Comment Re:Perceptions from Vancouver (Score 3, Insightful) 356
Last I checked, it was a privilege to host the Olympics. If you don't want them, I'm sure we can find someone who does.
"[Richard Hofstetter] and his colleagues.
Please tell me this guy is related to Leonard Hofstadter!
I agree that the company sees no benefit from their sale of the stock, and in fact, probably a slight loss due to the dilution of the company's value. However, I think what eln is trying to point out is that executives holding large amounts of stock have a vested interest in the company doing well.
Their golden parachute is likely much less lucrative than the compensation they would have received if the company had not been bought out. The fact that they cash it all in at once is what makes it so attention grabbing.
Sometimes it has to go down as deprecated
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The issue, of course, is less with exactly when a given product is deprecated
Seriously, guys? The product was belittled by Microsoft? I think we're missing an i somewhere here.
recognises that he must try to delete the images associated with David Lynch's 1984 version of Dune from the public's consciousness.
At least for my share of the public consciousness - I was born in '85.
I have found all the HP films to be very enjoyable, personally.
because
I haven't read any Harry Potter.
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