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Noobs-R-Us
10/17/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
Look people, this is what he was caught stealing. Who knows what else he has done that he's been able to get away with? This could have been only the tip of the Iceberg. #fraud
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chefgon
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
People just put way too much importance on money. I make like $40 grand a year and I've got money to spare. What on earth do you need to steal $20 million for? #fraud
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lostarchitect
10/16/09

@chefgon: something tells me you don't have student loans, or a mortgage, or kids, right? #fraud
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Glaiel-Gamer
10/16/09

@lostarchitect: the correct question is why does someone who's ALREADY A BILLIONAIRE need to steal a measly $20m? #fraud
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FigNinja
10/16/09

@Glaiel-Gamer: I'm sure they were planning to donate it to charity. Or maybe their child needed an operation and they didn't have insurance.

That's what gets me about folks like this. It's just mindless acquisition at that point. #fraud
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ripfire
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
Excuse me for a second.. Are you nuts? Are you stupid?We got a million bulls out there. Everyone's watching us. Didn't you hear what I said? Don't buy anything. Don't get anything. What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?? What's the matter with you?! #fraud
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Pensador
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
"[...] something tell me these guys could have done without the hassle and made a little less by trading the old-fashioned way: guessing."

Some people are never satisfied -- the more they have, the more they want. #fraud
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OCEntertainment
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
Excuse me, boys. I'm off to go sell my Intel stock and buy some Nvidia. #fraud
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FigNinja
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
I want to bring back hard labor, especially for white collar criminals. These guys will go to some minimum security resort. They should be breaking rocks.
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Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
10/16/09

@FigNinja: Or at least Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass prison. #fraud
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
10/16/09

@FigNinja: I am so with you on that one.

Ken Lay fakes his death, Skilling is chilling out at ClubFed and the WorldComm guy is just smitten with joy over his sentance ....

They need to be busting up some boulders #fraud
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anexanhume
10/16/09

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#shit #fan #fraud
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chapoec
10/16/09

In reply to IBM and Intel Executives Arrested for Insider Trading
Wow making too much money too easily is now an arrestable offense. I guess this is part of Obama's socialist America. #fraud
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Sibuna
10/16/09

@chapoec: *facepalm* You do know Martha Stewart got arrested for the same thing, ya know, during the BUSH era...

Illegal inside info stock trading is illegal. #fraud
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RT100
10/16/09

@chapoec: you sound like a complete political tool. shut up. #fraud
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Accelerata
10/16/09

@Sibuna: that happened more than 9 months ago, so it doesn't exist. all problems in the world stem from Obama. he's the reason babies cry and your great great grandparents died. he caused katrina to help him get elected. he wants you to get immunized because he knows viruses are really your friends and he doesn't want you to have any friends. i know i missed some, but its hard to be organized sometimes when you're busy being fanatical. #fraud
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Zanzan42
10/16/09

@Sibuna: Actually, she went to prison for perjury, not for insider trading. #fraud
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Kenzo287
10/16/09

@chapoec: oh yeah giving insider information that's been illegal for decades if not longer is obama's fault. sometimes i wonder about people. #fraud
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ltethe
10/16/09

@chapoec: You're what's wrong with America. #fraud
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
10/16/09

@chapoec: Look if you have disdain for an individual and his administration, provide facts and references to support your weak-minded claims.

It is easy to shout out fallacies; while remaining mentally stunted in order to think you are doing what is considered en vogue amongst your fellow ignorant peers and media select. Likewise it takes the greater INDIVIDUAL to take stock in ones own comments,beliefs and morals; while determining that what he is about to say is based on facts, obtained through due diligence and verified to be true. Otherwise you come off as one of the millions of uneducated "herd", who we the educated and INDEPENDENTLY thinking call a: "dumb ass", "ignoramus", "numb nuts", "mental midget", "intellectually brief", etc...

Do us all a favor and put a self-imposed moratorium on all of your ignorance and stupidity. Society will thank you for it.

Once again.... more sheep to slaughter. #fraud
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FigNinja
10/16/09

@Zanzan42: Sibuna correctly said she was arrested for that. Arrested != Convicted. To me the conviction is less evident of executive intent since that's in the hands of the judiciary. It's the arrest that shows what they wanted.

Just in case that wasn't enough dorky nitpicking: While they couldn't make a good case on the securities fraud, it wasn't perjury that they got her on. It was conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators. Subtly different from perjury. Same idea: Lying, but not in court.
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caine3320
10/16/09

@Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold it. Back up. You can't go slinging words like "peers," "fallacies" and "herd" at someone with this kind of intellect. They'll start to think they're at some kind of orgiastic weekend getaway for redneck beastiality enthusiasts with urine fetishes. #fraud
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soggy_cheerio
10/08/09

In reply to ThinkPad's $100 a Year Warranty Service is Actually Pretty Good
I guess I should mention that I have been pleased with Dell's support.

Recently, I had some problems with my almost 3 year old laptop(end of life as far as I'm concerned, just over a month left on warranty.) Dell tried several times to repair my laptop. In each instance, a part was overnighted and a tech sent out the next day, save for the instance that I requested the part sent to me so I could fix the problem to my satisfaction.(if I can't fix it, there's really a problem) Dell basically bent over backwards trying to correct the problem.

After unsuccessfully repairing the problem, despite having replaced virtually the entire machine, Dell decided to do a laptop exchange. The rep informed me that it would be a newer model. Despite the fact that any newer model would likely be an upgrade, especially with regard to the basic specs, I politely voiced my concerns about the resolution of the screen and a couple of my other requirements(bluetooth, I HATE dongles). I was assured that I would be satisfied with the replacement. Less than a week later, I had a new computer.

