There is NO way I'm going to click any link in this thread at work...

Like this: https://www.citibank.com/us/cards/vanpromo/cmc_pop/index2.htm
or http://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/index.cfm?template=learn_about_shopsafe
etc...

It's the ultimate dupe, and we just keep eating it up.

AT&T also plans on using it's 700MHz range for LTE, at least according to a reference on Engadget.

Like AT&T does now with cable service?

Don't kid yourself, no one here needs a ring.

Because the graphic designers all use macs?

This seems to make the most sense to me. I forgot that 'Shut down' is CIO talk for 'crash horribly'. Yeah, sounds like general poor planning/developers/architects.

"We believe that increased load in supernode traffic led to some of these parameters exceeding normal limits, and as a result, more supernodes started to shut down"

Maybe I'm missing something, but why are supernodes coded to shut down during increased load instead of simply throttling requests? It seems like the idea of 'too many requests, shut down' is what caused the cascade. Can someone enlighten me as to why this is the preferred overload handling mechanism?

This way the players play for almost nothing (yeah, there's scholarships, but it's hardly a burden on the school to offer 50 of these).

This is why I like to argue for a two-location approach. There are times, especially during a design phase, that collaboration and communication greatly improve my productivity. Then there are times where I have a defined coding task, where putting on my headphones and disappearing into my cube is the best choice for my productivity (working at home is even better, because people can't stop by my desk every 3 minutes there). I think the best approach is to have a shared team area that the team can use anytime (preferably with large whiteboards, a projector, etc), but a private cube/office as well. Having instant messaging (and actually using the away/available statuses) helps keep distractions down at the office as well.

I love how often this post shows up. 47 times according to google

MS has 25 million live subscribers. @ $50 each, that's $1.25bil. Plus, they have likely sold more than 600mil worth of downloads (citation), so call it 1.85 $bil/yr.

Sony has announced that they will also be adding a $50 subscription fee, so that benefit is gone. So MS might be losing small market share, but 'getting laughed at by gamers' might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Exactly. Enforce the reckless endangerment and distracted driving laws already on the books. No need to come up with a specific version of a law that is already in effect but not enforced well. The solution isn't new laws, it's better enforcement.

None. They'd all go out of business when they raised their prices and could no longer afford to compete with Walmart's crappy knock off versions of everything they sell.

The only way to change that is to change the economic equation. Stop shopping at walmart. Refuse to buy products from companies not producing here in the US (good luck with that). Refuse to sign up for internet if the company outsources its call center, and be sure to let the CEO know why you refuse to buy. Start a campaign at your employer to buy American.

You've made my point. Why pay $6/hour when China or India will do it for $6/day or week. Upper management collects a bonus, and the stock dividend goes up.

Back on Topic: India demanding access to your IP may certainly change the economic equation based on the amount of risk you're willing to take. I know I wouldn't want my sensitive, money-making IP going through those wires.