(sigh). REWRITE: If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect and other PC office suites out of business, that IS an illegal act. Not just my opinion, but also the laws that cover two continents and 1 billion citizens - Canada, the U.S., and the European Union. Why the hell do you think the U.S. and EU have descended upon MS like a ton of bricks?
Because MS, like standard oil, AT&T, and other monopolies before it, is committing crimes.
Jeez. I know you have no love for monopolies like Comcast that filter the net, datashape the web, and/or block bittorrent transfers. Why do you hate one monopoly, but sit here and defend another? You WANT Microsoft to screw you up the ass the way Comcast screws you up the ass??
(sigh). REWRITE: If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect out of business, that IS an illegal act. Not just my opinion, but also the laws that cover two continents - Canada, the U.S., and the European Union. Why the hell do you think the U.S. and EU have descended upon MS like a ton of bricks?
Because MS, like standard oil, AT&T, and other monopolies before it, is committing crimes.
Jeez. I know you have no love for monopolies like Comcast that filter the net, datashape or censor the web, and block bittorrent transfers. Why do you hate one monopoly, but sit here and defend another? You WANT Microsoft to screw you up the ass the way Comcast screws you up the ass??
As I said elsewhere, if Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect, iWork, and other competitors out of business, you would have no problem agreeing with me that it's an illegal practice under both U.S. and EU Antitrust/antimonopoly legislation.
I have explained. It's called "dumping" which is used to drive-out competitors, and it's illegal. Perhaps you think it shouldn't be illegal, but nevertheless it is both in the U.S. and the EU. Likewise if Microsoft gave-away MS Office for free with Windows7 to drive WordPerfect, iWork, et cetera out of business, that too would be illegal.
>>>Last time I checked, Miley Cyrus doesn't come with double-Ds
Well I haven't taken-out a ruler and measured, but she looks at least "D" to my eyes. It comes from all that fattening fried chicken and bacon-burgers she loves to eat, which go straight to her chest.
Then I'd rather "break free" and have nothing to do with my brother if I'm going to be obligated to give-up my weekends fixing his problems.
He just spent $5000 on two lawnmowers. If he can afford that, he can afford to give Best Buy some money. Or me. I only asked for two extra dollars to cover gasoline expenses.
>>>universal health insurance is what Canadian and European residents get from their government.
False. The phrase "universal health insurance" can be applied at any level, whether it's a whole country (like Canada) or a whole state (like Massachusetts) or a whole company (like Microsoft). It simply means that the insurance is provided to every person within that area's boundaries.
So iQor has universal insurance for every single employee from the CEO downto the toilet cleaner. That's commendable considering other companies in the service industry like Walmart provide none, or like JCPenney only provide insurance to those with 25 hours or more. i.e. Not universal.
It's refreshing to see a company who simply says, "If you're on our payroll, you're insured" without restriction.
Precisely. The phrase "universal insurance" can be applied at any level, whether it's a whole country (like Canada) or a whole state (like Massachusetts) or a company (like Microsoft). It simply means that the insurance is provided to every person within that area's boundaries.
So iQor has "universal" healthcare for every single employee from the CEO downto the toilet cleaner.
In brief: The Census Bureau committed a *flawed* poll via the mail, which is considered a flawed, nonscientific, worthless method. It's also wrong because because many people (like me) don't want insurance - we voluntarily decided not to buy any, therefore we should not be included. Plus many of the people who told the Census "I don't have insurance" actually DO have insurance via the government's existing programs, but they don't realize it.
That leaves about 3% of Americans who *want* insurance but cannot get it, either privately or via government. As for the 86% figure, you can go to the library and read the Time magazine yourself. I can't believe you can't find it online, since the article was about Obama and his prescription for healthcare, which ought to be available somewhere.
Everything Jesus supposedly said was written-down 100 years after his death. In other words it's basically fiction, written by people who never met the man, similar to that tale about George Washington cutting down a cherry tree.
