because when you leave\get fired\DIE, everyone can read your code and not have to interpret it, thus productivity gained.

there has to be a better source

the problem with those Manpages, is that they were written in the mid-90's and haven't been updated since, even though the product has been updated through several revisions.

.....and [Censored by Disney due to copyright infringement]

Some people literally cant afford to be sick, I.E. you don't work you don't get paid.

I've known people to get bad yearly reviews because they used too much sick time.

I've known people to not get promotions specifically on the grounds that they used too much of their sick time.

Not more than they had but too much.

Oh and if your out more than 2 days don't forget your doctors note, because you have to goto a doctor and pay your non-reimbursable copay (if you have insurance) for them to confirm: yes you are sick and should stay home.

let me just check my couch cousins for that. so that narrows it down to what....100 people that could possibly afford the trip? people that actually have that much cash on hand are few and far between. I see a flaw in this business model.

and...the price increases were announced before windows 8 was released to the public. http://www.softcat.com/news/industry-news/microsoft-client-access-licensing-rules-to-change

As much as i don't like windows 8, the price hike is not due to slow sales of windows 8, but a push to hosted services. What Microsoft is trying to do is make it more expensive to run an in-house clout that to use the existing cloud they host. I have already done a cost comparison for my employer and as of a month ago it was a wash, it cost the same to host our environment in the cloud as to support it locally over a 5 year span. Now if you raise the price of the local licenses, well now the cloud looks more enticing.

seriously?

Nintendo's target market is young, and casual gamers. Not hardcore, bleeding edge, gamers of the Playstation and Xbox generations.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/11/26/132237/real-life-transformer-robot-on-sale-in-japan

I think Roblimo is having a heart attach, there is allot of heavy breathing going on in this.

Aliens!

years of bitching that OEM's don't sell Linux products and everyone is forced to buy one with as Microsoft license. Now a decent machine comes out and you bitch about the price. Instead of bitching about it, how about embracing the fact that Dell took the time to hire people to design and support a small niche market. Or be happy that Linux is gaining ground in the market.