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what's really funny is that you have it sitting on your mantle. It's an excellent beer so either drink and enjoy it or pass it on to someone who will, if it hasn't gone bad already.
On pricing between the Macs and x86 PCs - you have to remember that if you don't like the Dell price, you can move on to another vendor or, given the/. crowd, build it yourself. For the Mac, you're only bet for a cheaper price is too buy a lesser model.
There are quite a few people who do watch. I have a co-worker at our Hong Kong office and I asked him about these pirated VCD's when SW Episode 1 came out. His answer was "it only costs a couple of dollars and his whole family of 5 can enjoy a movie. So where's the harm?" It was the same attitude through the rest of the office.
Funny thing about this co-worker, he watches it on an incredible LCD projection system with a retractable screen, blackout curtains, and a 5.1 speaker system. He said his neighbors don't mind the noise because he usually invites them over to watch the VCD's.
I remember in old theater (about 25 years ago) in Los Angeles had two small dimly lit rooms in the back with about 8 or 10 seats in each and a large glass window open to the screen. I wondered about those for a long time until we had my own child and figured those rooms would come in handy for a crying baby. For now, we just go to the one and only drive-in theater I know of in the Los Angeles area.
EBITDA - that's definitely not a useful metric in this case. You can't ignore all the asset acquisition and financing mistakes a company has made. Please see this link before basing any company's health on EBITDA. If EBITDA is a good number, all it can mean is that normal core operations is doing fine but doesn't say how well the company managed it's resources to get there.
Even American investors are starting to ignore that number and opting for a more complete financial picture.
in Microsoft terms, $150 million is a drop in the bucket and was surprised that it made a big a deal as it did.
Also, Microsoft doesn't need to do Worldcom-type accounting to hide losses. They recently got caught for trying to defer profits to smooth out (manipulate) share price growth, but that's a lesser sin than hiding $3+ billion in losses and causing massive financial hardship.
just fills my heart with joy when a anonymous coward replies like this. tears to my eyes I tell ya. tears to my eyes. and you hate me for some lines written on a public board? I am ecstatic I can elicit such an emotion from some one so frightened as to hide behind anonymity.
thank you, I can drive home happy knowing I pissed you off.
guess I shouldn't have been so acidic in my reply but a more prosaic anonymous coward already pointed that out and more to me.
anyways to carry on the discussion about the paper loss and the drinks...the expenditure is already made for the drinks isn't it? It may be a promotional expense but it does represent the material reduction of inventory for $0 in return. Though the final overall income statement may show a profit due to casino floor action like you pointed out, they still had a loss if we are only talking about beverages or restaurant operations. If it was my mistake in assuming we were strictly talking about the XBox console only and ignoring the rest of MS's operations and software sales, then I apologize, but I thought we were.
If you're working in the wonderful world of hospitality accounting and finances, my regards to you for being in such a maddening field.
As for the gambling winnings and losses, doesn't US tax law limits gambling loss claims to the amount of the winnings. Is it different if the casino provides the equivalent of a 1099?
"paper" loss? write off the loss as a business expense on taxes?
you have obviously never filed a tax return or had experience with finances and accounting in a copmpany in your life.
I don't know the exact numbers involved with manufacturing the xbox, but the general consensus is that the xbox is costing MS more to manufacture than they are selling it for. If you know of a way to make something for $x and sell it for $x-10% and only suffer "paper" losses please let me know. As soon as dollars change hands with the consumer, that loss is for real.
as far as writing off the loss in their taxes, it isn't a dollar for dollar benefit they get. Losses only get counted as a reduction in their taxable income, not reduction off their actual tax bill.
just wondering, are they making the act of modding illegal or the production and selling of mod chips illegal? It may be a subtle difference but if it's the mod chip producers they're going after, and I believe they have a right to do so, then MS isn't infringing on your right to modify your xbox. Kind of like sex being legal but selling it isn't, at least here in the US.
annoying and useless nature of children thank goodness your mother carried you for 18 years before ejecting you from her womb. I would hate to think User #11483 was annoying and useless at one time. I know you just made a comment in the moment but raising a child is one of the most rewarding things in life and childhood itself is one of the best times in a person's life. If it didn't do well for you, then I feel sorry for you.
