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Quote: Originally Posted by TechProd1gy Anything a company does in this nature is great. However are minorities and women really that disadvantaged? If a woman was driven are you telling me they would not be able to navigate into tech? Or a …
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They should have negotiated an agreement with Apple to not poach each others' employees. Oh, wait... Seriously, what is normally called poaching isn't illegal, but as runbuh (runbuh?) points out, encouraging people to violate their non-disclosure,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mubaili well, welcome to the year of Apple Pay. I used Apple Pay at Pep Boys about a month ago. So easy and feel safe too not concern about another data breach. Waiting for my favorite grocery store Trader Joe to a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hillstones So now you have to buy an adapter to plug in your printer, or monitor, or backup drive and still have your new laptop powered or charging? That would be a NECESSARY adapter and Apple now charges extra for…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Factor70 Calm down? I don't think he's upset enough. I'm serious. The latest Mac Mini is another example of Apple making things WORSE with every new hardware revision. Fewer upgrade options, slower, and the lis…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RedHotFuzz I just dropped my DirecTV subscription ($110/mo) and have been using Hulu ($8/mo) and Netflix ($8/mo). If I add HBO ($15/mo) I'm still saving big over my old DirecTV subscription, with which I didn't ev…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy What a hilarious email. So the CEO of the largest company in the world didn't respond to your personal email? And you cite this as an "example" of how Apple is going down the tubes? Are you that naive, that e…
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Thanks, Oracle, for showing what idiots you are. We already knew, from your botching of Oregon's health exchange computer system, but now you've shown us you're not only incompetent, you're bastards also.
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Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer Stop using Java on the desktop. I can't. I've got a couple of applications that need desktop Java, including ClickRepair, the best app ever for removing pops and clicks from digitized LPs.
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Quote: Originally Posted by brlawyer Exactly right - "battery saving mode" is another name for "we have failed to achieve the desired breakthrough"; can't remotely imagine SJ settling with such a kludgy compromise. Yeah, like the energy savi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Ericsson claims to have a standard royalty rate that everyone pays, tho it can be mitigated somewhat if the licensee is willing to license some of their own patents back to Ericsson. That makes sense doesn'…
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Emojis still lack diversity - you can't get them out of your computer operating system, so we non-believers aren't allowed to follow our non-beliefs. To me, emojis are incredibly stupid, and I'd like to never see another one ever.
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon Which party championed the Civil Rights Act again? (Hint: it wasnt the democrats). It was proposed, developed and led by Democrats, particularly LBJ, who shepherded it through a tough Congress, an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Michael Scrip Oh sure. I'm not downplaying Anand's abilities. But for over 15 years he was in the technology publishing industry. And Chris Breen has over 30 years as a writer and editor in the tech world. I w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman Oh - Things were so simple before the 1971 decimalization... 4 farthings to a penny. 2 farthings to a haepney 2 haepneys to a penny . 3 pennies = thruppence. 4 thrupenny bits= 1 shilling. 6 pennies = sixp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich I agree the embargo has been largely ineffective against the Communist regime and a better way to combat Communism is with free trade and by opening up their society and demonstrating to them how disas…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Anome Lets just take a moment to remember how wonderful Cuba was under Batista's military junta. It was certainly wonderful for American corporations, who repressed ordinary Cubans for money rather than for politi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY 1) Great article. 2) Love Duolingo so I'm glad to learn about this new app. If you think Rosetta Stone is a great training method then step out of the 1990s with the far superior and completely free Duol…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram You are certainly welcome to think what you will, but they haven't been around, and innovated, for 150 years for nothing. Apple is not the only great company in the world. And yet, if not for S…