If you knew the answer to that, maybe you'd be running the company. They may keep doing what they're doing (fixing human-machine interfaces) but that's not to say they'll never do a new product.
Me? I want them to fix the hideous rat's nest behind my stereo.
1) You knew off the top of your head the air dates of Hawaii Five-0. 2) You did a web search to determine those facts, and it didn't convey to you the fact that the show was rebooted last year.
That's just not true. Design does not mean shiny. Design means good engineering, and good user interface. That is what I am paying for. I'm also paying for the superb customer service I've gotten from Apple over the last 20 years.
Never been cool, never will be. Status is irrelevant. Design is relevant. Customer support is relevant. Technical aspects of the phone aren't irrelevant by any means, but they're not the most important thing.
That just doesn't make any sense. iCloud is even less like dropbox than Mobile Me, and Mobile Me and Dropbox have coexisted on my phone for a good long while.
You are making up things to get angry about. that's not healthy.
So, it's underwhelming because a) it does exactly what Apple said it would do, and b) is seamlessly integrated on the devices Apple built, and c) doesn't do what Apple did not say it would do.
You're not making any sense. This competition is about small, efficient, electric airplanes. So your babbling about micro-air vehicles just doesn't have anything to do with that solution space.
If you can train the birds, guarantee you can get a DARPA contract. I also guarantee that you can't train the birds.
I'm sorry. I don't understand what performance similarities a three pound bird has to an airplane that can carry four people a few hundred miles in a couple hours. Maybe you could help me understand.
You're right, because there have been no advances in material technology since 1970.
If you can explain to me the difference between the fan and a turbine on a jet engine, I'll be glad to lay some knowledge on you. Otherwise, you are just wrong about the state of the art of composite structures.
So do we have data to discern whether the number of qualified applicants to college is decreasing over time, or whether the pool of college applicants is including more students who are less qualified?
"Education system has been crumbling"...citation needed. I got a great education in American public schools. My experience was certainly not typical (not nearly typical enough, at any rate), but it's not unique.
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Museums are different from flea markets. Having only one model in the universe is worse than having several models, one of which you don't happen to like.
I'm happy to pay Apple to do some rudimentary QA on the apps that run on their phones. (And, looking at where the market is nowadays, I'm not paying them very much at all...)
Because what they're doing hasn't been done before, and that's the way technology advances. If there was off-the-shelf hardware that did what Blue Origin is trying to do, don't you think they'd use it?
You know that satellite launch vehicles are built and operated by private companies today, right? You know you can buy satellite launch insurance pretty much off-the-shelf at companies like Lloyd's of London, right?
Don't let those notions get in the way of your philosophy or anything.
To a good approximation, every non-natural object you have ever touched was thought about by an engineer. For the 99.44% of your life that you're not in a doctor's office, your safety is enhanced and ensured by good engineering.
"You could tax everyone who makes $1m or more per year (you know, the evil hated rich people) at a rate of 100% (confiscate all of their earnings for the year), and it wouldn't close the deficit"
So, logically, we should cut their taxes again and Laffer curve ourselves to prosperity, right? If that's your plan, why hasn't it worked yet? Tax rates are at historic lows...why didn't the Laffer curve save us?
"Essentially, undo all of the things that this administration has actively done to squelch economic activity"
That's the same rap we hear from Microsoft every time.
Is it different this time? Maybe. Am I going to waste any time whatsoever trying to find out? Not really. I'm sure it's great. I sure hope it's better than their last offerings.
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If you knew the answer to that, maybe you'd be running the company. They may keep doing what they're doing (fixing human-machine interfaces) but that's not to say they'll never do a new product.
Me? I want them to fix the hideous rat's nest behind my stereo.
Cool story, bro.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
OK, there are two possibilities I can envision:
1) You knew off the top of your head the air dates of Hawaii Five-0.
2) You did a web search to determine those facts, and it didn't convey to you the fact that the show was rebooted last year.
Which is more embarrassing?
