The kid in the article deserves to be charged with every single thing the cops can make stick We'll be sure to make that happen during your trial.
Personally, I think a good, old-fashioned public beating is in order. I have a baseball bat I'm willing to donate to the cause! The result being that you get charged with assault and battery. That one will definitely stick.
End result: Troll gets sent to PMITA Prison for 25 to life, Omar gets an effective pardon.
My point is that there seems to be little substance in their attacks. This is similar to attacks on General Motors - there are plenty who only look to draw blood.
Unfortunately, this is from a blog that wishes to attack Dodd(and little else at this moment). They have the most to gain by finding something to drop on him.
Try again, and without sounding like you just want to attack Dodd.
As for Congress, thank the obstructionist Republicans for the rating.
...if not more resources to deal with their constant replacement.
Unlike those overly cheapened laptops, the Thinkpad will be there before and after.
If you're going to replace it, take that $350, wait a couple months and start looking for the non-widescreen T60p. The article's author already has a decent model, and those T60p's aren't too far from $1000. They are indeed worth every penny.
Article 51. The exercise by citizens of the People's Republic of China of their freedoms and rights may not infringe upon the interests of the state, of society and of the collective, or upon the lawful freedoms and rights of other citizens. Not even FDR, Truman, or the labor unions could outdo that.
I've looked at Toughbooks, but they seem like that they started in ruggedness where Thinkpads left off. Both serve different audiences with very little overlap.
The Toughbooks sound like they're built more towards ruggedness than speed. Their "business rugged" could only replace the average T/R series. The T*p series and R*p series are performance models that would not be served by any Toughbook line.
The T/R served as thin(or relatively thin for R) workstations you could bring about anywhere. They had somewhat exotic hardware and good build quality. What you could get out of them is high-performance video(display, video card) and long battery life in a thin, non-compromising package.
In the upper T/R series, you could get: * IPS displays aka Flexview, or 1920x1200 15"(R50p) * FireGL Mobility/Nvidia Quadro * Dual Cardbus or Cardbus+ExpressCard * 4:3 Displays (until recently, up to 15", now only up to 14")
The first one is probably unobtainable anywhere(although it is a difference that is seen best with a model on display). The rest are still present on the Lenovo line in some form (ATI FireGL->Nvidia Quadro, Cardbus->Cardbus+Expresscard). Their delay in being behind in displays is partially due to their reliance on a business audience. Now it's the "I don't know or care about quality" audience slightly leading versus the "quality is worth the cost" audience.
In short, the low end models are about equivalent, performance models are what make them unique(to IBM/Lenovo).
Cheap is dragging them down in a bad way. Those "efficiencies" are worth nothing if the entire package is unreliable.
IBM built up the design, Lenovo tears it down. Now who else will make the high-quality/high-performance laptops that the T series used to be(S-IPS 4:3 15", firm chassis, maintenance friendly design, long warranty policies, openly available manuals/product roadmaps, and near-infinite parts availability)?
Apple, HP, and Dell don't come close. Asus, MSI, and others similar are not in the same ballpark.
While it may not be at the chip level, it's an example that illustrates this clearly.
When you demand cheap sh*t you drag down the entire industry. Definitely agreeing with you on this. The disappearance of Flexview(S-IPS) is only the tip of the iceberg. Quality may be up on some models such as the x300(but not the Reserve Edition), but mainstream models are not so. The R series and the T series have seen their quality erode greatly(post-sale). The R50p was the last in the R series. The T60p was the last in the T series. The latter has gotten bad enough that people will rip out a 14" T61p mainboard + electronics and put them in place of the T60p just to keep S-IPS.
The question is - where can one buy quality and not end up with a ODM/knockoff?
(sidenote: Now where's that -1, "Blindly ignoring reality" mod for wellingj? There is a need for protection - less junk.)
