Dammit, Microsoft. Just release the touchscreen of the Surface Studio as a standalone product. Motherfucking NOBODY wants to pay that much for the computer you put in there, but you could make bank off the screen.

of all the technical hurdles.... that isn’t exactly one that is hard to solve

I agree that they don’t need Amazon, and Amazon doesn’t need tax abatements, which are not, in and of themselves, a bad thing if you’re trying to encourage new small businesses or new development in, say, a blighted area. But this deal was not that.

You’re not the target audience for this product. You know how to connect things to a stereo.

I’d call them inevitable blights rather than necessarily an evil and both are such because they’re so big. A social network is best when it’s a small community that’s come together because of a specific interest. Old school forums and chat rooms. Places where you can get to know the ENTIRE community and get to know…

I’m thinking you need to go spend some time researching the carbon cycle... You might also look into what CO2 is used for on a regular basis. The problem is not the substance, it’s the quantity. CO2 is pollution in very much the same way as Dihydrogen Monoxide is.

American enemies potentially listening to the POTUS’s private conversations seems to be a bit of a security issue

So we should start e-mailing them right?

This is completely unrelated to the whole accidentally-ordering-shit thing (I turned voice ordering off very early into my Dot ownership because no shit).

“Where can I get some cookies” isn’t that straightforward of a question. Do you want a service counter place like a Great American Cookie or Mrs. Fields you’d see in a mall? Or a pack of Oreos you can buy at a grocery store?