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Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 98

I find it both appealing and strangely comforting that we're using this new unit of measurement, "Michael Jordans" to describe asteroids and nukes. So, how many "Michael Jordans" is an ELE-sized asteroid? And if "Michael Jordans" are being used for size, what are we using for mass?

Comment Re:The problem wasn't with the TV (Score 1) 200

If it was an old CRT, it was probably the initial degaussing when the set turned on. EMF is always fun to troubleshoot where it intersects with IT, since a lot of techs have little to no understanding of the havoc it wreaks, (shielding is typically so much better these days).

I remember back in the 90's one of the techs my company was working for at the time had an onsite call to a client's office. Their CRT was intermittently but frequently going nuts, (wobbly, distorted). Turns out the computer system was against a wall next to an elevator shaft, and when the elevator would pass, the strong magnetic interference it would create was enough to give the picture on the display seizure-like symptoms. That was a head-scratcher for a few hours.

Comment Re: Smart decision (Score 1) 118

You have to file taxes for both because there is no such thing as a dual citizen. From a legal perspective, it's like digging two separate holes for yourself and calling each one a 'dual hole'.

Years ago I tried crossing into the States from Canada and naively presented proof of both of my citizenships. The border officer lost all sense of humour immediately and told me they don't recognize that, and to present only one. I didn't really do anything wrong as a human being, but I learned immediately from that chilling gaze that just because the idea of dual citizenship is a thing,
does not mean the proof of its existence will be tolerated from a legal perspective.

Comment Re:I will be glad (Score 1) 273

You might be waiting a while. They've been making superhero films since the '40s, (and earlier if you account for less traditional "superheroes"). And of course, zombie films have been around even longer than that...

Humans will always be interested in the thought that an ordinary person might become something special... something powerful and extraordinary. I suspect this is the same allure that the lottery offers - it's unlikely, but getting bitten by a radioactive spider - well, that -could- happen, right? That's quite possibly why origin stories are so delicious for a lot of people, (until they get retold too many times)... Might even be why some sequels tend to be a bit of a downer.

Zombies are a bit different.... that's more about the horror of something worse than death, and the potential of it happening to your loved ones. Tugs on a different set of emotional strings.

OTOH, I like a good space opera too.

Comment Re:Shame (Score 3, Insightful) 325

An excellent question, but unfortunately organizations don't always have the luxury of selecting software that isn't. Different industries have different software requirements that often bind their hands with respect to OS choice. For example, healthcare require specific features in an EMR, and there may not be enough of a selection out there in that specialized field to allow for the luxury of selecting Linux, at least not in a simplified way... and part of the reason for this, is, even if you could run such clients on Linux, (with the help of Mono or other tech), the proprietary support from some of these companies would not allow for it. It becomes too much of a hassle, and nobody in these industries care much for starting a "holy war" over an ecosystem that they don't invest much heart or soul into. In healthcare, for example, patient care is all that matters, and whether that happens in Linux or Windows is typically a very minor concern.

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