Is Twitter imposing some sort character limit on Slashdot? Is there not enough space for "With regards to"? WTFWAFFEL

Car analogy please.

Long block chains are like double decker buses and the 7.1 client is like a taco bell drive throught with only 9ft of clearance?

Reading rainbow, Bill Nye, Nova, Beakman's World, these are all programs I watched as a kid and helped foster my knowledge of science.

If I hadn't already commented, I'd mod this up. Not only is this a good spot for government intervention but it is an acceptable place. Providing electronic ways to transfer value is no different than creating physical dollars for transactions.

The contracts also typically require you charge the same price for goods whether it be paid for by cash or credit. The cashback you get from your credit card at least partially comes from the fees the credit card provider charges. Most vendors already have their prices higher to cover the CC transaction costs A better argument might be is that it is a big economic inefficiency in the market to have a 3% transaction cost on purchases. The Canadian government is trying to remove this inefficiency.

Sticking forks in others' eyes is a great way to get return customers in the eye care industry!

Gasoline is not oil. When people buy oil it is at the global market. When you buy gasoline, it is priced at your local market.

If at the pump you had the choice between a global list of gasoline suppliers then yes, all prices would be very similar. Since in a town you only have the choice between a couple local suppliers prices vary.

So the same logic should apply to video games correct? I should be able to resell a copy I purchased off Steam?

Hashing and publishing the hash of original document scan would allow others to verify that their copy is the same as the original. The usual issues with hash collisions apply of course.

If you wish to make a computer from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

I'm not so optimistic. Sure we'd be fine if somehow the president just decided to turn around and enact dictatorship. But that is an unlikely event. More likely is there will be a gradual growth in federal power. Then small groups of dissidents will be demonized and everyone will be content getting rid of them. Continuing until there are no dissidents left.

I would never work for a company that would discriminate based on what I choose to do outside of work hours. However, I am able to realize that not everyone is in as good a position as I am and that my current lifestyle is not just a product of my hard work but also some fortunate circumstance. So I would hate for anyone who needs to get a job to feed their family to be discriminated against based on their outside of work activities. Why should they have less personal freedom than I?

The point GP was making is that some people are not in a position to be picky about their employer. So this acceptance of social media background checks hurts them the most. Selling your soul is one thing, but not having a soul and being indifferent to the plight of those less fortunate than you is much worse.

Come on, at least acknowledge the complete hypocrisy in this situation. Imagine I came along a year afterwards and started selling an app called Wireless Sync with an almost identical logo and the same functionality. You don't think Apple would try to sue me if my app was successful? These are the same people who are suing Amazon for the use of "Appstore"