Where did you see that Winamp is profitable? The Ars article I read said that AOL didn't release any numbers and that a former employee estimated their revenue to be $6M. But there was no mention of their costs. The picture showed 8 dudes, who certainly did not dress like people who earned a combined $6M. But I'm sure there are plenty of other overhead costs subtracting from that $6M.
Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were far less entangled in the larger economy than the bigger players. Their collapse did not cause a massive chain reaction of other businesses closing. If AIG had gone bankrupt, the global economy would have tanked ten times worse than it did.
There's this agency called the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They handled cases where drugs cross state lines. I understand why you might not have heard of them, since they were only created 105 years ago.
Having a working web site doesn't accomplish anything if nobody uses it, for fear of going to jail.
Silk Road 1.0 didn't just get shut down. The Feds had complete access to it for months. If you use Silk Road 2.0 and end up in jail, it's your own fault.
I never claimed that the LEAF had a significantly lower TCO than a gas car, just a lot lower than a fuel cell car. But your numbers are a bit off. I upgraded the stock 110V charger to 220V for $300. I should avoid a couple thousand bucks of maintenance and oil changes. The 10 year maintenance schedule in the manual lists nothing besides brake fluid and cabin air filters.
Hydrogen goes for $5-$10 per Kg, and the Honda FCX gets about 60 miles per Kg. You're paying the same recurring costs as a similar gas powered car, the the car itself is far more expensive ($600/month).
I pay $300/month for my Nissan Leaf electric car, and it costs $17 per 1000 miles to charge it.
Parked cars catch fire all the time. Electrical shorts can heat up wiring and nearby components until they ignite. The manual in every internal combustion car tells you not to park on top of dried leaves or debris because the ridiculously hot catalytic converter can light them on fire, which spreads to the car.
In the case of Linksys, the kick ass products were made when they were an independent company. In 2003, they got bought by Cisco. Cisco made sure that Linksys produced cheap, and shitty, home grade products that wouldn't steal customers from Cisco's small business products. About 6 months ago, Linksys was sold to Belkin. We will see how that plays out.
I pre-ordered the PS4 in order to play Watch Dogs. I'll keep the PS4 because it appears to be a significantly superior console, but the launch day games lineup looks terrible. While there are several XBox One launch games that I'm interested in.
In a country of 300 million people, I think you need a bit more than "tens of thousands" across the country for the government to feel threatened.
That's irrelevant. The parent post stated flatly that "Freedom to peacefully protest no longer exists in the US". I pointed out that that's not true. Just because there are reasons why we don't see massive Vietnam era rallies anymore, doesn't mean we've lost that right.
Freedom to peacefully protest no longer exists in the US.
Thousands of people gathered in DC to protest NSA surveillance just a few weeks ago. Tens of thousands of people gathered all over the country in July for "Restore the Fourth". I don't know of any arrests or conflicts with the police.
The Wii U is a stillborn idea of a console that'll be out of style even faster than previous Nintendo flops.
There's no need to use the future tense on it going out of style. "Stillborn" was a good choice. There might have been a window for it, if Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, and Smash Bros, had come out a long time ago and were all excellent- it had a chance. After the new consoles come out this month, I don't expect to even hear about the Wii U again.
It's like the old men who run Nintendo think that the internet is a fad that's going away soon. I will be shocked if Nintendo releases another console. They need to retreat to the handheld market.
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On Slashdot (and plenty of other sites), allegations against oil companies, banks, and the US government are assumed to be true.
The same people love to mock Fox News viewers for believing lies that reinforce their existing biases.
Where did you see that Winamp is profitable? The Ars article I read said that AOL didn't release any numbers and that a former employee estimated their revenue to be $6M. But there was no mention of their costs. The picture showed 8 dudes, who certainly did not dress like people who earned a combined $6M. But I'm sure there are plenty of other overhead costs subtracting from that $6M.
I can't believe that anyone thinks the bank bailout cost $12.8 trillion. You would have to literally know nothing about economics to believe that.
Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers were far less entangled in the larger economy than the bigger players. Their collapse did not cause a massive chain reaction of other businesses closing. If AIG had gone bankrupt, the global economy would have tanked ten times worse than it did.
Banks are insured.
There's this agency called the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They handled cases where drugs cross state lines. I understand why you might not have heard of them, since they were only created 105 years ago.
Law enforcement agencies around the world are arresting Silk Road sellers, and have promised to continue doing so.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/08/silk-road-busts/2946925/
Buyers are at significantly less risk, but without sellers the site isn't going to function.
Having a working web site doesn't accomplish anything if nobody uses it, for fear of going to jail.
Silk Road 1.0 didn't just get shut down. The Feds had complete access to it for months. If you use Silk Road 2.0 and end up in jail, it's your own fault.
Nevada has time of use pricing. I set my car to start recharging at 10pm, when electricity is less than 5 cents/kWhr.
https://www.nvenergy.com/home/paymentbilling/timeofuse.cfm
I never claimed that the LEAF had a significantly lower TCO than a gas car, just a lot lower than a fuel cell car. But your numbers are a bit off. I upgraded the stock 110V charger to 220V for $300. I should avoid a couple thousand bucks of maintenance and oil changes. The 10 year maintenance schedule in the manual lists nothing besides brake fluid and cabin air filters.
Hydrogen goes for $5-$10 per Kg, and the Honda FCX gets about 60 miles per Kg. You're paying the same recurring costs as a similar gas powered car, the the car itself is far more expensive ($600/month).
I pay $300/month for my Nissan Leaf electric car, and it costs $17 per 1000 miles to charge it.
Parked cars catch fire all the time. Electrical shorts can heat up wiring and nearby components until they ignite. The manual in every internal combustion car tells you not to park on top of dried leaves or debris because the ridiculously hot catalytic converter can light them on fire, which spreads to the car.
In the case of Linksys, the kick ass products were made when they were an independent company. In 2003, they got bought by Cisco. Cisco made sure that Linksys produced cheap, and shitty, home grade products that wouldn't steal customers from Cisco's small business products. About 6 months ago, Linksys was sold to Belkin. We will see how that plays out.
I pre-ordered the PS4 in order to play Watch Dogs. I'll keep the PS4 because it appears to be a significantly superior console, but the launch day games lineup looks terrible. While there are several XBox One launch games that I'm interested in.
One artillery shell that didn't work? That's all you've got?
Citation, please.
Who said that WMDs were found in Iraq?
No country currently has an operational neutron bomb.
Wouldn't an EMP also fry all of the electronics owned by North Korean citizens....oh..wait.
In a country of 300 million people, I think you need a bit more than "tens of thousands" across the country for the government to feel threatened.
That's irrelevant. The parent post stated flatly that "Freedom to peacefully protest no longer exists in the US". I pointed out that that's not true. Just because there are reasons why we don't see massive Vietnam era rallies anymore, doesn't mean we've lost that right.
Freedom to peacefully protest no longer exists in the US.
Thousands of people gathered in DC to protest NSA surveillance just a few weeks ago. Tens of thousands of people gathered all over the country in July for "Restore the Fourth". I don't know of any arrests or conflicts with the police.
1080p was a "novelty" at first, too.
The Wii U is a stillborn idea of a console that'll be out of style even faster than previous Nintendo flops.
There's no need to use the future tense on it going out of style. "Stillborn" was a good choice. There might have been a window for it, if Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, and Smash Bros, had come out a long time ago and were all excellent- it had a chance. After the new consoles come out this month, I don't expect to even hear about the Wii U again.
It's like the old men who run Nintendo think that the internet is a fad that's going away soon. I will be shocked if Nintendo releases another console. They need to retreat to the handheld market.
The same thing happens when water is pumped deep underground during geothermal energy production. But nobody objects to that.
My eyes are rolling so hard I'm surprised they haven't fallen out of my head.