If that's the case why did the Jewish guy named Lot give his daughters to some visiting men and basically say, "Enjoy"
I suppose one could argue Lot was just trying to save his own skin, but still..... and I'm surprised the God saved Lot as "the one pure man in all of Sodom" after he let pimped-out his daughters. Perhaps sex is really not that big a deal after all, if the ancient jews rutted like bunnies, and God called that man and his daughters "pure" and worthy of saving
Is this "invisible sky spirit" named Athena? Last I heard she likes the horizontal mambo. So does that Christian God named "Yahweh" who apparently thinks sex is just fine, else he wouldn't have made nearly every mammal do it.
According to the bill currently making its way through the Senate, effective "year one of the plan" (that's 2013 in normal speak) you will no longer be able to opt for private insurance. Yes grandma & grandpa who have had the same insurance for 20 years will be able to keep it, but the young and middle-aged citizens who currently have nothing will only be allowed to choose Uncle Sam Healthcare.
I thought Gopher was simply a directory-based protocol (over the net), and therefore nothing like the "sexier" hypertext markup language we call "the web"
I probably should have called the police and thereby force them to let me empty my own desk (and claim that award), but since my boss said "I will personally make sure you get back your CDs," I let it go since he was a decent guy.
But I told them point blank, "I trust you, but I don't trust this HR bitch," who was such a toady she followed the letter of the corporate dictates, even when they made zero sense. I suspect she had her emotion carved out of her brain - she was icy cold.
It's not possible to prove a negative (porn did not make VHS beat Betamax) (porn did not make the web boom).
It is only possible to prove a positive (porn made VHS and the web successful), and that job falls onto you because YOU are the one making the specious claim. But you won't be able to do that, because it's simply not true. It's an urban legend that is founded-upon nothing concrete or provable.
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There is one thing I can prove. Many people claim "Sony banned porn from their Betamax format". Sony never made any such edict, and the mere existence of porn on Betamax (points to bookshelf) refutes the claim.
Both statements are true, but whereas geeks are willing to pay $2000 to get their shiny new gadget, they are also intelligent enough not to pay for their nudie pics/videos.
Therefore the money that drove the early geek-oriented internet was tech, not porn.
Then maybe the global warmers should stop acting like they're religious types, and making accusations like "you don't read" to people like myself who question if the problem is manmade or natural. If you're going to act like a zealot, then I'm going to call you one.
If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office for free with Win7, and the result drove suites like WordPerfect, iWork, or Lotus out of business, isn't that an anti-competitive monopolistic practice? According to U.S. Law - "yes"
Dumping with the intent of driving-out competing businesses is not allowed.
>>>Erm. So a free web browser is anti-competitive because other web browser developers make you pay money for theirs?
Yes just the same way that if the Japanese started "dumping" their electronics onto U.S. shores for free, with the express goal of driving U.S. electronics companies out of business. That's essentially what Microsoft did to Netscape. There is simply no other explanation for why Navigator went from 90% to just 10% of the browser market in only two years time, except illegal dumping.
>>>would Netscape have collapsed under its own weight anyway? Yes.
No. Netscape Navigator controlled ~90% of the market, and I continued using it for quite awhile, even when it had shrunk to just 10% of the market. It was *always* superior to Internet Explorer, just the same its "son" called Firefox is superior to IE.
Therefore the only way that IE could have beat the superior Navigator product was threw "dumping" - underselling below cost to drive the $30 Navigator out. And it worked.
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(sigh). REWRITE: If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect and other PC office suites out of business, that IS an illegal act. Not just my opinion, but also the laws that cover two continents and 1 billion citizens - Canada, the U.S., and the European Union. Why the hell do you think the U.S. and EU have descended upon MS like a ton of bricks?
Because MS, like standard oil, AT&T, and other monopolies before it, is committing crimes.
