I joked with my wife about her criticism of me for buying something at a dollar store for $1 without a good plan of how I would use it.
Something about being a billionaire makes people crazy. I guess it's because they have no friends, or they think everyone wants to be with them because of their money.
In general, I agree with your wife. But maybe he has SO MUCH MONEY that he can "waste" $250 million just like you are "wasting" $1. According to Forbes, it's less than 1% of his net worth. http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/08/05/jeff-bezos-buys-washington-post-for-250-million-less-than-1-of-his-net-worth/ Presumably you're worth more than $100, but lots of people buy ridiculously expensive cars or huge houses. (I like the IDEA of a huge house, but the *upkeep*/paying for others to upkeep seems like more of a pain than the initial purchase itself, even if you have the money.)
Are you referring to what is widely called "Obamacare"? If so, then that was ruled legal by the Supreme Court, as is there job. Thus, again, if I am correct your reference, they are *by definition* following the law.
BTW, I don't like Obamacare (though I wasn't for it when Romney was for it in his state, either), but it has been decided by our branches of government.
I know that the seller is paying a credit card fee, thus indirectly possibly raising *all* prices(*), but my purchase price is the same for cash or credit. So, after cash back, I'm getting it *cheaper* and *more conveniently* than via cash or check.
(*) I'm wondering if not having to deal with cash saves any merchants enough to wipe out the credit card fee. Also, gas is the one time I see things priced differently, but counting the increased cash back in that case, I still at _worst_ break even costwise, and still have the convenience win over Arco (cash only).
I was going to correct the same things......and the 1989 quake was NOT the "San Francisco" earthquake, despite it being recorded on the World Series coverage and obviously affecting SF a lot.
What part of "using another completely different OS." didn't you understood?:P
I completely "understanded" [sic] exactly what you said, and you confirmed what I presumed, that at least *most* of your "powerful skills" (super elite k00l p0werful skillz) would be there on OS X too. Obviously, use what you want, I just wanted to confirm exactly what you were saying, plus mention that if you *did* want to use any of the more mainstream software PLUS all of the UNIX goodies, you could do it on OS X.
OSX isn't competing with Surface, per se, and OSX may be a POSIX compliant system, but why does Apple do things like make Safari non-compliant with regard to standards like the W3?
Are you sure that the site was compliant? Are you sure it wasn't "optimized for IE" (and maybe OTHER browsers emulated those IE-isms)?
Please write up a bug at bugreport.apple.com with specifics about the site and what standards Safari is violating.
Besides that, I developed powerful skills by using GNU/Linux which would be lost by using another completely different OS.
What "powerful skills"? Obviously this won't convince you, but I *presume* you're talking about CLI stuff like scripting/programming/regular expressions, etc. You can do all of that in Mac OS X too, with 'real UNIX' alongside the GUI.
just like trying to buy an Apple product - price is same everywhere.
I won't deny that is *usually* the case, at least in comparison to other products, but I presume that that is due to profit margins and the prices Apple *sells* to the other companies.
But iPod touch 5th generation 32 GB -- $274.99 at Amazon and $284.99 at walmart.com. Both beneath the MSRP BTW.
When the other competition is gone, Amazon (et. al.) are free to raise the prices as high as they want as they retain complete market control.
Yet (ironically?), Amazon itself is a case of that not being true. "Books cost too much" (Crown Books' slogan, one of the few physical bookstore chains where you could get books comparatively inexpensively). Amazon could sell books cheaper than the other places, so did, and got market share.
Even if Amazon theoretically puts these other companies out of business, once they raise prices TOO MUCH, someone else can come in and undercut them. Heck, even though of course big companies obviously can buy huge volumes of items to get discounts, you could also argue that some guy in his garage is willing to live on smaller margins as his business grows, as opposed to a publicly traded company that needs X% profit margins or their stock goes down.
Amazon is so large, and buys so much, that do not obey to MAP policies - they do what they please.
Then why all of the "see the price in your cart" items?
I thought that was a way around the MAP agreements. (Presumably because "if you're about to buy something, you have to know what the price is", and in your cart _can_ mean the same as about to buy something.)
BTW, I agree with others that MAP is bad and if Amazon can help do away with them, great. (I would even agree that *dumping* shouldn't be illegal, except in some very limited areas, like *possibly* some medicines, or government sanctioned monopolies.)
GM bailout & bank bailouts.. Stealing my tax money to give to companies that should have gone under in a Survival of the Fittest mode.
Yup, seems socialist to me. BTW, I voted for Obama, twice, though the second time more because he seems like _less_ of a hypocrite than Romney. Even if I disagree with lots of his views, at least he seems to actually believe them and follow through with them.
yet people still do it anyway....because its still a high reward comensurate with the high risk.
I don't claim there isn't anybody who does it for that reason (e.g. 'hitmakers' on Tin Pan Alley). I think that many of them do it because it's what they want to do, just like I would play with computers even if I weren't paid for it.
