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Too bad the PD won't have their officers wear cameras while on duty. That would resolve the issue without the distraction of somebody following the office around all day.

I had the same thought. Not so much that he'd be treated worse in the US, but that the Chinese police seemed perfectly reasonable given the newness/strangeness of the "offense". I …

If that's what the author is trying to say, my response is still, "So what?" Is that a problem? If not, why bother reporting it? I would expect a first time buyer to be in the mark…

Is this a serious question? Technology companies in that part of California date back as far as the 1930s.

They are very high profile. And the fact that they get moved around, used,and loaned out probably makes them a much more tempting target compared to a painting or sculpture that, f…

In addition to the responses already entered, the NFL (in combination with the NFLPA, the union that represents players) also requires athletes entering the draft to be three years…

Does anybody work for a software company that doesn't issue laptops as the primary PC? I haven't had a desktop in 10 years and just assumed that was the norm.

Why does it have to be either/or? Is it really that hard for an employer to offer both? If each team (of 7-10 people) has a scrum room/war room, plus some number of cubes (4-5) ava…

So, it appears to work with Androids (only). Not iPhones, and not dumb-phones? Seems pretty useless.

99% of computer users have no idea what you just typed. HDD light blinking? That means it's working correctly. Am I right?

Except managers do reward hours vs work. I had a VP once who decreed that the "Productivity" rating on our annual review was to based on the average hours/week spent at work. To be…

Sometimes. As noted above, there are clauses placed in individual contracts in an attempt to limit injury. The UCI (pro cycling sanctioning body) also prohibits the top-tier cyclis…

The TSA tried this and failed miserably... http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/13/21428350-... http://www.alamogordonews.com/alamogordo-opinion/ci_24584454...

After years of software design, I can say with a high level of confidence that classifying the nouns and verbs properly is a prerequisite to quality OO code (from both a functional…

"...the thought about having a government security clearance is a thrilling thought" Meh. Nothing cinematic about it at all. You fill out reams of paperwork (address and neighbors …

Read Ender's Shadow as well. And probably the other main-line Ender stories. None are a difficult read - you'll breeze through them in a weekend.

Welcome to the US. 2 weeks is common for lower end jobs. 3 weeks is typical for professionals starting a new job. I receive 5 weeks, plus 2 for sick time, and peers at other compan…

and Tokyo?

And I'd add that all the non-newstand apps are grouped in their own folder anyway.

I tried it and have several newstand magazines. But, my biggest gripe is the inconsistency. Some magazines and newspapers have apps, others are in the newstand. If all news and mag…

I think you answered your own question. Present-day welfare systems have tremendous amounts of overhead to run. In a basic income system, most of that overhead goes away - you don'…

> And apparently some Panda in a reserve wont be fed according to the news. I think you misheard. The panda web camera feed will be shut down. Pretty sure they'll still feed the li…

Isn't that a challenge in and of itself? The majority of us are solving business problems, not technological ones. If I can deliver something, even if not the most interesting or e…

"Our job is not to program, our job is to create value." This bears repeating. Rare is the job that allows the job-holder to write code for the sake of writing code. Most of us hav…

No, but excelling in high-school extra-curricular activities does. And the perception is you don't excel at extra-curricular activities unless you start young. In my neighborhood, …