semi-old-geek - Slashdot User

Comment Can this be used to transfer energy? (Score 0) 241

by semi-old-geek on Friday February 18, 2011 @09:31AM (#35242614) Attached to: Scientists Invent World's First Anti-Laser

This would solve a lot of transportation/transmission issues.

Comment Well I've seen this before. (Score 1) 371

by semi-old-geek on Thursday January 20, 2011 @11:53AM (#34940232) Attached to: DSL Installation Fail

It looks to me like the tech told the sales person, "Well why don't you install it then!". And the Sales person said "OK I will!"

Comment Oh Nooo. (Score 1, Funny) 1348

by semi-old-geek on Monday October 18, 2010 @12:39PM (#33934504) Attached to: Desktop Linux Is Dead

I better stock up on some copies before they are all gone.

Comment I knew I was saving them for a reason... (Score 0) 324

by semi-old-geek on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @02:50PM (#31499568) Attached to: US Sits On Supply of Rare, Tech-Crucial Minerals

I wonder does this make all those old pc's I havn't fixed yet. No I mean, circuit boards I have been saving worth more for salvage?

Comment Well it depends... (Score 0) 1049

by semi-old-geek on Monday January 11, 2010 @02:04PM (#30725690) Attached to: Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter?

It depends on the position, for a programmer, we would figure he wouldn't know how to change it. But for a sysadmin that's another story.... (Just kiddin, well almost).

Comment To be fair (Score 0) 173

by semi-old-geek on Sunday June 08, 2008 @06:58AM (#23699405) Attached to: Microsoft Seeks Patent On Brain-Based Development

Maybe they just "discovered" this method, it certainly would explain a lot of the software they have released over the years.

Pentagon Reveals News Correction Unit 757

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @05:16AM from the propaganda-juggernauts dept.

Jonas Wisser writes "BBC is reporting that a newly created Pentagon unit has a mandate to fight 'inaccurate' news stories. From the article: 'The Pentagon has set up a new unit to focus on promoting its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet. [...] A Pentagon memo seen by the Associated Press news agency said the new unit will "develop messages" for the 24-hour news cycle and aim to "correct the record". A spokesman said the unit would monitor media such as weblogs and would also employ "surrogates", or top politicians or lobbyists who could be interviewed on TV and radio shows.'"

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