True the Fiero was plagued by bad iron, mediocre management, and a royal frown from the GM suits. But at 27/40 MPG for a commuter car from the 80's. Even running the 2.8l v-6, 175 foot-pounds of torque is enough to get a 2600lbs car moving faster than most cars in its price range off the line. Put a 3800 in it, and have all three in one package. You get a small car with the sounds and performance of the larger ones.
That is what happens when you don't abandon Detroit, but embrace what they offer.
And besides, why is "Homeland Security" making economic decisions, anyway? Economic Security.
Are foreign students suddenly less a "threat"? What changed? The status of the citizen is what changed. Citizenship is made to be a penalty, not a benefit.
The oil companies aren't arbitrarily charging $4 a gallon for gasoline They're just incentivizing speculation while being disconnected from feeling the effects. It's easy to fill up your tank if your work involves products you sell but never touch or use.
that's what people are willing to pay The practicality of the available choices drives willingness. When those are limited by the policies of business(which will try to avoid regulation), it is rational to develop an effective countermeasure. That means anti-gouging laws will pass at some time. That means there will be an investigation that will reject the rest of them just to get it out of the way. Like it or not, price controls will come back smarter, meaner, and more resistant to loopholes. Save for a believable, understandable and an empathetic explanation, that is what will happen at some point. Work honestly with them, not just with Schumpeter.
It would be better to remove regulation that is driving it up. Also, it is easier to make a case for free trade on energy than it is for produced goods. However, that means one must decouple trade of energy agreements from trade of goods/services agreements.
However, there is a point in which you're going to need excuses. Arbitrary/speculative pricing does not seem to carry well outside of Wall Street. Doubly so if it implements something that resists reversal and is started by businesses. Thus the need for anti-gouging laws arises as a response. The only thing that will convince them is to just let them have their way. This includes closing loopholes as they appear.
There was a huge uproar at Rolls-Royce when Volkswagen wanted to buy the company. People didn't want the Rolls-Royce name associated with the Beetle and the Golf. I think Apple's trying to hold on to that sort of "we're upper-end only" image.
Same with the Jaguar deal to Tata, except that they had their "anything for a developing nation" blinders on.
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End result:
Troll gets sent to PMITA Prison for 25 to life, Omar gets an effective pardon.
My point is that there seems to be little substance in their attacks. This is similar to attacks on General Motors - there are plenty who only look to draw blood.
Unfortunately, this is from a blog that wishes to attack Dodd(and little else at this moment). They have the most to gain by finding something to drop on him.
Try again, and without sounding like you just want to attack Dodd.
As for Congress, thank the obstructionist Republicans for the rating.
It won't matter if it's overridden.
...if not more resources to deal with their constant replacement.
Unlike those overly cheapened laptops, the Thinkpad will be there before and after.
If you're going to replace it, take that $350, wait a couple months and start looking for the non-widescreen T60p. The article's author already has a decent model, and those T60p's aren't too far from $1000. They are indeed worth every penny.
...and that "Falun Gong" is just a search engine DoS.
I've looked at Toughbooks, but they seem like that they started in ruggedness where Thinkpads left off. Both serve different audiences with very little overlap.
The Toughbooks sound like they're built more towards ruggedness than speed. Their "business rugged" could only replace the average T/R series. The T*p series and R*p series are performance models that would not be served by any Toughbook line.
The T/R served as thin(or relatively thin for R) workstations you could bring about anywhere. They had somewhat exotic hardware and good build quality. What you could get out of them is high-performance video(display, video card) and long battery life in a thin, non-compromising package.
In the upper T/R series, you could get:
* IPS displays aka Flexview, or 1920x1200 15"(R50p)
* FireGL Mobility/Nvidia Quadro
* Dual Cardbus or Cardbus+ExpressCard
* 4:3 Displays (until recently, up to 15", now only up to 14")
The first one is probably unobtainable anywhere(although it is a difference that is seen best with a model on display). The rest are still present on the Lenovo line in some form (ATI FireGL->Nvidia Quadro, Cardbus->Cardbus+Expresscard). Their delay in being behind in displays is partially due to their reliance on a business audience. Now it's the "I don't know or care about quality" audience slightly leading versus the "quality is worth the cost" audience.
