It's also a comparison of apples & oranges, since the U.S. actually *does* provide drinkable water and electricity to most of its citizens. India doesn't even have the basics of an industrial society down, so it's an entirely different question of whether they should be spending money on the advanced components.
" Amazon claims to have secured 22 percent of tablet sales in the U.S.".... That might mean something if it actually *were* a full featured tablet running a modern version of Android. It's not. It's an Amazon media content delivery system, like the Kindle before it. And at that, it's probably very good. I was a huge fan of Kindle until I replaced it with a genuine tablet that does more things in one package. If they release a Fire that is *actually* an Android tablet I'll take a look. But the shallow perception of the media that tries to link the Fire to much more powerful and flexible platforms might as well be written by Amazon's marketing department.
After 15 years of business travel related to Information Security, I took a personal time-out this year and have promised myself a year (minimum) where I do not get on a commercial airliner. I'd really love it if I could make that "never again," but we'll see.
Mickey Mouse B.S. like this is a huge part of why I have wanted to do it for a long time. The 'security' industry built around fear today is a multibillion dollar boondoggle that buys us an infinitesimal increase in actual personal safety, and people just tamely accept it like cattle.
You're hiding something.
It's the only impression you can give, whether it's true or not.
Consumers are entitled to choice. I am entitled to choice. It is unconscionable that the FDA didn't mandate this kind of disclosure long before now.
If the industry thinks my choice is 'uneducated,' then make your case and educate me. But I don't consume this stuff by choice because history tells me that some corporations would feed me lead-wrapped mercury if the guys who made the profits would be safely dead before I found out it was bad for me. So let me make the choice.
2-day Prime delivery might have been the single biggest thing I missed while living in Amsterdam the previous two years, and now that I'm back in the Pacific Northwest, it is absolutely the way I get items when I know what I want and just want to get it without burning gas and time to track it down in a brick & mortar store.
I search through Amazon, I search through online reviews at other locations if it's relevant to my purchase... but the bottom line is that the convenience and efficiency of Amazon's business model is a winner for me.
The fact that I'm sending money to a Washington corporation instead of a California one like Google.... just a little icing on the cake for someone in the Northwest.
Maybe the first question to ask yourself is how the place you're from is ever going to get better if everyone willing to work hard leaves to capitalize on the infrastructure work already done in other countries.
But of course there's no reason to be chained to the place of your birth. I was born in the northwestern U.S., have lived and worked on the east coast, England, Australia, and most recently 2 years of work based in Holland and traveling the E.U. You'll certainly have easier immigration issues staying within the E.U. and the north is as strong economically as anyone else in the world.
Australia & NZ... very nice, and they want to keep it that way by not allowing the whole world to move there, so good luck.
China and India "on the way up"? Check out the massive political and environmental issues they face in the years ahead.
I'm back in Washington State now after seeing a LOT of the world, and love it more than ever. 'America' is not one place any more than 'Europe' is, there is a huge variety of environment, culture and employment opportunity.
Bottom line is that it will be your commitment and flexibility that determines whether a new place is a good fit for you... if it doesn't work out, don't blame the place.
lol, being American I suppose I should have said "we" instead of "you"... I'm still in cultural readjustment shock after moving back in July after two years living in Amsterdam, which has a shockingly low % of people that are waiting around for the Rapture while bloating their bodies up to the size of baby elephants eating crap food.... okay, still a little readjustment to go......
And remember this is a very American thing to do.
First you surrender completely to corporatism so your televised coverage of international events is abysmal.
Then you absolutely refuse to be taxed at any level that would create a publicly-minded entity that provided vastly superior coverage to that corporate entity.
And then you freeload on the infrastructure paid for by other taxpayers in other countries that aren't quite as shortsighted, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the system they paid for.
Any system that isn't designed to be secure against EVERYONE is secure against NO ONE.
You're throwing away the enterprise business with both hands to the people that don't intentionally cripple their security, RIM... and you'll deserve the results.
I'm a network security trainer and the products I train on are capable of this kind of HTTPS deep inspection, so when we discuss the feature I always ask admins to consider the legal implications of using the feature in their market. What is perfectly legal in the US might be prohibited in the EU. If you're doing HTTPS inspection I think it's only ethical to inform end users and warn them to browse accordingly... but bosses don't always feel that way.
I successfully resisted attempts to make me a supervisor or PM while working in a technical training job I love for 15 years, I didn't want to lose the travel and the interaction with technical trainees, who are generally a great group to work with. Now I'm taking a year or two off and leaving that job on my terms with no hard feelings on either side. I never was too concerned about making the absolute max dollars on a career track, but that is a luxury that many cannot afford, and a choice you can only make for yourself.
But I always recall the Frank Herbert line that 'wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery."
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It's also a comparison of apples & oranges, since the U.S. actually *does* provide drinkable water and electricity to most of its citizens. India doesn't even have the basics of an industrial society down, so it's an entirely different question of whether they should be spending money on the advanced components.
