Yep, you as a control system owner can either buy (a) what's behind door number 1 that does everything you'd ever want and walks the dog when you are too tired, all for the low, low price enabled by the manufacturer selling millions, (2) what's behind door number 2 that does precisely what you want because you specified and contracted that system for your operation, all for the high, high price forced because you require a one-off.
By the way, what's behind door number 1 comes with a volume discount so you can use it in several places in you operation. What's behind door number 2 comes with a volume discount of one because its a one-off.
Well, the WSJ weekend edition just had an article on German military procurement. It turns out they've sucked at that for several years with badly planned systems, cost overruns, etc. It is enough to put a dent in their reputation for engineering prowess. Then there was the lying about vehicle emissions from Volkswagon.
It also matters that Apple's markets are much bigger than they were. A screwup for a large market is difficult to walk back, and expensive. Naturally, the company, and its lawyers, are a bit more circumspect than before.
And it is completely beside the point that he generates a whole lotta traffic...maybe not the good kind of traffic but there it is. Personally, I cannot fathom why anyone pays attention to that goofball.
A wall will only work if the U.S. can deport the descendants of the Beringians who through no fault of their own find themselves in the U.S. Don't forget, the U.S. is a Christian Nation...He's a funny G-d.
Sanders and Paul were not much better than el Presidente Tweetie. The political parties have degenerated to the point where the only people who rise far enough to be considered candidates have the least ability. Case in point: Biden.
"a major chunk of the voters is by and large uneducated about basic civics"... close, it isn't just civics about which they are uneducated. Just look at American TV and see what Americans watch. It isn't far from the truth that a sizable minority decided to vote for someone just like what they see in their reality TV shows, and one who echoes back their own stupid prejudices. And it is obscene when a major political party decides it knows more about science than scientists. This will not end well for America.
Same here. I had 7 uncles and a dad who fought in WWII, only two in the Pacific but I would still count imperial Japan as a bunch of Nazis given their racial purity fixation and the way they treated every other nationality. It is galling to think some alleged Americans believe in anything like Nazi principles and I'm damned pissed at them for that.
Yep, in fact after 9/11 when most air travel in the U.S. was grounded, the air temperature high up decreased by about 5 degrees, if memory serves correct. The entrails from planes are clouds, removing them allowed more heat to escape. Also, water vapor is a green house gas.
While we're looking into feedback effects, warming causes the polar ice caps to melt revealing more water and land which reflects less sunlight which causes more warming. Also, permafrost becoming unperma creates another feedback effect.
"Appealing to authority is a logical fallacy." You don't understand logic. It isn't a logical fallacy at all. At most, it is a recognition that since one doesn't have a degree in some science that deals with climate, that punting to experts who do is a rational choice. The irrational choice is claiming one isn't a scientist so one can ignore scientists. The "rationality" here has the force of "probability".
So fuck the government employees, eh? How about the ones at the FDA that keeps poisons out of your food and drug supply. How about fucking them and see what happens to you? Maybe you'd like to fuck the NTSB people, they won't mind if your ass gets whacked in the next airline disaster because you fucked them out of job. And while you are at it, fuck the people at the SSA, Grandma would like to come and live with you. Save your pennies, her meds are expensive. And you can fuck the people at EPA, the ones who haven't already quit in disgust over that overgrown asshole in the White House. Those chemicals in your drinking water will be good for you.
It isn't just the monopolies, it is the biggest fish eating the smaller fish. Amazon getting into just about any business with a decent cash flow is an example. The result is that there are now a dearth of small companies being built from the ground up. They get nipped in the bud before being allowed to blossom.
Yes, and it will also lead to everyone and their uncle's dog declaring themselves to be a pass-through corporation. The stupidity of putting this in the tax code can be seen with Kansas. Brownback recently skated out of the state to he didn't have to view the carnage he created.
Starting with Reagan, Republican philosophy started being divorced from relevant statistical data. It only got worse during G. W.'s tenure. Then the Demos decided they too wanted some of that, so we had Obama. Now we have...well...you can see the results.
I have a 5 digit ID and I can certainly remember Japan being synonymous with poor quality. They were also known for low end of any markets. Then they got smart, hired efficiency and quality experts and having a fairly uniform population, were able to pull out of their rut. That was the second phase. Now they are into their third phase where some of their industries are tired of the constant improvement and are looking to cut corners and their managers make off with the loot before the shit hits the fan. Maybe they'll pull out of it before hitting a wall.
Oh, I was unaware the Orange One brought any tech jobs back. The U.S. will still be the high cost producer of many things and U.S. business will still either leave or move more heavily into automation and AI. The tax reduction will probably get matched in any countries harboring American business so don't count on any moves back because of that. The recent announcements of income hikes for U.S. workers were all from a handful of companies looking to butter up the Orange One because he can understand that. And those hikes are easily retrenched by those companies not giving increases in the following years. The Orange One is being scammed, I doubt he understands that...but he should given his history.
I prefer to think of him as the Great Dumpling. If the famine gets severe enough, I'd be a little worried if I were he and his minions started encouraging him to eat more. He'd be self-basting on a spit.
Keeping cash in a safety deposit box will only guarantee it loses value due to inflation over time. And if that cash is fiat money, then it will lose value if the fiat currency collapses. You might put gold in a safety deposit box. That will likely always have some value and probably more so if the surrounding fiat currency goes titsup.
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Yep, you as a control system owner can either buy (a) what's behind door number 1 that does everything you'd ever want and walks the dog when you are too tired, all for the low, low price enabled by the manufacturer selling millions, (2) what's behind door number 2 that does precisely what you want because you specified and contracted that system for your operation, all for the high, high price forced because you require a one-off.
