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charleswalteron HSBC bank won't let customers withdraw cash unless they prove why they need it

apparently we don't own our own money

so what? i dont use gmail

charleswalteron As the Mac Turns 30, Apple Ponders ‘Post-PC’ Era

This is not a troll. You have to be legitimately stupid to be in such a position of power as Microsoft, and then to waste it all and to voluntarily hand it over to Apple.

charleswalteron As the Mac Turns 30, Apple Ponders ‘Post-PC’ Era

microsoft is so stupid, haha

charleswalteron Debunking Princeton

The fact that Facebook even responded reeks of fear.

If the original article had been completely ridiculous, Facebook could've laughed it off and wouldn't have had to respond at all.

It's like if someone tells me I'm fat. Because I'm in good shape, I wouldn't react and just think the person is weird for telling me that. But if I was anywhere close to overweight, you'd see a strong reaction of some kind from me.

What the reaction is doesn't matter so much as the fact that there is a reaction.