Because you won't. And most other people wouldn't either, because we're all a bunch of selfish bastards.
Really? I wouldn't try to build my business? Hire new people? Interesting.
And if you actually read what I wrote, you might have seen the words "infrastructure and basic assistance".
Arguing about the DEGREE to which it is done, now *that's* a worthy discussion.
You live in a country that has a government that provides services. Roads, schools, hospitals etc. etc.
No, it runs far deeper than that. "Spread the wealth" would seem to point to taking the money that I earn, and 'spreading' it to others who haven't earned it. Rightly or wrongly, thats what it sounds like. This goes along with Hillary's line during the campaign of (speaking of the oil company's profits) "we want to take those profits and put them..."
Whether it be a 3 man plumbing operation, or Big Oil...'taking profits' leaves a bad taste in many peoples mouths.
Taking my money to provide necessary infrastructure is no problem. Taking it and giving that money to people who have not earned it is a problem.
Rightly or wrongly, "spread the wealth" sounds exactly like that.
I earn money, it's mine, not yours. Beyond infrastructure and basic assistance, it is exactly that. Why can't I choose whom to spread it to? New employees, charities, whomever.
Today, the line is $250k. Tomorrow, $200k. Next year, $150k. You know as well as I do...govt's always want more.
Ok... let's take a look at those numbers. There are about 1 billion PC's in use today:
About 90% of which are windows installed. Most windows machines come bundled with office, so almost that entire number has office on it. ...so very *conservatively* speaking, there are about 800 to 900 million office installs out there.
Doubtful. A large percentage of home machines do not have MSOffice bundled. They get, and use, Works (gag) for 'free'. Anecdotally, no one I know got MSOffice with their most recent PC's.
And it's not an either/or situation. People generally don't uninstall MSOffice when they dl/install OOo.
People railed against MS when they started making hardware with the Zune for the same reasons I've just outlined.
Other MS hardware, keyboards and mice, are doing very well.
No, this jet isn't their 'core business'. Neither is owning the 757.
Is Virgins 'core business' music? Or cheapish airlines? Or spaceflight? Sometimes branching off in another direction is good for the bottom line. Sometimes not. But you don't know until you try.
If I had stock in Google and they were planning on paying for this with corporate money, I would be outraged.
Why? It's not merely a toy to ride around in, but potentially a money-making operation. They lease it to NASA for specialized missions. Or are you opposed to them making money in things other than the search engine business?
In the U.S., only people who use the roads pay for the upkeep.
No. Everyone 'uses' the roads.
1. All your stuff at the store comes in by truck. The price you pay at the register includes those trucking fees. Which (partially) pay for the roads. 2. General fund. Usually, gas taxes and car reg fees go into the states general fund. Just as with sales and income taxes. Some of that goes out to maintain the road system.
There is no walled off fund which gets its money solely from vehicle operators, and which is used solely to pay for the road upkeep.
A company near me, ATAC, has a fleet of ex-fighter jets. Kfir, Hawker Hunter, and A-4 Skyhawk. They contract out to the USAF and Navy to fly intercept and fleet protection missions. Here are a couple of their jets on the ground.
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Then they should just run a Eurofighter on a runway trying not to take off... Just as much a "car" as this thing.
Fighter jet landing gear and tires are not built for 1,000mph. Maybe 300-350 absolute max. Rebuild it to do 1,000mph, and you'll end up with something that looks quite a lot like this thing does. One similar speed record 'car' is literally an F-104 body, sans wings.
"9-5" business hours is a convention because there's no easy way to do anything different in a pre-wired world.
And because you are bowing to the results of several millenia of evolution. (cue the legions of/.ers relishing their midnight coding sessions at 110% efficiency)
US builds a rail comparable to a 40 Japanese one - "US in the dust" (i.e. WE SUCK) India builds a lunar orbiter comparable to a 40 year old US one - "INDIA! The new awesomeness!" (i.e. WE SUCK, because we aren't still doing it)
Actually three weeks sounds pretty amazing for a wireless mouse
I get much more than that with a wireless Intellimouse. ~70-90 days, maybe, before it yells. And the Logitech trackball is almost as good.
And then, just swap in another pair of rechargeable AA's.
This couldn't have passed without some donkeys signing off on this.
And if any of them that signed off on this are running for president, I'd like to know.
Yes, disabling a power plant in Kansas would make my gasoline powered car fail to start.
Yes, disabling a power plant in Kansas would make your gasoline powered, computer controlled, car fail to start. If you happen to live close enough to the blast.
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I hope someone will have a camera (equipped cellphone) and take a short video of how this occurs.
Illegal in some places.
Because you won't. And most other people wouldn't either, because we're all a bunch of selfish bastards.
Really? I wouldn't try to build my business? Hire new people? Interesting.
And if you actually read what I wrote, you might have seen the words "infrastructure and basic assistance".
Arguing about the DEGREE to which it is done, now *that's* a worthy discussion.
That sounds like exactly what this is.
You live in a country that has a government that provides services. Roads, schools, hospitals etc. etc.
No, it runs far deeper than that. "Spread the wealth" would seem to point to taking the money that I earn, and 'spreading' it to others who haven't earned it. Rightly or wrongly, thats what it sounds like.
This goes along with Hillary's line during the campaign of (speaking of the oil company's profits) "we want to take those profits and put them..."
Whether it be a 3 man plumbing operation, or Big Oil...'taking profits' leaves a bad taste in many peoples mouths.
Taking my money to provide necessary infrastructure is no problem. Taking it and giving that money to people who have not earned it is a problem.
