Trump: What's the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean? Me: IDK, what's the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean? Trump: I never paid money to have a garbanzo bean on my face.
The person I spoke with sounded very sincere when they told me to a great day. Though, due to the very heavy Indian accent, they may have told me I was gay... either way though they sounded sincere.
I mean, it's funny to joke about it and all, but the US patent system is out of control. It was put it place to bring innovations into the light while still giving the innovator a limited time to make his money. I dont know what the fuck is the reason for the current system though.
IBM on track to demonstrate just how broken the US patent system is.
I mean, for fucks sake, it's getting to where it is literally impossible for any company to produce anything at all without violating some patent from some asshole who will never even produce the fucking thing. I think it would be better to ignore patent law all together. You know, like the US did after ww2;)
I am not sure you are aware of this, but aircraft carriers are huge targets. China has invested huge sums of money in hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles. They have tons of the things. And they have a long range. Unless you are saying that the US can magically shoot them all down, if a hot war came around, the US navy would find its ships very quickly reduced in numbers.
Just out of curiosity, why don't you like it? Is it because of the "evil" communism thing? I would argue that they're version of pure capitalism is far more scary. Though, the government, thankfully, is trying like hell to dial that back. "profit at any cost" is very dangerous to everyone.
Countries rise and fall. That's just the way of things. China, at one time was the most power civilization on the planet. They invented all kinds of amazing things and made huge advancements in our knowledge about how the world works. Still, I do hope that the US can get their shit together. I don't see that happening though. For years now they have made higher education more and more difficult to get for the average person. The political elite are becoming more and more openly corrupt. More and more power is being given to corporations. No, I do not see this going well for the American people.
Remember the time that Japan gathered up all the white people and put them into work camps during WW2? No? Oh yeah, that is what the Americans did to anyone who looked Asian during WW2. They also confiscated all their property and belonging. Most of which were never returned. Get off your fucking high horse. People, in general, are fucking monsters when they are scared. Morality goes out the window. It doesnt matter if you are White, Asian or Black. Japanese, Chinese, American or Mexican. Everyone is capable of the same atrocities.
Dude, Japan has the 7th largest standing Army in the world. They are also already increasing their "defense only" force and have recently been making noise to change the constitution to allow offense. Note that those rules were imposed on Japan after their unconditional surrender in ww2.
So, yeah.... actually the US does shit like this all the time. Are you suggesting that only the US can do it and all other countries must bow before their US masters? Face it man, the world is changing. The US, like it or not, is on the decline. Countries like China and Russia smell the blood in the water and are getting ready. Of course, when an animal is dying is when it can be the most dangerous. Thus, i would think that the world is actually closer to a hot war than at any time since ww2.
I think that this fallacy is based on the US version of war. When the entire western world is at war and a country like the US builds up a huge manufacturing base to supply war goods, then sends a few million workers over to be killed, thus freeing up a lot of slot, then when the war ends and that country, which was totally untouched since the war happened a long way away has the only manufacturing base left in the western world not destroyed by bombings, then yes, in this situation it can be good for their economy. Of course, for literally everyone else, it is fucking terrible. But, you go on and destroy some countries to boost your economy. Maybe though, in the next war, with some of your cities flattened, you wont think its such a great idea.
Seriously, you must be joking. I am not sure if you are aware of this or not, but in the US, you don't make shit. Sure, you design stuff, but you produce all your shit in China and other 3rd and 2nd world countries. And you think blocking incoming goods would not lose jobs? If you are not making shit, then what are most of you doing? Oh yeah... selling shit. If there is no shit to sell and no shit to buy then there is no need to have a job selling shit. No need to have a job designing shit either since you cant afford to produce it in the US since it would be too expensive to buy because no one has a job since there is no more shit to sell. It's all connected man.
