pmorrison - Slashdot User

Comment Huhhhhhuhuuuhuhuhuhhuhuhuhuuh.... (Score 1) 219

by StudMuffin on Friday December 31, 2010 @10:53AM (#34722014) Attached to: China Censors 60,000 Porn Sites, 5,000 Arrested

Huhhhuhuhuhuhuhhh.

"Wang"

Comment What if... (Score 2, Insightful) 409

by StudMuffin on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @12:20AM (#33731130) Attached to: Star Wars Films In 3D Due In 2012

What if we just didn't go? Seriously. Don't go. Just don't. Don't do it.

INSTEAD, go to the movies that weekend, but SEE SOMETHING ELSE. Don't punish the theater owners by withholding business, but show Lucas that he is done fisting our childhoods.

Comment Wow... (Score 1) 189

by StudMuffin on Wednesday June 30, 2010 @08:06AM (#32743150) Attached to: First Direct Photo of Exoplanet Confirmed

This makes me happy in a way I find very difficult to describe.

Comment Re:screen (Score 4, Informative) 307

by StudMuffin on Thursday February 04, 2010 @06:32PM (#31028670) Attached to: Keep SSH Sessions Active, Or Reconnect?

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-370-1

Burned by that. Prolly fixed now, but that doesn't mean I am eager to resume :D Call me old fashioned.

Comment Re:screen (Score 0, Troll) 307

by StudMuffin on Thursday February 04, 2010 @06:27PM (#31028598) Attached to: Keep SSH Sessions Active, Or Reconnect?

Just use the program screen if you want to get rooted, you mean. The ONLY time I have ever had a box rooted was when I left screen running.

Comment Geeky board games (Score 1) 372

by StudMuffin on Wednesday November 12, 2008 @01:01AM (#25730473) Attached to: Gadgets For a Budding Geek?

http://brainstationtoys.com/product/robo-rally-by-avalon-hill

This is total, geeky fun (and you can enjoy it, too!)

Comment Wait.. what? (Score 5, Funny) 230

by StudMuffin on Sunday November 09, 2008 @04:12PM (#25697117) Attached to: How to Search Today's Usenet For Programming Information?

Usenet had groups that didn't have *.sex.* or *.beastiality.* in it? Man, I missed a LOT during the 90's...

Journal Journal: Bust a Myth, Get a Benefit

Journal by greyzie_08 on Saturday July 21, 2007 @11:58AM

Dr. Ornish sets us straight on common diet myths. Few subjects harbor more myths and misconceptions than nutrition. Some of the most common: "Low-fat" means "healthy." Low-fat foods can be healthy, but not always. The problem? Many processed foods that are low in fat are high in sugar, which gives you extra calories and may cause wide swings in your blood sugar levels. This makes you gain weight and lose energy, and may raise your risk of several diseases. Some people believe "low-fat" means "E

Safest Seat on a Plane, Or How to Survive a Crash 454

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday July 21, 2007 @11:34AM from the law-of-averages dept.

Ant writes "Popular Mechanics shares a short article on an exclusive look at 36 years' worth of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports and seating charts to determine the best way to live through a disaster in the sky. Move to the back of the Airbus."

Comment Lunchtime (or after-hours) study groups (Score 1) 337

by pmorrison on Tuesday January 18, 2005 @04:34PM (#11400997) Attached to: Independent Developer Projects in the Workplace?

Some people have had great success with these, and they don't (have to) depend on management approval, just motivated learners.

I've been part of a couple of these, we tried "Programming Windows" by Petzold (this was 1994), and SICP more recently. With the right group of people, you can learn a lot and do some cool stuff.

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