for each coal plant in the US one coal-miner is killed each year in an accident
Only 30 people died in Coal Mining Accidents last year. There are 1586 Electrical plants that use coal. That's one death for every 53 plants.
It only took about 1 min using google to find this data, next time please research your fantastic claims. http://www.msha.gov/stats/charts/coaldaily.asp
In reality, the "savings" are passed on the the consumer. In many cases, the project would not be feasible if not for the low cost labor, because no one, or not enough, could afford to buy the end product.
Take a pair of Nike's, make them in the US, and instead of $100 a pair, consumers might have to pay $200. Not only does Nike sell more shoes, but the end consumer gets what they want at half the price.
FACT. SEUDO Deregulation passes because state owned utilities are loosing money or on the brink of needing huge capital investments that the state does not want to fund.
FACT. Deregulation in the power industry will never work untill the barrier of entry into the power generating industry is on this side of impassible. If generating power were such a boondogle, a normal functioning market would see new players enter the market, so exisiting players would lower their margins untill it was no longer attractive to potential competitors.
FACT. The only industry that has ever been truly deregulated is the airline industry. I don't see anyone complaining about the price of airline tickets.
he makes the claim that Apple is boosting their numbers, yet never once takes a look at Dell's numbers (or any of the rest) and the possibility that they may be boosted as well.
Actually, the fairest way to compare benchmarks is exactly what he did. Let each manufacture squeeze the most out of any given measure independently and then compare the scores... Compare the best Apple's best against Dell's and gee... Guess who wins?
The FAR ensures that economic theory holds true in government procurment, I actually work for THE largest government contractor in history, and I do know what I'm talking about. The reason there are not 250 companies making fighter planes is due to the barriers of entry into the market being "astro"nomical (pun intended), Tens of Billions of dollars, closer to a Hundred Billion if you tried to create an industrial/knowledge/talent base from scratch. That type of development is so risky that capital can only be secured ala government funding. You may not realize this, but government contracting rules and very, very, very stiff compettive contracting rules keep margins on 95% of Federal/Defense contracts well below the 15% cost of capital that many private sector corporations use.
With several already established publishers of internet filter software, the competition will be stiff from a pricing perspective, 100% of development becomes a sunk cost when a single license is sold, thus the cost of each additional liscense is marginal. Undoubtedly, some companies will choose to establish an early market share by taking a loss on the early contracts. Eventually some players will leave the market, but they will return if prices climb back up.
You are ignoring economic theory. If demand dictates it, there will be many competitors which will drive down the margins. I don't expect anyone will make much profit after the market stabalizes.
1. Profit 2. Competitors enter market 3. Profit less
Actually the bulk of the nations deficit is owed to American Citizens and American Financial Institutions. Those vested in US Gov't financial instruments have simply chosen to benefity themselves by investing in America's relatively absolute security.
Actually, this is part of an effort to save lives. It's being developed by the Missile Defense Agency and if used operationally, it will probably save millions of lives. Just existing provides monumental deterrence to rogue countries like North Korea or some billionaire terrorist who has purchased an old soviet missile.
For those who think it will instigate an arms race, do you really think they can build more ICBMs than we can build ABMs? One former super power, The USSR, tried to match our military industry and had to declare bankruptcy; so I don't think China or North Korea has a prayer.
What's sickening is your opinion of the body of ELECTED officials that are doing the best they can in one of the most difficult periods in America's history. Do you really believe that America was not at much greater risk of being subject to terrorist attack from opportunistic extremists as we go to war against an insane regime already proven to be capable ___(Fill in the atrocity)___? The opportunists you should be wary of are the repressive dictatorial regimes in the Arab world that squander their countries' resources, enriching themselves, and fomenting religious fervor among their people in hopes that they overlook their own pathetic existence.
This will get modded into oblivion because like the rest of the slashdot community, you are just a liberal extremist whose heart stopped bleeding when it was Republican taking action to help those who needed it most...
If the event's plays out as this "editorial" predicts M$FT would be setting the entire world for an easy migration to Windowns/Longhorn alternatives. This is incomprehensible and lunacy! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY would MSFT be so foolish?
I can't believe I wasted 45 minutes to read this!!
I know you're probably just some stupid anarchist, but I have to reply to your stupidity.
Do you really think that any company besides Lockheed or Boeing would be contracted to develope the next generation vehicle. There are billions to be made and Lockheed already has invested billions of it's own capital in the X-33.
GPS guided bombs actually take their reading at the point of release and use a suite of gyroscopes to guide the bomb to it's final destination. Unless you can jamb the signals at 15,000 feet, at 5 to 10 miles away, you aren't going to stop any bombs.
Microsoft's XP software installation and upgrade model seems to be a dud in the marketplace too. The more Microsoft does nasty things like that to its customers, the more those customers turn to Linux and open source. So I don't see that as being a problem that the antitrust judge had to deal with.
Hmmmmm Market Forces aren't supposed to work against a monopoly... Maybe it's time to face facts?!? There have always been alternatives and Microsoft only has a monopoly on WINDOWS!
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for each coal plant in the US one coal-miner is killed each year in an accident
Only 30 people died in Coal Mining Accidents last year. There are 1586 Electrical plants that use coal. That's one death for every 53 plants.
It only took about 1 min using google to find this data, next time please research your fantastic claims.
http://www.msha.gov/stats/charts/coaldaily.asp
In reality, the "savings" are passed on the the consumer. In many cases, the project would not be feasible if not for the low cost labor, because no one, or not enough, could afford to buy the end product. Take a pair of Nike's, make them in the US, and instead of $100 a pair, consumers might have to pay $200. Not only does Nike sell more shoes, but the end consumer gets what they want at half the price.
