There are a few companies that refuse to sell to Walmart simply because Walmart's demand for lower prices never ends, and reputation is worth more than selling more.
We do not need unelected bureaucrats deciding what we can and cannot do.
Of course we do. We need to be overlorded or else the Terrorists/GlobalWarming/Trump/Pelosi/IRS/NSA/Russia/NRA/NOW/Gays/Christians/Whites/Illegals wins!
Lets start with Government, unless you're a "frothing at the mouth" Libertarian like me (and from your Post history here, you're not "frothing), you're misunderstanding the use of Hyperbole. Which seems to be all the rage. Hence the over the top REAL LIFE examples or late.
Seems like every day I hear another liberal talking about how RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTIONS and another Conservative talking about how TERRORISTS KILLED EVERYONE.
What nobody seems to be talking about is how Americans are being spied upon by the dark shadow government and being outed when politically expedient. We all should be terrified by that knowledge.
And once you realize the Government is spying on you, ATT/Verizon spying makes even more sense. Who do you think BigTelCo is spying for?
Again we've already lost the war, this is just mop up stuff to tie any loose ends that might have slipped through. Nothing to see here... move along.
You're okay with powerful government already busted several times for spying on Americans, but should BigTelCo do it, you're OUTRAGED!!!! Or are you outraged that big government that is spying on you wants to use the proxies to spy on you even more? Oh wait, you don't care about Big Government spying on you, because RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTIONS and TRUMP IS EVIL got your goat?
We've already lost the war, this is just a mop up battle for the remaining bits of resistance out there.
Bush put in Patriot, Obama campaigned on repealing it, and made it actually worse. Spying on Americans is now okay, because even though we've caught them red handed a number of different times, nobody is trying to stop them because "TERRORISTS!!!!!" .
If you vote for either of the two major parties, I hope you like your tyranny, for there is almost no functional difference on the major issues.
Yes, Facebook already sees your other Webtraffic, because it has the ad networks bugged to track you. Google does. All of them do.
You aren't anonymous unless you're on Tor and using Incognito Mode all the time. The internet works by sharing who you are with everyone interested. Or did you think that the price on Amazon is what everyone sees?
If you don't want the government tracking you, go offgrid. Though I hear that is illegal in some places.
A lot of products flat out fail trying to recover R&D expenses. I am not saying this is one of those, as Intel has huge resources behind any tech it brings to market.
The idea here (in the long run), is that Drives and "memory" become the same space. Instant on, fast access to Nonvolatile RAM, and RAM becomes equivalent to 4 tier processor cache.
I've long predicted that memory space is going to be flattened out and everything is going to be mapped as one big logical drive, measured in access speed to data that is frequently needed. Closer / Faster, Further / Slower
You're doing it wrong. Rather than looking for a good shot at just the right moment, you shoot lots of pictures hoping at least one out of the hundred looks decent. And you keep the unused 99 others around because you're too lazy to erase them all.
Concorde was not commercially viable, because it could only fly a few routes worldwide. NY / London, LA/Tokyo SF/Hong Kong etc. Basically you can't fly supersonic over land, without pissing the natives off.
I can assure you, that if it was "Right Wing Christians Nationalists" every CNN, NBC and NewYorkTimes piece would announce it, in BIG BOLD HEADLINES!!!!
Every terrorist attack, you can see the "Lets not jump to conclusions, this could be right wing terror... and then it turns out to be another Muslim Jihadi nutjob.
I remember the Pulse Nightclub, initial reports were "RIGHT WING!!!!!"... and nope.
Batman vs Superman was an okay one time movie, not worth the popcorn and soda that a theater experience requires, but watchable one time movie, just to see WonderWoman and Aquaman.
Certain actors shouldn't fill certain roles. It would have been much better to find an unknown to play Batman than put Ben Affleck in that role. He doesn't have the ability to pull it off. Being behind the mask, requires greater acting ability than normal, because you have to convey more with movement. It doesn't work for Ben as Batman. Though He works in "The Accountant" because his acting ability is fairly wooden, like the character, it works.
Henry Cavill sort of works for Superman, mainly because he "looks" the part.
If the situation is exactly the same up to the point of your two options, then there is a "Self digging shovel" available at some level in both situations. In situation #2, it isn't for sale, and unless you can conclusively promise shovel in one year, for only $5,000 then option 1 is still the only valid consideration. Further, if option 2 says there are no patents (assuming that is the change) then I can build a shelf digging shovel today for whatever price, and as long as the value I get out of it is better than before, I'll get my $20,000 shovel either way.
