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  1. Changing everything is not always a good thing on New Microsoft CEO Vows To Shake Up Corporate Culture · · Score: 1

    While it is good to change something if need be, it can be very detrimental to be overexcited, ready to change everything to how you see fit, and end up causing a lot more problems that solving. On the lower levels you'll especially see this with power hungry over ambitious managers who take advantage of their role to completely change how things are done, regardless of whether the old way actually worked. The best way to "shake things up" is to slowly transition and test your new ideas so you don't create a mess in the process.

  2. Re:Consciousness on Consciousness On-Off Switch Discovered Deep In Brain · · Score: 2

    I wasn't aware of the soul as being defined by that, at least for Christians/Jews the Bible barely makes any mention of its properties. Considering the "soul" is metaphysical, the explanation can be simply explained away as a supernatural copy of our state of mind that is restored after death in a new supernatural body. Who knows though, I sure as hell don't know anything about souls and to discuss it is pure guessing.

  3. Re:The goal of 1st world countries on No Shortage In Tech Workers, Advocacy Groups Say · · Score: 2

    This is why outsourcing is a good thing; it systematically eliminates poverty throughout the world. I'm an American but outsourcing has allowed family in China to have a chance at being middle class. I guess what it comes down to is that as long as people out there are seriously benefiting from this, maybe it's a good thing. Yes people lose their $80,000/year jobs, but on the same hand hundreds of millions in impoverished nations are building a strong middle class and enjoying a life where they might have a chance to not be poor.

  4. Re:More leisure time? on By 2045 'The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,' and That Could Be a Problem · · Score: 1

    For the sake of stability in a country, if most people were unemployed the government would implement a minimum guaranteed income, otherwise you'd have rampant uprisings and riots.

  5. Re:That's not going to make on London Regulator Says Uber Is Operating Legally · · Score: 2

    He has a legit point though. Google not only can give you multiple routes to take depending on what you want, but also knows in real time the traffic on every street in the city and can dynamically change your route to avoid it. Technology is constantly replacing jobs and freeing up money for other parts of the economy, this is a good thing but the transition can be difficult for some.

  6. Re:ah on The New 501(c)(3) and the Future of Open Source In the US · · Score: 1

    If anything, the IRS is pretty awesome. As long as you come to them first, they'll work with you to get your debt paid, even if they could have pursued much harsher legal action.

  7. Re:If some idiot leaves a space heater running 24/ on Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap · · Score: 1

    That's why you sell by bandwidth and not by data size, which is the whole point of what he just said...

  8. Re:Why can't on Bug In Fire TV Screensaver Tears Through 250 GB Data Cap · · Score: 1

    The problem with caps for internet is that you are restricting the flow of information, which is harmful for society as a whole. Internet is something far beyond any other utility and is so revolutionary that you can't just simplify it down to being another utility that goes by usage, especially when the cost to the company is not by data amount but by bandwidth, which can justifiably be charged for.

  9. Re:I skipped Windows 7... on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure the GeForce GT 750M is not a workstation GPU, unless I am mistaken? It seems to be meant for gaming/desktop use. If, instead, you are trying to be pedantic about his use of the word "card" instead of GPU, then your completely missing the point of his statement and just being an asshole.

  10. Re:Windows 7 end of life... on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 1

    At least for 8's release the upgrade only cost around $60, which for those of us with a decent paying job is only the cost of a video game, negligible to improve the performance and support for something I personally use everyday for several hours. If you can't invest $60 in something that you see as a small but noticeable benefit to your everyday life, then that's your own choice. Of course, this only applies to those who see it as an improvement (which I'm assuming will be the case for 9 over 7).

  11. Re:One non-disturbing theory on Ninety-Nine Percent of the Ocean's Plastic Is Missing · · Score: 1

    You have to remember that the surface area to volume ratio of tiny plastic particulate is magnitudes greater than a water bottle, which completely changes the rate at which bacteria can reach and metabolize the plastic.

  12. Re:The details for nerds part is missing on Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Heads Into Home Stretch · · Score: 1

    It's just a discussion, he is not literally asking slashdot.

  13. Re: Someone put gum in the outlets. on Boston Trying Out Solar-Powered "Smart Benches" In Parks · · Score: 2, Informative

    Waterproof connectors exist, and as far as shorting 5V to ground, it just needs a built in current limiter so that it won't drive enough current to damage anything.

  14. Re:"Almost" works? on Google Demos Modular Phone That (Almost) Actually Works · · Score: 1

    Considering this is focused on a huge change to the hardware, the fact that it even can start booting shows they have significant progress in it. I have a feeling you have no idea how much work it takes to get to that point. Hell, the original iPhone barely managed to boot and had to follow a strict order of actions when doing it at the original Apple unveiling or else it would crash. This is still a phone very much in development, you need to respect that.

  15. Re:question on Building the Infinite Digital Universe of No Man's Sky · · Score: 2

    You save the initial values that created it then any changes to it must be saved separate and appended after its creation each time.

  16. Re:One disturbing bit: on Supreme Court Rules Against Aereo Streaming Service · · Score: 1

    Exactly, people have to remember that the constitution was purposely kept vague enough to be interpreted differently based on the times and culture (which is why rulings can change over a long enough time period).

  17. Re:Why LoL? on College Offers Athletic Scholarships To Gamers · · Score: 1

    That's fine, but the number of LoL players vastly outnumbers DOTA2 (67 million players play LoL at least on a monthly basis).

  18. Re:Why LoL? on College Offers Athletic Scholarships To Gamers · · Score: 1

    Probably has to do with the fact that it's both the most played game in the world and has the strongest international eSports following.

  19. Re:Breach of Contract on Venture-Backed Bitcoin Miner Startup Can't Deliver On Time, Gets Sued · · Score: 1

    The reason why they sell it is to offload risk. Some businesses don't want Bitcoins, but they don't mind selling tools to mine them, even if there is potentially more money to be made off just mining them. Risk management and speculation play a strong role either, where the buyer is willing to take on all the risk of mining.

  20. Re:Moore's Law on Researchers Unveil Experimental 36-Core Chip · · Score: 1

    What an empty statement. It's easy to say we should try something else when things get difficult, without having any practical solution in place.

  21. Re:Oh, good on Wikipedia Forcing Editors To Disclose If They're Paid · · Score: 1

    It's likely not as much to prevent people from doing it as it is to provide a hassle free way to ban people like this if need be.

  22. Re:Concerned about all these ads on Samsung Debuts Thin Galaxy Tab S With Super AMOLED 2560X1600 Display · · Score: 1

    I don't mind a productive discussion on an exciting new electronics product. Would you be angry if there was a submission announcing the release of the Xbox One or PS4?

  23. Re:I hope they get whatever they can for them on US To Auction 29,656 Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road · · Score: 1

    What's your point?

  24. Re:What about the shareholders? on Tesla Releases Electric Car Patents To the Public · · Score: 2

    It'd be trivial to argue that doing this would promote more adoption of electric cars, easing Tesla's entry into the automobile market.

  25. Re:Translation on Google Engineer: We Need More Web Programming Languages · · Score: 1

    They already have; it's called Dart. I have used it and it's terrific. It's a combination of the look of C with the feel of Python, and it's compile-able into javascript.