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Comment: I might be wrong... (Score 4, Informative) 192

... but this has "fake" written all over it.

If they really managed to create an device that tracks multiple objects, in 3D (even when stacked), and with a resolution of 10 microns they won't just revolutionize computers and gaming. I've used industrial sensing devices that cost 100x as much and aren't even remotely capable of such feats.

Comment: Re:Translation (Score 1, Troll) 201

by Lisandro (#39838017) Attached to: Mistreated Foxconn Brazil Workers Threaten Strike

I did actually - union shops are as illegal in Argentina as they are in the rest of the world, yet good luck trying to get a job without an union membership in a lot of industries. In most cases (transport), you'll only get one union to choose from.

Hope that gives you a little insight on me instead of all that betting and guessing.

Comment: Re:Translation (Score 3, Interesting) 201

by Lisandro (#39837953) Attached to: Mistreated Foxconn Brazil Workers Threaten Strike

To get the job, you must be a member of the union. If you are not, then you must join immediately. There is only one union that represents people in your position. Only employees can be union officials, and anyone who gets elected without being open to bribes finds that they no longer have a job and must therefore resign. You must accept the deal negotiated between the company and their, sorry, your representative or you lose your job.

You'd be surprised. I've traveled a lot lately, and i find it to work this way in most of the world. As a closer example: i live in Argentina. Joining an union is a de facto requirement in order to get a job on several industries (transport, particularly trucking, metal, food... even general commerce).

Comment: Jack Tramiel was one hell of a businessman (Score 1) 301

Everyone seem to praise Jobs, which was arguably the best CEO in the IT business in the last decade, but Tramiels' legacy is impressive. He basically beat all offerings from Atari and Apple and managed to sell 17 *million* C-64s back in the eighties, which is mind boggling. His company paved the market for a real, usable and affordable home computer.

That little brown box opened a whole new world for me. Thank you Jack. You'll be missed.

He's like a function -- he returns a value, in the form of his opinion. It's up to you to cast it into a void or not. -- Phil Lapsley

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