1) 20000 for shovel get 30000 use from shovel in year one. Year two is how much (no answer in option 1) is it free, or nearly free? Does it cost 20K / year forever (unlikely) or what. Incomplete information leads to bad decisions.
2) Can't buy Self Digging shovel (unknown reason). Promise that they will be available in a year for $5000 (if you believe vaporware promises)
all the unknown variables make your assumptions useless, which is why I chose (and still choose) option 1. Based on the INFORMATION I have, it is the only real choice.
Heck, you can still charge the same amount as a well-written patent, but can crank it out in an afternoon!
Legal profession robots coming soon for this reason alone. Yes, good lawyers will always be needed, but most "lawyering" today is boilerplate legal forms and processes that can be replicated by a series of questions that pick which process one needs. We can get rid of most lawyers and and streamline the legal processes.
In that world, do you think we'd successfully get rid of patents? Also, have you given thought to the implications of getting rid of patents?
No. And Yes.
We'll never because its in the Constitution, and that is next to impossible to change. And I have, and it is liberating of enterprise. I prefer "trade secrets" to Patents for protection anyway.
If having a self digging shovel for $20,000 can get me more than $20,000 worth of work, it is worth it. Future value of the shovel is always unknown, so I'll take option one if the conditions apply.
They are written vague on purpose, because to be specific, would allow others to build upon your patent, and patent their improvements, locking you into a stale old way of building said invention, never able to improve it.
As a libertarian, I am all for the repealing of most patents, and the shortening of the term of protection. As it stands now, patents do not protect anyone from anything for very long. If something is popular, and patented, it will be cloned and ripped off anyway.
Patent abuse is like anything else the government does, it doesn't help many people, and hurts more people than it helps.
Basically my reasoning is nothing like your emotional projection says it is. My reasoning is: "Taxes are regressive, all of them. The rich can avoid them, the poor doesn't pay them, and the middle class is stuck paying them". I personally don't pay any more taxes than I have to, to avoid going to jail. I expect everyone to do exactly the same thing.
This case (Apple/NZ Taxes) kind of proves the first two of the chain in reasoning. I expect a witty expletive riddled retort to follow.
The CIA presumably got the hacks from Russians, so that they would want the Russians to take the fall.
The CIA is actually working with affected companies, and they really can't disclose the vulnerabilities to the public, because they already know about them.
The CIA would love to undermine the public trust in WikiLeaks, so blaming the Kremlin for everything is logical (cold war mistrust)
The CIA would love to be able to shift the focus off their hacking skills and put it on the Kremlin.
OR Perhaps both the Kremlin and the CIA are both pissed at the other exposing them and are using public press to wage a war for the minds of citizens of the world. Meanwhile, I'm pissed that nobody seems to give a shit about doing the right thing, except it appears... WikiLeaks.
you made a vague accusation that the Kremlin is influencing WikiLeaks. Do you have any evidence?
This is the second time I've seen this accusation, and the first time the guy offered no evidence, just that he "was Russian, and knows things". My guess, is that this is all part of the vague "Russians Hacked the US elections" thing, that was exposed as being based on vague accusations... from the beginning.
It is actually more likely that it was Seth Rich that gave WikiLeaks at least part of the treasure used to upset the election. And having "Password" as your password... revealed in a Phishing attack is evidence that said person shouldn't be anywhere near sensitive/secret information.
So far, vague allegations are all that is needed to upset people with Trump. The fact that he is playing the game back is popcorn worthy material. Nobody gives a shit when the Press lies with its unsubstantiated allegations, but when Trump does it, all hell breaks loose and his is "unhinged"!
but in America the special snowflakes can't possibly be judged academically
Because systemic "Racism", "Sexism", "Genderism", "Homophobia", "Transphobia"... basically anyone that is not a white male has "societal discrimination" in their favor, so we must accommodate.
I would suggest to you that end users always pay the taxes, and usually additionally more. Taxes reduce competition (eventually) when those that can afford less profit in the short run, are able to absorb the costs of new taxes, better than others. Eventually, the market shrinks as taxes take out the corporations that cannot afford to not pass on the cost are removed from the market. Eventually a smaller number of companies can provide said services, and eventually they raise prices when there is less competition.
The end result is, the user always pays the taxes, and usually more. Taxes should always be as minimal as possible. Zero if we could manage it.
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There are a few companies that refuse to sell to Walmart simply because Walmart's demand for lower prices never ends, and reputation is worth more than selling more.
https://www.fastcompany.com/54...
But then again, eventually everyone does
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sna...
We do not need unelected bureaucrats deciding what we can and cannot do.
