How is this not insider trading? Buying real estate using information not known to the public should result in prosecution. Martha Stewart served jail time for less.
According to the SEC , As defined by the courts, illegal insider trading refers to purchasing or selling a security while in possession of material, non-public information concerning that security, where the information is obtained from a breach of fiduciary duty, or a duty arising from a relationship of trust or confidence.
So, since real estate is not a security, that is how this is not insider trading. And by the way, Martha Stewart was not convicted of insider trading; she was found guilty in March 2004 of felony charges of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators.
Why the hell isn't the second option not good? PLease explain and leave the 'govarnmant baaaad'-shit out of it.
LOL, that's like saying, "Please explain why forced labor is not good, and leave the "slavery bad" shit out of it. That's an unreasonable constraint, given that the government is the only entity capable of such coercion.
I'd question the Great Wall too, since it seems to have been built in multiple stages as a result of organic growth and the integration of several individual projects rather as the result of one single Imperial decree to build a wall the length of China's northern frontier.
True, but the Ming Dynasty spent over 200 years constructing their segment.
Another possible example that comes to mind is Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, although I suspect that the original intent was that it would have been finished a little sooner than it's actually taking
I think Sagrada Familia qualifies. Gaudi himself worked on it for over 40 years, and that was up until 1926
as far as I know, we haven't pulled off such a multi-generational project.
Pyramids & Great Wall come to mind
I'll give you the Great Wall, but not the Pyramids, unless you're talking about the span from the beginning of the first one until the finishing of the last one. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10- to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC.
The reason prohibition didn't work with alcohol is because it's easy to make.
Do you seriously think a significant fraction of the alcohol consumed during Prohibition was homemade? Yes, we've all heard of "bathtub gin", but the overwhelming majority of alcohol was smuggled in from outside the country.
The mini appears to have a USB 3, an HDMI, four Thunderbolt 3, and an Ethernet port. The first NUC I looked at on Newegg has four USB 3.1, two USB 2.0, an HDMI, one Thunderbolt 3, and Ethernet. It also has a microSDXC port, and sockets for CPU as well as SATA and M.2 internal drives in a 4.4 x 4.6 x 2.5 in. case. I know which I would find more useful.
For some living outside the US, the situation has become even more dire as they browse through as many as three dozen services.
dire adjective 1. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity. 2. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire predictions about the stock market. 3. urgent; desperate: in dire need of food.
"Dire" is not a word I would associate with any issues relating to television, other than the case where a TV set has fallen on someone from a great height.
If your argument is that there is some fictional place where everyone will just get along and everyone will be at the same "place" in society, then you need look no further then communism.
If people just 'got along' and everyone were 'at the same place' under Communism, then why did it require such a blisteringly high level of coercion?
Brace yourself for some great examples of the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.
It's not the elected, it's the electorate. Well, OK; it's both. Top voter issues are the economy and healthcare, not necessarily in that order. TV and Internet access doesn't show up on any list of issues voters want addressed. If it did, politicians might be motivated to do something.
Who knew that Caterpillar had a line of smartphones?? They have one for $450 that comes with a 5,000 mAH battery, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and SD card slot.
Daylight Saving Time does not "confound the world". It does, however, provide endless fodder for those who wake up every day looking for something about which to be outraged.
Like all things, they came from the efforts of the laborers, and were derived from the natural resources of the land.
Right. And I suppose that the laborers put in their efforts out of the goodness of their hearts, and the natural resources of the land just magically appeared, refined and ready for use. Hint: Laborers with no one to pay for their services are called "unemployed", and the natural resources of the land stay in their natural state unless someone is willing to expend capital resources to exploit them.
Guy with $0 goes out and turns raw materials into wealth creating value out of nothing increasing the amount both people have.
Just curious, did this guy "go out" on public roads, protected by public police, legal system, and military? Did he have an education, perhaps from a public school? Did he survive to adulthood thanks in part to safety and health regulations?
Sure he did. So did the guy who created nothing of value. Of course, all of those things were paid for by the guy who created the wealth, and others like him who came before. Where did you think they came from?
