If they're all in favour of something so draconian and so anti-freedom, are they really different parties at all?
The two major parties in Australia are the Liberal Party (the conservatives) and the ALP, which as far as I can tell stands for "Another Liberal Party".
And do they really have any interest in the well being of their constituents?
Doubtful; I can't think of a commercial entity who'd benefit (the ISPs are against it for obvious reasons). More likely the pressure is being applied by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), since they already have dossiers on everyone involved in Australian politics and would benefit from expanded powers to hack into suspect's or related third parties' computers (not that ASIO has a history of anything shady).
Apple's hardware is made by Quanta, a company which also makes computers for Dell, HP, Gateway (are they still around?), Compaq (back before they were bought out by HP), Toshiba, Lenovo, etc.
Irrelevant. Quanta didn't design any of those machines, they just manufactured them according to specifications. You could design two laptops, use mil-spec components in a waterproof stainless steel case for one, loose tolerance components in a pressfit cardboard shell for the other, and there will be a tangible difference in quality and price even though they can both be made by Quanta on the same assembly line. The manufacturer builds it the way you tell them to...that's how contracted manufacturing works.
It's like saying "hey, my rebranded Quanta computer is WAY better than your rebranded Quanta computer!"
And that's roughly equivalent to saying that because both Apple and Samsung use Foxconn, any design similarities in their products must be Foxconn's doing.
Either is grammatically correct, since more than one person implies more than one tool (though it's a big world, so I wouldn't rule out some kind of time-sharing arrangement in some cases).
And as soon as they twig to the fact that you're reversing the rankings they take countering action. By all means, give them a useless ranking button to play with as a distraction, but measuring the instinctive reaction is the only way to get unbiased data.
I suspect it's more that the limited number of possible sites, small service area per site and relatively low passenger capacity make them uneconomical. They work well at tourist traps where there's a single, fixed destination and passengers are prepared to pay a premium, but the instant you need a mass transit system that can be rerouted according to demand busses win.
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...some gay men have had it so pounded into them....
I see what you did there.
As far as I know Samsung keeps all their produktion in their own country
And now you know different.
Some employees, yes. You think the splatter cleans up itself?
Fair call to all responses.
If they're all in favour of something so draconian and so anti-freedom, are they really different parties at all?
The two major parties in Australia are the Liberal Party (the conservatives) and the ALP, which as far as I can tell stands for "Another Liberal Party".
And do they really have any interest in the well being of their constituents?
LOL
Doubtful; I can't think of a commercial entity who'd benefit (the ISPs are against it for obvious reasons). More likely the pressure is being applied by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), since they already have dossiers on everyone involved in Australian politics and would benefit from expanded powers to hack into suspect's or related third parties' computers (not that ASIO has a history of anything shady).
Hang on, someone at the door. Odd for 5AM. BRB.
Apple's hardware is made by Quanta, a company which also makes computers for Dell, HP, Gateway (are they still around?), Compaq (back before they were bought out by HP), Toshiba, Lenovo, etc.
Irrelevant. Quanta didn't design any of those machines, they just manufactured them according to specifications. You could design two laptops, use mil-spec components in a waterproof stainless steel case for one, loose tolerance components in a pressfit cardboard shell for the other, and there will be a tangible difference in quality and price even though they can both be made by Quanta on the same assembly line. The manufacturer builds it the way you tell them to...that's how contracted manufacturing works.
It's like saying "hey, my rebranded Quanta computer is WAY better than your rebranded Quanta computer!"
And that's roughly equivalent to saying that because both Apple and Samsung use Foxconn, any design similarities in their products must be Foxconn's doing.
Civilisation is only ever 48 hours away from dry pancakes.
Either is grammatically correct, since more than one person implies more than one tool (though it's a big world, so I wouldn't rule out some kind of time-sharing arrangement in some cases).
Some people find their tools a source of endless excitement. A word for such people is "wankers".
I think the point about the article is made...
Bird's eye view, perhaps?
Only if you make phone calls on them, in which case the legality of the ingredients might be more of a problem...
Helium is indeed a noble gas.
Bad idea. "You're my great-grand-dad? Where's my exit bag?"
As if kernel panics weren't enough, now my computer will be able to get depressed over its body image too.
And as soon as they twig to the fact that you're reversing the rankings they take countering action. By all means, give them a useless ranking button to play with as a distraction, but measuring the instinctive reaction is the only way to get unbiased data.
Yes, I anticipate the system to rival PigeonRank in speed, efficiency and (unfortunately) mess.
You'd hire a 4channer to figure out what is objectionable?
Sure, you just measure the time taken to view the image. If it's long enough to masturbate, it's objectionable.
Everybody needs to get a blimp.
Oh god, I hope they do a retina MacBook pro
Um, what?
I suspect it's more that the limited number of possible sites, small service area per site and relatively low passenger capacity make them uneconomical. They work well at tourist traps where there's a single, fixed destination and passengers are prepared to pay a premium, but the instant you need a mass transit system that can be rerouted according to demand busses win.
I live in a hilly place and I can't for the life of me imagine why nobody thought it would be useful to simply go from hill to hill.
Because it'd always be an uphill walk to the station.
(Curious...an answer that's simultaneously serious and stupid.)
It means someone watches too much awful television and doesn't own a thesaurus.
That's not true. We Australians consider dirt quite valuable.
Easily solved: use the much colder methane ice from Titan instead.