Of course we do. We need to be overlorded or else the Terrorists/GlobalWarming/Trump/Pelosi/IRS/NSA/Russia/NRA/NOW/Gays/Christians/Whites/Illegals wins!
Duh
Lets start with Government, unless you're a "frothing at the mouth" Libertarian like me (and from your Post history here, you're not "frothing), you're misunderstanding the use of Hyperbole. Which seems to be all the rage. Hence the over the top REAL LIFE examples or late.
Seems like every day I hear another liberal talking about how RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTIONS and another Conservative talking about how TERRORISTS KILLED EVERYONE.
What nobody seems to be talking about is how Americans are being spied upon by the dark shadow government and being outed when politically expedient. We all should be terrified by that knowledge.
And once you realize the Government is spying on you, ATT/Verizon spying makes even more sense. Who do you think BigTelCo is spying for?
Again we've already lost the war, this is just mop up stuff to tie any loose ends that might have slipped through. Nothing to see here ... move along.
Encryption.
And for clarity, just about everyone already knows you play elderscrolls all night long, because that is all you seem to talk about. ;) ;)
You're okay with powerful government already busted several times for spying on Americans, but should BigTelCo do it, you're OUTRAGED!!!! Or are you outraged that big government that is spying on you wants to use the proxies to spy on you even more? Oh wait, you don't care about Big Government spying on you, because RUSSIA HACKED THE ELECTIONS and TRUMP IS EVIL got your goat?
We've already lost the war, this is just a mop up battle for the remaining bits of resistance out there.
Bush put in Patriot, Obama campaigned on repealing it, and made it actually worse. Spying on Americans is now okay, because even though we've caught them red handed a number of different times, nobody is trying to stop them because "TERRORISTS!!!!!" .
If you vote for either of the two major parties, I hope you like your tyranny, for there is almost no functional difference on the major issues.
Yes, Facebook already sees your other Webtraffic, because it has the ad networks bugged to track you. Google does. All of them do.
You aren't anonymous unless you're on Tor and using Incognito Mode all the time. The internet works by sharing who you are with everyone interested. Or did you think that the price on Amazon is what everyone sees?
If you don't want the government tracking you, go offgrid. Though I hear that is illegal in some places.
A lot of products flat out fail trying to recover R&D expenses. I am not saying this is one of those, as Intel has huge resources behind any tech it brings to market.
The idea here (in the long run), is that Drives and "memory" become the same space. Instant on, fast access to Nonvolatile RAM, and RAM becomes equivalent to 4 tier processor cache.
I've long predicted that memory space is going to be flattened out and everything is going to be mapped as one big logical drive, measured in access speed to data that is frequently needed. Closer / Faster, Further / Slower
You're doing it wrong. Rather than looking for a good shot at just the right moment, you shoot lots of pictures hoping at least one out of the hundred looks decent. And you keep the unused 99 others around because you're too lazy to erase them all.
You can pay me now, or pay me more later. Your choice.
Concorde was not commercially viable, because it could only fly a few routes worldwide. NY / London, LA/Tokyo SF/Hong Kong etc. Basically you can't fly supersonic over land, without pissing the natives off.
You can't block encryption, since it is nothing short of math. They can whine all they want, but it is nothing short of wack-a-mole.
Citation Needed.
I can assure you, that if it was "Right Wing Christians Nationalists" every CNN, NBC and NewYorkTimes piece would announce it, in BIG BOLD HEADLINES!!!!
Every terrorist attack, you can see the "Lets not jump to conclusions, this could be right wing terror ... and then it turns out to be another Muslim Jihadi nutjob.
I remember the Pulse Nightclub, initial reports were "RIGHT WING!!!!!" ... and nope.
Batman vs Superman was an okay one time movie, not worth the popcorn and soda that a theater experience requires, but watchable one time movie, just to see WonderWoman and Aquaman.
Certain actors shouldn't fill certain roles. It would have been much better to find an unknown to play Batman than put Ben Affleck in that role. He doesn't have the ability to pull it off. Being behind the mask, requires greater acting ability than normal, because you have to convey more with movement. It doesn't work for Ben as Batman. Though He works in "The Accountant" because his acting ability is fairly wooden, like the character, it works.
Henry Cavill sort of works for Superman, mainly because he "looks" the part.
If the situation is exactly the same up to the point of your two options, then there is a "Self digging shovel" available at some level in both situations. In situation #2, it isn't for sale, and unless you can conclusively promise shovel in one year, for only $5,000 then option 1 is still the only valid consideration. Further, if option 2 says there are no patents (assuming that is the change) then I can build a shelf digging shovel today for whatever price, and as long as the value I get out of it is better than before, I'll get my $20,000 shovel either way.
