They're hiding behind the "we're not required to" statement of convenience when it comes to actual proof.

So until there is definite proof (such as the information "not required"), they could say anything.

They functionally do the same harm and are chosen by the same groups of people.

They're both dishonest, one's just illegal.

Both cause the same harm, both show contempt for the citizens of the country evaded, and both represent and enable more criminal activity than any "legitimate" activity - yet only one of them gets punished.

In this case, "why do you hate America" comes to mind since it describes you completely. You think that US citizens should be knocked down until they kneel before the world even if it is meant to be the other way around. Suggesting sports terminology doesnt make your case stronger - it only confirms your contempt for any citizen of a First World country.

Such people that are better fit for management just need to be promoted away from a technical role. That, and the immigrant isnt better, just desperate; you just want the citizen to be made desperate too.

As for those who are considered long-term unemployed, make them a protected class as long as they dont have a direct-hire job for at least 10 years. Doubly so if over 40 or just entering the job market.

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Given how EA treats their own, "being free to pursue other opportunities" is not a euphemism for a layoff but a truthful declaration of freedom. This is probably the nicest thing that EA is willing to do for its own.

No need to widen as far and would put a greater amount on the road. Of course, that would run counter to the wishes of environmentalists(of the Al Gore cloth) who would harp about the bad old days of LA. Those faux-environmentalists would rather us have driving hybrid Trabants while they get to drive their Zils however, whenever.

(Then again, speaking out against environmentalism is bound to attract modbombing. How about replying instead of trying to knock off my karma?)

Why not just call the next release Secret Squirrel by how its being closed up like Ringtail?

Shuttleworth is a coward in front of his critics and is lucky enough to be able to withstand it - for now.

Apple went above and beyond the normal process, including law enforcment involvement, for recovering one of their prototypes. Why not just do the same to smite the practice and make an example out of those involved?

That, and if they're good at it, bind the ticket to a nontransferable item that has some worth to it(e.g. a non prepaid credit card that was used to purchase it) as well as whatever ID is already required to enter(such as government issue). $1600 admission definitely can demand such protection from scalping.

If Apple has to be draconian about something, nontransferabilty of WWDC admission would be a good place to start. Go Gallagher on the scalpers until they stop.

That's why I jumped from the N900 to a Captivate Glide once they decided against the N950.

If you put flagship level performance and promote them as such, then you'll have the support.

The only reason those "failed" was that they were mid-tier phones and not top-tier ones (as done before with QWERTY).

Try not looking at your screen and trying to type - spontaneously. The lack of feedback from that screen is going to make that harder compared to having less time dedicated to looking at the keyboard versus looking at the screen and getting more precise feedback from the keyboard.

That flat touchscreen just doesn't cut it when the touchscreen ends up being out of order.

Pentile already has that covered for you - it's just a matter of visual perception.

No, just a stickler for quality and usability - IPS-panel 4:3 laptops, Model F terminal keyboards, and N900-like-in-openness phone platforms are about what I have here.

Besides, it's not as if you couldnt make a physical button to remap its visual content. Just need to make it cheaper.

At that point, Google would find a way to make it so that you couldn't easily block it - much like they did with ad-blocking apps on Google Play.