"Maybe we should take a step back and realise our beliefs aren't everyone's elses."
Do you think the guy that got arrested in China shares the beliefs of the government there?
On a related note, is there an easy way to download all my Yahoo! emails (going back to 1998 I think) so that I may cut loose from them once and for all? Sooner or later, Yahoo! will be complicit in the murder of a Chinese citizen, if they aren't already.
For me the choice is simple. I can spend upwards of $1,000 for a tricked out PC that won't be able to play the latest and greatest in a couple years or spend $400 for an Xbox 360. I don't have a lot of time for games, so it's all about the savings.
As for WASD+mouse or controller...I'm proficient with both. Neither is better than the other, it's just a matter of what you're used to.
"If there was a viable alternative with a sane TOS, perhaps I'd use it. Until then, I'm stuck ordering from merchants who take credit/debit card orders."
On a similar rant, I generally won't do business with anyone on eBay who doesn't explicitly say that they will accept US Postal Money Orders. Personally, I prefer to use Paypal, but accepting USPS money orders is the gold standard for any merchant in my book. Why? In my book, anyone that won't accept such money orders is a potential fraudster, afraid of the law. If anyone screws around with a transaction that involves a USPS MO, it turns into a mail fraud case.
I, for one, cannot *wait* until the day comes when the RIAA sues a legitimate businessman from a respectable family, if you know what I mean. What's that old saying? Don't ask for more money that it would cost to have you whacked;-)
If Norton Systemworks provides any clue, your system will be optimized to be as bloated as possible. Seriously, these are mostly problems that should be resolved at the OS level, not bolted-on through third-party addons.
That's something that Apple definitely has going in their favor since they control the hardware and software as one integrated unit...they can change the whole damn thing around (68K-PPC-X86, OS=9 to OS X) to keep up with the times. Meanwhile, companies like Dell or Gateway are basically locked into X86 and Windows because they have no vertical integration of their own. Notice I didn't mention Microsoft here...because when you buy a computer, you're not buying it from Microsoft, they only make a component of the computer (OS).
I've seen the demo videos and I'm reminded of Sinistar, which you can get with 19 other games on one of Midway's Arcade Treasures discs.
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"...but the Internet is a public entity."
At the risk of sounding like Saddam's minister of propaganda, "There is no such thing as the Internet!!!" I wish more people would understand this. There are lots of individual networks linked together that have been cooperating in terms of peering and protocols for some time. If you think of it as anything beyond that, you've made 1 assumption too many.
The long run is 10-20 years. Obsolete my ass; that's the only way to invest in stocks to build net worth and retire comfortably. Trying to time the market is a waste of time, what with much better things to do in life. Investing is only a tool as a means to an end (taking care of one's family, saving up for something, etc.)
Correction--they don't release quarterly estimates. Every public company has to release their actual, quarterly results through SEC Form 10-Q. fyi, 10-K is the annual report.
The stock price took a hit yesterday because Google didn't meet analysts' *quarterly* expectations. BFD. Anyone that's not in the stock market for the long run, please do us all a favor and leave. The following exerpt from an AP article this morning sums everything up:
"Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have vowed not to forecast the company's earnings because they worry about becoming caught in a trap that will require them to focus on short-term profits at the expense of what's best for the long haul.
The no-guidance policy has forced analysts to make educated guesses that previously vastly underestimated Google's rapid growth. And that helped fuel perceptions that the company could do no wrong."
Meanwhile, anyone that bought in at the IPO or any number of months ago is sitting pretty.
Bill didn't say that his tax records were the *only* one on that special computer. It is very likely that Mr. Buffet's records are on that computer too, as well as the records for any high net worth individual with complicated tax situations. I completely buy the story. I work in estate and gift tax planning and at least from that perspective, there are myriad of complicated structures (ie LLCs, FLPs, trusts, promissory notes) that require incredibly intense accounting. And I'm not even exposed to the more esoteric tax issues.
