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  1. Re:So MS is basically bailing on the phone busines on Microsoft To Lay Off Another 2,850 People In the Next 12 Months (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    It was definitely late, but another big issue is that after releasing WP7 internal politic'ing stalled it for 2-years before the completely re-written WP8 was done.

  2. But they still want H1B reform.... on Microsoft To Lay Off Another 2,850 People In the Next 12 Months (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    because there aren't enough tech workers...

  3. Re:Current U.S. corporate tax equally fraudulent on Stiglitz Calls Apple's Profit Reporting In Ireland 'a Fraud' (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It depends on what they allow to be written off, at the moment its basically everything so 39% of nothing..... One imagines if we were to fix tax laws globally the rate would be reduced.

  4. Re:Free Markets on Using VPN in UAE Could Cost You $545,000 (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Free market huh? I guess that's why its also not legal to murder someone, because the country isn't a Free Market?

  5. Re:If a cigarette doesn't "smoke", is it harmful? on E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors, Says Study (upi.com) · · Score: 1

    In Ontario they recently passed a law that placed the same location restrictions as smoking

  6. Re:If a cigarette doesn't "smoke", is it harmful? on E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors, Says Study (upi.com) · · Score: 1

    Only an idiot would have ever believed that the mist from e-cigs was only 'water'.

  7. One wonders why the SEC has never looked at Apple for continually releasing low ball guidances then 'beating' them.

  8. Boring Console Generation on Microsoft Cuts Xbox One Price To $249 - Would You Buy or Recommend One? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Personally I have found there is a dearth of interesting games on all of the current generation systems. Definitely does not live up to previous generations

  9. Re:I own Xbox one and a PS4 & various mobile d on Microsoft Cuts Xbox One Price To $249 - Would You Buy or Recommend One? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The trouble with the Xbox One and the PS4 for media consumption is that both have very high power consumption. You're much better off using other devices like Roku, Chromecast or AppleTV.

  10. Re:What do you gain from this? on Turn Your Android Phone Into a Laptop For $99 With the Superbook (techinsider.io) · · Score: 1

    Who says they're carrying it anywhere? In my experience most people buy laptops that never leave the house.

  11. Reduced fuel consumption is specifically due to government regulation, over production of oil and has absolutely nothing to the trivial number of cars Tesla has shipped.

  12. Re:Jurisdiction on How Apple and Facebook Helped To Take Down KickassTorrents (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently this guy was not in the US, didn't use a US bank, and had a .cr domain (czech?). Sounds more like the american investigator was doing business in eastern Europe.

  13. Re:Jurisdiction on How Apple and Facebook Helped To Take Down KickassTorrents (pcworld.com) · · Score: 2

    Typically with extradition you've committed crimes in that country. It seems to be one of the flaws with the agreements that the person has limited avenues for appeal within their residing country.

  14. Jurisdiction on How Apple and Facebook Helped To Take Down KickassTorrents (pcworld.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If the servers operated outside the US, and the owner lived outside the US, how does the USA think they have jurisdiction to charge him? Are all American companies subject to laws in every other country as their websites are accessible to users in those countries?

  15. Re: So funny on Tesla's 'Master Plan, Part Deux' Includes Trucks, Buses and Ride-Sharing (latimes.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    None of those problems were too big to handle for governments if they were allowed to work on it, and realistically they do work on it because they funded all the basic science that has made these things possible.

  16. Re:Why do us Canadians always get screwed? on Star Trek CBS Series To Be Streamed Internationally On Netflix (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    Its too much vertical integration, Bell & Rogers own the entire stack from rights to broadcast thus have a disincentive to make shows available.

  17. As a Canadian on Star Trek CBS Series To Be Streamed Internationally On Netflix (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not going to subscribe to multiple services because of an exclusive deal. Not going to offer it via Netflix that's fine, it simply means I won't be watching it or talking about it.

  18. Perhaps you should look at the post I responded to. I'm trolling the bigoted coward not offering a serious commentary.

  19. Is anyone else not the least bit concerned that Tesla has this level of access to vehicle logs and is free to blab about them publicly?

  20. Re:YOU HAVE TO GO BACK on It Took Nearly Three Hours For France's Terror Alert App To Respond To Nice Attack (theverge.com) · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have a better idea, why don't we kill all bigots so people don't feel ostracized.

  21. Personally I didn't see anything other than on Amazon's site unlike last year where everyone was curious what the sales would be until Amazon unveiled its yard sale.

  22. Now With Advertising! on Microsoft Finally Releases New Skype App For Linux (skype.com) · · Score: 2

    NT

  23. Re: Slippery slope? on Third Tesla Crashes Amid Report of SEC Investigation (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Cars have an awful lot of opportunity to drive into buildings.

  24. Re:Because Moores law is running out of steam on TIOBE's Language-Popularity Index Sees A New Top 10 Language: Assembly (tiobe.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't a lot of the compactness due to the compiler generating a number of code paths by CPU?

  25. Re:Compiling toothbrush code with GCC on TIOBE's Language-Popularity Index Sees A New Top 10 Language: Assembly (tiobe.com) · · Score: 1

    Mine has a timer and talks to some base station. I've actually seen bluetooth models that talk to your phone, no clue why though.