1. You're linking to data that's six months old. 2. Even if you look at that data, you're high by over $4 billion. 3. As of 12/31/01 they had $1.205 billion in cash and near cash, and $0.648 billion in Marketable securities for a total of $1.853 billion in cash-esque assets.
>> If you've ever ordered from Amazon, this might concern you.
Oh please! If they want to know what you've ordered from Amazon, its easier and more subtle to hack your password and look at your history than to start sending out subpoenas.
You get 4 Bloomberg screens displayed on two 14" flat-pannels, or you can pay more for 4 Bloomberg screens displayed on four pannels. The cost differential used to be $300 a month.
Screw Robert X Cringely; I wanna see a column by Malcolm X Cringely! Something like:
"The economic philosophy of modulation technology only means that our people need to be re-educated into the importance of controlling the economy of the cable modem with which we browse, which means that we won't have to constantly be involved in picketing and boycotting other ISPs in other communities in order to get bandwidth."
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Yeah, when I'm 85 and dying in some smelly nursing home someplace, I really want to remember the good times I had watching 18.5 minutes of Sienfeld and 11.5 minutes of commercials every day after work.
Pardon my cynicism tonight, but anybody who watches tv deserves just what they get.
Agreed, but it's short sighted to care what you get paid as an intern. The long term economics of having the phrase "MIT Media Lab" on your C.V. far outweighs the difference between $5.15 and hour and $20 and hour over the course of an internship.
No, the GAAP Earnings were $5mm (0.01 EPS) and their "Pro Forma Net Earnings" were $59mm (0.09 EPS). I think this crocked up "Pro Forma" number is what you're referring to. I don't know what's pro forma about it anyhow since D&A and stock options are all ongoing exenses, and not one time items.
And more to the point, they lose money on every unit they sell, and total sales continue to fall.
It's just another cool product with a sucky business model.
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>> I honestly believe that SUVs should require a separate license, and hefty registration fees.
How about $1 per gallon additional taxes on fuel to go to alternative energy research? That ought to encourage people to buy more fuel efficient cars while providing some much needed stimulus to research endeavors.
In my experience, squid with mantles over about 4" are very difficult to cook without making them rubbery. If you cut a big guy like this into rings, you could probably cook them up and use them as snow tires.
Some companies have very high fixed costs and very low variable costs (like the DRAM market). Sometimes when they enter a temporary period where they can only sell their product at a loss, they will continue to do so. Why? Imagine the capital costs of owning the factory are $100mm a year, but that you can produce up to 100mm chips at an incremental cost of $0 each. If you can sell the chips for $.50 each, you might as well do it (for a limited period of time) because losing $50mm is better than losing $100mm. Granted, the real world DRAM industry is not as purely fixed cost as this, but its a good example of why companies sometimes do sell products ar a loss.
Still don't believe that companies will ever sell at a loss? Go look at the earings cycle for Micron over the past 15 years. Some years they lose money, some years they rake it in hand over fist.
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1. You're linking to data that's six months old.
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2. Even if you look at that data, you're high by over $4 billion.
3. As of 12/31/01 they had $1.205 billion in cash and near cash, and $0.648 billion in Marketable securities for a total of $1.853 billion in cash-esque assets.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709519/0
in this case I think I'll just throw caution to the wind.
I think this is one case where "open source" would lead to "open sores". Yuk!
Yeah, but he's obviously too cheap to buy a ring. Jeeze.
Then I guess we could expect a lot more little kids running around in glasses, eh?
>> If you've ever ordered from Amazon, this might concern you.
Oh please! If they want to know what you've ordered from Amazon, its easier and more subtle to hack your password and look at your history than to start sending out subpoenas.
You can be pretty sure this system wouldn't work in L.A.
"Allign it with that building over there."
"What? What building, where?"
>> the computer science and public policy communities appear to agree
That's lovely, but the politicos will do whatever they like without regard to the experts.
Hitchhiker's Guide and matching towel set, ebook of course.
I don't know, but my Internet Refrigerator keeps begging me to take her there.
You get 4 Bloomberg screens displayed on two 14" flat-pannels, or you can pay more for 4 Bloomberg screens displayed on four pannels. The cost differential used to be $300 a month.
Screw Robert X Cringely; I wanna see a column by Malcolm X Cringely! Something like:
"The economic philosophy of modulation technology only means that our people need to be re-educated into the importance of controlling the economy of the cable modem with which we browse, which means that we won't have to constantly be involved in picketing and boycotting other ISPs in other communities in order to get bandwidth."
"Trusted Spammer"
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alone together
plastic glasses
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pretty ugly
postal worker
military intelligence
freezer burn
jumbo shrimp
junk food
student teacher
advanced BASIC
bittersweet
peace force
found missing
genuine imitation
living dead
soft rock
taped live
tight slacks
athletic scholarship
12-ounce pound cake
working vacation
resident alien
same difference
clearly misunderstood
exact estimate
Power Mac
even odds
negative growth
random order
...and many, many others.
You've obviously been reading way too many Tintins.
Actually sex would be better, but I'll settle for a hug. Thanks!
Yeah, when I'm 85 and dying in some smelly nursing home someplace, I really want to remember the good times I had watching 18.5 minutes of Sienfeld and 11.5 minutes of commercials every day after work.
Pardon my cynicism tonight, but anybody who watches tv deserves just what they get.
Television? I though this was going to make big $$$'s off the transvestite community.
Agreed, but it's short sighted to care what you get paid as an intern. The long term economics of having the phrase "MIT Media Lab" on your C.V. far outweighs the difference between $5.15 and hour and $20 and hour over the course of an internship.
No, the GAAP Earnings were $5mm (0.01 EPS) and their "Pro Forma Net Earnings" were $59mm (0.09 EPS). I think this crocked up "Pro Forma" number is what you're referring to. I don't know what's pro forma about it anyhow since D&A and stock options are all ongoing exenses, and not one time items.
And more to the point, they lose money on every unit they sell, and total sales continue to fall.
It's just another cool product with a sucky business model.
>> I honestly believe that SUVs should require a separate license, and hefty registration fees.
How about $1 per gallon additional taxes on fuel to go to alternative energy research? That ought to encourage people to buy more fuel efficient cars while providing some much needed stimulus to research endeavors.
buy this company and offer the technology to the government for free.
In my experience, squid with mantles over about 4" are very difficult to cook without making them rubbery. If you cut a big guy like this into rings, you could probably cook them up and use them as snow tires.
Some companies have very high fixed costs and very low variable costs (like the DRAM market). Sometimes when they enter a temporary period where they can only sell their product at a loss, they will continue to do so. Why? Imagine the capital costs of owning the factory are $100mm a year, but that you can produce up to 100mm chips at an incremental cost of $0 each. If you can sell the chips for $.50 each, you might as well do it (for a limited period of time) because losing $50mm is better than losing $100mm. Granted, the real world DRAM industry is not as purely fixed cost as this, but its a good example of why companies sometimes do sell products ar a loss.
Still don't believe that companies will ever sell at a loss? Go look at the earings cycle for Micron over the past 15 years. Some years they lose money, some years they rake it in hand over fist.