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I should add that in Ireland there are still people who can't navigate roundabouts/traffic circles/rotaries, but I think due to the less dense population it's a bit less of a problem (except for some motorways around Dublin).

I agree, I drive both in the US and Ireland, and in Ireland once you know the rules of navigating a roundabout it's usually trivial to navigate all roundabouts. Just look at the 3 pics on this page: http://www.drivingschoolireland.com/roundabouts.html

In the US (at least in the Boston area) it's another matter, and it's almost as if people just don't know what they're doing, and after doing my driving test here I'd believe it. :)

There's a whole community on Reddit call Cord Cutters that use Internet steams and Broadcast TV to replace cable Television: http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/

I dumped cable 2 years ago due to the high cost, and relish my broadcast television.

Maybe ISP's in Egypt did, but they probably didn't have a choice in the matter! It's hard to argue with an armed police or a soldier or a regime who'll do anything to stay in power.

Also, when the government has a free hand to create legislation that allows them to do such a thing, it's hard not to comply without loosing one's business or life. Vodafone's been quoted as saying something to that affect:

"Under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it ... "

From: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08dbe398-2abb-11e0-a2f3-00144feab4...

All of your points are valid. But, for an individual who want to increase their perceived worth, and make more money, (even it's with a boring mature company) an MBA from a good school can't hurt, and is bound to teach some useful management skills.

MBA's from mediocre or unknown schools aren't going to get one a highfalutin job with some bank or the upper echelons of the S&P500, but they might teach some useful management skills and decisions making skills that could be useful to techie's and others who want to run their own companies.

I think it does look good; nice clean sleek black finish.

U know it just seems like security in the US is run by a crowd of amateurs and they haven't looked at what works and doesn't work in other countries that have faced similar terrorist threats. Vague alerts and warnings that almost seem designed to alarm and confuse the populace, either by intent or by incompetent.

There's also Back Bay, parts of the Fens, and Downtown.

Downtown is where all the subway lines meet. Back Bay & the Fens have a bit more nature around them, and easy access to the slow Green Line.

As someone who was bullied and ignored it, all I can say is it didn't really help. I did eventually stand up for myself against one bollox who used to be friendly to me at school and voila, all of the bullies stopped.

This is after being bullied from the age of 9 to 14, and boy did I hate school. College was a different matter.

Or an iTouch, or would the screen be too small?

Read the whole thread before giving out about this lad. He did change his mind: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/55717...

I just wonder that if they're not savvy enough to use a RCS what other types of battles will you have to fight in the future?

If I was in your shoes, I'd start looking for another job with a company with a bit more technical sophistication. Somewhere that the battles you fight aren't over trivial technology problems and practices and issues that already have solutions.

Now that doesn't solve your problem, so probably the best thing is start using an RCS yourself, then create a build system that will push changes out to the server. You could initially sell this as a time-saver in updating the server. Then start selling the whole history part of using an RCS to go back to previous versions of a file.

But, if they're not using an RCS in the 21st century, what else are they doing wrong, and should you really stay there? :)

Your absolutely right that they shouldn't have treated the kid that way. But, to ignore the possibility that terrorist group will follow tactics of other organisations isn't very sensible.

But, to exclude any section of the population from security checks is inane (that assuming the security checks are worth the trouble in the first place).

The only reason the IRA stopped "proxy bombings" is because of the public outcry. Do you think someone on a jihad will have any qualms at the public outcry of using a 4-year handicapped child's family hostage and forcing the kid to do something pretty nasty.

Read some of the quotes here: http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org/Royal%20Irish%20...

"A man was told to drive where the soldiers would be and if he did not comply his two sons would be shot. He was to tell the soldiers they had forty minutes to get clear but within seconds of reaching the check point the bomb exploded."

And this is in nice civilised Ireland. Don't think it could happen here?

Never.

I use a RSS reader rarely browse the site. I also don't see a RSS feed for http://news.ycombinator.com/newest .

Your damn right there smallblacksun. The IRA started a "proxy bombing" campaign in the early 1990's (the 1st modern terrorist group to do so). If they can do something like that, you can bet yer arse that the people who send suicide bombers wouldn't hesitate to do the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_bomb

My personal peeve is door handles.

You know what I mean, you come to a door and you don't know if you should push or pull. It happens to me almost everyday at work when I'm deep in thought.

"The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald Norman, nicely sums up a lot of design problems. Even tho the book was written in 1990 or earlier, we're still facing many of the same design problems.

Everything2 sums up the book nicely: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=140365

What about the poor staving traveler stuck behind security?

If you have an hour or more layover it's nice to have a decent meal if your hungry. If you have to leave the departure area and then go through security again, a meal may not be possible.

The last thing I want to deal with is hungry cranky travelers.

Ok, how about this for poor food choices. US bound flights from Dublin Airport pre-clear US immigration in their own mini-departure lounge which has one wee cafe. Last time I was there I went to grab some sandwiches to eat on the plane. The only choice they had were egg or tuna.

Egg or tuna on a plane? Sheesh, give me a break, both will stink, and one will make you fart. Now who thought that would be a good combo for people getting on a plane?

I've tried LimoLiner a few times, however the price has gotten a bit too steep for me. The last time was about 3 years.

They provided tea, coffee, water, and they provide you with a decent snack; a decent wee sandwich that's much better than you'd get on the train. It's not enough food to substitute for dinner (maybe they'd give you a 2nd sandwich if you ask), but enough to keep you going till dinner.

Or HR consulting?

Plus, change take time, even I'd imagine in organisations such as gangs.

We can but dream. Icculus was working on an Unreal 3 port to Linux (on the desktop), but appears to be on ice for whatever reason.

Latest news about UT3 on Linux: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzI4N...

And for some reason I can't get visor to work on Snow Leopard ... grrr.

I was planning on being out of town as it's a long weekend for me. Is this worth shortening a long weekend?

For some reason they don't link to where the Kresge Auditorium is, but to 77 Mass Ave (the start of the infinity corridor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Corridor).

Just so you out-of-towners don't get too lost here's MIT's map of where the auditorium is (across the street from 77 Mass Ave): http://whereis.mit.edu/?selection=W16

If you need to access public transport use the T's site, which is pretty decent at giving directions: http://mbta.com/

Nice pic, I looked at it and almost immediately knew it was in Ireland (w/o looking at the tag). U weren't up in Donegal when that was taken were you?

Why the scholar? I've never been there, but the best Irish pub I've been in close to the city is the Druid in Inman Sq. Deadly Guinness, and great grub, plus many of the staff are from Co. Clare.

Guake, which provides a Quake like terminal and quick and easy access to a terminal using the F12 key. Plus, it supports anti-aliased fonts and multiple tabs. http://trac.guake-terminal.org/

On my Mac at work I use Visor. http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor

This thread from a few weeks ago might be helpful:

"How do I learn Ruby & Rails?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=747342

There's dress codes, and there's dress codes. I think most institutions should have some form of dress code. For example: Do I really have to look at someone's hairy legs or toes or arse when they sit to close to me in a meeting? Do I have to listen to the flip-flops someone is wearing as they walk past my office 20 times in 10 minutes? Do I really need cleavage distracting me all day?

So, maybe some minimal dress code makes sense and can prevent embarassing situations or situations where other's are made uncomfortable by someone else's clothes (or lack of them).

But, having to wear a suit & tie everyday, or khakis & shirt/polo shirt, no thanks.

Can you sell me a copy last year?