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Comment: Have the legal questions been tested? (Score 1) 134

by hedgemage (#45656361) Attached to: Watch Out, Amazon: DHL Tests Drug-Delivery Drone

Comment: Entirely Appropriate (Score 3, Interesting) 233

by hedgemage (#45426870) Attached to: ATF Tests Show 3D Printed Guns Can Explode


Critics Reassess Starship Troopers As a Misunderstood Masterpiece 726

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Comment: Don't be Evil? (Score 2) 65

by hedgemage (#45218469) Attached to: Google Leads Among Consumer Tech Companies Lobbying Congress
Remember when that was the Google mantra? Are they still trying or have they been worn down by the system? Is lobbying inherently evil as some posters state, or is there a good way to do it? If you think lobbying is without a high ground, then consider the case of one of the oldest continuously existing lobbying groups. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCNL

Comment: I can't be the only one (Score 1) 418

by hedgemage (#44514225) Attached to: Talking On the Phone While Driving Not So Dangerous After All
I should never talk on the phone while driving. Heck, my driving ability decreases even with a in-depth conversation with a passenger in the car. Since I can freely admit that using a cell phone while driving makes me a worse driver, I have a hard time believing that there aren't enough others with the same problem to warrant even a statistical blip.

Comment: How much does it cost? (Score 4, Interesting) 160

by hedgemage (#44313261) Attached to: Better Factories Through Role Playing
Sure, it may work, despite the dubious methodology, but who is actually going to pay to have their workers go through this? Since the bubble days of the 90's, training is an area that has been eliminated from virtually all budgets in favor of hiring only 'experienced' workers. No organization wants to pay for training anymore even when there is a shortage of experienced labor. I worked for a chip manufacturer that in the early-mid 90's put new production staff through a MONTH of 8-hour-a-day classroom training before they even got into the fabrication facility. After a couple years, it was down to 3 weeks, then 2, then 1, then layoffs. The modern management culture says that there is a limitless pool of cheap, experienced labor, so why train?
