[...] the Special Ed kids were a lot nicer, I'd have preferred to stay there and be able to read without being harassed.
During the second grade I was sent off to a regular class for reading. No one explained to me why I was being banished to this other class for an hour each day. Special Ed class had ten kids, but a regular class had 30 kids. It was an overwhelming experience and I brawled my head off. The teachers gave up after a week. I had a college-level reading comprehension when I graduated the eighth grade, which allowed me to skip high school and go into community college. Until I started my technical career, I had the hardest time getting entry-level jobs because I didn't have a high school diploma even though I had an associate degree.
I would not feel safe leaving my computer with a "technician" who accidentally breaks shit while they are trying to do a routine part replacement
Repairing a 2006 MacBook in 2012 (or even today) was not a routine repair. The technician made a mistake re-installing the keyboard/trackpad top by pinching a brittle plastic cable. Accident happens. The most important thing was that the MacBook got repaired.
For something as simple as a fan and battery replacement (or anything less than low level component repair), I would have just replaced them myself and saved a bunch of money/time.
Since I didn't have the time to do that, I had the money for someone else to do the repair for me.
The market has changed. A few years ago people were willing to pay a buck for a short story on their cellphone or ebook reader. Not so much these days.
They also have built a very strong warranty model with AppleCare, they really do honor it without a fight so people are likely to purchase it, especially repeat purchase it if they've had a good experience before, and that brings people through the stores too.
I took in my 2006 MacBook into the Apple Store in 2012 to have the CPU fan and battery replaced. Despite being a "vintage" model and out of warranty, they were able to fix it. Due to a technician accidentally breaking a cable, they even replaced the keyboard/trackpad top. I got my MacBook back like it was brand new.
When I was misdiagnosed as being mentally retarded due to an undiagnosed hearing loss in one ear, I spent eight years in Special Ed classes. What personalize learning meant in that context was that the teachers babysat the students and the school district collected the extra money from the state. That was the late 1970's and early 1980's. Since I wasn't mentally retarded (I blew out the annual evaluation exams on the genius side, which the teachers called statistical flukes), I was regarded as being a well-behaved idiot. Not sure if things have gotten better since then.
I prefer dividend-paying stocks that pay out profits as dividends.
If I can get paid 200::1 on a 100:1 shot of winning I'm taking that bet every day long with 1/300th of my net worth.
In short, you're a gambler and not an entrepreneur. If you're using your own money, you're doing it wrong. A viable business model would attract Other People's Money (OPM).
When ebooks took off in 2010, I published my short stories as $0.99 and made more money selling ebooks than I did in selling first serial rights. Six years later, my ebook income is now a tickle. The market has changed as readers demanded longer ebooks from a series with a free starter ebook, a glut of ebooks have flooded the market, and Amazon is still behaving like a monopoly. Rather than bitching, moaning and groaning, I'm rebuilding the business and exploring new opportunities.
Indies are mendacious posing Hipster Fascists with filthy beards, blue hair, jack boots, their grandparents clothes, half skinheads, contempt for classic geekery, espresso egos and entitlement, and no ability to do useful, productive or creative work whatsoever.
From what I read elsewhere, the Stanford School of Business are putting out graduate students who Big Idea(TM) for business is... another app.
Round up the Anonymous Cowards and put them into concentration camps. Promise to let them free if they accept that meaningless comments on Slashdot does nothing except waste everyone's time.
Yes one of the main points in owning a company is to build a base to get acquired.
As the Dot Com Bust proved overwhelmingly, companies that deliberately planned to get acquired by Microsoft — or Facebook, these days — often failed. It's not a viable business model. One of the main points of owning a company is to make money from selling product and/or services.
I was waiting for a movie to start when I heard a grandmother tell her elderly girlfriends that she had new pictures of her grandchildren. Next moment I heard multiple cellphones chiming and the ladies started laughing at the photos. That was a surreal moment.
Work for less, take it easier, and you'll save just as much without trouble.
My employment contracts prevent me from working more than 40 hours a week. It's been like that for over ten years. So I am taking it easier and I have no trouble saving money. Moving outside of Silicon Valley means I'll be paying more to commute back into Silicon Valley.
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[...] the Special Ed kids were a lot nicer, I'd have preferred to stay there and be able to read without being harassed.
During the second grade I was sent off to a regular class for reading. No one explained to me why I was being banished to this other class for an hour each day. Special Ed class had ten kids, but a regular class had 30 kids. It was an overwhelming experience and I brawled my head off. The teachers gave up after a week. I had a college-level reading comprehension when I graduated the eighth grade, which allowed me to skip high school and go into community college. Until I started my technical career, I had the hardest time getting entry-level jobs because I didn't have a high school diploma even though I had an associate degree.
