There's no question that salaries in India will increase, perhaps quickly. However, corporations would have to pump a LOT of money into India to level the playing field with the US.
India has close to a billion people and on average it is POOR.
Honda's (at least some of them) are not completely produced overseas. There is at least one Honda assembly plant in Canada, for example.
Honda rocks. They are one kick-ass company. Good products and the Honda dealership I go to for service is very customer-friendly. I love my Miata but I will probably never buy a non-Honda ever again.
Yeah this is stupid. Basically people who write this crap-ware would have to have a label that says, in effect: "This software will do something you do not want it to. It will annoy you and may expose personal information. Do yourself a favor and do not install it."
Plus this is yet another American idea. The Internet is bigger than America. American laws would only protect people from software written in America. What about all the crap-ware that gets written elsewhere?
Bottom line: I give this idea 9.5 out of 10 stupids.
You talk as if it's the end of the world. So what if all the brick-and-mortar businesses go out of business? If that what the market dictates so be it. In a few years people will yearn for brick-and-mortar again and we'll have a brick-and-mortar bubble.
But who cares? We'll get what we ask for as a whole. If what we get sucks and enough people agree that it sucks, we'll start asking for something different and it will be provided by the market.
If you think running a brick-and-mortar shop is bad take a look at the restaurant business. For decades restaurant closure/failure rates have been hideous. You've don't have much to complain about IMHO.
IMHO this is the big problem with the system. Moving violations are no longer deterrents because people are willing to hire a lawyer and piss away court time to fight it, and it seems that most of the time they get off.
Break the law? No problem, just take it to court. Personal responsibility? No thanks, this is America where we have the right to break the law and not be punished, apparently.
I want my goddamn flying car. Traffic sucks ass. Driving hasn't changed significantly for decades. Cars are shinier but the driving experience is still the same old drek. We're due for a revolution!
Back to the topic at hand... I don't really think this thing is the best anyone has come up with but I'm not an expert.
No. But Toronto, with it's almost complete lack of weapons in the hands of law-abiding citizens, is IMHO a safer city than any city of comparable size in the US.
You get real. Many other countries in the world are better places than the US to live. One glaring difference is the lack of guns in the hands of private citizens. Makes you think, or it would if you weren't such a freak.
Just kidding (sort of). Gun ownership is a more violent topic of debate than religion in this country. I'm sure we'll just have to agree to disagree. Good luck and keep your gun safe please.
The other popular view may also be true: that there are more windows viruses because it is a juicier target. And by juicier I mean larger userbase so a successful virus will have a greater impact, which means more "karma" for the virus creator.
I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle (as it usually is).
HOWEVER, we MUST clearly differentiate trojans and viruses. Trojans are usually just a program that gets blasted out with the knowledge that some percentage of idiots will run it. Once the user runs something on any OS the jig is up. Trojans do not necessarily indicate security flaws, although some trojans on Windows have exploited the OS/products to make themselves appear more tempting to the target users.
"What makes sense to me does not make sense to the market, and vice versa."
Your problem is you assume that everyone who participates in the market is as intelligent as you are and values the same things in the same ways.
Sometimes the market makes little sense but some times if you think like a drooling idiot who cares only about the big number at the bottom of the financial report you can make some accurate predicitions.
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This is just the reality of GPS today. I have the same experiece (with other Garmin GPS units).
On one hand it's not 100% reliable. But on the other hand, a GPS that is (almost) watch-sized is pretty damn impressive even if the reliability is a bit off.
If the unit cost $300 I'd call it a rip-off. But for $120 it sounds like a damn sweet deal. I'm considering ordering one right now!
Yeah you're right. My post above is horribly ambiguous.
To be clear, I believe that anyone who carries a gun in public is a freak and a danger to public safety. I'm sure some gut nut will think: "hippy bastard! I'm keeping the streets safe for this freeloading bastard by carrying my gun!" To which I respond: I am from Canada (now Seattle). Canada is almost infinitely safer than the US and nobody carries a gun except the cops (and the criminals, of course). But even so it is a very safe place to live.
If you don't understand why people like running that's fine. People who like running are no more silly than you are for spending hours in sport.
Silly clothing? most cyclists wear padded shorts and a helmet and you're talking about runnings wearing silly clothing???
