This is why Apple's market share is going to go through the roof when they release the Safari 2.0 browser with OS X 10.4 (codename Tiger). One of the noted features of Safari 2.0 is called "private browsing," where absolutely nothing gets logged anywhere (history, cache, cookies, etc.). It's every husband's dream come true!
"Employee stock options are a different beast - unlike market options, they are not transferable and (for the most part) never expire."
I have to prepare appraisals of employee stock options now and then. I won't get into the details of how we deal with the non-transferability, but every one I've run into so far has had an expiration date. You can use the traditional Black-Scholes model to value them as if they were freely traded options, but then you need to use some business valuation voodoo (that I do) to adjust for transfer restrictions, vesting, etc.
"When options are granted, it is usually an option to buy a certain number of shares at today's market value."
Yay...I get to show off my knowledge of finance on/.! When options are granted, you are getting an option to buy a certain number of shares before a certain expiration date. The option to buy shares is a "call" option.
The "exercise" or "strike" price is the price at which you may buy the stock. It could be below current prices, in which case you'd make an immediate profit. When the strike price is below the current stock price, the option is considered "in the money." When the strike price is above the current market price, you can't make a profit right away and the option would be considered "out of the money." However, just because an option is out of the money doesn't mean it's worthless. Between the growth in the value of the company and the volatility of the stock price, there is still a possibility that it could be in the money before expiration.
"I certainly woulnd't want my kids to (at age 9) walk into a store and buy GTA 8: Be a Porn Star."
Your kid can't buy squat unless you give him money. If you don't trust your child's personal judgment yet, then don't give him money (or at least not enough to buy a video game).
Before installing 10.3.7, I had 43 minutes of juice on my iBook G4 800...after installing 10.3.7, I've got 1 hour and 3 minutes! Can't wait to see what it's like when I'm fully charged up again. I was already getting 5.5-6 hours on a full charge.
In the case of Gator, aren't they actually *overlaying* their ads over the ads of competitors? Google is giving you all of the search results, with sponsored links clearly demarcated.
"And by the way, exactly what is wrong with scantily clad females?"
It's in poor, fucking taste because it has nothing to do with video games. There's a little thing called context that makes certain things appropriate for certain venues and inapproporate for others. Christ, if the Spike TV's and Maxim's of the world would just curl up in to a little ball and die, we could hold American culture up with a little dignity.
I don't know about you, but I spend a lot more money on games than movies and can continue to enjoy them over and over for years. The people that put all of that talent and hard work into making them deserve a more dignified awards show than a mockery.
"What for you need to login to X remotly anyway? Tu run web browser?..."
This is good for apps that aren't available for Windows. I've been dying to show some people at my office the stock option valuation functions that are built into Gnumeric (yes, supposedly the Windows port is coming along, but for now...). This is how I can do it and still keep all my regular Windows stuff running.
"...iTunes software will convert other formats to AAC as it is imported..."
This is a somewhat inaccurate statement. While 128kbps AAC is the default encoding format for ripping CDs, there is no sort of conversion going on anywhere...AAC and MP3 files live happily together in the file directories. Furthermore, you can change the ripping format to MP3 in the preferences menu.
"Apple only ever sold the iPod as working with the iTunes Music Store."
Wrong. The iPod came out a year before the music store and has always supported MP3. Anyone can use iTunes to rip their own CDs to either MP3 or AAC and never set foot in the store. iTunes even offers an option to hide the music store button from the screen.
Yet domestic abuse cases shoot up during the Superbowl...so someone must be getting excited about it. My neighbors got into a shouting match because somone turned off the TV while the game was on. Luckily the "sports" craze missed all the men in my family.
I'm confused about the monopoly on baseball..does that mean I cannot start my own professional league? Ironically, a monopoly on baseball would be as un-American as you can get.
A few years ago I installed two CDROM drives in an old computer and started ripping CDs to MP3, two CDs at a time to speed things up. It took a while, but starting up from zero with a large collection is going to take time and is just a Fact of Life (tm). Now, whenever I buy a CD, it gets ripped the moment I get it and shelved.
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This is why Apple's market share is going to go through the roof when they release the Safari 2.0 browser with OS X 10.4 (codename Tiger). One of the noted features of Safari 2.0 is called "private browsing," where absolutely nothing gets logged anywhere (history, cache, cookies, etc.). It's every husband's dream come true!
They still have value; they're just not worth as much as an otherwise identical, but freely tradeable, option.
"Employee stock options are a different beast - unlike market options, they are not transferable and (for the most part) never expire."
