mexsudo - Slashdot User

Comment: I don't hire (Score 0) 282

by mexsudo on Saturday July 05, 2014 @01:07PM (#47388849) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Often Should You Change Jobs?

I don't hire folks that hop around. It is just not worth my effort. If I want temporary help I use one of those "warm body" agencies

Comment: nothing is broken (Score -1) 266

by mexsudo on Friday March 28, 2014 @09:49PM (#46607681) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How To Handle Unfixed Linux Accessibility Bugs?

"Should disabled users stick with outdated, vulnerable, and unsupported Linux distros or ..." Older versions may be unsupported, but thry still work. Vulnerable to what? Are you a bank? Give it somr time, patches happen.

Comment: Re: Meet the new boss: (Score 0) 134

by mexsudo on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @08:34PM (#46589255) Attached to: GNOME 3.12 Released

the Mint version of Mate has the missing polish.

Comment: Re: Meet the new boss: (Score 1) 134

by mexsudo on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @08:30PM (#46589235) Attached to: GNOME 3.12 Released

the Mint version of Mate has the missing polish

Comment: Re: Meet the new boss: (Score 0) 134

by mexsudo on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @06:48PM (#46588581) Attached to: GNOME 3.12 Released

Mate

Comment: yahoo? (Score 0) 134

by mexsudo on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @06:46PM (#46588571) Attached to: GNOME 3.12 Released

âoeGNOME is the desktop environment of choice for many Yahoo developers..." so That is the reason Yahoo went to hell! When Gnome2 was abandoned the "team" showed its true colors, a big Fail

Comment: Re: I'll pass.... nail on the head (Score 0) 137

by mexsudo on Monday March 24, 2014 @08:08PM (#46569887) Attached to: Ubuntu Phone Isn't Important Enough To Demand an Open Source Baseband

Yup, you nailed it

Comment: good news! (Score 0) 158

by mexsudo on Monday March 24, 2014 @07:45PM (#46569703) Attached to: Florida Judge Rules IP Address Can't Identify a BitTorrent Pirate

Note as firmly plugged in as we thought

Comment: Re: Does the video play for anyone (Score 0) 142

by mexsudo on Sunday March 23, 2014 @08:52PM (#46560511) Attached to: Why US Gov't Retirement Involves a Hole in the Ground Near Pittsburgh

Android works

Comment: ÂNational Institutes of Health? (Score -1, Flamebait) 111

by mexsudo on Sunday March 09, 2014 @07:45PM (#46442051) Attached to: Up To 1000 NIH Investigators Dropped Out Last Year

theÂNational Institutes of Health is an arm of big pharma, get a clue kids

Comment: Re: Hmm, might be worth checking out (Score -1, Troll) 84

by mexsudo on Saturday March 08, 2014 @07:10PM (#46436693) Attached to: $2,400 'Introduction To Linux' Course Will Be Free and Online This Summer

You are kidding I hope

Comment: Mint 13 Mate LTS (Score 1) 287

by mexsudo on Friday March 07, 2014 @01:46PM (#46429049) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Linux For Grandma?

I suggest Linux Mint 13 Mate. easy to adapt to coming from XP, and being a Long Term Support version nearly maintenance free. my wife is a parallel, she adapted within a couple days.

Comment: Re: you describe a "teacher" (Score 1) 451

by mexsudo on Thursday March 06, 2014 @02:53PM (#46421433) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Do I Change Tech Careers At 30?

Follow your heart

Comment: you describe a "teacher" (Score 4, Insightful) 451

by mexsudo on Thursday March 06, 2014 @02:51PM (#46421405) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Do I Change Tech Careers At 30?

Your goal as described would indicate you want to be a teacher!

Comment: Re: first post (Score 1) 221

by mexsudo on Thursday March 06, 2014 @12:50AM (#46416109) Attached to: First LSD Test In 40 Years Reveal Drug Helps Terminal Patients Prepare For Death

What about the daily uncontrolled testing?