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> is there any hard data to support this No, so you should drop whatever you're doing and get right on that. Oh ... so you were expecting somebody else to service you for free?

Betteridge's Law applies to questions in the title. I don't see a question mark at the moment, so it doesn't apply.

Parachutes actually increase the number of crashes, since instead of attempting a landing, the plane hits the ground. Parachutes increase the cost of ownership, as they have to be …

Killer Business use of Wine: when you have a linux farm, and you really need that one Windows accounting/enterprise/billing app, and you don't want to manage/license a Windows Serv…

I would not be surprised if fish have feelings or even emotions. The link is worth reading. Despite being short, it summarizes several reasons why non-humans are likely more simila…

The above comment is very cavalier with the facts on pricing and availability of airplane upgrades.

Yeah, San Carlos air traffic controllers get pissy when you announce northbound over the 101 and you're really flying due west, with the sun in your face even.

When you're parking/laundering money from the PRC, all you care about is asset preservation and a low profile.

Can somebody translate the above post into English? I can't understand a single sentence.

Singapore currently has one of the highest standards of living in the world, so bargains are few. It is nearly 100% ethnic Chinese, and Chinese prefer family-managed companies, so …

> push for a new council Kinda late, since the stadium is already built.

Excuse me, local resident here. Santa Clara City residents approved $400 million in financing. City Council went ahead with a promise for ... $1.3 billion so far. So most of it was…