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  1. Re:I've run into this on How European Startups Are Battling Labor Laws For Developers and Programmers · · Score: 1

    But does it really fail to solve the problem? Because at least in my case so far, it seems to have had precisely the effect the you said the locals wanted.

    But I guess there are varying definitions of success. I suspect that, rightly or wrongly, they would rather have me: a highly educated person who wants to learn the local non-English languages and integrate with the culture, over some EU citizen who just wants to take advantage of generous welfare benefits.

  2. I've run into this on How European Startups Are Battling Labor Laws For Developers and Programmers · · Score: 1

    I live outside the EU, but I'm looking to develop software in Switzerland. Apparently it's so difficult for a Swiss company to get a work visa for non-EU (Schengen area) workers, that they're almost never willing to go through the effort.

    Unfortunately, the best way to get permission to live within a EU country is to have a job waiting for you. The chicken-and-egg problem is rather vexing.

  3. If it's so wrong... on Federal Judge Dismisses Movie Piracy Complaint · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The judge was not enthused that they offered to settle for $7500 while noting that potential penalties could be as much as $150,000.

    How is this different han what DA's do with the accused?

  4. Re:Fucking English Majors on Ad Exec: Learn To Code Or You're Dead To Me · · Score: 4, Funny

    And that's all there is to say about that.

    Well, duh. Which of us can't think of an English major we'd like to fuck? But that's not what we're discussing...

  5. Insanity on CO2 Levels Reach 400ppm at Mauna Loa For First Time On Record · · Score: 1

    Am I the only person worried about the macadamia nuts?

  6. Re:They have that already on Researchers Are Developing Ad Hoc Networks For Car-To-Car Data Exchange · · Score: 2

    Yeah, but those cars' interfaces are tightly coupled.

    Except for the the ones near my grandmother's first husband, who worked on trains. He was killed when two cars came together with him in between. Ever since, I've avoided bad interfaces.

  7. Opportunity? on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Look For In a Prosthetic Hand? · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can't be the only one who's thinking it needs to support a Fleshlight attachment...

  8. I'm psyched! on Facebook To Introduce Video Ads · · Score: 1

    This is great. I thought my news feed was messed up, because it had been weeks since I'd seen a story about Facebook sucking even more.

  9. Re:Crazy pricing on Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only · · Score: 1

    I think you might be surprised by the degree of editing that some photographers apply to get the shot looking just how they want it.

  10. Re:look at the alternatives on Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only · · Score: 1

    I would, but the problem is both of them really should be refining skills in the same software they might be asked to use in a professional setting.

    I realize that at this point, I'm just coming across as whining. I mean, $20/month for an educational/business expense isn't that bad. I'm just bummed about another potential bill when the economy's already tough.

  11. Re:Crazy pricing on Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only · · Score: 1

    Thanks for clarifying. That's certainly more sensible. Not a bargain, but closer to doable.

  12. Crazy pricing on Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only · · Score: 2

    My wife is a budding professional photographer, and my son is highly creative and in middle school. Both get a lot of use out of Photoshop, but we can barely afford one permanent license. It's a purchase I'm willing to make only because it opens up future opportunities for both of them.

    But if Adobe's going to want about that same amount of money every year, I just don't see how we can justify the cost. We might have to suck it up and hope we can get the same functionality with a collection of much cheaper / free tools.

  13. Yawn on Observed Atmospheric CO2 Hits 400 Parts Per Million · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This measure of potent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere should spark renewed discussion about the use of fossil fuels.

    No it won't. It's not like politicians and the public have been just sitting on the sidelines, waiting util a value about 400 PPM was observed. I don't believe the public really doubts that atmospheric CO2 is increasing, and so a wonky measure of it is pretty irrelevant to public sentiment.

  14. Re:Thank god the iPod is dead on iTunes Store Turns 10 · · Score: 1

    Even Google Play isn't perfect. It doesn't seem willing or able (I'm not sure which) to play licensed videos on my Linux laptop.

  15. Re:Passengers vs. cell phones on Hands-Free Or Voice-Activated Texting Not Safer · · Score: 0

    I was able to type just about the same number of characters into a Slashdot comment field, and now everyone reading the comments is given an answer.

    I'm not incapable of using Google, I just chose not to in this particular case.

  16. Passengers vs. cell phones on Hands-Free Or Voice-Activated Texting Not Safer · · Score: 1

    So is talking to a passenger as distracting as talking to a hands-free cell phone?

  17. Dangerous on USB SuperSpeed Power Spec To Leap From 10W To 100W · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not a fan of a "data" cable that can kill me.

  18. BS on Australian Mobile Phone Provider Sent 1000s of Fake Debt Collection Letters · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A corporation isn't the only entity that did this. Specific persons employed or contracted by the corporation did.

    Prison time.

  19. Re:Secularism on Ask Slashdot: What Planks Would You Want In a Platform of a Political Party? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Serious question: For many persons, our sense of morality and ethics is derived from religious beliefs. And our ethical/moral beliefs then inform our ideals about civic issues such as the proper scope/role of government, and which laws should exist.

    That is, it's not obvious to me that there's a common "core" set of beliefs that we can all agree upon, independently of our religious world views.

    If that's correct, then how could such a separation truly exist? Even the very structure of government, by logical necessity, tramples on the beliefs of (for example0 Muslim theocrats or of athiests.

  20. Re:Naive question on Oracle Fixes 42 Security Vulnerabilities In Java · · Score: 1

    Don't get stars in your eyes just based on the company name.

  21. Naive question on Oracle Fixes 42 Security Vulnerabilities In Java · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's the deal with people saying Java is a major source of insecurity?

    Does that mean compared to C++? Are they comparing (Java + all its libraries) to (C++ plus one instance of each library which is needed to match Java's standard libraries)? Insecurity of the JVM itself, compared to native object code?

    I honestly can't tell.

  22. Everyone at Kobo, all we focus on is creating a great experience for book-lovers.'"

    Come on, how hard is it to not implement DRM?

  23. Oh Canada... on Canadian Official Escorted From House For Others' Facebook Comments · · Score: 5, Funny

    You just seem more insane year after year. I wonder if there will be a day when Canadians gripe that they're on the verge of moving to the U.S.

  24. Re:Note the legal disclaimer on Excel Error Contributes To Problems With Austerity Study · · Score: 1

    In Holland at least,

    Did you perhaps mean the Netherlands? Or is it really just specific to Holland?

  25. Obligatory Dennis Leary link on ZDNet Proclaims "Windows: It's Over" · · Score: 1