Cases do get moved, that is understandable, but you can't just pick a district that seems favorable and move to switch jurisdiction because that's where you want it. I know we love to get cynical about lawyers and legal systems around here, but justice moves slow and mostly gets it right. Not all the time, but more often than not.
Political optimism? On my slashdot? It's more likely than you think.
That's the thing though - they're not leaving the rest of the market open for other vendors - they're suing people who distribute hackintoshes. People want midrange macs, and they can't get them because not only is Apple unwilling to cater to them, but they're unwilling to let anyone else cater to them as well.
A nitpick, but it wouldn't be hard for Apple to get into the netbook segment, it just wouldn't provide the same returns as it would for current apple products.
It's hard to get decent returns on markups when you're talking niche markets in the 300-400 dollar range of computers. You can't mark up any higher than the competition, because there is no lower price bracket for netbooks than 300-400 dollars, so if Apple tried to release anything in that segment that would generate the same % revenue per product, it would run like shit compared to everything else.
YMMV, obviously, for anything involving price comparisons.
There are other factors, such as sales, areas of the market (Dell/HP generally sell cheaper hardware, and thus, best price points will likely be found there) etc etc.
If you go to the extreme high end, you may want to just look at bare components, because everyone marks up pretty steeply once you get into the high-end computers.... Mostly because anyone who wants a computer that fast who can't build it themselves is obscenely rich, or willing to save for the privilege.
Anyway, level of hardware refers to the speed of the computer.
Essentially, what GP is saying, is that you can basically buy the exact same parts that Apple buys for their computer, put them together, and have a computer that will run OSx perfectly, while costing about $1000 less, and remaining much, much, much more flexible.
I suppose you won't get the pretty case, but if all you're concerned about is looks, then your geek badge should be revoked anyway.
I, personally, would say that freedom of speech is fairly restrained in today's society.
Not only are there many things you can't say and do in many areas, especially schools and on public television and radio, but freedom of speech isn't in effect for any speech that doesn't have any perceived socially, politically, or artistically redeeming values, leading to a lot of unnecessary restraint by those who have a harder time perceiving or appreciating those values.
You can still go further, though. For instance, you can say that the incentive to produce new car models isn't reduced, but the incentive for professionals to produce, market, and sell the cars for the car designers is reduced, balanced by the fact that the need for said designers is reduced as well.
Sorry, there's been a lot of ire coming from users over the GUI, as well as lost functionality in a number of areas, from what I've seen on forums.
I haven't read up on it since, as I reverted to Amarok 1.4 a day or two after upgrading to Jaunty, so I suppose the analogy isn't as apt as I had originally thought it was.
To be honest, Forking is only really possible once enough of the right people get mad enough with the project, and, by that time, it's probably about time to fork anyway.
Take Amarok, for example. That situation practically begs for a fork, but it hasn't happened yet (AFAIK) because people aren't motivated or organized enough to bother with maintaining a new version, so the project remains unforked.
If you can get enough people organized enough to start and maintain a separate version, especially of something as large and difficult as WINE, that's probably reason enough to go forward.
I've listened to stories from friends and coworkers that beg to differ. Some people are just stupid drivers, and they're the ones that fuck it up for the rest of us.
On a related note - I'm from Minnesota, so the whole Congressmen analogy doesn't really apply, considering the whole senate race thing, as well as being stuck with Michelle Bachman.
Because, of course, we should trust drivers not involved in this conversation to do that.
Honestly, just talking to people about driving kind of makes me fear for my life. I have one friend whose half blind and drives way over the speed limit regularly, another who falls asleep occasionally while driving, and.... well, am I the only one here whose watched highschoolers pull out of the school parking lot?
To be honest, the LAST thing I want to do is put my trust in other people to drive safely, let alone intelligently.
so you're saying we should punish the masses for the stupidity of a few?
Why, what a great idea! Certainly better than taking the harder, much less intrusive route of actually punishing people who are stupid enough to break the rules so blatantly.
Maybe we should start zero tolerance rules on drugs and weapons at schools, too! Not to mention start filtering the internet for EVERYONE, so as to keep ignorant children away from bad sites.
Wow. Genius. You just changed my life, right there./sarcasm.
But nobody really "consumes" a digital textbook either. You don't have to pay digital copies, besides bandwidth, which, in this case, isn't provided by the author anyway. Nothing is lost, it's just that nothing is really gained either.
Oh hush up, emotional manipulation via-guilt makes you look douchy.
A better argument would be that, while more Americans now are jobless or struggling to get by, the majority of middle America and up lives relatively comfortably, if not far above their means.
So basically, STFU, because you sound like a my parents trying to get me to eat my carrots because there are starving people in china.
