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  1. In before some Millennial yells "They want to be called Myanmar now, respect their decisions, stop using colonial terms!"

  2. Re:Heller can go to hell....... on Billboards Target Lawmakers Who Voted To Let ISPs Sell User Information (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Want to bet that he'll be a corporate-employed citizen after 2018?

  3. Re:Electronic adverts listing consumers purchases on Billboards Target Lawmakers Who Voted To Let ISPs Sell User Information (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh please, considering how secure the average ISP is, do you really think I'd spend money just to get that information?

  4. Re:Flaw in this tactic on Billboards Target Lawmakers Who Voted To Let ISPs Sell User Information (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "Yeah, we'll vote the other guy in, that's gonna teach them!"

    The mantra we keep repeating at a frequency of 4 years.

  5. Re:Flaw in this tactic on Billboards Target Lawmakers Who Voted To Let ISPs Sell User Information (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't need to feel shame, since, unlike with corporate management, we technically have the ability to replace them if they perform poorly.

    Sadly, what you could replace them with isn't any better. It's not like you really have a choice. Democracy turned into having a box of vases, all of them broken beyond repair, but you can freely choose the one you like best.

  6. When you know you lost, keep playing and make sure that the other one loses too.

    It's the only way to discourage them from playing.

  7. Odd. My adblocker seems to be failing. on How Not to Make a Movie About Tech (theringer.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How did this ad get past it?

  8. Don't try it with me on Managers Should Start Texting Job Candidates, Says Study (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    If I'm not worth it to send me a reply that doesn't fit into a fucking Tweet, I guess you can't really want me that badly.

  9. Pretty much, yes. I was just adding a revelation I had while reading your post.

  10. Re:Chocolate milk and pizzaboats are back! on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you're onto something.

    By the way, I got graded in both of them. So yes, it is possible. Not very sensible, but possible.

  11. Re:Chocolate milk and pizzaboats are back! on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    No, of course you could just use a ring-gag on them and stuff whatever you want them to eat into them.

  12. Re:Chocolate milk and pizzaboats are back! on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    When your two year old says, "No! I don't want it!" your answer is, "Eat it anyway. It's all you're going to get, and you're not leaving the table until you eat it." And that's how it must be.

    We'll talk again when you have kids yourself.

  13. Re:Chocolate milk and pizzaboats are back! on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    As an added plus, a lot of the students will already get accustomed to the atmosphere in their future career.

  14. Re:See Qualcomm story on Apple Pledges $1 Billion Toward Creating Manufacturing Jobs In US (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Why? You're really that interested in getting more H1Bs into your area?

  15. Re:Microsoft, please get a clue on You Can't Change the Default Browser or Switch To Google Search In Windows 10 S (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Only way I can write something that could teach someone here a thing or two.

  16. Nadella more and more reminds me of the Soviet leaders of the old days. Things got worse and worse and they kept promising that it's all going to be really awesome really soon now.

    We know how this ended.

    And I have high hopes for a repetition of history!

  17. Damn right! I can fail at this long before MS gets a chance!

  18. Re:Uh, doesn't it say the opposite of the headline on Microsoft's Nadella Says Company Will Make More Phones, But They Won't Look Like Today's Devices (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    That would then be a text massage, wouldn't it?

  19. Not sure if it's a markedroid speaking or vaporware.

    Probably both.

  20. Re:Kids weren't eating the food on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Got told the same thing. Sadly, a lot of the stuff I was told aside of that was utter bullshit and I learned at an early age that following the advice I get is detrimental to my well being.

  21. Re:too expensive on Surface Laptop Can Be Switched To Windows 10 Pro For Free Until 2018 (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a bit like with education and legislation: Often there isn't, but there definitely should be.

  22. Re:too expensive on Surface Laptop Can Be Switched To Windows 10 Pro For Free Until 2018 (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    We're talking about technology here, not religion.

  23. Re:Giving parents more control on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Great analysis of the problem. But I guess most people who actually care already knew this. The key question remains how to solve it.

    Since we can't tackle the problem with the calorie intake, maybe we should try to do something for the burning? The fun part is that when you're already overweight, a little exercise already burns quite a few calories, since you have to haul about way more mass than the skinny ones.

    Why can't we let our kids play like they used to? You know, outdoors, running about, burning those calories as quickly as they were consumed, instead of labeling every child that is acting like one a ADHD "sufferer" and pump enough Ritalin into them to put them into a stupor.

  24. Re:Chocolate milk and pizzaboats are back! on Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Nutrition Standards For School Lunches (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    So kids will be late for afternoon courses because they have to walk further?

    Hell, the smart ones will probably just hitch-hike. What could possibly go wrong?

  25. Chips and Red Bull.