So they waste their money on crap, and leave the more efficient to run the economy. Welcome to the free market, free and self correction to squeeze out inefficiency.
You don't need to be an accountant, learning some basic accounting it isn't that hard. There are several good books out there. GAAP isn't that bad, but to be sure look at other things, if it's confusing then don't buy it. If you have no faith in accounting sheets you are left with little else to value the company.
You think the game is to beat the stock analysts expectations for the stock to go up. The real game is to buy a dollar for $0.50. I don't engage in stuff that is overpriced for a few reasons. 1. Stocks can go up very far before people realize it. I might not be able to afford it. 2. Unlimited risk, limited payoff
If a company is good and profitable and the price is less than the intrinsic value. Eventually the market will realize this. If the market undervalues a stock it leaves an opportunity for you to scoop it up nice and cheap. Similarly if the price is above what the company is worth, go ahead and sell, but something more attractively priced.
One alternative is to buy companies that give their earnings to shareholders, then it doesn't matter if the market realizes the value, you'll get your profits as they happen. This is one reason conservative dividend investors tend to do so well.
Nobody would be able to use or distribute the MS patent encumbered code unless they have a license from MS. This is because nobody has a patent distribution license.
No patent license = no distribution.
Novell does not give the "promise not to sue" to their customers. That is the key issue wrt the GPL. Novell is unable to provide this promise to their customers, but so is every other GPL software distributer.
Really Novell is not doing anything with the GPL code that other distributers aren't.
But if someone else uses the same algorithm and beats you to market on your trades by even a fraction of a second your information is outdated.
If it was really possible to predict price behaviour on trading patterns these opportunities would be fully exploited until such a prediction would not work.
Why not simply buy a good profitable company? Or a company that will be good and profitable?
I don't see how the GPL v3 can force a certain behaviour on MS.
Novell is not giving their customers any rights beyond those Novell or anybody else has. If there is a valid MS patent, suddenly nobody has the right to distribute or use the code. THe only thing special is MS promised not to sue Novell cutomers.
I understand that some would feel to allow such a system to continue would be the less ethical choice.
However for these cases we have laws and trials to determine guilt.
One goal of the right to a jury trial is to permit the consideration of the ethics by "normal people" of an act in relation to the law. This helps protect people from being punished for "doing the right thing" in spite of a law to the contrary.
I hope in this case this preacher is held properly responsible. IMO it is unacceptable for a teacher to mock and criticize the religious beliefs of a child in their class.
Simple, you perform the requested job as required.
As a teacher, convey the information you are instructed to teach in an effective manner. Maintain classroom behaviour and enforce the rules fairly and with compassion.
If you feel it is morally wrong not to try and convert the students to your religion, the ethical thing to do is to simply be honest and not take a job where you would be prevented from what you personally consider your moral responsiblity. Lying saying you will not preach then doing so is also unethical.
I think it's interesting that people will display their "moral reponsibilities" to lie and break the law, while ignoring the fact that such actions aren't ethical.
Okay since you seem to have missed it. I mentioned 5 main points specific to cars, which are a favourite target of environmentalists.
1. Regulate fuel economy, ie CAFE standards in the US. 2. Catalyst to convert -> we have catalytic converters on cars. 3. Diesels have particulate filters 4. On Board Diagnostics, which we have 5. System leakage, this is why not tightening your fuel cap sets the "Check Engine" light
These systems are why new cars pollute so much less.
I have an idea, perhaps we can control pollution forming toxins at the source. For example in cars we could promote less intial generation (perhaps even regulate fuel consumption), Then before it even leaves the car we run it through some type of catalyst to convert it to less toxic pollutants, or filter out small particles.
Even better is if we had some sort of On Board Diagnostic system to monitor everything, like make sure there are no leaks between the engine and the filters.
This seems like an expensive air purifier, though one that might help with the existing problem and be very profitable to sell.
My biggest question is why have this in concrete? Other than the manufacturer sells concrete.
The summary is also wrong, it isn't 30% more, they claim $120 for a 5 story building. You must have cheap paint if that's 30% more than plain concrete.
If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all.
