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Comment Re:Amanda Seyfried/Julianne Moore love scene? Chec (Score 3, Insightful) 485

There's two sides to that coin. Software with high production costs do need to be extremely popular to make porting to apple OSs worthwhile; however, products with low production costs benefit by being as widely available as possible without the worry of massive overhead. Furthermore, simple programs are more likely to be accepted as they pose less threat.

Comment Re:Ugly things happen ... (Score 1) 251

That's a wonderful idea! Money addiction!

"Have you acquired large amounts of liquid assets? Do you feel as though the desire for more wealth is consuming your life? Is your estate becoming burdensome in its enormity? Come to the Greed-Addiction center. We can help! I guarantee it! Cash, credit and money orders accepted."

Comment Re:Hrmm (Score 1) 249

I empathize. I had cataract surgery (lens removal) at a very young age. At the time replacement was not an option. My brain never learned to use binocular vision. As it's now a nuerological issue, medical science has a way to go for me. I too am eagerly anticipating 3-d video that doesn't require two healthy eyes.

Comment Re:He is now a career politician. (Score 1) 363

I think that distrusting someone who pursues a life working and rising within an inherently broken system is healthy and rational. "Compromise" is the word of the day in political systems, why would the concept stop before principles? Show me a modern politician who actively pursues less power for himself personally. (Yeah yeah, I like Paul too, but I promise you'll be flamed if you use him in this argument. You know who you are.) I think the best one can say of politicians is that some few start out with good intentions.

Comment Re:Depends of course (Score 2, Insightful) 582

"You are screwing yourself and your fellow employees."

If you're not exempt, and especially if you have a job that logs time, this has to be reiterated. You may be willing to trade your free time to help yourself, your team, or your company. A world where nothing ever goes wrong could accept this kind of behavior. Unfortunately, we live in a world with lawyers (apologies Ray if you're reading, you're my hero). If you're off the clock and anything that needs to be "official" (read: "documented") happens, your life just got a new headache. "Why were you there? Was it your fault? Were you involved? Again, why were you there?" If your coworker sues because they feel like their job depends on doing unpaid work, what will you say when they ask you the facts? Who have you helped then? You make yourself more of a liability by working off the clock. To me, the cost outweighs the benefit, from the perspective of both employer and employee.

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