouTube & Google. They've got Nintendo Wiis, Game Boys, PlayStations. Their world is one of total interactivity. They're in constant communication with each other, but when they go to school, they are told to leave those 'toys' at home. They're not to be used in school. Instead, the system continues teaching as if these kids belong to the last century, by standing in front of a blackboard.'"