No, not really. China's worst fear is (ready for it)...CHINA! Russia, India, and Pakistan are a close 2nd. If anything, China is trying to maintain unified cohesion of the countryside. It's why the "Harmonious Society" mantra is always espoused by the CCP. They can not risk cracks in the idea of unification.
The US to the CCP and PLC is an annoyance in that it stands in its way from world domination (if they ever had such a dream). But even they know the US is not a direct threat. They saw how we've handled ourselves with Russia, and our continued conflict in the Middle East. Effectively, China knows that America can fight with either kid gloves or rain fire of fury only to be matched by God Almighty Himself. Dragons and Eagles don't fight well.
Side note. The CCP is (more or less) a three legged stool made up of neo-Maoists (communists), neo-liberal reformers (capitalists) and neo-Confucians (morality). This wasn't always the case, but change has been happening.
It's the Marxist mindset. That shit doesn't just get erased from culture overnight. It will drag on until its last gasping breath in fact.
"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." Joseph Stalin
You see it in the media, in the schools, and from public officials. China is sorta waking up from this bad dream. Meanwhile, America is living this bad dream in false lucidity.
I dunno. I once knew a hacker from a local 2600 club (mid 90s) that looked an awfully like Yanni - with a mullet - in dark blue sweatpants (stained) and a white tee shirt. I will never forget that mustache... The horror!
Linux as an embedded platform for %computing device% of choice, but not for the sake of it being "-Linux-". This includes things like phones, tablets, notebooks (maybe), and $99 computers that have a physical form factor not unlike an Apple TV. Basically, kiosk functionality for the real services that are hosted online (cloud).
SMB market is being pushed to cloud services (Office 365). Microsoft has officially stated that there will no longer be a new SBS Server. Version 2011 was the last one.
Oh, I'm sure all the profits gained from high-frequency trading is worth the risk, right? Although to be fair, Sandy was a rare storm (though not historically unheard of).
Which is bullshit! If that's the entire point of Enterprise software is primarily to get the foot in the door and milk the client for all their worth and then expend them like a used husk, why bother?
If you're going to be honest about it, price the software along with a dedicated software developer for $120k a year (not included). At least they have an idea of what they're getting into.
Everyone (including you) is missing the entire point. The purpose of installing your own CPU isn't for the ability to upgrade later. It's to find the market sweet spot among current CPUs sold at the time. Then, as a secondary consideration do you choose the MB with the features you want. When you purchase a fixed soldered combo, you can no longer make that market decision. I take serious issue with that!
The intent matters more than the body count. Just a fact of life regarding human nature. While we all care about traffic fatalities, at least there has been steady progression in laws, safety standards, and technology to reduce annual deaths. Terrorism however is all about how much death a single man can cause to a group of innocent people.
No. We're are big fans of democracy, as it holds "The People" accountable for their actions. In fact, it makes nuking an entire city more justifiable if you elect a terrorist as your leader.
Elections have consequences. Don't be part of the war machine aimed at someone whom may not value your (and that of your nation) actions and the actions toward them.
It's not arguably cheaper, it's demonstratively and definitively cheaper by leaps and bounds.
You're not counting legal administrative fees and the shit-piles of money the lawers make. I can guarantee you that a single 45 round, time it takes to execute, and burial ceremony would be far far far and away cheaper.
Pretty much. Back in the 90s, my then GF and I was driving through a subdivision around 9pm when one of two men got out of his truck and shot at us with a bolt action rifle. The following day, I put a dowel rod through the bullet hole located in the passenger door. Had it gone 6 inches higher, my GF head would have exploded like a pumpkin! Reason? They were high on PCP and thought we were demons or something working for the devil. But yes, death can come without warning. All it takes is to be at the wrong place at the wrong time unfortunately.
If you're having to purchase a 3rd party hack to radically alter the UI of a brand-spankin-new OS right out of the box, something is fundamentally wrong with your decision making.
Doubt it's directed at any one nation. The reason is, that raising farm animals for meat is resource intensive (expensive) and could lead to riots if not everyone can have fair and equal access to this market. This is more or less indoctrination of children (among a population already at 1.2 Billion) to preemptively stop the popularity of meat eating before it becomes an economic and environmental problem.
Actually, rather than focus on the whole CO2 footprint (let's get to the heart of this, OK?), India should be focusing on education, improving a quality of living, and reduction of population. Effectively they need 1st world Western living standards. Only then will meat eating no longer be a potential threat to their environment which honestly would be the least of their problems.
Perhaps Apple has finally reached maturity and can't find much more to innovate. Their philosophy in computing is solid. Their products just need further polish and refinement. This isn't a problem, yet some people assume it to be. "It just works".
Bath-salts is the zombie drug of choice. In what way would you find turning yourself into a ZOMBIE an act of recreation?! Pretty fucked up sensibilities you go there.
Parts of Cali and Texas (along with the other border states) are mostly Hispanic. In fact, for many schools, Spanish is the official dominant language. Don't laugh, but we could see an entire backstrip of land along the border being balkanized. The process has already begun in some isolated areas.
For now... China will be heavily investing in their air force and navy as soon as their neighbors start increasing GDP too. Not so much to counter US influence in the Pacific (though it does bug the hell out of them), but rather a show of force and jockey for world wide dominance relative to the other BRIC nations. Secretly, you just know Russia and India are not happy about this.
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No, not really. China's worst fear is (ready for it)...CHINA! Russia, India, and Pakistan are a close 2nd. If anything, China is trying to maintain unified cohesion of the countryside. It's why the "Harmonious Society" mantra is always espoused by the CCP. They can not risk cracks in the idea of unification.
