Another case of the tragedy of the commons... Don't think that the banks don't make back those rewards points somewhere else. Those cards cost the merchant significantly more to take than to regular credit cards or cash.
"My point is that everyday, all day, we make compromises in the face of privacy, and that, in reality, probably none of us have as much privacy as we want."
Speak for yourself. I have a satisfying, fulfilling life without giving away my privacy for no apparent reason. The author chooses to make those compromises. Not everybody needs a MegaPixel2000AndroidiPhone. Not everybody feels the need to announce their current location to the world. Not everybody chooses to contribute to the banks by using credit for trivial purchases. The guy's just another lemming.
The corporate structure is the root of our problems, and it needs to be dismantled. Make PEOPLE responsible for the ownership of their businesses. Right now, corporations have all of the rights and none of the responsibility, so they're free to buy politicians/pollute/abuse people with impunity.
It's not hard... of course, you'd have to add a flywheel, and alternator, some wires... nothing that could ever break down, I'm sure. Much more reliable than... a single steel cable...
Wireless systems... needing power and chips and antennas and receivers and complicated communication protocols... more reliable than steel wire... Hmmm... Best of luck with that!
3077 counties! Oh lordy! How would we keep track of so many different taxes? That would take either a big piece of paper, or several, even! Too bad there isn't a better way of keep track of lists of things...
WTF is this article about? The poster wants to be able to upload and download bulk reviews of random stuff? I don't get it at all. Why would somebody think they're so important that their reviews of the latest Lady Gaga album need to be saved and archived? Why would anybody want to download their reviews after they're already posted? For spamming multiple product review sites?
"1. It's convoluted to see deals without subscribing. I imagine there are people out there who would be interested, but don't want to give out personal information."
Nah. Just click on a link, such as the privacy statement on the "sign up" page, and then click home. I check it out regularly to see what businesses in my area are poorly managed.
It doesn't matter if they were annoying or not. That does't give one the right to assault people. If that were the case, then I would've been able to crack some heads at the last Palin speech I went to.
It sounds like you didn't watch it. The police have corralled some people on a sidewalk. The people on the sidewalk are yelling things like "Why are you arresting him?" "Stop". A bunch of people get maced by a cop.
Post-PC? "World with user-serviceable components"? I don't know what world jfruhlinger lives on, but it ain't the same as mine. Desktop PC's will be around for a very long time. It's pretty hard to do any kind of actual work on an i*.
The big point that everybody seems to be missing is: how could Groupon possible be losing money unless the founder is pocketing every last nickel? Their revenues are *massive* (50% of every "groupon") sold, and their costs are... what? A web site? An office? Groupon is a Bernie Madoff-sized scam. Personally, I hope the IPO goes through, because I'm going to short the hell out of it about one day after it happens.
I don't get this GPS craze. It seems that most of the regular population in the US thinks that a GPS is a "have to have" device/feature. What's the deal? Did everybody forget where they were going all em masse? I certainly don't need a GPs to get around my own town, and if I'm going out of town, I'll grab a "map" if I need one. They're made out of paper, and they generally cost about $5.
"Seriously, imagine if HP took *every* possible open source option in building a PC, and opened as much of the system as possible to allow crowd sourcing of solutions to the problems that always pop up in systems! "
I can imagine. Every Chinese manufacturer would copy it down to the last screw and sell it for half the price.
It's impossible to have an intelligent discussion about Open source anything without talking about the downsides, a big one of which is a distinct loss of competitive advantage to the best/most prolific contributors.
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Another case of the tragedy of the commons... Don't think that the banks don't make back those rewards points somewhere else. Those cards cost the merchant significantly more to take than to regular credit cards or cash.
I'm very familiar with how banking and credit works, thanks.
"My point is that everyday, all day, we make compromises in the face of privacy, and that, in reality, probably none of us have as much privacy as we want."
