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   by sswaner 13y ago

   I agree. Grandma is worried that the NSA is spying on her. I told her to switch to Android and read the source code.
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   by sswaner 13y ago

   https://plus.google.com/+MattCutts might work better.
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   I had the joy of seeing 2 F-1 engines in one week. The first is at the old RocketDyne (now Pratt & Whitney) facility in Woodland Hills, CA (on Canoga, I think), and the second at the NM Air and Space Museum in Alamogordo. http://campl
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   "filed in 1996" I recall using a service that saved NPR episodes as huge AIFF files and made them available for download on the same day they were broadcast. That was around 1996, probably earlier, probably prior art.
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   I've had a double stapedectomy (replacing the stapes bone with a metal prosthesis) and I can't tell the difference between a $400 pair of headphones versus $100, but I can tell a difference on the low end. As my hearing is likely to degra
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   I agree. I was almost hit by a truck while crossing Orchard at Grange.
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   According to the lawyer across the table, privilege starts with the first conversation.
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   Great post. As a LiveOffice customer during the time Nick described (and currently), we had no idea they were that kind of crisis. Had we known, it could have prompted us to move our business elsewhere. The archiving that LiveOffice prov
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   by sswaner 14y ago

   I disagree with your second point. I manage a financial services portal that uses what looks like this same system (from RSA). We deployed it to satisfy regulatory requirements. Any time there is a hiccup in the system (such as RSA's se
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    by sswaner 14y ago

    Just because some professor says it is harmful doesn't mean boards don't have that as a priority. And, the AIG CEO has publicly said his goal is to make his company as profitable as possible, and that may mean going to court.
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    by sswaner 14y ago

    By that standard you must also reject legislation that limits interest rates charged by payday loan shops? It is very much the same situation: What is a reasonable interest rate for a loan made to someone or some corporation under duress?
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    by sswaner 14y ago

    Chuck: Well said.
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    by sswaner 14y ago

    You are glossing over the fact that the current board of directors are not the same people who got the company into trouble in 2008. They are the ones who turned the company around. They also have the same mandate as the board of any othe
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    by sswaner 14y ago

    I agree. bcontext.com is a no-go for me if a little HN attention brings them down.