You're saying that people are intentionally choosing a higher risk for cancer, over getting cut by broken glass? No. Sorry, but that's silly. People are intentionally choosing a higher risk of cancer for 1. cost and 2. convenience. That's all it is. People are generally stupid and frequently make really illogical, irrational decisions.
I don't have much respect for people who sell their dignity for a few seconds of convenience. If you use PayPal, or Amazon or Google or Facebook or Apple, you're a sucker, plain and simple.
E-commerce has tons of sales, but they're all losing tons of money, too. Free returns? Free shipping. Yeah, that's not profitable for anybody, including Amazon. How long will investors tolerate losses?
Out of curiosity, I checked Reddit/Linux. This same topic only had about twice as many comments. I guess that Linux as a desktop OS is really not popular anymore. I'm squarely a Microsoft ecosystem user due to my line of work, but I've always appreciated the Linux people for the work they did. It's a shame if they go the way of everything else that's not Amazon/Facebook/Google/Apple these days.
"As far as the cyber, I agree to parts of what Secretary Clinton said. We should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we’re not. I don’t think anybody knows that it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She’s saying Russia, Russia, Russia—I don't, maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay?
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We came in with the Internet. We came up with the Internet. And I think Secretary Clinton and myself would agree very much, when you look at what ISIS is doing with the Internet, they’re beating us at our own game. ISIS.
So we had to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. It is a huge problem. I have a son—he’s 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers. It’s unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe, it's hardly doable. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing. But that’s true throughout our whole governmental society. We have so many things that we have to do better, Lester. And certainly cyber is one of them."
The practicality and costs of implementation and ongoing costs versus ridership/fares of mass transit systems under such conditions becomes prohibitive, impractical, and uneconomic.
And again, this statement is not a fact, but an opinion held by a lot of Americans. That's why we don't have mass transit.
The US could easily afford to do it. Instead, people would rather spend (waste) our money on endless wars and an ever growing military.
The US has failed to provide mass transit because it's not funded. People in the US don't want to pay for mass transit, and by and large, they don't. I think that people should fund mass transit. But that's neither here nor there.
You're right. The laws haven't kept up with technology. So companies should be allowed to flagrantly violate the laws?
Why not just regulate and tax them as taxi services... since they *are* taxi services? I understand times change, but Uber and Lyft are really no different than taxis, other than the drivers get paid shit.
"They will also be able to control any smart device that can control to Samsung's SmartThings system, like Amazon Echoes, Ring doorbells, and Philips Hue Lights. Bixby is baked into the remote to help you search for content and cater to commands."
Nope. Not gonna use a TV connected to the Internet. That's dumb.
I don't want to have anything to do with anybody who thinks that Trump is an acceptable human being. Kinda' like I also don't like to have anything to do with people who think that Hitler wasn't such a bad guy.
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You're saying that people are intentionally choosing a higher risk for cancer, over getting cut by broken glass? No. Sorry, but that's silly. People are intentionally choosing a higher risk of cancer for 1. cost and 2. convenience. That's all it is. People are generally stupid and frequently make really illogical, irrational decisions.
I don't have much respect for people who sell their dignity for a few seconds of convenience. If you use PayPal, or Amazon or Google or Facebook or Apple, you're a sucker, plain and simple.
That's neat, but how is that law remotely enforceable?
E-commerce has tons of sales, but they're all losing tons of money, too. Free returns? Free shipping. Yeah, that's not profitable for anybody, including Amazon. How long will investors tolerate losses?
That is super useful. I never knew that. That's going to help our company. Thanks, AC!
Microsoft offers the best in class in many cases. Especially among small businesses, their stuff is very affordable, too.
Has he been able to deliver even 1% of the Model 3's that people have ordered?
Him saying Mars test trips in 2019 = Mars test trips in 2025 at the earliest.
a hyper-leftist/Marxist former president
Whoa, buddy. Take your meds.
It's wonderful to talk about all of this. Let me know when there's something I can buy.
Out of curiosity, I checked Reddit/Linux. This same topic only had about twice as many comments. I guess that Linux as a desktop OS is really not popular anymore. I'm squarely a Microsoft ecosystem user due to my line of work, but I've always appreciated the Linux people for the work they did. It's a shame if they go the way of everything else that's not Amazon/Facebook/Google/Apple these days.
I'm not a Linux user, but I know that /. used to be full of enthusiastic Linux users. They're certainly not here, anymore. Where'd they go?
The vast majority of the US population now lives in urban centers and suburbs. There's plenty of demand for mass transit. There's not even any reliable mass transit up and down the coasts.
"As far as the cyber, I agree to parts of what Secretary Clinton said. We should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we’re not. I don’t think anybody knows that it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She’s saying Russia, Russia, Russia—I don't, maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, okay?
...
We came in with the Internet. We came up with the Internet. And I think Secretary Clinton and myself would agree very much, when you look at what ISIS is doing with the Internet, they’re beating us at our own game. ISIS.
So we had to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare. It is a huge problem. I have a son—he’s 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers. It’s unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe, it's hardly doable. But I will say, we are not doing the job we should be doing. But that’s true throughout our whole governmental society. We have so many things that we have to do better, Lester. And certainly cyber is one of them."
- Guess who
The practicality and costs of implementation and ongoing costs versus ridership/fares of mass transit systems under such conditions becomes prohibitive, impractical, and uneconomic.
And again, this statement is not a fact, but an opinion held by a lot of Americans. That's why we don't have mass transit.
The US could easily afford to do it. Instead, people would rather spend (waste) our money on endless wars and an ever growing military.
The US has failed to provide mass transit because it's not funded. People in the US don't want to pay for mass transit, and by and large, they don't. I think that people should fund mass transit. But that's neither here nor there.
You're right. The laws haven't kept up with technology. So companies should be allowed to flagrantly violate the laws?
"Mass transit should be able to pay for itself via the trolls..."
Why not just regulate and tax them as taxi services... since they *are* taxi services? I understand times change, but Uber and Lyft are really no different than taxis, other than the drivers get paid shit.
... most people are dumb! News at 11.
You're right. I wasn't making any sense. It's right in the name. I shouldve' known.
"They will also be able to control any smart device that can control to Samsung's SmartThings system, like Amazon Echoes, Ring doorbells, and Philips Hue Lights. Bixby is baked into the remote to help you search for content and cater to commands."
Nope. Not gonna use a TV connected to the Internet. That's dumb.
I don't want to have anything to do with anybody who thinks that Trump is an acceptable human being. Kinda' like I also don't like to have anything to do with people who think that Hitler wasn't such a bad guy.
Even the fake AI can't help laughing at people dumb enough to put an always-on Amazon microphone in their home.
Nazi sympathizers? Other random racists? People who worship money and stupidity? Nah, I'm good.
I was going to say the same thing. That's not a real video of that happening.
There's a vast difference between disagreeing with people, and living and working alongside Nazi sympathizers and overt racists.