I did some work for a billionaire with only a *fraction* of Bill Gates' fortune once and I had to invent a whole new set of models for keeping track of the spider web of entities. The guy's accountants had it even worse, because they had to keep track of transactions in hundreds of entities by and among various family members...I just had to track the data for one individual. It was my understanding that if this particular family ever underwent a Section 754 Election, where the cost basis of the underlying assets is adjusted to market value (or something like that), the cost in legal, accounting and IT resources could run into the millions.
I remember what happened the last time some scientists were doing experimental research in the South Pole. Let's just nip this one in the bud, shall we? Launch Eva!
A book is a random access device. You can just turn to the last page:) But just in case, I would like to take this opportunity to help JK Rowling avoid a similar lawsuit:
Ah, this old chestnut. No, because MCD was found to be partially guilty of serving a product unsafe for consumption. The woman was still chided by the judge for being a dumbass and holding the coffee in her lap, which is why the settlement was greatly reduced. However, the discovery process revealed that 700 people had received burns from their coffee (including passers-by getting splashed with it) over a 10-year period. Should coffee be hot? Absolutely. Most coffee is served at 135 to 140 degrees. Should it cause third degree burns? No. MCD served it at 180-190 degrees, with full knowledge that it would burn the mouth and throat at that temperature.
Rockstar on the other hand, sells a video game at room temperature.
What if you're both? I've got stock in both Google and Apple because they make or do things that I like. I don't do evil and happen to be wearing jeans and a black, mock turtleneck today. An iPod's in my bag and Google's search box in sitting in Firefox here. Oh my, the internal conflict hurts........KABOOOOOOOMMMM!!!
Will Sony bury them in a pet cemetary, cremate them and put the ashes in a little box with a picture of the Aibo on the outside of the box....or just throw 'em all in a huge, industrial shredder?
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I'm writing this from my office at 8:38 GMT-5. I guess I must frikin' love it!
OMG, how did I just appear as a reply to this guy's post?
Dr. Phil plays tennis, so I'd imagine some sort of Dr. Phil tennis game but with bad knees.
Awesome, thanks! I'll be sure to try this out today and post a link on my blog (as if anyone actually reads it). Someone mod this guy up!
"Maybe we should take a step back and realise our beliefs aren't everyone's elses."
Do you think the guy that got arrested in China shares the beliefs of the government there?
On a related note, is there an easy way to download all my Yahoo! emails (going back to 1998 I think) so that I may cut loose from them once and for all? Sooner or later, Yahoo! will be complicit in the murder of a Chinese citizen, if they aren't already.
Yeah, but his taste in barnyard animal pr0n is superb! Oh, wait...
For me the choice is simple. I can spend upwards of $1,000 for a tricked out PC that won't be able to play the latest and greatest in a couple years or spend $400 for an Xbox 360. I don't have a lot of time for games, so it's all about the savings.
As for WASD+mouse or controller...I'm proficient with both. Neither is better than the other, it's just a matter of what you're used to.
"If there was a viable alternative with a sane TOS, perhaps I'd use it. Until then, I'm stuck ordering from merchants who take credit/debit card orders."
On a similar rant, I generally won't do business with anyone on eBay who doesn't explicitly say that they will accept US Postal Money Orders. Personally, I prefer to use Paypal, but accepting USPS money orders is the gold standard for any merchant in my book. Why? In my book, anyone that won't accept such money orders is a potential fraudster, afraid of the law. If anyone screws around with a transaction that involves a USPS MO, it turns into a mail fraud case.
Hehe, so does Sinistar and Smash TV :) I'd still buy an XB360 just to play it though!
I, for one, cannot *wait* until the day comes when the RIAA sues a legitimate businessman from a respectable family, if you know what I mean. What's that old saying? Don't ask for more money that it would cost to have you whacked ;-)
If Norton Systemworks provides any clue, your system will be optimized to be as bloated as possible. Seriously, these are mostly problems that should be resolved at the OS level, not bolted-on through third-party addons.
That's something that Apple definitely has going in their favor since they control the hardware and software as one integrated unit...they can change the whole damn thing around (68K-PPC-X86, OS=9 to OS X) to keep up with the times. Meanwhile, companies like Dell or Gateway are basically locked into X86 and Windows because they have no vertical integration of their own. Notice I didn't mention Microsoft here...because when you buy a computer, you're not buying it from Microsoft, they only make a component of the computer (OS).
