it's too bad for these girls that they didn't get in.They could have sought asylum here, and it would have been a total win. They check all the right boxes: female, Muslim and STEM.
On a more serious note. I have a very sympathetic heart for females trapped in fundamentalist Islamic countries. They have an extremely difficult path in life to follow. I am surprised they were able to compete at all.
Have you seen their market share? they don't in any way dominate, they have a small fraction of the smartphone market, and I don't think there has been a single time in the entire 10 year run where the iPhone has been "ahead" of the competition in terms of any functionality.
They dominate in profit margin, which is a lot more important than market share.
Apple has had only one solitary success, they are geniuses at marketing. They can make people think their products are better than they are, make people pay a premium for an inferior product, and inspire a cult-like brand loyalty that any other company would envy.
Better is a matter of perspective. My wife has had several cheap Android phones, and they were all difficult to use. I finally bought her an iPhone 5s and she uses it much more than the Android phone, and I spend much less time doing "tech support" as I used to. In my opinion, that's better.
I think the jab is that the Post's only value is in it's ability to lose money to be written off for tax purposes. It's not a commentary on the practice of writing off money-losing assets to pay fewer taxes on money making assets.
Stop being reasonable! It came from Trump, so we need to scrutinize it in ways we would never do with other people, and find the most perverse way to misrepresent it!
However, the USA seems so divided on whether to be a robber baron libertarian 'paradise' of God-fearing Christians or an Orwellian liberal state where everyone thinks what the state tells them is correct to think., that sometimes I think secession might be the way to go.
No need for secession. The solution is already in the Constitution, and it's called federalism. The federal government is supposed to have an extremely limited role in the governing of the country: courts, national defense & foreign affairs. That's pretty much it. Everything else can be handled by the states. Some people will say "What about regulating interstate commerce?" but what they don't realize is that the intention of the interstate commerce clause was to ensure free trade between the states, not to allow the federal government to impose onerous restrictions.
Larry Ellison bought an island, just an example off the top of my head.
So what's he going to do with it? Allow it to revert back to nature? Or is he going to BUY STUFF and bring it to that island? My bet is on the latter. He's probably not going to just fill it with antiquities, Dutch Masters paintings & Faberge eggs either. I'll bet he'll build a house; or if there's one already there, refurnish it. Do you suppose he's going to do that on his own or hire other wealthy people to do that? Of course not. Ellison purchasing an island is probably going to create income opportunities for several people.
There's plenty of room. The earth has a population density of 56 people per km^2. You could move the entire population to Russia, and you'd have a pop. density of 439/km^2. That would rank 27th on the current population density chart. Change that to Africa, and it would be 247/km^2, or 56th on the current chart, right above Pakistan. Granted, there are vast areas of Russia & Africa that are uninhabitable, but these are just for illustration purposes.
What public land, where, can someone live without being kicked off by the government or charged for the use of it?
Go here for starters: Free Camping Near You. Go Camping For Free! Sure, some of the places listed are Walmart parking lots, but there are a ton of roadside campgrounds that you can go to. Might not get water or electrical, or even a cell signal, but you can typically hang out at those places for weeks on end if you like.
Yeah...I"m of the thought that most immigrant tech workers are NOT here as illegal aliens, and are not in imminent in danger of being deported.
Stop challenging the narrative! Trump is an evil, bigoted, racist, homophobic Islamophobe who wants to kill everyone who isn't a straight white evangelical! Anyone who doesn't agree is an evil, bigoted, racist, homophobic Islamophobe who wants to kill everyone who isn't a straight white evangelical!
Right. In the same way that models in the 60's couldn't predict within 1000 points what the stock market would be today, which means capitalism is a failure.
Non sequitur. The inability of a computer model to make a prediction of the stock market's value has nothing to do with the success or failure of capitalism. The stock market, like the climate, is a chaotic system, and nearly impossible to model in the first place.
