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  1. Re:Question for someone with Legal? on No RIF'd Employees Need Apply For Microsoft External Staff Jobs For 6 Months · · Score: 1

    I've never read any such requirement. citation?

  2. Re:Question for someone with Legal? on No RIF'd Employees Need Apply For Microsoft External Staff Jobs For 6 Months · · Score: 1

    That's not what is happening tho'.

    Contractor has a very specific meaning, and most companies violate that meaning.

    A classic example is as a contractor, you an legally hire someone else to do the work for you. Presumably at a lower rate. You set your hours, and several other things. A lot of companies wont let you do that, as such that actually makes you an employee.

    "I wasn't a contractor and had no right to negotiate a contract like that, "
    I find that hard to believe. An employee can also negotiate what they do, and their wage.

  3. Re:Classic game theory ? on Experiment Shows People Exposed To East German Socialism Cheat More · · Score: 1

    It is in the best interests of the rich to turn an economy into a zero sum game. This happens in all government economic policy don't have regulation in place to stop it.
    In the last 25 year, there has been a steady move to get rid of any regulation that tries to limit the players abilities to change it into a zero sum game.
    The pubs economic police since Reagan has been to remove equity and regulation in order for the rich to stay in place.

  4. Re:I approve this message on Experiment Shows People Exposed To East German Socialism Cheat More · · Score: 1

    Socialism, communism ( Same shit! ) "
    No, they are not the same thing. Maybe you should understand the difference of what does exist before looking for something new.

    "intelligence, ethics, moral, responsibility and perhaps also respect for the individual"
    It's called socialism.

  5. This has nothing to do with communism on Experiment Shows People Exposed To East German Socialism Cheat More · · Score: 2

    I would wager you could do this exact same test with people from any long term economically down trodden people.
    We are talking about people who needed to lie to survive for 3 generations.

  6. Re:Why are you so angry? on Drone Search and Rescue Operation Wins Fight Against FAA · · Score: 1

    No, his post is exactly spot on.

    ", but making the entire RC hobby illegal "
    It, in no way, will do that.

    I've been an enthusiast since '79, off and on, not hard core.
    Also, I'm a thinker, can understand context and regulation, and look historically at how thing have happened.

    If you think the proposed regulation will outlaw RC, with then you are being an idiot. Literally., you are being idiotic. Stop it.

  7. Re:both? on Drone Search and Rescue Operation Wins Fight Against FAA · · Score: 0

    You are incorrect. The current regulation remove the profit motive from everyone.

    ". If they did, they would be based on drone weight, method of control, altitude, etc."
    They are working on those. Maybe you should pay attention instead of just spew nonsense?

    "rather than "commercial" vs "non-commercial""
    becasue it's the easiest way to do so until regulation are finished.
    They are making regulation and understanding the details.

    "The polices appear to be designed solely to ensure that nobody creates any jobs for Americans,"
    What the fuck? Are you an idiot or some Fox alarmist?
    You're post is idiotic, and contrary to all evidence and history of the FAA.

  8. Re:both? on Drone Search and Rescue Operation Wins Fight Against FAA · · Score: 1

    What does that even mean?

    What BitZtream said is exactly correct. You can look through the history of the FAA and look at what they are doing now. Trying to find a compromise.

  9. Re:comments are now underway on just this issue on Drone Search and Rescue Operation Wins Fight Against FAA · · Score: -1, Troll

    "The skies should belong to the people, not the government"
    Are you fucking kidding me? Yeah, lets just shoot all kind of shit into the air. Lets ignore the regulation are there for a reason. It's only a spinning blade cappale of killing people, lets not regulation. Hell, lets buzz airliners as the land, cause it's are skies not the governments.

    Any of you shit land on my yard, I hope you don't plan on getting it back. If any of your shit endangers anyone I know, I hope you ready to loose every thing

  10. Re:comments are now underway on just this issue on Drone Search and Rescue Operation Wins Fight Against FAA · · Score: 0

    No they will not.
    Sheesh.

  11. these are just notes on New Digital Currency Bases Value On Reputation · · Score: 1

    And people have been doing them since we needed to trade stored grain.

  12. Re:The flip side: on Dungeons & Dragons' Influence and Legacy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    " How many young men were not Eagle Scouts?"
    not enough.

    How many kids wasted their childhood being tricked into doing other peoples work? How may Eagle scouts would have learned to cooperate better and thing for themselves instead of how to be a pre military puppet?

  13. Re:Other Systems on Dungeons & Dragons' Influence and Legacy · · Score: 1

    Dud, it came out in 76. So not 40 years.
    It was fun, for the time.

  14. Re:Message to George RR Martin: on Dungeons & Dragons' Influence and Legacy · · Score: 1

    IT's clear. Everyone Stop Inviting Him to Cons. The he can have a nice block of time.

  15. Re:And all because a copyright expired! on Dungeons & Dragons' Influence and Legacy · · Score: 1

    nope.

    LotR was used, but the core concepts are older the LotR. IF they didn't use hobbit' initially, they would have used something else.
    It is NOT because copyright expired.

  16. The post seems to ride on the on Dungeons & Dragons' Influence and Legacy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    false idea that all kids that played DnD only played DnD and didn't do anything else.

  17. Re:Horror Story on Genetically Modifying an Entire Ecosystem · · Score: 1

    Shut up. I'm sick and tired of you Luddite's plaguing this web site, the internet and politics.

    How about we use science and not port-apocalyptic fiction m'kay?

    Now go back the the kiddie table while the adults talk. When you have something constructive and intellegent to say, feel free an come back.

  18. Re:Pandora's box on Genetically Modifying an Entire Ecosystem · · Score: 1

    Since it released hope, please, please open the box*.

    *technically it was a jar, mythological speaking.

  19. genese normally have on Genetically Modifying an Entire Ecosystem · · Score: 1

    about 50-50 chance. that's kind of key.

  20. Re:The Gaia Hypothesis on ExoLance: Shooting Darts At Mars To Find Life · · Score: 1

    " He researched how life works "
    " it (life in general) must control the atmosphere in order to survive for billions of years."

    "probably correct way"
    you seem to be treeting it like new age people treat cruystals.

    a book, by one guy.

  21. automated on ExoLance: Shooting Darts At Mars To Find Life · · Score: 1

    nuclear powered backhoe.

    Just start digging.

  22. Re:Context and language on Malaysian Passenger Plane Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine · · Score: 2

    The size of the debris field seems to indicate a mid flight explosion. So something radar guided from the ground, or fired from another aircraft seems likely.
    Could be on board terrorism. I would think being shot down has a higher likely hood.

  23. Re:NATO Citizens Onboard on Malaysian Passenger Plane Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine · · Score: 2

    Seems likely. The debris scatter is 9 miles, so that indicate a large explosion. Something larger then what would typically be use by an on board terrorist.

    Maybe the fuel exploded but that is EXTREMELY unlikely for many reasons.

  24. Re:Why is the term "Intelligence" used ... on Interviews: Ask Dr. Andy Chun About Artificial Intelligence · · Score: 1

    "... is that the latter is needed before the former can present itself."
    we don't know that.

  25. Re:Don't ask; I'm not telling ... on Microsoft CEO To Slash 18,000 Jobs, 12,500 From Nokia To Go · · Score: 1

    Still too cheap.

    500+ expenses, 80 hour min.

    That will still be cheaper then the actual; cost of figuring it out.