A few more disadvantages: - Cost. Biking is an order of magnitude more costly than running. - Speed. You can't enjoy a quiet forest trail while traveling at 20 mph. (But some people like speed for different reasons.) - Safety. To bike seriously you will need to spend some time on the roads. Cycling on busy streets sucks. - Time. A one hour run is a lot more exercise than a one hour bike. For serious performance improvement, you need to spend a lot more time on the bike (maybe 3-5 times more than running?)
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Someone who is really serious already knows what they need, so online could be very good.
There is only one way to make running less awful: run.
Running hurts when you are out of shape. Heck running hurts even when you are in shape, but when you're in better shape it hurts less. Or maybe you're just so accustomed to the pain that it's bearable. Anyways, you will need to run regularly for a good six months before running feels easy/natural. Sorry...
And don't overdo it. Most beginners run way too fast. Run very slow and don't hurt yourself.
IMHO stretching before running is over-rated. In fact stretching cold muscles is a bad idea. My method is to run slow for 5 minutest to warm up. My stretching is done after the run when my muscles are warm.
This is America. In case you haven't noticed we have a lot of freaks running around. Unfortunately some of these freaks carry guns. Wonderful, ain't it?
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Hard drives don't skip. If the head touches the platter, it's game over. But I could see vibration over time shortening the life of the disk being a problem, but since the iPod lifespan is apparently only 18 months anyways I wouldn't worry about it.;)
1) Wait in line at the machine (assuming there is enough demand to create a line!) 2) Spend time specifying the CD. 3) Wait the for CD to burn. 4) Wait in line at the cash to pay.
Lame. It hardly makes me want to buy software this way. If I can't download it I'd rather buy online and have it shipped to me.
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In addition to the obvious reasons you're trolling for here's something else to consider:
Suppose you outsource a high level executive and save $2 million a year. Cool, right?
Now suppose you outsource a factory (numbers from my butt: 2000 workers $30,000 per year savings each). That's SIXTY MILLION dollars.
And can you even find people in India with the kind of American business and management experience to outsource a high level exec? Difficult...
There's no question that salaries in India will increase, perhaps quickly. However, corporations would have to pump a LOT of money into India to level the playing field with the US.
India has close to a billion people and on average it is POOR.
Here's a question: Is that "white man" joke funnier than the fact that some moron modded it "Insightful"? :)
Funny. I agree with the sentiment!
Honda's (at least some of them) are not completely produced overseas. There is at least one Honda assembly plant in Canada, for example.
Honda rocks. They are one kick-ass company. Good products and the Honda dealership I go to for service is very customer-friendly. I love my Miata but I will probably never buy a non-Honda ever again.
Yeah this is stupid. Basically people who write this crap-ware would have to have a label that says, in effect: "This software will do something you do not want it to. It will annoy you and may expose personal information. Do yourself a favor and do not install it."
Plus this is yet another American idea. The Internet is bigger than America. American laws would only protect people from software written in America. What about all the crap-ware that gets written elsewhere?
Bottom line: I give this idea 9.5 out of 10 stupids.
You talk as if it's the end of the world. So what if all the brick-and-mortar businesses go out of business? If that what the market dictates so be it. In a few years people will yearn for brick-and-mortar again and we'll have a brick-and-mortar bubble.
But who cares? We'll get what we ask for as a whole. If what we get sucks and enough people agree that it sucks, we'll start asking for something different and it will be provided by the market.
If you think running a brick-and-mortar shop is bad take a look at the restaurant business. For decades restaurant closure/failure rates have been hideous. You've don't have much to complain about IMHO.
IMHO this is the big problem with the system. Moving violations are no longer deterrents because people are willing to hire a lawyer and piss away court time to fight it, and it seems that most of the time they get off.
Break the law? No problem, just take it to court. Personal responsibility? No thanks, this is America where we have the right to break the law and not be punished, apparently.
If that's what you're after you want photo radar.
This idea is stupid. Traffic will be completely messed up by this, unless the streets are deserted which doesn't happen often in a large city.
"I mean, it's 2004, and the best we can do is..."
I want my goddamn flying car. Traffic sucks ass. Driving hasn't changed significantly for decades. Cars are shinier but the driving experience is still the same old drek. We're due for a revolution!
Back to the topic at hand... I don't really think this thing is the best anyone has come up with but I'm not an expert.
No. But Toronto, with it's almost complete lack of weapons in the hands of law-abiding citizens, is IMHO a safer city than any city of comparable size in the US.
You get real. Many other countries in the world are better places than the US to live. One glaring difference is the lack of guns in the hands of private citizens. Makes you think, or it would if you weren't such a freak.