Jeez. I know you have no love for monopolies like Comcast that filter the net, datashape the web, and/or block bittorrent transfers. Why do you hate one monopoly, but sit here and defend another? You WANT Microsoft to screw you up the ass the way Comcast screws you up the ass??
Illogical and inconsistent.
(sigh). REWRITE: If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect out of business, that IS an illegal act. Not just my opinion, but also the laws that cover two continents - Canada, the U.S., and the European Union. Why the hell do you think the U.S. and EU have descended upon MS like a ton of bricks?
Because MS, like standard oil, AT&T, and other monopolies before it, is committing crimes.
Jeez. I know you have no love for monopolies like Comcast that filter the net, datashape or censor the web, and block bittorrent transfers. Why do you hate one monopoly, but sit here and defend another? You WANT Microsoft to screw you up the ass the way Comcast screws you up the ass??
Illogical and inconsistent.
As I said elsewhere, if Microsoft started giving-away MS Office away for free with Windows7, and that action drove WordPerfect, iWork, and other competitors out of business, you would have no problem agreeing with me that it's an illegal practice under both U.S. and EU Antitrust/antimonopoly legislation.
Okay let me me this in terms you'll understand:
- IE is crap today. There are better alternatives like the Mozilla-based Firefox.
- IE was also crap in the 90s. There were better alternatives like the Mozilla-based Navigator.
- IE has *never* been better than the alternatives. Never.
>>>fail to explain why.
I have explained. It's called "dumping" which is used to drive-out competitors, and it's illegal. Perhaps you think it shouldn't be illegal, but nevertheless it is both in the U.S. and the EU. Likewise if Microsoft gave-away MS Office for free with Windows7 to drive WordPerfect, iWork, et cetera out of business, that too would be illegal.
Oh in other words, you're saying you've known your wife since she was a little girl. Got it.
>>>Last time I checked, Miley Cyrus doesn't come with double-Ds
Well I haven't taken-out a ruler and measured, but she looks at least "D" to my eyes. It comes from all that fattening fried chicken and bacon-burgers she loves to eat, which go straight to her chest.
Then I'd rather "break free" and have nothing to do with my brother if I'm going to be obligated to give-up my weekends fixing his problems.
He just spent $5000 on two lawnmowers. If he can afford that, he can afford to give Best Buy some money. Or me. I only asked for two extra dollars to cover gasoline expenses.
Or else I'll just walk. A "divorce" so to speak.
>>>universal health insurance is what Canadian and European residents get from their government.
False. The phrase "universal health insurance" can be applied at any level, whether it's a whole country (like Canada) or a whole state (like Massachusetts) or a whole company (like Microsoft). It simply means that the insurance is provided to every person within that area's boundaries.
So iQor has universal insurance for every single employee from the CEO downto the toilet cleaner. That's commendable considering other companies in the service industry like Walmart provide none, or like JCPenney only provide insurance to those with 25 hours or more. i.e. Not universal.
It's refreshing to see a company who simply says, "If you're on our payroll, you're insured" without restriction.
Precisely. The phrase "universal insurance" can be applied at any level, whether it's a whole country (like Canada) or a whole state (like Massachusetts) or a company (like Microsoft). It simply means that the insurance is provided to every person within that area's boundaries.
So iQor has "universal" healthcare for every single employee from the CEO downto the toilet cleaner.
Here: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/More-OpEd-Contributors/The_truth_behind_the_Census_Bureaus_insurance_figure.html
In brief: The Census Bureau committed a *flawed* poll via the mail, which is considered a flawed, nonscientific, worthless method. It's also wrong because because many people (like me) don't want insurance - we voluntarily decided not to buy any, therefore we should not be included. Plus many of the people who told the Census "I don't have insurance" actually DO have insurance via the government's existing programs, but they don't realize it.
That leaves about 3% of Americans who *want* insurance but cannot get it, either privately or via government. As for the 86% figure, you can go to the library and read the Time magazine yourself. I can't believe you can't find it online, since the article was about Obama and his prescription for healthcare, which ought to be available somewhere.
