Comment Re:Mice (Score 3, Funny) 131
For example, when I do really really detailed graphical work in GIMP
He can't use his hand, you insensitive clod!
Comment OLD NEWS (Score 1) 217
Apple decided to allow devices to use serial over the dock connector in February 2010. Why does the summary list it as a "little known secret"? It's hardly a secret that the dock connector which uses USB communicates via a serial connector. That's what the S stands for in USB, btw.
Here's an article telling about the serial port OK from Apple last February:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-approves-serial-port-to-dock-connector-design/
Comment Fine by me (Score 1) 201
It's survival of the fittest, I guess. It just makes my high-quality work stand out even more.
Comment Re:Tech companies (Score 1) 685
California being the most liberal state doesn't mean that there are NO conservatives there. Not that Arnie is a real conservative anyway...
Comment Re:Trojan time? (Score 1) 352
You must have never heard of Macros. Also, you must have never thought of:
mv Scarytrojan.exe LifeWorkDocument.DOC.exe
Comment Just a unit of measurement (Score 1) 144
The Mayans never claimed to have predicted the end of the world... This is not majorly different than rolling over from December 31st to January 1st, except it happens less often.
Comment Patent Violations Galore (Score 4, Funny) 104
I'm pretty sure that video broke 2-3 patents that were just granted to Apple. Apple should totally sue them and take 10% of their revenue from selling downloads of Ub... Nevermind.
Submission + - University of North Florida DB Hacked (securityweek.com)
wiredmikey writes: A foreign hacker managed to break into a database containing the personal information of high school and college students at the University of North Florida. A total of 106,884 people could have been impacted by this breach and it was disclosed that 52,853 had their names and social security numbers compromised. The University notified thousands of students that may have had their names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth compromised due to a data breach on a university computer server.
Comment Re:So robots have passed the turring test! (Score 1) 159
So did my friend, Mr. Tree. And the stop sign that slightly bows in the wind. It's not all that great of an accomplishment, really.
The Spread of Do-It-Yourself Biotech 206
zrbyte writes "Are you an electronics hobbyist or a garden shed tinkerer? If so, then move aside, because there's a new kid on the block: the DIY biotechnologist. The decreasing price of biotech instrumentation has made it possible for everyday folks (read: biotech geeks) with a few thousand dollars to spare to equip their garages and parents' basements with the necessary 'tools of the trade.' Some, like PCR machines, are available on eBay; other utensils are hacked together from everyday appliances and some creativity. For example: microscopes out of webcams and armpit E. coli incubators. Nature News has an article on the phenomenon, describing the weird and wonderful fruits of biotech geek ingenuity, like glow-in-the-dark yogurt. One could draw parallels with the early days of computer building/programming. It may be that we're looking at a biotech revolution, not just from the likes of Craig Venter, but from Joe-next-door hacking away at his E. coli strain. What are the Steve Wozniaks of biotech working on right now?"
Comment Re:Agent Provocateur (Score 1) 240
No matter what the choices are, CmdTaco will always get the most votes...
Comment Re:I welcome our OS IX overlords (Score 1) 349
So, you say there are only 7 big cats, and then proceed to list 6 of them. What's the seventh???
You didn't technically list Panther (10.3), which is the Genus of Jaguar (10.2), Tiger (10.4), Leopard (10.5), and Lion (10.7).
If we're allowed to use the Genus, we can still have Acinonyx (10.8), Uncia (10.9), and Neofelis (10.10). Unfortunately Puma was already used for 10.1 (but not Cougar, which is in the Genus Puma.)
Confused yet? I certainly am. Perhaps they should have used the Seven Dwarfs. Then this would be OS X 10.7 Doc.
Comment Re:"...remove them as a friend..." (Score 1) 178
Remember kids, you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
Unless they have a Facebook account, that is...
Comment Re:No reason not to do the following (Score 1) 486
If they can't keep their machines clean, they probably don't even know what webmail is (or even that they can check e-mail from any machine other than that one.)
Comment Re:Six Months (Score 1) 608
I work in IT at a state university that hasn't given raises in over 6 years... I've only been here a year and a half though...
