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Comment Cell Phone Shack (Score 1) 629

Last time I went into a Radio Shack "The Shack" to pick up some barrel connectors, the woman at the counter had no idea what I was talking about. When I spoke with the wandering sales kid, he at least knew were the tiny little bin of electronic components were. When I asked the kid, he made a joke about not knowing anything about electronic, but he could help me buy a cell phone.

That was the last time I will go into a Radio Shack...

Comment Re:News at 11 (Score 1) 553

Yup, I understand what you're saying. My point still being... As long as they can point a finger at a person (executives or peons) when the shit hits the fan, and your companies name is in the paper, and the lawsuits soon follow, the SA can say... "Hey, SA did everything we could. It's not our fault Mr Executive wrote down the password. He knows better then that."

It's all smoke and mirrors. It all boils down to whose ass is going to be on the line when shit hits the fan. It's hard to fire a policy.

Comment Re:News at 11 (Score 1) 553

The Security Analyst can care less if you can remember your passwords or not. The real issue is whose fault it's going to be when the system does get compromised. I can tell you right now, it's not going to be the SA. Its all you, the end user! You can fight the good fight for admins and end users, but in the end, SA can care less if you have you password on a sticky note on your monitor. They have covered their ass, and when all your business gets owned. They are going to point their finger right at you. They will keep their job... You wont.

"My password is a. a like apple" http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com/

Comment Re:Will it help locally? (Score 2, Informative) 83

RTFM?

"Pixel-lensing, or gravitational microlensing was developed to look for MAssive Compact Halo Objects MACHOs in the galactic halo of the Milky Way. Because light rays are bent when they pass close to a massive object, the gravity of a nearby star focuses the light from a distant star towards Earth. This method is sensitive to finding planets in our own galaxy, ranging is sizes from Jupiter-like planets to Earth-sized ones."

So yes...

Comment Re:Disrespectful (Score 1) 413

Killing yourself is chicken shit. Your dead, and you have only hurt the ones that care for you.

From your comment, it seems that you are someone that has never been a victim of someone close to you committing suicide.

I am, and I can tell you that suicide is the most selfish act that a person can commit. The pain that it causes for years to come to your loved ones it not only selfish but preventable. I can understand that if you are mentally handicapped, but you can't go a day without seeing some kind of depression commercials, add, billboard offering to get you help. From my experience, family and friends can tell when you are upset and offer to help as well.

Suicide is the easy way out, and I have 0 respect for anyone that has committed suicide.

Comment Re:Like the phonograph.... The what? (Score 1) 743

McIntosh are not just PC's...

I would have agreed with p until I worked in a high end audio store (not BestBuy). Once I listened to music though a high end audio system, there was no tuning back. I am still shocked to this day that a vinyl record could sound that good. It really has nothing to do with being "Mr. Super Ears", it has to do more with not knowing that there is something out there that is much better.

Sure, you could prefer to eat steaks from Sizzler, but one you have kobe beef, there is no turning back.

http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/default.asp

Comment Re:RTFA (Score 3, Interesting) 628

Not to mention you will sleep a lot better!!!

I am\was in the same boat as you. Besides gaining weight, I also thought that I could go to sleep at night with no problems. Sure, I would "go to bed" but after I laid in bed for 45 minutes I would finally go to sleep. That is if I did not have any types of anxiety issues. I thought this was normal behavior because I have been drinking Pepsi like water for my whole adult life.

Now that I have quit all caffeine, I am astonished at the difference! First off, going to sleep takes all of about 10 minutes. Secondly, no more anxiety attacks! Words really can't describe the difference. It is wonderful to go to bed and actually fall asleep.

I am amazed how many people say "Oh, I can drink 13 cans of soda a day and go to sleep with no issues". I have friends and family that were prescribed medication to sleep. One of them was actually taking the sleeping pills with Pepsi! I tell them about my changes and they blow me off like I am crazy!

I was able to convince one of my friends that I really was not crazy and this would would help. I let her know that she could drink all the caffeine she wanted up till 12:00pm, but after 12.. that was it. It sucks for a few weeks, but after that she was just like me.. WOW I can not believe the difference. Sleeping like a baby now!

Bottom line.. If you are like my other asshat friends and think you can drink soda and go to sleep with no issues... You have no clue what you are talking about!

Comment Re:willingness to relocate (Score 0) 494

New Jersey... Have you ever received customer support from a person in New Jersey or any urban area in the US? Last time I called Sprint, the CS rep Ebonics-talk was so heavy I would have preferred to speak with someone from India.

I know if fun to pick on the CS reps from India, but most of the time it's the person in calling that does not take a second to stop and listen. Yes, they are in India. Yes, they speak 10 different languages. Yes, they are hard to understand. Yes, you are going to have to slow down, take a deep breath, speak clearly, and listen carefully. It will really help you out on the long run.

Oh any pray to god you don't get that ghetto chick I spoke with at Sprint! If you do tell her I said "WHaatttzzz up home girl! Howz it hanin yo fo show"

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