Says Aldrin: “As I approach my 80th birthday, I’m in no mood to keep my mouth shut any longer when I see NASA heading down the wrong path. And that’s exactly what I see today. The agency’s current Vision for Space Exploration will waste decades and hundreds of billions of dollars trying to reach the moon by 2020—a glorified rehash of what we did 40 years ago. Instead of a steppingstone to Mars, NASA’s current lunar plan is a detour”
If you're a typical geek and an attractive woman approaches you at a bar, you should know right away that something is wrong. She's most likely a hooker, a spy, or a process-server.
Yes, I'm sure consumers were fooled into thinking that a DOPi was really an iPod because of the similar size and shape and the fact that they both start out empty.
It's like saying Linux-powered Dell Device. The iPad is a as yet unavailable large-format portable computing device in a long line of existing large-format portable computing devices. Let's at least wait until a single consumer owns one before before we pretend Apple invented the category.
So you really think that cut/paste was such a challenge for Apple that they couldn't put it in the original iPhone? It's not as if they had to rush the thing out the door in June so that they could sell them for Christmas.
But around here, of course, we're all "top coders". At least in our own minds. Stick around for 5 or 10 years and watch all the top coders getting emails like "Your Resume is impressive but...".
Why should IBM get the protection of incorporation when it would be better for their customers if the owners were held personally responsible for the company's behavior? Welcome to Corporate Welfare.
"And these unions can't see any connection between unionized labor in the US, and IBM's preference to offshore labor to places without unionized labor?"
I don't know what connection the unions see, but I don't see one.
Do you really believe that IBM's labor savings are limited to the difference between union and non-union jobs in the US?
Is off-shoring limited to US companies who have unionized workers?
IBM, like many other companies in the US today, wants the cheapest labor they can get. It's not about unions, it's about greed.
Let's get real. The poorest people in India aren't going to get those jobs.
You're right about the US hypocrisy over free trade, but I think if you examine your conscience you'll conclude that India isn't free from hypocrisy either.
True globalization would include the free flow of people as well as business. Of course all countries who claim to be supporters of globalization have tariff and subsidies as well, so it's a bit of a joke.
You forgot to mention the 40hr work week and a minimum wage. Unions have their downside, but at least one generation has been significantly better off for their existence.
Jobs has a vision for his products and if that vision limits functions, so be it.
Computers get hot so a fan is needed, but Jobs didn't like fans so the original Mac didn't get one.
Transferring files from one computer to another without using a network was an important capability at the time that the NeXT computer was introduced, but it would have compromised Job's vision, so it wasn't included.
If including a standard cut/paste option would logically require a real physical keyboard, than Jobs will convince himself (and his most loyal customers) that copy/paste isn't needed for the iPhone.
Later when it is obvious that most people think copy/paste is a necessary function, Apple found a way to shoehorn it in.
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If our goal is to spend another 30 years in earth orbit.
Says Aldrin: “As I approach my 80th birthday, I’m in no mood to keep my mouth shut any longer when I see NASA heading down the wrong path. And that’s exactly what I see today. The agency’s current Vision for Space Exploration will waste decades and hundreds of billions of dollars trying to reach the moon by 2020—a glorified rehash of what we did 40 years ago. Instead of a steppingstone to Mars, NASA’s current lunar plan is a detour”
Of course Jay Miner put his magic into the Amiga as well.
The key trait is integrity. Such a person can't be blackmailed to reveal classified information.
So basically if you are smart enough to do scientific work, you are a security risk.
Sure, they could work in China, for example.
Anyone who really believes lie detectors work is unqualified to manage security.
If you're a typical geek and an attractive woman approaches you at a bar, you should know right away that something is wrong. She's most likely a hooker, a spy, or a process-server.
Actually, the probability of being blackmailed goes up significantly once the government has access to the information.
A lot of this stuff comes from the cold war era and is rarely re-evaluated for efficacy.
Yes, I'm sure consumers were fooled into thinking that a DOPi was really an iPod because of the similar size and shape and the fact that they both start out empty.
It's like saying Linux-powered Dell Device. The iPad is a as yet unavailable large-format portable computing device in a long line of existing large-format portable computing devices. Let's at least wait until a single consumer owns one before before we pretend Apple invented the category.
So you really think that cut/paste was such a challenge for Apple that they couldn't put it in the original iPhone? It's not as if they had to rush the thing out the door in June so that they could sell them for Christmas.
But around here, of course, we're all "top coders". At least in our own minds. Stick around for 5 or 10 years and watch all the top coders getting emails like "Your Resume is impressive but ...".
If my father were alive today he'd be 107. Does that clear things up or make it worse?
I'm speculating, but I wouldn't be surprised.
For some of us it was our fathers' generation.
Why should IBM get the protection of incorporation when it would be better for their customers if the owners were held personally responsible for the company's behavior? Welcome to Corporate Welfare.
"And these unions can't see any connection between unionized labor in the US, and IBM's preference to offshore labor to places without unionized labor?"
I don't know what connection the unions see, but I don't see one.
Do you really believe that IBM's labor savings are limited to the difference between union and non-union jobs in the US?
Is off-shoring limited to US companies who have unionized workers?
IBM, like many other companies in the US today, wants the cheapest labor they can get. It's not about unions, it's about greed.
Very few people under the age of 40 know who Mao was unless they grew up in China.
See. Evidence that open source won't eliminate software development jobs - as long as you live in a third-world country.
Let's get real. The poorest people in India aren't going to get those jobs.
You're right about the US hypocrisy over free trade, but I think if you examine your conscience you'll conclude that India isn't free from hypocrisy either.
Probably less expensive than switching all their desktop computers from Windows to Linux.
True globalization would include the free flow of people as well as business. Of course all countries who claim to be supporters of globalization have tariff and subsidies as well, so it's a bit of a joke.
You forgot to mention the 40hr work week and a minimum wage. Unions have their downside, but at least one generation has been significantly better off for their existence.
Jobs has a vision for his products and if that vision limits functions, so be it.
Computers get hot so a fan is needed, but Jobs didn't like fans so the original Mac didn't get one.
Transferring files from one computer to another without using a network was an important capability at the time that the NeXT computer was introduced, but it would have compromised Job's vision, so it wasn't included.
If including a standard cut/paste option would logically require a real physical keyboard, than Jobs will convince himself (and his most loyal customers) that copy/paste isn't needed for the iPhone.
Later when it is obvious that most people think copy/paste is a necessary function, Apple found a way to shoehorn it in.