Speak for yourself. I have a satisfying, fulfilling life without giving away my privacy for no apparent reason. The author chooses to make those compromises. Not everybody needs a MegaPixel2000AndroidiPhone. Not everybody feels the need to announce their current location to the world. Not everybody chooses to contribute to the banks by using credit for trivial purchases. The guy's just another lemming.
The corporate structure is the root of our problems, and it needs to be dismantled. Make PEOPLE responsible for the ownership of their businesses. Right now, corporations have all of the rights and none of the responsibility, so they're free to buy politicians/pollute/abuse people with impunity.
It's not hard... of course, you'd have to add a flywheel, and alternator, some wires... nothing that could ever break down, I'm sure. Much more reliable than ... a single steel cable...
Wireless systems... needing power and chips and antennas and receivers and complicated communication protocols... more reliable than steel wire... Hmmm... Best of luck with that!
3077 counties! Oh lordy! How would we keep track of so many different taxes? That would take either a big piece of paper, or several, even! Too bad there isn't a better way of keep track of lists of things...
Nothing like unpatriotic douchebags who intentionally dodge sales taxes!
You won't give Apple any money, but you're OK giving Amazon money? How does that work?
Or, you could go get a PC at a thrift store that can do infinitely more than these gadgets for $10.
Hey, if it'll get more users sucking on that Amazon teat for all of their purchases, they should be giving them away for free.
WTF is this article about? The poster wants to be able to upload and download bulk reviews of random stuff? I don't get it at all. Why would somebody think they're so important that their reviews of the latest Lady Gaga album need to be saved and archived? Why would anybody want to download their reviews after they're already posted? For spamming multiple product review sites?
"1. It's convoluted to see deals without subscribing. I imagine there are people out there who would be interested, but don't want to give out personal information." Nah. Just click on a link, such as the privacy statement on the "sign up" page, and then click home. I check it out regularly to see what businesses in my area are poorly managed.
Yes.
It doesn't matter if they were annoying or not. That does't give one the right to assault people. If that were the case, then I would've been able to crack some heads at the last Palin speech I went to.
What bounds were overstepped? Being on a public sidewalk? Talking? Standing?
It sounds like you didn't watch it. The police have corralled some people on a sidewalk. The people on the sidewalk are yelling things like "Why are you arresting him?" "Stop". A bunch of people get maced by a cop.
Here's one for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LaAEnB9owY
I'll tell you what, why don't you tell me who's violent in this video, huh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LaAEnB9owY
That's it. I really don't have anything else to say.
Also, if you want to build a computer, where else do you go?
I go to my local computer store. Much cheaper than "newegg" or Best Buy.
Post-PC? "World with user-serviceable components"? I don't know what world jfruhlinger lives on, but it ain't the same as mine. Desktop PC's will be around for a very long time. It's pretty hard to do any kind of actual work on an i*.
The big point that everybody seems to be missing is: how could Groupon possible be losing money unless the founder is pocketing every last nickel? Their revenues are *massive* (50% of every "groupon") sold, and their costs are... what? A web site? An office? Groupon is a Bernie Madoff-sized scam. Personally, I hope the IPO goes through, because I'm going to short the hell out of it about one day after it happens.
I don't get this GPS craze. It seems that most of the regular population in the US thinks that a GPS is a "have to have" device/feature. What's the deal? Did everybody forget where they were going all em masse? I certainly don't need a GPs to get around my own town, and if I'm going out of town, I'll grab a "map" if I need one. They're made out of paper, and they generally cost about $5.
"Seriously, imagine if HP took *every* possible open source option in building a PC, and opened as much of the system as possible to allow crowd sourcing of solutions to the problems that always pop up in systems! "
I can imagine. Every Chinese manufacturer would copy it down to the last screw and sell it for half the price.
It's impossible to have an intelligent discussion about Open source anything without talking about the downsides, a big one of which is a distinct loss of competitive advantage to the best/most prolific contributors.