I have to prepare appraisals of employee stock options now and then. I won't get into the details of how we deal with the non-transferability, but every one I've run into so far has had an expiration date. You can use the traditional Black-Scholes model to value them as if they were freely traded options, but then you need to use some business valuation voodoo (that I do) to adjust for transfer restrictions, vesting, etc.
"When options are granted, it is usually an option to buy a certain number of shares at today's market value."
/.! When options are granted, you are getting an option to buy a certain number of shares before a certain expiration date. The option to buy shares is a "call" option.
Yay...I get to show off my knowledge of finance on
The "exercise" or "strike" price is the price at which you may buy the stock. It could be below current prices, in which case you'd make an immediate profit. When the strike price is below the current stock price, the option is considered "in the money." When the strike price is above the current market price, you can't make a profit right away and the option would be considered "out of the money." However, just because an option is out of the money doesn't mean it's worthless. Between the growth in the value of the company and the volatility of the stock price, there is still a possibility that it could be in the money before expiration.
The problem is that some of them are worth something, and they're not getting expensed.
"I certainly woulnd't want my kids to (at age 9) walk into a store and buy GTA 8: Be a Porn Star."
Your kid can't buy squat unless you give him money. If you don't trust your child's personal judgment yet, then don't give him money (or at least not enough to buy a video game).
"...prohibit the distribution, sale, rental and availability of mature video games to children younger than 18..."
Sounds like it. Hey, Illinois, how do you like the government stealing your children from you?
That's right, skaffen42, so keep it on when you go to the post office :)
I'd love to see how everyone reacts to hearing "the bomb has been planted" with that grainy radio sound the game uses :)
Storm the front!
Before installing 10.3.7, I had 43 minutes of juice on my iBook G4 800...after installing 10.3.7, I've got 1 hour and 3 minutes! Can't wait to see what it's like when I'm fully charged up again. I was already getting 5.5-6 hours on a full charge.
Seeing as the gecko thought it was a good idea to sue Google (and lost), he'll likely loose that sweet parking spot in front of the building.
In the case of Gator, aren't they actually *overlaying* their ads over the ads of competitors? Google is giving you all of the search results, with sponsored links clearly demarcated.
"And by the way, exactly what is wrong with scantily clad females?"
It's in poor, fucking taste because it has nothing to do with video games. There's a little thing called context that makes certain things appropriate for certain venues and inapproporate for others. Christ, if the Spike TV's and Maxim's of the world would just curl up in to a little ball and die, we could hold American culture up with a little dignity.
I don't know about you, but I spend a lot more money on games than movies and can continue to enjoy them over and over for years. The people that put all of that talent and hard work into making them deserve a more dignified awards show than a mockery.
"What for you need to login to X remotly anyway? Tu run web browser?..."
This is good for apps that aren't available for Windows. I've been dying to show some people at my office the stock option valuation functions that are built into Gnumeric (yes, supposedly the Windows port is coming along, but for now...). This is how I can do it and still keep all my regular Windows stuff running.
"...iTunes software will convert other formats to AAC as it is imported..."
This is a somewhat inaccurate statement. While 128kbps AAC is the default encoding format for ripping CDs, there is no sort of conversion going on anywhere...AAC and MP3 files live happily together in the file directories. Furthermore, you can change the ripping format to MP3 in the preferences menu.
Cool! As long as I get to use a Hatori Hanso sword!
Probably not, since Xbox 2 will be using a G5 proc...the next big craze will be getting OS X to run on Xbox 2.
There is no DRM on MP3 or AAC files that you rip from your own CDs.
"Apple only ever sold the iPod as working with the iTunes Music Store."
Wrong. The iPod came out a year before the music store and has always supported MP3. Anyone can use iTunes to rip their own CDs to either MP3 or AAC and never set foot in the store. iTunes even offers an option to hide the music store button from the screen.
I heard this from Howard Stern, so you'll have to let him know, too.
The Lord of the Rings movies were made by passing around digital footage stored on iPods that were just used as portable firewire hard drives.
Yet domestic abuse cases shoot up during the Superbowl...so someone must be getting excited about it. My neighbors got into a shouting match because somone turned off the TV while the game was on. Luckily the "sports" craze missed all the men in my family.
I'm confused about the monopoly on baseball..does that mean I cannot start my own professional league? Ironically, a monopoly on baseball would be as un-American as you can get.
Christ, you'd think they could come up with something more original than another *dot.org.
A few years ago I installed two CDROM drives in an old computer and started ripping CDs to MP3, two CDs at a time to speed things up. It took a while, but starting up from zero with a large collection is going to take time and is just a Fact of Life (tm). Now, whenever I buy a CD, it gets ripped the moment I get it and shelved.