Thats not how this works. These apps are free apps. The customer does not pay for them... If you buy something through the app, even if you use apple pay, Apple doesn't get a cut. Apple only gets a cut of apps that cost money and in app purchases which are limited to payments for content used within the app (generally applicable to games and some utilities).
Using an app to shop doesn't cost the user anything extra.
I don't have the problem with plastic that you do but metal bands did pull my hair out. The apple segmented band does not. I think because there is so little space between the links. It's crazy expensive but very very nice. I expect other traditionally high end watches and bands are similar but I never considered buying a high end traditional watch.
My actual concern is our ability to maintain it. A good friend of mine who is a civil engineer specializing in trains has been involved in proposals to build things like mag lev trains in the US. His determination is that we generally do not do a good enough job of maintaining infrastructure for projects that require high tolerances. We like to build it, we like to run it, but maintenance... not so much. Hell even the bullet train in Japan, just a rain system, has a train packed with instruments that runs the tracks regularly looking for imperfections and issues, we can barely keep our bridges standing. What are the odds that we take sufficiently good care of the hyperloop system in order to keep it operating safely.
Perhaps we will develop it and the rest of the world will use it, but if we want to have nice toys like this we need to start dealing with the maintenance of such infrastructure (and maybe our other existing infrastructure while we are at it)
I don't think the gp intended to imply that but given things I have seen from Apple before I would expect this to be built into their desktops at least. So that they can charge wireless keyboards and mice
Yes, but its not how the make money. Its a cost center, and like any other company you have to minimize the costs going out. That might mean deductibles, it might mean limited networks with really good deals and it also might mean fighting with doctors over whether they are going to pay for a service that was rendered or not.
All of these are things that insurance companies do and its not about being evil or not, its their job as a capitalist enterprise, it is their job to make money for the shareholders. This is why it is generally considered to be a bad thing to have such entities involved in health coverage because the demand for healthcare is inelastic. People get sick and they need to be treated and when companies can charge increasingly high premiums while trying their best to minimize expenditures it is a bad situation for the people who had the misfortune to get sick.
If Lucas had made Mad Max the only vehicle that might have actually been a physical object would have been the war rig, and even that probably would have just have been a static set in a green room.
I assure you that if it costs me more, or fails to perform, I, along with most people, will continue to own my own car. You really can't possibly imagine a world in which shared transport is not the superior model for most people or even a large percentage of people? You can't imagine the idea that there might be another way of doing things that might work out to be more efficient.
I'm very sorry about your lack of imagination. It must make life terribly boring.
most report that weed is easier to get than alcohol. If weed were available legally, black market dealers would not exists, making it hard for teens to get it short of a fake ID or an adult buying it for them.
That doesn't mean they wont get it, but it could easily be much harder than it is today.
I am the previous generational counterpart and I can tell you right now that you are full of shit because I never stopped... I get the same stuff that people 20 years younger than me get and its has been for the last 20 years (except with better branding)
Also it is not really that much more expensive to grow good stuff instead of crap and you end up with just about as much of it. Its a plant, its not like it costs that much more to use good genetics and provide it with a quality growing environment.
The cost per oz to produce marijuana is tiny compared to the street cost and it doesn't get much cheeper by cutting corners.
To you, a stoner is someone you can tell is a heavy marijuana user. There are many heavy marijuana users you would not identify as stoners because its not blindingly obvious. These people still consume heavy amounts of the drug, often just as much and as often as the people you identify as "stoners."
Any sane transport policy will likely be a mix of public, semi public autonomous vehicles and privately owned autonomous vehicles. If you live in the boonies you might own your own car. In the suburbs, maybe not.
You still need insurance for those cars and maintenance. That is a yearly expense. Yeah this could be a bit more expensive compared to the cheapest car options but the flexibility provided between rail and home along with good public transit would be better for the economy overall. Kids and senior citizens are free to move around at will. Traffic problems can be more effectively dealt with. Instead of paying 20 bucks to have a car drive you to work you would pay a buck or two for a multi user shuttle to swing by your house and get you to the train in time to catch the one you need into the city. From there you can walk, take some more local public transit or get an autonomous car to drop you at your office door.
I love driving but I'm ready to give it up for flexibility and convenience.
If you have forced hot air then I suppose so but my entire system loves and dies by one wire to one thermostat. Send power down that and the flu opens and the burner fires (assuming it is not short circuited by the low water detection switch). Steam heat, it moves on its own.
Basically if you don't know your system well enough to replace your nest with a simple thermostat from your local hardware store you probably don't have the chops to Hotwire it. Best lesson, if you own a house, understand how it's major components work or be prepared to shell out for technicians often.
That's marketing a job. I don't think it would be too hard. John Oliver showed that all you have to do is ask people if they want the government to have copies of their dick Picts. Plus what percentage of people have to care. NY is small and the world is big. 1 percent improvement in market share in the rest of the world would probably be enough
New York sales will not likely outstrip the losses in sales everywhere else in the world. Being the one company to not fold would be worth a fortune in people who will buy the only phone without a back door.
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Thats not how this works. These apps are free apps. The customer does not pay for them... If you buy something through the app, even if you use apple pay, Apple doesn't get a cut. Apple only gets a cut of apps that cost money and in app purchases which are limited to payments for content used within the app (generally applicable to games and some utilities).
Using an app to shop doesn't cost the user anything extra.
