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This is the problem

When most companies don't give references for former employees.

She got the job at the University because they had no idea about the water District.

Happens All The Time

Acer mailed me a letter about this last week. This happens often in America, my card number had already been compromised through some other merchant, so this card is long gone.

Translation lost across the pond

You Brits are not understanding the seriousness of this offense. It is the equivalent of storing classified files at home and breaching the Official Secrets Act.

This [b]is[b] a serious issue. Don't believe me? Look at how many times Petreaus has been raked through the coals the past couple years.

The only reason she is not in jail is because she is a Clinton.

Industrial-age taxes

Shouldn't industrial-strength age taxes suit Apple just fine? With lower fixed costs than a car or airplane maker, and higher margins, wouldn't digital-age taxes be proportionally higher?

Thunderbird: Separate but equal

Not even close...

The Winning caption is...

Relax, BOFH here. Just doing indexing for the nightly backup.

How to protect outside cameras?

A little camera standing on a desk will get knocked over right quick in a robbery.

Why not review outdoor cameras, and how to harden them from a fist or baseball bat. Plus cloud backup from NAS in case of arson.

Incorrect job history

"Carney previously spent 13 years at the investment bank Goldman Sachs."

Actually, Carney was previously the head of the Bank of Canada.

One hot ticket

Heard there will be a screening of Rochelle, Rochelle on the scoreboard at halftime. Better order a big salad.

Wow! A FREE upgrade!

Lock-screen notifications, toast notifications and Priority Hub. "Carnac, what three things do you like best about 10.2 update?"