I can't see how a one time purchase can pay for the salary of a concierge forever.
They don't intend to. They know that phone replacement is over 50% by year 3. By year 5 almost all phones are replaced.
They probably also know that they only need one concierge working per 200 phones sold. Overall, it's not that expensive compared to the overall cost of the phone.
This is a societal problem that needs to be fixed at the societal level.
There is no problem.
When black males show less upwards social mobility. When women regularly earn less than men for doing the same jobs...
One way or another there is a societal problem. I can't say if it's whitey holding the black man down, or the black man holding himself back through poor social mores. Either way it's a societal problem.
No matter how much money you have; you'd have to be a real pretentious douche bag to buy one of these. And a real pretentious douche bag to sell one of these.
If I saw someone using one of these there would definitely be an urge in my gut to punch him in the face.
Impromptu poll: How many of you would be willing to move to Canada where BS like "fastlane" is outlawed, if it came down to that being the only form of protest against this bullshit that was left to you?
As long as most of the influential tech companies are in the US and the data has to pass through the US to get to you it won't help.
They're not allowed to ask if you're married for example, or how old you are
Really?
I seem to recall on job applications there being a place to fill in your marital status, and your DOB....?
It's been awhile since I last filled one out (I'm self employed 1099 contractor now)....but I know I've seen this on applications in the past...?
The DOB for sure.
Age, Children, Marital status... whether you drink socially or smoke. I think there are a few other questions they're not supposed to ask you before hiring you.
It may not be technically illegal to ask the question but might as well be; you can be sued if you ask those questions and don't give the person a job. As it is legal precedent that denying someone a job after asking those questions breaks other hiring rules. You can't refuse to hire someone on any of those grounds.
So even though any of us can check out anyone else's pages on say, Facebook a business cannot?
There's also a lot of questions that an individual can ask you that a business is not allowed to ask you during an interview. This is already established certainly in the US and I would expect most likely in Europe.
They're not allowed to ask if you're married for example, or how old you are (facebook normally has that information so perhaps a lawyer could argue they are breaking the law by going to facebook in the first place).
Only recently it was revealed that Mars' surface has a cocktail of substances that would "wipe out living organisms" (see this link https://www.theguardian.com/sc... ).
So we know ancient Martians used herbicide to prevent weeds growing. This is proof Mars is a fertile land ripe for the taking.
The lyrics to the "The Winker" were required reading at my Primary School growing up. Let me guess- they don't even take GCSE's in masturbation anymore either?
I went ahead and bought a Dot on Prime Day because they were dirt cheap. Now I see what the larger plan was. FUCK. Sending it back.
The problem isn't having a device that can listen in on you.
The problem is that there is no regulation of privacy. The company gets to set the rule. It's one thing while devices like DOT are novelties. You as an individual buy them and bring them into your own home.
10 years from now, almost every room you step in, and almost every new car you buy, and almost street you walk down is going to have internet connected devices. Many of which will be recording you or one or more aspect about you. These aren't going to be devices you buy specifically in many cases. Shopkeepers will be recording you as you walk past their shops. When you fill up your car- BP will be scanning your license plate. The government will be tracking you as you drive down the street. In your car your insurance company will have a required mic and video.
In your own home you may not be able to buy a toaster without internet requirements and your mandatory cable box or internet modem
Everyone is going to be spying on you. It won't just be your Dot. You're not going to have a choice.
What needs to be done is privacy regulations put in place BEFORE this happens, not afterwards. No company should be able to share any data about you without your expressed permission. Nor can a company offer any sort of carrot or stick incentives for sharing data. A company should not be allowed to discriminate in any way between users who chose to share data and those who don't/
I'll have to look back, but I think I read somewhere the Iceberg weighs a trillion tons. You're not moving a lump of ice that big. You can perhaps harvest some of the water by breaking it into chunks and transporting it back in tankers, but there's no ship on earth that could tow a lump of ice that big.
No. The old-imperial measurement of "Delaware" is roughly 2 and a half times the size of the more useful internationally recognized metric measurement of "Luxembourg".