I don't have the problem with plastic that you do but metal bands did pull my hair out. The apple segmented band does not. I think because there is so little space between the links. It's crazy expensive but very very nice. I expect other traditionally high end watches and bands are similar but I never considered buying a high end traditional watch.
My Apple Watch goes 2-3 days between charges. If it went longer I would probably forget to charge it.
Don't worry, the Morlocks will take care of it for them... and they barely eat any of the Eloi at all.
But they are a "manufacturer of telecommunications equipment" aren't they?
Obama was also in a dog fight for most of the primary, not totally dominating everything they way Trump buy and large has.
My actual concern is our ability to maintain it. A good friend of mine who is a civil engineer specializing in trains has been involved in proposals to build things like mag lev trains in the US. His determination is that we generally do not do a good enough job of maintaining infrastructure for projects that require high tolerances. We like to build it, we like to run it, but maintenance... not so much. Hell even the bullet train in Japan, just a rain system, has a train packed with instruments that runs the tracks regularly looking for imperfections and issues, we can barely keep our bridges standing. What are the odds that we take sufficiently good care of the hyperloop system in order to keep it operating safely.
Perhaps we will develop it and the rest of the world will use it, but if we want to have nice toys like this we need to start dealing with the maintenance of such infrastructure (and maybe our other existing infrastructure while we are at it)
I would guess they would just be powered by this system, maybe with a small backup battery for hick ups in the power flow if necessary.
I don't think the gp intended to imply that but given things I have seen from Apple before I would expect this to be built into their desktops at least. So that they can charge wireless keyboards and mice
Yes, but its not how the make money. Its a cost center, and like any other company you have to minimize the costs going out. That might mean deductibles, it might mean limited networks with really good deals and it also might mean fighting with doctors over whether they are going to pay for a service that was rendered or not.
All of these are things that insurance companies do and its not about being evil or not, its their job as a capitalist enterprise, it is their job to make money for the shareholders. This is why it is generally considered to be a bad thing to have such entities involved in health coverage because the demand for healthcare is inelastic. People get sick and they need to be treated and when companies can charge increasingly high premiums while trying their best to minimize expenditures it is a bad situation for the people who had the misfortune to get sick.
Insurance companies don't get rich writing checks.
If Lucas had made Mad Max the only vehicle that might have actually been a physical object would have been the war rig, and even that probably would have just have been a static set in a green room.
I assure you that if it costs me more, or fails to perform, I, along with most people, will continue to own my own car. You really can't possibly imagine a world in which shared transport is not the superior model for most people or even a large percentage of people? You can't imagine the idea that there might be another way of doing things that might work out to be more efficient.
I'm very sorry about your lack of imagination. It must make life terribly boring.
not if car ownerships falls off a cliff as well.
most report that weed is easier to get than alcohol. If weed were available legally, black market dealers would not exists, making it hard for teens to get it short of a fake ID or an adult buying it for them.
That doesn't mean they wont get it, but it could easily be much harder than it is today.
got a link? That sounds interesting.
I am the previous generational counterpart and I can tell you right now that you are full of shit because I never stopped... I get the same stuff that people 20 years younger than me get and its has been for the last 20 years (except with better branding)
Also it is not really that much more expensive to grow good stuff instead of crap and you end up with just about as much of it. Its a plant, its not like it costs that much more to use good genetics and provide it with a quality growing environment.
The cost per oz to produce marijuana is tiny compared to the street cost and it doesn't get much cheeper by cutting corners.
perhaps the rest of you are using it incorrectly.
To you, a stoner is someone you can tell is a heavy marijuana user. There are many heavy marijuana users you would not identify as stoners because its not blindingly obvious. These people still consume heavy amounts of the drug, often just as much and as often as the people you identify as "stoners."
Any sane transport policy will likely be a mix of public, semi public autonomous vehicles and privately owned autonomous vehicles. If you live in the boonies you might own your own car. In the suburbs, maybe not.
You still need insurance for those cars and maintenance. That is a yearly expense. Yeah this could be a bit more expensive compared to the cheapest car options but the flexibility provided between rail and home along with good public transit would be better for the economy overall. Kids and senior citizens are free to move around at will. Traffic problems can be more effectively dealt with. Instead of paying 20 bucks to have a car drive you to work you would pay a buck or two for a multi user shuttle to swing by your house and get you to the train in time to catch the one you need into the city. From there you can walk, take some more local public transit or get an autonomous car to drop you at your office door.
I love driving but I'm ready to give it up for flexibility and convenience.
If you have forced hot air then I suppose so but my entire system loves and dies by one wire to one thermostat. Send power down that and the flu opens and the burner fires (assuming it is not short circuited by the low water detection switch). Steam heat, it moves on its own.
Basically if you don't know your system well enough to replace your nest with a simple thermostat from your local hardware store you probably don't have the chops to Hotwire it. Best lesson, if you own a house, understand how it's major components work or be prepared to shell out for technicians often.
That's marketing a job. I don't think it would be too hard. John Oliver showed that all you have to do is ask people if they want the government to have copies of their dick Picts. Plus what percentage of people have to care. NY is small and the world is big. 1 percent improvement in market share in the rest of the world would probably be enough
New York sales will not likely outstrip the losses in sales everywhere else in the world. Being the one company to not fold would be worth a fortune in people who will buy the only phone without a back door.
Neil young, greendale. A nice story telling album that has a tour with actors acting out the songs. It was a great show.