No, our debt is 15 trillion and climbing because we enjoy government spending, but refuse to allow politicians to increase taxes.
Case in point - Minnesota, which is currently 1 billion in the hole because the governor refused to increase taxes, even though the government was spending way more than it could.
Not to mention the war, and the recession, both of which have been major money pits.
At the very least, however, we should be back in the black budget-wise by the time those messes are done with.
I'd really like to see classes broken out by child's ability (Fast, medium, and slow learners). This would let special attention be brought to the kids that need it without dragging down the ones that don't.
Agreed. Only problem with that is most schools are either too poor to do it, the administrators are too stupid to do it well, or the parents are too focused on helping the slow children.
My school, for instance, falls into a mix of the last two groups. We have the money to split grades into separate groups, but fail to do so because the administrators waste most of the money we give them, and the parents all want to focus on the "focus" children, to the point where they're building a separate school for delinquents along with having a separate, well funded, in school program for problem children. Mean while, AP and Honors classes, along with the arts and other such programs are getting cut or being forced to become cost neutral.
I suppose that it's arguable that it does solve the problem by splitting grades into, essentially, two levels (slow, normal) but the children on the upper end of the scale get boned quite thoroughly.
As a side note, I take most of my classes off campus, so, although I'm close to the issue (through friends) I'm not directly affected myself.
Although it's true that, more and more often, employers are ditching, either partially or wholly, the health care benefits, adults traditionally get their health care through employers, as it's to expensive to pay for a family's health care out-of-pocket.
I'd get bored after the first month or so, as would many other people.... certainly if not after a month, then not long after.
There are people who are lazy to pull that life style off long-term, but they're the exception rather than the rule. Most of us need something to do with our hands - whether it be a hobby, or a job we get paid for.
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Cases do get moved, that is understandable, but you can't just pick a district that seems favorable and move to switch jurisdiction because that's where you want it. I know we love to get cynical about lawyers and legal systems around here, but justice moves slow and mostly gets it right. Not all the time, but more often than not.
Political optimism? On my slashdot? It's more likely than you think.
preferring instead a selection of "multicultural studies", "introduction to computers", and "remedial English grammar".
Replacing, of course, "introduction to computers" with gym.
I wish I was kidding more.
Why is this modded insightful?
If anything, I'd mod it funny, even if it is unintentional... although, that's mostly just because I'm amused by fervent paranoia.
It wouldn't be slashdot if there weren't any such reactions.
4Chan has their lolcats, slashdot has their kneejerk desire to punch people they disagree with. It's the natural order of things.
That's the thing though - they're not leaving the rest of the market open for other vendors - they're suing people who distribute hackintoshes. People want midrange macs, and they can't get them because not only is Apple unwilling to cater to them, but they're unwilling to let anyone else cater to them as well.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
A nitpick, but it wouldn't be hard for Apple to get into the netbook segment, it just wouldn't provide the same returns as it would for current apple products.
It's hard to get decent returns on markups when you're talking niche markets in the 300-400 dollar range of computers. You can't mark up any higher than the competition, because there is no lower price bracket for netbooks than 300-400 dollars, so if Apple tried to release anything in that segment that would generate the same % revenue per product, it would run like shit compared to everything else.
YMMV, obviously, for anything involving price comparisons.
There are other factors, such as sales, areas of the market (Dell/HP generally sell cheaper hardware, and thus, best price points will likely be found there) etc etc.
If you go to the extreme high end, you may want to just look at bare components, because everyone marks up pretty steeply once you get into the high-end computers.... Mostly because anyone who wants a computer that fast who can't build it themselves is obscenely rich, or willing to save for the privilege.
fail post is fail... and trollish.
Anyway, level of hardware refers to the speed of the computer.
Essentially, what GP is saying, is that you can basically buy the exact same parts that Apple buys for their computer, put them together, and have a computer that will run OSx perfectly, while costing about $1000 less, and remaining much, much, much more flexible.
I suppose you won't get the pretty case, but if all you're concerned about is looks, then your geek badge should be revoked anyway.
I, personally, would say that freedom of speech is fairly restrained in today's society.
Not only are there many things you can't say and do in many areas, especially schools and on public television and radio, but freedom of speech isn't in effect for any speech that doesn't have any perceived socially, politically, or artistically redeeming values, leading to a lot of unnecessary restraint by those who have a harder time perceiving or appreciating those values.
You can still go further, though. For instance, you can say that the incentive to produce new car models isn't reduced, but the incentive for professionals to produce, market, and sell the cars for the car designers is reduced, balanced by the fact that the need for said designers is reduced as well.
Or something...
Not... really.... at all, actually.
I doubt anyone would argue that those in the music business are struggling to get by, which are what low profit margins would imply.
