We have both "normal" landline phones and IP phones, and yes, the IP phone system going down is actually an issue. It happens regularly...

Like the OP, we use Skype officially at the company. I have even given my phone to my desk neighbor...

Just like how the auto industry cries foul when legislation comes up about enforcing fuel efficiency standards, and then still find a way, so will nVidia and AMD. Sure, they might have to work harder, but it's not like they have a choice. They can't simply disregard the whole european market.

...provided they actually tell us. For instance, the promo shots of Nikon cameras are shot using medium format cameras, something Nikon doesn't even make. The best tool for the job, I say. They key is not lying about it. While they could have been clearer, they didn't explicitly say that it was shot with the phone.

It's not about the bikers or the drivers (or the pedestrians). It's about the fuckheads that are all around society. I bet that you'd see an equal percentage of assholes among bikers are you see among drivers. Chances also are that those are largely the ones blaming each other. A little tolerance goes a long way. Personally, I love driving, and I love biking.

I kept getting called by recruiters. All of them promising the moon, sometimes offering to send my CV to the same company. In the end, I have gotten my current and my previous job through recruiters that contacted me. Most of them, however, seem insincere and and seem like low-grade telemarketers. I doubt that much skill goes into the recruiting profession. That said, the ones that DID manage to land me my jobs were quite professional, and actually found me good solid companies to work for, so it's not all bad.

You should support it for free as long as stipulated in the contract. If it doesn't say anything about free support, there is no free support. Under no circumstances should you provide "free support forever" without an obscene amount of money up front.

They are going about this all wrong. A developer laptop isn't one that comes loaded with a particular OS, it's a laptop that has *all the keys* on the keyboard that a developer might need. This means native keys for page up, page down, home, end, insert and delete. Regardless of whatever else is going on with the laptop, it *cannot* be labeled a developer laptop without these keys. It simply can't.

'I think you can take Windows RT off the table for enterprises,' Really? Off the table for enterprises? I'm fairly certain it wasn't even aimed at enterprises in the first place? Secondly, what enterprise deploys tablet computers to their employees?

Take a look at the different hackable badges for various conventions.

This is a terrible idea. Only taking 2 days here and there doesn't let you disconnect sufficiently from work to enjoy it. Sure, 2 days off are a lot better than 0 days off, but it simply does not compare to taking 2 weeks off. It's not just waking up late in the morning, it's giving your brain a chance to not care about work stuff. I assure you, someone else will do the work while you are gone. You won't have to "catch up" or some stupid shit like that. It will be alright, trust me...

People are spineless weak cowards. Take your fucking vacation time! You've earned it, it's yours, it's healthy, and it's fun! If your company is hinting even in the slightest that taking your vacation days will make you seem less like a team player, you need to drop that company like a bad habit. Alternatively, or perhaps as well, call your union to let them know that this shit is not acceptable.

If you provide the children with too safe an environment, they will be useless when they are later released into normal life.

That's just the cost of doing business. Even if one state actually believes they can fine a company in a completely different part of the world, this will not make a dent. It's a token, at most, and not a very good one.

There's nothing stopping anyone from passing a law to overturn that.