Cost reduction, maybe. It really involves management that is afraid to trust the very people it hired, and wants to keep them under constant surveillance. It's the modern way: trust no-one, watch everyone. It never seems to occur to such types that if you hire good people, pay them well, treat them well, and give them reasonable goals, you don't need to be so paranoid.

As a long-time software developer, I know that such an environment would severely impact my ability to focus and do what I'm being paid to do. Furthermore, any employer that would trust me so little is one for whom I would not choose too work.

I suspect that China does. They just haven't had a Snowden happen to them.

If you're right they blew it. They should have blamed Russia and added more pressure. As it happens I don't think they're just making stuff up.

that we not get it all at once please.

I hope the more rational part of you realizes that this wouldn't be good for anyone.

I play D&D and plan to get one to print custom game pieces / figures. Maybe even dice.

I get the lame joke but Win8 has no problem doing this as well.

You get five seats for that $1000.
$200 per seat over 10 years for the full office suite plus unlimited cloud storage is a fucking amazing deal.

The internet is one of the best things humanity has ever done. The ability to carry it around in my hand is worth the tiny little chunk of my soul that Verizon gets each month.

Awesome Captain Kirk impression.

... is to be disbanded.

Yes, nothing, but with the "memory" of something. :-)

I really hope you are trying to be funny.

One can always hope, but it seems we've managed to go from "climate change isn't real" to "it causes everything bad that happens."

Of course, a big enough eruption would actually trigger a global cooling trend for a while. Think Krakatoa and Mount Pinatubo.

The justice system worked this time. A bunch of racist lynch mob members insisted that someone be wrongfully indicted based on the color of his skin.

A brave grand jury looked at the evidence, and didn't bow to the pressure of the mob. Justice served.

Now, more racist asshats have decided to try to canonize Saint "Thug" Brown, like they did with Saint "Thug" Martin - taking away valuable attention from actual *real* victims of police brutality, private property confiscation, and those wonderful "no-knock" raids.

The direct action here is embarrassing.

it's a good idea to assume it's not private.