If we can't be bothered to put even a trace of effort in fending off a danger that has a demonstrated track record of eradicating entire classes of species o this planet... and here I thought taking steps toward off-Earth colonization was an attempt at insuring the survival of humans. Putting a colony in space or another planet seems currently much more achievable than trying to deflect an incoming asteroid or comet. What kind of energy and accuracy do we need to do that? Maybe we land wildcat drillers on it with a nuclear bomb and hope one of them is being played by Bruce Willis?
It's true that certifications aren't as valuable as before since they don't magically guarantee a job anymore. But not having one, even if there is no specific requirement in the job posting, gives the HR folks a reason to knock your application out of the running. Especially true if you're going through the classified/Monster route and lack personal contacts.
unless this is the only motherboard available in the world I don't see where you have an issue. You choose what you need. I don't see anyone going ape-sh!t about an AMD motherboard when they use an Intel CPU.
Others have mentioned it before but it's not instructions per clock cycle that matters though it plays a big part. Bottom line is instructions per second and from the reviews I've seen, the two top x86 CPU's come close to each other depending on the test.
AMD's IPC efficiency is commendable and a testament to excellent CPU design. But isn't Intel's ability to design and manufacture a high speed CPU also commendable? You have to admit the P4 has more speed headroom than the Athlon and until AMD's Hammer hits, the P4 will pull away on an instruction per second basis.
The two companies take two different paths to delivering instructions per second but both are nearly equal.
After all, the Quake III benchmarks aren't based on frames per clock cycle are they?
Maybe there is no money and there isn't a business in P2P software. Maybe these developers shouldn't expect to make a living writing P2P software and should be working on something that people will pay for instead of secretly infesting people's computers with stuff they don't want in the first place.
Not only an overblown superiority complex but couple that with a stifled social life. Finished college by 18? Probably spent most of his childhood around people older than him. Not the best way to develop social skills.
nope, no never been in the military. I explored that out of high school but realized that I probably wouldn't survive and if I did, I would have handed at least 4 solid years of my life into voluntary slavery.
And I know the real world does work that way occassionally, the best thing to do is to avoid those situations rather than getting into them and regretting it. Right?
you bought the right to use the software as intended by the publisher not ownership of the code. Same manner that you agreed to be employed as you intended by and not into slavery. The fact that you don't have to return it or pay anymore to keep it is not the same as actually buying it and owning complete rights to it unless that was the agreement. You just don't go making up your own rules and terms after you've agreed to something.
If you like, I'm sure more publishers can adopt a software subscription program and track your name and address to make it more justified in your eyes.
If you don't like terms of use that a publisher places on a product, than don't buy it. Just like quitting or not taking on a job because the boss is going to treat you like a slave. But if you decide to do so knowing the terms of the agreement, then you only have yourself to blame. No one is putting a gun to your head and saying buy this software. You have a choice, excerise it instead of taking an easy way out and rationalizing it to your satisfaction.
that's really funny because I thought I was specifically saying Microsoft Office wasn't available on BeOS. As for MS Project, the managers above me love that thing so thanks for pointing out another reason why I couldn't just use BeOS only.
or better yet, go to the software store and steal the CD-Key like a couple of losers I saw. They just walked in, opened the bottom of the box, copied the cd-key down, and put the box back on the shelf. The clerk just kind of shrugged his shoulders when I told him.
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Arrogant Bastard Ale
what's really funny is that you have it sitting on your mantle. It's an excellent beer so either drink and enjoy it or pass it on to someone who will, if it hasn't gone bad already.