Guess what, humans move when climate changes. See... "Great Land Bridge" for example. Because we have built huge cities on coasts to house large populations is OUR human problem. We'll pick up and move when the time comes. And LA and Miami will become great coral reefs teeming with life. You can see bad or good in just about everything;)
I've no doubt humans WILL move. How many die first though before the people move? Stubborn folk stay behind in Eritrea and Ethiopia where there is little food. Places where crops will grow will change too... but how many lost harvests in Nebraska before people realize British Columbia is a better bread basket now
I will concur that LA and Miami becoming reefs will be a step forwards however. Perhaps we can start public works to push them in the ocean now, instead of relying on mother nature?
There is an awful lot of water in that iceburg. That could make a big impact on their water needs. (or any other country that were able to harvest it).
Whereas, if the greening has continued over the decade since that article was published, that is a great thing for people of the Sahara. Redeployment of water resources around the globe is in general a bad thing. Population centers have grown where water is available. To take water from places where people rely on it and redistribute it to areas where population is sparse will result in a net negative impact for humanity.
It would be great if what was happening in the Sahara was completely separate to all the droughts and flooding that have increased worldwide .
I drink it all... and all of it without milk or sugar. The cupboard above my computer in my office is filled with about a dozen different coffee beans, teas and tisanes. Black, green, red, etc. I really do drink it all... start the day with coffee but have all sorts the rest of the day. I could eat the same foods everyday, but I require variety in what I drink.
I like mate too. The plain is fine, but I think the chocolate mate is much better.
I'm a fan of bitter things. As you say, bitter can be appreciated too; lots of yummy foods and drinks from (real) beer, to coffee, to dark chocolate, to limes, all have a bitter aspect. Bitter tends to be an acquired taste though and some people need the sweet.
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I can't see how a one time purchase can pay for the salary of a concierge forever.
They don't intend to. They know that phone replacement is over 50% by year 3. By year 5 almost all phones are replaced.
They probably also know that they only need one concierge working per 200 phones sold. Overall, it's not that expensive compared to the overall cost of the phone.
This is a societal problem that needs to be fixed at the societal level.
There is no problem.
When black males show less upwards social mobility. When women regularly earn less than men for doing the same jobs...
One way or another there is a societal problem. I can't say if it's whitey holding the black man down, or the black man holding himself back through poor social mores. Either way it's a societal problem.
No matter how much money you have; you'd have to be a real pretentious douche bag to buy one of these. And a real pretentious douche bag to sell one of these.
If I saw someone using one of these there would definitely be an urge in my gut to punch him in the face.
"HA! HA!"
- Nelson Muntz
It's amusing that that is the first thing that came to my mind too!
Not much sympathy from me.
Impromptu poll:
How many of you would be willing to move to Canada where BS like "fastlane" is outlawed, if it came down to that being the only form of protest against this bullshit that was left to you?
As long as most of the influential tech companies are in the US and the data has to pass through the US to get to you it won't help.
Really?
I seem to recall on job applications there being a place to fill in your marital status, and your DOB....?
It's been awhile since I last filled one out (I'm self employed 1099 contractor now)....but I know I've seen this on applications in the past...?
The DOB for sure.
Age, Children, Marital status... whether you drink socially or smoke. I think there are a few other questions they're not supposed to ask you before hiring you.
It may not be technically illegal to ask the question but might as well be; you can be sued if you ask those questions and don't give the person a job. As it is legal precedent that denying someone a job after asking those questions breaks other hiring rules. You can't refuse to hire someone on any of those grounds.
Is that you John McAfee?
That's a bit of a silly question. Of course he isn't John McAfee! Do you think John McAfee would be on Slashdot with a bunch of losers?
No, he's always too drunk to log in,
So even though any of us can check out anyone else's pages on say, Facebook a business cannot?
There's also a lot of questions that an individual can ask you that a business is not allowed to ask you during an interview. This is already established certainly in the US and I would expect most likely in Europe.
They're not allowed to ask if you're married for example, or how old you are (facebook normally has that information so perhaps a lawyer could argue they are breaking the law by going to facebook in the first place).
Only recently it was revealed that Mars' surface has a cocktail of substances that would "wipe out living organisms" (see this link
https://www.theguardian.com/sc... ).
So we know ancient Martians used herbicide to prevent weeds growing. This is proof Mars is a fertile land ripe for the taking.
Extra credit if you could shoot it above the monkey bars.
Only an old man would bother hacking a radio station, because only old men think radio is interesting enough to care about. It's like hacking VHS.
The hacker is almost certainly a white male aged 40's or 50's with a background in communications and/or electrical engineering.
