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  1. False sense of success? on Amazon's Echo Chamber · · Score: 2

    What makes it false? If they sell the product and make a profit, that's a basic success. Who cares if customers put the product in a drawer and don't use it? That's where many products end up -- that doesn't make them unsuccessful.

  2. Re:But deflation is bad!!! on Americans Rejoice At Lower Gas Prices · · Score: 1

    Deflation of gas prices is not the same as economic deflation across the board. Companies that raised their prices due to gas costs will not now lower their prices because gas is cheaper. They will instead be proud of their P&L. Inflation, overall, will continue.

  3. Re:Coincidence? on Mathematical Proof That the Universe Could Come From Nothing · · Score: 1
    For me it says:

    "A car is just a big purse on wheels." -- Johanna Reynolds

    Which is much less helpful in this conversation.

  4. Re:Very Fascinating on Computer Scientists Say Meme Research Doesn't Threaten Free Speech · · Score: 1

    Basically the fear is that it becomes a propaganda machine.

    Correct. Why change it from the fear machine that it already is?

  5. Re: What am I doing wrong? on The Great IT Hiring He-Said / She-Said · · Score: 1

    Many in the working class work far more than 45 hrs/week for far less than $75k. You should consider yourself very lucky to be in a position where you are comfortable enough to decline a job that pays that well.

  6. Re:So Wrong on The Great IT Hiring He-Said / She-Said · · Score: 1

    What the candidate is worth and what the candidate thinks they are worth (and what the company thinks they are worth, for that matter) are all very different things.

  7. Re:billions for who? on Chinese Hackers Mess With Texas By Attacking Fracking Firms · · Score: 2

    Everywhere I've ever lived, you pay income tax where you work, then pay more where you live, if tax rates are higher where you live.

    No, this is not the case everywhere. For example when I lived in Indiana and worked in Michigan, my state income tax was paid to Indiana. Anecdotes don't work when talking about state taxes because there is too much variance.

  8. Re:Isaac Asimov never heard on Isaac Asimov: How Do People Get New Ideas? · · Score: 1

    Furthermore, since this is obvious from spending only a small amount of time with just about anyone you meet, this observation is common sense to me.

    Great point!

  9. Re:Isaac Asimov never heard on Isaac Asimov: How Do People Get New Ideas? · · Score: 1

    Not to mention, common sense isn't always common nor sensible!

  10. Re:Republicans Control Michigan on Michigan About To Ban Tesla Sales · · Score: 1

    Districts get redrawn, usually by the party in control of the legislature. Yes, eventually it might because very difficult (or impossible) to gerrymander enough districts for them to keep control but for now, the state is losing population and usually from blue areas (Detroit, Flint, etc) not Red areas (everywhere else including Grand Rapids).

  11. Re:Really? on The One App You Need On Your Resume If You Want a Job At Google · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is the army looking for people who can accurately fire rifles and follow orders

    No, they can and will drill both of those things into your head. What they are looking for is healthy people who are willing to die for whatever it is our military asks them to do.

  12. DevOps on Mixing Agile With Waterfall For Code Quality · · Score: 1

    From what I hear, this is all old news anyway and we should all be switching to devops!

  13. Re:Not quite. on HBO To Offer Online Streaming Without TV Subscription · · Score: 1

    I wish I'd kept a link to the article. It may have been speculation on the part of the author. I really hope it's not the case and that you're correct!

  14. Re:Republicans Control Michigan on Michigan About To Ban Tesla Sales · · Score: 1

    Ya, agreed. Gerymandering has pretty significant effects, doesn't it? The presidential and senate elections aren't affected by gerrymandering, but the federal congress and the state legislature are heavily affected by it. I didn't say the majority of the state are (or vote for) Republicans, I said the Republicans control the state. There is a distinct difference.

  15. Re:Republicans Control Michigan on Michigan About To Ban Tesla Sales · · Score: 1

    Controlling the governorship is not tantamount to controlling the state. The state legislature will continue to be majority republican.

  16. Re:Republicans Control Michigan on Michigan About To Ban Tesla Sales · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Republicans believe in states rights, which means minimal federal government. They do NOT believe in "minimal government" as you called it. Republicans in state positions are VERY heavy-handed.

    And yes, Republicans control Michigan which is not likely to change anytime soon. That said, even if they didn't, auto mfg is the big industry here and most politicians R or D are not likely to do anything that would harm that industry, especially right now after they have just recently "recovered."

  17. Not quite. on HBO To Offer Online Streaming Without TV Subscription · · Score: 3, Insightful

    From what I've read, HBO is considering offering its service as an add-on for you ISP (who is often-times also your cable company). So, while this is slightly better, it's actually bad news because it's entirely possible and probable that ISPs will start bundling gold and platinum packages with HBO, Netflix, Hulu, whatever.

    I don't know, I guess I could just see this going really badly even though it sounds like a good thing at the moment.

  18. Re:"helping women be more productive human beings" on Facebook and Apple Now Pay For Female Employees To Freeze Their Eggs · · Score: 1

    That is a quote from Christy Jones, founder of Extend Fertility, a company that offers and promotes egg freezing across the country. That is NOT a quote from Apple or Facebook.

  19. he'll be the target of every shifty technology company on the planet, who will steal it, and will patent it on their own.

    or just destroy it, because it's not good for their stock numbers.

  20. Re:Pest Control on Oxytocin Regulates Sociosexual Behavior In Female Mice · · Score: 1

    there are many that consider us humans to be pests

    Many what? Other humans? Aliens? This doesn't make any sense.

  21. Re:Unified Experience Across Devices on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    WP 8 and 8.1 are WAY better than WM6. Have you tried using a windows phone lately? It's actually a very good experience. Even Apple fanbois are starting to convert.

  22. Re:something to remember next time you vote on California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Warrants For Drone Surveillance · · Score: 1

    What do you expect the executive branch to do, if not to execute?

  23. Re:Only cost them 25 percent of customer bills? on Small Restaurant Out-Maneuvers Yelp In Reviews War · · Score: 1
    The parent to my post said

    I thought that applied only to small companies that were indistinguishable from their owners and their families

    which does not make any distinction about a business being privately owned. So, I don't see why you would make that distinction in this context.

  24. Re:I would like to see a return... on Apple Faces Large Penalties In EU Tax Probe · · Score: 1

    The reason no one heads to Canada for medical treatment is that they wouldn't be covered and would have to pay out of pocket.

    Seems obvious, doesn't it? Yet still posts like the GP show up all the time...

  25. Re: Rebels on Scientists Seen As Competent But Not Trusted By Americans · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reasonable grammar is for conformist sheep!