Please read...YOU ARE AN ASS!!!
$720 CONVERTED FROM YEN, means $720, converted from about 2,600 Yen.
Repeat after me,"A dollar is a dollar is a dollar is a dollar".
Plus the dollar is currently being devalued against the Yen so it will probably be more than $720 by the time it hits shelves.
Purity, integrity and your future... God... You're such a fucking weenie! They're playing a game not sending a donation to NAMBLA!
FACT. SEUDO Deregulation passes because state owned utilities are loosing money or on the brink of needing huge capital investments that the state does not want to fund.
FACT. Deregulation in the power industry will never work untill the barrier of entry into the power generating industry is on this side of impassible. If generating power were such a boondogle, a normal functioning market would see new players enter the market, so exisiting players would lower their margins untill it was no longer attractive to potential competitors.
FACT. The only industry that has ever been truly deregulated is the airline industry. I don't see anyone complaining about the price of airline tickets.
he makes the claim that Apple is boosting their numbers, yet never once takes a look at Dell's numbers (or any of the rest) and the possibility that they may be boosted as well.
Actually, the fairest way to compare benchmarks is exactly what he did. Let each manufacture squeeze the most out of any given measure independently and then compare the scores... Compare the best Apple's best against Dell's and gee... Guess who wins?
Speed isn't everything....
The FAR ensures that economic theory holds true in government procurment, I actually work for THE largest government contractor in history, and I do know what I'm talking about. The reason there are not 250 companies making fighter planes is due to the barriers of entry into the market being "astro"nomical (pun intended), Tens of Billions of dollars, closer to a Hundred Billion if you tried to create an industrial/knowledge/talent base from scratch. That type of development is so risky that capital can only be secured ala government funding. You may not realize this, but government contracting rules and very, very, very stiff compettive contracting rules keep margins on 95% of Federal/Defense contracts well below the 15% cost of capital that many private sector corporations use. With several already established publishers of internet filter software, the competition will be stiff from a pricing perspective, 100% of development becomes a sunk cost when a single license is sold, thus the cost of each additional liscense is marginal. Undoubtedly, some companies will choose to establish an early market share by taking a loss on the early contracts. Eventually some players will leave the market, but they will return if prices climb back up.
You are ignoring economic theory. If demand dictates it, there will be many competitors which will drive down the margins. I don't expect anyone will make much profit after the market stabalizes.
1. Profit
2. Competitors enter market
3. Profit less
Unless of course you're M$FT
It's times like this when I'm glad I bought the XBOX and not the inferior (YES, IT REALLY IS) PS2. I just get happier everymonth...
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And your complaning about the added productivity that an investment of $10,500 will bring you?
B.Gates is really raking you over the coals... You'll be lucky to stay in business!!!
So then I assume that you fully support my second amendment right bear arms and you do not believe in any percieved right to privacy.
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Actually the bulk of the nations deficit is owed to American Citizens and American Financial Institutions. Those vested in US Gov't financial instruments have simply chosen to benefity themselves by investing in America's relatively absolute security.
Actually, this is part of an effort to save lives. It's being developed by the Missile Defense Agency and if used operationally, it will probably save millions of lives. Just existing provides monumental deterrence to rogue countries like North Korea or some billionaire terrorist who has purchased an old soviet missile.
For those who think it will instigate an arms race, do you really think they can build more ICBMs than we can build ABMs? One former super power, The USSR, tried to match our military industry and had to declare bankruptcy; so I don't think China or North Korea has a prayer.
What's sickening is your opinion of the body of ELECTED officials that are doing the best they can in one of the most difficult periods in America's history. Do you really believe that America was not at much greater risk of being subject to terrorist attack from opportunistic extremists as we go to war against an insane regime already proven to be capable ___(Fill in the atrocity)___?
The opportunists you should be wary of are the repressive dictatorial regimes in the Arab world that squander their countries' resources, enriching themselves, and fomenting religious fervor among their people in hopes that they overlook their own pathetic existence.
This will get modded into oblivion because like the rest of the slashdot community, you are just a liberal extremist whose heart stopped bleeding when it was Republican taking action to help those who needed it most...
I thought the number of people on the internet doubled every 2 years. In 2020 ther will be the equivalent of 1,024 China's on the internet...
If the event's plays out as this "editorial" predicts M$FT would be setting the entire world for an easy migration to Windowns/Longhorn alternatives. This is incomprehensible and lunacy! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY would MSFT be so foolish?
I can't believe I wasted 45 minutes to read this!!
I know you're probably just some stupid anarchist, but I have to reply to your stupidity. Do you really think that any company besides Lockheed or Boeing would be contracted to develope the next generation vehicle. There are billions to be made and Lockheed already has invested billions of it's own capital in the X-33.
GPS guided bombs actually take their reading at the point of release and use a suite of gyroscopes to guide the bomb to it's final destination. Unless you can jamb the signals at 15,000 feet, at 5 to 10 miles away, you aren't going to stop any bombs.
It's not on NETFLIX...
No signs of it on WINMX...
You don't expect me to Pay for this do you?
Never fight ugly people. They have nothing to lose.
Hmmmmm Market Forces aren't supposed to work against a monopoly... Maybe it's time to face facts?!? There have always been alternatives and Microsoft only has a monopoly on WINDOWS!