Not really the same thing, as that could cause death (or death-like symptoms).

This falls under the category of life lesson. Just like the iPhone trick.

We've known this for a very long time. Longer than I've been here even.

Of course we won't arrest you for drunk driving or domestic assault Mr. FBI, just like you won't arrest us for violating civil rights or using this highfalutin' cell phone spy gizmo.

Won't someone require a verification of ID tags against actual equipment serial numbers in a case like this, at least for some statistically significant portion of the equipment list?

Otherwise, you're just inventorying ID tags which could be stuck to anything. Now if they could manage to integrate the tag into the system somehow, although you'd have to define what the system was, otherwise you kind of get into a Theseus paradox situation.

Which makes me wonder how many empty computer cases have been "inventoried" even though there was functionally no computer inside.

I like the multigenerational family setup, although it could have some annoyances (will I really have to listen to my dad's ideas on how I am supposed to mow the fucking lawn forever?).

The biggest problem is that employers don't want to give you time to manage the lives of your children, let alone elderly parents.

99% confidence that you work for the military/industrial complex. If so, resign and get a job that contributes to society

He says, using the computer which is a direct result of WW2 code breaking technology, across the Internet, a direct descendant of Arpanet.

Well, the sky is just a little less dense than the ocean so you need to work on your buoyancy.

If you search for "microwave iphone", at least you end up with some articles with evidence that people actually tried this.

The dice.com article doesn't even manage that.

How the hell does this company manage to make any money with this kind of ineptitude running the show?

It creates the impression that everyone is a "stakeholder" with reasonable motivations and roughly equal claims. This seems false, since the cable/telco positions aren't transparent at all about what their "stakes" are and their position isn't about some "fair" outcome but about achieving an UNFAIR outcome where they are in a position to approve/disapprove and charge rents over circuits already paid for by their own customers.

It totally ignores the business Comcast, et al is trying to defend against competition -- video distribution, as well as their underinvestment in networks which have left whatever legitimate claims they may have -- oversubscription of their last mile networks leading to congestion and problems.

From the outset, it seems biased in Cable's favor -- "There's the pro-business side, reflecting the interests of the companies that have paid for the broadband â" cable operators and telcos." You're fucking kidding, right? They "paid" for nothing -- we, the consumers, purchasers of their services, have paid for the broadband. Underinvesting in your network and then wanting to squelch service until you get paid again is what's happening.

Keep in mind Zuckerbergs billions came from people investing in his company, it didn't come from actual sales of a product.

Initially, but (sad to say) facebook's revenue - and growth - are actually enormous.

Interesting insight. Would explain much of the anti-Apple, anti-Microsoft around here and elsewhere on teh webz.

Regarding apk, didn't someone do some searches and judging by his reputation ca. 2000 determine that he was a nut even then?

Maybe it's just me, but it seemed like Kickstarter sort of started out as a way to get simple things out of the garage and into real products. The kinds of things too simple to really be considered big-picture tech startups that would attract VC or be easily salable to traditional financing.

Now it seems like there's a lot of things on there that fit more into a conventional tech startup. It's great that Kickstarter can raise the money, but maybe there need to be transparency and reporting when you're talking millions of dollars.

BBB seems to be like the various state medical and dental boards, a group-help thing that suppresses complaints for members.

The complaints around Yelp are that it's a protection racket run by a third party.

Apple shouldn't allow the upgrade to be installed on a device which can't run it properly

Humbug! Let Apple recommend whatever it likes, but let me make the final call. It's still my device, remember?