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Comment: Re:PC Based Flight Simulators just dont cut it (Score 1) 70

by itismike on Sunday August 28, 2011 @09:59AM (#37233440) Attached to: Open Source Simulator FlightGear Releases v2.4

I used FGFS to practice touch-n-goes during rainy days early in my flight training and also found the frame-of-reference to be a problem - I couldn't look out the window to see when I was abeam the numbers. So I modified my Extreme Pro joystick to use the 'twist' feature as turning the head instead of changing the rudder (since I have pedals) and find it much easier and almost natural to use now. The file I use is located on DropBox as mentioned on this thread: http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9635

Comment: queue blender.org to get slashdotted... (Score 1) 221

by itismike on Thursday April 14, 2011 @11:25PM (#35825100) Attached to: Blender 2.57 Released — and It's Easy To Use!

and ACTION!:

500 - Internal Server Error

Jerry Brown Confiscates 48,000 Cell Phones 738

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @02:37PM
from the suede-denim-secret-police dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Sacramento Bee reports that California Governor Jerry Brown, in his first executive order since taking office, has ordered the collection and return of 48,000 state government-paid cell phones — half of those now in use — by June 1. 'It is difficult for me to believe that 40 percent of all state employees must be equipped with taxpayer-funded cell phones,' says Brown in a written statement. 'Some state employees, including department and agency executives who are required to be in touch 24 hours a day and seven days a week, may need cell phones, but the current number of phones out there is astounding.' Brown's cell phone order directs state agency and department heads to retrieve the cell phones and the governor says he plans to continue reducing cell phone usage in months ahead. 'In the face of a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, a cell phone may not seem like a big expense,' adds Brown. 'But spending $20 million, and perhaps far more than that, on cell phones can't be justified.'"

Comment: Re:Solution: DON'T fix it. (Score 1) 135

by itismike on Saturday December 25, 2010 @12:36PM (#34665802) Attached to: Problems With Truncation On the Common Application

This is simply a preview of the real world. As someone who has just gone through the agonizing process of filling in multiple, often horrifically-designed online job applications, I wonder how perfecting a 'Common Application' for colleges serves to prepare students for the future job market.

OpenSSL 1.0.0 Released 105

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 29, 2010 @04:31PM
from the sweet-when-is-2.0 dept.

hardaker writes "After over 11 years of development since the start of the OpenSSL Project (1998-12-23), OpenSSL version 1.0.0 has finally hit the shelves of the free-for-all store."

Comment: How to help someone use a computer (Score 1) 902

by itismike on Wednesday June 10, 2009 @11:35PM (#28288951) Attached to: How Do IT Guys Get Respect and Not Become BOFHs?

I've found Phil Agre's tips http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/how-to-help.html to be extremely useful. I re-read it every 6 months just to be sure I'm headed in the right direction.