You're thinking about this the wrong way. The constitution is not defective. Finally, all this anti-corporate ideology is on the wane, and true social equality will soon be reached when we get a corporation as a supreme court justice.
To the idiots who modded this flamebait, ask yourself this: How long do you think a 6 foot, 4 inches tall man, needing serious regular medical care, whilst on the run in the mountains of Pakistan, will survive?
That's right kids, he's dead. The US has been fighting a fucking ghost.
He may not have been after nuclear weapons, but would you sit idly by and take his word for it?
Of course not. I was listening to people like Hans Blix. And I was knowledgeable of the fact that the west had him and his country on lockdown since the Gulf War, so fuck off with your stale argument.
Way too much work. Jailbreak first, add a particular package (can't remember the name right now, did this ages ago), install one free app from the Store. After that, you go torrenting to your heart's desire and you're good to go.
Clearly, you've never met an actual Chinese person.
Besides the point. I was talking about the government's goals, not its people's wishes.
As the world's largest exporter, and fastest growing economy, aren't they already?
Yes, they've made quite a lot of gains. Slave labour will do that for you, in the short-term.
Yeah, but Google isn't the biggest in China.
Again, not the point. Thanks for trying, though.
Seriously, it's a whole other world outside the US, and you don't seem to know its players.
Yes it is. I'm in it, thanks for assuming.
Well that's the line Wall Street sold us back in 1989 while the Tianamen Square was still damp wasn't it?
At the beginning, yes. With the USSR crumbling, it was fashionable to say that. Now, Wall Street is quite happy to look the other way as long as the money's flowing.
I won't bother with the rest of your post, can't be arsed to figure out what you're trying to say.
Good question. I doubt that the cost in loss of goodwill exceeds potential revenue in China.
Good summary of GP's point. Bu, then you say this:
Does Google want to play hardball with China?
There's no hardball involved. Google looks at China and goes "It cost us more than it's getting us." Pure business, with the added bonus of nice PR for being the first corp that said no to the PRC.
And this is devastating for the Chinese government. After keeping their populace docile and stupid, what they want more than anything else is to be taken seriously as an economic player, sit at the big boy's table and rake in some of that fat global trade cash. So, when one of the biggest companies around says China's market is more hassle than it's worth, it shows them up for the bumpkins that they still are.
But we knew this was coming (and hopefully Nixon did too). Can't have all the benefits of capitalism without losing some of the "benefits" of totalitarianism. You can have some of one and lots of the other (like most Western democracies), but not lots of both.
Meh. Double-tap the area to zoom in, click your link. Also, not the point GP was making. If a site doesn't have a mobile version, it's hard to complain about their implementation of same.
Anyone who is designing web content for mobile devices should not be making links that are only a few pixels in height.
Yeah, that's going to work. Like everything else in life, you have to make tradeoffs. Yes, clickable properties on your mobile page should be as big as possible, but you also have to factor in how much screen real estate you have to play with in total.
In the meantime, get on your knees every morning and thank your personal god that you have a job.
It's attitudes like that why wages stagnate. Gonna get flamebait for this, but what happened to the yankee spirit? The Founders would puke at the current complacency.
Bought two Acers last year. About had a heart attack when I saw the headline, but thank god I'm not that guy that bought fire hazards for his family at Christmas.
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Woosh, baby, woooooosh.
Meh, the whole article is irrelevant. Once it gets to the Supreme Court, they'll just say we're restricting spammers' freedom of speech.
And thank the both of you for your public mutual masturbation session that added nothing of value to the discussion.
Well no, not as much as your average corporation, but to not mention them is to risk getting wingnuts all in a froth.
And there's nothing sadder than a conservative with pee-stained trousers.
So The Conservatives get huge funding from Corporations and jesus freaks.
The Liberals get huge funding from Corporations and Unions.
Fixed that for you.
then clearly the Constitution is defective.
You're thinking about this the wrong way. The constitution is not defective. Finally, all this anti-corporate ideology is on the wane, and true social equality will soon be reached when we get a corporation as a supreme court justice.
