Comment Dent? (Score 4, Funny) 15
As long as we have a handy towel, it'll be fine.
Comment Re:Can it stay down please? (Score 1) 46
More like a wretched hive of scum and villainy
Comment Re:Well what about Macs then? (Score 1) 271
Then why do you allow people to sideload apps on Macs? What's the difference between a Mac and an iPad (which you literally advertise as a general purpose computer equivalent)?
Don't give them any ideas.
Comment Re:Government seeks anarchists for cabinet positio (Score 1) 27
But, what about the violence inherent in the system?
Comment Re:Works on Humans (Score 1) 171
SH-130 (which runs from Seguin, TX up to Georgetown, TX) has a speed limit for most of the way of 85 MPH.
I live near there, and do take SH-130 on occasion.
Comment Re:Correct me if I'm wrong (Score 1) 57
This is the correct answer - but there are two flavors to OpenSuSE - Tumbleweed and Leap.
Tumbleweed is the rolling version of OpenSuSE, where it gets the latest (not necessarily best or best tested) packages,
Leap is a more stable version of Tumbleweed, where it's more extensively tested but there are some things needing to be polished.
Comment Re:Didn't age well (Score 1) 65
Heck, back in 1977 when I saw Star Wars (no "A New Hope" cr*p!) the special effects were relatively laughable. On a second viewing of the movie, my best friend and I were tearing apart the land speeder going down the canyon, it's appearance in Mos Eisley, the trench run, and many other "special" effects scenes. A lot of them were pretty good (seeing the Death Star and Alderaan blow up were kind of nice), but the special effects weren't all that special back then.
Comment Re:Hey ya'll (Score 1) 200
If he was really southern, it'd be all y'all.
Comment Re:Ehhh... (Score 1) 80
I'm a bit concerned that they may not have enough cardinal points in the survey to make it accurate.
Comment Re:Specialization is dying (Score 1) 296
This.
I was consulting with three separate companies back in 1997, pulling down a good deal of income with my activities. When my firstborn came along, I found myself not able to do the extended hours some of my clients needed anymore, and I decided to take full time employment with a company, trading my higher income (as a self-employed consultant) for more job security for my family. I'm also not as great a salesman of myself, and I found myself not enjoying having to go out and find new contracts (although I had plenty of referrals to keep me busy).
Comment Re:Darn rabbits (Score 2) 152
Boom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. Boom! Have a nice day.
Comment Re:Golden opportunity missed... (Score 1) 198
Here, let me fetch a few more puns for you.
(in nautical terms, fetch is the swells built up from a wind).
Submission + - Is Buying an Extended Warranty Ever a Good Idea? (xconomy.com)
waderoush writes: Consumer Reports calls extended warranties 'money down the drain,' and as a tech journalist and owner of myriad gadgets — none of which have ever conked out or cracked up during the original warranty period — that was always my attitude too. But when I met recently with Steve Abernethy, CEO of San Francisco-based warranty provider SquareTrade, I tried to keep an open mind, and I came away thinking that the industry might be changing. In a nutshell, Abernethy says he’s aware of the extended-warranty industry’s dreadful reputation, but he says SquareTrade is working to salvage it through a combination of lower prices, broader coverage, and better service. On top of that, he made some persuasive points – which don’t seem to figure into Consumer Reports’ argument – about the way the 'risk vs. severity' math has changed since the beginning of the smartphone and tablet era. One-third of smartphone owners will lose their devices to drops or spills within the first three years of purchase, the company’s data shows. If you belong to certain categories — like people in big households, or motorcycle owners, or homeowners with hardwood floors — your risk is even higher. So, in the end, the decision about buying an extended warranty boils down to whether you think you can defy the odds, and whether you can afford to buy a new device at full price if you’re one of the unlucky ones.
Submission + - EPA: No Single Cause for Colony Collapse Disorder (nytimes.com)
alphatel writes: Citing a wide range of symptoms, a federal report released today has concluded that no single event, pesticide or virus can be held responsible for CCD in North American bee colonies. Meanwhile, Europe has moved towards banning neocotinids for two years.
EPA's Jim Jones stated, “There are non-trivial costs to society if we get this wrong. There are meaningful benefits from these pesticides to farmers and to consumers, as well as for affordable food.” May R. Berenbaum, head of the department of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a participant in the study, said “There is no quick fix. Patching one hole in a boat that leaks everywhere is not going to keep it from sinking.”
EPA's Jim Jones stated, “There are non-trivial costs to society if we get this wrong. There are meaningful benefits from these pesticides to farmers and to consumers, as well as for affordable food.” May R. Berenbaum, head of the department of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a participant in the study, said “There is no quick fix. Patching one hole in a boat that leaks everywhere is not going to keep it from sinking.”
Comment Re:Going to get modded down as sexist for this, bu (Score 1) 690
I normally never respond to ACs, but there is a kernel of truth in this. My wife (M.S. in Speech Pathology) dropped out of her career about 16 years ago when we started having a family. I had several other girls (before I got married) who were very interested in me, but had as a goal to start a family and not have to work anymore.
Now, this doesn't necessarily apply to all women - there's several in the department I work in who work and raise kids, and some who never had kids and as such never had the desire to drop out of a career. However, there are more women than not who would like to be supported by a man, if only to be there for their kids.
Now, this doesn't necessarily apply to all women - there's several in the department I work in who work and raise kids, and some who never had kids and as such never had the desire to drop out of a career. However, there are more women than not who would like to be supported by a man, if only to be there for their kids.
