So people trusted GladOS to deliver what she promised? That was dumb.

Apple does have a fairly nice front-end for server management and it provides a much more consistent experience than windows server tools. The problem is that Apple made it very easy to do the simple things, but never really added a lot of the complex options that people actually need in the real world. Their server…

You just made that up. Right? 'cause that's the craziest idea for a race I've ever heard.

Yep. Some services will work better than others, but I can't think of any that don't. Apple's Open Directory might give you some headaches to replace with OpenLDAP (haven't tried it), but pretty much everything else is available and in many cases better.

Nope, not the majority, but Americans are MUCH MORE LIKELY to freak out about anything sex related and don't really get upset about other things. Americans are more likely to send people to prison for lots of things. A majority isn't necessary to for there to be a relatively larger likelihood of a particular…

Of course it affects your credit, you're less creditworthy if you do that. My point was that you made a value judgment by using the phrase "walk off on your responsibilities" as if it makes them a bad person. If you abandon your children, you are walking away from responsibilities; if you stop making payments on a…

How finely-grained do you need your info? Aren't you curious as to what province, city, neighborhood, train station they are at? I mean, if you're going to consider this news then you shouldn't request only slightly more specific info; you need depth! At some point, readers need to take responsibility for the…

Libya doesn't represent a particularly significant portion of the region's oil supply and their untapped reserves aren't a big deal either.

Enough of it to be true (and, yes, I'm an American).

You are giving your word that you will make all your payments OR you will surrender the mortgaged property. Being able to walk away from further payments is part of the agreement. IF you don't pay, THEN possession of the mortgaged property reverts to the lender. It doesn't mean "your word is shit", it just means…

Fiat is using "Share the fire" as a slogan? How does Ferrari feel about them stepping on their trademarks?

Price isn't determined by a simple cost + markup. You price products for the maximum return throughout your market. I'm sure Dyson could sell many more vacuums if they lowered their price and still be profitable per unit, but they wouldn't be as profitable as a company. The company simply doesn't care if you buy…

I say this as a mostly-Mac guy who does Mac IT work at an almost entirely Mac company so I'm really not trying to troll: Apple killing the Xserve is no great loss. Sure, they were nice hardware, but OS X Server continues to be a huge disappointment. Apple doesn't really care about enterprise and they don't put a lot…

Pretty much. Most of the price of any retail beverage is in logistics and warehousing. Very little goes to ingredients and packaging.

In open plural-marriages there is usually only one legal marriage recognized by the state. The others relationships are only recognized by those involved. I think Utah may have further restrictions to punish polygamy, though, because they are especially sensitive about the issue (what with the mormon church trying…

Pshaw, latecomers! Clearly, he means the Syrian Orthodox Church.

While banks would shift business to more profitable credit card billing, they'd also be shifting a lot of business to checks, ATMs and teller transactions, all of which a much more expensive for the bank on a per-transaction basis (yes, I'm ignoring ATM transactions between different banks). Retail banking had long…

Big surprise. The only guys willing to take a shitty job in a shitty place are shitty cops.

My kid's private school begs to differ with you. Plenty of rich hippies around.

It's not a parent's job to make their kids like them.