This is just what the U.S. freakin needs. For a company like Apple to legitimize Amazon's patent by licensing it. Is it just me or is the asshole ratio in the world growing?
"The software, documentation and any fonts accompanying this License whether on disk, in read only memory, on any other media or in any other form (the ":CRQ software") are licensed to you by Digital:Convergence. The:CRQ software and any copies made and/or distributed under this License are subject to this License."
Seems they are even claiming to own the font in your machine that you used to view this EULA with. What a bunch of graby fuckers.
OH, hell. I thought it was supposed to be "Hi, I'm hot and horny" "what's your breast size?" "I love hot grits and Natalie Portman petrified with a side of open source while a violin is played in the background by RMS!"
If a kid clicks on the "I am over 18" button, that could be termed as fraud on the part of the kid, and the parents are responsible for the kids actions.
I know of one person, whom I will never ride with again, that uses a handheld cellphone, and takes notes at the same time while driving. These are the really dangerous people.
"I would hire the person who has experience over education any day of the week."
Yes, this is how a good business man is suppose to do it, but that's not how it's done. The kid out of college who has no idea of how to 'blueprint' through a problem will get the job because he/she will work cheaper.
I have no college egukashun, but do well as a consultant. Most businesses will look at me like I'm nuts because I'm marketing my skills to them, but they never fail to call when college boy screws something up and they need it fixed 'now'.
One business in particular who had turned me away during a job search last year called me in for a gig. The manager who had told me that, without a college degree, I couldn't get the job offered me the job after I got things fixed. Unfortunately it would have been at a pay cut to what I am making now.
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I challenge anybody to get the geeks into a cohesive movement that's taken seriously. All the yammering about 'open source', 'free knowledge', etc... Will just make the whole body look like a bunch of lunatics. Not to forget, rags like 2600, and the rest of the same ilk who can't seem to move on with their lives past 'phreaking' or whatever the hell it was they were doing when they were 15 during their 'glory years'.
You just can't take a group of people that look and act like misfits seriously no matter how large they are.
I'll believe it in 50 years time when I see it in 50 years time. Just more fancifull PR drek in an attempt to keep the masses interested in space exploration/sciences, and nothing more than that. It also gives a new lease to 'scientists' who can't get a job anywhere else to do makework for more than their worth (scientific welfare). I doubt we'll see it in a few hundred years, much less 50 years, and if not by then, never. Eventually, increased social spending will suck the life out of any space program.
so-called 'native americans' immigrated here also. All humans in the America's are descended from immigrants, every last one, INCLUDING the so-called 'native americans'. Your descendancy from buttheads is rather apparent.
The IT industry needs a union very badly. Any other industry that expected, (some 'expect' this at the threat of firing the person), a person to work 70+ hours a week for any wage would be considered a sweat shop.
You confuse H1-B's with immigration. These people didn't apply for citizenship, and aren't granted citizenship. They are not immigrants, they are parasites. If they want a job here they should apply for and wait untill they are granted citizenship, pack their shit up, and move to the country.
"It always amazes me that people act as though the interests of the foreign workers is irrelevant. It's all about me, me, me. We have it pretty damn good here. So what if foreign workers will drive down our wages a bit? It's drive up their wages a *lot.* That's why they're willing to come over here. More to the point, it'll benefit the rest of society because prices for IT services will be cheaper."
Yes, the interests or foreign workers is irrelevent IN THIS COUNTRY. Their interests are not irrelevent IN THEIR COUNTRY. Citizens of any country should be given precedence over imported foreign workers within that country. It won't benefit the IT workers if they do not get paid what they are worth due to the imports of cheap labor from other countries.
On a side not, I doubt seriously that you've entered the market at all, and are most likely a runny nosed college kid.
You will rarely, if ever, see prices on an item achieving mass sales go down, in the U.S. Seems that current economic trends the more an item is wanted, the higher the price. Also, the less an item is wanted, the higher the price since businessmen who either failed or never took economics 101 are attempting to recoup 'lost' profits.
It's a very standard business process with hotel/motel rooms. If your looking around, haggle, and plenty rooms were available, you could get a lower price. If there was an event in town that would bring in hoards of people, then prices would go up. It's not illegal to change prices at all. The problem people see with it in the United States, in particular, is that they think haggling is not honest. In other cultures if you do not haggle you considered an idiot, and in still others the merchant may be insulted.
The persons that need the starter can haggle, the person selling the starter can charge more. Unfortunately the majority of companies attitudes are like "this is the price, take it or leave it" So sometimes it get's left, and the person goes down the road and says "<so-n-so> wanted 'x' amount for a starter, what can you get me one for?"
No, 'price fixing' is when companies that supply a particular product get together and decide on a 'standard' price. 'price fixing' also can be levied even if the companies do not openly agree to a certain price for a particular product, but shift prices so that there's no real difference in prices.
What Amazon is doing is actualy a standard business practice. Usually it's done without the consumers noticing it. Unfortunately for Amazon the speed of the electronic systems has unveiled their use of this practice to the world.
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This is just what the U.S. freakin needs. For a company like Apple to legitimize Amazon's patent by licensing it. Is it just me or is the asshole ratio in the world growing?
Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups.
Ah, hell, forgot who said that.
"The software, documentation and any fonts accompanying this License whether on disk, in read only memory, on any other media or in any other form (the ":CRQ software") are licensed to you by Digital :Convergence. The :CRQ software and any copies made and/or distributed under this License are subject to this License."
