Hmmm, but how can a country like the U.S., whose president is considering changing the constitution to specifically remove equality for gays, really be considered free?
Quick answer is "they aren't"
And naturally it isn't considered dumping if you plan to make the money back on other components. Gilette has been doing that for over a generation now.
Most consoles have sold for a profit, or at the minimum shot for break even. Nintendo has never once, that I can find evidence of, sold its consoles at a loss.
But in fairness to Microsoft, they were far from the first. Sony and Sega have both done it for years. But then, Sony always winds up selling enough to bring costs down eventually.
I don't think you'd need near constant resources over time in this case, because there is no ongoing expense to maintain space. If, for example, we all decide a manned mission to Mars is a great good to humanity, I fail to see why we could not simply set up a charity to solicit contributions. If the reason is that the public would never give enough money to fund it, I think that too says a lot about how good it probably is.
On the other hand, were it legal for a company to, for example, mine an asteroid, I'm certain that company could come up with pretty good ROI estimates. And even if the plan took decades to implement I have no doubt there would be companies lining up to attempt it.
How many of the dotcom stocks of last decade had business plans that suggested profitability was a decade or more off in the future? Investors certainly prefer quick payoffs, but if the rewards are dramatic enough they will gladly look long term.
The fact that it is not profitable doesn't justify stealing billions of dollars to put your plan into action because you believe there is some greater good at stake.
If space exploration is so worthwhile, lets privatize it as a charitable organization. I'm sure everyone will be lining up.
The more likely scenario is them just defaulting on the debt, or at the minimum inflating the dollar so much that the debt becomes managable.
I personally have no intention of paying down the debt. Taxes are already high enough to convince me to look elsewhere for a place to live, and I'm not going to just sit idly by and watch it keep going up just so Republicans and/or Democrats can kill more people.
You lend money to killers and thieves, you do so at your own discretion.
Since so far the best India and China are doing is repeating experiments done by the US decades ago, and since the pentagon has already claimed it wants giant orbital lasers and big tungsten rods it can accurately drop from orbit onto houses, etc it seems like the spectre of villainous Chinese hegemony in space because a couple Chinese might be on the moon in a few years is just a little silly.
When I used to vote I voted Libertarian as well, now I'm just flat out a conceintous objector on the matter.
However, if nothing else the Republicans are less willing to raise taxes, so their irresponsible spending goes straight to national debt instead of hitting us directly. I guess that almost cancels out the bloodlust.
So likewise, it should be illegal to make generic razor blades that fit into other people's razors, and also illegal to use your razor for a purpose that doesn't lead to buying enough blades to make it profitable.
Microsoft has the right to make a game machine that only plays Microsoft games, but they didn't. They made a machine that can be made to play other things.
What you're asking is for us to ignore the reality of the situation, and indeed to make the law punish anyone who recognizes that reality.
Diesel is cheaper because the government fixes the price on it at $1.49. The problem is as oil goes up and the cost of diesel rises, less and less stations seem to be carrying it.
Actually the device only ways 17 kilograms, and the article says it'll be down to 10 kg soon. That's not much added weight.
I'm assuming that the exoskeleton would be padded or in some other way designed to take the impact.
Or maybe it'll be impossible to tip over like a Segway. I could just see a commercial where an American football player tries to lay a savage tackle on grandma in her new exoskeleton and bounces harmlessly away.
Nah, you can definately install 8.0 using text based mode. They just don't 'officially' support it anymore.
I agree though, YaST2 is a bit resource intensive for my taste, but its not like processing power and RAM are at much of a premium anymore. YaST2 runs perfectly fine on a $199 Walmart PC.
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Hmmm, but how can a country like the U.S., whose president is considering changing the constitution to specifically remove equality for gays, really be considered free?
Quick answer is "they aren't"
I don't know if a country with as many banned books and thought crime laws as Canada can fairly be called 'socially libertarian'
He's a retarded guy that sings crude repetitive lyrics over generic music from a cheap Casio keyboard.
Classic examples are "Birdman kicked my ass" and "Suck my Dog's dick". His music is generally listened to just for its campiness.
Beyond that, this is just the new variation of the classic "Stephen King is dead" troll.
And naturally it isn't considered dumping if you plan to make the money back on other components. Gilette has been doing that for over a generation now.
That's complete nonsense.
Most consoles have sold for a profit, or at the minimum shot for break even. Nintendo has never once, that I can find evidence of, sold its consoles at a loss.
