If anything, it's the opposite of a backhanded compliment. A backhanded insult perhaps? Front footed insult? Not sure there's a phrase for it. I propose we call it the "Google reach around".
Hmmm, I guess we should just coin 'a Bing compliment' as the proper term to refer to this?
Does this mean some of those crazy looking pieces of headgear in SkyMall may actually work? If so they should market it as "able to remove all other memories of SkyMall with less pain than a corkscrew lobotomy."
Maybe if he'd used his impressive CGI skills to create a better working environment, more hospitable country and friendlier government officials he wouldn't have had this 'analog' medical issue.;-)
Microsoft sends a Twitter message "he did cheat, we checked", and everyone says "O, that's OK then, carry on". I must be in a parallel universe.
I'm afraid we're all living in a parallel universe where 'tweets' pass for what's supposed to be actual press releases. There's no proving who actually did it, no problem denying or retracting it, and no accountability. I'd like to petition all major dictionaries to add 'see plausible deniability' to any entries for Twitter or 'tweets'.
Windows Phone 7 (not "the Windows 7 Phone") is doing just fine. It hasn't been a runaway success, but its done reasonably well on all carriers its been released on and is coming to both Verizon and Sprint soon.
It will arrive on the Verizon network after the iPhone shows up. Hate or love Apple, the iPhone will prove one way or another who is to blame for all the AT&T call drops & quality issues. If it works well on Verizon I'd guess many potential WP7 purchasers will take a look at the iPhone. Keep in mind that at the moment, WP7 doesn't offer encrypted connections to Exchange (a pretty big requirement to most enterprise customers).
When are the Red Spiders coming ? A week from Thursday... early in the afternoon (GMT -5:00).
How many of them are they ? 173 last time I counted.
How big are they ? Larger than a walnut but smaller than a breadbox.
How can we kill them ? With something larger than a breadbox or hotter than a toaster oven. You may also use a stick with a nail in it, a hose that squirts Jello pudding or a bucket of dried hairballs.
Kinda like how I use Slashdot when I want to find interesting tech links accompanied by comments from sad, self-important nerds who believe they're smarter than everyone else on the planet.
I don't think it was losing cases that scared them so much is actually having cases appear in court at all. There seems to have been no small risk of some sort of censure out of all of this.
What astounds me is that somewhere along the line this group of, um, "educated professionals" (if I may be so bold) sat down at a conference table, discussed this "tactic" and decided that it would be a good idea. Surely this has to taint their judgement in any future client's eyes, no?
For another, even if something took a full hour, it wouldn't interfere with my working a full day. It may extend my day by an hour to make up for it, but in general, those working from home have a flexibility in working environment that would allow for that.
That isn't the case for everyone. I work from home quite often and giving up an hour means one less hour of work I do that day. I have such a backlog of work that I need to keep at it from when I get up in the morning until I finally burn out late into the evening. I even pull a few all-nighters each month (when in a groove you've got to keep pushing). Being your own boss often means there is no '9 - 5' work schedule.
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If anything, it's the opposite of a backhanded compliment. A backhanded insult perhaps? Front footed insult? Not sure there's a phrase for it. I propose we call it the "Google reach around".
Hmmm, I guess we should just coin 'a Bing compliment' as the proper term to refer to this?
I wonder if we could get Mickey to volunteer for this mission? I bet Itchy is one of their top trainers ;-)
Does this mean some of those crazy looking pieces of headgear in SkyMall may actually work? If so they should market it as "able to remove all other memories of SkyMall with less pain than a corkscrew lobotomy."
will it matter next week? next month? in a year?
If the internet ever becomes as popular as TV has then yes, it will matter to hundreds of millions of Americans for decades.
The FCC loses... because the FCC *always* loses. They've lost every major case for the last fifteen years.
They need to hire one of those lawyers on TV. They seem to win their cases every week no matter how stupid their clients are.
So, $19.2 million, divided by 8 years, divided by 34 people equals...
The toll-collectors get paid $70K per year?
That cost probably includes their medical insurance, the employer's portion of SS and other taxes, vacation time, etc.
so how does that work?
