Your comparison fails right after "...but Windows NT-based x86 workstation.". This pretty much means that SGI tried to be yet another PC vendor (I saw the boxes and they were pretty, but they were really just another PC).
Now if SGI had ported IRIX to x86 and still failed, you might have a point, but since the story doesn't read "Apple switches to Intel, ditches OS X for Apple-branded Windows," I'm afraid your comparison falls short.
Ok, maybe "retarded" is the wrong word, so how about this:
It's "unfortunate" that the IRS gets billions in interest-free loans from the citizens of the US every year and people still have the attitude that somehow it's "extra" money coming to them.
Isn't it supposed to be about challenging current theories?
No, it's supposed to be about parsimony. If you find an explanation of a phenomena that fits with current theories, that's favorable to throwing out a bunch of current theories just to explain your phenomena.
Jeez, I feel like I'm the only dirty capitalist left on/.
...arise from taxing "unearned" income less than "earned" income.
Technically, income from real estate rentals, dividends and capital gains in the stock market, and the like aren't "unearned," they are "passive" income and "portfolio" income, respectively. The government calls wage labor (which is what it really is, whether you're salaried or not) "earned" income to distinguish it from the other types, not to imply that said other types of income are somehow made without effort.
Trust me, it takes continuous hard work, intelligence, research, and dedication to make, maintain, and increase this so called "unearned" income.
Income from all sources should be taxed the same, to avoid giving people reason to come up with complicated schemes to move their income between categories.
First of all, you should ALWAYS strive to convert wages into passive and portfolio income. If you know what you're doing, it's much more secure than banking on the fact that you're going to still have your job tomorrow or next week. Second, have you ever considered that tax incentives are put their on purpose, in order to stimulate investment. Not all Tax Incentives for The Rich(TM) are shady or silly, and without them there might be much less motivation to consider investing. Without investors, our economy goes south very quickly.
I'm not rich, but as a Dirty Capitalist who knows a few rich people I can tell you without hesitation that it is better to be wealthy. The poor and middle class will always work for the wealthy. This doesn't change simply because you're a communist state (for example). Here, replace "poor and middle class" with "ordinary citizens" and "the wealthy" with "the people who run the government." But given the choice, I'd rather be "oppressed" by my wealthy boss than by Stalin.
In my opinion: if you're going to live in a capitalist country and you're not feeling like overthrowing the government would be a good life decision, why not play the game (and play it to win), instead of complaining about the game.
No, NO, NO. You don't even have to "open your mind" to understand this, just freakin' pay attention! The embryos we're talking about here are from failed IVF trials. They aren't destined to become children, they're destined to be incinerated.
the other is destined to be grown in a petri dish and then harvested like a crop of corn
Which is, obviously, much worse than burning it to a crisp and throwing it away, forgotten forever.
Prototype Arrays of Atomic Force Probes?? Is this real technology?
Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows? But one thing's for sure: with an acronym like PAAFP I'm pretty sure the marketing department hasn't found out about it yet.
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How is this kind of 'news' posting any better than reading forwarded emails from other nerds?
I'm thinking perhaps you've missed the purpose of Slashdot.
Your comparison fails right after "...but Windows NT-based x86 workstation.". This pretty much means that SGI tried to be yet another PC vendor (I saw the boxes and they were pretty, but they were really just another PC).
Now if SGI had ported IRIX to x86 and still failed, you might have a point, but since the story doesn't read "Apple switches to Intel, ditches OS X for Apple-branded Windows," I'm afraid your comparison falls short.
[thank's I'll be here all week]
That's unfortunate, considering it's only Sunday. Could you possibly be persuaded to leave early?
For a large space and aviation company- just awarded a $400 million contract- you'd think they could afford to hire a copy editor.
:)
That was terrible. Cool project though
Sorry, Unix is God, but I've bought a Mac.
Considering that the newest version of Mac OS is Unix, how does that sentence make sense in any way?
