As much as some of us may hate Microsoft, this is a good thing for Apple employees. For those that leave for Microsoft, they will presumably get better wages. For those who don't, this will pressure Apple to give them more compensation or other benefits and perhaps rethink the value of their employees. Fair competition is a good thing.
So then let those people move here so they can have that kind of freedom like so many Americans before them have. Oh wait, we don't want them because they take up our resources...
"and his children (if he has any) don't have to work a single day of their lives."
Why is that a good thing? Paradoxically, in America, for a country that works as many as as it does, which is a lot for a developed nation, it hates the idea of working. Having a job and/or doing what you love gives meaning and purpose to many people's lives. The key is to do what you love, not stop working altogether. There are people who are in situations where they don't have to work, i.e. trust fund babies, and some of them are just miserable because they don't feel the need to finish anything. Simply finishing something or accomplishing something often have psychological boosts that outweigh the market value of the task itself.
"Neither quarterly report has much in common with the glossy publications offered by multi-national publications. Both are PDF files with undistinguished layouts and a minimum of graphics. Even head shots of people mentioned or reporting are absent. Compared to corporate reports, those of both GNOME and KDE are practical, unadorned publications."
What quarterly reports has this guy been reading? Playboy's? The reports I got from Berkshire Hathaway and GE are both pretty boring, unadorned, and filled with numbers and text. There is very little graphics. It just annoys me a bit that the author just wrote that, especially when it adds so little to the article itself. Stop writing for word count.
There's some truth to that. Here's another source. A lot of the pirates were originally fishermen. Somalia had one of the most diverse and productive waters prior to the dumping and overfishing by foreigners.
You that's actually not a bad idea. I tend to spill a lot as I get more drunk. Sure I'll have no dignity but that happens anyways when I'm drunk. At least with this I won't have to wash wine stain out of my clothing.
It might sound like a good idea but I find the whole idea of genetically engineering cows so they don't feel pain so we can eat them without guilt is kind of creepy, surreal, and absurd. The far simpler solution is to eEither stop eating meat or continue eating it the same way we have for as long as there has been humans. I mean what's next? Engineer ourselves to not feel pain? Then is it OK to murder?
Yeah I'm curious about this as well. From the article, it's not clear if is this a new plane or just a more variant of the SU-30 MKI? A lot of the new planes, so called 4.5 generation, have elements of stealth. For example the Chinese Chengdu J-10 and the Eurofighter Typhoon are both more stealthy than planes before them and incorporated elements of stealth design. They could call it a 5 generation all they want but if it's a continuation of the SU-30 MKI, it's still a 4.5 generation aircraft. There's only one 5th generation fighter in production today and that's the F-22. It is way ahead of its competitors in terms of not only maneuverability but also in electronics and avionics, both of which might be more important than maneuverability because missiles and advanced radar/IRIST/detection technology have made dogfights less likely. India and Russia would have to make a gigantic leap in technology and manufacturing know-how to have a fighter comparable to the F-22 or even the F-35. I find it hard to believe the SU-30 MKI can be made stealthy without stowing all its weapons inside like the F-22, F-35, and F-117, the only currently known stealth fighters.
Because some jackass company released an overpriced app, it doesn't mean people will buy it and pay for it. Way to go with the over generalization and faulty logic.
I've been following the whole Dreamliner story since the beginning and this is really disappointing. This is yet another bump in their delivery of what amounts to an awesome and very ambitious aircraft. The Dreamliner really started making a splash when Boeing was down on their luck. It was such a big splash and so ambitious that customers forced Airbus to rethink their much more modest proposal. I was surprised when I saw how soon Boeing was promising to deliver them. No one has ever built an airliner (or anything of that size that I know of) entirely out of carbon fiber. As a technology nerd, I gave Boeing a lot of kudos for being ambitious and pushing the envelope. Alas, it seems poor execution plagues all engineering projects. Before this, it was the bolts. I would give them a break for trying something new but I'm not so sure their customers will.