For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
Novell as the distributor must provide the license to the recipients. Novell has no license to distribute the patents from Microsoft. Obviously this means they can not grant such a license to those they distribute the code to. I don't see how they could possibly claim to comply.
There are a lot of things that can happen, and can't be undone until it's too late. Global warming, Terrorists, or the Precrime unit from the movie Minority Report.
The problem is that without proof or understanding of what is happeneing how do you know you're doing the right thing?
If you wait till later to pay the taxes currency changes can always get you. Whenever you convert currency to calculate your gain/income, also convert enough of the asset to cover your tax liability.
You need to handle your L$ assets like any other foreign currency liability.
I do think many/most Windows users expect a good reasonably safe computer experience right out of the box.
I also think the IE team is working to provide this.
Are you suggesting that most Windows users really expect a horrible insecure mess of an experience, or that they're in Redmond designing trojan and spyware interfaces all day?
PR is an immediate short term payoff. Environmentally friendly practices are cheaper mid/long term. They're also more reliable if you consider the rate of electricity generating capacity being added in North America.
But people aren't listening because they don't understand the problem. Explaining how easy it is might help people understand this is a serious problem. Can you think of a better way to explain how easy it is? and how much of a problem it is?
This isn't about slander and defamation laws that exist in the real world.
This is about provoking the slashdot, "free speech no restrictions", "can't contol us", "I hate China" crowds.
The real concern IMO isn't the theory of punishing liars, it's the massive potential for abuse. This potential for abuse of restricting legitimate speech is the fundamental reason for promoting free speech.
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So they waste their money on crap, and leave the more efficient to run the economy.
Welcome to the free market, free and self correction to squeeze out inefficiency.
You don't need to be an accountant, learning some basic accounting it isn't that hard. There are several good books out there. GAAP isn't that bad, but to be sure look at other things, if it's confusing then don't buy it. If you have no faith in accounting sheets you are left with little else to value the company.
You think the game is to beat the stock analysts expectations for the stock to go up. The real game is to buy a dollar for $0.50.
I don't engage in stuff that is overpriced for a few reasons.
1. Stocks can go up very far before people realize it. I might not be able to afford it.
2. Unlimited risk, limited payoff
Get out of FUD card.
That's one way to put it, but nobody has been able to explain how that get out of FUD card violates the GPL.
If a company is good and profitable and the price is less than the intrinsic value.
Eventually the market will realize this. If the market undervalues a stock it leaves an opportunity for you to scoop it up nice and cheap.
Similarly if the price is above what the company is worth, go ahead and sell, but something more attractively priced.
One alternative is to buy companies that give their earnings to shareholders, then it doesn't matter if the market realizes the value, you'll get your profits as they happen. This is one reason conservative dividend investors tend to do so well.
Nobody would be able to use or distribute the MS patent encumbered code unless they have a license from MS. This is because nobody has a patent distribution license.
No patent license = no distribution.
Novell does not give the "promise not to sue" to their customers. That is the key issue wrt the GPL. Novell is unable to provide this promise to their customers, but so is every other GPL software distributer.
Really Novell is not doing anything with the GPL code that other distributers aren't.
But if someone else uses the same algorithm and beats you to market on your trades by even a fraction of a second your information is outdated.
If it was really possible to predict price behaviour on trading patterns these opportunities would be fully exploited until such a prediction would not work.
Why not simply buy a good profitable company?
Or a company that will be good and profitable?
I don't see how the GPL v3 can force a certain behaviour on MS.
Novell is not giving their customers any rights beyond those Novell or anybody else has. If there is a valid MS patent, suddenly nobody has the right to distribute or use the code.
THe only thing special is MS promised not to sue Novell cutomers.
I understand that some would feel to allow such a system to continue would be the less ethical choice.
However for these cases we have laws and trials to determine guilt.
One goal of the right to a jury trial is to permit the consideration of the ethics by "normal people" of an act in relation to the law. This helps protect people from being punished for "doing the right thing" in spite of a law to the contrary.
I hope in this case this preacher is held properly responsible. IMO it is unacceptable for a teacher to mock and criticize the religious beliefs of a child in their class.
I see a number of religious and non religious people discussing everything.
