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Comment Re:Fear of the computer (Score 1) 95

If people become comfortable experimenting with their machines, they might learn they don't need Microsoft software.

People in general do not want to experiment with their machines. They want to turn them on and have them perform the functions they are used to performing in a way they are used to performing them.

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

I own my car, and I still save approximately $600-$700 per month by taking public transit. I live about 70 miles from work, so a 140 mile round trip through traffic (past two bridges and two tunnels going in to NYC, so add a bunch of time and gas for traffic). I'd have to fill up 2-3x per week at $50 a pop - say $125/week * 4 = $500. It'd cost me $300/mo to park - $800. Additional wear and tear on the car, tolls, more frequent oil changes, yadda yadda, figure $100/mo for that - $900. The train costs me $228/mo, and $100/year to park at the station. It is convenient to my house, and it stops a block from work.

Comment Re:Huh. (Score 4, Insightful) 1297

Naturally, such a method, if implemented, would be strongly criticised by those who combine capital punishment with fantasies of revenge and view painless executions as unnecessary or even counter to the ideals behind the death penalty.

This might be a bit naive of me, but I kind of view the death penalty as less of a punishment, and more of a euthanasia sort of thing. Say you have a dog that is way too aggressive to be adopted or otherwise rehabilitated. That dog should be put down. I don't want the dog to be tortured to death, just to go to sleep and not wake up. And that's just a dog. With a human, all necessary precautions should be taken to make it not only not painful, but as comfortable as possible.

Comment Re:Yes, go for it. (Score 1) 918

Actually, it's a decent natural filter, any company that wouldn't hire you for such a reason is one you don't want to work for anyways.

True enough, assuming that you are enjoying the luxury of being able to turn down job opportunities.

That said, I'm in the same position as a poster above - I hire programmers. And I also do not give a good god damn how old you are, as long as I believe you will be able to do the tasks assigned to you. I'm also in my mid, er, mid to late 30s, as are most of the people also in my position. So to us, you aren't old, you're still younger than me.

Comment Re:Yeah.. (Score 1) 429

it's hard to operate them lying in bed through one half-open eye. Personally I`m waiting for voice recognition to become practical.

You have a problem looking at your smartphone while lying in bed, but don't have a problem bellowing at your television at 3am?

Comment Re:Silicon Valley = Cultural Diversity (Score 1) 229

Silicon Valley is special to me because of its cultural diversity. In one medium sized company you can work shoulder to shoulder with people from every major world ethnic group and every major world religion (including no religion). They work together, peacefully, to make better lives for themselves and their children.

Yes, this is entirely unlike any other place in the world, especially unlike New York. Though here, we're polite enough not to discuss religion at work unlike you rude-assed left coasters.

Comment Re:How about: less douchebaggery? (Score 2, Funny) 904

Instead of spending $$$ on bondage and discipline, how about treating your users like adult human beings? In real enterprises, there are call center people and sales people. Both groups of people can not be treated like adult human beings. To do so would be like asking a three year old what it wants for dinner. Sure, he's happy for a while, eating cookies and ice cream for dinner, but then you've got to deal with cleaning vomit off of everything, and 10 years later, he's getting his feet cut off from diabeetus.

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