On pricing between the Macs and x86 PCs - you have to remember that if you don't like the Dell price, you can move on to another vendor or, given the /. crowd, build it yourself. For the Mac, you're only bet for a cheaper price is too buy a lesser model.
There are quite a few people who do watch. I have a co-worker at our Hong Kong office and I asked him about these pirated VCD's when SW Episode 1 came out. His answer was "it only costs a couple of dollars and his whole family of 5 can enjoy a movie. So where's the harm?" It was the same attitude through the rest of the office.
Funny thing about this co-worker, he watches it on an incredible LCD projection system with a retractable screen, blackout curtains, and a 5.1 speaker system. He said his neighbors don't mind the noise because he usually invites them over to watch the VCD's.
I remember in old theater (about 25 years ago) in Los Angeles had two small dimly lit rooms in the back with about 8 or 10 seats in each and a large glass window open to the screen. I wondered about those for a long time until we had my own child and figured those rooms would come in handy for a crying baby. For now, we just go to the one and only drive-in theater I know of in the Los Angeles area.
20 miles? I was thinking more 100+ miles out or whatever US Carrier battle groups use. 20 miles ain't but a couple of seconds for a missle to travel.
EBITDA - that's definitely not a useful metric in this case. You can't ignore all the asset acquisition and financing mistakes a company has made. Please see this link before basing any company's health on EBITDA. If EBITDA is a good number, all it can mean is that normal core operations is doing fine but doesn't say how well the company managed it's resources to get there.
Even American investors are starting to ignore that number and opting for a more complete financial picture.
in Microsoft terms, $150 million is a drop in the bucket and was surprised that it made a big a deal as it did.
Also, Microsoft doesn't need to do Worldcom-type accounting to hide losses. They recently got caught for trying to defer profits to smooth out (manipulate) share price growth, but that's a lesser sin than hiding $3+ billion in losses and causing massive financial hardship.
historical importance? How else will the future be awed our railgun skills?
just fills my heart with joy when a anonymous coward replies like this. tears to my eyes I tell ya. tears to my eyes. and you hate me for some lines written on a public board? I am ecstatic I can elicit such an emotion from some one so frightened as to hide behind anonymity.
thank you, I can drive home happy knowing I pissed you off.
guess I shouldn't have been so acidic in my reply but a more prosaic anonymous coward already pointed that out and more to me.
anyways to carry on the discussion about the paper loss and the drinks...the expenditure is already made for the drinks isn't it? It may be a promotional expense but it does represent the material reduction of inventory for $0 in return. Though the final overall income statement may show a profit due to casino floor action like you pointed out, they still had a loss if we are only talking about beverages or restaurant operations. If it was my mistake in assuming we were strictly talking about the XBox console only and ignoring the rest of MS's operations and software sales, then I apologize, but I thought we were.
If you're working in the wonderful world of hospitality accounting and finances, my regards to you for being in such a maddening field.
As for the gambling winnings and losses, doesn't US tax law limits gambling loss claims to the amount of the winnings. Is it different if the casino provides the equivalent of a 1099?
"paper" loss? write off the loss as a business expense on taxes?
you have obviously never filed a tax return or had experience with finances and accounting in a copmpany in your life.
I don't know the exact numbers involved with manufacturing the xbox, but the general consensus is that the xbox is costing MS more to manufacture than they are selling it for. If you know of a way to make something for $x and sell it for $x-10% and only suffer "paper" losses please let me know. As soon as dollars change hands with the consumer, that loss is for real.
as far as writing off the loss in their taxes, it isn't a dollar for dollar benefit they get. Losses only get counted as a reduction in their taxable income, not reduction off their actual tax bill.
just wondering, are they making the act of modding illegal or the production and selling of mod chips illegal? It may be a subtle difference but if it's the mod chip producers they're going after, and I believe they have a right to do so, then MS isn't infringing on your right to modify your xbox. Kind of like sex being legal but selling it isn't, at least here in the US.
annoying and useless nature of children
thank goodness your mother carried you for 18 years before ejecting you from her womb. I would hate to think User #11483 was annoying and useless at one time. I know you just made a comment in the moment but raising a child is one of the most rewarding things in life and childhood itself is one of the best times in a person's life. If it didn't do well for you, then I feel sorry for you.