Same here. I have a strong telecom background. Lived in Shanghai with my wife for 3 year. Looked for a job for the 7 months. Nothing. I ended up teaching English at a private school and private lessons. I made 3 times what doing that as what I was paid as an engineer in the states. There was some downsides, to be sure. 1. Stalkers. Seriously, some of those girls were certifiable. Never imagined I would have to deal with that. 2. The environment is dirty. You walk down the street and it looks nice and tidy. Looks past the bushes and you can see where all the garbage went. 3. The air is pretty dirty. I would run every day and I would be blowing black out of my nose the entire day. 4. The crowds are not for everyone. Seriously, it is crowed on the metro. And loads of the people do not know about deodorant. 5. Naked capitalism. People in the US like to think that they live in a capitalist society. Bullshit. You don't. China, is the most capitalist place I have ever been. If you were on fire, someone come over and try to sell you a bucket of water. They would never through it on you though. You would need to pay someone else to do that. It is pure capitalism without regard for anything else. That is the reason their environment is so F'ed up.
Having said that, I enjoyed living in China. I do not think I could ever live there again purely from the health point of view. But, by and large the people treated me well and I had a lot of fun. For now, I think I will stick to Germany.
I wonder what the US situation with respect to international relationships will look like in 4 years time. When I first heard that Trump had won, my first thought was, how much damage could he really do?
As I see what he is doing, it seems a lot. Take for example China. Most of the EU countries have already privately told China that they will follow the status quo regardless of that Trump does or says. Most of the world is pretty angry about the anti-climate change stuff and there is already talk about locking the US out of the market. Naturally this would have a huge impact on EU companies as well. The more I see what this ass hat is doing though, the more I think this is really a turning point for the US and its decline in prominence from the world stage. I guess that is natural. Countries come and go, rise a fall. I do not imagine that will stop just because it is the present. It is not just about climate change either. Heck, he is even gutting the FCC and forbidding them to protect consumers. Remember how the FCC made those carriers stop the millions in over billing? Those days are over. The carriers, under Trump will literally be able to do what ever they want. I have customers who cant wait for Trump because they think they can stop testing their devices for the US market and just sell it. Still, I really do wish those of you in the US the best of luck. There is a good chance though that you fuckballs screwed us all. At least we dont have to worry about your F35 shooting down our planes though;)
Yes, I know it was a corny movie. However, I am still waiting for Val Kilmer's hand held. That roll our screen, IMO is what Samsung and others should be shooting for. Not a giant 8inch PC that I need to cram in my pocket. How cool would that be to have something which is small enough to fit in your pocket, but can unroll to look at real internet pages?
I think that the phone was tested, and likely the issue was known. The problem is that, in an order to save costs and decrease the chance or product leaks, Samsung has moved away from using 3rd party labs and started setting up their own internal labs. An internal battery lab was used to test the note. The testing for batteries is standardized. And while the ISO 17025 accreditation requires a sort of separation of the lab and the production side, it is clear that the lab would be under intense pressure to both speed up the certification and down play any issues which may block the ship date. 3rd party labs will of course feel the pressure from customers like Samsung, most European and American labs would never close their eyes and issue a passing test report. In Asia though, it is a different story. One reason why the FCC no longer allows test reports from Asian lab. Often times the reports are available as soon as the PO is sent;) For you guys in the USA, nearly every one with a cell phone is using one which is PTCRB certified. PTCRB mandates the use of 3rd party accredited labs. PTCRB however is concerned with the health of the network, not whether or not the battery will explode. Though, they do test conducted RF (100's of hours) from -10c to +55c, but the battery is actually removed in those tests. Perhaps they should think about requiring 3rd party battery testing also. As Li batteries get larger and larger, the potential for this type if thing increases.
Can I play Battlefield on it? Can I play Civ 6? I guess not. I would love to switch to Linux. The fact of the matter, nearly every program which I want to run, does not work natively on Linux. Office? Nope. Photoshop? Nope. Please, do not tell me to use WINE. Sure, it may be possible to get it going, but it is shit. Complete and total shit. Wine is like buying a 911 4S then insisting the buyer replace the tire with a 13 inch wheels from a 1979 Datsun B210. Sure, it will technically work, but what the fuck did you buy that car for?
