Posts by Peyton

Had it coming...

After all, thou shalt not put thy antivirus, Nortons, to the test.

@stef

$15 was probably an insurance co-pay, which is interesting in and of itself. Having insurance that covers any medical bills will not play favorably for his case.

Re: Re: Re: @Sean

If I submit some remark on religion, and always get a platform for denigrating others in return, it's not unreasonable that someone would think there was a common "system" for this wondrous transformation...

Happily, and surprisingly, this wasn't the case today; there were posts from people who are actually secure in themselves/their beliefs, and don't feel the need to comment on how infinitely superior they are since they belong to "group A" rather than "group B". But skimming the comments, I couldn't help but notice the number of directed posts, letting those who might be religious know that they are all equally daft - a bit surprising as I could not find the smug religious poster they seemed to be targeting. hmm... This is bound to lead to some people's perceptions being colored just a tinge of red (with a bit of confusion added to the mix as they probably wonder "what triggered this attack??") So while your posts were as objective and rational as ever, I think given the context (the highly repetitive context), a bit of confusion is not only understandable, but to be expected.

USA stations

It's true that stations can go from one genre to another overnight, but they aren't trying to be mean, they're just attempting to stay afloat when ratings don't pan out and they start losing advertising. Seems kind of cruel to make someone stay on board a sinking ship.

lmao

Quiz has been updated to the following:

Question #3

What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?

* 0-25%

* 26-50%

* 51-65%

* 66-75%

* 76-85%

* 86-100%

* Not sure

* Cal Academy is a bunch of gits

(ok I added the last one)

@Hmmm

"...an elected representative in a free democratic country needs 4700 donors anyway."

I heard he tried to cut costs and use a soap box + megaphone, but found he was getting the wrong kind of "coverage."

Does this sound to anyone else like?

Some new, fresh-from-college hires have figured out a way to get paid to muck about on Facebook all day?

@stanza users

Doesn't that make your eyes tired after a bit? I don't think I could manage a whole book off my phone's display...

Simpler solution?

Here in the States, when malls start getting frequented by undesirable delinquents, people simply stop shopping there. Eventually the delinquents go away in search of more interesting haunts. I mean, sure, the mall and all of its stores go out of business, and you're left with a cavernous, ugly building and parking lot blighting the neighborhood (large, weather-stained "For Lease" sign optional) - but the delinquent problem is most certainly no more.

The best what?

Hacker? Student? Test-taker?

@checkboxes

Click back, then vote again ftw

Sometimes

It's the people that pay the least that expect the most. One of the cheaper airlines here in the States is actually the subject of an interesting sort-of reality series called "Airline" (yes yes it's a very original title I know). Basically it's just camera crews filming what the ticket agents, etc., that work for the airline have to put up with from their, erm, unwilling-to-pay-more-for-a-ticket-from-a-real-airline customers. I can say I've never witnessed such demanding behavior from flyers on pricier airlines. (Watching the show is a lot like witnessing an accident - you're horrified by what you see, but you can't turn away.)

I'll will add in that over here in the land of the free [toilets], tons of people never carry cash anymore - myself included. On the rare occasions that I can't go before I board b/c of a short connection, I hold it! :p

not so interesting

Maybe it's different in the UK, but here in the States, your employment history is not kept by the police. If you don't want someone to know why you lost a previous job, you simply don't tell them about it. Also, if he's found innocent and does put down UMass as a prior job, and they tell potential employers he was guilty of something he wasn't, he can happily turn around and sue them for large sums of money. Is it unfair that, due to the publicity, future employers will know about this regardless of the outcome. Sure - but that's the fault of the media. (Oh wait - The Reg belongs to that grouping - I can't go around bashing them - I blame society instead ;)

Also, I'm fairly certain that government oversight on who you can and cannot fire is antithetical to a "real" democracy. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, just that most democracies today aren't "real" democracies, but some hybrid governance.

Of course it's the eye of god

And as it's only one eye, it looks like it was the Norse that got it right!

For the eye of Sauron, cf. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/22/fomalhaut_image/

for the "this is crap" crowd

Save your breath, you've got two more cores to go (more if you believe the comments...)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/sandia_boffins_multicore_dropoff/

@@anonymous

The phrase "these feral children" had me laughing it up - mostly because, for me, it seemed original. Then to read your post and find that this isn't new! That's just frightening (ok actually I'm still cracking up over it). If things have reached the state where "feral children" is a common expression, then I'm inclined to think that, whatever deterrents are in place, they're not working.

I think sped reads better as well

But "speeded" is in the dictionary, so I'd say tis fair game. (I also long for the day when "pled" will be acceptable... but currently, both here in the States and in the UK, "pleaded" seems to be preferred by everyone's style guidelines :(

lols

If someone shoots me dead then, no, it doesn't do me any good that such a thing is "illegal" - but I'm still glad that there will be grounds for my attacker to be prosecuted under. There are also people who view something not be illegal as being legitimized. sheesh

@Thats fine

Peanut butter is good for you. A PB&J will only run you about 300 calories, and is very filling. But you're wrong to refer to it as a butty - we don't put butter on a PB&J.

I've never known anyone here put butter on a BLT either - mayo or "Miracle Whip" are the standard condiments of choice (I understand you all don't have Miracle Whip, but salad cream is similar?)

Surprising comments

Surprising as they seem to indicate unfamiliarity with the term "white hack hacker" - these types are trying to stay ahead of the bad guys. Yes, their techniques may be questionable, but this guy reading your email is supposed to be better than the "malicious black hat hacker". Which leads into point 2... yes maybe 20 years ago they were writing about unencrypted tv feeds... but I doubt they mention was bade of unencrypted interwebs - that does add a new twist.

Still, I agree there's no reason to fret. If you send something across the web unencrypted, you should basically expect that everyone can read it.

Seems to understand government jobs

But lacks specific knowledge. As an example, Red Hat has been DARPA approved for years... these type actions require approval from congressional oversight committees... Regardless, there's always an impetus to at least look like you're trying to save money... big push for java years ago for that reason... el prez is already making a big display by capping salaries... I'm just skimming the surface, but these are all reasons why these open source types would want to make sure they're on Obama's radar in their attempts to gain ground from MS/traditional UNIX.

Ya know

I was gonna rant and rave and foam at the mouth about a couple confusing sentences - especially the one that implies they're going to debate a topic they're both open to? sounds like a boring debate...

But then I read the comments and realized - Duh! This broaches the topic of religion, so everyone will just read whatever they want out of it, regardless of what is actually written.

Carry on!