The US to the CCP and PLC is an annoyance in that it stands in its way from world domination (if they ever had such a dream). But even they know the US is not a direct threat. They saw how we've handled ourselves with Russia, and our continued conflict in the Middle East. Effectively, China knows that America can fight with either kid gloves or rain fire of fury only to be matched by God Almighty Himself. Dragons and Eagles don't fight well.
Side note. The CCP is (more or less) a three legged stool made up of neo-Maoists (communists), neo-liberal reformers (capitalists) and neo-Confucians (morality). This wasn't always the case, but change has been happening.
It's the Marxist mindset. That shit doesn't just get erased from culture overnight. It will drag on until its last gasping breath in fact.
"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." Joseph Stalin
You see it in the media, in the schools, and from public officials. China is sorta waking up from this bad dream. Meanwhile, America is living this bad dream in false lucidity.
I should've taken the blue pill instead...
I dunno. I once knew a hacker from a local 2600 club (mid 90s) that looked an awfully like Yanni - with a mullet - in dark blue sweatpants (stained) and a white tee shirt. I will never forget that mustache... The horror!
Linux as an embedded platform for %computing device% of choice, but not for the sake of it being "-Linux-". This includes things like phones, tablets, notebooks (maybe), and $99 computers that have a physical form factor not unlike an Apple TV. Basically, kiosk functionality for the real services that are hosted online (cloud).
SMB market is being pushed to cloud services (Office 365). Microsoft has officially stated that there will no longer be a new SBS Server. Version 2011 was the last one.
Oh, I'm sure all the profits gained from high-frequency trading is worth the risk, right? Although to be fair, Sandy was a rare storm (though not historically unheard of).
How else are you going to justify that i7 CPU? Crapware needs to run on something. Oh, and a little extra left over just for you. Enjoy.
Which is bullshit! If that's the entire point of Enterprise software is primarily to get the foot in the door and milk the client for all their worth and then expend them like a used husk, why bother?
If you're going to be honest about it, price the software along with a dedicated software developer for $120k a year (not included). At least they have an idea of what they're getting into.
Everyone (including you) is missing the entire point. The purpose of installing your own CPU isn't for the ability to upgrade later. It's to find the market sweet spot among current CPUs sold at the time. Then, as a secondary consideration do you choose the MB with the features you want. When you purchase a fixed soldered combo, you can no longer make that market decision. I take serious issue with that!
No. Girlfriend. And she sucked a mean dick too! Stay jealous my friend.
The intent matters more than the body count. Just a fact of life regarding human nature. While we all care about traffic fatalities, at least there has been steady progression in laws, safety standards, and technology to reduce annual deaths. Terrorism however is all about how much death a single man can cause to a group of innocent people.
No. We're are big fans of democracy, as it holds "The People" accountable for their actions. In fact, it makes nuking an entire city more justifiable if you elect a terrorist as your leader.
Elections have consequences. Don't be part of the war machine aimed at someone whom may not value your (and that of your nation) actions and the actions toward them.
You're not counting legal administrative fees and the shit-piles of money the lawers make. I can guarantee you that a single 45 round, time it takes to execute, and burial ceremony would be far far far and away cheaper.
Pretty much. Back in the 90s, my then GF and I was driving through a subdivision around 9pm when one of two men got out of his truck and shot at us with a bolt action rifle. The following day, I put a dowel rod through the bullet hole located in the passenger door. Had it gone 6 inches higher, my GF head would have exploded like a pumpkin! Reason? They were high on PCP and thought we were demons or something working for the devil. But yes, death can come without warning. All it takes is to be at the wrong place at the wrong time unfortunately.
If you're having to purchase a 3rd party hack to radically alter the UI of a brand-spankin-new OS right out of the box, something is fundamentally wrong with your decision making.
Doubt it's directed at any one nation. The reason is, that raising farm animals for meat is resource intensive (expensive) and could lead to riots if not everyone can have fair and equal access to this market. This is more or less indoctrination of children (among a population already at 1.2 Billion) to preemptively stop the popularity of meat eating before it becomes an economic and environmental problem.
Actually, rather than focus on the whole CO2 footprint (let's get to the heart of this, OK?), India should be focusing on education, improving a quality of living, and reduction of population. Effectively they need 1st world Western living standards. Only then will meat eating no longer be a potential threat to their environment which honestly would be the least of their problems.
If it gets bought, it will re-open overseas. Way to go Unions!!! *golf clap*
Playing devils advocate:
Perhaps Apple has finally reached maturity and can't find much more to innovate. Their philosophy in computing is solid. Their products just need further polish and refinement. This isn't a problem, yet some people assume it to be. "It just works".
So we are back to Core Memory.
Bath-salts is the zombie drug of choice. In what way would you find turning yourself into a ZOMBIE an act of recreation?! Pretty fucked up sensibilities you go there.
Damn it! You just had to remind us of that to-big-to-fail government safety net.
As a Texas, fine by me. Besides, you guys wouldn't want a 51 star spangled banner manufactured in a CHINESE FACTORY!!!
Parts of Cali and Texas (along with the other border states) are mostly Hispanic. In fact, for many schools, Spanish is the official dominant language. Don't laugh, but we could see an entire backstrip of land along the border being balkanized. The process has already begun in some isolated areas.
No, it screws the middle class who have been saving up money to buy a house, yet doesn't have enough established credit to take a large loan.
The poor will just float it as minimum wage will be in constant change to keep up with inflation.
For now... China will be heavily investing in their air force and navy as soon as their neighbors start increasing GDP too. Not so much to counter US influence in the Pacific (though it does bug the hell out of them), but rather a show of force and jockey for world wide dominance relative to the other BRIC nations. Secretly, you just know Russia and India are not happy about this.