"Does anyone really care about what video game characters look like? "
Yes. Anyone here remember the firestorm that ignited when EverQuest made the Erudites black? The smartest race in the game was black. A lot of gamers groaned and complained about that. Or how about gaming companies that provide free games but charge you for unique looks on your game charater? Remember how valuable the black dyes were in UO? People care. It's just that a large segment of the gamers population is white and male. Make a game where the heroes are black or some other minority and see how well that will do. Seriously, I'm not assuming anything. I want to see what happens. Or sell editions of the same game with different skin colors for the character. Charge less for the non-white, non-male version and see which version ends up being more popular. I'm really curious to see what happens.
You're missing the point or maybe I'm missing your point so let me try to explain. Both 1 and 2 are pretty rare for most people. I went to an elite (or maybe just elitist), stereotypically snobby college. Even there was never an occasion that required anything more than a suit and a tie (yes I know suit and a tie aren't technically formal). If I needed to, I'm sure I can learn to tie a bow tie pretty quickly. If I ever needed to I could also learn to ride a horse. My point is that those skills are rarely ever learned because we rarely ever encounter a need for them. As for number 3, yes I want to learn for precisely that reason. However, even then that's not always required. Cars from BMW to Ferrari have sequential manual. Yes I am an American but I wasn't born in America. I've actually traveled quite a bit. In most developed nations, not knowing how to drive a stick meant that I have to take public transportation or use a bike.
To sum it up, I'm not saying it's pointless to know those skills but just that most of us can get by easily without them.
We already have Semacode, which can be read by phones with cameras. Semacode encodes an URL. The URL can point to something that can hold potentially an infinite amount of data. Since most phones these days have Internet access, Semacode is all you need.
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As much as some of us may hate Microsoft, this is a good thing for Apple employees. For those that leave for Microsoft, they will presumably get better wages. For those who don't, this will pressure Apple to give them more compensation or other benefits and perhaps rethink the value of their employees. Fair competition is a good thing.
So then let those people move here so they can have that kind of freedom like so many Americans before them have. Oh wait, we don't want them because they take up our resources...
"and his children (if he has any) don't have to work a single day of their lives."
Why is that a good thing? Paradoxically, in America, for a country that works as many as as it does, which is a lot for a developed nation, it hates the idea of working. Having a job and/or doing what you love gives meaning and purpose to many people's lives. The key is to do what you love, not stop working altogether. There are people who are in situations where they don't have to work, i.e. trust fund babies, and some of them are just miserable because they don't feel the need to finish anything. Simply finishing something or accomplishing something often have psychological boosts that outweigh the market value of the task itself.
As an added bonus, you get a mouse that doubles as a microphone and understands voice input.
"Neither quarterly report has much in common with the glossy publications offered by multi-national publications. Both are PDF files with undistinguished layouts and a minimum of graphics. Even head shots of people mentioned or reporting are absent. Compared to corporate reports, those of both GNOME and KDE are practical, unadorned publications."
What quarterly reports has this guy been reading? Playboy's? The reports I got from Berkshire Hathaway and GE are both pretty boring, unadorned, and filled with numbers and text. There is very little graphics. It just annoys me a bit that the author just wrote that, especially when it adds so little to the article itself. Stop writing for word count.
There's some truth to that. Here's another source. A lot of the pirates were originally fishermen. Somalia had one of the most diverse and productive waters prior to the dumping and overfishing by foreigners.
"drinking wine out of plastic sippy cups"
You that's actually not a bad idea. I tend to spill a lot as I get more drunk. Sure I'll have no dignity but that happens anyways when I'm drunk. At least with this I won't have to wash wine stain out of my clothing.
It might sound like a good idea but I find the whole idea of genetically engineering cows so they don't feel pain so we can eat them without guilt is kind of creepy, surreal, and absurd. The far simpler solution is to eEither stop eating meat or continue eating it the same way we have for as long as there has been humans. I mean what's next? Engineer ourselves to not feel pain? Then is it OK to murder?
When I first read it, I thought Sony has gone off the deep end and added more "bling" to their laptops.
Dear NASA,
I don't believe you. Here's $20 on you being wrong. I will fly up into space and demonstrate for you.
Do we have a bet?
PS - To make sure there are no confounds, please send up hot female astronauts to eliminate alternate explanations on why the experiment failed.
