personally i think most of the audio improvments have been a load of wank.
i haven't been able to tell the difference between my old live and my brandnew supposed "HD" soundcard. maybe on some seriously expensive speakers and a full THX system i could, but who needs to spend $300 on one of these cards creative put out?
lots of places pay for IP to be created that they then only have the rights to use. I can think of 1/2 dozen large software firms that do it right now.
who gives a fuck if lucas owns the rights or not? this bloke is probably making less then 100K turnover per year on this little side show he is running. why the fuck does lucas even care if someone else is making such an insignificant profit?
i'll tell you why, because he's a typical hollywood money grubber. sometimes laws are just plain wrong
as usual, an epic fail in the understanding of science and evolution.
evolution is what happened AFTER self replicating molecules happened. a rock doesn't just turn into a tin can as some massive retards try put forth, trillions of chemical reactions per second would have to happen for a billion years before you MIGHT run across a combination which has the ability to recreate itself.
the difference between the scientists trying to explain this and religous people doing the same, is the scientists openly admit they don't know, where the religous factions can't stand the idea they don't.
"Really interesting though, a political gene, short and limp, your a republican and long and firm your a social democrat. Now that certainly does explain a few things."
what are you trying to suggest? that being a democrat means you have a large penis? making such suggestions is a sign of insecurity.
"This is the time you're supposed to prove me wrong... not show me maps of "not accounting for inflation" pretty graphs."
No son, this is where YOU are supposed to pull out some proof of your own and prove ME wrong. I've given you some data to back up my point, if you have a graph from a credible source that can shoot me down, i've already challenged you to do so.
trade creates wealth because it divides the amount of work needed to produce an item, and does it in the most efficent way possible.
I know I always chuckle at the "think different" crowd, because they all think the same.
unions are a good idea in theory. but in real life they end up corrupt and strike happy, blissfuly unaware that if they make it impossible to do business, there won't be anything to return to after the strike.
"The guy who loses is the guy who actually makes the spoon for $1. He can either go do something more productive that people would willingly pay for, or he could gather a bunch of economic ignoramuses and try to force people to buy his stuff."
never seen it put so well. Oh and i'm in software developement, you know one of those key area's that's supposedly being raped by outsourcing.
all you have done is grossly over simplified the whole process and picked out the little bits that suit you. the money doesn't just flow in one direction to the widget makers, the widget makers need people from widget land to show them how to build the factories and train them, they need someone to design and market the widgets for them in the first place. In short the clever widget makers who started the whole industry get to specialise at a different part of the supply chain, and don't have to spend all their time subsidising work that can be done better/cheaper else where.
if your idea's really did work, why does communism and protectionism fail?
"That that means for me, my generation, and my children is that it effectively lowers our wages. I dont like that, and I think its fairly easy to see why."
you are wrong because you are operating under false assumptions like THAT.
as you can see the trend is up, not down as you keep claiming and america has been outsourcing for decades. If you can actually show me some credible evidence that outsourcing has lowered your wages i'll stand corrected.
It's pretty rich of you, an american, to wail about open markets hurting your country when in fact it's america that's the 800lb gorilla in international trade. just look at what happened to the canadian automotive manufacturing industry when it engaged in open trade with the USA.
the USA has consistently signed trade agreements then procceded to break them and refuse to stick to what it's signed.
While i'm all for open trade, because it brings wealth to everyone, I would be super careful of signing anything with the USA if i was in charge.
Oh and can we please drop the retarded myth that when a job is sourced over seas that persons buying power vapourises. it's just not the case, and has been proven many times over since the industrial revolution.
she was a terrible ceo, and it's amazing how many of these clowns are out there, jumping from CEO position to position picking up huge packages and leaving a trail of distruction behind them.
stonemasons, i swear it has to be something of that kind that allows completely useless people to run these companys.
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peak is a load of fucking nonsense anyway. no one but environmental crack pots give it much cred.
Just look on myspace, then do the exact oppersite.
because of the angst that just about oozes out of the screen when anything negative about apple is posted.
There won't be any repercussions for them. the customer will get screwed, why would they care?
i haven't been able to tell the difference between my old live and my brandnew supposed "HD" soundcard. maybe on some seriously expensive speakers and a full THX system i could, but who needs to spend $300 on one of these cards creative put out?
rofl. eat your words.
lots of places pay for IP to be created that they then only have the rights to use. I can think of 1/2 dozen large software firms that do it right now.
i'll tell you why, because he's a typical hollywood money grubber. sometimes laws are just plain wrong
oh and he must be pretty dense to think "friendly negotiations" are still an option if MS goes to the shareholders directly.
evolution is what happened AFTER self replicating molecules happened. a rock doesn't just turn into a tin can as some massive retards try put forth, trillions of chemical reactions per second would have to happen for a billion years before you MIGHT run across a combination which has the ability to recreate itself.
the difference between the scientists trying to explain this and religous people doing the same, is the scientists openly admit they don't know, where the religous factions can't stand the idea they don't.
did you come down from your bunker in the mountains to post this?
what are you trying to suggest? that being a democrat means you have a large penis? making such suggestions is a sign of insecurity.
not many people give a fuck for super complex game rules (that's why nerds love DnD) they want something that's fun and group based. WoW gives that.
you know you want to.
I'm missing the part here where it's bad for consumers? consumers drive the economy not any specific group of workers.
No son, this is where YOU are supposed to pull out some proof of your own and prove ME wrong. I've given you some data to back up my point, if you have a graph from a credible source that can shoot me down, i've already challenged you to do so.
trade creates wealth because it divides the amount of work needed to produce an item, and does it in the most efficent way possible.
unions are a good idea in theory. but in real life they end up corrupt and strike happy, blissfuly unaware that if they make it impossible to do business, there won't be anything to return to after the strike.
never seen it put so well. Oh and i'm in software developement, you know one of those key area's that's supposedly being raped by outsourcing.
all you have done is grossly over simplified the whole process and picked out the little bits that suit you. the money doesn't just flow in one direction to the widget makers, the widget makers need people from widget land to show them how to build the factories and train them, they need someone to design and market the widgets for them in the first place. In short the clever widget makers who started the whole industry get to specialise at a different part of the supply chain, and don't have to spend all their time subsidising work that can be done better/cheaper else where.
if your idea's really did work, why does communism and protectionism fail?
you are wrong because you are operating under false assumptions like THAT.
http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2006/08/15/average-income-in-the-united-states/
as you can see the trend is up, not down as you keep claiming and america has been outsourcing for decades. If you can actually show me some credible evidence that outsourcing has lowered your wages i'll stand corrected.
actually i meant stonecutters, i was trying to make a refference to the simpsons ep.
the USA has consistently signed trade agreements then procceded to break them and refuse to stick to what it's signed.
While i'm all for open trade, because it brings wealth to everyone, I would be super careful of signing anything with the USA if i was in charge.
Oh and can we please drop the retarded myth that when a job is sourced over seas that persons buying power vapourises. it's just not the case, and has been proven many times over since the industrial revolution.
stonemasons, i swear it has to be something of that kind that allows completely useless people to run these companys.
quickly, to the imobile to defend apple against anyone who points out the companys glaring flaws or money grubbing attitude!
it's not up to the legal system ethier, thats the double egded sword RIAA are playing with and they just got a little nick imho.