The keyword is "devices". Apple is well known as a device manufacturer. They are also well known for grossly overpricing their uber hyped devices. Since the super hypster (Jobs) is dead, look for this to play a rapidly declining role in Apple's future. It's why I've dumped all my Apple stock. On the other hand, take a long look at Microsoft. They have only recently been dipping their toes into device production, since, they are mainly a software company. Oh yeah, I can hear you saying that all those Apple devices are running Apple software and that's true, but, consider this: Apple software all comes from the walled garden. There are very few indipendent companies producing iOs, etc. software. Then, look at Microsoft. Look at the enormous amount of software being written by third parties for the Windows OS. It makes Apple software look like "Sams Club Cola" compared to Coca-Cola. There is no comparison. This is a Windows world because of the simple fact that Microsoft allows so many indipendant companies to write Windows compatible software. I really don't think Microsoft has too much to worry about when it comes to Apple, since, like I said: "The Hypster-In-Chief" is dead!
Wait! Yes do call Atheism a religion! That way I can declare my house the High Temple of the First Church of Atheism. Then, I don't have to pay property taxes on it! Any money I make goes straight into the Temples' fund, thus, I don't pay taxes on that. It works out great!!!!
I've traced my paternal family name to before the battle of hastings in 1066. Later on, one of my great xxxxxxxxxxx aunts married King Edward III of England. In the 1400s, some how I became related to George Bush (Would rather erase that relation!). Later, my sixth great grandmother was the great aunt of Francis Scott Key the writer of the national anthem. They both were the 4th great grandparents of Ty Cobb! Geanology is cool! Everyone should look into their family tree. They may just be supprised. Unfortunately, most to these "negative posters" on/. probably don't even know who their fathers were. Sad!!!!
Look at it this way Rand. You've just spent a very hard exhausting week in Washington doing nothing and blocking every effort to actually do something to benefit the lower and middle class in the U.S. You're almost home at your mansion and feeling good that you stuck it good to that good for nothing black president. Unknown to you there is a person/terrorist/patriot set up in the woods just 200 yards from where your limo will pull up to your mansion. Guess what he has an RPG! One of those low tech, but, very effective weapons that true American patriots face in Afghanistan and other places around the world every day. Remember, those true patriots are the low lifes that you and other spoiled rich people use to fight your wars. It just happens that an unmanned drone is flying overhead and spots this person/terrorist/patriot from 10,000 feet. Now, this drone just happens to be armed with a hellfire missle. As you pull up to your mansion, the person/terrorist/patriot takes careful aim. The controller of the drone, based at Whitman Air Force Base in Missouri, has a quandry on his hands. He would like to blow this person/terrorist/patriot to hell with his missile, but, after all the debate, name calling, and just plain nasty politics that you were a major part of in Washington, a law was passed that prohibited the killing of "Americans" like this person/terrorist/patriot on American soil. He pleads with his superior officer for the "weapons free" order, but, the officer tells him NO!!! it's against the law! Then the cameras on the drone records the "whoosh BOOM" as you, your limo, your driver, and everyone within 10 to 15 yards of your limo become a fine pink mist with chunks of flesh, metal, and "fine corenthian leather" flying in all directions. This scenario could be your future Rand. Think about it!!!
I've noticed over the years that the Republican Party can come up with all sort of little taxes here and there to help them keep their pledge to not increase taxes on their wealthy overmasters. How fitting that this congressman now proposes taxing breathing! What's next Ed, kill off all the old folks to stop them from emiting too much CO2?
Now, as then, if NASA doesn't solve the problem of shielding the astronauts from solar radiation and cosmic rays you might just as well call it; The Mars Fryby!!!
Yes I'm sure everyone is feeling bad for Bradley Manning, but, he knew from the moment he enlisted and took the oath that releasing classified information during wartime is an act of TREASON! He probably will not face a firing squad, for that he should thank his lucky stars, but, I'm sure and I believe he should spend many years in a military prison such as Levanworth. I'm sure he thought he was doing a great thing for mankind by releasing this information. What if someone in the Mahattan Project during WWII had thought it was for the betterment of mankind to leak the designs for the atomic bombs to Germany and Japan?
I believe the correct solution to the assault style weapon problem lies in the size of the magazine. If Washington can get off their collective arses and pass a bill limiting magazines to 10 rounds, all these assault weapons will become just expensive phallic symbols for the juvenile a-holes out there who think they make them tough. Oh yeah, also in this law, put a rider stating that if you are caught with a magazine with a capacity higher than 10 rounds, there is a 5 year mandantory jail sentance which cannot be served concurrantly with other sentances. I myself have an assault type rifle with magazines for 15, 20, and 30 rounds. I will be happy to turn them in if such a law is passed. I purchased this assault rifle years ago and have found it to be the most useless weapon in my collection. It's fun to shoot but it is essentially useless unless I become mentally deranged and want to kill mass numbers of people, which, is basically the only real use for these weapons. So if these techie dildos do indeed perfect programs that allow idiots to print out large capacity magazines, then, those using them had better not show them to their friends since, who knows who may turn them in?
