Im sorry, but Obama doesn't try. He doesn't actually stand up for anything with actions, only with words. He could veto every bill put in front of him he disagrees with. He didn't end the "wars", he didn't help pass a functional health care bill, he didn't do shit in my book. He didn't act as our voice at all. Instead, he caters to his corporate overlords as bad as any Republican previous. Im not even against corporations in general, but I am against pussies like Obama who continually avoid making a stand until its re-election year. He should have done everything he claims he is trying to do now 3 years ago. You don't know my father so this may mean nothing or you or you lack context, but he is very conservative, morally and fiscally. He actually genuinely believed Obama would make some changes for the good, and he was let down. Turns out he is all words. Look at how many presidents wielded executive authority for the better? Why couldn't Obama do it? All it takes is some backbone and a helping of balls. Bush did it to the detriment for our society, and I suspect Bush is working with an IQ of 80. I suspect the answer to my question is a poly-sci thesis waiting to happen. However, regardless, Obama has failed to live up to his promises, and has failed the American people. You can't put it all on him, since Congress men and women as a majority are also doing the same shit, but I expect more from someone wielding as much power as he has.
Judging by the video, the people he sprayed got pissed and collaborated to get him into trouble. There were a bunch of Russians in a group, its not unforeseeable they would make shit up. I am not trying to profile people, but the Russian's Ive met before tend to have a higher percentage of hoodlums, most likely because they had a rough life over in Russia. I see nothing wrong with pepper spraying people when someone is in danger. Its this fucked up society that makes it so you can't do anything to protect yourself or others, or if you do you have to worry about bogus lawsuits, meanwhile the police have no obligation to protect you. Don't believe me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia AND http://vimeo.com/30307440
The point is that because its Apple, the police treated them favorably. got on the case quicker, basically fast tracked it. This guy is a douche and did the wrong thing, but justice shouldnt be only for the rich and powerful.
if you are on extremely shaky legal ground, and attempt to fuck with multi-billion dollar megacorps, expect them to fuck back
This is the injustice. Do you think Joe Schmoe would be able to get anything done like Apple did? Mega-corps should be held to the same or higher standards and have the same treatment or less preferential treatment as individuals (not that I think they should be considered people).
It probably wouldn't have gone to court as easy but it would have been a similar penalty. If I find a wallet that contains someones ID in it, and I just pocket the cash, then sell their wallet off to someone else, I am a thief. Its pretty cut and dry, as this phone probably had contacts or other information on it the person could have used to find out who owns the phone, or if they didn't want the burden of finding this person, they could have given it to the bar management, or given it to the police. This person knowingly pocketed someones property and actively avoided trying to give it back (I mean wouldn't you expect that the person who lost the phone would check the bar making it easiest just to give it to management?), then tried to sell this property. Frankly, I think he got off light on this which I suppose isn't a big deal if he didn't have a record.
This should apply to downloading music or movies illegally as well, one time fee to the person who did it and they are not responsible for anyone else's fee's.
Marketing people are almost always morons. Thats not to say some don't come out brilliant, but its maybe 1 percent. Its one of the easiest degrees to get in college due to the constant dumbing down of college programs, and its accelerated by the number of people that pick it due to a misconception that business degrees will make you a lot of money for little effort. "Dude! You mean I can do easy homework, make teh big bucks some day and hit keggers every night! Bad-ass!". I sincerely wish business programs would start actually demanding MORE out of people rather than making it more accessible to idiots and burn-outs. It used to be a prestigious thing to have a business degree, as it was hard. Now its like 4 more years of high school with classes about "feelings" and barely any math beyond what you need to balance a check book and draw pretty pictures, and sometimes not even that.
They still have a point, but are probably pissed off at the wrong guys. Its Government they need to get pissed at. They need to get corporations completely out of lobbying, they need to re-balance the wealth distribution so that a true middle class exists again, they need to create more jobs, and they need to institute better protections against rampant greed ruining out economy. There needs to be incentives to invest money into our economy rather than give it to the CEO as a bonus.
There are a lot of people who work and are productive. Wages have been frozen for a decade while CEO's and other higher-ups get record busting bonuses. To top it off, everyones in usurious debt. Its essentially the greed of the elite and the stupidity of the average person causing these problems. Its a combination of the wealthy using people, and the average Joe demanding ridiculous entitlements. California is a prime example of entitlements gone wild.