By the way, what's behind door number 1 comes with a volume discount so you can use it in several places in you operation. What's behind door number 2 comes with a volume discount of one because its a one-off.
Choose wisely.
Well, the WSJ weekend edition just had an article on German military procurement. It turns out they've sucked at that for several years with badly planned systems, cost overruns, etc. It is enough to put a dent in their reputation for engineering prowess. Then there was the lying about vehicle emissions from Volkswagon.
He became the swamp; it a Zen thing.
Yep, comparing apples and oranges is surely a way to success.
It also matters that Apple's markets are much bigger than they were. A screwup for a large market is difficult to walk back, and expensive. Naturally, the company, and its lawyers, are a bit more circumspect than before.
And it is completely beside the point that he generates a whole lotta traffic...maybe not the good kind of traffic but there it is. Personally, I cannot fathom why anyone pays attention to that goofball.
Whoosh! Please have your comedic sensors checked for faulty alignment.
A wall will only work if the U.S. can deport the descendants of the Beringians who through no fault of their own find themselves in the U.S. Don't forget, the U.S. is a Christian Nation...He's a funny G-d.
His head would explode.
Sanders and Paul were not much better than el Presidente Tweetie. The political parties have degenerated to the point where the only people who rise far enough to be considered candidates have the least ability. Case in point: Biden.
"a major chunk of the voters is by and large uneducated about basic civics" ... close, it isn't just civics about which they are uneducated. Just look at American TV and see what Americans watch. It isn't far from the truth that a sizable minority decided to vote for someone just like what they see in their reality TV shows, and one who echoes back their own stupid prejudices. And it is obscene when a major political party decides it knows more about science than scientists. This will not end well for America.
Same here. I had 7 uncles and a dad who fought in WWII, only two in the Pacific but I would still count imperial Japan as a bunch of Nazis given their racial purity fixation and the way they treated every other nationality. It is galling to think some alleged Americans believe in anything like Nazi principles and I'm damned pissed at them for that.
Yep, just judging by his lack non-American accent, he's as American as yer basic Bubba. Just happens to be a home grown asshole.
Really? Name one member of the alleged administration that has learned one fucking thing from being repeatedly shot down by facts?
Yep, in fact after 9/11 when most air travel in the U.S. was grounded, the air temperature high up decreased by about 5 degrees, if memory serves correct. The entrails from planes are clouds, removing them allowed more heat to escape. Also, water vapor is a green house gas.
While we're looking into feedback effects, warming causes the polar ice caps to melt revealing more water and land which reflects less sunlight which causes more warming. Also, permafrost becoming unperma creates another feedback effect.
"Appealing to authority is a logical fallacy." You don't understand logic. It isn't a logical fallacy at all. At most, it is a recognition that since one doesn't have a degree in some science that deals with climate, that punting to experts who do is a rational choice. The irrational choice is claiming one isn't a scientist so one can ignore scientists. The "rationality" here has the force of "probability".
And yes, I am a practicing logician.
So fuck the government employees, eh? How about the ones at the FDA that keeps poisons out of your food and drug supply. How about fucking them and see what happens to you? Maybe you'd like to fuck the NTSB people, they won't mind if your ass gets whacked in the next airline disaster because you fucked them out of job. And while you are at it, fuck the people at the SSA, Grandma would like to come and live with you. Save your pennies, her meds are expensive. And you can fuck the people at EPA, the ones who haven't already quit in disgust over that overgrown asshole in the White House. Those chemicals in your drinking water will be good for you.
Jesus, you are a stupid fuck.
It isn't just the monopolies, it is the biggest fish eating the smaller fish. Amazon getting into just about any business with a decent cash flow is an example. The result is that there are now a dearth of small companies being built from the ground up. They get nipped in the bud before being allowed to blossom.
Yes, and it will also lead to everyone and their uncle's dog declaring themselves to be a pass-through corporation. The stupidity of putting this in the tax code can be seen with Kansas. Brownback recently skated out of the state to he didn't have to view the carnage he created.
Starting with Reagan, Republican philosophy started being divorced from relevant statistical data. It only got worse during G. W.'s tenure. Then the Demos decided they too wanted some of that, so we had Obama. Now we have...well...you can see the results.
I have a 5 digit ID and I can certainly remember Japan being synonymous with poor quality. They were also known for low end of any markets. Then they got smart, hired efficiency and quality experts and having a fairly uniform population, were able to pull out of their rut. That was the second phase. Now they are into their third phase where some of their industries are tired of the constant improvement and are looking to cut corners and their managers make off with the loot before the shit hits the fan. Maybe they'll pull out of it before hitting a wall.
Oh, I was unaware the Orange One brought any tech jobs back. The U.S. will still be the high cost producer of many things and U.S. business will still either leave or move more heavily into automation and AI. The tax reduction will probably get matched in any countries harboring American business so don't count on any moves back because of that. The recent announcements of income hikes for U.S. workers were all from a handful of companies looking to butter up the Orange One because he can understand that. And those hikes are easily retrenched by those companies not giving increases in the following years. The Orange One is being scammed, I doubt he understands that...but he should given his history.
I prefer to think of him as the Great Dumpling. If the famine gets severe enough, I'd be a little worried if I were he and his minions started encouraging him to eat more. He'd be self-basting on a spit.
Keeping cash in a safety deposit box will only guarantee it loses value due to inflation over time. And if that cash is fiat money, then it will lose value if the fiat currency collapses. You might put gold in a safety deposit box. That will likely always have some value and probably more so if the surrounding fiat currency goes titsup.