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Re:Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @02:32AM (#2274658)
As a former PSYOPer, I am disappointed that Rolling Stone Magazine did not use the correct term which is PSYOP and not PSY-Ops or PSYOPS.
I used to associate professional and one's education or income until I realized that often the most professional people I've encountered don't make much money. Professional to me means excellence at a service for which someone is paid to perform. Improving the human condition or chasing money both attract professionals of a completely different definition.
Re:New MacBook Pro series on Thursday February 24, 2011 @12:25PM (#2258836)
HP's refreshed Elitebook series is also around the corner it has not received much attention either. The 14 inch model will also offer up to 32 hours with the use of the extended/slate battery. They also will use discrete graphics from AMD switchable to onboard Intel video if less performance is necessary.

Early preview from Anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4190/hps-business-notebook-hat...

Re:Thunderbolt on Thursday February 24, 2011 @11:55AM (#2258703)
Thunderstruck?

Snarky I know but I just couldn't help myself.

Re:StackOverflow’s Careers 2.0 on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @02:22PM (#2255364)
You won't be surfing in Sarasota but the beaches are in fact a reason to list "by the beach." Not many beaches (Boracay, Lombok and Sulawesi, some areas of Phuket) compare to what can be found from Sarasota down to Boca Grande and on to Sanibel and Captiva.

I live in Sarasota and find it boring. But then most of my time is either coding or outdoors. I can't think of many more places I'd rather be.

Re:Quora vs. StackExchange: Why, Joel, Why? on Sunday February 20, 2011 @05:51PM (#2243408)
It appears to do a basic regex to validate the e-mail address but does not require a confirmation e-mail to be sent to post comments.
Re:Quora vs. StackExchange: Why, Joel, Why? on Sunday February 20, 2011 @05:41PM (#2243379)
Sorry I was not clear and it is not terribly important. I've just wondered what it actually means to be "registered." If I have recovered my cookie-based account it means the account has been verified by e-mail. I'm just wondering isn't that a form of registration without having to have used OpenID?
Re:Quora vs. StackExchange: Why, Joel, Why? on Sunday February 20, 2011 @03:47PM (#2243010)
If this mechanism(link to a valid e-mail) is used to recover an account, is this considered a form of registration?