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  1. The Microcenter near my house already does that on To Combat Shortage, Nvidia Asks Retailers To Limit Graphics Card Orders (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    When I've went there in the past, the store had tiered pricing for the graphics card I wanted. The store would charge $10,000 per card if someone came in and bought more than 4 at a time.

  2. It's not facebook's job to protect people on Facebook Says It Can't Guarantee Social Media is Good For Democracy (reuters.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People have the capacity and agency to double check sources for sensational claims, including "fake news." While it might set certain censorship standards based on market demand, we don't need an authoritarian government demanding censorship because things that offend their sensibilities were said. This goes for both liberal groups that want "fake news" censored, and for the "there are only 2 gender" social conservatives that get mad whenever some teenager makes up pronouns.

  3. How about the billions the Chavez Family Has on Venezuela Will Force Bitcoin Miners To Register With the Government (themerkle.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The Chavez family has billions in assets. Is that getting redistributed at all?

  4. Re:To all libertarians posting here on Venezuela Will Force Bitcoin Miners To Register With the Government (themerkle.com) · · Score: 1

    New Hampshire seems to be doing pretty well.

  5. Anyone who says Linux is better because it's free on Ask Slashdot: What's The Worst IT-Related Joke You've Ever Heard? · · Score: 0

    has obviously never pirated Windows.

  6. Not in my back yard on Robots Are Being Used To Shoo Away Homeless People In San Francisco (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Cities in California give me this image of the residents having compassion for the less fortunate (and supporting higher taxes to try and execute that.) Then the residents go all NIMBY about undesirables they don't like in a public space.

  7. No real controversy, IMO on Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy (macrumors.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    When a phone is in a lower power state, power management can do several things to extend longevity: run the processor slower, dim the screen, operate the cellular radio in a lower power state. A worn out battery could potentially cause one or more of these things to happen.

  8. I worked 80+ hour weeks when I was younger on Exhausted Amazon Drivers Are Working 11-Hour Shifts For Less Than Minimum Wage (mirror.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I had flunked out of college for being flaky and immature, and not going to class. I spent a few summers working 80+ hour weeks working at an amusement park as a garbage collector. My work ethic was terrible, my attitude was not professional, and I had no other employable skills. The awful job was the result of my apathy and poor decisions. I eventually matured, went back to school, and pursued a career. I wouldn't want to work at the amusement park again, but honestly, if that opportunity didn't exist, I would have been worse off. I'd imagine that is the case for a lot of other workers in these dead end jobs.

  9. Re:It's a company town, Joe... on Facebook Tops List of Best Places To Work -- Again (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    In my experience, the reason for perks at work has been because some employees like to take naps at lunch, traffic in a city makes driving to a gym after work difficult, and also because the occasional catered lunch is a nice alternative to the brown-bagged sandwiches that most people pack. It's been neither nefarious nor altruistic.

  10. Re:It's a company town, Joe... on Facebook Tops List of Best Places To Work -- Again (cnet.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, shame on a company for offering convenience and perks that make working for them attractive.

  11. Microsoft has plenty of examples successful hardware: keyboards, mice, the sidewinder joystick, video game controllers and systems.

  12. Re:As long as it is voluntary on Apple's New iPhone Built With Illegal Overtime Teen Labor (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Did the schools require overtime to graduate, or just normal working hours?

  13. No reason to get upset either way. on Hitler Quote Controversy In the BSD Community · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They are still available to install if someone feels like being edgy, and there was already a defined repository for other offensive material. This is a non issue in my opinion.

  14. As long as it is voluntary on Apple's New iPhone Built With Illegal Overtime Teen Labor (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That could very well not be true.

    However, if it was voluntary, then I see no reason why they should have the government tell them that they can't make more money if they don't wanted to. Their body, their choice.

  15. Re:He's a dick, but... on Critics Debate Autism's Role in James Damore's Google Memo (themarysue.com) · · Score: 1

    Which part of the memo suggests that he was cognitively impaired?

  16. $2.00/lb around Thanksgiving is quite high on Amazon Is Cutting Prices at Whole Foods Again (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The Walmart in my area typically has Turkeys for $0.40/lb or less around Thanksgiving. The union grocery stores in typically have Turkeys for 50-cents or less around Thanksgiving.

  17. Grinding in videogames is pretty common on EA's 'Star Wars' PR Disaster Finally Pushed Gamers Into Open Revolt Against Loot Boxes (rollingstone.com) · · Score: 1

    I've played plenty of video games where extra things were unlocked after grinding.

  18. Wait before making a conclusion on Three Women Suing Microsoft for Bias Want To Add 8,630 Peers (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that for a company as large as Microsoft, it should be easy to get a credible sample size of witnesses to describe their experience working there, and records of hiring practices, to either confirm or discredit this claim.

  19. Re:Unacceptable on Tesla Faces Lawsuit For Racial Harassment In Its Factories (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    The article did say that they complained to the staffing agencies and to another supervisor. I know that, even informally, supervisors have an obligation to follow through on such complaints. It's a his-word-against-theirs type scenario, but if whatever legal black magic it takes to prove this turns out to be true, then I think that it's only fair that Tesla should be compensating these people in that case.

  20. This is fair on Tribal 'Sovereign Immunity' Patent Protection Could Be Outlawed (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The tribes should be free to practice whatever patent methodology they want on their sovereign territory. If they buy a patent and practice it in the US, it should be subject to the same standards, fair or otherwise, as everyone else.

  21. I don't know what's worse on Pizza Hut Leaks Credit Card Info On 60,000 Customers (kentucky.com) · · Score: 1

    Having your personal info stolen or others finding out that you ate at Pizza Hut. They both seem pretty terrible.

  22. Re:s/market tripe/market clue/g on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd be interested in which neoliberals/libertarians disapprove of people being allowed to use their own bodies for money. I'm skeptical that you would find a majority.

  23. Don't use facebook for such service on How Facebook Outs Sex Workers (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    I have no problem with people's chosen professions. Free country, free to exchange goods and services, and free to engage in known workplace risks for such, yadda yadda yadda. For something so socially stigmatized and illegal, though, it would be better to use a more secure and privacy oriented platform to connect with clients.

  24. Competition would do better than regulation on How Comcast is Shortchanging Customers In Vermont (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that getting rid of laws that prevent competition (such as laws preventing local communities from creating their own internet service) would go farther to increase quality of service. On a side note, though, I don't think that high speed internet is an inherent right for people living in a rural are.

  25. Re:Stuxnet is fine, but on According To Star Trek: Discovery, Starfleet Still Runs Microsoft Windows (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm glad that in the future, people still understand the fundamentals of software development enough to use command line. Vim is the future.