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Comment Re:Because they have an agenda? (Score 1) 157

I don't know anything about this "Internet Association"...Just a guess...

Why guess? There's this cool website called "Google," which lets you look things up. For instance, it can point you to the "Internet Association" website!

And, their website even has information which indicates they support net neutrality, which makes the question legitimate.

Comment Re:Surprising (Score 4, Insightful) 159

"I don't mind a subscription model if it is cheap enough and I get upgrades forever."

And it doesn't cruft up and slow down over time, and a reinstall doesn't require 2 days of reconfiguring everything, and the upgrades don't break things by requiring new apps and drivers, and they don't move all the configuration settings again, and, and, and.

Comment Re:"Policy construct we've been given" (Score 0) 212

" the Argentinians have never had a presence on the islands"

Unless you consider that the Spanish had claims earlier than the British (via an agreement with the French, who were there first), that Argentina was previously held by Spain, and that independent Argentine claims date to the early 19th century attempts at settlement.

"The only tangible facts are that the people who now live on the islands voted overwhelmingly to remain under British sovereignty"

Are you related to Vladimir Putin? He says the same thing about Ukraine.

Comment Re:"Policy construct we've been given" (Score 2) 212

You do realize that Snowden only gathered the info, and it's journalists such as Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras who vet and release the information publicly?

Are you talking about the same Falkland Islands which the British took over from the Spanish who took them from the British who took them from the French? I'm not really seeing any valid claim to "UK sovereign territory," only a claim by force. Argentina has a reasonably legitimate claim based on geography instead of imperialism.

Comment It's a little late for that question. (Score 1) 279

Why isn't there already a policy in place which anticipates and addresses your question?

My experience, personal and seeing others - he packs a box of personal things and goes home, making himself available via phone/personal email for the 2 weeks.

You absolutely need him there to transition the job? Again, poor planning - what would you have done if he had gotten hit by a bus?

Comment Re:It is time to get up one way or the other (Score 3, Insightful) 1089

"voter disenfranchisement doesn't help anyone"

"Voter apathy," you mean. I for one don't want people who would only vote because of a legal requirement to do so. If they won't get out and vote on their own, they're certainly not going to take the time to make an informed decision.

Then again, that's no doubt exactly why Obama wants it.

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