So it's not the government oppressing you then which means you're basically complaining about people using their free speech wrong. I guess it's your right as an American protected under the first amendment to have a complete irony bypass.
I think you're having a reading comprehension issue, your reply makes no sense.
Don't know if The Slants meant their name as disparaging or not, but I'm glad that the Supreme Court actually took a unanimous stance in favor of free speech. In these days of extreme political correctness/social justice warrior activism, I am surprised it wasn't a 5/4 or 6/3 split. If you think I'm being dramatic, you can look to our English speaking neighbors to the north & east to see how bad it's getting.
On T-Mobile's pay-as-you-go plan, I currently pay $3 per month for 30 minutes of voice, text messages, or a combination thereof. Does in-store price comparison save you anywhere near $32 per month?
Sometimes, yes. I saved $40 on a telescope I bought for my wife at Christmas by scanning the item with my Amazon app. That extra $32 also gives you unlimited voice & text, so it's a pretty good deal compared to most others. Even with Tracfone, you can get a flip phone that will give you 90 minutes of talk time & 90 texts (which also roll over) for $9.99 a month.
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it's too bad for these girls that they didn't get in.They could have sought asylum here, and it would have been a total win. They check all the right boxes: female, Muslim and STEM.
On a more serious note. I have a very sympathetic heart for females trapped in fundamentalist Islamic countries. They have an extremely difficult path in life to follow. I am surprised they were able to compete at all.
You know, like numchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills!
Yeah, but can it draw a Liger, known for its skills in magic?
Have you seen their market share? they don't in any way dominate, they have a small fraction of the smartphone market, and I don't think there has been a single time in the entire 10 year run where the iPhone has been "ahead" of the competition in terms of any functionality.
They dominate in profit margin, which is a lot more important than market share.
Apple has had only one solitary success, they are geniuses at marketing. They can make people think their products are better than they are, make people pay a premium for an inferior product, and inspire a cult-like brand loyalty that any other company would envy.
Better is a matter of perspective. My wife has had several cheap Android phones, and they were all difficult to use. I finally bought her an iPhone 5s and she uses it much more than the Android phone, and I spend much less time doing "tech support" as I used to. In my opinion, that's better.
*sigh* Are you Finnished?
My grandmother was 100% Finnish. Instead of telling people to "Go to Hell!", she would say "Go to Russia!" :-D
How is this different from the Koch brothers?
Oh...right...it's not.
Yeah, the Kochs don't like Trump either.
Koch network slams Trump immigrant ban
Koch network to Trump administration: "You are never going to win the war on drugs. Drugs won."
I think the jab is that the Post's only value is in it's ability to lose money to be written off for tax purposes. It's not a commentary on the practice of writing off money-losing assets to pay fewer taxes on money making assets.
Stop being reasonable! It came from Trump, so we need to scrutinize it in ways we would never do with other people, and find the most perverse way to misrepresent it!
Except the "liberal" branch for various reasons does not want federalism as you have defined it.
Exceptwhen they do. Only Trump could make liberals embrace federalism! :-D
However, the USA seems so divided on whether to be a robber baron libertarian 'paradise' of God-fearing Christians or an Orwellian liberal state where everyone thinks what the state tells them is correct to think., that sometimes I think secession might be the way to go.
No need for secession. The solution is already in the Constitution, and it's called federalism. The federal government is supposed to have an extremely limited role in the governing of the country: courts, national defense & foreign affairs. That's pretty much it. Everything else can be handled by the states. Some people will say "What about regulating interstate commerce?" but what they don't realize is that the intention of the interstate commerce clause was to ensure free trade between the states, not to allow the federal government to impose onerous restrictions.
Sounds more like Kook to me.
And remove opportunities from several thousand more.
End result: negative market value.
And your evidence for this is?
Larry Ellison bought an island, just an example off the top of my head.