From their religios beliefs to political opinions and how to do math.
IMO the only one of those topics that belongs in a classroom is math.
Simple, you perform the requested job as required.
As a teacher, convey the information you are instructed to teach in an effective manner. Maintain classroom behaviour and enforce the rules fairly and with compassion.
If you feel it is morally wrong not to try and convert the students to your religion, the ethical thing to do is to simply be honest and not take a job where you would be prevented from what you personally consider your moral responsiblity. Lying saying you will not preach then doing so is also unethical.
I think it's interesting that people will display their "moral reponsibilities" to lie and break the law, while ignoring the fact that such actions aren't ethical.
FYI
m - milli = 0.001
k - kilo = 1 000
M - mega = 1 000 000
I consider local namings/conventions a sort of slang that should not be used in a global forum.
No 1080i shows 1080 lines.
It's easier.
Why bother with evidence and proof.
Just accuse someone of something then deny reasonable treatment based on your accusation.
The real problem is again (like every other time in history) it isn't happening to "me" so I don't care.
Ever hear of a witch hunt?
Okay since you seem to have missed it.
I mentioned 5 main points specific to cars, which are a favourite target of environmentalists.
1. Regulate fuel economy, ie CAFE standards in the US.
2. Catalyst to convert -> we have catalytic converters on cars.
3. Diesels have particulate filters
4. On Board Diagnostics, which we have
5. System leakage, this is why not tightening your fuel cap sets the "Check Engine" light
These systems are why new cars pollute so much less.
I have an idea, perhaps we can control pollution forming toxins at the source.
For example in cars we could promote less intial generation (perhaps even regulate fuel consumption),
Then before it even leaves the car we run it through some type of catalyst to convert it to less toxic pollutants, or filter out small particles.
Even better is if we had some sort of On Board Diagnostic system to monitor everything, like make sure there are no leaks between the engine and the filters.
This seems like an expensive air purifier, though one that might help with the existing problem and be very profitable to sell.
My biggest question is why have this in concrete? Other than the manufacturer sells concrete.
The summary is also wrong, it isn't 30% more, they claim $120 for a 5 story building. You must have cheap paint if that's 30% more than plain concrete.
The loophole is clear, they aren't giving anyone a license.
However IF there is a violation they promise not to sue certain people for using it.
I now think it's likely a valid loophole.
If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all.
For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Program.
Novell as the distributor must provide the license to the recipients. Novell has no license to distribute the patents from Microsoft. Obviously this means they can not grant such a license to those they distribute the code to.
I don't see how they could possibly claim to comply.
There are a lot of things that can happen, and can't be undone until it's too late.
Global warming, Terrorists, or the Precrime unit from the movie Minority Report.
The problem is that without proof or understanding of what is happeneing how do you know you're doing the right thing?
If you wait till later to pay the taxes currency changes can always get you.
Whenever you convert currency to calculate your gain/income, also convert enough of the asset to cover your tax liability.
You need to handle your L$ assets like any other foreign currency liability.
I do think many/most Windows users expect a good reasonably safe computer experience right out of the box.
I also think the IE team is working to provide this.
Are you suggesting that most Windows users really expect a horrible insecure mess of an experience, or that they're in Redmond designing trojan and spyware interfaces all day?
PR is an immediate short term payoff.
Environmentally friendly practices are cheaper mid/long term. They're also more reliable if you consider the rate of electricity generating capacity being added in North America.
But people aren't listening because they don't understand the problem.
Explaining how easy it is might help people understand this is a serious problem.
Can you think of a better way to explain how easy it is? and how much of a problem it is?
US/Canadian TV sucks pretty bad.
German TV is much worse.
This isn't about slander and defamation laws that exist in the real world.
This is about provoking the slashdot, "free speech no restrictions", "can't contol us", "I hate China" crowds.
The real concern IMO isn't the theory of punishing liars, it's the massive potential for abuse.
This potential for abuse of restricting legitimate speech is the fundamental reason for promoting free speech.
Red rover aka
Pomper, BBD, King of the Castle/Hill
Lots of fun, a few scrapes bumps and bruises.
Nobody really went overboard, and we just didn't let the more aggressive kids play.