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I would not feel safe leaving my computer with a "technician" who accidentally breaks shit while they are trying to do a routine part replacement
Repairing a 2006 MacBook in 2012 (or even today) was not a routine repair. The technician made a mistake re-installing the keyboard/trackpad top by pinching a brittle plastic cable. Accident happens. The most important thing was that the MacBook got repaired.
For something as simple as a fan and battery replacement (or anything less than low level component repair), I would have just replaced them myself and saved a bunch of money/time.
Since I didn't have the time to do that, I had the money for someone else to do the repair for me.
The market has changed. A few years ago people were willing to pay a buck for a short story on their cellphone or ebook reader. Not so much these days.
I meant "tinkle". ;)
They also have built a very strong warranty model with AppleCare, they really do honor it without a fight so people are likely to purchase it, especially repeat purchase it if they've had a good experience before, and that brings people through the stores too.
I took in my 2006 MacBook into the Apple Store in 2012 to have the CPU fan and battery replaced. Despite being a "vintage" model and out of warranty, they were able to fix it. Due to a technician accidentally breaking a cable, they even replaced the keyboard/trackpad top. I got my MacBook back like it was brand new.
My local mall has a Microsoft Store right across from an Apple Store. Microsoft Store was always empty, Apple Store was always full. Go figure.
When I was misdiagnosed as being mentally retarded due to an undiagnosed hearing loss in one ear, I spent eight years in Special Ed classes. What personalize learning meant in that context was that the teachers babysat the students and the school district collected the extra money from the state. That was the late 1970's and early 1980's. Since I wasn't mentally retarded (I blew out the annual evaluation exams on the genius side, which the teachers called statistical flukes), I was regarded as being a well-behaved idiot. Not sure if things have gotten better since then.
The people who run the Department of Re-inventing The Wheel will get laid off.
That is why in the context of a new company, I use the word "small business" to describe the traditional thing.
A sole-proprietor who pays the most in taxes. Not a smart strategy. An limited liability company (LLC) or corporation offers better tax advantages.
Don't try to learn about news from news media.
FTFY
What's a Tumblr-ite?
FTFY - https://www.tumblr.com/
Computer Information Science Loony Space
In short, another day at a Fortune 500 job to console hurt computers and fix broken users.
Well, I guess it's at least good for a laugh.
What part do you think is funny?
Seriously, though, do you have a link to your stuff?
http://www.amazon.com/C.D.-Reimer/e/B0040A2SEW/
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/cdreimer
That's why small stock mutual funds work.
I prefer dividend-paying stocks that pay out profits as dividends.
If I can get paid 200::1 on a 100:1 shot of winning I'm taking that bet every day long with 1/300th of my net worth.
In short, you're a gambler and not an entrepreneur. If you're using your own money, you're doing it wrong. A viable business model would attract Other People's Money (OPM).
When ebooks took off in 2010, I published my short stories as $0.99 and made more money selling ebooks than I did in selling first serial rights. Six years later, my ebook income is now a tickle. The market has changed as readers demanded longer ebooks from a series with a free starter ebook, a glut of ebooks have flooded the market, and Amazon is still behaving like a monopoly. Rather than bitching, moaning and groaning, I'm rebuilding the business and exploring new opportunities.
Indies are mendacious posing Hipster Fascists with filthy beards, blue hair, jack boots, their grandparents clothes, half skinheads, contempt for classic geekery, espresso egos and entitlement, and no ability to do useful, productive or creative work whatsoever.
From what I read elsewhere, the Stanford School of Business are putting out graduate students who Big Idea(TM) for business is... another app.
Round up the Anonymous Cowards and put them into concentration camps. Promise to let them free if they accept that meaningless comments on Slashdot does nothing except waste everyone's time.
FTFY - P.S., Jesus still loves you. :P
Yes one of the main points in owning a company is to build a base to get acquired.
As the Dot Com Bust proved overwhelmingly, companies that deliberately planned to get acquired by Microsoft — or Facebook, these days — often failed. It's not a viable business model. One of the main points of owning a company is to make money from selling product and/or services.
And did people seriously think the "[beanie babies | commodity | debt | real estate | stock | tech] bubble" would last forever?
FTFY - For many people, yes!
I was waiting for a movie to start when I heard a grandmother tell her elderly girlfriends that she had new pictures of her grandchildren. Next moment I heard multiple cellphones chiming and the ladies started laughing at the photos. That was a surreal moment.
There are jobs outside of Silicon Valley.
As one of the few natives left in Silicon Valley, I'm not interested in working outside of Silicon Valley.
Work for less, take it easier, and you'll save just as much without trouble.
My employment contracts prevent me from working more than 40 hours a week. It's been like that for over ten years. So I am taking it easier and I have no trouble saving money. Moving outside of Silicon Valley means I'll be paying more to commute back into Silicon Valley.
If you move to sac, make sure you live downtown. It is where you will fit in.
I'll probably move up to North Highlands. My father had a trailer up there before he passed away. Nice area in general.