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Comment Re:I've never shorted a stock (Score 2) 99

Oh sure, a lot of people on /. would like to see MS crater; but be careful what you wish for. Do you really want AAPL to be the A no. 1 tech company for EVERYTHING, including your workstation?

Microsoft have no connection whatsoever to my workstation or what I run on it. Now explain to me how their demise is going to change that.

Comment Re:Fallacy (Score 1) 937

As an atheist I do not look to fiction for inspiration, nor a moral grounding, nor meaning in life. I draw it from real life, because that's what inspires me, not fictional tales..

That's a bit arrogant, isn't it?

Even false things can be true.

Comment Re:Slashvertisement (Score 1) 182

.... If even ONE person did it, it is not a failure. The fact that thousand of self-motivated, self-paced individuals take advantage of world-class education systems, all for free-- it's by definition a success.

Most people want their thinking and learning done for them. There is no magic cure for this, alas.

Comment Re:"He's really not an expert" (Score 2, Insightful) 363

A factual statement followed by a mischaracterisation followed by a statement that really doesn't mean anything but is supposed to sound like it does.

And we're supposed to accept this rather poor attempt at being clever in lieu of logic.

Yes sir, we are indeed on Slashdot.

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