But in fairness to Microsoft, they were far from the first. Sony and Sega have both done it for years. But then, Sony always winds up selling enough to bring costs down eventually.
Available for the Windows PC only, however.
So I can either shell out $189 for Windows XP or $179 for an Xbox.
I don't think you'd need near constant resources over time in this case, because there is no ongoing expense to maintain space. If, for example, we all decide a manned mission to Mars is a great good to humanity, I fail to see why we could not simply set up a charity to solicit contributions. If the reason is that the public would never give enough money to fund it, I think that too says a lot about how good it probably is.
On the other hand, were it legal for a company to, for example, mine an asteroid, I'm certain that company could come up with pretty good ROI estimates. And even if the plan took decades to implement I have no doubt there would be companies lining up to attempt it.
How many of the dotcom stocks of last decade had business plans that suggested profitability was a decade or more off in the future? Investors certainly prefer quick payoffs, but if the rewards are dramatic enough they will gladly look long term.
The fact that it is not profitable doesn't justify stealing billions of dollars to put your plan into action because you believe there is some greater good at stake.
If space exploration is so worthwhile, lets privatize it as a charitable organization. I'm sure everyone will be lining up.
The more likely scenario is them just defaulting on the debt, or at the minimum inflating the dollar so much that the debt becomes managable.
I personally have no intention of paying down the debt. Taxes are already high enough to convince me to look elsewhere for a place to live, and I'm not going to just sit idly by and watch it keep going up just so Republicans and/or Democrats can kill more people.
You lend money to killers and thieves, you do so at your own discretion.
Since so far the best India and China are doing is repeating experiments done by the US decades ago, and since the pentagon has already claimed it wants giant orbital lasers and big tungsten rods it can accurately drop from orbit onto houses, etc it seems like the spectre of villainous Chinese hegemony in space because a couple Chinese might be on the moon in a few years is just a little silly.
Doesn't the fact that there isn't really private interest in space exploration say something about whether its really a worthwhile venture?
When I used to vote I voted Libertarian as well, now I'm just flat out a conceintous objector on the matter.
However, if nothing else the Republicans are less willing to raise taxes, so their irresponsible spending goes straight to national debt instead of hitting us directly. I guess that almost cancels out the bloodlust.
So we don't need eyes for seeing anymore, freeing them up to be used for their other many useful functions.
So then we're supposed to determine the less of two evils because one wants to increase spending slightly faster than the other?
As project manager, I get blank stares from programmers that want the equivalent of visual basic to work in.
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I've got news for you, Mr. Project Manager, if they want the equivalent of visual basic those blank stares aren't directed at you, but at existance
Lets not forget that sometimes they are enacted to punish the powerful for backing the wrong horse.
Since when do they need any more reason than that?
$10 says the state of michigan will make computer insurance no fault, so nobody can collect on anything but they all still have to pay in.
As a general purpose PC you are right. However, the $199 PC will not have the comparatively high end graphical capabilities of the Xbox, nor TV-out.
An Xbox could be an incredibly fun toy to play with in this respect. "Hacking It" is not a chore to most of us here, but an enjoyable activity.
So likewise, it should be illegal to make generic razor blades that fit into other people's razors, and also illegal to use your razor for a purpose that doesn't lead to buying enough blades to make it profitable.
Microsoft has the right to make a game machine that only plays Microsoft games, but they didn't. They made a machine that can be made to play other things.
What you're asking is for us to ignore the reality of the situation, and indeed to make the law punish anyone who recognizes that reality.
The tax is higher, but the retail price is still fixed.
Diesel is cheaper because the government fixes the price on it at $1.49. The problem is as oil goes up and the cost of diesel rises, less and less stations seem to be carrying it.
Actually, I'd probably throw the menus away.
Its a bold step, I know, but sometimes you have to take drastic action.
Actually the device only ways 17 kilograms, and the article says it'll be down to 10 kg soon. That's not much added weight.
I'm assuming that the exoskeleton would be padded or in some other way designed to take the impact.
Or maybe it'll be impossible to tip over like a Segway. I could just see a commercial where an American football player tries to lay a savage tackle on grandma in her new exoskeleton and bounces harmlessly away.
Nah, you can definately install 8.0 using text based mode. They just don't 'officially' support it anymore.
I agree though, YaST2 is a bit resource intensive for my taste, but its not like processing power and RAM are at much of a premium anymore. YaST2 runs perfectly fine on a $199 Walmart PC.