You're absolutely correct. It's true for most software though. Rarely have I updated a piece of software and found it to be faster than the previous version.

BS. Please use Google. Many how-to's, no jail break required.

I felt cheated as well, when I found out I needed another Season Pass. But this feeling passed quickly when I noticed that Season 5 was significantly cheaper than previous seasons. The per-episode price didn't really change.

Just because Google applied for .app doesn't mean they'll get it. I'm pretty sure Apple and a ton of other companies also applied for it.

I wonder if that's true.

For websites I don't know I always use search already. That's simply how that works.

For websites I do know I simply starting: s, l, a, s, h until my browser fetched slashdot.org from my browser history at which point I hit Enter.

Whether the website ends it .com, .org or .vague doesn't matter for my usage pattern. Am I that special?

Yeah, that's not what I want though. I just want to order the car online and have it delivered, just like any other packages. Typically I'll already know what the car drives like from driving rentals, trying friends' cars, etc. Maybe for a first-time car owner the dealer experience and walk-through can be beneficial, but for an experienced car owner it's really just a waste of time.

I've always been annoyed that I can't just buy a car online (or house for that matter) - glad to see that change!

I also believe it will allow for better feedback to the manufacturer. People will ask for and select the features they like, not the ones the salesman convinced them to sign for because it helps his commission or allows him to sell a model from his inventory.

There's different ways to deal with that. The university I studied at allowed anyone to enter the first year. You could however only proceed to the second year if you completed the first year with a minimum score.

IMHO this is more fair than an entrance exam because you get judged on your ability to keep up with the particular program, not on how shitty your previous school/program was.

You're misunderstanding what PRISM supposedly does. (And you're not the only one.) PRISM does not cause any delays whatsoever - it's not a man-in-the-middle attack. It's simply a copy of all traffic on a fiber. Also an old fashioned "tap" on your Internet connection (usually port mirror at the ISP or Internet exchange) does not cause any delays.

Switch to a different VPS provider.

40% did NOT drop. 40% measured by this one stats agency dropped. They don't measure Bittorrent, Usenet, Netflix or other bandwidth eaters. The real number is likely to be much much lower.

The guy never said he was host to Edward Snowden. He confirmed that there was a user account with that name, which is not the same. He also never said he got a letter from the NSA or otherwise connected the shutdown to Snowden. There's a ton of warrants he could have received that come with a gag order.

I'm not sure if this a good thing. Working with the idea that someone will give you notice when they quit their job makes companies lazy. For the company this means trouble when someone gets hit by a truck. For the employee this means trouble if they get seriously sick or are otherwise suddenly unable to work, yet their company expects them to do some kind of "hand over". Companies might actually get their shit together if they had to pro-actively plan for people suddenly leaving.

3 months to hand over responsibilities? What do you do? Design rocket engines?

This kind of thing works both ways, at least here in Netherlands. How is it a "human right" to have to suffer your old job for another month when you have a new one lined up. Or worse, having to miss an opportunity because the notice period is too long. As an employee I have nothing but disgust for these types or rules.

Shouldn't the notice period be mentioned in the contract?

In any case, it really depends on the circumstances. If I'm simply switching jobs I would give notice. It looks better to your new employer and you never know when you need a favor (or job!) from someone at the old place.