The 2nd isn't under serious challenge by the government because, unlike many of the other amendments, the 2nd doesn't actually pose any sort of threat to the government.
People who are bad at managing money are people who are bad at being able to tell if a $1000 smartphone, $7 lunch, or $33k car is too expensive or not.
Honestly, I just can't figure out how to make Reddit's comment system work for me. I've tried numerous times, but I can't figure out how to get the threads to display in a sensible, chronological order. As a result, I find the site frustrating and not terribly useful.
The brain is perhaps the most complex machine in the Universe
That reminds me of an Emo Philips joke: I used to think the brain was the most amazing thing in the universe. Then I remembered what was telling me that.
Slashdot Mirror
Maybe that's because it's less a conspiracy theory and more an attempt to insult Google for being a really horrible company.
Clearly a poor attempt either way, though.
Yep, because even a mediocre email client is far better than the best web-based email client I've ever used.
Google needs to be able to sell bright shiny objects to distract the average person from the fact that they have fully embraced evil.
That's like saying you trust dogshit more than you trust horseshit.
The 2nd isn't under serious challenge by the government because, unlike many of the other amendments, the 2nd doesn't actually pose any sort of threat to the government.
Even with that interpretation, it's still stupid.
And how did that go? What response did you get? What were the arguments the FCC used? Etc.
(it seems at least from across the Atlantic)
Huh? It does?
What, did Google and Facebook somehow forgo an opportunity to advertise to their users??
I think the US and UK are in a competition to see who can out-crazy the other.
The difference, of course, is that Mozilla is a non-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is not making a product.
Google is a for-profit business.
The two operate with different goals and by different rules. The end of Firefox would not be the end of Mozilla by any stretch.
Hey...as long as the creators get $$$$ out of the deal, who cares?
Slack's user base, obviously.
Sounds complicated
It's not complicated at all -- it's actually one of the simpler things to do.
Wouldn't it be much simpler to just leave the WiFi turned off unless you actually wanted to use it?
That's what I do, only I automate the process.
Yes, I agree.
Instant Messaging is like the telephone, but worse, in terms of interruptions.
Although in my workplaces, IM has only rarely been used for idle chitchat -- but nonetheless, it gets almost exclusively used for non-urgent things.
Email is the way to go.
It's a partnership now. If it's successful, Oracle will acquire Slack later. If it's not, then Slack will be out of business.
Either way, the end of Slack is written in the stars.
The partnership is a victory for Slack
Slack might think so, if they are willingly ignoring Oracle's history. But the odds are that this is the beginning of the end for Slack.
I think you answered your own question there.
People who are bad at managing money are people who are bad at being able to tell if a $1000 smartphone, $7 lunch, or $33k car is too expensive or not.
Yes, this exactly.
There's a reason that people who are at the "upper-middle" or "lower-upper" income levels are the most likely to be bankrupt within 5 years.
Then steer clear of Android phones
Why? My current Android phone is about 4 years old, and hows every sign of being able to last another 4. It will certainly pass the 5 year mark.
Reddit is a bit better
Honestly, I just can't figure out how to make Reddit's comment system work for me. I've tried numerous times, but I can't figure out how to get the threads to display in a sensible, chronological order. As a result, I find the site frustrating and not terribly useful.
I agree with this analysis. I've been on Slashdot since very early on (I had a four-digit ID until I lost access to that account).
In a sense, /. is a very pale imitation of what it used to be -- but really, I think it's just transformed into another type of site entirely.
This is certainly no longer a place where productive discussions of tech news takes place.
Crop dusters; Gay bars; Newspapers; Pay phones; Used bookstores; Piggy banks; Telemarketing; Coin-operated arcades.
At least one of each of these things exists within a 20 mile radius of me, so NBC scored 0%.
But some of these businesses went from being ubiquitous to being rare. Is that what's meant by "go away"?
(Hell, we even still have a Radio Shack and two video rental stores.)
The only ones who do are the robber-barons.
They are small in number, but rich in money, power, and resources.
What are you confused about? You clearly and correctly stated the reason things are getting more insane every day.
So you are saying you think republicans and democrats live in different countries now?
The division isn't between really Democrats and Republicans as such, but yes -- our nation is clearly split into two in every sense except the legal.
The brain is perhaps the most complex machine in the Universe
That reminds me of an Emo Philips joke: I used to think the brain was the most amazing thing in the universe. Then I remembered what was telling me that.