"Unverified" - there is a reason why private sector unions died a horrible death in the US. They are inefficient and made the industries that were heavily unionized easy prey for foreign manufacturers that wiped out virtually the entire US steel industry and many others. The empty plants in the Rust Belt didn't happen by themselves.
150-180k net jobs created per month is not good at all. 300k/month used to be the gold standard for robust growth. The anemic Obama economy got people used to this, but by pre-2008 standards, this is a mild recession right now.
If the business were out there to justify it, people would be willing to pay higher salaries to lure in workers. The fact they aren't tells you the truth about what I said above - the economy is not that great.
It seems clear that the losses in MacOS have appeared over in Linux. Maybe the lack of attention to the Mac line is having real world consequences, finally?
A dollar coming out of the government is not a dollar coming in. In other words, your taxes do not pay for services.
What happens is that, if the government overspends, as it has done every year I have been alive except for 2 or 3 in the late 90s, the money is created out of thin air to make up the deficit.
The only reason taxation exists is to preserve the fiction that my first point is not true, and thereby hold down inflation.
If people grasped the fundamental nature of fiat currency, they'd rebel against the idea and the system would go south almost immediately.
Without those actual dissidents, we wouldn't know things like the actual contents of the KGB archives. We also wouldn't have known that the Soviets were bluffing during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Moreover, the Soviet Bloc would still exist if it weren't for them.
There is a good reason to want dissidents. Making them easy to identify is stupid.
He's actually suggesting that you not buy new cars, as they are not salable for the price you pay at a dealer. You lose value as soon as you drive off the lot.
I apply this in practice by never buying new cars.
I am a touch typist, and since the Duke Nukem 3D days of the 1990s, I have always programmed my left hand keys the same:
F - Forward D - Backward S - Crouch A - Jump G - Use Y - HUD/Map/whatever T - Use 2 (for whatever needed) R - Reload (or other for non-gun and run) E - Throw grenade or similar W - Strafe right Q - Strafe left Tab - Run
Right hand is on the mouse, with the left button firing, right button alt-fire, and wheel for selecting weapons. I also map the number keys on the main keyboard for weapon switches as necessary.
Always worked like a charm for me and keeps my touch typing skills intact.
I had many Athlon XPs. I used to run Gentoo on them. Compiling in a distcc cluster. I beat the hell out of those processors, all on air with stock coolers.
It made sniffing out the actual dissidents harder, certainly. The number of people within those nations willing to inform on their activities or performing acts of passive resistance are proof positive of that.
Do you think a totalitarian government that will use the data provided by these vendors as a means of culling the population as an impossible thing?
You're ignoring the last 200 years of history, then. Imagine what 19th century monarchs or 20th century totalitarians might have done with such a treasure trove.
Do you really think it will never happen again? Think again.
Yes, I know, it's a terrible (and inadvertent) pun. Jared Diamond did really talk about display of excess as a mating ritual for even birds and mammals (think peacocks, for instance), and related it to human traits.
I think the thing missing from most people's evaluation of such things is the integrity of the app author. The presumption that Apple or Google is looking out for you is incorrect, so you have to go back to the author, which has no known past history of integrity. So why would you trust them to anonymize anything, never mind having your contact list?
This is why I don't download apps, other than the ridiculously short app lifecycles necessitating constant updates. If I don't trust you in the first place, why would I want you updating my phone weekly (or less)?
This kind of thing is created to prey on the young and stupid, I suppose.
The above poster is correct. Women want the diamonds because it is part of a mating ritual. If you made the diamonds worthless, they'd want something else similarly expensive or hard to get.
Jared Diamond does a pretty good job of explaining this in "The Third Chimpanzee". Worth a read.
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"Unverified" - there is a reason why private sector unions died a horrible death in the US. They are inefficient and made the industries that were heavily unionized easy prey for foreign manufacturers that wiped out virtually the entire US steel industry and many others. The empty plants in the Rust Belt didn't happen by themselves.
It's all the same thing, after all.
150-180k net jobs created per month is not good at all. 300k/month used to be the gold standard for robust growth. The anemic Obama economy got people used to this, but by pre-2008 standards, this is a mild recession right now.
If the business were out there to justify it, people would be willing to pay higher salaries to lure in workers. The fact they aren't tells you the truth about what I said above - the economy is not that great.
