A big part of the reason Apple has been so successful is that they devote the bulk of their attention to only a few select market areas.
Apple without Jobs almost went bankrupt once. They probably have another year or so to complete projects he had going. After that it might be easier for Microsoft to be as innovative as the post-Jobs Apple.
Except that science depends on a very structured and hierarchical bureaucracy, be it university, government, or corporate. Scientists don't just hang around doing science with no goal, resources, or self-interest.
Anarchism in it's truest form is closer to socialism than chaos
I don't see how it can be anything close to socialism without and government or laws. But regardless, pure Anarchism is an unachievable utopia in which everyone is happy happy, there are infinite resources to be shared, and everyone is totally altruistic. Personally I prefer that as a society we decide what the rules are and how to enforce them; it's called Democracy
Outsourcing only makes sense on projects that require a specific skill set for a limited time. Kind of like hiring an electrician instead of learning the code and trying to do it yourself. If the job needs to be done from now until eternity, hire someone to do it.
TFA calls them Rainbow Trout, but usually the anadromous variety are called Steelhead Trout. Kind of interesting that the name was given to them long before anyone knew their heads contain little magnets.
The logic is perfect. Apple is defending the coolness of its design as unique and patentable. Judge tossed it right back in Apple's face by saying Samsung's design isn't so cool that it infringes.
I have to wonder if the world is ready to move back to a simpler time. So much of programming these days involves building "infrastructure" with all the industry approved buzzwords (factories, patterns, aspects, reuse, blah, blah, blah); sometimes it's better to just bang out the application and move on.
I've never been to Harlem, but I have to wonder how it is that this couple has been on the scene of multiple stop and frisks. Are they really that common? Or is there something they know ahead of time that puts them there? Kind of like the groups that filmed confrontations with the police at the 2008 political conventions; somehow they always seemed to know when and where a police confrontation would take place.
The depends on your definition of engineering. Ease of manufacturing, low cost, maybe even improved reliability are all design factors. Making the unit repairable and recyclable are also factors, but not necessarily important ones. Also, planned obsolescence works best when the item can't be repaired or upgraded; customers are forced to buy the next generation product.
I expect Apple is going to put pressure on EPEAT to relax their standards for laptops. But this won't hurt Apple much anyway since phones and tablets aren't rated anyway:
an increasing part of its product mix is made up of iPhones and iPads, which are not currently certifiable under EPEAT.
Even China, which filters online content through a firewall, backed the resolution. It affirmed that “the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression, which is applicable regardless of frontiers and through any media of one’s choice.”
The Chinese delegation was probably laughing when they voted. Sure, same rights, no problem.
Voter ID means two things: You need to prove who you are (registration card is worthless for that), and you need to prove that you haven't already voted (finger dye is simple and cheap). Impersonating another voter isn't why identification is required. Id is needed to ensure that a person has the right to cast a vote in a given location.
The most serious fraud is committed by officials tossing out votes during a recount. Look no farther than the 2008 Minnesota senate race; Democrats also tried this in the 2000 Florida recount but were watched too closely.
Non-partisan is an impossible dream. The only realistic system is bipartisan; officials from both major parties present to watch each other.
And holding up Europe as a better example? I'm too lazy to search, but I've read plenty of reports where the loser in an election there received more votes than there are registered voters.
Too many questions to bother with. Power outages in the summer are just an inconvenience for us. We don't have air conditioning in the house because I like to keep the windows open in nice weather, and outages more than a few minutes are very rare. Outages in the winter are more of a problem because they might cause pipes to burst if the house freezes: we have a wood stove and a kerosene heater as backup for that scenario.
Biggest potential problem is that our water comes from a well, so without power to the pump - no water after the pressure tank and water heater are empty. Kitchen stove uses gas (propane) so we can cook without electricity. I've thought about getting a generator but extended power outages are so rare I figure the generator probably wouldn't start when I needed it anyway.
As we prepare to launch our new mobile platform, BlackBerry 10, in the first quarter of next year, we expect to empower people as never before...am the first to admit that RIM has missed on important trends in the smart-phone industry...RIM is undertaking a corporate overhaul that we expect will reduce annual operating expenses by more than $1-billion by the end of our fiscal year...
I read that to mean pretty much what you think a good CEO should say.
Graduate degrees have always been a crap shoot; either you get a cushy research/teaching job or you're overqualified for everything. I recall reading stories many years ago about now many cab drivers in New York City had PhDs.
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Chinese censors may soon have to deal with an unprecedented transparency of their actions.
I kinda doubt that the Chinese government has anything to fear from these research teams.
A big part of the reason Apple has been so successful is that they devote the bulk of their attention to only a few select market areas.
Apple without Jobs almost went bankrupt once. They probably have another year or so to complete projects he had going. After that it might be easier for Microsoft to be as innovative as the post-Jobs Apple.
