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I'm not quite sure I agree with your logic. Yes, Apple abuses and rips off its fan base (although they actually seem to like it). But I don't really think Apple could have ever gotten to the market saturation point Microsoft has reached, simply because Microsoft has been using unethical and anticompetitive business tactics from the start to eliminate their competition.
I think that if Windows had not been able to acheive complete dominance, you might see Apple with 50% market share, MS with 30%, and the remaining 20% split up among a handful of other operating systems that would probably each be about as big as Apple is today.
But since MS's illegal tactics and Apple's refusal to open up its platform are exactly what got us where we are today, it's a bit silly to take them into account in that hypothetical situation anyways.
That's my second favorite line. My favorite is this exchange:
"Traveling thru Hyperspace is rather unpleasantly like being drunk" said Ford. "Whats so unpleasant about that?' asked Arthur, "Ask a glass of water" replied Ford...
Re:Stock up on untainted books now
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Actually, I can't stand these covers, because even if I decide to read the book before the movie, I end up picturing the actors in my head while I'm reading, rather than letting my brain come up with its own interpretation. I always feel somehow cheated out of a crucial part of the experience when this happens.
The worst was when I reread The Lord of The Rings before the movies came out. Even though I had read it before, my mind was tainted and I couldn't even recall how I had originally pictured them.
Of course, any sort of character portraits on the cover can have this exact same problem.
Re:Ask the girl out on a date!
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Actually, you're only half right. It was from a comedy group called The Dead Ale Wives, not SNL. They don't seem to be around anymore, because google didn't turn up much except this, which is IMO more entertaining than the Summoner Geeks animation (and also encludes the original voice over from The Dead Ale Wives, which the Summoner guys cut).
Well, I never said they tasted like bacon. But I don't like pork, so that's a good thing IMO. I also agree with you completely that soy burgers and hot dogs and such are revolting. The morningstar bacon is just for some reason really good. Are you sure you tried that specific brand? There's a couple others that taste like nasty sandwich meat.
I heard of Quorn a couple of years ago, before it was available in the USA. It looks like it is now though, so I'll have to check it out.
Try these. They're made of mostly egg whites and soy protein. Before you judge them too harshly, give them a shot. They really taste great, as long as you cook them just right (burn very easily), with a little bit of olive oil.
Simple solution: start growing pot! Potheads won't freak out too badly if you miss a batch, so it's not much pressure. You'll get to chill and listen to some Pink Floyd for a while after each sale, so there's you people interaction.
You could even get away with doing it in your spare time until you're pulling in enough cash to support yourself. I can't think of any down sides at the moment, but it seems like there's something in the back of my mind...
I didn't blame anyone for the loss of my legs, some chinaman in Korea took them from me but I went out and achieved anyway. I can't solve your problems, sir, only you can.
boycott hell, rather it's the time to spank your congress-critter on the nose and replace them if they don't respond.
Oh, I absolutely plan on it. That's even more reason to boycott them, though. I don't want them to use my money to lobby and pay off politicians against my interest.
I wouldn't be quite so sure about that. I know some of the big studios have counterparts in other countries, so the money still goes to the same place.
I know there are also independent studios in the USA that are not a part of the MPAA, and while rare, we do make a decent movie every once in a while. I'd hate to miss it if it was "safe."
If anyone else is interested, I just found this list of MPAA members on their site:
Walt Disney Company; Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.; Universal Studios, Inc.; and Warner Bros.
Unfortunately, the tough part is figuring out whether or not what looks like a small independent studio is actually owned by one of the above.
I suspect the film industry is even more homogenized than music, so it may be really tough to find movies that aren't in the RIAA's pocket.
This is enough to make me think about a boycott, RoTK be damned. Does anybody know if there's a site like RIAA Radar, for the MPAA? It could probably be done using the same technique (I think riaaradar scrapes amazon for the label, and compares it against a list of RIAA members).
This is like a gang threatening to slash your tires. Would the auto company be liable because their tires are not slashproof?
I agree that the poster's analogy was poor, but I think what he was trying to say (or at least the way I see it) is that it's not Microsoft's fault for making a DDOSable OS, but for making an OS that's so easily ownable, and can be used to DDOS other peoples' computers.
So, in your analogy, it would be more like suing a company that sells the "Johnny gangmember tire-slash-o-matic" that allowed the gang to unleash their bitter tire-anny (sorry).