Stocks, bonds and futures contribute to the economy greatly. Futures protect farmers, bonds finance government, and stocks finance corporations. Its things like speculation, creative accounting and derivative financial instruments that cause the problems. We've effectively let a neo-merchant class grab all the wealth. In Feudal Japan, the merchants were seen as the lowest class of society, with the producers and Samurai seen as the highest.
Because it is true. The majority of technology purchases after the most recent release date are done by early adopters, those with disposable income that also have absolutely no practical sense. I agree with you, there are reasons which may make such an upgrade feasible. For example, I am in the market for a new phone since it has been 2.2 years since I upgraded. Unfortunately phones are not upgradeable unless you purchase a whole new one. I am not an Apple hater, in fact their product is on my list for consideation. I myself have recently purchase a Macbook Air because it is Unix based, which enables me to use many of the applications I want, it is thin and light, and it has a great battery life. It actually was a better price as I determined for myself over other options. However, most other Mac products are crap in comparison to their price. Their interface may be pretty, but it actually doesn't increase its functionality at all. I use to own a Sansa device with as much functionality as a Nano. Apple product "superiority" is an illusion. Their most cost effective products are the basic ones from them. Once you add a simple upgrade like RAM or a hard drive, you get your ass reamed out. This is inexcusable, and I am ashamed I even purchased an Apple product to begin with out of principal.
Isn't it incredible to see fanboys waste their money on products they don't need? I mean sheesh, don't they have better things to blow money on? I own several Apple products, but buying one just because its cool or some status symbol, which is pretty much the reason the average user buys one, is fucking stupid regardless of your argument. Sure, a person has the right to spend their money as they see fit, but spending it like a fucking idiot still will garner my disgust. Either ignore me, or chastise me but I don't give a flying fuck either way since I have a right to my opinion, and I don't give two shits about yours.
Then why do you care what I think? You know that most people buying the new iPhone are early adopters right? This means they already had the iPhone 4. What is boils down to, is that most people are morons, and specific to this topic they muddle up our news sources with things that don't matter, and prohibit us from buying something for reasonable prices because of their sheep mentality.
Yes, I am on a old Droid phone from 2.2 years ago and the new iPhone is on my upgrade list. I simply think its not as big of a deal as people think it is. You know that most people buying one already had the iPhone 4. Why the hell should it sell out if people are actually reasonable consumers?
All I can say is : Fan-boy. I have been involved in computers for quite some time, before 1995. I have dealt with my smart phone for over 2 years and it still does everything most people need smartphone for, i.e. Email, Web, Stupid games. I can even connect to my desktop with it, or use a terminal to connect to our servers. Dual cores in the iPhone? You mean like all the Android phones that have come out or are coming out? Apple is the only one making tablets? This is not revolutionary, sorry. It is to be expected. Sure, the movement is towards mobile computing, any two-bit CS college student can tell you this. The funny thing is, I own a Macbook air because of various features that it has. I.e. Unix based so I can use all the Linux software I want, and still easy to use GUI. Does this mean I suck Apples cock every time they release a new product? Nope.
The problem is that Apple makes their products seem scarce artificially. They have tried to seem like a small "for the consumer" company, they try to seem like they cater to their "elite" customers whims, they have a reputation for producing products for the wealthier, their advertising tends to portray Mac users as some kind of savvy elite class, and then even though they know their products routinely sell out, they don't even bother to try and get production up so it will accommodate demand. Im sorry, but Apple products are over-priced for what their actual costs are. Apple has the highest profit margin of any company because it doesn't sell its stuff cheaply, and it does so by over-limiting supply and over-inflating demand.
It is kind of upsetting when the sheep all come in one big flock and buy something until there is nothing left simply because it becomes a status symbol or they fall for some gimmick. I have never understood the reason why people must throw away their perfectly usable devices for the "latest" thing when it actually doesn't even have many upgrades over the iPhone 4. It has a better processor and more storage, but its not enough to instantly make the previous iPhone look bad. It looks pretty much the same, it uses iOS 5, but iOS 5 is coming out for iPhone 4. It won't have Siri, but give me a fucking break. I suspect it won't work nearly as well as the commercials show. There is no way its worth upgrading 1 year later or even 1 and a half years later.
