Yeah, but presumably most people who are buying iphone already has cell phone service, so the only difference in cost over two years is the $600 price (and I suppose the data package if you don't already get it).
Some people rationalize this by saying "gee $1500 over two years being stuck with some generic phone or $2100 over two years with a phone I really want. I'll pay $2100."
The definition of evolution that you are using is not consistent with one that is accepted in the scientific orthodoxy.
Try picturing billions of years of life in your head with millions and millions of generations and mutations and natural processes taking place and conceive the outcome of such a process. Having trouble? Me too. It is difficult for our brains to extrapolate generational natural selection into macro evolution, but that appears to be the way it works.
Great, you've proved that you understand the accounting of your consulting business. But the original point is still valid: when companies talk about a shortage of qualified workers, they mean a shortage of qualified workers at the price they're willing to pay.
Not to mention there is a lot of valuable talent in this country that would be completely incapable of managing their own business. No doubt you are successful not only because of your technical knowledge but also because you know how to run your business.
Nations are an illusion, borders don't exist. Think about it: North America is one giant land mass. Canadians have better internet access because of their government and their policies. Not because they live north of some artificial line or some population decentralization arithmetic acrobatics.
That's because its impossible. Disabling the "burn to cd then reimport" workaround would consist of disabling "burn to cd" for iTMS files or preventing you from importing songs that are already in your library.
"Sorry, you cannot import Track 1 `My Humps' because you have previously purchased from the iTMS."
Whaaaaa???
First reaction (in Al Gore voice): "The top 1 peeerrceent"
Second reaction: I don't even make that much money as a recent college grad and I'm in the top 2%.
I agree. But either all value is virtual, or it's all real. It doesn't matter. If you can trade something, it has value. The value of bread isn't any more real than the value of beanie babies because you can sell a beanie baby and buy bread. Plus if you're in a pinch you can probably eat the beanie baby.
Since at least some of the framers of the constitution were slave owners it's kind of hard to make that blanket statement about corporate ownership of life...
It is my understanding that that the "founding fathers" were very much in favor of property rights. Since they had no understanding of genetics its difficult to say what they would have thought.
Besides, it doesn't really matter anymore what the founding fathers thought. If they thought they were 100% right always and forever they wouldn't have created a constitution that could be amended. Perhaps the time has come for such an amendment.
But..but..that's exactly what the article is saying.
The case in question is over-the-air HD which broadcasters can't charge for...the proposal is switching to cable/satellite only so they CAN charge the cable company to carry it. The question is will they just pass these fees onto consumers (which they will) effectively eliminating free HD. Not good.
I agree with your analysis for the most part, but TFA was more about the rising costs of producing an HD program than about greedy Comcast. To offset this cost, the proposal would eliminate over the air transmissions and shift to cable/satellite. My point was that the networks can cry all they want, it's happening and if they refuse to produce HD content they will be left in the dust.
Really? So if we let A be cigarette smoking and B be lung cancer, then the existence of lung cancer in people who do not smoke implies that it is not the case that cigarette smoking causes cancer?
No. The correct interpretation of this particular logic is if "smoking and not lung cancer, then it is not the case that smoking implies lung cancer"
Which is true. I've met many people who smoke and do not have lung cancer.
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Yeah, but presumably most people who are buying iphone already has cell phone service, so the only difference in cost over two years is the $600 price (and I suppose the data package if you don't already get it).
Some people rationalize this by saying "gee $1500 over two years being stuck with some generic phone or $2100 over two years with a phone I really want. I'll pay $2100."
Yes, "unwanted cell death" is inaccurate. Apoptosis has a function for survival (mustn't it, in order to exist in life as prevalently as it does?)
The definition of evolution that you are using is not consistent with one that is accepted in the scientific orthodoxy.
Try picturing billions of years of life in your head with millions and millions of generations and mutations and natural processes taking place and conceive the outcome of such a process. Having trouble? Me too. It is difficult for our brains to extrapolate generational natural selection into macro evolution, but that appears to be the way it works.
I'm sorry, Mac OS 8 was NOT that great of an OS.
No need to apologize. Even the fanboys know it sucked.
Great, you've proved that you understand the accounting of your consulting business. But the original point is still valid: when companies talk about a shortage of qualified workers, they mean a shortage of qualified workers at the price they're willing to pay. Not to mention there is a lot of valuable talent in this country that would be completely incapable of managing their own business. No doubt you are successful not only because of your technical knowledge but also because you know how to run your business.
That's some fast upgrades! I hope they did the clean install.
Geek gamer card revoked! Everyone knows it's hl.exe
Nations are an illusion, borders don't exist. Think about it: North America is one giant land mass. Canadians have better internet access because of their government and their policies. Not because they live north of some artificial line or some population decentralization arithmetic acrobatics.
That's because its impossible. Disabling the "burn to cd then reimport" workaround would consist of disabling "burn to cd" for iTMS files or preventing you from importing songs that are already in your library. "Sorry, you cannot import Track 1 `My Humps' because you have previously purchased from the iTMS." Whaaaaa???
I don't disagree with your analysis, but Americans already work damn hard.
Well its Gbps, so wouldn't that be about 13 gigabytes per second, or just over 13 metallica discographies per second?
0 and 1 at the same time? Must be a quantum computer.
First reaction (in Al Gore voice): "The top 1 peeerrceent" Second reaction: I don't even make that much money as a recent college grad and I'm in the top 2%.
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Bzzt! Your geek card has been temporarily suspended for improper use of =.
I agree. But either all value is virtual, or it's all real. It doesn't matter. If you can trade something, it has value. The value of bread isn't any more real than the value of beanie babies because you can sell a beanie baby and buy bread. Plus if you're in a pinch you can probably eat the beanie baby.
Since at least some of the framers of the constitution were slave owners it's kind of hard to make that blanket statement about corporate ownership of life... It is my understanding that that the "founding fathers" were very much in favor of property rights. Since they had no understanding of genetics its difficult to say what they would have thought. Besides, it doesn't really matter anymore what the founding fathers thought. If they thought they were 100% right always and forever they wouldn't have created a constitution that could be amended. Perhaps the time has come for such an amendment.
Another example of just because you do it doesn't mean that lots of people do it.
According to the valve hardware survey about 1 percent of respondents uses windows 2000.
But..but..that's exactly what the article is saying. The case in question is over-the-air HD which broadcasters can't charge for...the proposal is switching to cable/satellite only so they CAN charge the cable company to carry it. The question is will they just pass these fees onto consumers (which they will) effectively eliminating free HD. Not good.
I agree with your analysis for the most part, but TFA was more about the rising costs of producing an HD program than about greedy Comcast. To offset this cost, the proposal would eliminate over the air transmissions and shift to cable/satellite. My point was that the networks can cry all they want, it's happening and if they refuse to produce HD content they will be left in the dust.
Show me a major network that refuses to broadcast in HD and I will show you a network that will be irrelevant in 5 years.
Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene, Chapter 7, "Family Planning."
There is no such thing as group selection.
Really? So if we let A be cigarette smoking and B be lung cancer, then the existence of lung cancer in people who do not smoke implies that it is not the case that cigarette smoking causes cancer? No. The correct interpretation of this particular logic is if "smoking and not lung cancer, then it is not the case that smoking implies lung cancer" Which is true. I've met many people who smoke and do not have lung cancer.
I agree that it's probably not a complete rewrite, but hey, this is Microsoft. We all know they are capable of making the same mistake twice.
Don't forget profit! the goal, from the POV of the business, is to maximize the difference between revenue (bills) and expenses (your wages). Duh!