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You missed my point. I said we deride them as petty criminals and lawbreakers, but there is more to it than that. If I had been born into a situation where there was no upward mobility or chance for success for me, I would probably try to come here too, and I bet you also would. So they broke the law, but my point is they’re human beings and it’s a crappy law, so I refuse to demonize or marginalize them for it.

about 2 hours ago on Why Laurene Powell Jobs broke her silence to support immigration reform

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Agreed. The Nexus 4, HTC One, and HTC One X are probably my favorite-designed phones.

about 19 hours ago on looks and design are subjective 2 replies 1 recommend

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I’m inclined to agree, to an extent. We Americans like to dismiss illegal immigrants as petty criminals and lawbreakers, yet ignore the fact that we were lucky: we were born into a country that is prosperous and provides opportunities for a better life. Many Mexican immigrants, quite frankly, weren’t. If not for an accident of birth, the tables could easily be turned, so how can we so easily dismiss these people who are just fundamentally trying to create better lives for themselves?

about 19 hours ago on Why Laurene Powell Jobs broke her silence to support immigration reform 1 reply 5 recommends

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I know, it was a joke.

4 days ago on This is the new Nexus: a first look at Samsung's Galaxy S4 with stock Android

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I’d prefer a stock One. A “Nexus One,” perhaps?

5 days ago on This is the new Nexus: a first look at Samsung's Galaxy S4 with stock Android 2 replies 2 recommends

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What’s wrong with trying to stop a company from deliberately circumventing their business model and revenue stream?

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads 2 replies 17 recommends

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Exactly. Usually I’m on MS’s side in these spats with Google, but on this one, I’m definitely not. Ads are the only reason YouTube can continue to exist as a free service, and MS knowingly and purposefully doing this is wrong (and probably intended as a stunt meant to generate bad publicity for Google).

5 days ago on Google demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads 6 replies 21 recommends

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Agreed, but I’d be willing to pay one percent to fund the kinds of projects they talk about.

7 days ago on French proposal would tax smartphones and tablets to fund cultural projects 1 reply

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Just a harmless joke, and (I thought) a rather funny one at that.

7 days ago on Someone is jealous of Paul... 1 reply 1 recommend

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I’d be inclined to say it’s precisely because it didn’t run stock android by default (it used Facebook Home).

7 days ago on HTC First to be discontinued by AT&T 2 replies 1 recommend

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True, I’d say he’s one of the old-guard establishment Republicans (along with Graham, Lugar before he got primaried, etc.) who was actually willing to occasionally be bipartisan (think McCain-Feingold, his support for immigration reform, etc.). That doesn’t mean he’s not a strong conservative, though.

11 days ago on John McCain proposes 'a la carte' cable bill, encourages death of sports blackout rule 1 reply 2 recommends

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Touche, sir.

12 days ago on John McAfee dishes on his escape from Belize, past drug use, in new Q&A

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I can’t tell if this guy’s insane or awesome. Probably both.

12 days ago on John McAfee dishes on his escape from Belize, past drug use, in new Q&A 2 replies 10 recommends

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Also pivotal to that scene was (spoiler) (the fact that Ender didn’t know he was actually blowing up a real planet and killing real people.) I hope they don’t spoil that.

12 days ago on Official Ender's Game trailer, what do you think?

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I really loved this book, but it’s kind of a brutal indictment of imperialism-obsessed governments as well as a harsh demonstration of the ways adults can manipulate children. So I was really nervous when I heard they were making it into a tentpole summer family action movie, because that’s totally against the ethos of the book. After seeing the trailer, I can’t say my fears were assuaged, but I can’t say they were exacerbated either. I’ll have to further reserve judgment.

13 days ago on Official Ender's Game trailer, what do you think? 2 recommends

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True, and I think 35% is too high a rate. I’d prefer to see a tax law passed that lowers the rate to, say, 25% but makes all corporation income earned in the US taxable. I think that’s fair: a lower overall tax rate, which will help smaller businesses and corporations who don’t hold their money overseas, but more taxable income, to make sure these larger corporations pay their fair share and ensure the law is at least revenue-neutral.

19 days ago on Why is Apple issuing $17 billion in debt when it has $145 billion in cash?

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I just want to know who was calling themselves the next Obama.

24 days ago on Bizarre iMessage bug deletes last word of certain texts 2 recommends

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Why would they? Is it relevant?
Plus, the majority party in the House chairs all the committees, so it’s logical to assume he’s a Republican.

26 days ago on House Judiciary Chairman plans comprehensive review of US copyright law 1 reply 1 recommend

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It’s true that most specs are meaningless, but having things like the latest version of Android is not.

26 days ago on Is HTC users or fans becoming like Lumia fans? 4 replies 2 recommends

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That’s always been the case, though. The reason people care more about HTC than Sony is because HTC has at least brought legitimate innovation to Android through their hardware and even software (back in 2010, remember how great everyone thought Sense was?), so it would be sad to see HTC collapse. Also, Sony has so many other businesses, and they’re doing nothing inspiring on the smartphone front, so you’re right: it is hard to care if they do well.

26 days ago on Samsung vs HTC. The real loser? Sony. 1 reply 1 recommend