Why do you think that Globalization is unavoidable? Globalization is a terrible thing. In the long run, it is good for company owners who are willing to move around to find the lowest wages available to get even richer, but it will destroy entire countries. Free trade is an evil concept designed to make the rich richer. Consider this. Take Germany as an example. Germany has an excellent social system. Assuming you have paid into the system, you will be taken care of. You will never be homeless or go without the basics. Sure, it may not be perfect, but at least you stay alive in your old age and can visit the doctor when needed. Naturally this results in a high tax rate middle and upper class workers and a higher cost of living, though things like food are not allowed to rise too high.
How is it fair or reasonable to allow Indian goods and services free market access when Indians have no social system in place at all? It would be impossible to compete against them for price. Meaning that the businesses and workers supporting the system go under and the system becomes insolvent. For countries to allow and encourage this is insane. It is cutting off the hand that feeds them. There will always be some group of people who can be taken advantage of in order to bring down the price of goods. People need to think about the real costs though. Personally, I do my best to shop locally when possible.
Besides, I personally think the model X is one of the least attractive cars you can buy. It seems like something designed only for hipsters. The kind of people who do not care how pointless and terrible something is. The ones who will defend it to the grave despite all evidence being to the contrary.
While I agree with some of what you said, do you honestly believe that Americans pay the highest tax rate in the world? If so, you are ridiculously misinformed. US is somewhere around 35th in terms of personal income tax. Though, US does have the 3rd highest corporate tax rate. And after all, corporations are people too, in America.
Sorry, but that is total bullshit. There are so many examples throughout history. Pyramid. How did they build them? What were they for? At the time, they sure as fuck thought they were important, yet today, we have no damn idea how they they actually did it or even why the hell they did it. Ancient Greece? We know a little about it, but must was lost. Hell, we are not even positive we came from earth. There are credible theories which say we are from another planet. Surely that would be important enough to matter? Not saying I think that, but no one can say for sure because we have no records.
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Trump: What's the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean?
Me: IDK, what's the difference between a chickpea and a garbanzo bean?
Trump: I never paid money to have a garbanzo bean on my face.
The person I spoke with sounded very sincere when they told me to a great day.
Though, due to the very heavy Indian accent, they may have told me I was gay... either way though they sounded sincere.
I mean, it's funny to joke about it and all, but the US patent system is out of control. It was put it place to bring innovations into the light while still giving the innovator a limited time to make his money. I dont know what the fuck is the reason for the current system though.
IBM on track to demonstrate just how broken the US patent system is.
I mean, for fucks sake, it's getting to where it is literally impossible for any company to produce anything at all without violating some patent from some asshole who will never even produce the fucking thing. ;)
I think it would be better to ignore patent law all together. You know, like the US did after ww2
I am not sure you are aware of this, but aircraft carriers are huge targets. China has invested huge sums of money in hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles. They have tons of the things. And they have a long range. Unless you are saying that the US can magically shoot them all down, if a hot war came around, the US navy would find its ships very quickly reduced in numbers.
Just out of curiosity, why don't you like it?
Is it because of the "evil" communism thing? I would argue that they're version of pure capitalism is far more scary.
Though, the government, thankfully, is trying like hell to dial that back. "profit at any cost" is very dangerous to everyone.
Countries rise and fall. That's just the way of things. China, at one time was the most power civilization on the planet. They invented all kinds of amazing things and made huge advancements in our knowledge about how the world works.
Still, I do hope that the US can get their shit together. I don't see that happening though. For years now they have made higher education more and more difficult to get for the average person. The political elite are becoming more and more openly corrupt. More and more power is being given to corporations. No, I do not see this going well for the American people.
Remember the time that Japan gathered up all the white people and put them into work camps during WW2? No? Oh yeah, that is what the Americans did to anyone who looked Asian during WW2. They also confiscated all their property and belonging. Most of which were never returned.
Get off your fucking high horse.
People, in general, are fucking monsters when they are scared. Morality goes out the window. It doesnt matter if you are White, Asian or Black. Japanese, Chinese, American or Mexican. Everyone is capable of the same atrocities.
Dude, Japan has the 7th largest standing Army in the world. They are also already increasing their "defense only" force and have recently been making noise to change the constitution to allow offense. Note that those rules were imposed on Japan after their unconditional surrender in ww2.
