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  1. Re:iSight? on MacBook Mod Gives Base Station Chassis New Purpose · · Score: 1

    Yes, because no other manufacturer brands their peripherals and features.

  2. Re:Not a bad little hack on MacBook Mod Gives Base Station Chassis New Purpose · · Score: 1

    How much is your time worth?

  3. Hahahahaha! on iPhone Owners Demand To See Apple Source Code · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So... Apple says "Don't Jailbreak your phone" and as one of the reason says "We don't QA test against that". Then people do it anyhow, and updates break their phone (as warned). And those people sue, believing that the bugs that Apple said they couldn't test against were intentional? Funny stuff.

  4. Seems simple to me on Are You a Blue-Collar Or White-Collar Developer? · · Score: 0

    I'm neither, but here's how I see it: Someone who went to a vocational school will be very good at doing one thing. However, an employer will probably prefer someone who is good at more than one thing, and able to adapt to new roles.

  5. Wrong. on Vermont City Almost Encased In a 1-Mile Dome · · Score: 2, Informative

    In much of New England, "city" versus "town" is a matter of the type of colonial charter that was used to found the place. In New Hampshire and Vermont (I grew up on the border) which term is used is largely a matter of historical happenstance.

  6. Why is this wrong? on Lawmakers Caught Again By File-Sharing Software · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't think it's crazy to say that a piece of software that 90% of people think of as being for downloading, but that also shares your files automagically in a non-transparent way, is a bad idea. Any file-sharing should be opt-in, not automatically and quietly sharing an unspecified are of your drive.

  7. Seriously? on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class? · · Score: 1

    Paper notepad. Give each equation a reference number. Put the reference number in your typed notes. Save yourself a lot of hassle.

  8. Oddly on Trojan Kill Switches In Military Technology · · Score: 1

    Oddly, I'm not sure I have a problem with this. It seems obvious that you shouldn't buy military resources from the allies of your enemies. If you can't make bigger friends, don't get in the fight.

  9. Re:No one should have expected on Legal War For WA State Sunshine Law · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The problem with Referenda on sensitive social issues is that the Consitution is specifically designed to protect minorities against discrimination by majority rule. Just because there are more people who believe something doesn't make it right.

  10. Re:I will laugh when ATT's network collapses on Why AT&T Should Dump the iPhone's Unlimited Data Plan · · Score: 1

    It's hell of a lot easier to kill someone else while driving a car, than to kill someone else while flying a single-passenger airplane.

  11. I've worked in the industry, and... on When Do You Fire a Headhunter? · · Score: 1

    In almost every situation, a Recruiter is not working for you. The employer is the customer, and you are the commodity. So you can't really "fire" a headhunter. You can stop working with him, though. In this case, you absolutely should-- in fact, you should have after the first time his unethical behavior cost you a job.

  12. Math on Most Mac Owners Also Own a Windows PC, But Not Vice Versa · · Score: 4, Informative

    This sounds like it could be explained by some fairly simple logic and math. If (numbers pulled out of my ass for sake of argument) 10% of people own a Mac, and 95% of people own a PC, and each household has more than one person in it... You'd get something like this kind of distribution.

  13. Cursive != Writing on Cursive Writing Is a Fading Skill — Does It Matter? · · Score: 1

    I don't understand what this discussion is about. Cursive is basically an alternative alphabet. Not knowing cursive doe NOT mean you can't write clearly by hand. Printing by hand is far more clear a form of communication that cursive.

  14. But... on Captured Comet Becomes Moon of Jupiter · · Score: 4, Funny

    "That's no moon!"

  15. Re:An Outrageous Price! on TomTom Releases iPhone Navigation App · · Score: 1

    I agree on the pricing. Total missed opportunity.

  16. Price Fail on TomTom Releases iPhone Navigation App · · Score: 3, Insightful

    TomTom missed the boat on this app. You can buy a new TomTom device for $99. Why would I pay the same to add software to a device that I already paid for? I would have bought this if it came out at $50 for the software, or $99 for the software plus the hardware accessory kit. At $99 for the software alone, I will pass.

  17. Re:And nothing of value was lost on Twitter Offline Due To DDoS · · Score: 1

    You're also not hampered by having lot of people to follow, since everyone else is using Twitter. Social networking doesn't really work if you choose the smaller community.

  18. Empirical Evidence on Rude Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I live in Boston, so I have empirical evidence that if 40% people drive like assholes, you still get plenty of traffic jams. Sorry, your model must be broken.

  19. Re:The reason I quit making my game was cuz of mod on Spore Patch Nearly Lets Creatures Into Other Games · · Score: 1

    You would have done better to realize sooner that a game is art, not just a collection of technology. Then you wouldn't have wasted all that time.

  20. Good pitch on Google Will Star In New Dow Jones News Model · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Great marketing-- The only people who lose out are the consumers! That'll show the bastards!

  21. Re:Interesting find... on Unicellular "Enigma" Changes From Predator To Plant and Back · · Score: 1

    Yes. All humans alive now share a common ancestor.

  22. Re:more pointless prohibition on FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's easier to live without one arm than without one liver. Food for thought.

  23. Re:Psh on Land Rover Unveils "World's Toughest Phone" · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just don't sit on it, and it should be fine. ;)

  24. Whoops on Controversy Over San Francisco Public Transportation Data · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just because you lose money doesn't mean you can change the rules after the fact. I guess this guy shouldn't have bid so low to get that contract.

  25. Re:Celebrity status? on AT&T's Bad Math Strikes MythBusters' Savage · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most people don't actually get their entire Twitter feed send to their phone.