Comment Buzzkill (Score 1) 326
It did contribute to building excitement for the iPhone X. Tim Cook's Apple seems to have forgotten about how to create a buzz around a new product launch.
Comment Re:Honestly... (Score 2) 328
Don't discount NATO and American leadership/presence in Europe for the peace that persists. Furthermore, EU austerity imposed on Greece has created conditions (unemployment, hunger, poverty) that has given rise to radical factions in Greece. Golden Dawn, Syriza, etc. Yet Greeks are not blameless either. Corruption has been rampant. Still, impositions and edicts from Brussels and Germany are not helping Greece. If the EU is truly the federation they imagine they will not continue to impose on Greece the harsh austerity program. The EU must extend the debt and or forgive internist payments. For all the damage Germany has historically caused Greece during the wars there should be no argument.
Comment Re:Honestly... (Score 2) 328
EU is a fail. Greece surrendering their sovereignty to the EU was a mistake from the beginning.
Comment One Two Punch (Score 1) 1521
First Steve Jobs, now CmdrTaco? It's too much to handle.
Comment Leave Kin alone (Score 1) 92
Leave Kin alone. Leave it ALONE!
Comment Re:Huge audience driver? (Score 1) 171
I paid 350 dollars for my father's notice in the Bradenton (Florida) Herald, the Bradenton area being the place he retired. The Dallas Morning News wanted over 900 dollars for the same notice! He spent most of his life in Dallas and I wanted to publish a notice there but the price was outrageous and decided against it. Being the thrifty person he was, he would have done the same.
Comment Re:Dark Tan? (Score 5, Funny) 964
Microsoft Poland doesn't like black people.
Chinese Employee Loses iPhone Prototype, Kills Self 514
tlhIngan writes "Physical intimidation of a Foxconn employee, 25 year-old Sun Danyong, and a possibly-illegal search of his house may have led to suicide after an iPhone prototype in his possession was lost. Foxconn is Apple's long-time manufacturing partner for the iPhone. Entrusted with 16 iPhone prototypes, Danyong discovered that one was missing and searched the factory for it. When it didn't turn up, he reported the incident to his boss, who ordered his apartment searched. There are reports of physical intimidation by Foxconn security personnel. This ended tragically on Thursday at 3 AM, when Danyong jumped from his apartment building to his death." VentureBeat notes that "Apple exerts immense pressure on its business partners [to] help it maintain secrecy." An Apple spokesperson said this to CNet: "We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death. We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."
Comment The Fight After Megapixels? (Score 1) 596
Trying to convince clueless slashdot nerds that organic film photographs still can beat the pants off your super duper megapixel computer/camera. It's organic, results in a hard copy from the moment of exposure (latent image), can be scanned if desired for a digital copy, can be shopped if that's your thing, is cheaper. I laugh my ass off as you morons drool over every new model camera that comes out making your old seem obsolete while I can photograph with my 20 year old Pentax K1000 or my Nikon F4 from 1989 and still create a higher quality image from your D2xysMarkXXMCEOSIV whatever. I'm laughing my ass off I'll tell you HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Losers.
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