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Comment · 11 years ago
Can they open/own a for profit consulting company, which is taxed as a normal company but gives all profit/dividend back to foundation?
Comment · 11 years ago
Too me it looks a reasonable.

>brought to you by the originator of one of the most narcissitic platforms of the modern era, and hosted on that very platform, naturally.

Facebook is only as narcissistic as its user, it is as much about taking part in other peoples activities, by commenting/sharing as it is about personal propaganda.

>"Our" generation grew up with having to work to acquire knowledge. To spend time in the library. To sit down and read.

You are ignoring difference in quality of library, value of teachers and external stimuli in learning.

Comment · 11 years ago
Uptill IE 5, it was was there for Mac, and Linux was never mainstream till the time, for it to be evil to not support it.
Comment · 11 years ago
Also with everything sync to cloud, your new Windows Phone will be exactly same as old, including settings, sms, phonebook, photos, passwords. Bad for privacy, but awesome convenience.
Comment · 11 years ago
with 100s millions of user, each question will become a common question.
Comment · 11 years ago
Has anyone used touch screen as a whiteboard during skype call or teleconf, how good it is? Sometimes, a real whiteboard is not good enough with camera.
Comment · 11 years ago
Perseverance is one of the key MS strength, they don't easily give up once they start, considering their history of getting things right by v3, it makes sense. There are exceptions, but still MS is a company mostly for long haul.
Comment · 11 years ago
Same image in free-ocr.com returned :(

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Comment · 11 years ago
that can be easily explained by image recog algo finding all your photos barefoot, also NSA can use Facebook to catch the thief after he posts selfie with the stolen goods.
Comment · 11 years ago
Insurance in my understanding is good for catastrophic events. If house burning down happen in 1 of 10000 homes in a lifetime, and all have taken insurance. For a small sum, you have ensured that you'll not be homeless, instead of each 10000 owners saving enough for a new house.
Comment · 11 years ago
choco install gow
Comment · 11 years ago
monopoly abuse law will still apply, unless this move substantially remove the marketshare of Android.

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