wal mart was big in retail IT before amazon became big. They even pioneered a lot of stuff people now call AI to figure out what people buy.
wal mart's problem is that they are cheap and don't pay. And too many jobs are in arkansas or some other horrible place where they hate you unless you're a WASP and no starbucks or whole foods.
Amazon isn't cheaper than wal mart. Most of the time Amazon is the same price or more expensive. The nice thing about Amazon is I don't have to waste my time driving or taking the train or walking and standing in line to buy stuff when I could be one of many other things.
Wal Mart has an online arm called Jet.com which is cheaper than amazon for a lot of things, but a lot more for others. and they have free next day shipping
that was when it was all ex navy and air force pilots who were at the top of their HS classes and went to one of the best colleges in the world and had 20 years experience flying planes
if you buy something and text someone about it on an android phone google will know. one time my wife texted me a picture of something for the kids and within the hour i start getting ads about it.
personally i don't care. most of the ads i get is stuff i looked at just for info with little intention of buying RIGHT NOW. or stuff i just bought. Like why the fuck would i need two SSD drives right after I bought one? if i needed a second one i would have bought two of them. or why would i need a second $150 bike helmet after i bought my first one?
No, lots of security consultants in the 90's were urging this because Europe and Israel had tight security due to all the hijackings and other terrorism against airlines in the 80s and 90s
It's somewhat useful for customer complaints. I have a weather related list I use to track incoming hurricanes, blizzards and other natural disasters. And I have a list for NYC government accounts to track city related stuff if need be
they've had driving apps with offline access on the iphone for many years. I've used Navigon. It was $20 for the US map collection and different prices for different regions all over the world. worked great in a national park with no cellular service on an old iphone 4.
before facebook there was classmates that charged money for contact info and messaging. and some other service that sold something like a yearbook but with recent contact info.
If no one can sell any of your data then companies will just raise their prices to cover the full costs of their products and services. Like no more free Strava on the iphone or apple watch. If you want a run/biking tracker you'll have to pay per device. Just like the old days.
someone was paid to make a copy of the statue of liberty they retained the rights to their work the USPS used an image of that statue instead of the original and refused to pay up the artist sued and won a lot of money
lesson - the US government has to follow it's laws
It was worse than that. Some suppliers wanted their toys back before the liquidation started. The private equity people who controlled the company sued to stop that so that they could sell stuff they didn't pay for and get some money out of it.
Some companies did refuse to sell. I forgot who, but a lot of popular stuff was missing from Toys R Us during the holiday season. A lot of popular video games too
Try taking the subway in NYC for any trip that doesn't involve Manhattan. it's either a 3 hour one way ordeal, or a 3 hour one way ordeal through Manhattan because virtually every subway line goes through Manhattan.
In 1998 there was virtually no outsourcing and start-ups had people on staff that now work for companies like Wageworks and others. Maybe it's better to track the number of actuall start up companies?
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i see some novochick with someone's name on it
wal mart was big in retail IT before amazon became big. They even pioneered a lot of stuff people now call AI to figure out what people buy.
wal mart's problem is that they are cheap and don't pay. And too many jobs are in arkansas or some other horrible place where they hate you unless you're a WASP and no starbucks or whole foods.
Amazon isn't cheaper than wal mart. Most of the time Amazon is the same price or more expensive. The nice thing about Amazon is I don't have to waste my time driving or taking the train or walking and standing in line to buy stuff when I could be one of many other things.
Wal Mart has an online arm called Jet.com which is cheaper than amazon for a lot of things, but a lot more for others. and they have free next day shipping
that was when it was all ex navy and air force pilots who were at the top of their HS classes and went to one of the best colleges in the world and had 20 years experience flying planes
CDMA is not dead. Current LTE is a more advanced version of CDMA and called something else because Qualcomm submitted it to a standards body.
Verizon's CDMA was designed for voice and data was added on as a second thought. While modern versions of CDMA are designed for data and voice.
what you call GSM is the old voice only TDMA tech which was competing with CDMA for voice
It's like my in-laws bought a $56000 Lexus and don't know how to use 80% of the features. Or my wife wants a BMW X5.
People want expensive shit with lots of stuff to feel good
do that in NYC and you only support higher rents
being that i'm going to buy a few fire TVs, its probably a chance to get rid of old stock before the holiday shopping season
if you buy something and text someone about it on an android phone google will know. one time my wife texted me a picture of something for the kids and within the hour i start getting ads about it.
personally i don't care. most of the ads i get is stuff i looked at just for info with little intention of buying RIGHT NOW. or stuff i just bought. Like why the fuck would i need two SSD drives right after I bought one? if i needed a second one i would have bought two of them. or why would i need a second $150 bike helmet after i bought my first one?
I think that's only in England and the USA where we use English Common Law. Many European nations use Roman Law which is different
No, lots of security consultants in the 90's were urging this because Europe and Israel had tight security due to all the hijackings and other terrorism against airlines in the 80s and 90s
try working with some larger than 1MB datasets in R or python
It's somewhat useful for customer complaints. I have a weather related list I use to track incoming hurricanes, blizzards and other natural disasters. And I have a list for NYC government accounts to track city related stuff if need be
you can still buy a bike computer that's a dumb device with no GPS or any kind of data retention. the same thing with a lot of other products
they've had driving apps with offline access on the iphone for many years. I've used Navigon. It was $20 for the US map collection and different prices for different regions all over the world. worked great in a national park with no cellular service on an old iphone 4.
before facebook there was classmates that charged money for contact info and messaging. and some other service that sold something like a yearbook but with recent contact info.
facebook was free and why people chose it
If no one can sell any of your data then companies will just raise their prices to cover the full costs of their products and services. Like no more free Strava on the iphone or apple watch. If you want a run/biking tracker you'll have to pay per device. Just like the old days.
someone was paid to make a copy of the statue of liberty
they retained the rights to their work
the USPS used an image of that statue instead of the original and refused to pay up
the artist sued and won a lot of money
lesson - the US government has to follow it's laws
"Leak" a few stories to a few people.
See which one ends up on the internet.
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Apply for unemployment
It was worse than that. Some suppliers wanted their toys back before the liquidation started. The private equity people who controlled the company sued to stop that so that they could sell stuff they didn't pay for and get some money out of it.
Some companies did refuse to sell. I forgot who, but a lot of popular stuff was missing from Toys R Us during the holiday season. A lot of popular video games too
someone still drives those old cars. they are resold. i have an 8 year old honda that is dirt cheap to maintain and perfectly usable
Try taking the subway in NYC for any trip that doesn't involve Manhattan. it's either a 3 hour one way ordeal, or a 3 hour one way ordeal through Manhattan because virtually every subway line goes through Manhattan.
OMG, cover the TV in tinfoil
Not true at all. There was a Russian geneticist who turned violent foxes into cute puppies in less than a dozen generations.
In 1998 there was virtually no outsourcing and start-ups had people on staff that now work for companies like Wageworks and others. Maybe it's better to track the number of actuall start up companies?