Thank you! I have been wondering the same thing; I don't play WoW so I could be wrong but I thought its whole aesthetic sense was just stolen from Warhammer, and anthropomorphic pandas seem tremendously silly for a dark fantasy theme.

Actually you're right, the source I found online said profit, but looks like that was just a mistake. The whole thing is Microsoft can keep trying and failing to be Apple in the consumer sphere because they just have enormous revenue streams from their business and server divisions, and wishful thinking on slashdot won't change that.

Microsoft's profit was $16 billion first quarter. I wish my ship was sinking like that.

Shall we compare that to Red Hat? It seems that every time someone leaves Microsoft we get this gleeful rats/ships metaphor on Slashdot going back decades, but Microsoft has been and continues to be a fantastically successful company.

I think this would work great if the STEM shortage wasn't a complete myth. Go chat with people with bachelors in STEM subjects as they're putting foam in your latte and get their perspective. Or with STEM post-docs on year 10 of making 30k a year.

By that logic you are going to find the most well-educated, hardest-working scientists in states that have been dominated by conservatives. I guess that would explain why Alabama is such a scientific powerhouse.

"I absolutely disagree. The inevitable result of low tuition is lowering the bar, vastly more students who don't take it seriously, and a drastic educational quality reduction for everyone, diluting all degrees."

So your hypothesis is students today are far more serious than students from 40 years ago? Well, it's bold, I'll grant you that.

The link to FiveThirtyEight says Silver predicts an 86.3% chance of an Obama victory. The "97%" link is to an anonymous python script and output at a different site. Could we get some context here?

"don't you find equally mockable all those many deluded leftists who seem to possess nothing but a blind faith in government to solve all their problems?"

You mean that giant mass of invisible strawmen that don't really exist in real life?

Who said it was ok? Your own article shows that it has been loudly and violently opposed in Pakistan.

Her shooting launched an unprecedented outcry, cross-cutting through Pakistan's complex religious and political lines. Political leaders from all parties, even those with historical ties to the Taliban, have condemned the attack. Pakistan's normally reclusive army chief and the country's prime minister made personal visits to see her in the hospital. "It's united the entire nation," said Farzani Bari, a women's rights activist. "Everybody feels the same way. If you can't protect your own children, then what kind of future is there for this country? Initially, Pakistanis began protesting the attack in small numbers, with sporadic rallies and candlelit vigils attended, in some cases, by just dozens of well-wishers. As news of the attack on her spread, and politicians began making more forceful condemnations, the numbers quickly swelled. Tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday in a political rally in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. Young children carried placards with Malala's picture, and Altaf Hussain, the leader of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a key political party in Karachi, referred to her as "the daughter of the nation."

The corporation head that has exercised the most influence in US government action over the past two decades is Rupert Murdoch. Thanks, Australia.

"He would sooo be hauled out and crucified if he tried this today and characterized the content "Left-wing"."

Uhh...by who?

Just a side note, in some types of class actions you really are forced to participate, though I think most class actions against Paypal would not fall under those categories.

Yep, IAAL and I don't go near real estate, too specialized and the body of law is literally medievally complicated. Leave it to specialists. Though I will say the only thing more important than having a real estate lawyer on your side is going with a reputable title insurance company.

"Lawyers actually disbar each other?"

All the time.

"Has the Mass bar even begun to investigate Lizzie "Fauxcahontas" Warren practicing law without a license yet?"

Oh, you're a wingnut. Nevermind.

Apple beat Google to market and still are far behind in market share; there are enough people using Android that users will accept a desktop version. Whether all handset manufacturers are making a profit right now on it isn't especially relevant.