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Im sorry, but Obama doesn't try. He doesn't actually stand up for anything with actions, only with words. He could veto every bill put in front of him he disagrees with. He didn't end the "wars", he didn't help pass a functional health care bill, he didn't do shit in my book. He didn't act as our voice at all. Instead, he caters to his corporate overlords as bad as any Republican previous. Im not even against corporations in general, but I am against pussies like Obama who continually avoid making a stand until its re-election year. He should have done everything he claims he is trying to do now 3 years ago. You don't know my father so this may mean nothing or you or you lack context, but he is very conservative, morally and fiscally. He actually genuinely believed Obama would make some changes for the good, and he was let down. Turns out he is all words. Look at how many presidents wielded executive authority for the better? Why couldn't Obama do it? All it takes is some backbone and a helping of balls. Bush did it to the detriment for our society, and I suspect Bush is working with an IQ of 80. I suspect the answer to my question is a poly-sci thesis waiting to happen. However, regardless, Obama has failed to live up to his promises, and has failed the American people. You can't put it all on him, since Congress men and women as a majority are also doing the same shit, but I expect more from someone wielding as much power as he has.
Your super-hero name is "The Anonymous Coward".
I guess judge for yourself : http://vimeo.com/30307440 also : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia
Judging by the video, the people he sprayed got pissed and collaborated to get him into trouble. There were a bunch of Russians in a group, its not unforeseeable they would make shit up. I am not trying to profile people, but the Russian's Ive met before tend to have a higher percentage of hoodlums, most likely because they had a rough life over in Russia. I see nothing wrong with pepper spraying people when someone is in danger. Its this fucked up society that makes it so you can't do anything to protect yourself or others, or if you do you have to worry about bogus lawsuits, meanwhile the police have no obligation to protect you. Don't believe me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia AND http://vimeo.com/30307440
The point is that because its Apple, the police treated them favorably. got on the case quicker, basically fast tracked it. This guy is a douche and did the wrong thing, but justice shouldnt be only for the rich and powerful.
Just a joke dude.
PS. That being said however, he probably could have returned the phone and got some reward.
if you are on extremely shaky legal ground, and attempt to fuck with multi-billion dollar megacorps, expect them to fuck back
This is the injustice. Do you think Joe Schmoe would be able to get anything done like Apple did? Mega-corps should be held to the same or higher standards and have the same treatment or less preferential treatment as individuals (not that I think they should be considered people).
It probably wouldn't have gone to court as easy but it would have been a similar penalty. If I find a wallet that contains someones ID in it, and I just pocket the cash, then sell their wallet off to someone else, I am a thief. Its pretty cut and dry, as this phone probably had contacts or other information on it the person could have used to find out who owns the phone, or if they didn't want the burden of finding this person, they could have given it to the bar management, or given it to the police. This person knowingly pocketed someones property and actively avoided trying to give it back (I mean wouldn't you expect that the person who lost the phone would check the bar making it easiest just to give it to management?), then tried to sell this property. Frankly, I think he got off light on this which I suppose isn't a big deal if he didn't have a record.
This should apply to downloading music or movies illegally as well, one time fee to the person who did it and they are not responsible for anyone else's fee's.
Im telling.
Which is apparently anyone downloading media from ThePirateBay.
Marketing people are almost always morons. Thats not to say some don't come out brilliant, but its maybe 1 percent. Its one of the easiest degrees to get in college due to the constant dumbing down of college programs, and its accelerated by the number of people that pick it due to a misconception that business degrees will make you a lot of money for little effort. "Dude! You mean I can do easy homework, make teh big bucks some day and hit keggers every night! Bad-ass!". I sincerely wish business programs would start actually demanding MORE out of people rather than making it more accessible to idiots and burn-outs. It used to be a prestigious thing to have a business degree, as it was hard. Now its like 4 more years of high school with classes about "feelings" and barely any math beyond what you need to balance a check book and draw pretty pictures, and sometimes not even that.
They still have a point, but are probably pissed off at the wrong guys. Its Government they need to get pissed at. They need to get corporations completely out of lobbying, they need to re-balance the wealth distribution so that a true middle class exists again, they need to create more jobs, and they need to institute better protections against rampant greed ruining out economy. There needs to be incentives to invest money into our economy rather than give it to the CEO as a bonus.
There are a lot of people who work and are productive. Wages have been frozen for a decade while CEO's and other higher-ups get record busting bonuses. To top it off, everyones in usurious debt. Its essentially the greed of the elite and the stupidity of the average person causing these problems. Its a combination of the wealthy using people, and the average Joe demanding ridiculous entitlements. California is a prime example of entitlements gone wild.
