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Re:The 1970s calculator race on Saturday August 18, 2018 @11:08PM (#17792339)
Twitter is the WRONG platform for this type of information.
Re:Philips reverses decision to close the Hue Platform on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @07:56AM (#10743927)
I won't be so quick to "roll-back" my decision to boycott their products.
Re:Google doesn't recognise or penalise stolen content on Monday November 02, 2015 @02:48PM (#10494606)
There is no such thing as "Stolen" content.
I don't want to be recorded. At All!!

No video, no audio, no photographs. NOTHING!!

Take your Glass somewhere else. I am off-limits.

Re:FreedomPop spams my contacts for 8 months and won't stop on Wednesday June 05, 2013 @02:43PM (#5827664)
Never trust ANYBODY who requires a valid email address just to check if their service is available in location. Zip code alone will suffice. If they are OK with harvesting your email address (for spamming purposes I presume), what makes you think they have any scruples against spamming everyone.
Re:Fixing ‘too-big-to-fail’ on Monday February 04, 2013 @01:42PM (#5166074)
I have advocated this for years. We should also tax corporations on market cap and individuals on net worth. Taxes based on how much money you have, not how much money you made.
Re:Zap: Payments for the universe on Tuesday September 11, 2012 @11:56AM (#4506126)
Hmmmm, email harvesting as a substitute for products/services.