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  1. $50k, nope on Stress Is Driving Developers From the Video Game Industry · · Score: 2

    That's nothing for a job where they'll expect you to have a degree. But I'm nor surprised, there are plenty of jobs around here that even without the degree debt just wouldn't allow you to live in this area. Even some big names in science who you'd think would want top people to get shit done right pay what I consider peanuts and often only offer fixed terms. So it's pay too low to buy a home, no job security to help secure a mortgage and enough of a wage to guarantee you'll need to pay your uni debt. It's no wonder so many good devs go down to London to fight over jobs in finance.

  2. Re:More Bullshit on Texas Regulators Crack Down on App-Driven Hauling Service · · Score: 1

    It still depends. There are almost certainly moves being done for free which shouldn't be done in the way they're being done but it's hard to catch them but if you funnel it all through an Internet business it's easy to find violations.

  3. Re:I smell money grab on Texas Regulators Crack Down on App-Driven Hauling Service · · Score: 2

    You say that until one of these guys runs into your vehicle and you get nothing because he's not running a proper business. A lot of rules seem stupid when everything runs smoothly but they aren't there for when things run smoothly.

  4. Re:I smell money grab on Texas Regulators Crack Down on App-Driven Hauling Service · · Score: 1

    Once you make it a business transaction yes it should. If it's just a friend that you give some cash that's not a business. But if it's a friend you pay through an Internet service to pick your stuff up then it's a business transaction regardless if they're a friend or not. Likewise if you had a friend that can do it you probably wouldn't download an app and hire them through that.

  5. Re:It's not surprising on YouTube Going Dark On Older Devices · · Score: 1

    Laptops are hardly lighter just because the drive is removed. The DVD drive weight is nothing compared to the battery. While the battery is obviously more important that doesn't take away from the fact the DVD drive barely adds anything on top of that.

  6. Even if that number is correct that goes by google's definition. I'd say many of the apps in their own store are harmful because they ask for too many permissions and you have little you can do about it thanks to google's all or nothing approach to permissions.

  7. Does anyone have genuine proof? on China's Foreign Ministry: China Did Not Attack Github, We Are the Major Victims · · Score: 1

    I'd actually be more likely to believe it's a desperate US or UK agency trying to prove why they need to take our freedoms away than China. There's so much anti-china stuff out there. Why pick github? But as well apparently British airways and slack are being attacked. What would China have against British Airways? Something doesn't make quite make sense.

  8. Why not let people ban blacks and fat people? on Apple's Tim Cook Calls Out "Religious Freedom" Laws As Discriminatory · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Surely the fair thing to do is to let every other bigoted group ban who they want.

  9. Re:This one on The Abandoned Google Project Memorial Page · · Score: 1

    Keep telling yourself that if it makes you happy.

  10. Sega died with its hardware on Is Sega the Next Atari? · · Score: 1

    Everyone looked forward to getting all of sega's great games on any system when they got out of the hardware business. But unfortunately they seemed to lose all their talent with the hardware and just resorted to knocking out Sonic games and the odd Crazy Taxi game. At his best Sonic was never that good. You can't maintain a company with Sonic games.

  11. Re:Technology can NOT eliminate work. on What To Do After Robots Take Your Job · · Score: 1

    That's just stupid. Technology can replace jobs. Saying that just because factories didn't take jobs away from farmers forgets that the reason for that is because you're changing different jobs but they require humans to do them. The point of using robots and computers is to reduce the number of people required. And no, not everyone can be a programmer. If they could then programming would be a minimum wage job.

  12. Re:Now needs a better phone app on OpenStreetMap.org Gets Routing · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not sure why anyone would contribute to Google maps. Who works for one of the world's largest corporations for free?

  13. Re:Now needs a better phone app on OpenStreetMap.org Gets Routing · · Score: 1

    Sure if you only care about frivolous features and constant tinkering to make the experience worse.

  14. No to home schooling on Ask Slashdot: Pros and Cons of Homeschooling? · · Score: 1

    Home schooling is something parents do when they're religius nuts or child abusers. No kid would want to be stuck with their parents 24 hours a day and slowly become a socially retarded pariah.

  15. Re:I don't get it on Tech Companies Worried Over China's New Rules For Selling To Banks · · Score: 1

    they wont get support for modified software obviously.

  16. Re:I won't notice on UHD Spec Stomps on Current Blu-ray Spec, But Will Consumers Notice? · · Score: 1

    You need some super specs then.

  17. Big deal out of nothing on Researchers Use Siri To Steal Data From iPhones · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's interesting but hardly a concern given the requirements to make it work.

  18. Re:Found something you can't buy? on Silicon Valley's Quest To Extend Life 'Well Beyond 120' · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure what space has to do with this and if such a person exists you seem to be the only person that holds a grudge against them.

  19. Found something you can't buy? on Silicon Valley's Quest To Extend Life 'Well Beyond 120' · · Score: 2

    A collection of obscenely wealthy guys are upset that life won't let them get their way. Maybe if they at least admit they're scared shitless about it they can get their way.

  20. Re: Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 1

    All the carriers work with Apple and they've got no control over iPhone. It's easy to blame the carriers but it's not even like Google had to do it first. Apple set a precedent and Google choose to do another way. A way that just happens to make it hard to lay blame on anyone in particular.

  21. Re: Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 1

    OEMs won't have anything to push out if Google doesn't provide a patch.

  22. Re: Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 2

    I had a G1 and that definitely quit receiving updates before the 2year contract ended. You'd think Google would try to forward the best image for their debut android device. I've got a friend who has a hard-on for android so he's always stuck with them despite his experiences on updates are similar. His argument is that he can root it which is correct but you should not need to root the thing just to get updates and the vast majority of people can't or won't do that.

  23. Re: Makes sense. on Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw · · Score: 2

    It feels like Google rigged things so they don't have to take responsibility for their mistakes. Of course it's consumers that get screwed not that Google cares since their real customers are advertisers.

  24. What about battery life on Chrome For OS X Catches Up With Safari's Emoji Support · · Score: 2

    Chrome has awful battery life compared to any other browser. We need that more than smilies.

  25. Re:Google is blocked in China, Yahoo is not on Google Sees Biggest Search Traffic Drop Since 2009 As Yahoo Gains Ground · · Score: 1

    Who uses google in China? They use their own homegrown search.