You are a free market nutjob. Capitalism is what destroyed the U.S. industrial might and prosperity of 40s-60s. Especially the extreme unregulated capitalism as practiced since saint reagan. You still keep blaming the government when now-international (started in the U.S.) corporations openly loot American economy by offshoring wealth and jobs.

In case you truly don't know and are not trolling, the U.S. Senate has filibuster procedure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster]. It allows a minority to hold any legislation hostage. It requires super-majority of 60 votes to break filibuster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#Three-fifths_majority]. Filibuster used to be an exception, but republicans made it mainstream in the last two decades blocking many Democratic legislations.

So yes, "Republicans have stalled the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (using or threatening to use filibuster) with a Senate vote of 51-47 against the legislation".

This is republican troll. The global American policies, lobbied by corporations, allowed for offshoring, and companies jumped on cheap foreign labor. It had nothing to do with unions. Actually, we still need unions to protect American jobs. Unions provide a semi-balance of power which is otherwise shifted toward employers.

Clear contempt of court. Fine them so it really hurts. Say an annual Apple's revenue or so. Lesson will be learned and not just by them.

It's going to end up being a steaming pile of crap, designed by a committee, rushed to finish. Why such a hurry? In my experience, great textbooks are labor of love of experts in the field with talent in writing.

Cancelling accidental incorrect moderation. Sorry about this.

I second that. Since software is not the primary business, you will be regarded as "cost center" by bean counters. If business is not going well, your side will be cut or outsourced first.

>>What were they supposed to do?

Pay above-suicide wages, provide decent work environment and career path maybe?

"Republicans" and "reasonable" in the same sentence are oxymoron.

me thinks he does.

>> pinnacle of human physical fitness

It's more like extreme genetic freaks of nature pumped on top of that full of various performance enhancing drugs. A freak show.

Well, grasshopper, if you read Slashdot, you are supposed to know about Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Report: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colbert_Report. Colbert coined the word a while ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

n/t

Building strawmen much? Lame. Stick to the topic.

So it doesn't become a minority.