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  1. Re:Conservatives, come up with new ideas! on Apple and Google Face Salary-Fixing Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Yes, we need to focus our national dialogue right now on the plight of Silicon Valley workers. That will inspire the populace.

    Conservatives don't deny problems. They simply recognize that the federal government should not be the first and most desired source of "solutions."

  2. Re:An attack on Freedom? on Apple and Google Face Salary-Fixing Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    What conservatives are calling for the abolishment of anti-trust laws?

    Do you really believe Silicon Valley employees would be better served by organizing with professional labor corporations?

  3. Re:Of course! on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 0

    taxing an element is necessarily part of the "solution." just amazing to me..really.

  4. Re:Wrong discussion on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 1

    fantastic. in full support. i don't think humans are going extinct with their actions, but you do and want them to, so we are convenient bed fellows.

    i'm cold. i heart global warming.

    i think it's cool that we are using former life to enrich our livelihood in the form of fossil fuels and dinosaurs.

    that's all true. and i actually use the sun to power my house, but i doubt you do.

  5. Re:Well, duh on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 1

    Um, maybe we shouldn't demagogue all science that disagrees with our religious philosophy just yet. Because, you know, science will show the truth in the end.

    *sigh*

  6. Re:Of course! on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 1

    I simply deny the basis of your argument. - Nationalized health care is should not automatically be assumed as better health care. - Raising taxes is good for GDP growth? Give me a break...the corollary you're trying to make is non-existent. Any macro-economic professor worth the pants he wears will tell you that, "this is all theory." - If you believe tax increases are the formula to success, why not just keep raising them? Do you have a limit? Do you not acknowledge any negative impact on an economy to increased taxes? Do you believe that a centrally controlled economy creates wealth somehow? - How does it feel to be a part of a political philosophy that demagogues success and appeals to the black emotions of envy and class warfare?

  7. Re:Of course! on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 1

    ignorance.

  8. Re:There is another religion on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 0

    That strawman does not exist. Period. I have not put up a strawman, I have put up a real belief system by many.

  9. Re:Of course! on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 0

    Great quote. Whatever your philosophy of choice, there is no doubting science. Earth is not a fragile set of elements that is about to destroyed by a particular element from a particular set of elements. It sucks to be devoid of a moral backing. Don't fill it with demagoguery of all those that don't think in lock step with yourself.

  10. Re:so... on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 1

    Whatever "damage" you think there is, please explain to me how taxes are going to correct it?

  11. Of course! on Followup: Anti-Global Warming Story Itself Flawed · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because anything that doesn't fall lock step into the religion that says we are on a path to human extinction within this century unless we start taxing corporations heavily, is obviously seriously flawed. If only environmental science had the same rigorous processes as the rest of the sciences...

  12. They were paid for overtime and weekend work! on The Dark Side of Making L.A. Noire · · Score: 2

    Did anyone actually traverse the story back to the original article from IGN (http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1178844p2.html) and read it?

    Albeit, a quote from McNamara, but if just this holds true, I don't pity anyone working for the company

    There was a bonus scheme for working evenings, and people got a month off for that," he said. "And people who worked weekends got paid for it. We brought in a weekend working scheme for that. But contractually, we don't have to do that. Part of the thing is that we pay over the odds, and it says in their contract that if they need to do extra time. I've done 20 years of not getting paid for doing that kind of stuff.

  13. The Truth on WI Capitol Blocks Pro-Union Web Site · · Score: 1

    Don't let silly things such as facts and truth get in the way of the story you want to spin!

    http://twitter.com/DefendWisconsin/status/40283131852365824
    (the downtime was due to server migration, unless the governor also hacked their twitter account).

  14. Re:I think most people missed the point on Tron: Legacy — Too Much Imagination Required? · · Score: 1

    Which makes for a good plot, imho. I don't think the issue with the movie was a bad plot. I think the issue was completely in it's execution and, more specifically, the dialog. The father/son relationship was so awkward as played out with the dialog. The random conversation about his motorcycle just felt so out of place. Sam's conversation with Quorra about the sunlight, etc seemed like it was written by a fifth grader.

    The first half of the movie was filled with what felt like obligatory CG action sequences that just <i>had</i> to be a part of the movie. Then we get a random interjection with the club owner character that was so obviously a rip of 5th element and the wackiness of the show host from that movie. Finally, the latter half was stuffed with a bunch of bad dialog in an attempt to finally fill out the plot and felt so completely half ass.

  15. Not a schocker on Microsoft Says IE9 Beta Demand Overwhelming · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, 2 million+ web developers are very interested in how you are going to continue to make their lives a pain.

  16. Re:beware of idealists on The Case Against Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    So, idealists only exist on one side of the debate? Give me a break.

  17. Re:good coders will follow the money on The Struggle To Keep Java Relevant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, it's a cached page from google, because this stupid end user (aka, comment author) didn't have the sense that the JVM takes 5 hours to start and set is browser timeout settings appropriately. the last time this article was actually worked it stopped at 5k results when the dinosaur that "engineered" it thought that 10 minutes of up-time with results he liked meant that the http request to MSSQL Reporting worked.

  18. Re:good coders will follow the money on The Struggle To Keep Java Relevant · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, GOOD developers will follow the GOOD jobs. Now try resorting the list by both the average quality of job and the most elegant syntax offered to do just that with the given language.

  19. Burly Dude on Computer-Based System To Crack Down On Casino Card Counters · · Score: 5, Informative

    Um, casinos don't send burly dudes anymore. This isn't the 70's. In fact, if they suspect you of counting they simply politely ask you to stop playing. If you are caught playing again, then they may ask you to cash out your chips and walk you out.

  20. For those in the know on Amazon Confirms EC2/S3 Not PCI Level 1 Compliant · · Score: 1

    A better article title:

    PCI confirms not future compliant

  21. OpenID on What Do You Do With a Personal Domain? · · Score: 1

    Select an OpenID provider and delegate your domain to this provider, which allows you to use your domain as your claimedID (profile.mydomain.com).

    This is done by simply by including link-rel tags in the head:

    <link rel="openid2.local_id" href="http://name.myopenid.com" />
    <link rel="openid2.provider" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" />
    <link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://name.myopenid.com/" />
    <link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server" />

  22. if then else on Shouldn't Every Developer Understand English? · · Score: 1

    will never be localized!

  23. I am getting old on Rambus Wins Patent Case · · Score: 1

    Wow. I remember the day in 1999 that this would have received a firestorm of comments.

    Go Los Altos Eagles!

  24. Re:Why? on Call for a Presidential Debate on Science · · Score: 1

    Ok, let's start with you. Find me the words "separation of church and state" in the constitution. Now, insert foot in mouth.

  25. Re:I've always wondered about this on MySpace Sued by Families of Online Predator Victims · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not clear what mySpace could do better here. Block the display / transfer of pictures from those under 16 to those over 19?

    To an extent, MySpace does this already. Any profile under the age of 17 is automatically private to adults (18 and over) unless they are friends.