They can easily afford to cut at least 10-20% off all their prices without feeling it too badly.
And if you talk just about artists themselves, you can probably give the music away for next to free and they'll still be well off.
Orly? I thought it was about looking like you're doing something important to stop cyber terrorism and hackers.
Oh well, at least it's better than the war on drugs and pedophilia; at least this way, somebody gets rich.
Sorry, there's been a lot of ire coming from users over the GUI, as well as lost functionality in a number of areas, from what I've seen on forums.
I haven't read up on it since, as I reverted to Amarok 1.4 a day or two after upgrading to Jaunty, so I suppose the analogy isn't as apt as I had originally thought it was.
Point still stands, however.
To be honest, Forking is only really possible once enough of the right people get mad enough with the project, and, by that time, it's probably about time to fork anyway.
Take Amarok, for example. That situation practically begs for a fork, but it hasn't happened yet (AFAIK) because people aren't motivated or organized enough to bother with maintaining a new version, so the project remains unforked.
If you can get enough people organized enough to start and maintain a separate version, especially of something as large and difficult as WINE, that's probably reason enough to go forward.
I've listened to stories from friends and coworkers that beg to differ. Some people are just stupid drivers, and they're the ones that fuck it up for the rest of us.
On a related note - I'm from Minnesota, so the whole Congressmen analogy doesn't really apply, considering the whole senate race thing, as well as being stuck with Michelle Bachman.
What about strap-ons?
Think of the old lesbian couples!
or.... actually, yeah, better you don't.
Because, of course, we should trust drivers not involved in this conversation to do that.
Honestly, just talking to people about driving kind of makes me fear for my life. I have one friend whose half blind and drives way over the speed limit regularly, another who falls asleep occasionally while driving, and.... well, am I the only one here whose watched highschoolers pull out of the school parking lot?
To be honest, the LAST thing I want to do is put my trust in other people to drive safely, let alone intelligently.
so you're saying we should punish the masses for the stupidity of a few?
Why, what a great idea! Certainly better than taking the harder, much less intrusive route of actually punishing people who are stupid enough to break the rules so blatantly.
Maybe we should start zero tolerance rules on drugs and weapons at schools, too! Not to mention start filtering the internet for EVERYONE, so as to keep ignorant children away from bad sites.
Wow. Genius. You just changed my life, right there. /sarcasm.
Bad steak analogy. You didn't consume the steak.
But nobody really "consumes" a digital textbook either. You don't have to pay digital copies, besides bandwidth, which, in this case, isn't provided by the author anyway. Nothing is lost, it's just that nothing is really gained either.
Oh hush up, emotional manipulation via-guilt makes you look douchy.
A better argument would be that, while more Americans now are jobless or struggling to get by, the majority of middle America and up lives relatively comfortably, if not far above their means.
So basically, STFU, because you sound like a my parents trying to get me to eat my carrots because there are starving people in china.
No, our debt is 15 trillion and climbing because we enjoy government spending, but refuse to allow politicians to increase taxes.
Case in point - Minnesota, which is currently 1 billion in the hole because the governor refused to increase taxes, even though the government was spending way more than it could.
Not to mention the war, and the recession, both of which have been major money pits.
At the very least, however, we should be back in the black budget-wise by the time those messes are done with.
I'd really like to see classes broken out by child's ability (Fast, medium, and slow learners). This would let special attention be brought to the kids that need it without dragging down the ones that don't.
Agreed. Only problem with that is most schools are either too poor to do it, the administrators are too stupid to do it well, or the parents are too focused on helping the slow children.
My school, for instance, falls into a mix of the last two groups. We have the money to split grades into separate groups, but fail to do so because the administrators waste most of the money we give them, and the parents all want to focus on the "focus" children, to the point where they're building a separate school for delinquents along with having a separate, well funded, in school program for problem children. Mean while, AP and Honors classes, along with the arts and other such programs are getting cut or being forced to become cost neutral.
I suppose that it's arguable that it does solve the problem by splitting grades into, essentially, two levels (slow, normal) but the children on the upper end of the scale get boned quite thoroughly.
As a side note, I take most of my classes off campus, so, although I'm close to the issue (through friends) I'm not directly affected myself.
Public school children in South Carolina?
So that's like... what? 4, 5 kids?
Where have you been living?
Although it's true that, more and more often, employers are ditching, either partially or wholly, the health care benefits, adults traditionally get their health care through employers, as it's to expensive to pay for a family's health care out-of-pocket.
I'd get bored after the first month or so, as would many other people.... certainly if not after a month, then not long after.
There are people who are lazy to pull that life style off long-term, but they're the exception rather than the rule. Most of us need something to do with our hands - whether it be a hobby, or a job we get paid for.