Or a brand new car without plates yet?
Now inline commenting and moderation is fucked up, All they want to do is create a site for "people that use Safari browser".
I see they finally got my letters! Yay Slashdot!
Maybe if he'd used his impressive CGI skills to create a better working environment, more hospitable country and friendlier government officials he wouldn't have had this 'analog' medical issue. ;-)
What happened here is sort of a complete reversal. These idiots wanted the publicity because it served their purpose.
Um, are you still talking about 'Anonymous' or is that a reference to the 2010 'Media Whore of the Year' winner, Julian Assange?
Microsoft sends a Twitter message "he did cheat, we checked", and everyone says "O, that's OK then, carry on". I must be in a parallel universe.
I'm afraid we're all living in a parallel universe where 'tweets' pass for what's supposed to be actual press releases. There's no proving who actually did it, no problem denying or retracting it, and no accountability. I'd like to petition all major dictionaries to add 'see plausible deniability' to any entries for Twitter or 'tweets'.
Self control in kids will eventually lead to self control as adults? This can predict future success ... as in success in staying out of prison.
and congrats... 40 years later their influence is still amazing.
Indeed. If a certain unnamed church recognizes them within the next 359 years it will beat their recognition of Galileo ;-)
The whole article just seems to be some incoherent and ill-constructed rant.
So what you're saying is that it's a perfect post on /. ?
Windows Phone 7 (not "the Windows 7 Phone") is doing just fine. It hasn't been a runaway success, but its done reasonably well on all carriers its been released on and is coming to both Verizon and Sprint soon.
It will arrive on the Verizon network after the iPhone shows up. Hate or love Apple, the iPhone will prove one way or another who is to blame for all the AT&T call drops & quality issues. If it works well on Verizon I'd guess many potential WP7 purchasers will take a look at the iPhone. Keep in mind that at the moment, WP7 doesn't offer encrypted connections to Exchange (a pretty big requirement to most enterprise customers).
Slates? What slates? I'm bored of this category already!
Alex, I'd like "Things From Last Year's CES Show" for $400 please.
Defend by doing nothing. How very Zen.
Defend against what? What have you done to defend yourself against the recent tiger attacks? Nothing, I'll wager, and Zen has nothing to do with it.
I purchased a tiger repellant rock ... and it's been working like a charm*
* not to be confused with a tiger repellant charm, which has been proven to be a scam.
When are the Red Spiders coming ? A week from Thursday ... early in the afternoon (GMT -5:00).
How many of them are they ? 173 last time I counted.
How big are they ? Larger than a walnut but smaller than a breadbox.
How can we kill them ? With something larger than a breadbox or hotter than a toaster oven. You may also use a stick with a nail in it, a hose that squirts Jello pudding or a bucket of dried hairballs.
Kinda like how I use Slashdot when I want to find interesting tech links accompanied by comments from sad, self-important nerds who believe they're smarter than everyone else on the planet.
Wait, what? I'm not sad.
Correct article link
I'm guessing my 'grey silhouette' default picture won't do them much good?
The mispelling makes it "authentic spam". Selling vi/\gra or marital assistance products however would score higher.
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I don't think it was losing cases that scared them so much is actually having cases appear in court at all. There seems to have been no small risk of some sort of censure out of all of this.
What astounds me is that somewhere along the line this group of, um, "educated professionals" (if I may be so bold) sat down at a conference table, discussed this "tactic" and decided that it would be a good idea. Surely this has to taint their judgement in any future client's eyes, no?
For another, even if something took a full hour, it wouldn't interfere with my working a full day. It may extend my day by an hour to make up for it, but in general, those working from home have a flexibility in working environment that would allow for that.
That isn't the case for everyone. I work from home quite often and giving up an hour means one less hour of work I do that day. I have such a backlog of work that I need to keep at it from when I get up in the morning until I finally burn out late into the evening. I even pull a few all-nighters each month (when in a groove you've got to keep pushing). Being your own boss often means there is no '9 - 5' work schedule.
To what end, I ask, to what end?
Um, I'm pretty sure the end will be the last page of the current issue.