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
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
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
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.
@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
@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.
@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.
@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
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."
@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.
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.
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.
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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..
@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...
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?
@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
@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.
@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.
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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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That's what gets me about folks like this. It's just mindless acquisition at that point. #fraud
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Some people are never satisfied -- the more they have, the more they want. #fraud
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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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Illegal inside info stock trading is illegal. #fraud
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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