Comment iGoogle! (Score 1) 383
iGoogle has been my homepage/portal for years! And it included RSS feed widgets! It just needed a few tweaks to make it great. Good one Google.
It won't do any good, but sign here anyway.
Comment The USA does not have space 'leadership' (Score 1) 411
The USA does not, has not, and likely never will have the 'leadership' position in space exploration.
This is carefully managed propaganda by the US government. The term 'won the space race' was redefined in the US to mean 'first man on the moon'. Ignoring, other milestones like 'first satellite in orbit', 'first man in space', 'first probe on the moon' etc
Now they are stuck with having to hitch-hike rides with the Russian's to get to the ISS, and getting the Eurpoean's to launch their satellites.
It amuses me how much the US public has bought into this cold war propaganda.
PS 'America' is not a country
Submission + - Black Screen of Death not Microsoft's fault (pcpro.co.uk) 4
Barence writes: Microsoft says reports of 'Black Screen of Death' errors aren't caused by Windows Updates, as claimed by a British security firm. The software giant claims November's Windows Updates didn't alter registry keys in the way described by Prevx, which said that the Microsoft Patches caused PCs to boot with just a black screen and a Windows Explorer window. Microsoft is now blaming the problem on malware. Prevx has issued a grovelling apology on its own blog.
Comment You're just being petty (Score 2, Informative) 736
...get over it. It's the same in any industry. If you work in hospitality, you could be a bellhop, a cleaner or a hotel manager. The guy who comes to fix your laptop probably thinks you're an arse too. (I tend to think that about anyone who spells Windows with a 'z'). Also you probably have an over inflated opinion of your job (most people do). For example, all the 'IT Architects' I work with just see 'Code Monkey' jobs as roles to be shipped off to India.
Comment Gold plated optic cables (Score 1) 1239
Has anyone else had someone try to sell them these? Happened to me at one of the major hifi chains in Australia. Extra $50 gets you an audio optical cable with gold plated contacts. Highly recommened by the sales guy.
"Why would I need those?" says I.
"The gold plating gives you a better contact therefore better sound" the sales guy says.
"But it's an optical connection" says I.
"Oh yeah. Probably the cheaper ones are just as good then" says he.
"Why would I need those?" says I.
"The gold plating gives you a better contact therefore better sound" the sales guy says.
"But it's an optical connection" says I.
"Oh yeah. Probably the cheaper ones are just as good then" says he.
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