What did Dell send me?

A completely loaded Studio 15. And, when I say completely loaded, I mean completely loaded... as in EVERY single upgrade. $1900+

I believe that's called "hitting one out of the park."
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bnetter12
10/08/09

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hmm might need to get a thinkpad do they still do that little ball in the keyboard i'd love that
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Nathan Obbards
10/08/09

@bnetter12: Are you referencing this?
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bnetter12
10/09/09

@Nathan Obbards: yes dop they still have one because i used to love those but now most computers don't have them.
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Nathan Obbards
10/09/09

@bnetter12: Certain models still have them, but not all of them. The X series has them, I think the R series does, I can't remember which ones do and don't.
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HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
10/09/09

@Nathan Obbards: The entire ThinkPad line still has them. The IdeaPad and Value lines do not.
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HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
10/08/09

In reply to ThinkPad's $100 a Year Warranty Service is Actually Pretty Good
We use nothing but Lenovos in our office, and our service experience is exactly why. I've had to call them out numerous times (which happens when you've got a number of computers on site), and Cory's experience is, amazingly, typical. Call them up, have a tech on site the next day.
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Dafrety
10/08/09

In reply to ThinkPad's $100 a Year Warranty Service is Actually Pretty Good
The fact that so many PC manufacturers offer accidental damage and will come out to your house/office to repair your computer makes me wonder why Apple always scores so high on their service & support.
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Kaiser-Machead
10/08/09

@Dafrety: It's probably because sounding great on paper/website doesn't necessarily guarantee that it will be top-notch.
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Bandit
10/02/09

In reply to Battery 500 Project Wants to Make a 500 Mile Range Electric Car Battery
I thinks this is a misguided effort. Most daily commutes are 50 miles or less. The focus should be on producing an inexpensive battery that will go 100 miles on a charge. That really would take care of a huge segment of the driving population.
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Kaiser-Machead
10/02/09

@Bandit: But with a greater capacity/distance, one would not be as limited to just going from work to home in their car, and feel a little freer to go somewhere else during the time off, like a regular car is generally good for.
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ripfire
10/02/09

@Bandit: The thing about "using something for regular commute" is that nobody wants to have extra vehicles at home for both commute and long trips. If you're trying to save the world, excess is not the way to go.

There has to be a solution where fuel has to be transportable, and I think the best way to do that is through fuel cells, preferably with an ultracapacitor as an energy buffer.
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Pope John Peeps II
10/02/09

@ripfire: nobody wants to have extra vehicles at home for both commute and long trips.

Actually, given the relative ease with which cars can be cranked out, in the future it just might be very feasible, and very desirable from a carbon emission standpoint to have an electric car for city commutes, and then a longer-range vehicle for long drives.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
10/02/09

@Bandit: How about those of us who don't want to charge up every day?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/02/09

@Bandit: Getting more range out of it will likely mean that less batteries are required. This reduces the cost and overall weight of the vehicle while increasing its efficiency..
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ripfire
10/02/09

@Pope John Peeps II: How is it "very desirable from carbon emission standpoint" when you're manufacturing twice the amount of cars?

Besides, not everyone has a two car garage and I'm tired of seeing the amount of vehicles littered on the side of our street.
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Pope John Peeps II
10/04/09

@ripfire: Manufacturing the car only takes power. Power which can be supplied from clean sources. Or at the very least, can be supplied more efficiently from central fossil fuel sources. Running individual engines produces a tremendous amount of greenhouse gasses.

It amazes me how on a technological website, nobody really understands this. But then again, everyone commenting on here is like.... 15... so...
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Kaiser-Machead
10/02/09

In reply to Battery 500 Project Wants to Make a 500 Mile Range Electric Car Battery
Until charge times for batteries this (theoretically) powerful can be squeezed into a time of 15-20 minutes, it's not going to mean much unless it's equipped in a hybrid vehicle. Who the hell would want to sit at a station charging for hours on end?
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tyler114411
10/02/09

@Kaiser-Machead: you might not have a gas pump at you home, but you do have an electrical outlet. not much of a need for any sort of station as long as you plug your car in at least once every few days
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Kaiser-Machead
10/02/09

@tyler114411: I was thinking more like something more extended than city commute, but I suppose you're right. In a regular urban environment, provided there's a proper charging dock at the garage you keep your car in, you should never have any real problem.
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tyler114411
10/02/09

@Kaiser-Machead: but then you'd have to think that long distance travelers would not provide a large enough market for any charging station to stay in business. So they might be in a tough situation. Although, since it's a lot easier to provide an electrical outlet than gasoline, I expect all hotels would offer a complimentary charge for their customers.
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Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
10/02/09

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I just hope they never implement this technology in motorcycles. Most of the time you can only hear the motorcycle coming, so when they turn electric I suspect higher deaths from crashes. You can't see those little buggers until it's to late.
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Hello Mister Walrus
10/02/09

@Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: That's actually a concern for electric cars, in addition to electric motors. That's why companies like Nissan are thinking about adding sound effects to their electric vehicles.
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Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
10/02/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: But then it would just sound weird and not pew-pew (in lamens terms). I say just put a real engine in there (tiny one) that serves as a turbo of sorts and just make it sounds crazy loud. That's why I love my dirtbike.
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spannu
10/02/09

@Professional_Iceberg_Hunter: Not seeing people coming is a strong indicator that at least one of the two is a shitty driver. While adding sound effects would definitely help, making licensing harder in the US would improve things drastically.
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Professional_Iceberg_Hunter
10/02/09

@spannu: The only gripe I really have is the blind spot. If you can't see a behemoth of a car, chances are you aren't going to see a tiny motorcycle either. In that one split second someone attempts to change lanes that person can crash.
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