Stocks, bonds and futures contribute to the economy greatly. Futures protect farmers, bonds finance government, and stocks finance corporations. Its things like speculation, creative accounting and derivative financial instruments that cause the problems. We've effectively let a neo-merchant class grab all the wealth. In Feudal Japan, the merchants were seen as the lowest class of society, with the producers and Samurai seen as the highest.
Because it is true. The majority of technology purchases after the most recent release date are done by early adopters, those with disposable income that also have absolutely no practical sense. I agree with you, there are reasons which may make such an upgrade feasible. For example, I am in the market for a new phone since it has been 2.2 years since I upgraded. Unfortunately phones are not upgradeable unless you purchase a whole new one. I am not an Apple hater, in fact their product is on my list for consideation. I myself have recently purchase a Macbook Air because it is Unix based, which enables me to use many of the applications I want, it is thin and light, and it has a great battery life. It actually was a better price as I determined for myself over other options. However, most other Mac products are crap in comparison to their price. Their interface may be pretty, but it actually doesn't increase its functionality at all. I use to own a Sansa device with as much functionality as a Nano. Apple product "superiority" is an illusion. Their most cost effective products are the basic ones from them. Once you add a simple upgrade like RAM or a hard drive, you get your ass reamed out. This is inexcusable, and I am ashamed I even purchased an Apple product to begin with out of principal.
Isn't it incredible to see fanboys waste their money on products they don't need? I mean sheesh, don't they have better things to blow money on? I own several Apple products, but buying one just because its cool or some status symbol, which is pretty much the reason the average user buys one, is fucking stupid regardless of your argument. Sure, a person has the right to spend their money as they see fit, but spending it like a fucking idiot still will garner my disgust. Either ignore me, or chastise me but I don't give a flying fuck either way since I have a right to my opinion, and I don't give two shits about yours.
Then why do you care what I think? You know that most people buying the new iPhone are early adopters right? This means they already had the iPhone 4. What is boils down to, is that most people are morons, and specific to this topic they muddle up our news sources with things that don't matter, and prohibit us from buying something for reasonable prices because of their sheep mentality.
Yes, I am on a old Droid phone from 2.2 years ago and the new iPhone is on my upgrade list. I simply think its not as big of a deal as people think it is. You know that most people buying one already had the iPhone 4. Why the hell should it sell out if people are actually reasonable consumers?
All I can say is : Fan-boy. Nice work being a total tool.
All I can say is : Fan-boy. I have been involved in computers for quite some time, before 1995. I have dealt with my smart phone for over 2 years and it still does everything most people need smartphone for, i.e. Email, Web, Stupid games. I can even connect to my desktop with it, or use a terminal to connect to our servers. Dual cores in the iPhone? You mean like all the Android phones that have come out or are coming out? Apple is the only one making tablets? This is not revolutionary, sorry. It is to be expected. Sure, the movement is towards mobile computing, any two-bit CS college student can tell you this. The funny thing is, I own a Macbook air because of various features that it has. I.e. Unix based so I can use all the Linux software I want, and still easy to use GUI. Does this mean I suck Apples cock every time they release a new product? Nope.
The problem is that Apple makes their products seem scarce artificially. They have tried to seem like a small "for the consumer" company, they try to seem like they cater to their "elite" customers whims, they have a reputation for producing products for the wealthier, their advertising tends to portray Mac users as some kind of savvy elite class, and then even though they know their products routinely sell out, they don't even bother to try and get production up so it will accommodate demand. Im sorry, but Apple products are over-priced for what their actual costs are. Apple has the highest profit margin of any company because it doesn't sell its stuff cheaply, and it does so by over-limiting supply and over-inflating demand.
This is probably due to the fact that most journalists are good with words but poor with quantitative and qualitative analysis.
It is kind of upsetting when the sheep all come in one big flock and buy something until there is nothing left simply because it becomes a status symbol or they fall for some gimmick. I have never understood the reason why people must throw away their perfectly usable devices for the "latest" thing when it actually doesn't even have many upgrades over the iPhone 4. It has a better processor and more storage, but its not enough to instantly make the previous iPhone look bad. It looks pretty much the same, it uses iOS 5, but iOS 5 is coming out for iPhone 4. It won't have Siri, but give me a fucking break. I suspect it won't work nearly as well as the commercials show. There is no way its worth upgrading 1 year later or even 1 and a half years later.