Wrong. "Dropping $4k on a new laptop" IS a biggie. I make more than $150k a year. No wonder people don't have any money with attitudes like that. That $4000 laptop cost about $300 to make. It just has a huge markup that is making Apple very very rich. If you want to transfer your money to Apple, then you have a problem.
How would a Mac make you more productive? I have a Mac. It doesn't make me more productive. It is just a laptop. I would be equally productive with a $1000 laptop. And you would too.
I don't care. You paid $2500 for a $300 machine that should sell for $800 with a reasonable profit. That is stupid. You are overpaying. Apple is making incredible margins. They aren't doing massive R&D on laptops.
The closest I see for "targeted advertising" is when Amazon shows me ads for something I already bought. Must be that amazing AI stuff I keep hearing about.
The average sales price for a Tesla is $90k. You are truly an ass. WE are subsidizing rich people. There is no defense for that. You Tesla owners are spoiled brats. If you want to save the environment, get rid of your car and take public transportation (like the poor do)
You paid $2500 for a device that was built for maybe $300. I don't understand why people continue to pay such prices for mainstream technology. I have a mac laptop, but the company I work for paid for it. I wouldn't pay more than $900 for a laptop. They are mass produced in China.
How dumb is it to get in text based public flamefests limited to short sentences? The only thing profiting are companies like Twitter who call it "engagement", which drives up ad revenue. Just stop using Twitter for anything. If you really have to use it, use it for entertainment. So called "social media" is not a place for serious discussion - especially not Twitter! The fact that our President uses it is outrageous enough. Just stop using it. Nothing good comes out of it, unless you are a Twitter shareholder.
This person is full of it. "Open source" existed a long time before she "suggested" it. Anyone who calls themselves a futurist isn't one. And "nanotechnology" is the "AI" of the 1990s. Complete hype. No wonder a "futurist" latched on to that.
One of my favorite bands is Rage Against the Machine. They are very anti-corporate, just like these folks. I just bought their latest album on Amazon for $18.98. Free shipping too! I like to be different and fight the power!
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Wrong. "Dropping $4k on a new laptop" IS a biggie. I make more than $150k a year. No wonder people don't have any money with attitudes like that. That $4000 laptop cost about $300 to make. It just has a huge markup that is making Apple very very rich. If you want to transfer your money to Apple, then you have a problem.
How would a Mac make you more productive? I have a Mac. It doesn't make me more productive. It is just a laptop. I would be equally productive with a $1000 laptop. And you would too.
No it isn't. What is ignorant is paying a 5000% markup on a product that is mass produced. Now THAT is stupid.
I don't care. You paid $2500 for a $300 machine that should sell for $800 with a reasonable profit. That is stupid. You are overpaying. Apple is making incredible margins. They aren't doing massive R&D on laptops.
The closest I see for "targeted advertising" is when Amazon shows me ads for something I already bought. Must be that amazing AI stuff I keep hearing about.
The average sales price for a Tesla is $90k. You are truly an ass. WE are subsidizing rich people. There is no defense for that. You Tesla owners are spoiled brats. If you want to save the environment, get rid of your car and take public transportation (like the poor do)
He is Rei's hero. Seriously.
You really love Musk don't you? Wow. Are the shorts feeling the squeeze yet?
You paid $2500 for a device that was built for maybe $300. I don't understand why people continue to pay such prices for mainstream technology. I have a mac laptop, but the company I work for paid for it. I wouldn't pay more than $900 for a laptop. They are mass produced in China.
No, the answer is 0): STOP USING TWITTER
How dumb is it to get in text based public flamefests limited to short sentences? The only thing profiting are companies like Twitter who call it "engagement", which drives up ad revenue. Just stop using Twitter for anything. If you really have to use it, use it for entertainment. So called "social media" is not a place for serious discussion - especially not Twitter! The fact that our President uses it is outrageous enough. Just stop using it. Nothing good comes out of it, unless you are a Twitter shareholder.
This person is full of it. "Open source" existed a long time before she "suggested" it. Anyone who calls themselves a futurist isn't one. And "nanotechnology" is the "AI" of the 1990s. Complete hype. No wonder a "futurist" latched on to that.
One of my favorite bands is Rage Against the Machine. They are very anti-corporate, just like these folks. I just bought their latest album on Amazon for $18.98. Free shipping too! I like to be different and fight the power!
I still don't get it. Can you rephrase it in the form of a car analogy?
It was converted to yuan.
I'm surprised the Feds didn't shut that operation down years ago. Sounds disgusting.
Nothing is wrong with Big Ted's. The best selection anywhere.
Sure, Chase Bank: Acct#0543939849. Clean Medical History. Straight.
Like I said: I post on slashdot all day. I don't have a wife or girlfriend.
It says 10 billion yuan. Is the yuan fictional?
Sure: Michael Shelton, 09/20/1971, 180-32-9384, 378282246310005 10/20. I don't have any projects (I just post on slashdot all day)
That sounds dirty.
Correct. And it all wants to be free. Especially the atoms.
I don't get it. Why would you drive to a store when Amazon will deliver for free?
I don't understand the concept of "renting" movies. Information wants to be free.
What is a Blockbuster?