Whichever M$ employee who wrote that press release will be looking for a new job when the "Challenge accepted" group goes berserk to prove him wrong. And they give the reason that M$ needed to be taught a lesson (again).

Anyone looking for a cheap ex-M$ marketing person?

Clever...

Introducing: Captain Obvious! ;)

Good post, for an AC! :)

Try not to feed the trolls... It just encourages them to continue poking the bear. If they don't have the balls to post non-AC, then their comments should hold no weight at all. Fuck 'em and their weak comments.

Breadwinner? In what way?

The US has a much more bountiful "government cheese" program, then... I have personally witnessed many who live off the Government programs and drive nicer vehicles than me, live in nicer houses than me, and do not work at all. I'm still trying to figure out how the hell they can do this. As far as trying to keep up with the changes, we have very helpful Government employees (called "Social Workers") that are paid by the Government to guide those poor, lost souls through the red tape, as long as they can prove that they "deserve" it. And as soon as they get their "food stamps" (which is now a debit card, because we wouldn't want them to be embarassed in the supermarket line), they are able to purchase all kinds of foodstuffs, healthy or not (including soda, chips, and candy bars).

Please don't get me wrong: there are those who absolutely need this. I have absolutely no issue with helping those that desperately need help. In fact, I am a bit socialist when it comes to the truly unfortunate and disabled: we as a society should be held accountable and responsible for their well-being. However, there are many, many times more that are scamming the system, and the worst thing is that the Social Workers KNOW they are, but are not allowed to stop the scamming. Because, discrimination. Because, political correctness. I have heard them lament to the fact that they are not able to help those who are TRYING to make a go of it, but have to help those who refuse to work even though they are physically and mentally able. This is what needs to be addressed and fixed in the US version of social welfare.

And all the time making sure that he himself is exempt from those rules...

The guy is a snake. He has a politician's heart and soul, in the very worst sense of the word. He lies and cheats to get ahead. Actually, very much like Hilarity. Probably why he polls so close to her.

He completely lost me with his "Carson's quitting, come to my side" tweets. Asshole through-and-through.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --George Santayana

Humans are humans: they are predictable in how they behave in a crisis, whether that crisis is AI based or not.

Your argument is fallacious and has absolutely nothing to do with reality.

OK AC, "pathetic track record"?? Citation, asshole.

Yeah, come on, science! Get with the kewl hoverboard junk and stuff! You know, the IMPORTANT stuff! :)

Well, there's also the fact that people are the final jury in these cases, and they are given information that is relevant and considered true and correct at the time of the trial. The Innocence Project is showing that, at the time of the trial, the proper sentence may have been found, but future improvements in evidence gathering and processing may and, in some cases, will prove that the defendant is actually innocent.

Juries do their very best at making the "right" decision, but they are limited to the information at the time. There's nothing wrong with that, and it has proven to be the most "fair" way to deal with these situations in history. But things change and improve, and as tragic as it is that an innocent person is imprisoned for much of his life, it would be even more tragic if that person was put to death and was later found to be innocent.

The point of whether what she did was legal or not will be moot. The DOJ, FBI, CIA, DOD, and any other 3 letter agency you can throw in here. will all be overruled by the Great and Powerful Obama and his superpower of pardon. If you don't see a Hillarity pardon coming in the near future, you're blind to reality. She will be fully exonerated one way or another.

Which, IMHO, sucks, but what can you do?

This!!! There could be a "game show" type television program designed around this (maybe Morgan Freeman as the host?), so that the public can watch the "sentencing" happen LIVE ON AIR!

It may sound like I am being facetious, but I am serious. I think this would be a great idea (even though it's almost something out of "Idiocracy") simply for the deterrence factor.

Thanks for this explanation (since I didn't RTFM and went straight from the summary to the comments; TLDR). I thought it was silly that just because he and his wife had money and investments that he would have to step down, but with the information that he used his position to create personal wealth, or fix a personal financial setback, it makes sense. I don't really care where on the political spectrum a person is, these kind of maneuvers are ethically wrong and a very good reason for forced retirement...

Unfortunately, this happens much too often in US politics... and nothing is done about it.