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As an AOL employee, this news and other internal news really, REALLY makes me want to reconsider my options.
Re:4K is for programmers on Friday January 10, 2014 @09:53AM (#7036819)
There's some hacking that has to go on at the OS level with OSX to have any monitor > 27 inches. The trouble lies in that the operating system wants to natively believe that you're actually using a TV, not a monitor.

To get it working you need to fool the OS into thinking that it's a monitor again: http://embdev.net/topic/284710#3027030

Re:Microsoft needs a new CEO who probably doesn’t exist on Saturday August 24, 2013 @12:38AM (#6267646)
SHOMG LETS FHIGUR OUT THE SHOLUTHION 2 THA ALGORITHUMZ!!1!!
Re:Microsoft needs a new CEO who probably doesn’t exist on Saturday August 24, 2013 @12:36AM (#6267641)
I'm available.
Jerry Droptable.
Re:The Forbidden Island on Friday July 19, 2013 @03:41PM (#6072450)
Send in the robots.
MapQuest.
Re:The cost of hand-to-mouth living on Saturday May 04, 2013 @07:49PM (#5656791)
Split a membership with a friend. Around $40 bucks split two ways.
Re:The Computer Science Mismatch on Thursday May 02, 2013 @05:13PM (#5647250)
It seems counterintuitive that a budget-stressed department would want to turn away potential revenue.
Re:Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You on Thursday May 02, 2013 @04:04PM (#5646871)
I suppose it's the defeatist attitude that bothers me.

Yes, most people will become nothing, because they were never anything to begin with. But why not embrace your potential and fight for greatness. Humility, important - just as is managing your expectations, but acting powerless is so disturbingly passive and disappointing.

You define your greatness, and you fulfill that destiny. Acting as a passive being in life is boring, and meaningless. Accepting mediocrity is just one more step towards insignificance. Grasp your purpose through greatness and find something more rewarding that "accepting you won't change the world."

The "greatest" people want to change something, want to make things different, want to leave a lasting contribution - having that desire should be universally human. Farmers and factory workers are the ones who "accept their insignificance in civilization."

Re:Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You on Thursday May 02, 2013 @12:39PM (#5645603)
This must some attempt at comforting one's inevitable mediocrity.
Re:Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You on Thursday May 02, 2013 @12:27PM (#5645524)
>Don't try to be great.

What the hell?

>Being great involves luck and other circumstances beyond your control.

Certainly that plays a roll...but to neglect your own agency in becoming "great" is idiotic.

Re:Get that job at Facebook (2012) on Monday April 29, 2013 @12:07AM (#5624011)
I need to use Facebook to login to take their 'programming' test. I'm PISSED.
This is true everywhere. We sacrifice quality of life for old world living.
Re:WellTok Lands $18.7M From NEA, Emergence & Others on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @04:39PM (#5528001)
This looks SMART.
Re:Homeless in Silicon Valley on Friday April 05, 2013 @02:07PM (#5499999)
California tends to criminalize homelessness more than other states, due to this exact mindset.

I'd head for the mountains.

Re:Stop working so hard on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @03:20PM (#5488391)
The "40 Hour Work Week" is, and always has been, a total sham.

It's a "factory production" mentality transplanted into the modern workplace - where our fruit is our creativity, not a number of units produced.

Re:What's Actually Wrong with Yahoo's Purchase of Summly on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @04:46PM (#5445973)
I've never felt so guilty skimming an article.
Re:The High Price of Being Single in America on Monday January 14, 2013 @09:23PM (#5058189)
This neglects "The Price of Being Married" which is rarely an instance of frugality and prudent fiscal discipline.

I'm not implying that ALL members of a married home are frivolous with their money, but it sure seems that way sometimes.

How much money does having a wife or husband cost? I'm willing to bet it's a sh*t load more - not to spread words of discouragement or anything.

Clearly GMO advocates have never seen Jurassic Park.
Re:The Retina MacBook Pro 13” on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @04:49PM (#4750997)
I couldn't agree more. However, that isn't the case with the new 13.
Re:The Retina MacBook Pro 13” on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @03:54PM (#4750688)
I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. My new MBPr13 is fast, gorgeous, and light. Sure it's expensive, but you get what you pay for.
Re:Don't Worry About Your Productivity, Worry About You on Sunday October 21, 2012 @08:33PM (#4681339)
These things you speak of are tools, and yes in excess they can hinder more than help.

There's something to be said about staying connected, and giving your mind mental breaks now and again.

The key is moderation.