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dyinglobster··on Pressure cookers, backpacks, and quinoa, oh my
It's called common sense.

NSA Collects 'Word for Word' Every Domestic Communication, Says Former Analyst

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/government_programs/july-dec1...

dyinglobster··on Pressure cookers, backpacks, and quinoa, oh my
Tptacek, it's called clustering and outlier detection. Look it up before you make a complete fool of yourself.
dyinglobster··on Pressure cookers, backpacks, and quinoa, oh my
Someone posted this below which I find hilarious.

"Section Chief: You dispatched field agents without understanding the base rate theorem!? You're a loose cannon, McGillicutty...

McGillicutty: ...I get results!

Section Chief: Mathematically, you shouldn't. Ergo, you don't."

dyinglobster··on Samsung caught gaming benchmarks with Galaxy S4
In somewhat related news.

Google caught using misleading report to claim Nexus 7 outsold iPad in Japan

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/30/google-caught-usin...

dyinglobster··on Obama Says Income Gap Is Fraying U.S. Social Fabric
Obama = wolf in sheep's clothing

Obamacare and the growth of part-time jobs

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/07...

Obamacare Call Center Hiring Part-Time Workers, Not Providing Healthcare

http://www.inquisitr.com/872846/obamacare-call-center-employ...

Will Obamacare Hurt Jobs? It's Already Happening, Poll Finds

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100825782

McDonald’s CFO Sees Up to $420M in New Health-Care Costs Due to Obamacare

http://blogs.wsj.com/cfo/2012/07/23/mcdonalds-cfo-sees-up-to...

Restaurant chain experiments with more part-time work to avoid Obamacare costs

http://leanforward.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/10/14342234-resta...

dyinglobster··on Samsung overtakes Apple as world's most profitable mobile phone maker
Apple is still more profitable than Samsung.

An initial report by Steve Kovach of BusinessInsider proclaimed "Samsung Made $1.43 Billion More In Profit Than Apple Last Quarter, " before the site realized that it was comparing Apple's after tax net income to Samsung Electronics pre-tax operational income.

The site subsequently corrected its story with a new, less racy headline "How Samsung's Profit Compares To Apple's

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/27/samsung-has-not-de...

An earlier version of this said Samsung made more profit last quarter, but it was comparing Samsung's operating profit to Apple's. We apologize for the error.

http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-made-more-profit-than...

OOPS! :)

dyinglobster··on Samsung overtakes Apple as world's most profitable mobile phone maker
Samsung has not dethroned Apple in mobile profits.

....before the site realized that it was comparing Apple's after tax net income to Samsung Electronics pre-tax operational income.

Samsung DID NOT provide net profit numbers.

:)

dyinglobster··on My Summer Reading List
cool. Thanks.
dyinglobster··on My Summer Reading List
I recommend How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character and Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings for people who have kids.
dyinglobster··on Google Off 5%: Q2 Misses as ‘Cost-Per-Click’ Falls 6%
Mobile search is ripe for innovation. Apple (and MS, Nokia, RIM...) can disrupt mobile search by providing a richer and more engaging search feature customized for mobile devices. The search box just isn't cutting it anymore.