Comment Re:Should be legal, with caveat (Score 4, Funny) 961
I'd be OK with it as long as I could annoy Jean-Luc.
Comment Re:Their only chance (Score 1) 182
I wouldn't be surprised if they're already doing this. An Android fork does take time, though.
Comment Card Not Present (Score 2) 222
Wouldn't retailers be required to treat these transactions as "Card Not Present" transactions, meaning that far fewer would accept them?
I believe the liability is increased to the merchant if they just accept a CC number + expiration + CVV, to which accepting this would be functionally equivalent.
Comment Re:Default ding. (Score 1) 361
my daily BS update
Not having to deal with (nearly as much) BS is why I work for a startup.
Comment Re:Contradictory? (Score 2) 211
Look but don't touch.
Comment Re: Well... (Score 1) 144
God, you mention a possible solution to corruption and people start complaining "but there are so many variables!" Yes, yes there are. Politics is complicated.
If we're going to block every idea because it's not simple enough, we're simply going to be paralyzed, and I'm not a fan of that course of action.
Comment Re: Well... (Score 1) 144
False dichotomy. The government should provide public campaign financing with reasonable rules as to who can access the funds.
Amazon Offers Cut of Ebook Sales To Book Stores Selling Kindle 80
nk497 writes with this excerpt from PC Pro "Amazon plans to give independent booksellers 10% of the takings from ebooks bought on Kindles they sell, the online giant has revealed. The new Amazon Source program aims to encourage independent bookstores and small retailers to sell Kindle readers by offering commission for the first two years of the device's life. As an alternative to the 10% kickback from book sales, retailers opting into the Amazon Source program can choose instead to receive a larger discount up front when buying the devices for resale."
Comment Re: Klipsch Rugged earphones FTW (Score 1) 262
That's why I love in-ear monitors, they're the best of both worlds (especially Ultimate Ears with Comply foam tips). Great isolation and very, very good quality (better than you can get with earbuds).
(I understand that they may hurt some peoples' ears; that's unfortunate, but they work for me. I'm not affiliated with UE, Logitech, or Comply.)
Comment Re:This is a great landscape for Blackberry. (Score 3, Insightful) 83
The truth has no place in marketing.
Comment Re:Two things to remember about polygraphs: (Score 1) 465
Are you a lawyer? In any case, where did you get the idea that federal supremacy is limited to issues where "it's a constitutional question"?
Comment Re:KitKat? (Score 5, Informative) 358
Comment Re:Klipsch Rugged earphones FTW (Score 1) 262
My personal music is FLAC (lossless) or high quality MP3, and Pandora One is 192kbps MP3, so high quality headphones definitely help in my case. Also, earbuds have next to no isolation.
Comment Re:Can't wear them. (Score 2) 262
Where I work it's company policy that you can only use one earbud at a time
As a software developer, that policy would be a dealbreaker for me.
Comment Re:Good for the EU. (Score 1) 1160
Deterrence is not proven.
My point exactly. Most evidence I've seen suggests otherwise, that countries which don't have a death penalty typically have a lower murder rate per capita.
Imagine if the US holds strong and executes the 3 or 4 people it does each year anyway. Then the EU makes good on its threats. Then the millions who need life saving surgery every year can't get the anesthetics they need. Then hundreds of thousands or millions of innocents die to save 3 or 4 murderers.
You mean "to execute 3 or 4 murderers", which is ridiculous and savage.
