Comment This is for tiny people (Score 0) 67

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:00PM (#61034660) Attached to: Nissan's 'Office Pod' Imagines a New Kind of Remote Working

Great if you are 5'2" and 110lbs soaking wet.

Comment Turning back Time (Score 0) 413

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Sunday June 14, 2020 @03:54PM (#60182678) Attached to: GitHub, Android, Python, Go: More Software Adopts Race-Neutral Terminology

Funny but for nearly two decades I called my production branch "main" or "mainline" when using SourceSafe, CVS/SVN, or Perforce. Git, you are/were an insensitive clod!

Comment Canada's Change (Score 0) 314

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @09:58AM (#49568733) Attached to: Feds Say It's Time To Cut Back On Fluoride In Drinking Water

We have completely removed it in our drinking water (at least in Southwestern Ontario) for about 3 years now. I only vote Republican (Conservative) now for some reason...

Comment Re:Crusty Hardware (Score 0) 189

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Thursday January 22, 2015 @08:11PM (#48880895) Attached to: User Plea Means EISA Support Not Removed From Linux

PCL and PostScript are interpreted VERY differently by EVERY printer manufacturer on the planet. Every printer out there has their own additions to the language. All of their own hints and crap. People make LOTS of money selling custom page counting software that accounts for these differences. Their drivers are hand-rolled and do all sorts of crazy stuff to ensure that their driver is used with THEIR printer.

Comment Baby Translator (Score 4, Funny) 122

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @04:27PM (#48813829) Attached to: Google Aims To Be Your Universal Translator

If only they could translate what my 18 month old is saying!

Comment Conan (Score 1) 1540

by P0ck3tR4wk3t on Wednesday March 09, 2005 @02:02PM (#11890758) Attached to: Greatest Fictional Swordfighter

The Librarian! "Don't you know the dewey decimal system? Yarrgg!!" (Cuts person in half!)