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Comment Re:Hmmmmm (Score 1) 676

I do not understand American politics in this sense. Where are the alternatives? Is it always the choice of either a 90% guaranteed wackjob on the Republican side (you know who), or a massively (Emperor-grade) corrupt Democrat?

Because of the electoral college system, it actually doesn't matter if there is an alternative.
Everyone in my city, everyone in my county can vote Democrat and we'll still even up having voted for the republican candidate in the end.
Unless you live in a swing state, your vote pretty much doesn't count.

Comment Re:Anyone else want bigger batteries... (Score 1) 39

...and are willing to accept a thicker phone to get them?

Me. Right here.

I'd like to get an iPhone, but only 250 standby hours is lame.
Considering that everyone buys a case for their phone anyway, in some cases a battery case, they might as well just make it thicker to start with and give it a larger battery.

The only Android handset I've really been interested in is the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, the battery life being a major reason.

Comment Re:Makes perfect sense. (Score 1) 629

Kids need to learn the consequences of embarrassing powerful people. That is one of the golden rules of modern society; thou shalt not embarrass thy superiors. ... You respect your betters, or you get tossed in a cage.

Let's remember that "superiors" and "betters" aren't really the same thing. An idea not recognized by many corporate types.

Comment Punished for other people's driving. (Score 3, Interesting) 73

But this comes with great concerns over privacy, and problems have been reported where the device was logging data when the user was riding a bus instead of driving his own car.

So is there some additional device in the car the phone app pairs with? Otherwise, how does the app know when you're driving your own car or simply a passenger in someone else's. This whole thing doesn't sound like it was thought out very well.

Comment Re:Double the Outrage (Score 1) 92

1. Only $25M for that egregious violation??

AT&T didn't sell the info (the title of the article is false.) It was some people that were employed by their call centers that were engaged in the crime. You don't punish a company for hiring somebody who turns out to be a criminal.

Yeah you do.

I, as the end consumer, have no control over who AT&T outsources too.
By hiring this outsourcer and giving them access my account, AT&T is giving their stamp of approval for this company to act on their behalf and be, for all intents and purposes, AT&T as far as the end customer is concerned. They are backing up the reputation of this company and quality of their work with their own brand identity.

It's like if a buy a car and the automaker has issues from a part failing. It's ultimately the maker's (GM's) fault. Not the producer (some company in China) of the individual component.

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