This. Sounds like this article is just a massive troll on the part of oil interests.

I was looking for specifics primarily because I've never seen a smartphone with shattered glass that could truly, properly function afterwards. The Nokia, though, could keep on chugging even with half its buttons exposed and the screen spotted with holes. And no, I didn't get that from an internet meme.

There are?! Which smartphone can out-tank the Nokia?

I'm not surprised at all, I'm just guessing it's not as highly politicized as it is in the States.

Wait, you mean in a country with low ethnic diversity, there's no need for special measures to prevent ethnicity-based discrimination?!

It's not an entitlement when it's a kickback!

The FAA shouldn't have any jurisdiction over 62 miles (100km) up.

WARNING: Fanboy detected. Take appropriate countermeasures.

Wow, so because there's a 0.001-0.005% chance of a reaction requiring serious medical treatment? That's really as close to irrelevant as you can get, that sample size is so small that I'd be surprised if the vaccine alone was the only cause of any problems.

What the hell is nsnbc.me? It looks like total junk.

That's my quintessential problem. I want to ask questions and learn everything I can about a problem before I start, because it will save me time. My boss wants me to stop asking question and figure it out myself, because it will save him time.

Well this got political fast.

Oh yes, please! Workplace anarchy!

A (face to face) chat is only efficient for the person with all the authority. For the person expected to follow it, it sucks. There's no inherent record. There's little or no time for follow-up. There are so many pieces of needless filler "um," "ah," "you know," and so forth.

But this isn't the problem, the dilemma is not between a face-to-face chat and IM or email. The problem is bad management, caused by managers who don't know how to address their direct reports and ensure that their instructions are delivered appropriately. If Mr. Baby Boomer is perfectly fine with an in-person chat, then a good manager will know that and strive to speak face to face with them. If Ms. Millenial needs to use IM or Email, a good manager will know that and use one of those methods as much as possible.

Both my parents, both from rural areas of the Midwest, either had no refrigerator in their childhood or had one in late childhood (1960s). Icebox, sure, but if you were a farmer in the mid 20th century, which a lot of people still were, were you going to pay for ice in summer or just eat perishable goods quickly or less often? Cellars were useful in winter, smokehouses in summer, canning jars all year round, but a lot of people still didn't have an icebox, much less a refrigerator.