Apple watch was a solution looking for a problem that doesn't exist.
Not really. The "problem" is that smartphones are big, and getting bigger. It's much easier to have a thing on your wrist to get/send text or phone calls. Think of smartwatches as just an interface to your smartphone, which can stay in your purse or pocket 90% of the time. Just because you are a minimalist and don't have the imagination to see potentials, doesn't mean that everyone is, and that just because you don't see something as a problem doesn't mean it's not a problem for all people.
Also, not every product needs to be a solution to a "problem". I don't believe for a second that every single thing you own is utilitarian and nothing more.
Right. Every single product that has ever been miniaturized or ergonomically form-factored was done just to copy someone else and not because it has any functional benefit. Because most people really like large, bulky things with sharp angular corners.
I would. Anything to get one more career politician out of the loop the better. It's just cronyism all the way up.
We also need term limits, campaign finance reform, special interest reform, all sorts of reform. This country has turned into a pile of shit politically. I was really hoping Sanders would get the nomination because he was the only one who seems to understand the amount of broken-ness in Washington. Fuck Hillary for taking his spot. She should never have run in the first place.
This computer thing is a fad anyway. I'm sure there won't be an abundance of jobs writing software for these infernal contraptions, jobs which could easily propel a poor family up the socioeconomic spectrum.
You can't dehumanize a piece of shit, because it was never human to begin with. Tolerance ends when your ideas and actions seek to harm innocent people.
people who have been negatively impacted by the last few decades of policy
Yeah, the same "educated" people who think misogyny, xenophobia, racism, and tax fraud are tolerable traits for a President, and that making a person with those traits, and who espouses those ideals, with no political experience, and obvious sociopathic tendencies the most powerful man in the world seems like a good idea and will somehow improve the country or the planet.
Some of us don't bind our identity or ego to the love or hated of any platform. We see the good and bad in each and use whatever tool is best for the job, and get our work done.
"the best" is completely subjective. Apples are the best for some, they have great hardware and software and support. HP or Thinkpad are the best for others, they're cheaper and expandable. Only a fool thinks in absolutes. Or a Sith.
If you voted for Trump that makes you a racist fascist misogynist, because you are condoning and approving of his behavior and rhetoric and you put him into power, which will only lead to more racism, fascism and misogyny. I'll also throw in the word "stupid" too because, well, it's pretty stupid to make someone like Trump the most powerful man in the world. And for what? Money? So sad. I don't care if you vote for Trump a hundred times, I will keep calling you racist misogynistic homophobic fascists because that's what you are and people like you are a detriment to the entire planet. I'm sure you'll say "durr, but you're intolerant too hypocrite" and that's even sadder that you don't see the distinction, because it means you will probably live your entire pathetic life without ever figuring it out.
So you might say they have innovative design, marketing and integration. Don't be such a blind hater, innovation comes in many forms and Apple has consistently produced unique, usable, desirable products for decades. None of the products in GPs post are a clone of anything. If you're going to get pedantic and say a product is a copy of something else if it has some of the same basic elements, then everything is a copy of something else including whatever product you think is innovative. All of those products listed changed the paradigm, and no other company has a track record like that.
You don't think there's a reason people are protesting Trump? You think there's no reason why the KKK wants a parade to honor him? You think there's no reason why Putin is ecstatic? You think there's no reason why half the country thinks he's a psychopath? You think all this is just because of party alignment? Are you seriously that fucking stupid?
Trump is a sociopath with zero political experience, and you idiots just made him the most powerful man in the world. He suckered you in with hateful rhetoric and promises of riches, and you morons fell for it. Trump is a con man, plain and simple, and only cares about one thing: Trump. He has done nothing in his life for this country. All he does is chase money, and that's all he will continue to do, to the detriment of us all and the planet.
Because you will get shitheads like Trump in office eventually and they will nuke the taxes and then bam, you're back to full-scale pollution. We should be investing in renewables anyway. Time-traveling us back to the 1950's isn't going to make America great.
I would argue that rage-energy is no more useful than venting. Your body is still in fight/flight mode and your rational thought processes are still impaired. Better than rage-energy is to learn how to not get angry in the first place, and solve your problems with clear rational thought. Sure, positive rage-energy is still better than negative rage-energy but ultimately a state of calm-mind is even better.
You are exactly right. It's like parents who tell their kids to beat up a pillow or something if they're angry, to let it all out. All that does is reinforce the anger-violence cycle, and does nothing to teach a child how to deal with anger. Anger is pretty much the worst thing for solving any sort of problem as it puts you into fight/flight mode and shuts down the thinking parts of your brain. I would go so far as to say this is an epidemic in global society/culture.
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Apple watch was a solution looking for a problem that doesn't exist.