Rightly or wrongly, "spread the wealth" sounds exactly like that.
I earn money, it's mine, not yours.
Beyond infrastructure and basic assistance, it is exactly that. Why can't I choose whom to spread it to? New employees, charities, whomever.
Today, the line is $250k. Tomorrow, $200k. Next year, $150k. You know as well as I do...govt's always want more.
Ok... let's take a look at those numbers. There are about 1 billion PC's in use today:
...so very *conservatively* speaking, there are about 800 to 900 million office installs out there.
About 90% of which are windows installed. Most windows machines come bundled with office, so almost that entire number has office on it.
Doubtful. A large percentage of home machines do not have MSOffice bundled. They get, and use, Works (gag) for 'free'. Anecdotally, no one I know got MSOffice with their most recent PC's.
And it's not an either/or situation. People generally don't uninstall MSOffice when they dl/install OOo.
People railed against MS when they started making hardware with the Zune for the same reasons I've just outlined.
Other MS hardware, keyboards and mice, are doing very well.
No, this jet isn't their 'core business'. Neither is owning the 757.
Is Virgins 'core business' music? Or cheapish airlines? Or spaceflight? Sometimes branching off in another direction is good for the bottom line. Sometimes not. But you don't know until you try.
If I had stock in Google and they were planning on paying for this with corporate money, I would be outraged.
Why? It's not merely a toy to ride around in, but potentially a money-making operation. They lease it to NASA for specialized missions.
Or are you opposed to them making money in things other than the search engine business?
Ok...amended to 'almost everyone'. But I'd be willing to bet the Amish do pay a little into the fund. Sales tax on things like tools, etc.
Where do you get a speedo that goes up to 1000 mph?
Michael Phelps.
In the U.S., only people who use the roads pay for the upkeep.
No. Everyone 'uses' the roads.
1. All your stuff at the store comes in by truck. The price you pay at the register includes those trucking fees. Which (partially) pay for the roads.
2. General fund. Usually, gas taxes and car reg fees go into the states general fund. Just as with sales and income taxes. Some of that goes out to maintain the road system.
There is no walled off fund which gets its money solely from vehicle operators, and which is used solely to pay for the road upkeep.
A company near me, ATAC, has a fleet of ex-fighter jets. Kfir, Hawker Hunter, and A-4 Skyhawk. They contract out to the USAF and Navy to fly intercept and fleet protection missions. Here are a couple of their jets on the ground.
Do you think we will ever see a corporation declare war on another corporation?
You're at least 150 yrs too late. East India Company.
Then they should just run a Eurofighter on a runway trying not to take off... Just as much a "car" as this thing.
Fighter jet landing gear and tires are not built for 1,000mph. Maybe 300-350 absolute max. Rebuild it to do 1,000mph, and you'll end up with something that looks quite a lot like this thing does.
One similar speed record 'car' is literally an F-104 body, sans wings.
"9-5" business hours is a convention because there's no easy way to do anything different in a pre-wired world.
/.ers relishing their midnight coding sessions at 110% efficiency)
And because you are bowing to the results of several millenia of evolution.
(cue the legions of
That's why god put cupholders on riding lawnmowers.
Doesn't work. Too much vibration. The sweet nectar goes flat much too quickly.
...approximate 1400 lines of code/y. Not very impressive.
You forget all the other parts of a major project. Analyze, design, test. Those take people and hours away from simply pounding out lines of code.
...while millions in the nation are still dying from hunger
Millions? Really? Show us one article or citation on this. Just one.
US builds a rail comparable to a 40 Japanese one - "US in the dust" (i.e. WE SUCK)
India builds a lunar orbiter comparable to a 40 year old US one - "INDIA! The new awesomeness!" (i.e. WE SUCK, because we aren't still doing it)
Amazing.
I remember when TLC was called the Learning Channel and actually had intelligent programming. Now it's more akin to the "Tender Loving Care" channel
I refer to it as "The Ladies Channel".
About -2 days, IMHO.
Actually three weeks sounds pretty amazing for a wireless mouse
I get much more than that with a wireless Intellimouse. ~70-90 days, maybe, before it yells. And the Logitech trackball is almost as good.
And then, just swap in another pair of rechargeable AA's.
Personally I prefer the UK approach, the Data Protection Act.
...
The DPA is one of the few generally excellent pieces of legislation in the UK.
And yet we still hear, quite a lot, of the MOD, NHS, or other UK entity losing yet another laptop, full of raw user data.
Just last week, in fact.
But it gives you quite a bit of power to take on companies yourself.
Only after they give your life away. It is too late then.
This is at least trying to be proactive. Knowing there will be a loss, minimize the effects.
This couldn't have passed without some donkeys signing off on this.
And if any of them that signed off on this are running for president, I'd like to know.
Um, that would be all of them.
Unanimous in the Senate, 417 Aye, 0 Nay, 15 Present in the House.
So yes, Obama and McCain are included.
Yes, disabling a power plant in Kansas would make my gasoline powered car fail to start.
Yes, disabling a power plant in Kansas would make your gasoline powered, computer controlled, car fail to start.
If you happen to live close enough to the blast.
Portrait Professional already does this, mostly. Manually ID a few facial lines, and modify according to 'beauty standards'. Currently version 8.
The dude says has has $20/week for food/transport/clothes, etc. Whatever he's doing, he's doing it wrong.
Oh, and that $20 (actually ~$18) cellphone rate? Thats total. monthly + airtime. What's the trick? PAYG, and don't live on the damn phone.
"it's not MY fault, it's the fault of people with good jobs". Please...waa waa waa.