I'm sorry, but you're saying that because younger people haven't experienced things you experienced as a child you find that offensive? That confuses me greatly. Not knowing what the Soviet Union is, sure, that wasn't that long ago, but it was still before his time. It was almost before MY time. I only knew about…

Also, a comment from John Meagher on the original article that really highlights how absurd this attitude is (and would also work well for anyone who REALLY wants to make sure no one wants anything to do with them):

"A bit anti-social"? Most of these are "how to be a jackass and piss people off who just want a seat on the damn buss." If you don't want to talk to someone simply give them very basic, simple, one-word answers. If they don't get the hint just explain simply that you're in a horrible mood and don't want to talk to…

How would a tin can give you zinc poisoning? This is a serious question, as I'm not being sarcastic and thinking it's not possible, just curious as to how that could happen.

Pardon me, but I don't think you're reading that sentence correctly. He is saying that if you are dyslexic or are an English language learner you are given leeway, not that he immediately dismisses those people.

Actually he clearly states "Extenuating circumstances aside (dyslexia, English language learners, etc.), if job hopefuls can't distinguish between "to" and "too," their applications go into the bin." So if English is your second language he obviously takes that into consideration.

You're focusing on spelling. The article is about grammar. They are two different things. Typos happen, and are acceptable if they happen in most workplaces. Nowhere in the article does he say that people have to be perfect. What he DOES say, however, is that they should know and understand proper grammar. The…

Only if you submerge the phone in water. It's one drop right on the lens, and the lens is sealed to prevent dust and moisture from entering it, so it'd be fine. Otherwise you could never even consider taking your phone out if it were sprinkling outside.

As stated, it's turning small talk into a conversation. There is a significant difference. Small talk is "how about [local sports team] this season, eh?" or "Man it sure is [comment on the weather] out there" and it's stuff that everyone already knows and no one really cares about. A conversation is talking about…

The only comparisons with iOS were in the ease of piracy. The update methods were not compared. A fact was stated that with Android's current update model the anti-piracy update won't propagate very quickly. That is a problem with Android, and a very serious one. Regardless of the validity of your argument in the…

Last weekend I was at my parents' house and I cooked some legs and thighs wrapped in foil with bbq sauce and seasonings to trap the juices in. The meat on the thighs came out almost white, like chicken breasts, and was super tender and juicy. I popped it out of the foil for a few minutes to throw it right on the…

I am incredibly happy I didn't just purchase Sparrow while it was on sale, then.

"That said, if you were sitting back hoping great add-ons like my favorite, Thunderbird Conversations would be integrated with Thunderbird, or that it would get proper Exchange support, or a better contact manager, you're out of luck."

Thanks to this retarded new comment system, I almost missed your post, but I'm glad I looked through them all. Thank you for that suggestion, as Japanese is certainly the language I would choose, and ironically is far harder to learn using this article's suggestions since it doesn't have any of the same roots as…

What I said was a middle ground is needed. Not that unions needed to be disbanded. I love that you ignore the fact that I stated I had personal experience and assumed I was basing my opinion on Fox News or somesuch. The irony being that I absolutely hate that channel. I'm saying that I have literally watched a…

Totally ridiculous that they wanted to make sure that the pool they pay for the upkeep on and paid to build, etc. only gets used by people who helped to fund it. The nerve of those people. /s

If that's what it was, that's what it should say. Instead, they're trying to absolve themselves morally from having posted the article in the first place. That's what I don't like. They're literally saying "Note: Sneaking into a private hotel or apartment pool could be considered trespassing. We're not suggesting…

I love the disclaimer on this. It's like when my high school science teacher told us all about how if you throw flour up in the air it's combustible, and how he and his friend were holding a candle, and one would throw flower into the air, the other would put the candle under it and it'd go up in a big fireball. He…

Just to correct something that I absolutely hate, putting a video into a .rar file saves almost no space whatsoever. You're saving maybe a half a percent to a percent. I really wish people would just stop doing it. The downsides far outweigh the 5-10MB of size you've saved on a 1GB video.

What we need is a happy medium between both of your arguments. The problem with unions, in my personal experience, is that they look out for the laziest worker, the lowest common denominator. When they were created, they were necessary. Now, they make things infinitely more difficult for companies.