Ok, maybe "retarded" is the wrong word, so how about this:
It's "unfortunate" that the IRS gets billions in interest-free loans from the citizens of the US every year and people still have the attitude that somehow it's "extra" money coming to them.
Isn't it supposed to be about challenging current theories?
No, it's supposed to be about parsimony. If you find an explanation of a phenomena that fits with current theories, that's favorable to throwing out a bunch of current theories just to explain your phenomena.
It's called "simpler." We like simpler.
Jeez, I feel like I'm the only dirty capitalist left on /.
...arise from taxing "unearned" income less than "earned" income.
Technically, income from real estate rentals, dividends and capital gains in the stock market, and the like aren't "unearned," they are "passive" income and "portfolio" income, respectively. The government calls wage labor (which is what it really is, whether you're salaried or not) "earned" income to distinguish it from the other types, not to imply that said other types of income are somehow made without effort.
Trust me, it takes continuous hard work, intelligence, research, and dedication to make, maintain, and increase this so called "unearned" income.
Income from all sources should be taxed the same, to avoid giving people reason to come up with complicated schemes to move their income between categories.
First of all, you should ALWAYS strive to convert wages into passive and portfolio income. If you know what you're doing, it's much more secure than banking on the fact that you're going to still have your job tomorrow or next week. Second, have you ever considered that tax incentives are put their on purpose, in order to stimulate investment. Not all Tax Incentives for The Rich(TM) are shady or silly, and without them there might be much less motivation to consider investing. Without investors, our economy goes south very quickly.
I'm not rich, but as a Dirty Capitalist who knows a few rich people I can tell you without hesitation that it is better to be wealthy. The poor and middle class will always work for the wealthy. This doesn't change simply because you're a communist state (for example). Here, replace "poor and middle class" with "ordinary citizens" and "the wealthy" with "the people who run the government." But given the choice, I'd rather be "oppressed" by my wealthy boss than by Stalin.
In my opinion: if you're going to live in a capitalist country and you're not feeling like overthrowing the government would be a good life decision, why not play the game (and play it to win), instead of complaining about the game.
Oh my GOD! The slashes from Fark have infected Slashdot.
Oh, the humanity!!!!
Does FireFox crash for anyone else when you click that link? Or is it just me?
I despise hard drives and look forward to the day when they are just a bad memory.
;-)
Aren't they already a bad memory?
...hackers everywhere heard muttering
"It's a UNIX system; I know this..."
...I would be chastising you for inappropriate use of the "Ironic" tag. :)
How come nobody on Slashdot can read? Do we all have dyslxeia?
When you read the subject of your post first, that sentence makes sense.
:)
But when you don't, it truly sounds like you're on acid
This post probably won't get modded up, but...
That's all I have to say. I'll be taking my mod points now
One is destined to become a child
No, NO, NO. You don't even have to "open your mind" to understand this, just freakin' pay attention! The embryos we're talking about here are from failed IVF trials. They aren't destined to become children, they're destined to be incinerated.
the other is destined to be grown in a petri dish and then harvested like a crop of corn
Which is, obviously, much worse than burning it to a crisp and throwing it away, forgotten forever.
(Score:$number, $adjective)
Is it just me, or does this guy sound just as silly and insane as Islamic Extremists?
...I put on my robe and wizard hat...
Make software that is VERY extensible. So much so that the open-sourced "guts" of the software are pretty much a framework for the extenstions.
Then, sell consulting to design, write, install, support, and maintain those extensions.
The plural of anecdote is not data.
There was an interesting Flash demo that illustrates how this works.
Prototype Arrays of Atomic Force Probes?? Is this real technology?
Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows? But one thing's for sure: with an acronym like PAAFP I'm pretty sure the marketing department hasn't found out about it yet.
Shouldn't this have been from the good-riddance dept.? Seriously, the woman was a snake. Glad to see her go.