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Did he turned out to be good for the job/faked it ´til he made it or did it all come crushing down?

Receiving bribes, soliciting bribes or declining bribes?

But do you like the product?

If coca-cola did some re-organization I didn´t like or spent money like a mad person on ridiculous products, I´d still buy coke until the company went broke.

Not sure I understand. You disagree with the way the company/organization is being run so much, so you stopped using their free product? Do you still like the actual browser?

It´s 2008. A manager that just doesn´t care anymore tells the new IT person to replenish the fan mayo.

-"Why? I don´t know why. It just works."

-"Is Hellmann's ok?"

IT person documents that Hellmann's is preferred.

And the can punt it down to the next generation. Problem solved.

I´ll get my duffel bag. Hope I don´t bump into anyone already in their seat.

That's like when the whole class fails a test, but the prof. grades on a curve. Someone gets an A, but not really. edit: some grammar.

They are there because they have insight into a phenomenon they have studied and is being discussed, and they may have a book or something that further explains what they are talking about should the listener be interested. Should they not mention or promote their work?

"Hey reporter, check this out. Order pizza online."

"Yes, but why isn't it doing what I think it should be doing!?"

Cucumbers on a pizza. What madness.

> There's a difference between having Asperger's and being an asshole.

Someone may be rude because they're aspie or because they're assholes, but the end result is the same: dealing with rudeness. I rather not.

Do you also sit through commercials on tv?, or read the advertisements on the paper/magazines? How do you feel about pop-ups? All of those will have good production values and help pay the bills.

There are a couple of people that might do something interesting or funny with their sponsored segments, but plenty are just "hey guys, let me tell you about this toothbrush".

I was not bothered by the interjections in the Planet Money story, but I am by the ones in RadioLab. I think it´s because in PM it sounds like friendly banter, but in RL every interruption is like it´s made to be thought of as a [pause for dramatic effect] revelation.

How does it affect you?

> I wish they'd make simpler cars. With physical knobs that have proper tactile feedback.

They do, they're just entry level, basic everything, fancy nothing. You get from A to B and that's pretty much it. Some may lack even a radio or a/c.

Replace murder with art heist: http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1887111,00... With a "happier" ending.

what happens if I put in $5 and my car only uses $3 of electricity? Automated change has been a thing for ages, see: vending machines, public phones. Or if someone pulls out the charge cable after my car's only taken $1 of electricity? Mind your property.

"Are you willing to kick someone out of their home?"

Yes. A tennent's inability to fulfill a contract, even through no fault of their own, will cause me the inability to fulfill contracts* of my own, through fall of my own.

*My bills, my rent, my mortgage, etc.

A joke here and there is fine, but this person injects his jokes attempts pretty much every sentence. That gets annoying quickly.

It's not a fake question, it's question your assertion (which comes with no citation) regarding the origin of the colour yellow used in pencils, which contradicts the origin story described in the article.

> I'm known to ALL of my friends and ALL of my family as someone who will not ever be on Facebook. You know what they do? They call me. Or text me. Or email me.

That only works if they already know you. If you wanna start something new, it might benefit from having the outreach that facebook has.

> This is totally anecdotal but to me it seems like the stick keeps me more engaged with what's happening with the car so I find I tend to be less distracted.

Doesn't that go against the adage that after a week shifting becomes muscle memory or is there something else?

>Protection from what exactly? Insurance for my groceries?

https://www.google.com/search?q=credit+card+price+match

Beyond that, making a purchase of an electronic device with a credit card can extend your warranty.

Don't know if that applies to Germany, it may apply to where ever the person you are replying lives.

Now the companies are gonna have to dial 0 for a human.

(Imagine a shopkeeper with a thick scottish accent). "We've got an opening for 4pm wednesday." "I'm sorry, I could not understand you. Please repeat that."

But not programming. Maybe they need a pastry chef?

Wouldn't be the first time in the industry: https://twitter.com/JanHenrikH/status/910754596422868992/pho...

I would say your analogy applies, but in a different way: walmart and home depot arrived and mom&pop hardware and general stores didn't all disappear, but their numbers did diminish. Where 8 minimarkets were open, half may have closed (YMMV).

> could be signs of bad RAM

Well, they can just open it up and cha-... I hope it's an older model.

> it's quite naive to believe the W3C members are virgins here and did this out love for the web and for the consumers.

So, no evidence, only a feeling of evidence.