Can anyone name a single instance of relatively recent sexual harassment allegation to be conclusively proven in the court of law?
If your definition of "recent" includes "anything within the statute of limitations period, I guess you could point to the recent conviction of Bill Cosby. We'll have to wait and see with Harvey Weinstein, where despite things getting murky lately, he's still facing criminal charges for rape and "performing a forcible sex act".
What with today's censorship - mandated by the state, self-imposed, AI driven, whatever - and political correctness, perhaps it makes more sense to remove the ability to tweet, and only have buttons to like / dislike pre-approved tweets from "authorized authors"
Careful there, buddy. You're about to be inundated with the ususal BS about "it isn't censorship unless it's being done by the government."
Interesting point of view. Professional actors are paid in proportion to box-office draw; are they the product, or is the movie they act in the product? I get a profit-sharing bonus every year proportional to how well my company performs; am I the product, or are the items my company sells the products? A manual laborer is paid proportional to the time he spends laboring; is he the product, or are the fruits of his labor the product?
Are there any endevours in which people are not the products, in your opinion?
Are you being obtuse? Sexual coercion is not remotrly similar to flirtation or to unwanted advances. Civil liability for coercing sex is similar in kind, if not degree, to the civil liability for wrongful death; in other words, huge. As in, life-destroying. And as mentioned previously, the concept of consensualty goes out the window when you're talking about sex between a boss and an underling.
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How is this not insider trading? Buying real estate using information not known to the public should result in prosecution. Martha Stewart served jail time for less.
According to the SEC , As defined by the courts, illegal insider trading refers to purchasing or selling a security while in possession of material, non-public information concerning that security, where the information is obtained from a breach of fiduciary duty, or a duty arising from a relationship of trust or confidence.
So, since real estate is not a security, that is how this is not insider trading. And by the way, Martha Stewart was not convicted of insider trading; she was found guilty in March 2004 of felony charges of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators.
Why the hell isn't the second option not good? PLease explain and leave the 'govarnmant baaaad'-shit out of it.
LOL, that's like saying, "Please explain why forced labor is not good, and leave the "slavery bad" shit out of it. That's an unreasonable constraint, given that the government is the only entity capable of such coercion.
All information should be public. Full transparency, no more secrets.
Great. Let's start with all of your financial and personally identifiable information.
I'd question the Great Wall too, since it seems to have been built in multiple stages as a result of organic growth and the integration of several individual projects rather as the result of one single Imperial decree to build a wall the length of China's northern frontier.
True, but the Ming Dynasty spent over 200 years constructing their segment.
Another possible example that comes to mind is Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, although I suspect that the original intent was that it would have been finished a little sooner than it's actually taking
I think Sagrada Familia qualifies. Gaudi himself worked on it for over 40 years, and that was up until 1926
as far as I know, we haven't pulled off such a multi-generational project.
Pyramids & Great Wall come to mind
I'll give you the Great Wall, but not the Pyramids, unless you're talking about the span from the beginning of the first one until the finishing of the last one. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built as a tomb over a 10- to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC.
The reason prohibition didn't work with alcohol is because it's easy to make.
Do you seriously think a significant fraction of the alcohol consumed during Prohibition was homemade? Yes, we've all heard of "bathtub gin", but the overwhelming majority of alcohol was smuggled in from outside the country.
So buy it and STFU.
Nice try. Simply dismiss that which you cannot defend against. Now where have I heard this before?
The mini appears to have a USB 3, an HDMI, four Thunderbolt 3, and an Ethernet port. The first NUC I looked at on Newegg has four USB 3.1, two USB 2.0, an HDMI, one Thunderbolt 3, and Ethernet. It also has a microSDXC port, and sockets for CPU as well as SATA and M.2 internal drives in a 4.4 x 4.6 x 2.5 in. case. I know which I would find more useful.
Reliability is tantamount and no computer manufacturer exceeds Apple's reliability.
Tantamount to what?
In writing, clarity is important. One might even say it's paramount.
