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  1. Re:Downton Abbey on Office Space: TV Documentary Looks At the Dreadful Open Office · · Score: 1

    ok, maybe they sound like the Cybermen.

  2. Re:I like the open plan on Office Space: TV Documentary Looks At the Dreadful Open Office · · Score: 4, Insightful

    perhaps I can interpret. you don't actually do any work. that's why you get sleepy when left alone. in the open plan, you keep yourself awake by bothering everyone who does do work.

  3. Re:Mathematical Models? on Mathematical Model Helps Estimate Optimal Timing of Cyber Attack · · Score: 1

    he's just bitter because he's still only a Captain.

  4. now if it erupted sharks, that would be something...

  5. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    No one dislikes being told what to do more than someone whose entire theological foundation is predicated on telling other people what to do.

  6. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    oh, bullshit.

    no one is forcing anyone to buy contraceptives. BUYING implies that your receive them. If you didn't get them, YOU DIDN'T BUY THEM.

    Your words, however, indicate you are adept at spouting whatever someone else told you without a moment's consideration. Odd you find yourself on a website that caters (usually) to the analytical professions.

  7. Re: This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    no doubt named by the people who brought us the "Patriot Act"

  8. Re:You are not. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    I'm referring to the inflated medical bills I have to pay because you show up in the ER without insurance.

  9. Re:This is the problem with religious people. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    poor example. you and I go to a restaurant. your religion forbids you to eat bacon. i get a turkey club (with bacon, obviously), and you get a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. your purchase of a PB&J nonetheless helps support a restaurant serving bacon to others. have your religious strictures been violated?

  10. Re: All or nothing on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    yes, it makes sense. it saves considerable money in the long run. if it offends your sensibilities, don't use it.

    should men without vaginae have to pay for it?

  11. Re:All or nothing on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    paying for things you don't want is a central premise of Democracy. playing one of their favorite tropes back on them, if they don't like it, they can leave.

  12. Re:All or nothing on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    and while you're feeling smug about spending 10 seconds going to snopes.com in your browser, you should have gone to your library and checked out this:
    http://www.amazon.com/The-Mormon-Corporate-Empire-Eye-Opening/dp/0807004073

  13. Re:Fuck religion. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    churches have a pretty sweet deal in the US. it's when they turn themselves into businesses, that they run into trouble. as should be expected.

  14. Re: Fuck religion. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    Funny, you'd think a religious-affiliated organization wouldn't be a business.

  15. Re:Fuck religion. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    Because it's preferable to religion having sway over an ethical society?

  16. Re:Fuck religion. on US Justice Blocks Implementation of ACA Contraceptive Mandate · · Score: 1

    I thought paying for something you'll never ever use is the fundamental premise of all insurance.

  17. Re:Two Flavors on Do Non-Technical Managers Add Value? · · Score: 1

    I thought they took the specifications from the customer and gave them to the developers?

  18. Re:A-player architect on Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs · · Score: 1

    "Give me an A-player architect who doesn't actually write code"

    About as useful as a mechanic who doesn't drive.

  19. Re:Can you run a Tech Company on Grade A folks onl on Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs · · Score: 1

    You're right. It decays like radioactive waste.

  20. Re:Nasty, but true on Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs · · Score: 1

    well, they don't call it the "C-Suite" for nothing...

  21. Re:HR industry is destroying the workforce on Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs · · Score: 1

    Yes! Send me a new George Gardenhyer, but make him a little less uppity.

  22. Re:'A' Players Make a Lot of Questionable Decision on Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs · · Score: 1

    funny, I thought it was because Reed was on Microsoft's BoD...

  23. Re:TYPO: you mean RSA sold out its customers on Reuters: RSA Weakened Encryption For $10M From NSA · · Score: 1

    hmm, some variant of ROT-4 encryption...

  24. Re:Entrance exam on CBS 60 Minutes: NSA Speaks Out On Snowden, Spying · · Score: 2

    neutralize the proctor for extra credit

  25. Re:Cables are dangerous on CBS 60 Minutes: NSA Speaks Out On Snowden, Spying · · Score: 1

    still waiting for the CATLOL cables...