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The geek whines that Hollywood produces nothing but remakes and sequels; but when given the chance to show us what he can do on his own, what do we get?
The men who allegedly attempted to trespass on government property did not shoot back.
Well, duh, Crash the gates of a capital district military base and you won't live long enough to get a chance to shoot back.
The last thing you would have seen on the Germanwings video, would have been a piece of black tape being pasted over the camera lens.
More likely a selfie.
pychologically were a private species.
Except of course when we lie helpless on the operating table, or aboard a jumble jet being flown into the Alps.
Amazon is to remove a ''non-compete'' clause from its employment contracts for US workers paid by the hour after criticism that it is unreasonable to prevent such employees from finding other work.
A company spokeswoman confirmed to the Guardian that the clause would be cut.
''That clause hasn't been applied to hourly associates, and we're removing it,' 'she said.
The company would not disclose the breakdown of its staff by geography or hourly pay and salary. No UK employment contracts for hourly workers contained such non-compete clauses.
Amazon further required laid-off employees to reaffirm their non-compete contracts in order to receive severance, reported the Verge.
Amazon to remove non-compete clause from contracts for hourly workers
Just let the free market decide what we want self sustaining art to be
Not all of the arts are or ever have been self-sustaining. Historically, what you see is sponsorship by the state, the church, or the merchant prince.
Quebec is an island of francophone culture off a continent that is dominated by the U.S. Either you embrace protectionism or risk losing all that makes you unique.
Using Diceware, you end up with passphrases that look like "cap liz donna demon self", "bang vivo thread duct knob train", and "brig alert rope welsh foss rang orb".
This is easy to remember?
Oh, and by the way, did anyone try this out using the touch keyboard of a smartphone or tablet?
There was a brief moment in time (sorry Stephen) when I thought the internet would break up the gate keepers. That moment has passed.
The gate keeper serves a much needed function.
Searching Google News for the Greenways crash returns 10,846 hits as of 1:45 PM EDT.
You can be very, very, good at this sort of thing and still be overwhelmed by the numbers and the difficulty of getting concise, timely, and meaningful results.
If I am, god forbid, reduced to paying cellular rates for data, what I want is a targeted selection of stories in depth and a quick overview from MSN News.
The gatekeeper can negotiate for access to content that would otherwise not be available outside the paywall. He may like Nerflix have the resources needed to underwrite the production of original content.
A new initiative from the European Commission proposes a reformed "single digital market", addressing a number of issues that it sees as obstructions to EU growth, including geoblocking --- where services such as BBC's iPlayer are only available to IP addresses within the host country.
Federalism fails when it ignores cultural distinctions between its member states, igniting controversies that are needlessly provocative and could easily have been avoided.
The iPlayer provides publically funded news and entertainment services targeting a domestic not a European or global audience --- on the face of it, a benign and legitimate purpose.
I open the Exo web page. I see all the pretty pictures.
What I don't see is what I need to know about heating, cooling and ventilation.
The lack of storage for personal belongings, food and water, the space and facilities needed for cooking and sanitation. Not the slightest thought has been given to the comfort, pride or privacy of the refugee.
That idiotic door lock bothers me no end.
These geeks may know tech, but they are utterly blind to the psychological and social forces in play when people are under extreme stress.
These stackable plastic cups seem more appropriately designed for Joe Arpaio's Tent City prison camps.
A broken window is a broken window. What's is exactly your problem?
The problem I have is that it encourages unusually stupid and frivolous posts, even by Slashdot standards.
.... don't you think it's about time to retire the stained glass window in favor of the real Windows logo?
The gag was never particularly original, clever or funny --- and what passes for geek humor isn't known for aging well.
They're all wrong.
The apostrophe in e'mail is a roadblock you stumble over in confusion.
It's so much easier to scan and pronounce "e-mail" and the meaning remains clear.
Basically there's a war on men being men.
There is a war on men who are insecure dickless assholes at work when it comes to women --- and it's long overdue I've come to think. "Sell out their gender?" Give me a break.
Some people need to get over the ridiculous notion that they have some kind of "right" to not be offended.
There is no right to create a hostile working environment for women.
It takes me back some years now.
Someone brought a life sized border town strip club poster into work and pinned it to a back office wall.
That ignited a frat house arms race that ended with the entire back office being papered over with pinups with a spillover up front....
This did not end well.
"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him." -Arthur C. Clarke
