Samsung's lead over both Huawei and Apple dropped. It dropped by more over Huawei, but both Huawei and Apple are winning, and Samsung is losing.
Or to put it a different way: You own Burger King. Wendy's becomes bigger than you. However, both of you grew by stealing customers from McDonald's (still the biggest). DO you care your sales (in numbers and percent of all fast food) went up, or where you are in the rankings?
have ample time to eat it, or I could go out, stand in a traffic jam for half my lunch break,... wolf it down so I can maybe, MAYBE, be back before my boss asks what I did for an hour out.
This is exactly the pressure (time pressure from your employer) that I was talking about alleviating. You're not going to the cafeteria because you want the food. You're going there because they have a unique logistic advantage. There is no free-market way to compete with that. If I open a "Free Sandwiches and [Preferred Sex Acts] for Opportunist" restaurant, it's still going to be rare for you to show up.
Whereas, if people know you'll have to commute to lunch, then everyone expects your lunch time to include some commute time.
There may be other reasons people dislike employer-subsidized restaurants competing in the marketplace (just like all subsidies always have winners or losers). For instance, you're probably covering the marginal costs of your meal, but the fixed costs are picked up by your employer. And their required direct profit is lower (because they also get the value of another 20-30 minutes of your time). So, at least in theory, you should get a slight raise if they didn't sponsor the cafeteria.
This solution is heavy-handed, and not what I would implement if a dictator. But, it may be the best that could get pushed through. If it even can (right now, 2/11 votes)
If by capable you mean physically able, sure. However, they are put under pressyre to grab quick cafeteria food and get back to work. This is about alleviating that.
In the US, 9-5 is considered "typical" and "first shift", however a lot of people in flex time work 7:30-3:30 and other people obviously work 2nd shift (5-1) and graveyard shift (1-9).
They probably don't want to live in a state that constantly needs federal assistance due to their constant failures to plan leading to fiscal and other crises.
Most companies I've worked for in recent years have been moving to a work day that starts at 8:30 and only allows 30 minutes for lunch.
Well, it won't keep shrinking if it's at 30 minutes. That's the minimum in California. And I don't get the early start time (or why it matters), but if you want me to be present at my less productive time, cool. You're paying for it.
I've heard horror stories about how Chromebooks are supposed to be upgradable to Linux, but they aren't and then wipe your install and data. Does anyone have any idea if these will upgrade and stick?
The ad told me not to buy a Chromebook; strange ad. It said "If you want a modern, which means tablet-like, laptop, with app icons on a desktop and full-screen only apps, you should buy a chromebook." Which is strange, cause I already have a tablet. And they are great for doing things. But I buy a laptop to work.
Also, I don't remember the last time I saw a blue screen of death, and I'm around a lot of computers all day. Many of those computers are run by idiots.
They're planning to offer Windows on a rental model to companies, in essence trying to get all IT outsourced to them. That's not their plan for home users.
I mean, it probably is, but not until ChromeOS and OSX are planning on doing it as well. Probably not for 5-10 years at least.
For Fuck's Sake, can people even read the summary. The reason these people are being dinged isn't because of election interference (well, except that's why FB cared), but because of fraud. Because people set up groups that sounded like they were affiliated with the DNC, or the GOP, or the NRA, or Black Lives Matter, and are causing havoc that way.
Where's the correlation between "starving in college" and [degrees you disparage]? Cause most engineers are in school longer than four years, and therefore are more likely to suffer from not enough cash.
Also, and this needs to be repeated, college is not a trade school. I think people should study whatever blows their socks off. If people study all kinds of things, then society is richer because of it. The fact that we make it unaffordable to study whatever interests people, instead of what pays bills, is a travesty.
"pseudo-monopolies."
What? Perhaps you mean oligopoly?
An oligopoly (or duopoly) implies there are several (or two) vendors I can choose among. However, because of vertical integration and lock in, each actually acts more like a monopoly because the cost of switching OSes on your phone/computer are so high.
In other words, with a Ford, nothing stops me from buying a Chevy, or a Tesla, other than brand loyalty and relationships. Maybe, maybe, maybe, if I stockpiled parts. If I buy a ticket on United, there's no reason not to buy a ticket on American next (except loyalty cards/points). Those are oligopolies. Compare to the cost of rebuying all you apps and moving all your data if you go from GooglePlay to Apple, or even from GooglePlay to Amazon Apps.
If there's a short squeeze, it's likely to produce a bump, not long term rise, in stock price. That means Fidelity, etc, have an interest in selling to be the ones profiting from it (with the idea to buy it back when it settles back down).
Oh, they'll take a drug dealer's money, sure. But they're going to freeze your account for reason X just long enough for you to default on your mortgage. Or structure your payments/deposits to maximize fees. Or 100 other ways they fuck over random people to make more cash.
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Last time I checked out dumb phones, they all had proprietary plugs and obscure charging volts.
No, it's talking about dumb phones which still use proprietary adapters and barrel plugs.
Or, alternatively, most Apple people have a lot of money in lightening devices and don't want to buy new USB3 devices.
Samsung's lead over both Huawei and Apple dropped. It dropped by more over Huawei, but both Huawei and Apple are winning, and Samsung is losing.