Maybe on the moon they can find that fresh water that half the country doesn't have access to, or 24x7 electricity.
I know I'd sure want a phone made by a bitter Sociology major with no training!
Nothing guarantees quality like pressgang labor with no training being thrown onto an assembly line.
Eventually kills their golden goose ... forgetting what country made them rich, and what we're about.
" Amazon claims to have secured 22 percent of tablet sales in the U.S." .... That might mean something if it actually *were* a full featured tablet running a modern version of Android. It's not. It's an Amazon media content delivery system, like the Kindle before it. And at that, it's probably very good. I was a huge fan of Kindle until I replaced it with a genuine tablet that does more things in one package. If they release a Fire that is *actually* an Android tablet I'll take a look. But the shallow perception of the media that tries to link the Fire to much more powerful and flexible platforms might as well be written by Amazon's marketing department.
After 15 years of business travel related to Information Security, I took a personal time-out this year and have promised myself a year (minimum) where I do not get on a commercial airliner. I'd really love it if I could make that "never again," but we'll see. Mickey Mouse B.S. like this is a huge part of why I have wanted to do it for a long time. The 'security' industry built around fear today is a multibillion dollar boondoggle that buys us an infinitesimal increase in actual personal safety, and people just tamely accept it like cattle.
You're hiding something. It's the only impression you can give, whether it's true or not. Consumers are entitled to choice. I am entitled to choice. It is unconscionable that the FDA didn't mandate this kind of disclosure long before now. If the industry thinks my choice is 'uneducated,' then make your case and educate me. But I don't consume this stuff by choice because history tells me that some corporations would feed me lead-wrapped mercury if the guys who made the profits would be safely dead before I found out it was bad for me. So let me make the choice.
2-day Prime delivery might have been the single biggest thing I missed while living in Amsterdam the previous two years, and now that I'm back in the Pacific Northwest, it is absolutely the way I get items when I know what I want and just want to get it without burning gas and time to track it down in a brick & mortar store. I search through Amazon, I search through online reviews at other locations if it's relevant to my purchase ... but the bottom line is that the convenience and efficiency of Amazon's business model is a winner for me.
The fact that I'm sending money to a Washington corporation instead of a California one like Google .... just a little icing on the cake for someone in the Northwest.
Shouldn't they just rename Kentucky "Western Waziristan" so they can really feel more at home? Same freakin' mindset.
But of course there's no reason to be chained to the place of your birth. I was born in the northwestern U.S., have lived and worked on the east coast, England, Australia, and most recently 2 years of work based in Holland and traveling the E.U. You'll certainly have easier immigration issues staying within the E.U. and the north is as strong economically as anyone else in the world.
Australia & NZ ... very nice, and they want to keep it that way by not allowing the whole world to move there, so good luck.
China and India "on the way up"? Check out the massive political and environmental issues they face in the years ahead.
I'm back in Washington State now after seeing a LOT of the world, and love it more than ever. 'America' is not one place any more than 'Europe' is, there is a huge variety of environment, culture and employment opportunity.
Bottom line is that it will be your commitment and flexibility that determines whether a new place is a good fit for you ... if it doesn't work out, don't blame the place.
lol, being American I suppose I should have said "we" instead of "you" ... I'm still in cultural readjustment shock after moving back in July after two years living in Amsterdam, which has a shockingly low % of people that are waiting around for the Rapture while bloating their bodies up to the size of baby elephants eating crap food .... okay, still a little readjustment to go ......
And remember this is a very American thing to do. First you surrender completely to corporatism so your televised coverage of international events is abysmal. Then you absolutely refuse to be taxed at any level that would create a publicly-minded entity that provided vastly superior coverage to that corporate entity. And then you freeload on the infrastructure paid for by other taxpayers in other countries that aren't quite as shortsighted, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the system they paid for.
Any system that isn't designed to be secure against EVERYONE is secure against NO ONE. You're throwing away the enterprise business with both hands to the people that don't intentionally cripple their security, RIM ... and you'll deserve the results.
I'm a network security trainer and the products I train on are capable of this kind of HTTPS deep inspection, so when we discuss the feature I always ask admins to consider the legal implications of using the feature in their market. What is perfectly legal in the US might be prohibited in the EU. If you're doing HTTPS inspection I think it's only ethical to inform end users and warn them to browse accordingly ... but bosses don't always feel that way.
I successfully resisted attempts to make me a supervisor or PM while working in a technical training job I love for 15 years, I didn't want to lose the travel and the interaction with technical trainees, who are generally a great group to work with. Now I'm taking a year or two off and leaving that job on my terms with no hard feelings on either side. I never was too concerned about making the absolute max dollars on a career track, but that is a luxury that many cannot afford, and a choice you can only make for yourself. But I always recall the Frank Herbert line that 'wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery."
Ildiots.