The thought of having his warehouse workers semi trapped on an island in the middle of nowhere would probably give Bezos such a frighteningly powerful erection that he could launch his blue origin rockets by simply unzipping his pants.
Fair enough.. Though my comments were directed more towards the notion that a new phone would have the potential to be a life changing event. Android, Apple, whatever.. it's still just a phone.
Cancer going into remission, getting a heart transplant, birth of a child.. these are life changing things, not a silly little cell phone.
But you're absolutely right - it is very easy to be overly critical in an online forum where there's zero repercussions for mouthing off.:)
Why would this be modded down? Torrenting is the only appropriate response to bullshit like this.
Studios bitch and moan about piracy, then Netflix comes along, making getting the content you actually want to watch easy. Piracy goes down..
But Netflix is almost too good; no commercials,very low price, unlimited usage -- so consumers see the traditional content companies like Disney (ABC, ESPN, who knows what the fuck else) for the parasites that they are, and cut the cord.
So to punish Netflix and/or regain the eyeballs they feel accustomed to, they raise the licensing costs on Netflix -- and when that fails to work, they pull their content from the service entirely, all so they can create yet ANOTHER streaming service.
So after years of consumers hemming and hawing for a la carte TV; moves like this from Disney almost seem like a giant "fuck you" to their viewers.. Sure you can have your a la carte entertainment, but it's going to cost you even more, more due to needing to subscribe to several different streaming services. (Give it a few years.)
Or you can torrent. Or you can just not watch their insipid bullshit. But they really shouldn't cry foul when they try to set their prices far higher than the market is willing to bear, and the result is a return to rampant piracy.
how the fuck can a phone change your life -- let alone be revolutionary (okay, the very first cell phone was revolutionary, and maaaaybe the first smart phone) but come the fuck on guy... it's a phone.
Sure constantly being connected is great, as is access to the instant gratification with your social networking likes or whatnots.. thus letting you deal with the existential crisis of being so shallow you cannot even get lost in your own thoughts; But at the end of the day, it's a fucking phone.
Because the US is a democracy, integrated into the wider world, and does not have it's citizens living in a god damn panopticon ruled over by a bat-shit crazy lea..
fuck... okay.
At least during the cold war what i was saying was true; but at present it's getting less-so every year.
Seriously though, NK's nuke program is about one thing, and one thing only -- keeping the current dynasty in power. (and maybe leverage when negotiating aid packages)
But, everything in that country is designed to serve that purpose. There's a reason people are kept poor, ignorant and starving -- control.
Pakistan and India also pursued nuclear weapons, and despite some tongue lashing from the west, were left alone peace. Mainly because they didn't do childish shit like launch missiles over neighboring countries, or threaten to use them as a first strike.
But they're literally a communist state, of course they're leftist. Politics in its entirety can be explained by a simple left/right dichotomy -- right? It's like you don't even read 99% of facebook and/or youtube comments.
(But what does that mean for Russia, AC's other punching bag? They used to be communist aka super-mega-cereal-lefty, but now they're not. Are they now on the right? I'm so confused)
Trivia: which president created the EPA, and which party was he from? Hint: his last name ends in 'ixon'.
Raises the question if AI is sufficiently advanced, and actually is able to think for itself -- will it operate in a kind of a black-box fashion, and if so, how will we know it's arrived at 'AI' ?
Slashdot Mirror
"now" ? where were you when sync came out? :)
let them eat.. kelp?
Your post made me think..
The thought of having his warehouse workers semi trapped on an island in the middle of nowhere would probably give Bezos such a frighteningly powerful erection that he could launch his blue origin rockets by simply unzipping his pants.
Doesn't help much with the office drones though.
What would stop a company the size and scope of amazon from building a platform in international waters, and use that as their headquarters?
Seems like it would be the next step in corporate evolution.
if i had the means, i'd set off your alexa intentionally after reading that.
They're far creepier than just an ad company. an ad company wants to sell you shit, or direct you towards people who want to sell you shit.
Google wants to *own* all of your online activities; for reasons they haven't even though of .. yet.
god dammit, i was just going to post that! tiny, minuscule violins are about to become the new hot ticket item. (will they come in white?)
tyler durden might have been right.
were you more, or less likely to click on the article after reading trump's name?
Fair enough.. Though my comments were directed more towards the notion that a new phone would have the potential to be a life changing event. Android, Apple, whatever.. it's still just a phone.