"Which one makes more sense, making bigger profits more often, or making smaller profits less often?"
The latter, because it's sustainable.
I've seen the demo videos and I'm reminded of Sinistar, which you can get with 19 other games on one of Midway's Arcade Treasures discs.
"...but the Internet is a public entity."
At the risk of sounding like Saddam's minister of propaganda, "There is no such thing as the Internet!!!" I wish more people would understand this. There are lots of individual networks linked together that have been cooperating in terms of peering and protocols for some time. If you think of it as anything beyond that, you've made 1 assumption too many.
The long run is 10-20 years. Obsolete my ass; that's the only way to invest in stocks to build net worth and retire comfortably. Trying to time the market is a waste of time, what with much better things to do in life. Investing is only a tool as a means to an end (taking care of one's family, saving up for something, etc.)
"Google doesn't release quarterly reports."
Correction--they don't release quarterly estimates. Every public company has to release their actual, quarterly results through SEC Form 10-Q. fyi, 10-K is the annual report.
The stock price took a hit yesterday because Google didn't meet analysts' *quarterly* expectations. BFD. Anyone that's not in the stock market for the long run, please do us all a favor and leave. The following exerpt from an AP article this morning sums everything up:
"Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have vowed not to forecast the company's earnings because they worry about becoming caught in a trap that will require them to focus on short-term profits at the expense of what's best for the long haul.
The no-guidance policy has forced analysts to make educated guesses that previously vastly underestimated Google's rapid growth. And that helped fuel perceptions that the company could do no wrong."
Meanwhile, anyone that bought in at the IPO or any number of months ago is sitting pretty.
This story is 100% plausible.
Bill didn't say that his tax records were the *only* one on that special computer. It is very likely that Mr. Buffet's records are on that computer too, as well as the records for any high net worth individual with complicated tax situations. I completely buy the story. I work in estate and gift tax planning and at least from that perspective, there are myriad of complicated structures (ie LLCs, FLPs, trusts, promissory notes) that require incredibly intense accounting. And I'm not even exposed to the more esoteric tax issues.
I did some work for a billionaire with only a *fraction* of Bill Gates' fortune once and I had to invent a whole new set of models for keeping track of the spider web of entities. The guy's accountants had it even worse, because they had to keep track of transactions in hundreds of entities by and among various family members...I just had to track the data for one individual. It was my understanding that if this particular family ever underwent a Section 754 Election, where the cost basis of the underlying assets is adjusted to market value (or something like that), the cost in legal, accounting and IT resources could run into the millions.
In PURITAN AMERICA, Plymouth Rock lands on YOU!
With apologies to Spike Lee and that Russian guy.
No doubt due to a bad set of leaking capacitors :)
I remember what happened the last time some scientists were doing experimental research in the South Pole. Let's just nip this one in the bud, shall we? Launch Eva!
A book is a random access device. You can just turn to the last page :) But just in case, I would like to take this opportunity to help JK Rowling avoid a similar lawsuit:
Snape kills Dumbledorf, page 606.
You're welcome!
Ah, this old chestnut. No, because MCD was found to be partially guilty of serving a product unsafe for consumption. The woman was still chided by the judge for being a dumbass and holding the coffee in her lap, which is why the settlement was greatly reduced. However, the discovery process revealed that 700 people had received burns from their coffee (including passers-by getting splashed with it) over a 10-year period. Should coffee be hot? Absolutely. Most coffee is served at 135 to 140 degrees. Should it cause third degree burns? No. MCD served it at 180-190 degrees, with full knowledge that it would burn the mouth and throat at that temperature.
Rockstar on the other hand, sells a video game at room temperature.
What if you're both? I've got stock in both Google and Apple because they make or do things that I like. I don't do evil and happen to be wearing jeans and a black, mock turtleneck today. An iPod's in my bag and Google's search box in sitting in Firefox here. Oh my, the internal conflict hurts........KABOOOOOOOMMMM!!!
Will Sony bury them in a pet cemetary, cremate them and put the ashes in a little box with a picture of the Aibo on the outside of the box....or just throw 'em all in a huge, industrial shredder?