If we can't be bothered to put even a trace of effort in fending off a danger that has a demonstrated track record of eradicating entire classes of species o this planet...
and here I thought taking steps toward off-Earth colonization was an attempt at insuring the survival of humans. Putting a colony in space or another planet seems currently much more achievable than trying to deflect an incoming asteroid or comet. What kind of energy and accuracy do we need to do that? Maybe we land wildcat drillers on it with a nuclear bomb and hope one of them is being played by Bruce Willis?
Building your own is great on price and parts but the tech support bites. If you feel comfortable going it alone, by all means shop away.
It's true that certifications aren't as valuable as before since they don't magically guarantee a job anymore. But not having one, even if there is no specific requirement in the job posting, gives the HR folks a reason to knock your application out of the running. Especially true if you're going through the classified/Monster route and lack personal contacts.
unless this is the only motherboard available in the world I don't see where you have an issue. You choose what you need. I don't see anyone going ape-sh!t about an AMD motherboard when they use an Intel CPU.
Forgot to add that point. Thanks for correcting me.
Just nit picking one point...
Others have mentioned it before but it's not instructions per clock cycle that matters though it plays a big part. Bottom line is instructions per second and from the reviews I've seen, the two top x86 CPU's come close to each other depending on the test.
AMD's IPC efficiency is commendable and a testament to excellent CPU design. But isn't Intel's ability to design and manufacture a high speed CPU also commendable? You have to admit the P4 has more speed headroom than the Athlon and until AMD's Hammer hits, the P4 will pull away on an instruction per second basis.
The two companies take two different paths to delivering instructions per second but both are nearly equal.
After all, the Quake III benchmarks aren't based on frames per clock cycle are they?
Maybe there is no money and there isn't a business in P2P software. Maybe these developers shouldn't expect to make a living writing P2P software and should be working on something that people will pay for instead of secretly infesting people's computers with stuff they don't want in the first place.
Not only an overblown superiority complex but couple that with a stifled social life. Finished college by 18? Probably spent most of his childhood around people older than him. Not the best way to develop social skills.
now that's comedy...too bad my mod points expired this past weekend.
nope, no never been in the military. I explored that out of high school but realized that I probably wouldn't survive and if I did, I would have handed at least 4 solid years of my life into voluntary slavery.
And I know the real world does work that way occassionally, the best thing to do is to avoid those situations rather than getting into them and regretting it. Right?
you bought the right to use the software as intended by the publisher not ownership of the code. Same manner that you agreed to be employed as you intended by and not into slavery. The fact that you don't have to return it or pay anymore to keep it is not the same as actually buying it and owning complete rights to it unless that was the agreement. You just don't go making up your own rules and terms after you've agreed to something.
If you like, I'm sure more publishers can adopt a software subscription program and track your name and address to make it more justified in your eyes.
If you don't like terms of use that a publisher places on a product, than don't buy it. Just like quitting or not taking on a job because the boss is going to treat you like a slave. But if you decide to do so knowing the terms of the agreement, then you only have yourself to blame. No one is putting a gun to your head and saying buy this software. You have a choice, excerise it instead of taking an easy way out and rationalizing it to your satisfaction.
that's really funny because I thought I was specifically saying Microsoft Office wasn't available on BeOS. As for MS Project, the managers above me love that thing so thanks for pointing out another reason why I couldn't just use BeOS only.
or better yet, go to the software store and steal the CD-Key like a couple of losers I saw. They just walked in, opened the bottom of the box, copied the cd-key down, and put the box back on the shelf. The clerk just kind of shrugged his shoulders when I told him.
If that isn't stealing then what is?