Just kidding (sort of). Gun ownership is a more violent topic of debate than religion in this country. I'm sure we'll just have to agree to disagree. Good luck and keep your gun safe please.
"the Daily Show appearso to have a habit of making deceptive cuts"
People who use a Comedy Central as a new source are not qualified to comment on the news!
I love the Daily Show and I must admit that I use it as a news source. Therefore I am not qualified to comment on today's issues. Thank you.
CA can't even be trusted to properly oversee a utility industry and you expect them to handle voting? ;)
That may well be true.
The other popular view may also be true: that there are more windows viruses because it is a juicier target. And by juicier I mean larger userbase so a successful virus will have a greater impact, which means more "karma" for the virus creator.
I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle (as it usually is).
HOWEVER, we MUST clearly differentiate trojans and viruses. Trojans are usually just a program that gets blasted out with the knowledge that some percentage of idiots will run it. Once the user runs something on any OS the jig is up. Trojans do not necessarily indicate security flaws, although some trojans on Windows have exploited the OS/products to make themselves appear more tempting to the target users.
"What makes sense to me does not make sense to the market, and vice versa."
Your problem is you assume that everyone who participates in the market is as intelligent as you are and values the same things in the same ways.
Sometimes the market makes little sense but some times if you think like a drooling idiot who cares only about the big number at the bottom of the financial report you can make some accurate predicitions.
This is just the reality of GPS today. I have the same experiece (with other Garmin GPS units).
On one hand it's not 100% reliable. But on the other hand, a GPS that is (almost) watch-sized is pretty damn impressive even if the reliability is a bit off.
If the unit cost $300 I'd call it a rip-off. But for $120 it sounds like a damn sweet deal. I'm considering ordering one right now!
Yeah you're right. My post above is horribly ambiguous.
To be clear, I believe that anyone who carries a gun in public is a freak and a danger to public safety. I'm sure some gut nut will think: "hippy bastard! I'm keeping the streets safe for this freeloading bastard by carrying my gun!" To which I respond: I am from Canada (now Seattle). Canada is almost infinitely safer than the US and nobody carries a gun except the cops (and the criminals, of course). But even so it is a very safe place to live.
If you don't understand why people like running that's fine. People who like running are no more silly than you are for spending hours in sport.
Silly clothing? most cyclists wear padded shorts and a helmet and you're talking about runnings wearing silly clothing???
A few more disadvantages:
- Cost. Biking is an order of magnitude more costly than running.
- Speed. You can't enjoy a quiet forest trail while traveling at 20 mph. (But some people like speed for different reasons.)
- Safety. To bike seriously you will need to spend some time on the roads. Cycling on busy streets sucks.
- Time. A one hour run is a lot more exercise than a one hour bike. For serious performance improvement, you need to spend a lot more time on the bike (maybe 3-5 times more than running?)
Someone who is really serious already knows what they need, so online could be very good.
There is only one way to make running less awful: run.
Running hurts when you are out of shape. Heck running hurts even when you are in shape, but when you're in better shape it hurts less. Or maybe you're just so accustomed to the pain that it's bearable. Anyways, you will need to run regularly for a good six months before running feels easy/natural. Sorry...
And don't overdo it. Most beginners run way too fast. Run very slow and don't hurt yourself.
IMHO stretching before running is over-rated. In fact stretching cold muscles is a bad idea. My method is to run slow for 5 minutest to warm up. My stretching is done after the run when my muscles are warm.
YMMV.
This is America. In case you haven't noticed we have a lot of freaks running around. Unfortunately some of these freaks carry guns. Wonderful, ain't it?
Hard drives don't skip. If the head touches the platter, it's game over. But I could see vibration over time shortening the life of the disk being a problem, but since the iPod lifespan is apparently only 18 months anyways I wouldn't worry about it. ;)
Agreed. It is very difficult to hurt yourself by drinking too much water. But these days the idiot population seems to be on the rise (big time!)...
What? So you have to:
1) Wait in line at the machine (assuming there is enough demand to create a line!)
2) Spend time specifying the CD.
3) Wait the for CD to burn.
4) Wait in line at the cash to pay.
Lame. It hardly makes me want to buy software this way. If I can't download it I'd rather buy online and have it shipped to me.
Dead tree manuals have exactly one advantage - you can read them in the can. And if you run out of TP... well you do the math.