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  1. Re:The three second rule on Rude Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams · · Score: 1

    Sounds ince in theory. If everyone was a good driver, driving would be smoother. However, in practise, even the people with 3+ car lengths between them and the other will still slam on their breaks if th eperson in front of them taps theirs.

    So many people ride their break and fail to realize that their car will slow down if they just remove their foot from the gas.

  2. Re:Respect rules of the road, not just the officia on Rude Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming that they tailgate you because you're not going a "nice fast speed" in their opinion and you failed to move to the right to let them pass. Because, if you had moved to the right as they were approaching, then you wouldnt be sitting there going slow and in their way causing them to tailgate.

    Just a guess

  3. Re:these guys are all improving each other's code on Netflix Prize Contest Ends, Down To the Wire · · Score: 1

    Yes, The Ensemble is a merged team as well in an attempt to beat BellKor as the clock was winding down.

  4. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    Seems I fail at reading!

  5. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    It says: a) 2 or more employees addressing their employer about improving their working conditions and pay;

    That does not seem to cover discussing current compensation. Many companies give a wide range that employees could be paid for a certain job. Like a Level 1 Admin Assistant might make $10 - $16 an hour, and a level 2 might make $13 - $20 an hour.

    Under NLRB, you could discuss as a group improving the pay range of your pay group. But I do not see where that allows you to discuss your individual compensation with eachother.

  6. Re:People are slugs on Wearable Computer With Lightweight HUD · · Score: 1

    But if the status qou provides a better service, it does not seem sad anymore. Higher rez = small text = harder to read. Why is not wanting harder to read text sad?

  7. Re:Resolution on Wearable Computer With Lightweight HUD · · Score: 1

    Why is it sad?

  8. Re:Smartphones aren't wearable computers? on Wearable Computer With Lightweight HUD · · Score: 1

    You just made a pacemakers sound cool. Too bad I have a good heart. Maybe I could get a pacemaker put in in Mexico so I could be a Cyborg?

  9. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    That refers to over all earnings, not per job. Your original post was about paying women 33% less for the same job. The source you site refers to women having jobs that pay less more so then being paid less for the same job.

  10. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    Provide the cite for the oringal statistic that women make less, it should provide the data required.

  11. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 1

    It is in the corporate world more so than the small business world. The gap in wages is not in the general workforce, but within the Executive jobs.

  12. Re:Each sex is defined by the needs of the other on Are Women Getting More Beautiful? · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's often more then social stigma, but actual corporate policy to not discuss salaries and you can be terminated if you do.

  13. Re:Responsibility to customers on Jeff Bezos Offers Apology For Erasing 1984 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "If they can manage my Kindle, they can see what I have stored on their."

    on their what?

  14. Re:Battery Issues on MIT Electric Car May Outperform Rival Gas Models · · Score: 1

    I'm assuming that you're combining the Grand Marque and Crown Victoria into one, since they are almost the same car with different logos. However, I believe the explosions were only in the Police Interceptor version of the Crown Victoria and not commercial models of either brand.

  15. Re:They want money on Music Industry Wants a Cut of Pirate Bay Sale · · Score: 1

    What? No pitchfork and torch? Might I ask why you hate freedom?

  16. Re:Jesus Christ on Music Industry Wants a Cut of Pirate Bay Sale · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Fair sure, but not relevant. The OP was talking about obama and the response brought up that he would not because of his position as a Democrat. The fact that Repulicans have the same stance as Democrats does not add anything to the topic of Obama and his posible position on the RIAA.

  17. Re:The next WoW Expansion... on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    I would think WoW is proving otherwise. There is very little you need other players for in the game and they seem to be doing a good job of keeping people playing.

  18. Re:It has a story? on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    sounds like you are saying that motorcycles (Single Player games) are like Buses (MMOs) because they both have wheels, engines, and seats (story telling, RPG elements, quests). However, it is the multiple people part that makes a big difference between the two.

    Although I do beleive that PvP games truely embrace the MMO part of MMORPG then PvE games. Simple because in many PvE games, liek WoW, you can play it as a single player game. However, in a PvP game, ther eis no single player mode.

  19. Re:Will Interest Wane? on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    Judging by PuGs, it is a skill that yo uare not able to find within the current population!

  20. Re:A new book also kinda confirms it on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    Just posting to say that I enjoyed this joke very much.

  21. Re:Ummm 11 million people care on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    I don't care about MJ. However, there are a lot of people that DO care. All of those tabloids that you and I think are trash, well, there are a lot of them all selling the same stories because people buy it. Why do people buy it? Because they care. So yes, people care.

  22. Re:The next WoW Expansion... on Is Cataclysm the Next World of Warcraft Expansion? · · Score: 1

    Questing and leveling seems to be primarily designed around solo play. IT si actually much nicer to levelin a zone void of other players then it is to fight for spawns with too many around you.

  23. Re:WoW is far from original on Aion Shaping Up For US Launch · · Score: 1

    I seem to remember issues, downtime, and unfinished content at WoW's release. I beleive what has made WoW work so well was not the release as much as having a large following (Millions of people owned Blizzard titles) and that they have allways been evolving the game to include more (New content, battlegrounds, arena's, etc). Sure, its far more complicated that that, but I beleive those two things have far more to do with their success then a smooth release.

  24. Re:Ads & paid use on Pandora Stabilizes, No Longer Completely Free · · Score: 1

    I currently use Pandora about 6-8 hours a day at work, so I will probably be paying the $1 a month :-). I don't knwo if pressing F5 resets my alotment of skips, but it works for allowing me to skip a song I dont want to hear at that moment with little work on my part. The other options you've mentioned, while not too complicated, take longer then pressing F5. As it is mainly for background music, I dont really want to spend any more brain power and tim eon it then it take sme to tab over, press f5, and tab back to my work.

  25. Re:Ads & paid use on Pandora Stabilizes, No Longer Completely Free · · Score: 1

    Jsut press "F5" if you've used up all of your skips and you want to load a new song. :-)