Yeah I'm curious about this as well. From the article, it's not clear if is this a new plane or just a more variant of the SU-30 MKI? A lot of the new planes, so called 4.5 generation, have elements of stealth. For example the Chinese Chengdu J-10 and the Eurofighter Typhoon are both more stealthy than planes before them and incorporated elements of stealth design. They could call it a 5 generation all they want but if it's a continuation of the SU-30 MKI, it's still a 4.5 generation aircraft. There's only one 5th generation fighter in production today and that's the F-22. It is way ahead of its competitors in terms of not only maneuverability but also in electronics and avionics, both of which might be more important than maneuverability because missiles and advanced radar/IRIST/detection technology have made dogfights less likely. India and Russia would have to make a gigantic leap in technology and manufacturing know-how to have a fighter comparable to the F-22 or even the F-35. I find it hard to believe the SU-30 MKI can be made stealthy without stowing all its weapons inside like the F-22, F-35, and F-117, the only currently known stealth fighters.
10 governors is not random. This is the very opposite of a smoke screen.
fucksort - a sorting algorithm will go for as long as it takes to get the job done, all night if needed
A good old-fashion skank off!
I only know as much as porn teaches me about the subject.
We spread "life's building blocks" around too. It's just that there's no fertile "tracts of land" to receive them.
Because some jackass company released an overpriced app, it doesn't mean people will buy it and pay for it. Way to go with the over generalization and faulty logic.
I've been following the whole Dreamliner story since the beginning and this is really disappointing. This is yet another bump in their delivery of what amounts to an awesome and very ambitious aircraft. The Dreamliner really started making a splash when Boeing was down on their luck. It was such a big splash and so ambitious that customers forced Airbus to rethink their much more modest proposal. I was surprised when I saw how soon Boeing was promising to deliver them. No one has ever built an airliner (or anything of that size that I know of) entirely out of carbon fiber. As a technology nerd, I gave Boeing a lot of kudos for being ambitious and pushing the envelope. Alas, it seems poor execution plagues all engineering projects. Before this, it was the bolts. I would give them a break for trying something new but I'm not so sure their customers will.
Wish I had points to mod you up. The bit about "budget value" is insightful.
Seriously, for introductions to subjects, the Wikipedia is often very good.
Well I guess we know who has the biggest social network: Conflicker.
Well, it looks like they're finally going to hammer out fusion power.
"Does anyone really care about what video game characters look like? "
Yes. Anyone here remember the firestorm that ignited when EverQuest made the Erudites black? The smartest race in the game was black. A lot of gamers groaned and complained about that. Or how about gaming companies that provide free games but charge you for unique looks on your game charater? Remember how valuable the black dyes were in UO? People care. It's just that a large segment of the gamers population is white and male. Make a game where the heroes are black or some other minority and see how well that will do. Seriously, I'm not assuming anything. I want to see what happens. Or sell editions of the same game with different skin colors for the character. Charge less for the non-white, non-male version and see which version ends up being more popular. I'm really curious to see what happens.
You're missing the point or maybe I'm missing your point so let me try to explain. Both 1 and 2 are pretty rare for most people. I went to an elite (or maybe just elitist), stereotypically snobby college. Even there was never an occasion that required anything more than a suit and a tie (yes I know suit and a tie aren't technically formal). If I needed to, I'm sure I can learn to tie a bow tie pretty quickly. If I ever needed to I could also learn to ride a horse. My point is that those skills are rarely ever learned because we rarely ever encounter a need for them. As for number 3, yes I want to learn for precisely that reason. However, even then that's not always required. Cars from BMW to Ferrari have sequential manual. Yes I am an American but I wasn't born in America. I've actually traveled quite a bit. In most developed nations, not knowing how to drive a stick meant that I have to take public transportation or use a bike.
To sum it up, I'm not saying it's pointless to know those skills but just that most of us can get by easily without them.
We already have Semacode, which can be read by phones with cameras. Semacode encodes an URL. The URL can point to something that can hold potentially an infinite amount of data. Since most phones these days have Internet access, Semacode is all you need.