"Although not released until 1992 due to legal complications, development of 386BSD, from which NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD descended, predated that of Linux. Linus Torvalds has said that if 386BSD had been available at the time, he probably would not have created Linux."
Looks like a BS site to me. InfoWorld, and only them, should be charged to deliver content to its customers, just like proposed by Verizon plan, look at the list of trackers and crap trying to load when you read TFA:
As an American, is the "foldable" feature attracting you?
I ain't sure the space saving from the length that "goes from 2.8m in drive mode to 1.65m in parking mode" will be a big plus for the States and Canada. Perfect for Japan where every inches saved counts although.
Well, maybe for people living in downtown New York or Toronto but even there, I am not sure that the space saving in parking mode is relevant.
Then, nobody would pay taxes and the government would go bankrupt. A company only pay taxes on profits which is very little. A basic principle in our capitalist society is that only the end user pay taxes. The end user is the cash cow and ends up paying for everything, all the time;-)
Sure, but that isn't different in other industries. I have worked for a bank that got 5 millions robbed through computer system manipulation from insiders and they never managed to identify the culprit although they were positive it came from inside. It doesn't make the guys who rob branches at gun point heroes although, even if they rarely get 5 millions and shoplifting is still a cost of doing business for supermarkets.
Don't forget gross margin is not real profit. Net profit margin is. Gross margin doesn't take into account salaries, rent, utility bills, security camera installation and maintenance etc. And of course; lost due to shoplifting.
I wrote: "Any businessman will factor in all costs", especially if they only make a 1-2% profit margin.
There is just too many middle men taking cuts along the way but this is a different topic. Local agriculture and buying local is one solution to that topic. Do you practice it? It sure beats shoplifting as a solution.
Supermarkets have a typical profit margin of 1 to 2%. It means that if you steal 10$ worth of food they need to sell 1000-2000$ worth more to make it up unless they already have calculated the shoplifting costs in their 1-2% profit margin. No store stays open for long without makings profits so your "profit maximization" argument makes no sense.
Any businessman will factor in all costs, like hiring more cashier, security guards, security cameras, utility bills etc. when determining their sale prices, it is economy 101.
The goal for any business is to keep shoplifting as low as possible for the cheapest cost ratio possible in order to be able to keep prices down and maximize profits.
"often forget about – in-home helpers for the elderly"
Not me. With people living longer and longer and less and less young people to take care of them, the elderly will be a big market for robots for years to come yet. I had a discussion with a friend of mine about that the other day.
Where do you think those US banks are going to take the money to make it up? In their customer pockets maybe? It's like insurance fraud, shoplifting etc. The end consumer ends up paying for that. We might think; well they already make enough money so, good for them but don't let that fool you. They are going to make up for that to keep investors happy and their stock healthy.
Worse, they may have insurance coverage and insurance companies may raise premium for all banks making sure everybody pays for it.
Sure, it looks nice as a hacker movie scenario although...
Holding grudges against a company is really abstract and doesn't make any sense given that companies are composed of many different people and probably like 3/4 of the people are different now than they were back then.
Hmm... are you forgetting about organizational culture?
I must admit it is kind reinvigorating to see Microsoft getting the same kind of treatment only Microsoft could give to others just 5 to 10 years ago. I am not saying Google is better although, their turn might come some day too.
Also, I remember a local TV station went down for 8 hours during the day because a goof had climbed up the transmission tower wanting to commit suicide so they shutdown the transmitter to avoid injuries to him.
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This picture makes it even clearer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unix_history.svg
It doesn't look like it:
"Although not released until 1992 due to legal complications, development of 386BSD, from which NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD descended, predated that of Linux. Linus Torvalds has said that if 386BSD had been available at the time, he probably would not have created Linux."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#BSD
Looks like a BS site to me. InfoWorld, and only them, should be charged to deliver content to its customers, just like proposed by Verizon plan, look at the list of trackers and crap trying to load when you read TFA:
AMP Platform Advertising
BlueKai Beacons
ChartBeat Analytics
Demandbase Beacons
Disqus Widgets
DoubleClick Spotlight Beacons
Dynamic Logic Beacons
Eloqua Analytics
Facebook Connect Widgets
Google +1 Widgets
Google Analytics Analytics
Krux Digital Beacons
LinkedIn Widgets Widgets
Marchex Beacons
NetRatings SiteCensus Analytics
Omniture (Adobe Analytics) Beacons
Sailthru Horizon Beacons
ShareThis Widgets
Yep, there is bunch of stuff that is hiding under water in the sea that we haven't discovered yet.
Of course, nothing is really anonymous. It is just a cat and mouse game.
Look at other poster replies. We can't be sure on who the hackers work for. It could be "black propaganda".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_propaganda
It's psychological warfare, a variation of propaganda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare
As an American, is the "foldable" feature attracting you?
