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  1. Re:It's about cost... on Amazon Slammed for Destroying As-New and Returned Goods (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    People then shouldn't be allowed to return perfectly good stuff.

    Should Amazon be allowed to destroy everything without inspection (other than to verify it's the correct product) that the customer returned as defective? If not, then what should be the penalty to the consumer if they lie about it so they can get the free return and refund.

  2. Re:It's about cost... on Amazon Slammed for Destroying As-New and Returned Goods (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    They sell the stuff back as refurbished at a reduced price.

    Then they end up getting Slashdot articles about how second hand stuff is being sold without being "properly" checked.

  3. Re:Google vice Yahoo on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You must be too young to know what I'm talking about.

    I'd already be in the google search results while the yahoo home page was still loading

  4. Re:No worries... on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure. While I look that up, look up the obstacles Google has faced trying to launch their own internet service.

  5. Left clicking worked for me. All the available wireless connections are displayed.
    Right clicking gives me the choices to troubleshoot or open network manager.

    I'm at work so maybe it works different on the home edition?

  6. Which ends on a reboot :)

  7. I read the bug report. It effects any interactive windows programs as well.

    The fix was creating one copy paste text file. I have no idea if it was fixed for windows (I would hope so...)

    To me, that's easier than how I usually have to fix problems in windows (finding the right driver and possibly trying to roll back the driver if the new driver is worse.)

  8. Re:No worries... on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think the bigger problem is allowing local and state governments to block new entries to the market.

  9. Re:Voting on Party on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    LOL - I'm sure.

    Because this is the most important issue facing our country right now.

    If there are lots of issues causing you to vote democrat, than just be honest about it. Don't act like the republicans switching to a pro-neutrality vote is enough to make you consider voting Republican. If it's that easy for you to discount an entire party over this issue, some other issue would just pop up to give yourself an excuse to keep voting democrat.

  10. Re:WooHooo! on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    I'm AT&T shareholder! Between this and the ruling tomorrow on the Time Warner merger by a George W. Bush appointed judge (Gee, I wonder how a Republican appointed judge is going to rule? For the corporations or the consumer?

    This one must be very conflicting for you since the Trump administration is against the merger.

  11. Re:Thinking with their wallets on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    If throttling can seriously effect google's search engine, then they need to go back to their roots.

    I remember switching to google from yahoo when I was on dial up because I'd already be well into my search results while yahoo.com was still loading

  12. Re:No worries... on Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    They are already adapting to that by making the internet cost as much as cable. And net neutrality doesn't help with that "problem."

  13. The tax cuts are doing more to harm economic growth as the money corporations got are going to shareholders and not bieng used to expand and growth.

    Even if that was true (it's clearly not an absolute truth as there are a ton of stories about increased wages and better benefits), how does tax cuts going to shareholders instead of the government hurt the economy?

    I was in a field that didn't get raises from tax cuts (the health insurance field) since those tax cuts also killed the individual mandate but I know several folks that are doing better than they were before. And without those tax cuts (if we just got rid of the mandate), we'd probably be losing jobs instead of maintaining them

  14. Re: This doesn't mean what the summary says it mea on 'Pirates' Tend To Be the Biggest Buyers of Legal Content, Study Shows (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the point I was trying to make :)

  15. Just six months? on Oath is Killing Off Yahoo Messenger on July 17 (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    After this date, chatting will no longer be available, and users have just six months to download their chat histories.

    For pete's sake, how long does it take to download a chat history?

  16. Re:Only two features... on Should Apple Let Competitors Use FaceTime? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Some companies might want it just to help micromanage.

    How many call in meetings do you dial in and then go do other stuff? I'm in one now.

  17. Re:Who cares about facetime? on Should Apple Let Competitors Use FaceTime? (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I seriously doubt people would leave the Apple world simply because there was an android facetime app.

    Ok. I was wrong.

    https://apple.slashdot.org/com...

  18. Re:Who cares about facetime? on Should Apple Let Competitors Use FaceTime? (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Most people that use apple products - I'm not one of them - love it for many reasons. I seriously doubt people would leave the Apple world simply because there was an android facetime app.

  19. Re: This doesn't mean what the summary says it mea on 'Pirates' Tend To Be the Biggest Buyers of Legal Content, Study Shows (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    You know, the more we talk about the importance of privacy for mundane shit like pausing music, the more we dilute the importance of privacy to the masses

  20. Re: This doesn't mean what the summary says it mea on 'Pirates' Tend To Be the Biggest Buyers of Legal Content, Study Shows (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I doubt the he is only using the internet for music.

    It's like saying you need to include the cost of your house as part of the purchase price for that music you bought in the 70's since you have to store it somewhere.

  21. Re:Move along nothing to see here... on Judge Orders EPA To Produce Science Behind Pruitt's Climate Claims (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    There is tons of evidence Man/Humankind/CO2 is not the primary cause of changing climate.

    Then give us a link to a kilo or two of this

    I'm just curious... Is there any link that could honestly be supplied that would change your mind?

  22. Re:Move along nothing to see here... on Judge Orders EPA To Produce Science Behind Pruitt's Climate Claims (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Proper science never has just one side.

    What is the "other side" to Copernicus' view that the Earth revolves around the Sun?

    Agreed. Since Copernicus' view was later proven correct we should assume all views will later be proved as correct.

  23. Re:If Republicans were serious on Judge Orders EPA To Produce Science Behind Pruitt's Climate Claims (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Except the Democratic party actually finds ways to pay for what they spend. The Republicans love their deficit spending. Bush Sr did it. Clinton had to clean it up which is why a lot of military folks hate him for closing all those bases except that Republicans forced him to balance the budget so he did what he hand to.

    So basically you are saying one Democrat president found a way to pay for what was being spent because the republicans forced him to?

    And yes, I'm frustrated that the only time the Republican's have managed to balance the budget is when we had a Democrat for president. Just as I am sure Democrats are frustrated that the Democrats wait for a Republican congress before attempting amnesty. It's a shame it takes losing power to spur our parties into action.

  24. Re:Know what else might help? on Walmart Offers To Foot College Tuition Bills for US Employees (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm glad you are willing to laugh rather than learn

  25. Re:Know what else might help? on Walmart Offers To Foot College Tuition Bills for US Employees (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    You're a broken record. "Start a business" is not an argument, you dipshit

    I think we can at least agree that you are an idiot who enjoys telling other people how they should spend their money.

    Your plan would be a great way to ensure only mega-corps that can afford to pay people what you think is fair stay in business. You are a corporate tool.