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In general, I agree with your wife. But maybe he has SO MUCH MONEY that he can "waste" $250 million just like you are "wasting" $1. According to Forbes, it's less than 1% of his net worth. http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/08/05/jeff-bezos-buys-washington-post-for-250-million-less-than-1-of-his-net-worth/ Presumably you're worth more than $100, but lots of people buy ridiculously expensive cars or huge houses. (I like the IDEA of a huge house, but the *upkeep*/paying for others to upkeep seems like more of a pain than the initial purchase itself, even if you have the money.)
"Most" Android apps? Fragmentation?? (Mostly this is a joke, yes you can get a first gen iPhone that can't run the latest iOS either..)
When life gives you lemons, eat a miracle berry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculin
How was Lincoln pro-slavery?
Argh, "their" job. "...if I am correct about you reference...".
What are you referring to regarding health care?
Are you referring to what is widely called "Obamacare"? If so, then that was ruled legal by the Supreme Court, as is there job. Thus, again, if I am correct your reference, they are *by definition* following the law.
BTW, I don't like Obamacare (though I wasn't for it when Romney was for it in his state, either), but it has been decided by our branches of government.
You do realize you can buy iPhones without a contract, right? or even buy used iPhones and use them without a contract?
(Android smartphones cost a lot too if you buy them new outright without a contract.)
I'd never heard of that, but your response made me think of this Twilight Zone episode:
"Probe 7 - Over and Out"
http://www.tvrage.com/The_Twilight_Zone/episodes/212863
Good, someone else is making these points too.
I know that the seller is paying a credit card fee, thus indirectly possibly raising *all* prices(*), but my purchase price is the same for cash or credit. So, after cash back, I'm getting it *cheaper* and *more conveniently* than via cash or check.
(*) I'm wondering if not having to deal with cash saves any merchants enough to wipe out the credit card fee. Also, gas is the one time I see things priced differently, but counting the increased cash back in that case, I still at _worst_ break even costwise, and still have the convenience win over Arco (cash only).
But he said it's not bitter.
Wait a second, there are cement barriers in the center along much of Highway 17.
I was going to correct the same things... ...and the 1989 quake was NOT the "San Francisco" earthquake, despite it being recorded on the World Series coverage and obviously affecting SF a lot.
OK, who read that while hearing Jon Stewart's British queen voice?
I completely "understanded" [sic] exactly what you said, and you confirmed what I presumed, that at least *most* of your "powerful skills" (super elite k00l p0werful skillz) would be there on OS X too. Obviously, use what you want, I just wanted to confirm exactly what you were saying, plus mention that if you *did* want to use any of the more mainstream software PLUS all of the UNIX goodies, you could do it on OS X.
No, he's right. An Android user doesn't know/care that it's "UNIX" just like a desktop user of OS X.
Are you sure that the site was compliant? Are you sure it wasn't "optimized for IE" (and maybe OTHER browsers emulated those IE-isms)?
Please write up a bug at bugreport.apple.com with specifics about the site and what standards Safari is violating.
What "powerful skills"? Obviously this won't convince you, but I *presume* you're talking about CLI stuff like scripting/programming/regular expressions, etc. You can do all of that in Mac OS X too, with 'real UNIX' alongside the GUI.
For the vast majority of users? Maybe so.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-at-d8-pcs-are-going-to-be-like-trucks/
I won't deny that is *usually* the case, at least in comparison to other products, but I presume that that is due to profit margins and the prices Apple *sells* to the other companies.
But iPod touch 5th generation 32 GB -- $274.99 at Amazon and $284.99 at walmart.com. Both beneath the MSRP BTW.
Yet (ironically?), Amazon itself is a case of that not being true. "Books cost too much" (Crown Books' slogan, one of the few physical bookstore chains where you could get books comparatively inexpensively). Amazon could sell books cheaper than the other places, so did, and got market share.
Even if Amazon theoretically puts these other companies out of business, once they raise prices TOO MUCH, someone else can come in and undercut them. Heck, even though of course big companies obviously can buy huge volumes of items to get discounts, you could also argue that some guy in his garage is willing to live on smaller margins as his business grows, as opposed to a publicly traded company that needs X% profit margins or their stock goes down.
Then why all of the "see the price in your cart" items?
I thought that was a way around the MAP agreements. (Presumably because "if you're about to buy something, you have to know what the price is", and in your cart _can_ mean the same as about to buy something.)
BTW, I agree with others that MAP is bad and if Amazon can help do away with them, great. (I would even agree that *dumping* shouldn't be illegal, except in some very limited areas, like *possibly* some medicines, or government sanctioned monopolies.)
GM bailout & bank bailouts.. Stealing my tax money to give to companies that should have gone under in a Survival of the Fittest mode.
Yup, seems socialist to me. BTW, I voted for Obama, twice, though the second time more because he seems like _less_ of a hypocrite than Romney. Even if I disagree with lots of his views, at least he seems to actually believe them and follow through with them.
Yet you're "meta-commenting" by posting anonymously. Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.
The 4 gigabyte iPhone was priced at $499. You are making stuff up by referring to "an $800 phone".
I don't claim there isn't anybody who does it for that reason (e.g. 'hitmakers' on Tin Pan Alley). I think that many of them do it because it's what they want to do, just like I would play with computers even if I weren't paid for it.
Google confirms that that is from "The Stand".. Was it earlier used in "Moon is a Harsh Mistress"?
Whoosh ahead maybe??