I've been a subscriber for over 3 years now, but after they couldn't provide me with a way to download music in linux, I've set up an old win box specifically to pull down everything I can, so that I can cancel my subscription.
Such a shame, as they really were the perfect service 3 years ago, and allowed me to boycott the RIAA, while still getting plenty of great music.
Yes, that's absolutely true. If I didn't have the salesman that finds me work, I'd be out of a job, because our competitors would be out of work. My point is that the only reason I need a salesman, is because my competitors have one.
If none of us had one, clients would simply pick the best company for themselves, much like I'd pick the best digital camera when I'm shopping for one, rather than buy whatever I see advertised.
... Companies don't want to weed through the 300 resumes they get for one position....
I can understand that need, but I personally think there are better ways to satisfy it. You don't have to plaster the newspapers or job sites whenever you have an opening. It might take a lot longer to fill the position if you don't but you can always hire a contractor or temp until you find one. For any position that you wouldn't want a contractor filling, you probably wouldn't want someone coming from a headhunter, either.
I've had managers that couldn't code, and certainly the headhunters couldn't, but they DID know how to communicate.
Then why aren't they managers? The only real skill that makes somebody a good headhunter is the abilily to sell, and I don't consider that to be a useful skill. It creates its own need. If one day, everyone suddenly lost the ability to convince people to buy things, nobody would miss it.
Being a bit more serious, the situation you describe is fine for low level, commodity labor. Try hiring your friends to be your CFO or Director of R&D and see how long your company survives.
And you really think you'd have better results hiring a CFO or Director of R&D from a headhunter? Surely, you've worked with some competent people in the past that are looking for an opportunity.
Friends aren't just people you hang out with at bars. I know plenty of old clients and cowerkers to fill some pretty high level positions, if I needed to.
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I'm not quite sure I agree with your logic. Yes, Apple abuses and rips off its fan base (although they actually seem to like it). But I don't really think Apple could have ever gotten to the market saturation point Microsoft has reached, simply because Microsoft has been using unethical and anticompetitive business tactics from the start to eliminate their competition.
I think that if Windows had not been able to acheive complete dominance, you might see Apple with 50% market share, MS with 30%, and the remaining 20% split up among a handful of other operating systems that would probably each be about as big as Apple is today.
But since MS's illegal tactics and Apple's refusal to open up its platform are exactly what got us where we are today, it's a bit silly to take them into account in that hypothetical situation anyways.
probably the cheapest item dynamism carries...
Nope, I think that honor goes to the iDuck.
That's my second favorite line. My favorite is this exchange:
...
"Traveling thru Hyperspace is rather unpleasantly like being drunk" said Ford.
"Whats so unpleasant about that?' asked Arthur,
"Ask a glass of water" replied Ford
Actually, I can't stand these covers, because even if I decide to read the book before the movie, I end up picturing the actors in my head while I'm reading, rather than letting my brain come up with its own interpretation. I always feel somehow cheated out of a crucial part of the experience when this happens.
The worst was when I reread The Lord of The Rings before the movies came out. Even though I had read it before, my mind was tainted and I couldn't even recall how I had originally pictured them.
Of course, any sort of character portraits on the cover can have this exact same problem.
Actually, you're only half right. It was from a comedy group called The Dead Ale Wives, not SNL. They don't seem to be around anymore, because google didn't turn up much except this, which is IMO more entertaining than the Summoner Geeks animation (and also encludes the original voice over from The Dead Ale Wives, which the Summoner guys cut).
Actually, they couldn't factor that into the study because none of the participants had a big enough bedroom.
Not sure, but I know billboards don't. Maybe it's because they tend to put them up around the highway.
Well, I never said they tasted like bacon. But I don't like pork, so that's a good thing IMO. I also agree with you completely that soy burgers and hot dogs and such are revolting. The morningstar bacon is just for some reason really good. Are you sure you tried that specific brand? There's a couple others that taste like nasty sandwich meat.
I heard of Quorn a couple of years ago, before it was available in the USA. It looks like it is now though, so I'll have to check it out.
Try these. They're made of mostly egg whites and soy protein. Before you judge them too harshly, give them a shot. They really taste great, as long as you cook them just right (burn very easily), with a little bit of olive oil.
Simple solution: start growing pot! Potheads won't freak out too badly if you miss a batch, so it's not much pressure. You'll get to chill and listen to some Pink Floyd for a while after each sale, so there's you people interaction.