In short, the low end models are about equivalent, performance models are what make them unique(to IBM/Lenovo).
Cheap is dragging them down in a bad way. Those "efficiencies" are worth nothing if the entire package is unreliable.
IBM built up the design, Lenovo tears it down. Now who else will make the high-quality/high-performance laptops that the T series used to be(S-IPS 4:3 15", firm chassis, maintenance friendly design, long warranty policies, openly available manuals/product roadmaps, and near-infinite parts availability)?
Apple, HP, and Dell don't come close. Asus, MSI, and others similar are not in the same ballpark.
The R series and the T series have seen their quality erode greatly(post-sale). The R50p was the last in the R series. The T60p was the last in the T series. The latter has gotten bad enough that people will rip out a 14" T61p mainboard + electronics and put them in place of the T60p just to keep S-IPS.
The question is - where can one buy quality and not end up with a ODM/knockoff?
(sidenote: Now where's that -1, "Blindly ignoring reality" mod for wellingj? There is a need for protection - less junk.)
The problem is that they are cutting more than the physical corners of the laptop.
Thought that title was held by Cleveland or Toledo.
He actually served his citizens before the business interests. It's not an uncommon thing over in that part of Ohio.
Businesses are not $DEITY, and Kucinich recognized that quite well.
That is what happens when you don't abandon Detroit, but embrace what they offer.
Put in a subsidy in the right place and compromise is not needed. Detroit, perhaps?
Only way to get the majority of people to stop driving heavy cars is to increase gas prices to the point where lighter cars are the only option
Environmentalists will be the first to go when prices go up. Policy will shift away from the resort town environmentalist and back to Detroit.
Am I the only one to think it would be goatse after reading the word ring?
They just have to show it to other people, then they're off the hook.
On the other hand, if you show it to all the people of Earth at the same time...
And besides, why is "Homeland Security" making economic decisions, anyway?
Economic Security.
Are foreign students suddenly less a "threat"? What changed?
The status of the citizen is what changed. Citizenship is made to be a penalty, not a benefit.
Or they're rtbl'd.
The oil companies aren't arbitrarily charging $4 a gallon for gasoline
They're just incentivizing speculation while being disconnected from feeling the effects. It's easy to fill up your tank if your work involves products you sell but never touch or use.
that's what people are willing to pay
The practicality of the available choices drives willingness. When those are limited by the policies of business(which will try to avoid regulation), it is rational to develop an effective countermeasure. That means anti-gouging laws will pass at some time. That means there will be an investigation that will reject the rest of them just to get it out of the way. Like it or not, price controls will come back smarter, meaner, and more resistant to loopholes. Save for a believable, understandable and an empathetic explanation, that is what will happen at some point. Work honestly with them, not just with Schumpeter.
It would be better to remove regulation that is driving it up. Also, it is easier to make a case for free trade on energy than it is for produced goods. However, that means one must decouple trade of energy agreements from trade of goods/services agreements.
However, there is a point in which you're going to need excuses. Arbitrary/speculative pricing does not seem to carry well outside of Wall Street. Doubly so if it implements something that resists reversal and is started by businesses. Thus the need for anti-gouging laws arises as a response. The only thing that will convince them is to just let them have their way. This includes closing loopholes as they appear.
There was a huge uproar at Rolls-Royce when Volkswagen wanted to buy the company. People didn't want the Rolls-Royce name associated with the Beetle and the Golf. I think Apple's trying to hold on to that sort of "we're upper-end only" image.
Same with the Jaguar deal to Tata, except that they had their "anything for a developing nation" blinders on.
...with nuclear tipped weaponry aimed, armed, and fired at them.
Then by all means close that loophole up for national security.