Really bad call there with that takedown of this video. I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing until I began to realize that it is the last sports bastion of the good old boy white mans club. Don't get me wrong, I'm a WASP just like you,but, do you see a single black person in the video? When was there ever a black person driving or even in the pit crew at a Winston or Sprint Cup event? Are NASCAR dads inherently rascist? Is this the reason Republican candidates in elections can only win with the jerrymandering of voting districts? Also, what's with all the Toyota (Japanese) cars in NASCAR today. I thought NASCAR was an American sport! Oh right!, the red south is against unions like those for Ford or Chevy cars. Guess the hatred of unions is enough to let in the riff-raff Japanese mfgrs. What's next, Russian cars?
OK, you have this long string of cars doing 70 mph with 2 ft. spacing. What if car #3 in line has a blowout? Do you really believe that the next 5, 10, or 15 cars in line, even with their uber fast computer control, will be able to stop in time to prevent a mega car pile-up? I started driving mechanized vehicles at 6 years old. Since then I've become a stead-fast supporter of safe following distances. If the car manufacturers want this spectrum, they should pony up the cash!
This also involves free speech. I believe the university and the librarian should counter sue, claiming the publisher is trying to suppress their free speech rights. They should ask for millions of dollars in damages and Billions in punitave damage.
This apple shop should have just given these idiot "Apple" callers the phone number to Microsoft. At least they could have informed them of the error of their ways!!!
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The keyword is "devices". Apple is well known as a device manufacturer. They are also well known for grossly overpricing their uber hyped devices. Since the super hypster (Jobs) is dead, look for this to play a rapidly declining role in Apple's future. It's why I've dumped all my Apple stock. On the other hand, take a long look at Microsoft. They have only recently been dipping their toes into device production, since, they are mainly a software company. Oh yeah, I can hear you saying that all those Apple devices are running Apple software and that's true, but, consider this: Apple software all comes from the walled garden. There are very few indipendent companies producing iOs, etc. software. Then, look at Microsoft. Look at the enormous amount of software being written by third parties for the Windows OS. It makes Apple software look like "Sams Club Cola" compared to Coca-Cola. There is no comparison. This is a Windows world because of the simple fact that Microsoft allows so many indipendant companies to write Windows compatible software. I really don't think Microsoft has too much to worry about when it comes to Apple, since, like I said: "The Hypster-In-Chief" is dead!
Wait! Yes do call Atheism a religion! That way I can declare my house the High Temple of the First Church of Atheism. Then, I don't have to pay property taxes on it! Any money I make goes straight into the Temples' fund, thus, I don't pay taxes on that. It works out great!!!!
I think "GoPro" should change their name to "GoPoo"!!!
Had we taken this stance earlier, Julian Assange would no longer be in the news, he would be in the grave!
I've traced my paternal family name to before the battle of hastings in 1066. Later on, one of my great xxxxxxxxxxx aunts married King Edward III of England. In the 1400s, some how I became related to George Bush (Would rather erase that relation!). Later, my sixth great grandmother was the great aunt of Francis Scott Key the writer of the national anthem. They both were the 4th great grandparents of Ty Cobb! Geanology is cool! Everyone should look into their family tree. They may just be supprised. Unfortunately, most to these "negative posters" on /. probably don't even know who their fathers were. Sad!!!!
Stay Tuned!!!
Look at it this way Rand. You've just spent a very hard exhausting week in Washington doing nothing and blocking every effort to actually do something to benefit the lower and middle class in the U.S. You're almost home at your mansion and feeling good that you stuck it good to that good for nothing black president. Unknown to you there is a person/terrorist/patriot set up in the woods just 200 yards from where your limo will pull up to your mansion. Guess what he has an RPG! One of those low tech, but, very effective weapons that true American patriots face in Afghanistan and other places around the world every day. Remember, those true patriots are the low lifes that you and other spoiled rich people use to fight your wars. It just happens that an unmanned drone is flying overhead and spots this person/terrorist/patriot from 10,000 feet. Now, this drone just happens to be armed with a hellfire missle. As you pull up to your mansion, the person/terrorist/patriot takes careful aim. The controller of the drone, based at Whitman Air Force Base in Missouri, has a quandry on his hands. He would like to blow this person/terrorist/patriot to hell with his missile, but, after all the debate, name calling, and just plain nasty politics that you were a major part of in Washington, a law was passed that prohibited the killing of "Americans" like this person/terrorist/patriot on American soil. He pleads with his superior officer for the "weapons free" order, but, the officer tells him NO!!! it's against the law! Then the cameras on the drone records the "whoosh BOOM" as you, your limo, your driver, and everyone within 10 to 15 yards of your limo become a fine pink mist with chunks of flesh, metal, and "fine corenthian leather" flying in all directions. This scenario could be your future Rand. Think about it!!!
