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Comment Re:Because they put out crap (Score 0) 278

but they can't fix a nearly ten year old bug with find.

OM-fn-G!
You mean they haven't fixed the bug where the FindToolbar's 'Find Previous' button in XML document tree view doesn't work!!1!

That's a pretty petty criticism. It's a feature that is rarely used. I'd bet that most Firefox users are completely unaware of it. Particularly when a there's a simple workaround. Just manually move your cursor to the top of the page and use the "Find Next" button.

Comment Re:How is this news? (Score 4, Insightful) 617

From the article:

We're not going to run out of music, but it's going to be a bit mediocre by and by.

No. I completely disagree. It's the same as it ever was and ever will be.
If you plot almost any human metric on a graph you will get a bell curve type distribution where there is always a small percentage that is the superlative of that particular metric.
The rest is mediocre because, well, that's the definition of mediocre.

Comment Re:They're just getting a head start on Obamacare. (Score 5, Informative) 365

Really now?...

Where in the legislation does it say they could seize the 60 million records they are accused of taking, "despite knowing that these medical records were not within the scope of the warrant?"
Where in the legislation does it say they can target specific political affiliations to deny/delay tax exempt status or use special scrutiny as a bullying tactic?

If these aren't bright enough red flags for you:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sec. 1502-IN GENERAL.-Part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after subpart c the following new subpart:
SEC. 6055. REPORTING OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
(b) FORM AND MANNER OF RETURN
(1)
(B)
(iv) such other information as the Secretary may require

Where 'Secretary' refers to the Secretary of the Treasury. This section describes what is to be reported to the IRS. Sections (i) through (iii) specify name, address, tax id number and policy information. Section (iv) is completely open ended.

Comment Re:Well, he's not afraid his company might fire hi (Score 1) 486

So says the 'chicken little' AC. ... many millions more American will find better coverage, many at significant savings than they would have paid previously.

I've seen a negative impact of Obamacare already. It has affected full-time vs. part-time employment opportunities. All the major retailers, such as Walmart, Lowes, Meijer, Kohls, etc., are now hiring mostly part-time employees, maxing out at 30 hours per week. This is a direct result of Obamacare requirements. So now, not only do these people not get the health coverage, their income is also limited. Overtime used to be the way that these jobs provided some decent income, but now that's completely out of the picture.

So because of Obamacare, people will have to start working 2 part time jobs to make ends meet. They will be working more hours for the same amount of money and still not get full-time company benefits. Obamacare is making life harder for the very people it was supposed to help the most.

Comment Re:Cool story bro. (Score 1) 427

FTFA:

After a gate agent at Orlando (MCO) informed a passenger she could not get her checked luggage out of the plane, the passenger stated: "Well what if I had put a bomb in it? Can I get it back then?"
After being denied boarding due to intoxication, a Columbus passenger told the gate agent that she had a bomb in her bag.
...He thought his statement would get him through security faster.
... "If you don't want another terrorist attack, I better make this flight."
A passenger at Charlotte (CLT) who was informed she couldn't take an item on the plane stated: "I hope someone comes in here and blows you all up."

I don't know if they were under stress, but they were definitely being assholes.

Comment Re:Solved! (Score 1) 316

FTA:

Proponents say that the original bill would open an avenue for possible illegal activity by employees, such as divulging proprietary or consumer information to outsiders through social networks.

A law like this would be ineffective for the stated purpose. Anybody passing corporate secrets through the internet would set up a dummy account to do it. It's more likely that they would use a usb memory stick or a mobile phone to smuggle out data.

Comment Re:So, CNN wins (Score 1) 277

if you want actual news, according to this, go to CNN.

No, not really. It just means that CNN has less "news analyst" shows. Or in newspaper terms, it has less columnists.
The actual events being reported on all the 24/7 news channels is pretty similar. By events, I mean things like fires, shootings, bombings, wars, catastrophies, conflicts, sports, celebrities, court cases, governments votes and so on.

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