I was under the impression that he publicly stated why he wouldnt accept the money, and it was basically:
"If I had that money then I would feel compelled to use it to do good charitable things, but what I really want to with my life is more math and as such, that money would be a burden"
As long as they can ship out rubber bumpers for a dollar a pop (counting postage) there is no way that they will do a recall.
Right now Apple is REALLY showing its greed. It is going to delay the quite obvious, cheap, and simple fix for as long as possible so that it can sucker people into buying the fix for $30 a whack.
Meanwhile do-it-yourselfers have noted that the $1 yellow "LIVESTRONG" rubber bracelet which supports cancer research or whatever, also solves the problem.
I propose that someone start making $1 white "iGOTSCREWED" rubber bracelets, which doubles as a solution.
I have inside information. This is the actual code after the fix:
if (user.fanboy) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("you are holding it wrong");
else if (user.dumberthanthat) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("there was never a reception problem. we just displayed the wrong number of bars");
else if (user.inclassactionlawsuit) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("here is a coupon for $20 off our $30 rubber bumper, which cost us pennies to make");
In the race to dominate rapidly growing or new markets, there is no such thing as 'long-term reputation'.. there is 'the big winner' and 'everyone else.'
If you've taken any serious study of business strategy, you know that in new or rapidly growing markets, the best strategy is to run at a loss in an extreme rapid growth mode. It doesnt matter that you have little to no profits, or end up in extreme debt. What matters is that you are one of the big players when the growth levels off. So along the way, you sacrifice profits for brand, and borrow as much as you can to grow as fast as possible.
What Dell has been doing is the ultimate business mistake.. they grew rapidly, became a huge player, and even had a strong brand... then the pissed all over their brand... so all those years of running thin to non-existent margins is in jeopardy of being wasted. Instead of going with the lowest bidding supplier, they should have raised prices, ensured quality, and capitalized on their brand. Like Apple (I hate Apple, but one thing Apple knows how to do is capitalize on their brand)
I think if this ever gets to the Supreme court, Viacom will be handed a slapdown so big their head will be spinning for years so I almost hope they do.
Is this the same supreme court that voted 5 to 4 in favor of the 2nd amendment? This group is split nearly down the middle on plain-as-day rights granted by the constitution.. what makes you think that they will 'slapdown' anything less obvious?
I dont think its the public that expects things to be black and white. I think its the policy-pushing "scientists" who are representing things as black and white that are the issue...
Its one thing when its the media that is pushing the black-and-white view, but remember that actual scientists say things like 'the debate is over'..
Here's an idea. Go study some fucking climatology for yourself and figure out what's going on instead of sitting in an armchair bitching about "hiding the decline" and making slimy ad hominem attacks about grant dollars.
Call me when the climatologists actually get schooled in the field that they are actually practicing in, which is STATISTICS. Until then, STFU because you apparently dont know dick about the real situation in the climatology circle.. which is that NONE of them know what they are doing.
I think that companies should have a "must have a degree, or else be able to demonstrate that they're really freaking good." That would be my approach, personally.
Your requirements are that the university guy needs no skills at all, while the non-university guy must be a genius?
Do you know how many degree holders are NOT "really freaking good" ?? most of them.
Doesnt OS/X (and even BSD) use GCC? That certainly isn't licensed under the BSD license.
Yes I realize that they do offer their GCC source code, but you need to have an Apple Developer Connection account to get it. I am not aware of any FREE method of getting such an account. I believe it costs a minimum of $99 per year.
not to mention now bandwidth caps, how am I supposed to use Hulu's Iphone app if I only have 2GB of data to last me a month?
What makes you think that Apple doesnt have a hand in these bandwidth caps?
Apple doesnt want users to go to any HTML5-based alternatives that Apple doesnt get a cut from, for their music/etc. They were against Flash and now that the alternative is picking up some steam, the device cant even be used as a media outlet because of unreasonable caps.
But keep in mind that this information is only coming to light because someone with sufficient statistical background took the time to pore over the data. That sort of expertise is hard to come by
According to those Daily Kos folks, all climate scientists have sufficient statistical background to do these things. This quality, according to them, is easy to come by. People not even specialized in the field can do the most difficult statistics of all.
If I hire someone to drill an oil well in 5000 feet of water in the guld of mexico for my 2-letter energy company, and he cocks it up, am I responsible?
The grandparent thinks that sucking the corporate master's pecker = "conservative"
Most liberals seem to think that supporting corporations is "conservative".. I think its due to the fact that both words begin with a C and since they arent well educated beyond their anti-capitalism brainwashing.. well.. you know...
I don't forsee this company selling large numbers of cars, with a price tag over $100,000.
They stopped making the $100K Model R's, which they sold profitably.
This money is to start up making the Model S's, at an estimated price tag of $50K, which they will almost certainly again sell profitably.
Then they will make the Model T's, which in their road map is the electric car for middle class folk.
This is all about economies of scale, and only Tesla is doing this right. They are planning for the long haul, not bursting into the market on a gamble.
Believe it or not, some companies do care about their reputation and dont ship stuff they know is broken out the door. A company like Dell, however, see's that broken batch as an opportunity to fuck both you AND their supplier.
Of course it can't exist. If it existed, then Opera would be equal or superior to FireFox in every single way that he declared was important, not to mention all the ways he didn't bother to declare.
Slashdot Mirror
I was under the impression that he publicly stated why he wouldnt accept the money, and it was basically:
"If I had that money then I would feel compelled to use it to do good charitable things, but what I really want to with my life is more math and as such, that money would be a burden"
As long as they can ship out rubber bumpers for a dollar a pop (counting postage) there is no way that they will do a recall.