Not really. The "problem" is that smartphones are big, and getting bigger. It's much easier to have a thing on your wrist to get/send text or phone calls. Think of smartwatches as just an interface to your smartphone, which can stay in your purse or pocket 90% of the time. Just because you are a minimalist and don't have the imagination to see potentials, doesn't mean that everyone is, and that just because you don't see something as a problem doesn't mean it's not a problem for all people. Also, not every product needs to be a solution to a "problem". I don't believe for a second that every single thing you own is utilitarian and nothing more.
Right, because only nudity is offensive to women.
That's like criticizing the FDA for releasing news about food.
If you make racist statements or engage in racist behaviors you're a racist. It has nothing to do with political correctness or social justice.
How does logging in make ideas more valid? Is Dishevel your real name?
The internet presents new opportunities for terrorists
Such as?
Right. Every single product that has ever been miniaturized or ergonomically form-factored was done just to copy someone else and not because it has any functional benefit. Because most people really like large, bulky things with sharp angular corners.
I would. Anything to get one more career politician out of the loop the better. It's just cronyism all the way up. We also need term limits, campaign finance reform, special interest reform, all sorts of reform. This country has turned into a pile of shit politically. I was really hoping Sanders would get the nomination because he was the only one who seems to understand the amount of broken-ness in Washington. Fuck Hillary for taking his spot. She should never have run in the first place.
And how are you going to get the cargo from the trains to the distribution hubs?
This computer thing is a fad anyway. I'm sure there won't be an abundance of jobs writing software for these infernal contraptions, jobs which could easily propel a poor family up the socioeconomic spectrum.
We can just call them Graboids instead.
You can't dehumanize a piece of shit, because it was never human to begin with. Tolerance ends when your ideas and actions seek to harm innocent people.
people who have been negatively impacted by the last few decades of policy
Yeah, the same "educated" people who think misogyny, xenophobia, racism, and tax fraud are tolerable traits for a President, and that making a person with those traits, and who espouses those ideals, with no political experience, and obvious sociopathic tendencies the most powerful man in the world seems like a good idea and will somehow improve the country or the planet.
Some of us don't bind our identity or ego to the love or hated of any platform. We see the good and bad in each and use whatever tool is best for the job, and get our work done.
"the best" is completely subjective. Apples are the best for some, they have great hardware and software and support. HP or Thinkpad are the best for others, they're cheaper and expandable. Only a fool thinks in absolutes. Or a Sith.
If you voted for Trump that makes you a racist fascist misogynist, because you are condoning and approving of his behavior and rhetoric and you put him into power, which will only lead to more racism, fascism and misogyny. I'll also throw in the word "stupid" too because, well, it's pretty stupid to make someone like Trump the most powerful man in the world. And for what? Money? So sad. I don't care if you vote for Trump a hundred times, I will keep calling you racist misogynistic homophobic fascists because that's what you are and people like you are a detriment to the entire planet. I'm sure you'll say "durr, but you're intolerant too hypocrite" and that's even sadder that you don't see the distinction, because it means you will probably live your entire pathetic life without ever figuring it out.
You can only grab so many pussies.
So you might say they have innovative design, marketing and integration. Don't be such a blind hater, innovation comes in many forms and Apple has consistently produced unique, usable, desirable products for decades. None of the products in GPs post are a clone of anything. If you're going to get pedantic and say a product is a copy of something else if it has some of the same basic elements, then everything is a copy of something else including whatever product you think is innovative. All of those products listed changed the paradigm, and no other company has a track record like that.
Wow, an intelligent rational thoughtful post. On Slashdot no less. Kudos.
You don't think there's a reason people are protesting Trump? You think there's no reason why the KKK wants a parade to honor him? You think there's no reason why Putin is ecstatic? You think there's no reason why half the country thinks he's a psychopath? You think all this is just because of party alignment? Are you seriously that fucking stupid? Trump is a sociopath with zero political experience, and you idiots just made him the most powerful man in the world. He suckered you in with hateful rhetoric and promises of riches, and you morons fell for it. Trump is a con man, plain and simple, and only cares about one thing: Trump. He has done nothing in his life for this country. All he does is chase money, and that's all he will continue to do, to the detriment of us all and the planet.
None of that has anything to do with the fallout from the previous Republican president?
Because you will get shitheads like Trump in office eventually and they will nuke the taxes and then bam, you're back to full-scale pollution. We should be investing in renewables anyway. Time-traveling us back to the 1950's isn't going to make America great.
So the better alternative is to keep polluting?
I would argue that rage-energy is no more useful than venting. Your body is still in fight/flight mode and your rational thought processes are still impaired. Better than rage-energy is to learn how to not get angry in the first place, and solve your problems with clear rational thought. Sure, positive rage-energy is still better than negative rage-energy but ultimately a state of calm-mind is even better.
You are exactly right. It's like parents who tell their kids to beat up a pillow or something if they're angry, to let it all out. All that does is reinforce the anger-violence cycle, and does nothing to teach a child how to deal with anger. Anger is pretty much the worst thing for solving any sort of problem as it puts you into fight/flight mode and shuts down the thinking parts of your brain. I would go so far as to say this is an epidemic in global society/culture.