User: JeffChappell

Re: lack of unions and workers rights

On: America's Second-largest Employer Is a Temp Agency

A temp service isn't much different than a union. They take a cut of your wages to negotiate for you and handle discipline for the contracting company. The only difference is they have a vested interest in seeing you get ripped off andv have no accountability to their workforce

Re: Abandoning the cloud ?

On: Richard Stallman Speaks About Back Doors After NSA Documents Leak

Especially during a drone strike

Re: Get out of my personal space Microsoft

On: Microsoft Research Adds 'Mood Detection' To Smartphones

The problem is the potential uses are intrusive to consumers but valuable to MS, Google, and Apple. Market forces are not on our side here that's why its worth discussion.

Re: CDs? ReallY?

On: Ask Slashdot: Can I Cross US Borders With Legally Ripped Media?

I just purchased a new Sony Walkman not too long ago. It was the hottest media player available from the prison commissary