So what's he going to do with it? Allow it to revert back to nature? Or is he going to BUY STUFF and bring it to that island? My bet is on the latter. He's probably not going to just fill it with antiquities, Dutch Masters paintings & Faberge eggs either. I'll bet he'll build a house; or if there's one already there, refurnish it. Do you suppose he's going to do that on his own or hire other wealthy people to do that? Of course not. Ellison purchasing an island is probably going to create income opportunities for several people.
Next you'll be claiming there are sequels to "The Matrix"!
Or "Highlander"!
Wasn't that always FB's mission, to bring people closer together?
I thought it was to embiggen the smallest man. Wait, that's a noble spirit, not social media.
The problem is NOT that we don't have room...
There's plenty of room. The earth has a population density of 56 people per km^2. You could move the entire population to Russia, and you'd have a pop. density of 439/km^2. That would rank 27th on the current population density chart. Change that to Africa, and it would be 247/km^2, or 56th on the current chart, right above Pakistan. Granted, there are vast areas of Russia & Africa that are uninhabitable, but these are just for illustration purposes.
What public land, where, can someone live without being kicked off by the government or charged for the use of it?
Go here for starters: Free Camping Near You. Go Camping For Free! Sure, some of the places listed are Walmart parking lots, but there are a ton of roadside campgrounds that you can go to. Might not get water or electrical, or even a cell signal, but you can typically hang out at those places for weeks on end if you like.
The good news is it will save $1 trillion over 10 years. The bad news is that it will cost $1 trillion over 2 years.
Yeah...I"m of the thought that most immigrant tech workers are NOT here as illegal aliens, and are not in imminent in danger of being deported.
Stop challenging the narrative! Trump is an evil, bigoted, racist, homophobic Islamophobe who wants to kill everyone who isn't a straight white evangelical! Anyone who doesn't agree is an evil, bigoted, racist, homophobic Islamophobe who wants to kill everyone who isn't a straight white evangelical!
Right. In the same way that models in the 60's couldn't predict within 1000 points what the stock market would be today, which means capitalism is a failure.
Non sequitur. The inability of a computer model to make a prediction of the stock market's value has nothing to do with the success or failure of capitalism. The stock market, like the climate, is a chaotic system, and nearly impossible to model in the first place.
So it's not the government oppressing you then which means you're basically complaining about people using their free speech wrong. I guess it's your right as an American protected under the first amendment to have a complete irony bypass.
I think you're having a reading comprehension issue, your reply makes no sense.
Don't know if The Slants meant their name as disparaging or not, but I'm glad that the Supreme Court actually took a unanimous stance in favor of free speech. In these days of extreme political correctness/social justice warrior activism, I am surprised it wasn't a 5/4 or 6/3 split. If you think I'm being dramatic, you can look to our English speaking neighbors to the north & east to see how bad it's getting.
Ah yes, the tu quoque fallacy. The sort of playground-level debating you neandertals excel at.
Hey, what do you have against Neanderthals? Are you a bigot?
What on Earth are they stuffing into their apps to make them balloon in size so quickly?
Swift.
On T-Mobile's pay-as-you-go plan, I currently pay $3 per month for 30 minutes of voice, text messages, or a combination thereof. Does in-store price comparison save you anywhere near $32 per month?
Sometimes, yes. I saved $40 on a telescope I bought for my wife at Christmas by scanning the item with my Amazon app. That extra $32 also gives you unlimited voice & text, so it's a pretty good deal compared to most others. Even with Tracfone, you can get a flip phone that will give you 90 minutes of talk time & 90 texts (which also roll over) for $9.99 a month.
But remember kids, you cannot omit that genius part. Without, carrying a blanket around and calling it your waifu only makes you a weirdo.
Everybody is somebody's weirdo.
I get 50 MB a month of mobile data. The only way I ever use the Internet on my phone is through Wi-Fi.
Total Wireless has a 5 GB plan for $35 a month.