Your ability to focus on the current quarter is astounding. Look a little further back.
It's all the same totalitarianism.
It seems clear that the losses in MacOS have appeared over in Linux. Maybe the lack of attention to the Mac line is having real world consequences, finally?
You mean "Portuguese and Ottoman taxes".
If you have some kind of emotional attachment, perhaps you would.
Because I cancelled my account when I became aware of their unethical practices. I don't give businesses second chances. No one else should, either.
I can't resist after all the crap NASA got about that polar lander.
Some wisdom:
A dollar coming out of the government is not a dollar coming in. In other words, your taxes do not pay for services.
What happens is that, if the government overspends, as it has done every year I have been alive except for 2 or 3 in the late 90s, the money is created out of thin air to make up the deficit.
The only reason taxation exists is to preserve the fiction that my first point is not true, and thereby hold down inflation.
If people grasped the fundamental nature of fiat currency, they'd rebel against the idea and the system would go south almost immediately.
Without those actual dissidents, we wouldn't know things like the actual contents of the KGB archives. We also wouldn't have known that the Soviets were bluffing during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Moreover, the Soviet Bloc would still exist if it weren't for them.
There is a good reason to want dissidents. Making them easy to identify is stupid.
He's actually suggesting that you not buy new cars, as they are not salable for the price you pay at a dealer. You lose value as soon as you drive off the lot.
I apply this in practice by never buying new cars.
Here are the rent seekers.
Lesson: Don't do anything for free.
I am a touch typist, and since the Duke Nukem 3D days of the 1990s, I have always programmed my left hand keys the same:
F - Forward
D - Backward
S - Crouch
A - Jump
G - Use
Y - HUD/Map/whatever
T - Use 2 (for whatever needed)
R - Reload (or other for non-gun and run)
E - Throw grenade or similar
W - Strafe right
Q - Strafe left
Tab - Run
Right hand is on the mouse, with the left button firing, right button alt-fire, and wheel for selecting weapons. I also map the number keys on the main keyboard for weapon switches as necessary.
Always worked like a charm for me and keeps my touch typing skills intact.
I had many Athlon XPs. I used to run Gentoo on them. Compiling in a distcc cluster. I beat the hell out of those processors, all on air with stock coolers.
You're spreading disinformation.
The risk is so high if the data collection is compromised to bad actors that it is worth sacrificing quite a lot to avoid the dragnet.
You can evaluate based on your own desire to be a test case.
Those who are too ignorant to see the risk probably aren't of interest anyway. In effect, they are right about themselves.
It made sniffing out the actual dissidents harder, certainly. The number of people within those nations willing to inform on their activities or performing acts of passive resistance are proof positive of that.
Why would we want to make their job easier?
Do you think a totalitarian government that will use the data provided by these vendors as a means of culling the population as an impossible thing?
You're ignoring the last 200 years of history, then. Imagine what 19th century monarchs or 20th century totalitarians might have done with such a treasure trove.
Do you really think it will never happen again? Think again.
Yes, I know, it's a terrible (and inadvertent) pun. Jared Diamond did really talk about display of excess as a mating ritual for even birds and mammals (think peacocks, for instance), and related it to human traits.
People shouldn't pay good money for bad steak. A filet is suitable for wrapping in bacon or alternatively for people who don't really like steak.
Poor choice of steak. Low fat content means less taste. Go for a ribeye, rare, for more steaky goodness.
I would suggest reading Diamond's (ha, undesired pun) book. It's going to point out some holes in your thesis.
I think the thing missing from most people's evaluation of such things is the integrity of the app author. The presumption that Apple or Google is looking out for you is incorrect, so you have to go back to the author, which has no known past history of integrity. So why would you trust them to anonymize anything, never mind having your contact list?
This is why I don't download apps, other than the ridiculously short app lifecycles necessitating constant updates. If I don't trust you in the first place, why would I want you updating my phone weekly (or less)?
This kind of thing is created to prey on the young and stupid, I suppose.
The above poster is correct. Women want the diamonds because it is part of a mating ritual. If you made the diamonds worthless, they'd want something else similarly expensive or hard to get.
Jared Diamond does a pretty good job of explaining this in "The Third Chimpanzee". Worth a read.