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  1. Re: Dear Matthew on Facing Layoff, An IT Employee Makes A Bold Counteroffer (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    More directly, the board can be voted out by the shareholders.

  2. Re: A Horrible Law - Agreed on EU's Highest Court Delivers Blow To UK Snooper's Charter (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Off topic, but regarding the gun stockpiling: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazi...

  3. Well, that's a stupid comment. How do they exercise their right to elect a new government in line with their views if they shouldn't espouse those views?

  4. Re: No Suprise on NSA's Best Are 'Leaving In Big Numbers,' Insiders Say (cyberscoop.com) · · Score: 1

    None of them are strategic. All are emotional. Not that I agree with the GP, but you picked pretty poor examples.

  5. Re: Shocking on Engineers Explain Why the Galaxy Note 7 Caught Fire (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is, but not logical in that way. Fashion demonstrates that you can do something other people can't - whether it's spend more money, wear something that is inconvenient because you don't have to work, etc. What it's definitely not is about "getting something done efficiently". Quite the contrary, and hence the assumption of a lack of logic.

  6. Thank you for the only intelligent comment I've read in this thread.

  7. Re: Value for money on Apple Captures Record 91 Percent of Global Smartphone Profits: Research (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Over the course of my life, I've spent maybe 100 CHF on iOS apps. Considering the cost of a phone is, what, 900 CHF, replacing all of those apps on an android device would not be a significant inhibitor. Especially since only a few of those apps are still installed and in use on my phone...

  8. Re: Prime Eligible? on Amazon Now Sells Cars (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Easy. You just don't tell them that you're paying with card until the end. Negotiation 101 - they may be sleazy, but they're not geniuses, and it's not that hard to outthink them.

  9. Re: General Tso's chicken is "chinese" food on Secret Backdoor in Some US Phones Sent Data To China (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    So is Hawaii, if you travel far enough.

  10. Re: "Abused" technology? on 'Flash Crash' Trader Pleads Guilty, Facing Up To 30 Years In Prison (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Yes, god forbid you need to read to be informed.

  11. Shit movie, AND you got the quote wrong.

  12. A quick Google tells me that dry sand with gravel would have roughly the same density as TNT. I suspect that would be somewhat less likely to go boom, too.

  13. Re: not in N.C. on Secret Service, DHS Scramble To Secure America's Election (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Letting people elect their own president has sometimes shown to do more harm than good as well, but I don't see anyone arguing against that. Voter ID is one of those common sense things that should be in place by default; if you're incapable of obtaining identification which most people have (state ID, drivers license, etc.) then perhaps you shouldn't be entrusted with a vote.

  14. Re: Immediately turn phone off on Feds Walk Into a Building, Demand Everyone's Fingerprints To Open Phones (dailyherald.com) · · Score: 1

    ... and don't have any information worth stealing in the first place. Not sure that's an advantage.

  15. Re: universal clipboard wtf on macOS Sierra Is Now Available For Download (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You know that with family sharing, you don't need to use the same account to share purchases and music, right?

  16. Considering there was no question in that post, no matter how you may choose to misinterpret the first line, I'd ask the same question (re: English) of yourself.

  17. But if Ireland broke its treaty with the EU, why punish Apple for following the law as it stood at the time? Punishing Ireland would seem fairer.

  18. I've got a 2011 Audi, and the feature that prevents you from locking the key inside is slightly better than that - it won't lock in the first place, because it knows the key is inside the vehicle.

  19. Re: stupid question on The Problem With Self Driving Cars: Who Controls the Code? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. "Would of" comes from people who don't think as they write, incorrectly transcribing their verbal "would've" - a contraction for "would have."