I ain't sure the space saving from the length that "goes from 2.8m in drive mode to 1.65m in parking mode" will be a big plus for the States and Canada. Perfect for Japan where every inches saved counts although.
Well, maybe for people living in downtown New York or Toronto but even there, I am not sure that the space saving in parking mode is relevant.
What do you think?
Then, nobody would pay taxes and the government would go bankrupt. A company only pay taxes on profits which is very little. A basic principle in our capitalist society is that only the end user pay taxes. The end user is the cash cow and ends up paying for everything, all the time ;-)
I guess only if the bank goes bankrupt and cannot reimburse the account holders...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation#Resolution_of_insolvent_banks
Sure, but that isn't different in other industries. I have worked for a bank that got 5 millions robbed through computer system manipulation from insiders and they never managed to identify the culprit although they were positive it came from inside. It doesn't make the guys who rob branches at gun point heroes although, even if they rarely get 5 millions and shoplifting is still a cost of doing business for supermarkets.
I wrote:
" to sell 1000-2000$ worth more to make it up unless they already have calculated the shoplifting costs in their 1-2% profit margin"
which they obviously have, along with other costs. Thank for the clarification anyway ;-)
Also if you look here, you will find out that Kroger as an average net profit of 0.99% for the past 5 years.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4111255&cid=44629005
Profit margin isn't constant from year to year, look at the averages. Some even have negative averages. I would say the average of all the averages is around 1-2% over the years, say 3% if that makes you happy ;-) Oh, and this is from 2009 to 2013. Not a decade ago:
Link 1:
http://ycharts.com/companies/LBLCF/profit_margin
Link 2:
http://ycharts.com/companies/SWY/profit_margin
Link 3:
http://ycharts.com/companies/KR/profit_margin
Link 4:
http://ycharts.com/companies/SVU/profit_margin
Link 5:
http://ycharts.com/companies/WFM/profit_margin
Link 6:
http://ycharts.com/companies/NGVC/profit_margin
Don't forget gross margin is not real profit. Net profit margin is. Gross margin doesn't take into account salaries, rent, utility bills, security camera installation and maintenance etc. And of course; lost due to shoplifting.
I wrote:
"Any businessman will factor in all costs", especially if they only make a 1-2% profit margin.
There is just too many middle men taking cuts along the way but this is a different topic. Local agriculture and buying local is one solution to that topic. Do you practice it? It sure beats shoplifting as a solution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food
Supermarkets have a typical profit margin of 1 to 2%. It means that if you steal 10$ worth of food they need to sell 1000-2000$ worth more to make it up unless they already have calculated the shoplifting costs in their 1-2% profit margin. No store stays open for long without makings profits so your "profit maximization" argument makes no sense.
Any businessman will factor in all costs, like hiring more cashier, security guards, security cameras, utility bills etc. when determining their sale prices, it is economy 101.
The goal for any business is to keep shoplifting as low as possible for the cheapest cost ratio possible in order to be able to keep prices down and maximize profits.
"often forget about – in-home helpers for the elderly"
Not me. With people living longer and longer and less and less young people to take care of them, the elderly will be a big market for robots for years to come yet. I had a discussion with a friend of mine about that the other day.
Where do you think those US banks are going to take the money to make it up? In their customer pockets maybe? It's like insurance fraud, shoplifting etc. The end consumer ends up paying for that. We might think; well they already make enough money so, good for them but don't let that fool you. They are going to make up for that to keep investors happy and their stock healthy.
Worse, they may have insurance coverage and insurance companies may raise premium for all banks making sure everybody pays for it.
Sure, it looks nice as a hacker movie scenario although...
I sure hope they made a dozen copies on usb keys and stashed them somewhere otherwise, I would have to agree with you.
There is earth and then there is sand.
earth:
b. The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/earth
just pretend he said canadian charter or rights and freedoms
Which is part of the Canadian constitution...
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-15.html
Holding grudges against a company is really abstract and doesn't make any sense given that companies are composed of many different people and probably like 3/4 of the people are different now than they were back then.
Hmm... are you forgetting about organizational culture?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_culture
I must admit it is kind reinvigorating to see Microsoft getting the same kind of treatment only Microsoft could give to others just 5 to 10 years ago. I am not saying Google is better although, their turn might come some day too.
Congratulations! You have invented perpetual energy!
More seriously, read this link if the first link I posted is too hard for you to understand:
http://amasci.com/tesla/tesceive.html
'Energy-sucking' Radio Antennas:
http://amasci.com/tesla/tesceive.html#dnn
Here Sherlock:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_burn#Other
Also, I remember a local TV station went down for 8 hours during the day because a goof had climbed up the transmission tower wanting to commit suicide so they shutdown the transmitter to avoid injuries to him.