So, yeah.... actually the US does shit like this all the time. Are you suggesting that only the US can do it and all other countries must bow before their US masters?
Face it man, the world is changing. The US, like it or not, is on the decline. Countries like China and Russia smell the blood in the water and are getting ready.
Of course, when an animal is dying is when it can be the most dangerous. Thus, i would think that the world is actually closer to a hot war than at any time since ww2.
I think that this fallacy is based on the US version of war. When the entire western world is at war and a country like the US builds up a huge manufacturing base to supply war goods, then sends a few million workers over to be killed, thus freeing up a lot of slot, then when the war ends and that country, which was totally untouched since the war happened a long way away has the only manufacturing base left in the western world not destroyed by bombings, then yes, in this situation it can be good for their economy.
Of course, for literally everyone else, it is fucking terrible. But, you go on and destroy some countries to boost your economy. Maybe though, in the next war, with some of your cities flattened, you wont think its such a great idea.
Are you talking about the US or China? Because, it seems like it could be either one.
Seriously, you must be joking. I am not sure if you are aware of this or not, but in the US, you don't make shit. Sure, you design stuff, but you produce all your shit in China and other 3rd and 2nd world countries.
And you think blocking incoming goods would not lose jobs? If you are not making shit, then what are most of you doing? Oh yeah... selling shit. If there is no shit to sell and no shit to buy then there is no need to have a job selling shit. No need to have a job designing shit either since you cant afford to produce it in the US since it would be too expensive to buy because no one has a job since there is no more shit to sell.
It's all connected man.
How the fuck did this guy get modded up?
Trump is NOT his employer. Trump is fucking civilian until he actually takes the office.
Same here. I have a strong telecom background. Lived in Shanghai with my wife for 3 year. Looked for a job for the 7 months. Nothing.
I ended up teaching English at a private school and private lessons. I made 3 times what doing that as what I was paid as an engineer in the states.
There was some downsides, to be sure.
1. Stalkers. Seriously, some of those girls were certifiable. Never imagined I would have to deal with that.
2. The environment is dirty. You walk down the street and it looks nice and tidy. Looks past the bushes and you can see where all the garbage went.
3. The air is pretty dirty. I would run every day and I would be blowing black out of my nose the entire day.
4. The crowds are not for everyone. Seriously, it is crowed on the metro. And loads of the people do not know about deodorant.
5. Naked capitalism. People in the US like to think that they live in a capitalist society. Bullshit. You don't. China, is the most capitalist place I have ever been. If you were on fire, someone come over and try to sell you a bucket of water. They would never through it on you though. You would need to pay someone else to do that. It is pure capitalism without regard for anything else. That is the reason their environment is so F'ed up.
Having said that, I enjoyed living in China. I do not think I could ever live there again purely from the health point of view. But, by and large the people treated me well and I had a lot of fun. For now, I think I will stick to Germany.
I wonder what the US situation with respect to international relationships will look like in 4 years time.
When I first heard that Trump had won, my first thought was, how much damage could he really do?
As I see what he is doing, it seems a lot. ;)
Take for example China. Most of the EU countries have already privately told China that they will follow the status quo regardless of that Trump does or says.
Most of the world is pretty angry about the anti-climate change stuff and there is already talk about locking the US out of the market.
Naturally this would have a huge impact on EU companies as well.
The more I see what this ass hat is doing though, the more I think this is really a turning point for the US and its decline in prominence from the world stage. I guess that is natural. Countries come and go, rise a fall. I do not imagine that will stop just because it is the present.
It is not just about climate change either. Heck, he is even gutting the FCC and forbidding them to protect consumers. Remember how the FCC made those carriers stop the millions in over billing? Those days are over.
The carriers, under Trump will literally be able to do what ever they want.
I have customers who cant wait for Trump because they think they can stop testing their devices for the US market and just sell it.
Still, I really do wish those of you in the US the best of luck. There is a good chance though that you fuckballs screwed us all. At least we dont have to worry about your F35 shooting down our planes though
Yes, I know it was a corny movie.