Everything Jesus supposedly said was written-down 100 years after his death. In other words it's basically fiction, written by people who never met the man, similar to that tale about George Washington cutting down a cherry tree.
If that's the case why did the Jewish guy named Lot give his daughters to some visiting men and basically say, "Enjoy"
I suppose one could argue Lot was just trying to save his own skin, but still..... and I'm surprised the God saved Lot as "the one pure man in all of Sodom" after he let pimped-out his daughters. Perhaps sex is really not that big a deal after all, if the ancient jews rutted like bunnies, and God called that man and his daughters "pure" and worthy of saving
Is this "invisible sky spirit" named Athena? Last I heard she likes the horizontal mambo. So does that Christian God named "Yahweh" who apparently thinks sex is just fine, else he wouldn't have made nearly every mammal do it.
What are you talking about? "The Doctors" is a very educational program.
That's what happens when you grow-up watching reruns of Star Trek and Star Trek The Next Generation.
According to the bill currently making its way through the Senate, effective "year one of the plan" (that's 2013 in normal speak) you will no longer be able to opt for private insurance. Yes grandma & grandpa who have had the same insurance for 20 years will be able to keep it, but the young and middle-aged citizens who currently have nothing will only be allowed to choose Uncle Sam Healthcare.
That's called monopoly.
I thought Gopher was simply a directory-based protocol (over the net), and therefore nothing like the "sexier" hypertext markup language we call "the web"
I probably should have called the police and thereby force them to let me empty my own desk (and claim that award), but since my boss said "I will personally make sure you get back your CDs," I let it go since he was a decent guy.
But I told them point blank, "I trust you, but I don't trust this HR bitch," who was such a toady she followed the letter of the corporate dictates, even when they made zero sense. I suspect she had her emotion carved out of her brain - she was icy cold.
It's not possible to prove a negative (porn did not make VHS beat Betamax) (porn did not make the web boom).
It is only possible to prove a positive (porn made VHS and the web successful), and that job falls onto you because YOU are the one making the specious claim. But you won't be able to do that, because it's simply not true. It's an urban legend that is founded-upon nothing concrete or provable.
aside-
There is one thing I can prove. Many people claim "Sony banned porn from their Betamax format". Sony never made any such edict, and the mere existence of porn on Betamax (points to bookshelf) refutes the claim.
Both statements are true, but whereas geeks are willing to pay $2000 to get their shiny new gadget, they are also intelligent enough not to pay for their nudie pics/videos.
Therefore the money that drove the early geek-oriented internet was tech, not porn.
Then maybe the global warmers should stop acting like they're religious types, and making accusations like "you don't read" to people like myself who question if the problem is manmade or natural. If you're going to act like a zealot, then I'm going to call you one.
If Microsoft started giving-away MS Office for free with Win7,
and the result drove suites like WordPerfect, iWork, or Lotus out of business,
isn't that an anti-competitive monopolistic practice? According to U.S. Law - "yes"
Dumping with the intent of driving-out competing businesses is not allowed.
>>>Erm. So a free web browser is anti-competitive because other web browser developers make you pay money for theirs?
Yes just the same way that if the Japanese started "dumping" their electronics onto U.S. shores for free, with the express goal of driving U.S. electronics companies out of business. That's essentially what Microsoft did to Netscape. There is simply no other explanation for why Navigator went from 90% to just 10% of the browser market in only two years time, except illegal dumping.
>>>would Netscape have collapsed under its own weight anyway? Yes.
No. Netscape Navigator controlled ~90% of the market, and I continued using it for quite awhile, even when it had shrunk to just 10% of the market. It was *always* superior to Internet Explorer, just the same its "son" called Firefox is superior to IE.
Therefore the only way that IE could have beat the superior Navigator product was threw "dumping" - underselling below cost to drive the $30 Navigator out. And it worked.