Grinding poverty? Where?
Except that science depends on a very structured and hierarchical bureaucracy, be it university, government, or corporate. Scientists don't just hang around doing science with no goal, resources, or self-interest.
Anarchism in it's truest form is closer to socialism than chaos
I don't see how it can be anything close to socialism without and government or laws. But regardless, pure Anarchism is an unachievable utopia in which everyone is happy happy, there are infinite resources to be shared, and everyone is totally altruistic. Personally I prefer that as a society we decide what the rules are and how to enforce them; it's called Democracy
Outsourcing only makes sense on projects that require a specific skill set for a limited time. Kind of like hiring an electrician instead of learning the code and trying to do it yourself. If the job needs to be done from now until eternity, hire someone to do it.
I suppose next you're going to say that a Walleyed Pike is actually a perch. Oh wait...
TFA calls them Rainbow Trout, but usually the anadromous variety are called Steelhead Trout. Kind of interesting that the name was given to them long before anyone knew their heads contain little magnets.
The logic is perfect. Apple is defending the coolness of its design as unique and patentable. Judge tossed it right back in Apple's face by saying Samsung's design isn't so cool that it infringes.
WSJ is a legitimate news outlet with mostly mature readers who want honest reporting.
Huff Post is a left wing blog that attracts screaming idiots (from both sides of the political spectrum) who want a place to spout off.
Of course there will be more comments on Huff Post.
I have to wonder if the world is ready to move back to a simpler time. So much of programming these days involves building "infrastructure" with all the industry approved buzzwords (factories, patterns, aspects, reuse, blah, blah, blah); sometimes it's better to just bang out the application and move on.
Natural selection happens.
I've never been to Harlem, but I have to wonder how it is that this couple has been on the scene of multiple stop and frisks. Are they really that common? Or is there something they know ahead of time that puts them there? Kind of like the groups that filmed confrontations with the police at the 2008 political conventions; somehow they always seemed to know when and where a police confrontation would take place.
The depends on your definition of engineering. Ease of manufacturing, low cost, maybe even improved reliability are all design factors. Making the unit repairable and recyclable are also factors, but not necessarily important ones. Also, planned obsolescence works best when the item can't be repaired or upgraded; customers are forced to buy the next generation product.
an increasing part of its product mix is made up of iPhones and iPads, which are not currently certifiable under EPEAT.
Even China, which filters online content through a firewall, backed the resolution. It affirmed that “the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression, which is applicable regardless of frontiers and through any media of one’s choice.”
The Chinese delegation was probably laughing when they voted. Sure, same rights, no problem.
Voter ID means two things: You need to prove who you are (registration card is worthless for that), and you need to prove that you haven't already voted (finger dye is simple and cheap). Impersonating another voter isn't why identification is required. Id is needed to ensure that a person has the right to cast a vote in a given location.
The most serious fraud is committed by officials tossing out votes during a recount. Look no farther than the 2008 Minnesota senate race; Democrats also tried this in the 2000 Florida recount but were watched too closely.
Non-partisan is an impossible dream. The only realistic system is bipartisan; officials from both major parties present to watch each other.
And holding up Europe as a better example? I'm too lazy to search, but I've read plenty of reports where the loser in an election there received more votes than there are registered voters.
Too many questions to bother with. Power outages in the summer are just an inconvenience for us. We don't have air conditioning in the house because I like to keep the windows open in nice weather, and outages more than a few minutes are very rare. Outages in the winter are more of a problem because they might cause pipes to burst if the house freezes: we have a wood stove and a kerosene heater as backup for that scenario.
Biggest potential problem is that our water comes from a well, so without power to the pump - no water after the pressure tank and water heater are empty. Kitchen stove uses gas (propane) so we can cook without electricity. I've thought about getting a generator but extended power outages are so rare I figure the generator probably wouldn't start when I needed it anyway.
As we prepare to launch our new mobile platform, BlackBerry 10, in the first quarter of next year, we expect to empower people as never before...am the first to admit that RIM has missed on important trends in the smart-phone industry...RIM is undertaking a corporate overhaul that we expect will reduce annual operating expenses by more than $1-billion by the end of our fiscal year...
I read that to mean pretty much what you think a good CEO should say.
Ever notice that icebergs float? Think about the part that's sticking out above the water...
Of course he's going to say that, what else can he say? We'll know by this time next year if they can pull it out of the fire.
Graduate degrees have always been a crap shoot; either you get a cushy research/teaching job or you're overqualified for everything. I recall reading stories many years ago about now many cab drivers in New York City had PhDs.
Doesn't count, he inherited the company from Daddy
if millions are without power for a week it's more likely something to do with transmission towers
Nope, it's tens of thousands of trees down across several states. Crews can only clean up so many per day.