However, I am still waiting for Val Kilmer's hand held. That roll our screen, IMO is what Samsung and others should be shooting for. Not a giant 8inch PC that I need to cram in my pocket. How cool would that be to have something which is small enough to fit in your pocket, but can unroll to look at real internet pages?
I think that the phone was tested, and likely the issue was known. ;)
The problem is that, in an order to save costs and decrease the chance or product leaks, Samsung has moved away from using 3rd party labs and started setting up their own internal labs.
An internal battery lab was used to test the note. The testing for batteries is standardized. And while the ISO 17025 accreditation requires a sort of separation of the lab and the production side, it is clear that the lab would be under intense pressure to both speed up the certification and down play any issues which may block the ship date.
3rd party labs will of course feel the pressure from customers like Samsung, most European and American labs would never close their eyes and issue a passing test report. In Asia though, it is a different story. One reason why the FCC no longer allows test reports from Asian lab. Often times the reports are available as soon as the PO is sent
For you guys in the USA, nearly every one with a cell phone is using one which is PTCRB certified. PTCRB mandates the use of 3rd party accredited labs. PTCRB however is concerned with the health of the network, not whether or not the battery will explode. Though, they do test conducted RF (100's of hours) from -10c to +55c, but the battery is actually removed in those tests.
Perhaps they should think about requiring 3rd party battery testing also. As Li batteries get larger and larger, the potential for this type if thing increases.
Can I play Battlefield on it? Can I play Civ 6? I guess not.
I would love to switch to Linux. The fact of the matter, nearly every program which I want to run, does not work natively on Linux.
Office? Nope. Photoshop? Nope.
Please, do not tell me to use WINE. Sure, it may be possible to get it going, but it is shit. Complete and total shit.
Wine is like buying a 911 4S then insisting the buyer replace the tire with a 13 inch wheels from a 1979 Datsun B210. Sure, it will technically work, but what the fuck did you buy that car for?
Why do you think that Globalization is unavoidable?
Globalization is a terrible thing. In the long run, it is good for company owners who are willing to move around to find the lowest wages available to get even richer, but it will destroy entire countries.
Free trade is an evil concept designed to make the rich richer.
Consider this.
Take Germany as an example. Germany has an excellent social system. Assuming you have paid into the system, you will be taken care of. You will never be homeless or go without the basics. Sure, it may not be perfect, but at least you stay alive in your old age and can visit the doctor when needed.
Naturally this results in a high tax rate middle and upper class workers and a higher cost of living, though things like food are not allowed to rise too high.
How is it fair or reasonable to allow Indian goods and services free market access when Indians have no social system in place at all? It would be impossible to compete against them for price. Meaning that the businesses and workers supporting the system go under and the system becomes insolvent. For countries to allow and encourage this is insane. It is cutting off the hand that feeds them.
There will always be some group of people who can be taken advantage of in order to bring down the price of goods. People need to think about the real costs though.
Personally, I do my best to shop locally when possible.
What, like the salami rocket?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Besides, I personally think the model X is one of the least attractive cars you can buy. It seems like something designed only for hipsters. The kind of people who do not care how pointless and terrible something is. The ones who will defend it to the grave despite all evidence being to the contrary.
While I agree with some of what you said, do you honestly believe that Americans pay the highest tax rate in the world? If so, you are ridiculously misinformed. US is somewhere around 35th in terms of personal income tax.
Though, US does have the 3rd highest corporate tax rate. And after all, corporations are people too, in America.
Sorry, but that is total bullshit.
There are so many examples throughout history.
Pyramid. How did they build them? What were they for? At the time, they sure as fuck thought they were important, yet today, we have no damn idea how they they actually did it or even why the hell they did it.
Ancient Greece? We know a little about it, but must was lost.
Hell, we are not even positive we came from earth. There are credible theories which say we are from another planet. Surely that would be important enough to matter?
Not saying I think that, but no one can say for sure because we have no records.
I make all my questionable purchases using bull sperm. It's like liquid gold.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazi...
hmmm.... That's because she clearly is above the law.