This is fractionally more secure than current CCs, and it allows consolidation. As someone who carries his cards loose in his pocket, I only see this development as positive. I hope financial institutions start supporting it.
I hope you fall over dead. I mean, really. If you're going to be absurd, I shall indulge as well.
Stores price goods so that they profit no matter how you pay. The exceptions are notable because you will see a sign to the effect that, for purchases under $X amount, a CC will not be accepted.
It is better for me to use a CC instead of carrying cash. If I am mugged, that cash is gone. If all the mugger gets is a CC, I can cancel it before it's used, or contest any charges, if I am too late.
In the US, most people who are obese are that way due to their own lifestyle choices (overeating, under-exercising). I, too, have no pity for those people.
I know Christianity does all that, but I haven't heard of any others that do. I'm a practicing Jew, and the Jewish religion doesn't believe or do any of that, with one exception.
One of the tenets of personal improvement is subjugating base (animal) instincts to intellect and the will of God. But when you get down to it, the behaviors that are discouraged due to this concept are things like overeating (personal health) and things like indiscriminate sex (societal health).
It's even more ridiculous when you consider that the same Old Testament which lists the Ten Commandments also prescribes the method for divorce! Catholics (and other Christian sects who forbid divorce) are completely illogical. Always have been, always will be.
You think murder is only a subject of religion? No wonder theists find atheists to be so terrifying.
Of course, what you're really trying to say is that only theists would consider an unborn baby to be a life. That's absolutely ridiculous. One need not be religious to hold that view, and certainly not all religions hold it.
But there are now two or three (I am only certain of California and Michigan) States which have legalized it (to some extent). It wouldn't be realistic to expect an overnight turnaround.
You really have to stop being an idiot. It can't be good for you. Apple is a company. Companies provide products and/or services. There is not a single company that provides every single feature on every single product. Apple is not limiting your choices in any meaningful way. They are doing the opposite: they are providing a choice of products in a variety of markets. You are completely free to choose something else.
No, they aren't. To take a well-known addictive substance, what you're saying is that it's proper to blame liquor store owners for knowing that their product is addictive. I don't think a liquor store owner has EVER been sued by an alcoholic for enabling his addiction.
You are a seriously deluded individual. You really need medical (psychological) help. You have real issues.
It also seems to be a Christian and/or Islamic ideal. Judaism doesn't care at all what non-Jews believe. It is a tenet that bad things will happen to those that don't believe in God, but God doesn't punish them directly; rather he allows bad things to happen. And of course there are perks for believers (even non-Jewish), but what religion doesn't have that?
You don't know Classical Hebrew. The word used in Exodus means murder, not (just) kill. Not necessarily premeditated murder, by the way. More like killing without just cause.
No it's not. There's practically no religious overtones to the conflict at all. On the Jewish side, at least, many of those who most strongly believe they have a Biblical right to the land do not believe that the State of Israel should exist.
It is a fight over land, just like most wars throughout history.
You don't have to pay Apple a dime (or even a fraction of a cent) to use iTunes and/or the App Store. You pay for what you purchase; there are no subscriptions.
You say things and you don't really know what you're saying. Apple may not be giving you what you want. That's not the same as refusing to give "people" what they want.
You are making the typical bigot's mistake of projecting your feelings and desires on to the general public. Given the market share (in the US, ) for iPhones and iPads in comparison to any other single manufacturer, I'd say the "people" are getting exactly what they want.
I think software patents are pure, unadulterated crap, but I think the most likely reason that MS is not named in the suits is because MS licensed them already. For a penny.
If you never run into issues that require the developers get some kind of access to production, you've never worked on a system more complicated than "Hello World".
You are incredibly stupid and your posts provide ample proof.
Basically you're trying to say that stupidity is subjective, but you're also arguing with anyone who disagrees with your opinion on the stupidity of various actions and designs.
Steve Jobs is not stupid by any reasonable measure. You are not reasonable.
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This is fractionally more secure than current CCs, and it allows consolidation. As someone who carries his cards loose in his pocket, I only see this development as positive. I hope financial institutions start supporting it.
I hope you fall over dead. I mean, really. If you're going to be absurd, I shall indulge as well.