Let's fire a hellfire missile on Rand Paul!!!
I've noticed over the years that the Republican Party can come up with all sort of little taxes here and there to help them keep their pledge to not increase taxes on their wealthy overmasters. How fitting that this congressman now proposes taxing breathing! What's next Ed, kill off all the old folks to stop them from emiting too much CO2?
Now, as then, if NASA doesn't solve the problem of shielding the astronauts from solar radiation and cosmic rays you might just as well call it; The Mars Fryby!!!
Yes I'm sure everyone is feeling bad for Bradley Manning, but, he knew from the moment he enlisted and took the oath that releasing classified information during wartime is an act of TREASON! He probably will not face a firing squad, for that he should thank his lucky stars, but, I'm sure and I believe he should spend many years in a military prison such as Levanworth. I'm sure he thought he was doing a great thing for mankind by releasing this information. What if someone in the Mahattan Project during WWII had thought it was for the betterment of mankind to leak the designs for the atomic bombs to Germany and Japan?
I believe the correct solution to the assault style weapon problem lies in the size of the magazine. If Washington can get off their collective arses and pass a bill limiting magazines to 10 rounds, all these assault weapons will become just expensive phallic symbols for the juvenile a-holes out there who think they make them tough. Oh yeah, also in this law, put a rider stating that if you are caught with a magazine with a capacity higher than 10 rounds, there is a 5 year mandantory jail sentance which cannot be served concurrantly with other sentances. I myself have an assault type rifle with magazines for 15, 20, and 30 rounds. I will be happy to turn them in if such a law is passed. I purchased this assault rifle years ago and have found it to be the most useless weapon in my collection. It's fun to shoot but it is essentially useless unless I become mentally deranged and want to kill mass numbers of people, which, is basically the only real use for these weapons. So if these techie dildos do indeed perfect programs that allow idiots to print out large capacity magazines, then, those using them had better not show them to their friends since, who knows who may turn them in?
Hey!, It's an Apple product, what did you expect?
Don't you just love armchair physicists!!!
Never wearing any pants means he has TWO guns he can bring to bare!
Really bad call there with that takedown of this video. I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing until I began to realize that it is the last sports bastion of the good old boy white mans club. Don't get me wrong, I'm a WASP just like you,but, do you see a single black person in the video? When was there ever a black person driving or even in the pit crew at a Winston or Sprint Cup event? Are NASCAR dads inherently rascist? Is this the reason Republican candidates in elections can only win with the jerrymandering of voting districts? Also, what's with all the Toyota (Japanese) cars in NASCAR today. I thought NASCAR was an American sport! Oh right!, the red south is against unions like those for Ford or Chevy cars. Guess the hatred of unions is enough to let in the riff-raff Japanese mfgrs. What's next, Russian cars?
Thank goodness Milton Burle passed before all this bull hockey got the lawyers hyped!
OK, you have this long string of cars doing 70 mph with 2 ft. spacing. What if car #3 in line has a blowout? Do you really believe that the next 5, 10, or 15 cars in line, even with their uber fast computer control, will be able to stop in time to prevent a mega car pile-up? I started driving mechanized vehicles at 6 years old. Since then I've become a stead-fast supporter of safe following distances. If the car manufacturers want this spectrum, they should pony up the cash!
Someone needs to sterilize Monsanto!
Hey! There are still people out ther who believe Barak Obama was born in Kenya!
Just pay the price for locally produced honey. Good grief, how much honey do you use anyway!
Hey Klick and Wrong, just where is your funding coming from? Could some of it be the petroleum and plastics industry?
This also involves free speech. I believe the university and the librarian should counter sue, claiming the publisher is trying to suppress their free speech rights. They should ask for millions of dollars in damages and Billions in punitave damage.
This apple shop should have just given these idiot "Apple" callers the phone number to Microsoft. At least they could have informed them of the error of their ways!!!
Bet a lot of Montana /.ers who were watching soiled themselves. Hope the FCC catches up with these dickheads and throws the book at them!