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Comment That's too bad... (Score 3, Interesting) 513

I worked for Best Buy from 1999 to 2001. They were a pretty good company back then. The only thing they really pushed us to sell was the extended warranties... excuse me, protection plans. I really enjoyed working for the company. I stayed in touch with my former co-workers that stayed on with them for many years after I left. According to them, Best Buy's policies got worse and they became a pretty bad company to work for. They got super high pressure with everything. I actually interviewed with them again in 2009 but ended up turning down the job offer. I didn't like what the company had become.

Comment When are we going to realize... (Score 1) 210

That all kids are different. Some kids can eat an entire jar of peanut butter, other kids break out in hives if they touch something that was covered in peanut butter last week. Some kids can play video games and be perfectly fine, others play Doom and then shoot up a school. A part of being a parent is observing and providing for the individual needs of the kids. Some kids may learn and benefit from a little TV, others may suffer for it. You just gotta pay attention and figure out whats right for your kid. If your kid goes nuts after watching Sponge Bob, then its probably best to stop letting them watch it.
Facebook

Submission + - Libya Warns Against Use Of Facebook (zdnet.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Many Libyan Internet activists have declared their support for the pro-democracy movements and revolutions in the Middle East. After seeing the power of the people succeed in Tunisia and Egypt, they created groups on Facebook to call for political and economic reforms in Libya. Libya’s dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, has responded by warning against the use of Facebook.
Censorship

Submission + - Bandwidth being throttled in Bahrain? (tradearabia.com)

__aaelyr464 writes: In light of recent uprising and protests in Bahrain, reports are coming in showing slower than usual internet access across the country. Broadband providers are claiming this is due to high-usage and heavy load, but Twitter is abuzz claiming a government-imposed lockdown. Accounts on the popular media-sharing site Bambuser have reportedly been blocked as well.
Crime

Submission + - Dungeons and Dragons Links to Gang Violence (foxnews.com) 2

KermodeBear writes: Dungeons and Dragons — originally Satan's Game — has now been found to encourage gang-like behavior. In a finding by a three judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, D&D "can mimic the organization of gangs and lead to the actual development thereof." From the ruling:

"during D&D games, one player is denoted the 'Dungeon Master.' The Dungeon Master is tasked with giving directions to other players, which Muraski testified mimics the organization of a gang."


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