In the Mansfield area where this happened that narrows the suspects down to about 12 people. Police should be able to do the rest.
Kids these days are soft.
The lyrics to the "The Winker" were required reading at my Primary School growing up. Let me guess- they don't even take GCSE's in masturbation anymore either?
I went ahead and bought a Dot on Prime Day because they were dirt cheap. Now I see what the larger plan was. FUCK. Sending it back.
The problem isn't having a device that can listen in on you.
The problem is that there is no regulation of privacy. The company gets to set the rule. It's one thing while devices like DOT are novelties. You as an individual buy them and bring them into your own home.
10 years from now, almost every room you step in, and almost every new car you buy, and almost street you walk down is going to have internet connected devices. Many of which will be recording you or one or more aspect about you. These aren't going to be devices you buy specifically in many cases. Shopkeepers will be recording you as you walk past their shops. When you fill up your car- BP will be scanning your license plate. The government will be tracking you as you drive down the street. In your car your insurance company will have a required mic and video.
In your own home you may not be able to buy a toaster without internet requirements and your mandatory cable box or internet modem
Everyone is going to be spying on you. It won't just be your Dot. You're not going to have a choice.
What needs to be done is privacy regulations put in place BEFORE this happens, not afterwards. No company should be able to share any data about you without your expressed permission. Nor can a company offer any sort of carrot or stick incentives for sharing data. A company should not be allowed to discriminate in any way between users who chose to share data and those who don't/
You missed the obvious "Pet Rock" evolution. "Pet Moon Rock"
I'll have to look back, but I think I read somewhere the Iceberg weighs a trillion tons. You're not moving a lump of ice that big. You can perhaps harvest some of the water by breaking it into chunks and transporting it back in tankers, but there's no ship on earth that could tow a lump of ice that big.
No. The old-imperial measurement of "Delaware" is roughly 2 and a half times the size of the more useful internationally recognized metric measurement of "Luxembourg".
Cybersecurity? Or the Chinese government just want to keep better tabs on democracy protesters on Hong Kong?
Guess what, humans move when climate changes. See ... "Great Land Bridge" for example. Because we have built huge cities on coasts to house large populations is OUR human problem. We'll pick up and move when the time comes. And LA and Miami will become great coral reefs teeming with life. You can see bad or good in just about everything ;)
I've no doubt humans WILL move. How many die first though before the people move? Stubborn folk stay behind in Eritrea and Ethiopia where there is little food. Places where crops will grow will change too... but how many lost harvests in Nebraska before people realize British Columbia is a better bread basket now
I will concur that LA and Miami becoming reefs will be a step forwards however. Perhaps we can start public works to push them in the ocean now, instead of relying on mother nature?
One could hollow out the Iceberg and then be able to place Libraries of Congress inside.
Damn Americans using non-standard "Delaware" units of measure instead of a more civilized "Luxembourg" unit of measure.
they've always wanted one.
There is an awful lot of water in that iceburg. That could make a big impact on their water needs. (or any other country that were able to harvest it).
The Greening Of Africa is another great example ignored. http://news.nationalgeographic...
Whereas, if the greening has continued over the decade since that article was published, that is a great thing for people of the Sahara. Redeployment of water resources around the globe is in general a bad thing. Population centers have grown where water is available. To take water from places where people rely on it and redistribute it to areas where population is sparse will result in a net negative impact for humanity.
It would be great if what was happening in the Sahara was completely separate to all the droughts and flooding that have increased worldwide .
It isn't proof, but it is evidence. Part of a growing body of evidence and a growing body of studies that say the same thing.
I drink it all... and all of it without milk or sugar. The cupboard above my computer in my office is filled with about a dozen different coffee beans, teas and tisanes. Black, green, red, etc. I really do drink it all... start the day with coffee but have all sorts the rest of the day. I could eat the same foods everyday, but I require variety in what I drink.
I like mate too. The plain is fine, but I think the chocolate mate is much better.
I'm a fan of bitter things. As you say, bitter can be appreciated too; lots of yummy foods and drinks from (real) beer, to coffee, to dark chocolate, to limes, all have a bitter aspect. Bitter tends to be an acquired taste though and some people need the sweet.
What is maths?
I"ve heard of math, but never that apparent plural form of it....?
It is the shortened form of mathematics.