Cancer going into remission, getting a heart transplant, birth of a child.. these are life changing things, not a silly little cell phone.
But you're absolutely right - it is very easy to be overly critical in an online forum where there's zero repercussions for mouthing off. :)
It's not stealing. Using that term confuses the issue greatly.
He's not walking into their office and stealing the raw film, along with all copies.
At worst he's depriving them of revenue that more than likely they'd never, ever get from him to begin with.
It's more like trespassing on an old grumpy man's virtual lawn.
Why would this be modded down? Torrenting is the only appropriate response to bullshit like this.
Studios bitch and moan about piracy, then Netflix comes along, making getting the content you actually want to watch easy. Piracy goes down..
But Netflix is almost too good; no commercials,very low price, unlimited usage -- so consumers see the traditional content companies like Disney (ABC, ESPN, who knows what the fuck else) for the parasites that they are, and cut the cord.
So to punish Netflix and/or regain the eyeballs they feel accustomed to, they raise the licensing costs on Netflix -- and when that fails to work, they pull their content from the service entirely, all so they can create yet ANOTHER streaming service.
So after years of consumers hemming and hawing for a la carte TV; moves like this from Disney almost seem like a giant "fuck you" to their viewers.. Sure you can have your a la carte entertainment, but it's going to cost you even more, more due to needing to subscribe to several different streaming services. (Give it a few years.)
Or you can torrent. Or you can just not watch their insipid bullshit. But they really shouldn't cry foul when they try to set their prices far higher than the market is willing to bear, and the result is a return to rampant piracy.
Hi Yar,
This is your boss, please come see me in my office -- we need to talk.
how the fuck can a phone change your life -- let alone be revolutionary (okay, the very first cell phone was revolutionary, and maaaaybe the first smart phone) but come the fuck on guy... it's a phone.
Sure constantly being connected is great, as is access to the instant gratification with your social networking likes or whatnots .. thus letting you deal with the existential crisis of being so shallow you cannot even get lost in your own thoughts; But at the end of the day, it's a fucking phone.
a $1000 dollar phone.
insert South_Park_cop_saying_niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.jpg
well played sir, well played.
companies with fundamentals as shitty as Uber's will never live up to the hype. At some point the VC money dump will dry up, and Uber will be gone.
(Or alternatively, the valuation is not as pants on head retarded as it seems, and they're doing fine.. Totally plausible.)
It's horrible, it's like the sun letting lose with a coronal mass ejaculation
I don't think that phrase means what you think it does. but either way, damn that's hot.
Because the US is a democracy, integrated into the wider world, and does not have it's citizens living in a god damn panopticon ruled over by a bat-shit crazy lea..
fuck... okay.
At least during the cold war what i was saying was true; but at present it's getting less-so every year.
Seriously though, NK's nuke program is about one thing, and one thing only -- keeping the current dynasty in power. (and maybe leverage when negotiating aid packages)
But, everything in that country is designed to serve that purpose. There's a reason people are kept poor, ignorant and starving -- control.
Pakistan and India also pursued nuclear weapons, and despite some tongue lashing from the west, were left alone peace. Mainly because they didn't do childish shit like launch missiles over neighboring countries, or threaten to use them as a first strike.
of all the sports that employ this, why reference table tennis? :)
baseball => curve ball
tennis => drop shot
i'm sure there are other examples, but TT is pretty niche (though fun)
surprised it's not including the people who've you searched for (or have searched for you)
that would make way, way more sense (other than the obvious creepy factor)
the only grinder he's into is the sandwich variety, and he's what you'd call an enthusiast.
But they're literally a communist state, of course they're leftist. Politics in its entirety can be explained by a simple left/right dichotomy -- right? It's like you don't even read 99% of facebook and/or youtube comments.
(But what does that mean for Russia, AC's other punching bag? They used to be communist aka super-mega-cereal-lefty, but now they're not. Are they now on the right? I'm so confused)
Trivia: which president created the EPA, and which party was he from? Hint: his last name ends in 'ixon'.
No really guys, just look at our motto!
are the designated shitting streets a real thing, and if so; which cities are they found in? (hopefully away from those first class shopping areas?)
Raises the question if AI is sufficiently advanced, and actually is able to think for itself -- will it operate in a kind of a black-box fashion, and if so, how will we know it's arrived at 'AI' ?