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Imagine an all-you-can-eat buffet. Within reason, eat all you like... to a point...

Or maybe they could, you know... not lie and not call it unlimited when it isn't? Or in your world is not lying too great a burden on business?

Do you think the Chinese with their Great Firewall and monitoring aren't aware of every packet that goes across their network? You're asking us to believe that the Chinese love to let rogue agents from third parties use their gear and IP space even with all of the countermeasures they have in place? Maybe for cover. Thanks for your "insight"... I'll take Occam's Razor for $2000, Alex.

I don't see how eating my neighbor gets me parts for my Aibo - unless he has one, too.

I think you meant that "cannibalizing" (i.e., removing parts from other currently functional) Aibos might be the only way to get said parts - similar words, two VERY different meanings. Even so, functioning Aibos need not necessarily be cannibalized, as I'm sure there may be one or two broken Aibos lying about for parts, too.

I like to control how my music goes digital and when. That's why I only play my vinyl on my hipster turntable.

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The aliens are just a plot twist. Even with aliens, the story has been, is, and, until we decide otherwise, will be "us against us".

I thought we weren't talking about the third world...

You forgot the Kiwis (Haven't they been absorbed into Aussieland yet!?). But yeah, I think that post got the other five countries in the world.

If you had six months and still couldn't pick up the "jargon" and "stuff outside my field", the trouble may be you (or you worked in a company full of assholes).

I've worked in various knowledge domains - security, medical systems, banking systems, electronic design automation, have only been formally trained in one of them, and needed to come up to speed with them to become effective in my job. I found I could become productive in most jobs within a month and came to be known as the computer guy with the most domain expertise within a year in each case. I did it by asking questions and listening - not only of people who were training, but the SMEs that worked at these organizations. But then I like domain swapping because I get bored easily.

It would be almost impossible to prove murder. The best you might get is negligent homicide, but even that's a tough sell. It's hard tying a direct causal line between non-vaccination and death, when so many other non-vaccinated children do not die. Yeah, from a medical point of view, it's negligence. From a legal viewpoint? Whole 'nother can o'worms.

No! You would reveal the Bat-secret of the null key Bat-encryption Bat-(R)-algorithm to the Joker!

I do not doubt your last sentence. Sub-mini tube circuits are often more gimmick than performance. I can see the transistor passing a lot more bandwidth with smaller components.

Should've left (and/or sold) sooner. Man's gotta know when to let go of sunk costs.

I've had my own office in almost every job (I count as exceptions the startups/under 20 person shops I worked in) since 1985. In the late '90's I needed to move into management to do it. In 2013, I had to move to my own company to do it. It was (and is) worth it.

I remember when engineers were actually treated as professionals - offices, administrative assistants, and all. Now, you're treated in the information factory like the line workers you have become. It's a shame you decided not to have a union. They'll have you at treadmill desks to power your own machines soon. And you'll suck it up because you think you have no choice. Examine your axioms.