Stores price goods so that they profit no matter how you pay. The exceptions are notable because you will see a sign to the effect that, for purchases under $X amount, a CC will not be accepted.
It is better for me to use a CC instead of carrying cash. If I am mugged, that cash is gone. If all the mugger gets is a CC, I can cancel it before it's used, or contest any charges, if I am too late.
It's not uncommon. It's done to prevent charges at the destination from being rejected due to automated fraud prevention.
In the US, most people who are obese are that way due to their own lifestyle choices (overeating, under-exercising). I, too, have no pity for those people.
Given that most sheep are on solid ground, I am not sure what you mean by that.
I haven't played an MMO in the past decade that I couldn't run by copying from another computer. DAoC, EQII, Aion, WoW.
I know Christianity does all that, but I haven't heard of any others that do. I'm a practicing Jew, and the Jewish religion doesn't believe or do any of that, with one exception.
One of the tenets of personal improvement is subjugating base (animal) instincts to intellect and the will of God. But when you get down to it, the behaviors that are discouraged due to this concept are things like overeating (personal health) and things like indiscriminate sex (societal health).
It's even more ridiculous when you consider that the same Old Testament which lists the Ten Commandments also prescribes the method for divorce! Catholics (and other Christian sects who forbid divorce) are completely illogical. Always have been, always will be.
E.g abortion laws
You think murder is only a subject of religion? No wonder theists find atheists to be so terrifying.
Of course, what you're really trying to say is that only theists would consider an unborn baby to be a life. That's absolutely ridiculous. One need not be religious to hold that view, and certainly not all religions hold it.
But there are now two or three (I am only certain of California and Michigan) States which have legalized it (to some extent). It wouldn't be realistic to expect an overnight turnaround.
Then don't use the web. We don't care. Really.
You really have to stop being an idiot. It can't be good for you. Apple is a company. Companies provide products and/or services. There is not a single company that provides every single feature on every single product. Apple is not limiting your choices in any meaningful way. They are doing the opposite: they are providing a choice of products in a variety of markets. You are completely free to choose something else.
Parts of the iTunes UI is done in QT. It's not just for media playback.
No, they aren't. To take a well-known addictive substance, what you're saying is that it's proper to blame liquor store owners for knowing that their product is addictive. I don't think a liquor store owner has EVER been sued by an alcoholic for enabling his addiction.
You are a seriously deluded individual. You really need medical (psychological) help. You have real issues.
It also seems to be a Christian and/or Islamic ideal. Judaism doesn't care at all what non-Jews believe. It is a tenet that bad things will happen to those that don't believe in God, but God doesn't punish them directly; rather he allows bad things to happen. And of course there are perks for believers (even non-Jewish), but what religion doesn't have that?
You don't know Classical Hebrew. The word used in Exodus means murder, not (just) kill. Not necessarily premeditated murder, by the way. More like killing without just cause.
No it's not. There's practically no religious overtones to the conflict at all. On the Jewish side, at least, many of those who most strongly believe they have a Biblical right to the land do not believe that the State of Israel should exist.
It is a fight over land, just like most wars throughout history.
You don't have to pay Apple a dime (or even a fraction of a cent) to use iTunes and/or the App Store. You pay for what you purchase; there are no subscriptions.
Is anyone but Verizon doing FIOS in the US?
Given that the context is desktop software, you have a very strange idea for the term "recent".
You say things and you don't really know what you're saying. Apple may not be giving you what you want. That's not the same as refusing to give "people" what they want.
You are making the typical bigot's mistake of projecting your feelings and desires on to the general public. Given the market share (in the US, ) for iPhones and iPads in comparison to any other single manufacturer, I'd say the "people" are getting exactly what they want.
This is wrong in so many little ways.
I think software patents are pure, unadulterated crap, but I think the most likely reason that MS is not named in the suits is because MS licensed them already. For a penny.
If you never run into issues that require the developers get some kind of access to production, you've never worked on a system more complicated than "Hello World".
You are incredibly stupid and your posts provide ample proof.
Basically you're trying to say that stupidity is subjective, but you're also arguing with anyone who disagrees with your opinion on the stupidity of various actions and designs.
Steve Jobs is not stupid by any reasonable measure. You are not reasonable.