For some living outside the US, the situation has become even more dire as they browse through as many as three dozen services.
dire
adjective
1. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
2. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire predictions about the stock market.
3. urgent; desperate: in dire need of food.
"Dire" is not a word I would associate with any issues relating to television, other than the case where a TV set has fallen on someone from a great height.
What boat is that, blase to the point of willful ignorance?
This one. I can understand how you might never have heard of the expression though, since it's only been in common use for 150 years or so.
If your argument is that there is some fictional place where everyone will just get along and everyone will be at the same "place" in society, then you need look no further then communism.
If people just 'got along' and everyone were 'at the same place' under Communism, then why did it require such a blisteringly high level of coercion?
Brace yourself for some great examples of the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.
OK, the error is in TFA, not from Slashdot editor BeauHD. But how about a correction, or at least a [sic], in TFS?
For the record (and those who are in the same boat as BeauHD and the CNBC hack who authored TFA), it's WILLEM. Willem DaFoe.
Oh US... politics crazy, you're fucked LOL
It's not the elected, it's the electorate. Well, OK; it's both. Top voter issues are the economy and healthcare, not necessarily in that order. TV and Internet access doesn't show up on any list of issues voters want addressed. If it did, politicians might be motivated to do something.
And siezed the keys.
Who knew that Caterpillar had a line of smartphones?? They have one for $450 that comes with a 5,000 mAH battery, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and SD card slot.
Daylight Saving Time does not "confound the world". It does, however, provide endless fodder for those who wake up every day looking for something about which to be outraged.
Where did you think they came from?
Like all things, they came from the efforts of the laborers, and were derived from the natural resources of the land.
Right. And I suppose that the laborers put in their efforts out of the goodness of their hearts, and the natural resources of the land just magically appeared, refined and ready for use. Hint: Laborers with no one to pay for their services are called "unemployed", and the natural resources of the land stay in their natural state unless someone is willing to expend capital resources to exploit them.
Guy with $0 goes out and turns raw materials into wealth creating value out of nothing increasing the amount both people have.
Just curious, did this guy "go out" on public roads, protected by public police, legal system, and military? Did he have an education, perhaps from a public school? Did he survive to adulthood thanks in part to safety and health regulations?
Sure he did. So did the guy who created nothing of value. Of course, all of those things were paid for by the guy who created the wealth, and others like him who came before. Where did you think they came from?
This is even more reason to delete Facebook. Facebook is ultimately a failed social experiment. Here's to hoping it continues a decline in popularity.
Yes, it certainly looks as if Facebook is declining in popularity.
Can anyone name a single instance of relatively recent sexual harassment allegation to be conclusively proven in the court of law?
If your definition of "recent" includes "anything within the statute of limitations period, I guess you could point to the recent conviction of Bill Cosby. We'll have to wait and see with Harvey Weinstein, where despite things getting murky lately, he's still facing criminal charges for rape and "performing a forcible sex act".
#badtransitiveverbs
(facepalm)
...or maybe it's just bad punctuation: "Bing is letting this advertisement lie, people!
What with today's censorship - mandated by the state, self-imposed, AI driven, whatever - and political correctness, perhaps it makes more sense to remove the ability to tweet, and only have buttons to like / dislike pre-approved tweets from "authorized authors"
Careful there, buddy. You're about to be inundated with the ususal BS about "it isn't censorship unless it's being done by the government."
Interesting point of view. Professional actors are paid in proportion to box-office draw; are they the product, or is the movie they act in the product? I get a profit-sharing bonus every year proportional to how well my company performs; am I the product, or are the items my company sells the products? A manual laborer is paid proportional to the time he spends laboring; is he the product, or are the fruits of his labor the product?
Are there any endevours in which people are not the products, in your opinion?
Are you being obtuse? Sexual coercion is not remotrly similar to flirtation or to unwanted advances. Civil liability for coercing sex is similar in kind, if not degree, to the civil liability for wrongful death; in other words, huge. As in, life-destroying. And as mentioned previously, the concept of consensualty goes out the window when you're talking about sex between a boss and an underling.