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Journal Journal: People who talk in text acronyms...

Journal by smilnrt on Saturday May 22, 2010 @09:55AM

I did not think people did this. I mean how stupid!!! I Went out with some friends, and one of them brought along some chic who spoke in acronyms...Describe a story/situation that she found hard to believe she would say, "O.M.G." Tell a funny story she would not laugh, she would smile and say "L.O.L. or L.M.A.O." Finally, I got tired of it and said "W.T.F. is wrong with you???!!!"

Comment People are scary... (Score 1) 230

by smilnrt on Saturday May 22, 2010 @07:59AM (#32304516) Attached to: iPad Steering Wheel Mount

A friend of mine posted this on his FB page, and sooooooooooooooooo many people went nuts over it. Where do I order it, when will it get to me, and on and on and on...I am thinking they are crazier for wanting this thing, than this guy is for posting this vid!!!

Submission + - Most Awesome Orbital Photo Ever? (astroengine.com)

Submitted by

astroengine

on Saturday May 22, 2010 @07:12AM

astroengine writes: "I've seen a lot of space photos in my time, but this shot floored me. Taken by Japanese astronaut and social-media-in-space-photography-guru Soichi Noguchi (who is currently on the space station), this single photograph has captured the moon, an aurora hanging above the Earth’s limb, a docked space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station’s Kibo module."

Comment Bet the meeting went something like this... (Score 1) 593

by smilnrt on Friday May 21, 2010 @03:00PM (#32296980) Attached to: BP's Final "Top Kill" Procedure For Gulf Oil Spill

"Shredded rubber and golf balls, huh? Oh hell, why not???!!!"

Comment When to use it... (Score 1) 230

by smilnrt on Friday May 21, 2010 @02:25PM (#32296388) Attached to: iPad Steering Wheel Mount

I would imagine it is really fun to use while driving in a roundabout or on a road marked with one of the signs "approaching a series of curves."

Comment DK Rules!!! (Score 1) 286

by smilnrt on Friday May 21, 2010 @02:15PM (#32296242) Attached to: A Playable <em>PAC-MAN</em> On Google Doodle

Donkey Kong will be awesome next year!!!

Submission + - Market sell-off caused by trader's fat-finger (cnbc.com)

Submitted by s122604 on Thursday May 06, 2010 @04:19PM

s122604 writes: Stock market's extraordinary volatility may have been caused by fat-fingered entry.
Article is reporting that the catalyst for today's extradorinary price swing (at one point the Dow lost almost 9 percent in less than an hour) may have been because a trader entered a 'B' for billions instead of an 'M' for millions on a trade of Procter and Gamble:

"According to multiple sources, a trader entered a "b" for billion instead of an "m" for million in a trade possibly involving Procter & Gamble, a component in the Dow. (CNBC's Jim Cramer noted suspicious price movement in P&G stock on air during the height of the market selloff."
br. Unbelievable there are no safeguards to protect against this.

Comment Information Overload (Score 1) 2

by smilnrt on Thursday December 17, 2009 @10:56AM (#30473342) Attached to: $26 of software defeats American military.

It would seem to me U.S. media would NOT publish this story, and show the world how vulnerable we are to attack. DUH! I love the internet, and how the flow of information is rapid, but sometimes I think it also hurts us. This article is why. This should not have been disclosed in my opinion.

Comment Stop Starring Will Smith (Score 1) 708

by smilnrt on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @06:18PM (#30066614) Attached to: Sci-Fi Shows and Movies Should Stop...

Not hating on Will. He has amassed a fortune in starring in SciFi's, but he is NOT the only actor out there. I hear he LOVES sci-fi, which is cool, even had an offer letter to MIT I hear, but c'mon, can we please get someone else, pretty please???!!!

Submission + - App That Will Control Your PC With Twitter

Submitted by smilnrt on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @07:57AM

smilnrt writes: PC Mag reports on a supposed app that will allow you to control your pc with your cell phone using Twitter. Simply type in or a few other one word commands, and the pc will do what you tell it to. In the future it is hoped this app will allow you to move, copy, and delete files. I don't know, maybe it is because I am a "security professional," but this sounds like bad news. A hackers delight. References: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346539,00.asp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxd2IwWjoU

Comment Re:Bong? (Score 1) 171

by smilnrt on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @01:33PM (#29825659) Attached to: Colorado Newspaper Looking for Marijuana Reviewer

Sounds like you are qualified for this position! :o)

Comment I wish... (Score 1) 606

by smilnrt on Wednesday October 14, 2009 @03:49PM (#29748991) Attached to: Do You Provide Tech Support To Friends and Family?

I had the balls to tell them all to open a command prompt and type then hit key, but I just do not have the heart...but REALLY REALLY REALLY wish I did!

Comment Re:I've nearly last count... (Score 1) 958

by smilnrt on Thursday October 08, 2009 @12:43PM (#29682643) Attached to: How many countries have you visited?

You're one of those "glass half empty" types aren't you?

Comment Go Long! (Score 1) 132

by smilnrt on Thursday October 08, 2009 @12:28PM (#29682451) Attached to: Front Row Seats To NASA's Lunar Impact

So NASA found some lunar aliens on the moon in a crater to play catch with? Awesome!

Comment Operation Phish Phry???!!! (Score 1) 132

by smilnrt on Thursday October 08, 2009 @11:19AM (#29681565) Attached to: FBI Cracks "Largest Phishing Case Ever"

My goodness that is about as dumb as an undercover officer wearing one of those tee-shirts that says "Police" on it! I mean, if I were into malicious computer activity, (disclaimer: I am not involved in malicious computer activity, nor do I condone or recommend it, and know of no one who is, nor have I ever knowingly engaged in it) I sure as heck would not name my activity after what I am doing. Let's call it the "Biggest Worm Ever", think we'll get caught???!!! Dumb, just palin (not a typo) dumb!

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