Apple is on its way down unless they can find some new product lines.I think this is going to be one of his (few) losers.
My assumption is that Buffett thinks that technology is becoming commodity, Apple is a big brand consumer company, and that he understands consumer commodities. However, Apple still depends on its technology/manufacturing development to give it what little zing it has left and that this will come around and bite him in the ass. Wait for two or three new products to crash and burn in the market and/or manufacturing development. Apple's brand is getting a bit long in the tooth to be trendy anymore, as well.
I think we'll be watching Warren riding this thing down.
Wow. No offense, but if you're pining for the time spent away with your kids, please go home and be with them. We want employees who are engaged, not pining.
Yes. Re-read that first sentence. Progressivism is the dominant paradigm because evolutionarily, it is a winning strategy. We see problems and say "Let's find a way to fix this." When we see problems that seem intractable for one, we build tools to increase our leverage and/or join together to fix them. This is a good thing, as without it, we never would have done anything.
Don't let this be taken as implying that our conservative brethren are evolutionary losers, and that women looking to improve the genetic outcome of offspring might be better off avoiding their "charms" - this being Slashdot, that would be redundant.
You might vote third party. That's what this progressive in a solidly blue state is doing. The only question is if I go with the WFP or Green candidate.
The solution? One global taxing authority. Which means you need some manner of deciding who gets what from whom and, probably, some muscle to enforce it. Perhaps governments will be forced to come together to prevent tax leakage by corporate actors. There are worse solutions.
How do the charges that the patient is racking up get sent to the insurance company? You think hand billing is an option? What about lab reports from external labs? Consulting reports from a consulting physician? Reports to/downloads from governmental registries (immunization, etc.)? Or do you expect all of this (and more) to be hand transferred?
Have you ever seen what goes into (and comes out of) a modern EMR system?
How can hospitals guard themselves against these attacks when perpetrators can adapt almost instantly to new security measures while hospitals are constrained by operating concerns?
They will have little choice but to devise systems that pay little attention to these "operating concerns" lest those concerns become non-operating concerns.
Correlation is enough for short-term prediction, which is all they're claiming.
But if ocean temperatures (which are rising) are the indicator to this prediction, you folks in the east had best be getting ready for more frequent, longer, and hotter heat waves.
Has anyone done any studies as to what percentage of VC-funded startups actually eke out enough money (somehow) to provide a decent ROI to anyone investing in them?
Yes, there have been studies. But you don't need a study - it's enough that there seem to always be VC firms about - proof by existence. The game's no different from what the record industry does (except multiply the numbers on the bets the firms are making by about 50-100x) - you bet on a number of artists/companies; some pay out small, some pay out big, and some you lose money on. It's just about finding that next Adele/Facebook that pays off enough to support the other dogs you picked. It's a model that works, as long as you can tolerate the risks and can pick winners well enough. Plus, if you have enough money to start with, you need put only small portions of your actual wealth into these ventures, mitigating a lot of the personal risk by having your main investments in more secure vehicles and loading the VC fund with more risky investments.
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After all, they're the only thing that has ever worked against a bunch of asshat employers.
That last sentence is some advanced investigative journalism for sure...
Apple is on its way down unless they can find some new product lines.I think this is going to be one of his (few) losers.
My assumption is that Buffett thinks that technology is becoming commodity, Apple is a big brand consumer company, and that he understands consumer commodities. However, Apple still depends on its technology/manufacturing development to give it what little zing it has left and that this will come around and bite him in the ass. Wait for two or three new products to crash and burn in the market and/or manufacturing development. Apple's brand is getting a bit long in the tooth to be trendy anymore, as well.
I think we'll be watching Warren riding this thing down.
Wow. No offense, but if you're pining for the time spent away with your kids, please go home and be with them. We want employees who are engaged, not pining.
Love,
Your company
Where are my Funny mod points when I need them?
Do they mean 10^12 or 2^30?
Yes. Re-read that first sentence. Progressivism is the dominant paradigm because evolutionarily, it is a winning strategy. We see problems and say "Let's find a way to fix this." When we see problems that seem intractable for one, we build tools to increase our leverage and/or join together to fix them. This is a good thing, as without it, we never would have done anything.
Don't let this be taken as implying that our conservative brethren are evolutionary losers, and that women looking to improve the genetic outcome of offspring might be better off avoiding their "charms" - this being Slashdot, that would be redundant.
So it should have been called Shippy McShipface?
You might vote third party. That's what this progressive in a solidly blue state is doing. The only question is if I go with the WFP or Green candidate.
You couldn't tell from the headline?
The solution? One global taxing authority. Which means you need some manner of deciding who gets what from whom and, probably, some muscle to enforce it. Perhaps governments will be forced to come together to prevent tax leakage by corporate actors. There are worse solutions.
Sounds stupid to me. I already have a phone to tell me the time and show notifications.
How do the charges that the patient is racking up get sent to the insurance company? You think hand billing is an option? What about lab reports from external labs? Consulting reports from a consulting physician? Reports to/downloads from governmental registries (immunization, etc.)? Or do you expect all of this (and more) to be hand transferred?
Have you ever seen what goes into (and comes out of) a modern EMR system?
How can hospitals guard themselves against these attacks when perpetrators can adapt almost instantly to new security measures while hospitals are constrained by operating concerns?
They will have little choice but to devise systems that pay little attention to these "operating concerns" lest those concerns become non-operating concerns.
Correlation is enough for short-term prediction, which is all they're claiming.
But if ocean temperatures (which are rising) are the indicator to this prediction, you folks in the east had best be getting ready for more frequent, longer, and hotter heat waves.
Has anyone done any studies as to what percentage of VC-funded startups actually eke out enough money (somehow) to provide a decent ROI to anyone investing in them?
Yes, there have been studies. But you don't need a study - it's enough that there seem to always be VC firms about - proof by existence. The game's no different from what the record industry does (except multiply the numbers on the bets the firms are making by about 50-100x) - you bet on a number of artists/companies; some pay out small, some pay out big, and some you lose money on. It's just about finding that next Adele/Facebook that pays off enough to support the other dogs you picked. It's a model that works, as long as you can tolerate the risks and can pick winners well enough. Plus, if you have enough money to start with, you need put only small portions of your actual wealth into these ventures, mitigating a lot of the personal risk by having your main investments in more secure vehicles and loading the VC fund with more risky investments.
Just put more of your stellar editors in place.
OK, I'll be positive... I'm positive that this is a dumb idea. Besides, how can you help but be negative when all the ideas are stupid?
I'm not sure how expertise in blowing things up slowly translates into expertise in securing computer systems.
Replace Islam with religion and you have a deal.
The fewer of them there are, the easier they will be to nationalize.
Is that better or worse than a loan shark?
That depends... Is it a douchebag loan shark?
Let's face it - Phoenix will be uninhabitable in 10 years, 25 tops... Unless you like year-round 100+ temps spiking to 130 in the summer.
Has Netcraft confirmed it?