Seems they are even claiming to own the font in your machine that you used to view this EULA with. What a bunch of graby fuckers.
Yes absolutely!
OH, hell. I thought it was supposed to be "Hi, I'm hot and horny" "what's your breast size?" "I love hot grits and Natalie Portman petrified with a side of open source while a violin is played in the background by RMS!"
If a kid clicks on the "I am over 18" button, that could be termed as fraud on the part of the kid, and the parents are responsible for the kids actions.
You are one sick bastard.
They can't claim the license to Linux, but it's possible to claim the license to any software that they did to make the player work under Linux.
Just because any piece of software runs under a GPL system doesn't mean that that software itself is GPL.
Absolutely not. If a post doesn't contain 'open source' 'RMS', etc... It should be moderated down.
SAVE THE GILLIGAN SEVEN!
I know of one person, whom I will never ride with again, that uses a handheld cellphone, and takes notes at the same time while driving. These are the really dangerous people.
"I would hire the person who has experience over education any day of the week."
Yes, this is how a good business man is suppose to do it, but that's not how it's done. The kid out of college who has no idea of how to 'blueprint' through a problem will get the job because he/she will work cheaper.
I have no college egukashun, but do well as a consultant. Most businesses will look at me like I'm nuts because I'm marketing my skills to them, but they never fail to call when college boy screws something up and they need it fixed 'now'.
One business in particular who had turned me away during a job search last year called me in for a gig. The manager who had told me that, without a college degree, I couldn't get the job offered me the job after I got things fixed. Unfortunately it would have been at a pay cut to what I am making now.
I challenge anybody to get the geeks into a cohesive movement that's taken seriously. All the yammering about 'open source', 'free knowledge', etc... Will just make the whole body look like a bunch of lunatics. Not to forget, rags like 2600, and the rest of the same ilk who can't seem to move on with their lives past 'phreaking' or whatever the hell it was they were doing when they were 15 during their 'glory years'.
You just can't take a group of people that look and act like misfits seriously no matter how large they are.
Knowledge cannot be free. I, as a consultant, rely on my knowledge not being free. People can benefit from my knowledge if they pay my fee.
That sig is just damn funny in a dark humor way.
I'll believe it in 50 years time when I see it in 50 years time. Just more fancifull PR drek in an attempt to keep the masses interested in space exploration/sciences, and nothing more than that. It also gives a new lease to 'scientists' who can't get a job anywhere else to do makework for more than their worth (scientific welfare). I doubt we'll see it in a few hundred years, much less 50 years, and if not by then, never. Eventually, increased social spending will suck the life out of any space program.
Hey, supply and demand only applies if their selling something, not buying something.
As a European, you would cost them more than someone from India or Pakistan. Just as an American would cost the company more than you would.
so-called 'native americans' immigrated here also. All humans in the America's are descended from immigrants, every last one, INCLUDING the so-called 'native americans'. Your descendancy from buttheads is rather apparent.
The IT industry needs a union very badly. Any other industry that expected, (some 'expect' this at the threat of firing the person), a person to work 70+ hours a week for any wage would be considered a sweat shop.
You confuse H1-B's with immigration. These people didn't apply for citizenship, and aren't granted citizenship. They are not immigrants, they are parasites. If they want a job here they should apply for and wait untill they are granted citizenship, pack their shit up, and move to the country.
"It always amazes me that people act as though the interests of the foreign workers is irrelevant. It's all about me, me, me. We have it pretty damn good here. So what if foreign workers will drive down our wages a bit? It's drive up their wages a *lot.* That's why they're willing to come over here. More to the point, it'll benefit the rest of society because prices for IT services will be cheaper."
Yes, the interests or foreign workers is irrelevent IN THIS COUNTRY. Their interests are not irrelevent IN THEIR COUNTRY. Citizens of any country should be given precedence over imported foreign workers within that country. It won't benefit the IT workers if they do not get paid what they are worth due to the imports of cheap labor from other countries.
On a side not, I doubt seriously that you've entered the market at all, and are most likely a runny nosed college kid.
Machiavelli just simply gave too much detailed information. Such can be used as a warning, a how-to, and a how-to spot.
You will rarely, if ever, see prices on an item achieving mass sales go down, in the U.S. Seems that current economic trends the more an item is wanted, the higher the price. Also, the less an item is wanted, the higher the price since businessmen who either failed or never took economics 101 are attempting to recoup 'lost' profits.
It's a very standard business process with hotel/motel rooms. If your looking around, haggle, and plenty rooms were available, you could get a lower price. If there was an event in town that would bring in hoards of people, then prices would go up. It's not illegal to change prices at all. The problem people see with it in the United States, in particular, is that they think haggling is not honest. In other cultures if you do not haggle you considered an idiot, and in still others the merchant may be insulted.
The persons that need the starter can haggle, the person selling the starter can charge more. Unfortunately the majority of companies attitudes are like "this is the price, take it or leave it" So sometimes it get's left, and the person goes down the road and says "<so-n-so> wanted 'x' amount for a starter, what can you get me one for?"
No, 'price fixing' is when companies that supply a particular product get together and decide on a 'standard' price. 'price fixing' also can be levied even if the companies do not openly agree to a certain price for a particular product, but shift prices so that there's no real difference in prices.
What Amazon is doing is actualy a standard business practice. Usually it's done without the consumers noticing it. Unfortunately for Amazon the speed of the electronic systems has unveiled their use of this practice to the world.