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  1. Re: Netflix launched in 1997? on Nine Out of Every 10 Silicon Valley Jobs Pays Less Than In 1997, Report Finds (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I can't tell if you're joking, but Netflix started as DVD rental by mail service. It was several years before they added a streaming component.

  2. Re: Ironically on TechCrunch Argues Social Media News Feeds 'Need to Die' (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Slashdot does not meet two social media requirements that I have not added to the wikipedia article yet. 1) Must have an app on both iOS an Android 2) Must allow photo uploads from the app.

  3. Re: We need to stop the abortion. it's just horrib on New Apps Let Women Obtain Birth Control Without Visiting a Doctor · · Score: 1

    I love the irony of an AC posting about the original Slashdot audience! I think the original Slashdot was more focused on science and technology, and did not care at all about personal philosophical beliefs. That's the part of Slashdot that I miss the most.

  4. Re:slashdot on Ask Slashdot: What Old Technology Can't You Give Up? · · Score: 1

    This. I've been reading this site for well over a decade (yes, I made a UID after several years of lurking), and I will move on when I can no longer access Classic.

  5. Re:Why not call it its actual name? on Obamacare and Middle-Wheel-Wheelbarrows · · Score: 1

    This. The site has gotten worse and worse, and it seems like I was left with the B Ark. The new. Beta site is horrible, and I keep getting redirected to it. It is coming whether I like it or not, and it might be the change that pushes the rest of the good contributors over to whatever site they all went to.

  6. Re:I'm confused on Anniston, Alabama To Censor Employees' Facebook Pages · · Score: 1

    I know it's not a guarantee, but the Terms of Service require that you sign up for an account with real your real information. They also state that you can only have one account.

  7. Re:It's In the Air on German Military Braces For Peak Oil · · Score: 1

    I think you missed the usage note on the root word "infer." Infer is commonly understood to mean the same thing as "imply." Look it up: infer. I'm wondering how the statement "Like the rest of Like the rest of the Boomers' children and grandchildren (etc), I've learned from their mistakes as I clean up their mess and learn to survive the aftermath." does not imply that the vast majority of your generation is more environmentally responsible.

  8. Re:Ubuntu on Critical Flaw Found In Virtually All AV Software · · Score: 1

    To be clear, you're asserting that it's good for most Linux distributions to provide the end user with all the software that they need so that they won't need to run a third party executable. Would it also be good for Windows to include all the software that the end user needed?

  9. Re:Real world already knows this on Open Source vs. Wall Street Bonuses · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, your management probably considers IT to be a cost center. As you stated, servers don't maintain or install themselves, but the need for physical support of this equipment has decreased over time. If you've seen your management reduce the number of people working in IT over time instead of keeping them on board to work on more "competitive advantage" activities, they are reducing the impact of a cost center.

    You have a point on the new data projects, but when was the last time you had a significant number of new hires working on a data project? If the project is a true competitive advantage, they will throw additional resources on it. If they're having you "make do" with what you have, you're a cost center.