Sheesh, it's just semantics.

I don't think that word means what you think it does.

Of course they can't write civil code; they're programmers, not lawyers.

Do they mean that its volume is 50% more than we'd thought, or its mass? Judging from TFS, I'd guess the former, but as written, it's ambiguous.

I would like for them to have...

I don't know how true it is, but I've been told that HR droids routinely translate that into "Must have..." because it makes things easier for them. Of course, that means that you'll never see a whole bunch of people you'd be happy to hire, but that's not their problem, is it?

The big problem with explosive-sniffing dogs is that what they're smelling isn't the explosives it's the nitrates used in them. If you've been working with fertilizer and haven't washed your hands, the dog will respond the same way as it would to explosives. I don't know about the drug-sniffers, but I suspect that there are similar issues with them.

The whole point is that the fact that they do something in Europe, or do it in a certain way, isn't really relevant to the question of whether or not we should do things that way in the USA. Much more important is whether or not doing that will benefit us.

Just remember this the next time you see a post claiming that we should be doing things the way they do in Europe.

No. I'm retired. I don't have any coworkers.

I live in California and am stuck observing it whether I want to or not. Our cats, however, ignore it completely.

Modern firefights usually involve more bullets going down range too.

Imagine how rare it must have been for two Civil War bullets to collide and fuse. Imagine how few of those that do ever get found. Now, consider the fact that they've found at least a dozen of them at Gettysburg, and that will tell you how intense the fighting was.

"What co-workers?"

In Japan I heard you could pay for things all day wearing nothing but a cellphone.

I know that the Japanese are much more casual about skin than most westerners, but isn't that going a tad far?

It's probably because many users of XFCE don't need all the extra functions of other DEs and don't realize that other people do.

I use Xfce for a number of reasons. One of them is the fact that it's easy to customize without installing third-party extensions. I also like the fact that if your needs are simple you can get rid of bells, whistles and gongs that you don't need. However, I fully understand that there are people who either need or want those tools (If anybody should understand that it's me; I use Compiz because I like the flashy desktop effects.) and I appreciate the fact that they're there if you need or want them. For me, one of the important traits of Linux is the ability to decide for yourself what tools you need or want instead of being stuck with what the developers think you want and I'll probably stick with Xfce as long as that's what it provides.

Only if they prioritize based on content. They can always base the priority on the source or destination of the packet, ignoring the content. Not that I'd approve of that either, but it's not only possible, it's faster and simpler than opening the package.

Not only are there orphan drugs, there are orphan diseases, one of which is MS. One of the major drugs used to control this is Avonex. Check out the cost of a monthly supply, and note that a monthly supply consists of exactly four doses. About the only way anybody but the 1% can afford it is the fact that if you're using it you're automatically eligible for Medicare, SSI and whatever assistance your state offers. And, I suspect that if that weren't the case, the price would drop dramatically because without the subsidies there wouldn't be any market for it.