TranscendentalAnarch - Slashdot User

Comment Thanks for the excuse (Score 1) 671

by TranscendentalAnarch on Tuesday December 08, 2009 @01:19PM (#30367214) Attached to: Google CEO Says Privacy Worries Are For Wrongdoers

to stop using your services. A while back I thought about moving all of my personal correspondence to my personal mail server. However, as Gmail and Google had yet to demonstrate a complete disregard for privacy, I decided to stick with them as the services are very convenient. I guess it's time to go through with my initial plans. I use Google for quite a few things but, I will be avoiding all Google products going forward. You've lost a patron today, Google, and I trust I'm not the only one.

Comment If I'm paying for a 15 mb connection (Score 1) 497

by TranscendentalAnarch on Friday December 04, 2009 @01:21PM (#30325664) Attached to: Hunting the Mythical "Bandwidth Hog"

If I'm paying for a 15 mb connection, I should be able to use 15 mb of bandwidth 24/7 if I want to. If the ISP is going to limit bandwidth usage to a certain amount or throttle the connection during peak hours, the customer should be made aware of this before the purchase.

Comment Re:the real solution (Score 1) 950

by TranscendentalAnarch on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @02:18AM (#29436597) Attached to: Heart Monitors In Middle School Gym Class?

Amen. I played sports during high school but, during the off season, I was part of a regular PE class. The majority of the students would run the mandated 3 laps or some such and then either sit around talking the rest of class or ditch and go smoke weed. Regular PE classes at my school were a waste of not just the student's time but, the school's resources. Had they taken the money wasted on herding kids around a track for a few hours and spent it on healthy replacements for greasy pizza, nacho cheese fries, and coca-cola, maybe I wouldn't have had to lose 40 pounds in the last 12 months. Looking back, it's a microcosm of the United States' disease care system... Eat high fat/high glycemic index/generally unhealthy foods during lunch and then work as much as you can off during PE an hour or so later because, if you don't, you'll get fat. Versus... Eat high fat/high glycemic index/generally unhealthy foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and then refill your prescription for your cholesterol/diabetes/high blood pressure because, if you don't take it, you'll die early. But, I digress. I agree that the resources used for "physical education" in public schools would be much better suited elsewhere. As a musician, I would definitely support directing the funds to a music program. Look on the bright side: all the kids that ditched PE to get stoned would... probably still do it... but, I bet you they'd come back to listen to/play music. :P

Comment Re:Paper? (Score 1) 310

by TranscendentalAnarch on Friday July 10, 2009 @08:37PM (#28656571) Attached to: I hold paper to vertical surfaces by preference with

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

Comment Where's the gimmick tag? (Score 2, Insightful) 71

by TranscendentalAnarch on Thursday June 11, 2009 @04:44PM (#28299875) Attached to: Solar Machine Spins Sunlight-Shaped Furniture

So they hooked a machine to a solar power source whose varied power output results in slightly different products... I guess the little kids in africa and china making overpriced furnishings with imperfections, err, personality... can now be replaced.

Comment DNF has heavily influenced my life (Score 1) 254

by TranscendentalAnarch on Friday February 27, 2009 @12:55PM (#27013395) Attached to: The Most Influential Games In History?

It has taught me the value of patience.

Comment Re:I also see.. (Score 1) 1235

by TranscendentalAnarch on Monday January 26, 2009 @06:07PM (#26613803) Attached to: New Law Will Require Camera Phones To "Click"

With the advent of Bluetooth headsets, this could be quite easy to get away with. Just act like you're talking, hold it up in front of you momentarily, as if you were checking the number/caller id, and take a picture.

Comment Re:Penny Arcade (Score 1) 64

by TranscendentalAnarch on Wednesday July 30, 2008 @06:34PM (#24409703) Attached to: BlizzCon 2008 to be Televised

Convention/Expo wise, I think televising the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo would get the most viewers. :)

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