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You could even get away with doing it in your spare time until you're pulling in enough cash to support yourself. I can't think of any down sides at the moment, but it seems like there's something in the back of my mind
... And the majority of failed mars missions have failed because there was something wrong that couldn't be fixed by remote ...
... just a moment ... I've just picked up a fault in the AE-35 unit."
"Just a moment
Wow, good thing I've already read the books, although I still would have liked to wait to find out about the script changes until I see the movie.
If you're going to post spoilers, please don't bold them!
I didn't blame anyone for the loss of my legs, some chinaman in Korea took them from me but I went out and achieved anyway. I can't solve your problems, sir, only you can.
Sorry, you've missed the (slightly obscure) reference.
... cheap "made-in-China" electronic (sorry, my oriental friends, although nothing personal or racial in this comment) ...
Dude, [oriental] is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian American, please.
boycott hell, rather it's the time to spank your congress-critter on the nose and replace them if they don't respond.
Oh, I absolutely plan on it. That's even more reason to boycott them, though. I don't want them to use my money to lobby and pay off politicians against my interest.
I wouldn't be quite so sure about that. I know some of the big studios have counterparts in other countries, so the money still goes to the same place.
I know there are also independent studios in the USA that are not a part of the MPAA, and while rare, we do make a decent movie every once in a while. I'd hate to miss it if it was "safe."
If anyone else is interested, I just found this list of MPAA members on their site:
Walt Disney Company;
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.;
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.;
Paramount Pictures Corporation;
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.;
Universal Studios, Inc.; and
Warner Bros.
Unfortunately, the tough part is figuring out whether or not what looks like a small independent studio is actually owned by one of the above.
I suspect the film industry is even more homogenized than music, so it may be really tough to find movies that aren't in the RIAA's pocket.
This is enough to make me think about a boycott, RoTK be damned. Does anybody know if there's a site like RIAA Radar, for the MPAA? It could probably be done using the same technique (I think riaaradar scrapes amazon for the label, and compares it against a list of RIAA members).
This is like a gang threatening to slash your tires. Would the auto company be liable because their tires are not slashproof?
I agree that the poster's analogy was poor, but I think what he was trying to say (or at least the way I see it) is that it's not Microsoft's fault for making a DDOSable OS, but for making an OS that's so easily ownable, and can be used to DDOS other peoples' computers.
So, in your analogy, it would be more like suing a company that sells the "Johnny gangmember tire-slash-o-matic" that allowed the gang to unleash their bitter tire-anny (sorry).
I've been a subscriber for over 3 years now, but after they couldn't provide me with a way to download music in linux, I've set up an old win box specifically to pull down everything I can, so that I can cancel my subscription.
Such a shame, as they really were the perfect service 3 years ago, and allowed me to boycott the RIAA, while still getting plenty of great music.
Yes, that's absolutely true. If I didn't have the salesman that finds me work, I'd be out of a job, because our competitors would be out of work. My point is that the only reason I need a salesman, is because my competitors have one.
If none of us had one, clients would simply pick the best company for themselves, much like I'd pick the best digital camera when I'm shopping for one, rather than buy whatever I see advertised.
... Companies don't want to weed through the 300 resumes they get for one position. ...
I can understand that need, but I personally think there are better ways to satisfy it. You don't have to plaster the newspapers or job sites whenever you have an opening. It might take a lot longer to fill the position if you don't but you can always hire a contractor or temp until you find one. For any position that you wouldn't want a contractor filling, you probably wouldn't want someone coming from a headhunter, either.
I've had managers that couldn't code, and certainly the headhunters couldn't, but they DID know how to communicate.
Then why aren't they managers? The only real skill that makes somebody a good headhunter is the abilily to sell, and I don't consider that to be a useful skill. It creates its own need. If one day, everyone suddenly lost the ability to convince people to buy things, nobody would miss it.
Being a bit more serious, the situation you describe is fine for low level, commodity labor. Try hiring your friends to be your CFO or Director of R&D and see how long your company survives.
And you really think you'd have better results hiring a CFO or Director of R&D from a headhunter? Surely, you've worked with some competent people in the past that are looking for an opportunity.
Friends aren't just people you hang out with at bars. I know plenty of old clients and cowerkers to fill some pretty high level positions, if I needed to.