But Microsoft has 93,000 employees and $58 billion in revenue, and Google has 20,000 employees and $22 billion in revenue (I'm quoting revenue, seeing as wages come out of revenue, not out of profit).
So Craigslist pulls in $4,687,500 per employee, Microsoft $623,655 per employee and Google $1,100,000 per employee.
Don't forget that Craigslist likely has the lowest R&D costs and investment costs out of any of the three.
Almost certainly better than the last one they got, ironically enough...
Most deals are better than the one the Somalians got...
That being foreign companies overfishing their waters in some areas, while dumping toxic waste in other areas*. This is a huge blow seeing as their main food source is fish.
This is not to condone their actions, but to explain why they feel justified in stealing from passing ships - since "passing ships" have destroyed their livelihood.
*The coastline of Somalia has as much coastline as the US does from Maine through Louisiana, so dumping and fishing do not necessarily imply that the former contaminates the latter.
As any student knows, it's not the amount of time you write, but how fast you write that causes pain. Most days of the Fall 2008 semester, I spent three hours in math class (math grad student now) taking notes, two hours in a drawing class, and then gone home to do homework (scratch-work by hand, then LaTeX), and had no trouble with pain.
Then one summer I took European history, which was you basic projector-based lecture. That is to say, how often the slides were changed was based on how quickly the professor could read; not how quickly you could write. I remember being in pain by the time class ended every day.
So only writing for about an hour+ each day led to more pain than my usual writing/drawing for closer to 6-7 hours a day.
And on top of speed having a large impact, I believe that if someone spends more time writing than thinking, then the final product will likely be horrendous. I know that I spend more time crossing things off than I do in writing while doing homework.
Even if the tech is viable, the IP situation in the Western World dictates a long road from conceptualization to delivery. Simply having a story posted doesn't mean anyone is buying into it... Just means we won't be as surprised as everyone else if it turns out to work.
So... Just like every other technology-related article on Slashdot?
But isn't it possible that the contributors that are "disappearing in record numbers" are largely "casual" editors and vandals who can no longer edit articles as easily as they used to?
Basically, dmbasso left out some details that help the joke make sense:
That reminded me of a joke where [a woman stays out all night and] [her worried husband] calls every of his wife's female friends, asking each one if she had slept over with them, and receives the same "no, not here" answer. Another night the reverse happens[, where the husband stays out all night], and the wife calls every [one] of her husband['s] male friends. [Every friend] answer[s] "yes, he was here all night," and five of them even respond "he's still here, in the bathroom"!:-)
I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to include non-intrusive alerts. Something like the weather alerts on ForecastFox, where it tells you there is an alert in your area but you choose whether to actually find out what it is.
Also, I'm sure it would be an opt-in service, so you can feel free to remove it at any time (or avoid it completely) if you don't like it.
But it's important to remember that the music compression is nothing compared to the equipment used.
On a laptop's speakers, I'm sure that I couldn't tell the difference between 32kbps and DVD quality music. On common speakers, it's hard to tell 128kbps vs CD quality music.
A $70 pair of SHURE earbuds has made all the difference in how I listen to music
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It even counts kwyjibo!
(though the definition would be better if it were a definition, not quoting wikipedia...)
I still use a Zach Morris phone, you insensitive clod!
The only way I can receive texts is through Morris code.
Where else would they be watching sea traffic from?
Well, randomly, we'll always get IE at the top of the list.
http://xkcd.com/221/
Hundreds of thousands though?
At age 22?
Although, I guess for Jews, they might just take a pound of flesh instead.
No more, No less.
I like rape.
(Have a nice day!)
So if I want a job with NASA I just need to get really good at Eve?
Is Eve a simulation for aerospace engineering or scientific testing?
So I'm guessing the next goal is to bring it up to three chord changes per minute.
They do call his brain a specimen, and state that it's frozen.
However I think the part where it says they're SLICING UP THE FRICKIN' GUY'S BRAIN might give it away.