Right now Apple is REALLY showing its greed. It is going to delay the quite obvious, cheap, and simple fix for as long as possible so that it can sucker people into buying the fix for $30 a whack.
Meanwhile do-it-yourselfers have noted that the $1 yellow "LIVESTRONG" rubber bracelet which supports cancer research or whatever, also solves the problem.
I propose that someone start making $1 white "iGOTSCREWED" rubber bracelets, which doubles as a solution.
Dont forget to have your customers spade or neutered.
I wonder how the old previously employed antenna guys feel about the "discovery" that the "programmers are at fault."
Ummm... PSU is a pretty consertive school, as far as universities are concerned.
So still pretty damn liberal?
I have inside information. This is the actual code after the fix:
if (user.fanboy) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("you are holding it wrong");
else if (user.dumberthanthat) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("there was never a reception problem. we just displayed the wrong number of bars");
else if (user.inclassactionlawsuit) marketing.damagecontrol.emit("here is a coupon for $20 off our $30 rubber bumper, which cost us pennies to make");
In the race to dominate rapidly growing or new markets, there is no such thing as 'long-term reputation' .. there is 'the big winner' and 'everyone else.'
.. they grew rapidly, became a huge player, and even had a strong brand... then the pissed all over their brand... so all those years of running thin to non-existent margins is in jeopardy of being wasted. Instead of going with the lowest bidding supplier, they should have raised prices, ensured quality, and capitalized on their brand. Like Apple (I hate Apple, but one thing Apple knows how to do is capitalize on their brand)
If you've taken any serious study of business strategy, you know that in new or rapidly growing markets, the best strategy is to run at a loss in an extreme rapid growth mode. It doesnt matter that you have little to no profits, or end up in extreme debt. What matters is that you are one of the big players when the growth levels off. So along the way, you sacrifice profits for brand, and borrow as much as you can to grow as fast as possible.
What Dell has been doing is the ultimate business mistake
I think if this ever gets to the Supreme court, Viacom will be handed a slapdown so big their head will be spinning for years so I almost hope they do.
Is this the same supreme court that voted 5 to 4 in favor of the 2nd amendment? This group is split nearly down the middle on plain-as-day rights granted by the constitution.. what makes you think that they will 'slapdown' anything less obvious?
I dont think its the public that expects things to be black and white. I think its the policy-pushing "scientists" who are representing things as black and white that are the issue...
..
Its one thing when its the media that is pushing the black-and-white view, but remember that actual scientists say things like 'the debate is over'
Here's an idea. Go study some fucking climatology for yourself and figure out what's going on instead of sitting in an armchair bitching about "hiding the decline" and making slimy ad hominem attacks about grant dollars.
Call me when the climatologists actually get schooled in the field that they are actually practicing in, which is STATISTICS. Until then, STFU because you apparently dont know dick about the real situation in the climatology circle.. which is that NONE of them know what they are doing.
I think that companies should have a "must have a degree, or else be able to demonstrate that they're really freaking good." That would be my approach, personally.
Your requirements are that the university guy needs no skills at all, while the non-university guy must be a genius?
Do you know how many degree holders are NOT "really freaking good" ?? most of them.
Doesnt OS/X (and even BSD) use GCC? That certainly isn't licensed under the BSD license.
Yes I realize that they do offer their GCC source code, but you need to have an Apple Developer Connection account to get it. I am not aware of any FREE method of getting such an account. I believe it costs a minimum of $99 per year.
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
I don't care about things that are "open" but dont work in practice.
Now I'm working on a IT-department: those type of women would encourage it, but I do not want those women for other reasons.
yeah, its not like verizon doesnt have even more smartphone users
What made you post? The brainwashing?
not to mention now bandwidth caps, how am I supposed to use Hulu's Iphone app if I only have 2GB of data to last me a month?
What makes you think that Apple doesnt have a hand in these bandwidth caps?
Apple doesnt want users to go to any HTML5-based alternatives that Apple doesnt get a cut from, for their music/etc. They were against Flash and now that the alternative is picking up some steam, the device cant even be used as a media outlet because of unreasonable caps.
Coincidence? Just sayin'
But keep in mind that this information is only coming to light because someone with sufficient statistical background took the time to pore over the data. That sort of expertise is hard to come by
According to those Daily Kos folks, all climate scientists have sufficient statistical background to do these things. This quality, according to them, is easy to come by. People not even specialized in the field can do the most difficult statistics of all.
If I hire someone to drill an oil well in 5000 feet of water in the guld of mexico for my 2-letter energy company, and he cocks it up, am I responsible?
That one is standard pattern #5 in the Rorschach series to test obsessive compulsiveness.
The grandparent thinks that sucking the corporate master's pecker = "conservative"
.. I think its due to the fact that both words begin with a C and since they arent well educated beyond their anti-capitalism brainwashing.. well.. you know...
Most liberals seem to think that supporting corporations is "conservative"
The people you know are idiots.
Slashdot users saddened as BFG leaves the GFX market Many of BFG's products have a true LIFETIME warranty. For real. They honor it.
I don't forsee this company selling large numbers of cars, with a price tag over $100,000.
They stopped making the $100K Model R's, which they sold profitably.
This money is to start up making the Model S's, at an estimated price tag of $50K, which they will almost certainly again sell profitably.
Then they will make the Model T's, which in their road map is the electric car for middle class folk.
This is all about economies of scale, and only Tesla is doing this right. They are planning for the long haul, not bursting into the market on a gamble.
Companies like BFG
Believe it or not, some companies do care about their reputation and dont ship stuff they know is broken out the door. A company like Dell, however, see's that broken batch as an opportunity to fuck both you AND their supplier.
Of course it can't exist. If it existed, then Opera would be equal or superior to FireFox in every single way that he declared was important, not to mention all the ways he didn't bother to declare.