That's just not true. Design does not mean shiny. Design means good engineering, and good user interface. That is what I am paying for. I'm also paying for the superb customer service I've gotten from Apple over the last 20 years.
Never been cool, never will be. Status is irrelevant. Design is relevant. Customer support is relevant. Technical aspects of the phone aren't irrelevant by any means, but they're not the most important thing.
Or, perhaps, feature lists (or "levels of technology") are not what people care about.
So, the non-status-conscious Android user proceeds from the assumption that only status-seekers buy iPhones.
Right?
Methinks thou dost protest too much. Why the hell do you care what other people do with their money? Why do you think it's important to belittle them?
That just doesn't make any sense. iCloud is even less like dropbox than Mobile Me, and Mobile Me and Dropbox have coexisted on my phone for a good long while.
You are making up things to get angry about. that's not healthy.
Dropbox doesn't do anything that iCloud does.
iCloud doesn't do anything Dropbox does.
iCloud does nothing bad to Dropbox.
iCloud is free mobile me without the Dropbox functionality. Why is this a bad thing?
So, it's underwhelming because a) it does exactly what Apple said it would do, and b) is seamlessly integrated on the devices Apple built, and c) doesn't do what Apple did not say it would do.
Wow. Tough crowd. What does it take to whelm you?
You're not making any sense. This competition is about small, efficient, electric airplanes. So your babbling about micro-air vehicles just doesn't have anything to do with that solution space.
If you can train the birds, guarantee you can get a DARPA contract. I also guarantee that you can't train the birds.
I'm sorry. I don't understand what performance similarities a three pound bird has to an airplane that can carry four people a few hundred miles in a couple hours. Maybe you could help me understand.
You're right, because there have been no advances in material technology since 1970.
If you can explain to me the difference between the fan and a turbine on a jet engine, I'll be glad to lay some knowledge on you. Otherwise, you are just wrong about the state of the art of composite structures.
So do we have data to discern whether the number of qualified applicants to college is decreasing over time, or whether the pool of college applicants is including more students who are less qualified?
"Education system has been crumbling"...citation needed. I got a great education in American public schools. My experience was certainly not typical (not nearly typical enough, at any rate), but it's not unique.
Museums are different from flea markets. Having only one model in the universe is worse than having several models, one of which you don't happen to like.
I'm happy to pay Apple to do some rudimentary QA on the apps that run on their phones. (And, looking at where the market is nowadays, I'm not paying them very much at all...)
Because what they're doing hasn't been done before, and that's the way technology advances. If there was off-the-shelf hardware that did what Blue Origin is trying to do, don't you think they'd use it?
Guess what. These people are pretty smart.
You know that satellite launch vehicles are built and operated by private companies today, right?
You know you can buy satellite launch insurance pretty much off-the-shelf at companies like Lloyd's of London, right?
Don't let those notions get in the way of your philosophy or anything.
To a good approximation, every non-natural object you have ever touched was thought about by an engineer. For the 99.44% of your life that you're not in a doctor's office, your safety is enhanced and ensured by good engineering.
Sounds like what you want is not "junior engineers".
If you can not find a supply of what you're looking for, you need to pay more money. This is what we call "economics".
Your right.
"You could tax everyone who makes $1m or more per year (you know, the evil hated rich people) at a rate of 100% (confiscate all of their earnings for the year), and it wouldn't close the deficit"
So, logically, we should cut their taxes again and Laffer curve ourselves to prosperity, right? If that's your plan, why hasn't it worked yet? Tax rates are at historic lows...why didn't the Laffer curve save us?
"Essentially, undo all of the things that this administration has actively done to squelch economic activity"
What are those things? Be specific.
Yes, because bigotry is valid if you can find one person who matches your stereotype. That's science!
So with all those smart people, why do they not have unbelievably awesome products?
They don't, and never have.
Ehh....not so much.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/no-navy-seal-dogs-dont-have-titanium-teeth/
That's the same rap we hear from Microsoft every time.
Is it different this time? Maybe. Am I going to waste any time whatsoever trying to find out? Not really. I'm sure it's great. I sure hope it's better than their last offerings.