Why would a person use anything other than SMS/MMS? It's universal.
"I need to let my poker group know that I have to cancel tonight. I'll just WhatsApp Jim and... Oh shit, Dave is on Facebook Messenger. OK, I think they might both have... Oh wait, Bob uses that stupid app with all the goddamn anime pictures, whatever the fuck that is. And Tim still uses that shitty dumbphone. Guess I'll use SMS."
Aren't a lot of those animals rescues? Injured animals that would have died in the wild? Abandoned babies? Zoos used to be horrible places with every locked into a tiny cage, but I don't think there are too many like that left are there? My experience is that most are pretty well run, attempt to maintain appropriate habitats, and are very conscientious about their animals.
Wait, you let your patients die because you were too lazy to look up any information, and insisted on relying only on your memory? You're a terrible doctor.
Robbery is a real concern for children in the US? LOL, non-Americans. You must watch too many movies or have some crazy news channel where children are getting robbed left and right.
So don't work for those greedy corporations. Clearly it's easy to become a millionaire and build a giant corporation. Then you can hire the entire world and pay a living wage and put those horrible greedy companies out of business.
I can't confirm when it started, but it reached a peak when people started swiping their friend's unlocked smartphones and posting douchey photo to the owner's Facebook page, along with the text "You've been hacked LOL!"
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Why would a person use anything other than SMS/MMS? It's universal.
"I need to let my poker group know that I have to cancel tonight. I'll just WhatsApp Jim and... Oh shit, Dave is on Facebook Messenger. OK, I think they might both have... Oh wait, Bob uses that stupid app with all the goddamn anime pictures, whatever the fuck that is. And Tim still uses that shitty dumbphone. Guess I'll use SMS."
They're way ahead of you. Where do you think they get the figures they use for damages?
"Let's see... this person shared 12 songs with 37 people... OK that's $17,092,259 in damages."
Why would anyone want a general purpose datacenter in SV? Build it in the middle of nowhere, somewhere along a long fiber link between major hubs.
So trickle down DOES work!
Cool. Do they take PayPal?
Wait, are you telling me that my herdeflorfty isn't going to taste as good if I fleem da floopdy herdy bordy?
Great, we'll ensure that rather than having access to some video sources, they have access to none.
Mission accomplished.
So you think Microsoft could get away with bundling the same kind of software Apples does without getting sued to bejeezus and back?
Fuck Apple. That is all.
So the bottom half that pays almost nothing in taxes is uncivilized?
Aren't a lot of those animals rescues? Injured animals that would have died in the wild? Abandoned babies? Zoos used to be horrible places with every locked into a tiny cage, but I don't think there are too many like that left are there? My experience is that most are pretty well run, attempt to maintain appropriate habitats, and are very conscientious about their animals.
I'll take Missing The Point for 800 Alex!
And the question is "This digital currency is centrally controlled and allows the authorities to monitor every purchase you make."
'What is centralized bitcoin?
You are correct.
And how would cheating on a test affect that decision? Is there a diagnosis code for "Screwdriver in the head" that tells you how to treat it?
Wait, you let your patients die because you were too lazy to look up any information, and insisted on relying only on your memory? You're a terrible doctor.
So let states manage their own currencies.
How many countries did we rain bombs on while those peaceful Democrats were occupying the White House for the past 7 years?
Robbery is a real concern for children in the US? LOL, non-Americans. You must watch too many movies or have some crazy news channel where children are getting robbed left and right.
So don't work for those greedy corporations. Clearly it's easy to become a millionaire and build a giant corporation. Then you can hire the entire world and pay a living wage and put those horrible greedy companies out of business.
I can't confirm when it started, but it reached a peak when people started swiping their friend's unlocked smartphones and posting douchey photo to the owner's Facebook page, along with the text "You've been hacked LOL!"
I think the post you replied to is being sarcastic. It's very subtle, granted.
That's ingenious! Because nobody has ever taken apart a device to get at the internals before!
Thanks for RTFAing for me. I was confused based on the summary.
It's a pretty major assumption to assume that the naming and numbering of roads is in any way logical in any given city.
Seriously? Women are always afraid? Of what exactly?
You do realize that men are - by a factor of 4 or 5 - more likely to be murdered than women, right?
Are you really in fear 24/7? You should probably see a psychologist.
Funny, this story made me think of the TNG episode, The Game...