To the idiots who modded this flamebait, ask yourself this: How long do you think a 6 foot, 4 inches tall man, needing serious regular medical care, whilst on the run in the mountains of Pakistan, will survive?
That's right kids, he's dead. The US has been fighting a fucking ghost.
He may not have been after nuclear weapons, but would you sit idly by and take his word for it?
Of course not. I was listening to people like Hans Blix. And I was knowledgeable of the fact that the west had him and his country on lockdown since the Gulf War, so fuck off with your stale argument.
or ninjas.
Absolutely no one.
Lies. Bedwetting neocons sure as hell did.
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To Miiiiiiiidnight!
Way too much work. Jailbreak first, add a particular package (can't remember the name right now, did this ages ago), install one free app from the Store. After that, you go torrenting to your heart's desire and you're good to go.
You're thinking of moving to IE because you can't get tab previews in the taskbar? Man, that's weak.
Or, you could stop being lazy and go tweak your preferences, thereby saving the rest of us from your whining.
Clearly, you've never met an actual Chinese person.
Besides the point. I was talking about the government's goals, not its people's wishes.
As the world's largest exporter, and fastest growing economy, aren't they already?
Yes, they've made quite a lot of gains. Slave labour will do that for you, in the short-term.
Yeah, but Google isn't the biggest in China.
Again, not the point. Thanks for trying, though.
Seriously, it's a whole other world outside the US, and you don't seem to know its players.
Yes it is. I'm in it, thanks for assuming.
Well that's the line Wall Street sold us back in 1989 while the Tianamen Square was still damp wasn't it?
At the beginning, yes. With the USSR crumbling, it was fashionable to say that. Now, Wall Street is quite happy to look the other way as long as the money's flowing.
I won't bother with the rest of your post, can't be arsed to figure out what you're trying to say.
I think Singapore would beg to differ.
Pff. So can Monaco. Call me when you have a real country.
Good question. I doubt that the cost in loss of goodwill exceeds potential revenue in China.
Good summary of GP's point. Bu, then you say this:
Does Google want to play hardball with China?
There's no hardball involved. Google looks at China and goes "It cost us more than it's getting us." Pure business, with the added bonus of nice PR for being the first corp that said no to the PRC.
And this is devastating for the Chinese government. After keeping their populace docile and stupid, what they want more than anything else is to be taken seriously as an economic player, sit at the big boy's table and rake in some of that fat global trade cash. So, when one of the biggest companies around says China's market is more hassle than it's worth, it shows them up for the bumpkins that they still are.
But we knew this was coming (and hopefully Nixon did too). Can't have all the benefits of capitalism without losing some of the "benefits" of totalitarianism. You can have some of one and lots of the other (like most Western democracies), but not lots of both.
I'm intrigued by your idea and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Hmmm, you got 3 years to spare?
Meh. Double-tap the area to zoom in, click your link. Also, not the point GP was making. If a site doesn't have a mobile version, it's hard to complain about their implementation of same.
Anyone who is designing web content for mobile devices should not be making links that are only a few pixels in height.
Yeah, that's going to work. Like everything else in life, you have to make tradeoffs. Yes, clickable properties on your mobile page should be as big as possible, but you also have to factor in how much screen real estate you have to play with in total.
In the meantime, get on your knees every morning and thank your personal god that you have a job.
It's attitudes like that why wages stagnate. Gonna get flamebait for this, but what happened to the yankee spirit? The Founders would puke at the current complacency.
Bought two Acers last year. About had a heart attack when I saw the headline, but thank god I'm not that guy that bought fire hazards for his family at Christmas.
Herring? HERRING?
I don't dip my hands in a case without spilling some blood. Every time.
Amateur.
But with the bug-level compatibility enabled.
Yeah, but you still have to right-click and select "Run as Administrator" first!
Nah, it's the editors that make the dupes.
Wrong! On Slashdot, the dupes makes the editors.
Seriously. It's the the second to last test a potential Slashdot editor must face. Taco has his own dojo, you know.