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I think people tend to forget that the banks were bailed out because if they weren't then the world's financial system would have shriveled up and died -- remember the credit marke…

Well in the 80's and 90's when Assange did the illegal hacking, that we're aware of, hackers weren't what we call hackers today. So a reformed hacker in my books is someone who no …

The boring, mundane stuff should absolutely be released... invaluable stuff for the historical record.

They have to check the leaks to make sure that they aren't putting any ones life in danger (when they haven't done this in the past their enemies have used it against them in the o…

Someone, somewhere, screwed up. It's quite odd. Certainly Assange is quite technically savvy -- he's a reformed (genuine) hacker -- after all. So I just can't imagine him re-using …

I haven't had a landline since 2007. Mobile phone, Internet and Skype more than meets all of my requirements.

$500m would be more than sufficient to do all of those things you've outlined. If you can put up 25% (random percent) of the money then you'd be able to get investors to put in the…

Yes, but you see, in order for him to actually get the gig as an Apple intern he'll have to sign his soul away and the consequences of leaking any information after he's signed tho…

It's vague cause that's the way he wants it.

For once I'd like to see a little more honesty... you know: "we did it for the money" rather than "we did it for the users". Liars. -------------------- 2. Why is CNET Download.com…

There is too much negativity on the Internet, but there's also too much of just about everything else. The ease of publishing on the Internet means that people don't think too crit…

Why should they? Just because someone posts a benchmark that is obviously flawed, doesn't mean that someone else should be obligated to do their own benchmark as a counter. These g…

Overall value of one person to a company is hard to measure. Yes, they might write great code, but if their abrasive and asshole personality bring down the productivity of the othe…

Perhaps, but Apple make a ton more money per handset than Google does, so in my mind they are ahead. They also continue to lead design-wise. Manufacturers are still copying Apple p…

It is a vicious circle, I agree with you. But it's not clear how Google can break the cycle by themselves. If Google were to say no to patents, without there first being major refo…

It's fascinating to see the behemoths (Apple, Microsoft, Google) positioning themselves for the fight ahead. The importance of this fight cannot be understated. Microsoft won the l…

Google has got to play the game until the rules of the game change. They need patents for protection. Yes, the patents are overpriced, but does Google have a choice?

A citation is not needed. It's obvious that he is expressing an opinion. Those who disagree with him can express an opposing opinion. Just because someone says something, doesn't m…

The only thing this indicates is that Mark is keeping tabs on the latest hot news. It means that when a reporter asks him the question "Do you think G+ is a competitor to Facebook?…

It was a poor choice of words on my end. I take your point that America will always be technically able to print money in order to pay back the debt. But wouldn't printing that amo…

It's a fascinating situation. I don't claim to know the answer or how much debt is viable. I do agree that the US isn't in the same basket as other debt-laden countries. They are a…

To a certain extent debt is the problem. If the US and other Governments didn't have so much debt when the shit hit the fan in 2008 then they would have had more means to deal with…

Why? In the current context talk about a recession isn't due to any sort of tech bubble. Talk about a recession is due to issues with the financial system and debt. A small recessi…