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Comment Plonk, plonk, plonk, wiz (Score 1) 322

I enjoy watching IBM going down the toilet. They've alienated a whole generation of people that once worked for them, many of which have moved on to other companies that aren't corporate A-holes, and basically have become an Indian company. I , for one, will never hire IBM to do anything ever again, after their corporate malfeasance. Soon perhaps they'll learn that their management can be outsourced too, and then they can watch their stock price continue to sink on poor performance.

Comment Re:Uber scandals (Score 1) 144

Ditto, I dumped Uber when the 5th or 6th nasty trick came to light. For me it was the fact that they were charging their customers 1 price, but showing a lower price to their drivers (i.e. not paying them what I was paying). That was the straw that broke this camel's back, so I dumped them. They were led by an a*hole, so is it any wonder.

Comment Re:Still the best (Score 1) 1222

Agreed, and you're forgetting to mention Anne Francis. What a babe! Would love to have had a chance for some harmless kissing with her! Made in '56 and nominated for an Academy Award for best visual effects, which IMHO still look pretty good (Disney, after all). Horn dog crewman, but wouldn't you be too if you were cooped up for months on a flying saucer?

Comment Has the Matrix got us yet? (Score 1) 174

Everywhere I look I see people heads down in their smart phones. Certainly no AI integrationyet, but is this the starting point for a higher level of eventual integration of humans and machines? Where do you see this all heading, and how can we ensure safeguards? What about bad actors, as novelized in the Daniel Suarez's Daemon book?

Comment IBM still sucking (Score 1) 331

I'm an ex-Resource Action employee of IBM, though I got taken off the list through Herculean effort 5 years ago. Only 2 out of the 10,000 targeted for that RA got taken off, me and a guy up in the Northeast who should never have been on the list. I dumped all my IBM stock at $212, laughing all the way to the bank. Why anyone would work for this miserable excuse for a company is beyond me. There are still a few people there that are good, though most got the axe years ago. All IBM represents anymore is an overpriced vendor that has overpaid consultants flogging less than useful software and tools, IMHO. It's just a shame that a great company was destroyed by executive greed and board malfeasance. Time for anyone good to dump these morons and get on with their lives.

Comment Re:On tracking (Score 1) 111

Yep, that's why it's such a big problem. I have FIOS as my ISV, and there's nothing that can be done. I'd dump them, and have complained, but they are probably the only realistic game in town. I think I can get a point to point microwave ISP, and used to use them in the early days of broadband, but don't even know if they're still in business following the FIOS blitz in our area. Unless Verizon stops this abhorrent practice, we're all being tracked and sold to the highest bidder. Thank about it.

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