Thank heavens I wasn't the only one who read it that way. I was wondering if there was some roundup of older women named Sandy, and thought "that name can't be *that* popular"...

I'm still trying to figure out how an "idiot" and "turkey" was retained for long enough to have any significant impact. Usually an "idiot" becomes pretty obvious as soon as he tries to do anything complicated enough to justify asking this question.

Next they'll tell me that it doesn't actually cost $84 to activate a replacement cell phone on my existing cell phone plan.

As I understand it, if you voluntarily disclose information, the Miranda Rights are irrelevant. So, public postings would definitely be admissible. Never mind that Treyvon's not on trial, and you don't usually Mirandize the prosecution. :)

I like writing java with vim. :)

As a Unix sysadmin, I know that all developers - full time or not - are way too full of their perceived abilities to do things correctly. ;)

Damn it, where's the "Like" button on Slashdot? I guess I need to post more often so I'll go back to getting mod points.

Winnar!

Yeah, I only buy new cars and houses - and when I'm done with them, I just give them away. Selling used items is pathetic.

Yes, the subject of the poll was formed similarly to the subject of an email. Call the Grammarnazitechnichforceschwizerstein!

Looks like the UK beat Michigan to the punch.
http://slashdot.org/story/11/04/19/2231240/michigan-police-could-search-cell-phones-during-traffic-stops

...except if it's public or otherwise willingliy disclosed, in which case there's no reason to prevent employers from accessing the information. Such prevention is, IMHO, a bad idea, as it introduces the possibility of accidentally breaking the law (say a prospective employee connects with a first-stage interviewer on LinkedIn before the second stage of the interview process, or the prospective employee becoemes friend of a friend of the CEO - or just a fan of the company - on Facebook).

I can tell you that there's no better employee than one who overstates his accomplishments to the point of very nearly outright lying. Yessir - that's the kind of person who's a joy to have as a coworker, and a joy to manage.

I presume that the vote was cast for Skynet, or at least against some relative of John Connor?

Weird. When I search Google for "android custom shader", I find a bunch of sample code which doesn't ever mention specific graphics hardware capabilities. But I supposed I can take your word for it. It's a shame that Google failed to provide a portable API for games (well, a shame for someone - I don't care about games on cell phones). It's also a shame that this problem experienced by "all game developers" hasn't led anyone to write a library yet.