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  1. Re:I really hope... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Part of your HR rep's concern may have been regarding HIPPA rules. Also, has your coworker submitted any documentation from medical authorities (her doctor) asking for accommodation? If not, your HR might not be able to do anything. Remember, HR isn't there to help the employees, they're there to protect the company first and foremost.

  2. Re:I really hope... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    We had a contractor over our house a couple days ago...they specialize on doors & windows, and we're looking to spruce up the curb appeal in preparation to sell. While he was showing us the catalogue, I asked him if he had any doors with big knockers...it was an honest question. The look on my wife's face was priceless.

  3. Re:I really hope... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "The sad fact is that we now have actual Nazis in the US government and whispering in the president's ear."

    Please specify who exactly who you're talking about, and what evidence this is based upon. In the meantime, I'll just accuse you of committing a Godwin offense.

  4. Re:I really hope... on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't feed the troll. Ami lives in a bubble where anyone who disagrees is attempting to silence.

  5. Re:Who's buying? on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    If you're a fan, you heard nothing but positive statements. If you've got a chip on your shoulder, and already see Trump as the second coming of Hitler, you clearly didn't.

    For those of us in the middle, it was neither. Extremists on both sides need to put their big boy pants on.

  6. Re:Who's buying? on George Orwell's '1984' Tops Amazon's Bestseller List (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I think Trump will be a terrible president, but he is not part of the establishment who would be more than happy to send undesirables off to the gas chambers and ovens.

    No, the people who would send undesirables off to the gas chambers and ovens are part of his establishment.

    Straight to the Godwin, huh?

  7. "The greedy elite have worked hard to lobby .... "

    Um, no. It's simply how business I done because we as a nation have not been forceful enough in getting money out of politics. We've let SCOTUS tell us that companies are people, which has completely subverted the value of the individual voter. Get term limits put in place, and we'll see a lot of this BS change.

  8. "Another reminder: IBM has been going down the shitter for over a decade now."

    You wouldn't know it by looking at their ten year stock chart. They tanked, like everyone else, during the recession, but are about double their value from 2007. So, if they're not meeting the needs, who's needs are they satisfying to make an ROI?

  9. Alternative Facts on Ask Slashdot: Can US Citizens Trust Government Data? (msn.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Before you go getting your panties all in a wad, the Bureau of Labor Standards (BLS) reports quite a few numbers on unemployment statistics. Unfortunately, too many people harp about the basic unemployment rate w/o taking the time to go look at the other numbers available...underemployment for example. The "redefinition" of unemployment removed people who weren't looking for work from the basic number. But, let's take a look at https://www.bls.gov/news.relea... and see what's actually being produced, and compare apples to apples instead of whining that someone changed (or refined depending upon what spin you'd like to put on it) the calculation.

  10. Re:A simple question. on Female Shark Learns To Reproduce Without Males After Years Alone (newscientist.com) · · Score: 1

    I was about to post something like this, but I'm glad you'll be serving more time in hell instead of me now. Bravo!

  11. Re:I spotted a wave on Japanese Spacecraft Spots Massive Gravity Wave In Venus' Atmosphere (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I spotted a wave near Uranus. It stinks!!!!

    Please remove your proboscis from the sphincter to correct your problem.

  12. Re:Bigoted transophobes. on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It might be interpreted that way, but it's not called out. This is from https://www.ada.gov/hiv/lgbti_...

    "Although these laws do not explicitly refer to sexual orientation or gender identity,..."

  13. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "By stupid rednecks, sure."

    So you believe that pretty much everyone in the IC is a redneck. Got it, thanks.

  14. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Is it an offense if Manning isn't reading it?

    I personally don't care what sex/gender Manning wishes to be. That said, I'd be happy to personally offend that dirtbag.

  15. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I wish I had mod points, or could have stated it with the clarity that you just did. Bravo!

  16. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Manning is as much female as this person was black. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  17. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this language to include the power to grant pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence, remissions of fines and forfeitures, respites, and amnesties.

    I think that pretty much covers it.

  18. Re:Not sure what to think.... on President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "Washington DC not being a state, and basically being under Federal jurisdiction"

    Not quite. While D.C. isn't a state, it does have it's own laws. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  19. Re:Because everyone needs to be able to code... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    Some yes, but for many you males, they're too immature that that age...I certainly wasn't ready until my early 20s. Your entire career path should never be based on a single exam. Many people end up going to other countries because they can't become doctors or other professionals because of a poor exam score.

  20. Re: False premise on Will The Death of the PC Bring 'An End To Openness'? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Then you haven't looked. Seriously, google, there are plenty.

  21. Re:Because everyone needs to be able to code... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    I'm very familiar with how Germany (having lived there for six years, and relatives living there) does it, and it's not all rosy. Don't do well on your Abitur exam, and kiss any professional career goodbye unless you leave the country. That said, I'm all for apprenticeship programs, but American companies need some incentive for them to make it cost effective. There's currently nothing keeping someone who just got trained from taking that somewhere else after a company has invested a pile of money in them...there needs to be a payoff for the company.

  22. Re: False premise on Will The Death of the PC Bring 'An End To Openness'? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    As long as whatever you do doesn't involve extensive typing, which is when a tablet becomes a pain

    Bluetooth keyboard...pain free.

  23. Re:False premise on Will The Death of the PC Bring 'An End To Openness'? (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    While PC sales peaked a few years ago (http://www.statisticbrain.com/computer-sales-statistics/), they're still much higher than they were (nearly double) in 2000. Dying, no. Declining somewhat, sure. And likely because people who only wanted a browser can get it on their smartphone now.

  24. "Find similar ways to replace all the $200,000+ salaried CEO and management positions?"

    $200k? That's low level management here in the DC burbs.

  25. Re:If we can be serious for a moment... on Google-Funded Project Envisions Nation's Librarians Teaching Kids to Code (ala.org) · · Score: 1

    I'm not so sure it's the teachers so much as the lawyers, union, school board, etc. that prohibit them from having any actual discipline in their classrooms.