Or to put it a different way: You own Burger King. Wendy's becomes bigger than you. However, both of you grew by stealing customers from McDonald's (still the biggest). DO you care your sales (in numbers and percent of all fast food) went up, or where you are in the rankings?
Ah, but it is paid in San Fran.
I'm sure it is. Although, you pay for it with extra work.
And a bunch of people don't give a fuck whether you consider it your house. They need food. What's your point?
This is exactly the pressure (time pressure from your employer) that I was talking about alleviating. You're not going to the cafeteria because you want the food. You're going there because they have a unique logistic advantage. There is no free-market way to compete with that. If I open a "Free Sandwiches and [Preferred Sex Acts] for Opportunist" restaurant, it's still going to be rare for you to show up.
Whereas, if people know you'll have to commute to lunch, then everyone expects your lunch time to include some commute time.
There may be other reasons people dislike employer-subsidized restaurants competing in the marketplace (just like all subsidies always have winners or losers). For instance, you're probably covering the marginal costs of your meal, but the fixed costs are picked up by your employer. And their required direct profit is lower (because they also get the value of another 20-30 minutes of your time). So, at least in theory, you should get a slight raise if they didn't sponsor the cafeteria.
This solution is heavy-handed, and not what I would implement if a dictator. But, it may be the best that could get pushed through. If it even can (right now, 2/11 votes)
If by capable you mean physically able, sure. However, they are put under pressyre to grab quick cafeteria food and get back to work. This is about alleviating that.
In the US, 9-5 is considered "typical" and "first shift", however a lot of people in flex time work 7:30-3:30 and other people obviously work 2nd shift (5-1) and graveyard shift (1-9).
The battery increases linearly with area. The screen energy usage increases more slowly than that.
Wait, ChromeOS doesn't use Linux drivers?
A bigger screen means a bigger phone. A bigger phone is a bigger battery. Which means longer life.
If you just want to make calls, be a hotspot, and have GPS, get a flipphone. The battery lasts days.
They probably don't want to live in a state that constantly needs federal assistance due to their constant failures to plan leading to fiscal and other crises.
Well, it won't keep shrinking if it's at 30 minutes. That's the minimum in California. And I don't get the early start time (or why it matters), but if you want me to be present at my less productive time, cool. You're paying for it.
I've heard horror stories about how Chromebooks are supposed to be upgradable to Linux, but they aren't and then wipe your install and data. Does anyone have any idea if these will upgrade and stick?
The ad told me not to buy a Chromebook; strange ad. It said "If you want a modern, which means tablet-like, laptop, with app icons on a desktop and full-screen only apps, you should buy a chromebook." Which is strange, cause I already have a tablet. And they are great for doing things. But I buy a laptop to work.
Also, I don't remember the last time I saw a blue screen of death, and I'm around a lot of computers all day. Many of those computers are run by idiots.
I'd be curious to see if the ad was successful.
They're planning to offer Windows on a rental model to companies, in essence trying to get all IT outsourced to them. That's not their plan for home users.
I mean, it probably is, but not until ChromeOS and OSX are planning on doing it as well. Probably not for 5-10 years at least.
For Fuck's Sake, can people even read the summary. The reason these people are being dinged isn't because of election interference (well, except that's why FB cared), but because of fraud. Because people set up groups that sounded like they were affiliated with the DNC, or the GOP, or the NRA, or Black Lives Matter, and are causing havoc that way.
Where's the correlation between "starving in college" and [degrees you disparage]? Cause most engineers are in school longer than four years, and therefore are more likely to suffer from not enough cash.
Also, and this needs to be repeated, college is not a trade school. I think people should study whatever blows their socks off. If people study all kinds of things, then society is richer because of it. The fact that we make it unaffordable to study whatever interests people, instead of what pays bills, is a travesty.
An oligopoly (or duopoly) implies there are several (or two) vendors I can choose among. However, because of vertical integration and lock in, each actually acts more like a monopoly because the cost of switching OSes on your phone/computer are so high.
In other words, with a Ford, nothing stops me from buying a Chevy, or a Tesla, other than brand loyalty and relationships. Maybe, maybe, maybe, if I stockpiled parts. If I buy a ticket on United, there's no reason not to buy a ticket on American next (except loyalty cards/points). Those are oligopolies. Compare to the cost of rebuying all you apps and moving all your data if you go from GooglePlay to Apple, or even from GooglePlay to Amazon Apps.
Not if Google, FB, MS, etc. are who you want to protect your data from.
The iShiny has better data control and protection than GooglePlay devices
If there's a short squeeze, it's likely to produce a bump, not long term rise, in stock price. That means Fidelity, etc, have an interest in selling to be the ones profiting from it (with the idea to buy it back when it settles back down).
Oh, they'll take a drug dealer's money, sure. But they're going to freeze your account for reason X just long enough for you to default on your mortgage. Or structure your payments/deposits to maximize fees. Or 100 other ways they fuck over random people to make more cash.
Using OLEDs would probably cut down on the lifespan, and thus resale value, of an iPod./p.
My case includes a 3.5mm port via a cutout. It's rubber and such. No electronics necessary.