But Microsoft has 93,000 employees and $58 billion in revenue, and Google has 20,000 employees and $22 billion in revenue (I'm quoting revenue, seeing as wages come out of revenue, not out of profit).
So Craigslist pulls in $4,687,500 per employee, Microsoft $623,655 per employee and Google $1,100,000 per employee.
Don't forget that Craigslist likely has the lowest R&D costs and investment costs out of any of the three.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=10268055&blogId=482831521
Almost certainly better than the last one they got, ironically enough...
Most deals are better than the one the Somalians got...
That being foreign companies overfishing their waters in some areas, while dumping toxic waste in other areas*. This is a huge blow seeing as their main food source is fish.
This is not to condone their actions, but to explain why they feel justified in stealing from passing ships - since "passing ships" have destroyed their livelihood.
*The coastline of Somalia has as much coastline as the US does from Maine through Louisiana, so dumping and fishing do not necessarily imply that the former contaminates the latter.
The problem is not religion necessarily, but that religion, by its very nature, can very easily be corrupted.
As any student knows, it's not the amount of time you write, but how fast you write that causes pain. Most days of the Fall 2008 semester, I spent three hours in math class (math grad student now) taking notes, two hours in a drawing class, and then gone home to do homework (scratch-work by hand, then LaTeX), and had no trouble with pain.
Then one summer I took European history, which was you basic projector-based lecture. That is to say, how often the slides were changed was based on how quickly the professor could read; not how quickly you could write. I remember being in pain by the time class ended every day.
So only writing for about an hour+ each day led to more pain than my usual writing/drawing for closer to 6-7 hours a day.
And on top of speed having a large impact, I believe that if someone spends more time writing than thinking, then the final product will likely be horrendous. I know that I spend more time crossing things off than I do in writing while doing homework.
And this just leads to the MetaMetaGateGate!
I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. What do you mean, "bad"?
Even if the tech is viable, the IP situation in the Western World dictates a long road from conceptualization to delivery. Simply having a story posted doesn't mean anyone is buying into it... Just means we won't be as surprised as everyone else if it turns out to work.
So... Just like every other technology-related article on Slashdot?
So basically,
1) Cops have a warrant to search your house for pot.
2) They find that you have cocaine sitting next to the pot in your sock drawer.
3) A judge rules that they can't prosecute you for possession of cocaine, since they were only looking for pot.
4) The judge's superior claims that you can be prosecuted of possession of cocaine.
But isn't it possible that the contributors that are "disappearing in record numbers" are largely "casual" editors and vandals who can no longer edit articles as easily as they used to?
Us starting a war in Iraq instead of looking for him seems to have worked for him too.
Basically, dmbasso left out some details that help the joke make sense:
That reminded me of a joke where [a woman stays out all night and] [her worried husband] calls every of his wife's female friends, asking each one if she had slept over with them, and receives the same "no, not here" answer. Another night the reverse happens[, where the husband stays out all night], and the wife calls every [one] of her husband['s] male friends. [Every friend] answer[s] "yes, he was here all night," and five of them even respond "he's still here, in the bathroom"! :-)
I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to include non-intrusive alerts. Something like the weather alerts on ForecastFox, where it tells you there is an alert in your area but you choose whether to actually find out what it is.
Also, I'm sure it would be an opt-in service, so you can feel free to remove it at any time (or avoid it completely) if you don't like it.
CGI is like make-up; it's good for covering blemishes, but if it's obvious then you're probably doing it wrong.
The problem is that the film industry is to CGI what a ten year old girl is to make up; nothing and no one is safe.
But it's important to remember that the music compression is nothing compared to the equipment used.
On a laptop's speakers, I'm sure that I couldn't tell the difference between 32kbps and DVD quality music.
On common speakers, it's hard to tell 128kbps vs CD quality music.
A $70 pair of SHURE earbuds has made all the difference in how I listen to music