Made me think of the "Better Off Ted" episode, "Bioshuffle" (Season 1, Episode 9):

• Ted: So, what is it?
• Phil: We call it "The Voice of God."
• Ted: No, we don't.
• Phil: No, we don't.
• Linda: Field testing shows that the subject, or "victim," as I like to call people "helped" by Veridian Technology, can be hundreds of feet away and will hear the message as though it's being whispered only to them.
• Phil: It's highly persuasive. Advertising companies are very excited because it will allow them to burrow even deeper into the human brain.
• Phil: At full power, the sound wave is so intense it can cause vomiting.
• Ted: A machine that causes vomiting. Well, that could have all kinds of applications for the military... and fashion modeling.

That's "Mul-Ti-Pass" and, yes, they know it's a Multipass.

[ One of my favorite movies BTW. Anyone know if it's a significantly better experience on Bluray than on DVD (or even Superbit DVD)? ]

But I'll need a punch-card station and reader, build out my server room with a glass service window, hire a disinterested, snarky guy to retrieve printouts ... Or have IBM mainframes changed since my college days back in the late '80s?

Congressional accounting.

Similar arguments (about this and other things) can be made about Speaker of the House John Boehner and the House Republicans. Obstinate, obstructive, short-sighted, selfish, petty people can be found many places in Congress.

But, but, but... Every company I've ever worked for has touted how their employees are their most valuable asset. Were they fibbing to me? Sigh. Now I'm sad.

That's what she said.

I completely agree. My point was simply that many companies, and, from my experience, Verizon in particular, don't care one bit about their customers, especially when profits/bonuses are concerned - doubly true with regard to their employees. Despite what nay-sayers think, government has a role to play in the operation of the free market.

Nice sentiment, but, unfortunately, a public corporation's responsibility is to its shareholders and their interests - which is simply $$$. (and probably executives and cushy bonuses, etc...)

To be fair, systemd have never irradiated anyone, like Godzilla - yet.
(Though, we should all fear the day it does...)

< Insert "yo mama" joke here. >

Or, more accurately, stay in the same lane with the blinker on for miles and miles...

Ya, nobody will miss the irony, humor, etc... 'cause that always works *so* well with /. moderators...

And fewer parts as well. :-)

I'm pretty sure the blame for that rests with Slashdot - you know, the content authors/owners - not Google. Slashdot certainly doesn't have to use Google services...