1) 20000 for shovel get 30000 use from shovel in year one. Year two is how much (no answer in option 1) is it free, or nearly free? Does it cost 20K / year forever (unlikely) or what. Incomplete information leads to bad decisions.
2) Can't buy Self Digging shovel (unknown reason). Promise that they will be available in a year for $5000 (if you believe vaporware promises)
all the unknown variables make your assumptions useless, which is why I chose (and still choose) option 1. Based on the INFORMATION I have, it is the only real choice.
Heck, you can still charge the same amount as a well-written patent, but can crank it out in an afternoon!
Legal profession robots coming soon for this reason alone. Yes, good lawyers will always be needed, but most "lawyering" today is boilerplate legal forms and processes that can be replicated by a series of questions that pick which process one needs. We can get rid of most lawyers and and streamline the legal processes.
In that world, do you think we'd successfully get rid of patents? Also, have you given thought to the implications of getting rid of patents?
No. And Yes.
We'll never because its in the Constitution, and that is next to impossible to change. And I have, and it is liberating of enterprise. I prefer "trade secrets" to Patents for protection anyway.
1) Solar powered/Electric
2) No vendor to lock in
3) Goes before the fall.
Easy to evaluate.
If having a self digging shovel for $20,000 can get me more than $20,000 worth of work, it is worth it. Future value of the shovel is always unknown, so I'll take option one if the conditions apply.
They are written vague on purpose, because to be specific, would allow others to build upon your patent, and patent their improvements, locking you into a stale old way of building said invention, never able to improve it.
As a libertarian, I am all for the repealing of most patents, and the shortening of the term of protection. As it stands now, patents do not protect anyone from anything for very long. If something is popular, and patented, it will be cloned and ripped off anyway.
Patent abuse is like anything else the government does, it doesn't help many people, and hurts more people than it helps.
Basically my reasoning is nothing like your emotional projection says it is. My reasoning is: "Taxes are regressive, all of them. The rich can avoid them, the poor doesn't pay them, and the middle class is stuck paying them". I personally don't pay any more taxes than I have to, to avoid going to jail. I expect everyone to do exactly the same thing.
This case (Apple/NZ Taxes) kind of proves the first two of the chain in reasoning. I expect a witty expletive riddled retort to follow.
The CIA presumably got the hacks from Russians, so that they would want the Russians to take the fall.
The CIA is actually working with affected companies, and they really can't disclose the vulnerabilities to the public, because they already know about them.
The CIA would love to undermine the public trust in WikiLeaks, so blaming the Kremlin for everything is logical (cold war mistrust)
The CIA would love to be able to shift the focus off their hacking skills and put it on the Kremlin.
OR Perhaps both the Kremlin and the CIA are both pissed at the other exposing them and are using public press to wage a war for the minds of citizens of the world. Meanwhile, I'm pissed that nobody seems to give a shit about doing the right thing, except it appears ... WikiLeaks.
you made a vague accusation that the Kremlin is influencing WikiLeaks. Do you have any evidence?
This is the second time I've seen this accusation, and the first time the guy offered no evidence, just that he "was Russian, and knows things". My guess, is that this is all part of the vague "Russians Hacked the US elections" thing, that was exposed as being based on vague accusations ... from the beginning.
It is actually more likely that it was Seth Rich that gave WikiLeaks at least part of the treasure used to upset the election. And having "Password" as your password ... revealed in a Phishing attack is evidence that said person shouldn't be anywhere near sensitive/secret information.
So far, vague allegations are all that is needed to upset people with Trump. The fact that he is playing the game back is popcorn worthy material. Nobody gives a shit when the Press lies with its unsubstantiated allegations, but when Trump does it, all hell breaks loose and his is "unhinged"!
but in America the special snowflakes can't possibly be judged academically
Because systemic "Racism", "Sexism", "Genderism", "Homophobia", "Transphobia" ... basically anyone that is not a white male has "societal discrimination" in their favor, so we must accommodate.
I would suggest to you that end users always pay the taxes, and usually additionally more. Taxes reduce competition (eventually) when those that can afford less profit in the short run, are able to absorb the costs of new taxes, better than others. Eventually, the market shrinks as taxes take out the corporations that cannot afford to not pass on the cost are removed from the market. Eventually a smaller number of companies can provide said services, and eventually they raise prices when there is less competition.
The end result is, the user always pays the taxes, and usually more. Taxes should always be as minimal as possible. Zero if we could manage it.