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Dell Selling Faulty PCs 484

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @12:56PM from the dude-you-got-a-dud dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PC maker Dell has been accused of selling thousands of desktop PCs despite knowing the machines contained faulty components, according to recently unsealed court documents first reported about on Tuesday by The New York Times."

OH Senate Passes Bill Banning Human-Animal Hybrids 197

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 03, 2010 @12:10PM from the no-centaurs-allowed dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The sci-fi movie Splice seems to have scared the Ohio's State Senator Steve Buehrer. The Ohio Senate has passed Sen. Buehrer's bill banning 'the creation, transportation, or receipt of a human-animal hybrid, the transfer of a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, and the transfer of a human embryo into a nonhuman womb.' So much for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

History Repeats Itself — Mac & the iPad 514

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @09:35AM from the it's-all-just-a-matter-of-history-repeating dept.

Keith found an interesting story telling a bit about how Steve Jobs operates. It involves small teams of young engineers willing to work 90-hour weeks in total secrecy, and a complete willingness to throw away bad ideas without flowery language. The iPad is surprisingly similar to the Mac."

Comment Re:If I could do it, I would! (Score 1) 658

by aclevername on Saturday April 03, 2010 @10:07PM (#31720682) Attached to: What the Top US Companies Pay In Taxes

#2, because if a "real person" is given money by a corporation and lobbies with it that would not make any difference. the real problem is "lobbying"

Comment the reasons are political (Score 1) 658

by aclevername on Saturday April 03, 2010 @09:38PM (#31720444) Attached to: What the Top US Companies Pay In Taxes

im sure you all have heard of lobbyists right? you think these politicians are going to tax the people that pay them? not happening. imo the problem is bribing a politician being legal as long as it is called "lobbying"

Comment really? more of this? (Score 1) 865

by aclevername on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @01:38AM (#31683324) Attached to: James Lovelock Suggests Suspending Democracy To Save the World

it seems people forget about every single "end of the world" scenario as soon as the next one is thrown at them. any of you remember the next ice age, y2k, nostradomus prediction every single year, oh yea and 2012 is just around the corner. and since california is now at the bottom of the ocean they wont be here to help... what brings us as a people to believe these things?

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