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  1. Re:H1Bs first? on Massive Job Cuts Are Reportedly Coming For Microsoft Employees · · Score: 2

    He's suggesting that those are the first ones let go. Which won't happen as those are the most expensive to let go. Its designed that way to help prevent the companies from abusing foreign workers, causing them to move here, only to let them go.

  2. Re:So what? they can be tapped to. on German NSA Committee May Turn To Typewriters To Stop Leaks · · Score: 1

    Ok, perfect for team building on those rare occasions where you are planning something in secret that will not take less than eight hours to plan and execute using technology from the nineteenth century.

  3. Re: user error on People Who Claim To Worry About Climate Change Don't Cut Energy Use · · Score: 0

    So this belief that humans can't change the climate, is that in a sacred book? Or do you have volumes of un published scientific climate research under your bed?

  4. Re:Franken/Warren (or Warren/Franken) 2016! on Senator Al Franken Accuses AT&T of "Skirting" Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 1

    I'm afraid I can not respect anyone who respects him as an entertainer. We can have diametrically opposed views on politics, thats all cool. But, appreciating talent-less hacks, is not something I can support in good conscious.

  5. Re:Franken/Warren (or Warren/Franken) 2016! on Senator Al Franken Accuses AT&T of "Skirting" Net Neutrality Rules · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't know. I definitly respect Franken's views and politics since he became a senator, but oh my god is he a terrible entertainer. Can not stand his comedy.

  6. Re:another language shoved down your throat on Python Bumps Off Java As Top Learning Language · · Score: 1

    Wait... are you saying I misunderstand Esperanto?

    Point proven.

  7. Re:another language shoved down your throat on Python Bumps Off Java As Top Learning Language · · Score: 1

    Well, that's a high complement a misunderstood langauge. That seems like a perfect language to teach people, the one that most professionals misunderstand. Its like how all of our schools now teach exclusively in Esperanto.

  8. Re:Grass is always greener on Indie Game Developers Talk About Why They Struck Out On Their Own · · Score: 1

    Some people choose to become artists, musicians and even game developers because they like art, music, and games. Unfortunately, a sizeable number of them in all categories lack the talent to succeed. That part is really sad to watch. I understand the idea of a dream isn't supposed to be realistic, and trying to be successful for very talented people is like trying to winthe lottery. but for these people iwith abitions that don't match their talent : its like they don't even have money to buy a lottery ticket.

  9. Re: Problem with proprietary 'free' offerings on Microsoft Kills Off MapPoint and Streets and Trips In Favor of Bing Maps · · Score: 2

    Yeah, no kidding. I couldn't get At&t to provide me with online access to my at&t dsl account yesterday without an activation code that could only be spoken over the specific landline attached to the account or physically mailed to the billing address. A reminent of their ameritech takeover, those dsl accounts aren't actually in their system, but an older one that they can't make many changes to.

    Do not expect companies to support older systems, especially when they've stated that they will not support them.

  10. Re:Uber is the new Slashdot buzzword. sorry Bitcoi on Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi · · Score: 1

    Well, I made $90 billion investing in Bernie Madolff related investments. I'm not the stupid one.

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  11. Re:And in other news on Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi · · Score: 2

    No, not at all. My statement was only related to who subsidizes who's car insurance. Anything more was in your mind.

  12. Re:Uber is the new Slashdot buzzword. sorry Bitcoi on Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi · · Score: 1

    I welecome the change. Bitcoin makes othewise smart people stupid. The arguements with uber are a thousand times more palatible.

  13. Re:And in other news on Uber Is Now Cheaper Than a New York City Taxi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For young and invincible drivers, its usually the older more mature drivers without that attitude that end up subsidizing them.

  14. Re:Non-story. on Goldman Sachs Demands Google Unsend One of Its E-mails · · Score: 1

    Yes it is. Becuase it was.

    Its like trying to tell me how Target's POS systems were not necissarily insecure prior to the breach.

  15. Re:Never meant to upset? on Facebook Fallout, Facts and Frenzy · · Score: 1

    No, in this case it really *did* try changes that they thought might upset customers. Show more negative stuff and see if the users post more negative stuff. That was the whole freaking goal of the experiment.

  16. A hedge against hyperinflation on Investor Tim Draper Announces He Won Silk Road Bitcoin Auction · · Score: 1

    It might work against hyper inflation. But other than, that its kind of worthless. And when you have hyper inflation, governments usually crack down on any kind of currency movement out of the weak currency to try and prop up the local currency.

    So this is great, if you think that your currency is going hyper inflationary in a short period of time. I don't think there are many cases in which that would be useful.

    Otherwise, if Bitcoin can be called a currency, then its also suceptible to variance in value as we've seen over its lifetime. Teh Mahts don't protect against it losing value.

  17. You misspelled "yet".

  18. Amusing on 30% of Americans Aren't Ready For the Next Generation of Technology · · Score: 2

    Because In my circles, its the people that understand that trust isn't absolute that are the smart people.

  19. Re:To little too late. on Improv Project, Vivaldi Tablet Officially Dead · · Score: 1

    Of course, that had nothing to do with anything.

    These didn't even make it to market, due to lack luster funding and enthusiasim. Looks like aprox: $200,000 was spent. That's not nearly enought to get volumes of good parts. The proposed tablet was old when it was announced, as was the dev board.

  20. Re:Uh... Yeah? on Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries · · Score: 1

    It depends on what they were looking at, and why. Their surveillance and investigation of our military was not a bad thing during the cold war. I'd argue that even during the recent Ukraine crisis, its not a bad thing.

    If I were a defense contractor (I'm not), I'd kind of expect to be a target. I'd do my best to prevent them, but I'd understand that they'd try anyways.

    Now, if they have a camera in my shower ( regardless of my Job)... That sucks, and I'd kind of be pissed. If they were using my financial data to ruin me, I'd be pissed.

  21. Re:Uh... Yeah? on Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries · · Score: 2

    That's absolutely right. In a very real way, our collective spy networks both US/Nato and Soviet/Warsaw allowed us to see what the other was doing and have some confidence about their immediate intentions. Spying kept the cold war from being a hot war.

    In a perfect world would spying exist? No.
    Should spying continue to exist in this un-perfect world? Absolutely.
    Should there be restrictions to spying? Absolutely.

    Like much in this world, the right answer is not an absolute answer. The world lives in complicated shades of grey.

  22. Re:I won't upgrade. on Windows 9 To Win Over Windows 7 Users, Disables Start Screen For Desktop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't think they care about software upgrades. I do think they care about hardware OEM's shipping old versions of their OS.

  23. Versions 1& 2 were not good. NT 4 was, Windows 2000 was.

    I'm not sure if windows ME , XP or Vista were prime or not, more of a NaN.

  24. Re:Who buys volvos? on Chinese-Built Cars Are Coming To the US Next Year · · Score: 1

    Interesting. I thought it was just the practicality of it. But maybe there was some odd elitism there too. Like: sports cars are for dumb jocks. Luxury cars are for the trust fund crowd. Every one in the English department loves Keats and drives volvos at Harvard. We must too!

  25. Re: Fox News? on IRS Recycled Lerner Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Ok, that level of crazy dumb. Got it.