At last the tables have turned - now it is you who is the victim of market segmentation!!! Too long have we toiled under yoke of the imperialist. Soon the whole world will know of...
It is a "whisper" campaign because if the same things were said out loud the speaker would be open to ridicule. Open to ridicule - because the comments are completely untrue, and the speaker is being deceitful.
If you speak out openly against someone or something and take whatever criticism comes - and rebut or retract, then it is not a whisper campaign.
Suck teeth, scratch head, rub chin. "You want to maximize a window... mmmm.... that's gonna be expensive - 6 weeks, best I can do - but seeing as it's you - I'm cutting me own throat here"
The Eagle's descent stage is still in place. This is a fairly substantial piece of kit with lots of angular edges that could do a lot of damage to a descending experimental lunar vehicle.
My daughter wanted Ashley Tisdale's Headstrong on her iPod. (Please no comments - I'm ashamed enough as it is).
We can't get it from iTunes because we use Ubuntu.
We can't get the mp3 from Amazon.com because you have to be US resident.
We can't get it from Amazon.co.uk because you have to have a UK billing address.
We can't get it from Amazon.ie because that doesn't exist.
So I have a choice, buy the whole album on CD from Play.com or pirate it....
I'm getting a bit sick of this malarkey where I'm told what I can and can't buy with my money. Obviously, I accept the principle that Xyz has the rights to sell something in this market, but if Xyz won't sell it to me then I say screw Xyz.
So this news doesn't surprise me - the more you tighten your fingers yada yada yada...
Firstly, all that communication they did wasn't done over free networks (unless of course they're jacking their neighbours Wifi).
Secondly, the kids on the beach used a phone to take a picture, then connected the phone to their Eee and then sent the image by e-mail to their "mother". "Life is easier" - when you send the image straight from the phone.
I'm not knocking the Eee (I have a 701 2GB with Arch on it - and it's great) - just the idea that by choosing your tasks carefully, yes, life is easier with windows - but maybe it would also be easier without the Eee (for those tasks).
Because there are "tax cards" that you get when you set up your country are Ireland drew the 12.5% one and now no one else can set their tax rate at that level. Is that what you're saying?
Ireland's corporate tax rate is what best suits Ireland - if Germany wants that tax rate, they can just set it. So why don't they? Because it doesn't suit them to. But it doesn't suit them that Ireland has... boo hoo.
For a long time Ireland was a very backward rural country with nothing at all. The best it could offer its youth was a pretty good education and a plane ticket to somewhere else. Suddenly (with a lot of credit to the EU) infrastructure was rapidly developed and because it was all new, it was top notch. Then all that education turned out to be quite useful.
US companies like being in Ireland because they get a lot of the comforts of home (the tax rate doesn't hurt).
If it was just about tax, then where are all the manufacturing companies?
This principle of going with the provider you can sue over the one you can rely on is becoming far too prevalent.
I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with Belkin, and I think in this situation the pre-made cables are the better option.
However, in a more general sense, I'd prefer that my systems didn't go down rather than being able to point the finger when they do. If you are the front end provider of a service your customers are not going to be placated by the fact that, even though all their data is gone, you are currently seeking glorious retribution from the guy that solders the LEDs onto your motherboards (or whatever).
On top of this, when things go tits up at three o'clock in the morning - you can be sure the Belkin shop won't be open.
You might normally be right - but not in this case.
Yes, the actual decision to get rid of the voting machines was a government decision - but the failure of the e-voting project was down to the public outcry at the whole idea of black box voting.
I feel that this a good thing in the short term, but bad in the long run.
When this e-voting was suggested there was a huge outcry from the technical community because the system that they were intending to introduce was a joke. On top of this, there was a general feeling that without a proper audit trail, there would be too much opportunity for corruption (and the current ruling party are not renowned for their integrity).
Both of these problems were technically solvable - but, as is common, the government was unwilling to accept that they didn't know everything.
Long term, however, electronic voting would have been a positive thing, but now the majority of the electorate will see e-voting as a bad thing without any idea why, and therefore even if the problems are solved will maintain to negative view of it.
Even if Microsoft is telling the truth, Linux having 4% of the Netbook Market Share that's a formidable growth from it's overall market share of 1-2%.
And more importantly for nearly a year people tried out Linux and liked it. Maybe they have to or want to go back to Windows, but the fear of the Linux bogeyman has been weakened, and that's a big problem for Microsoft.
To put it anecdotally, when I showed my father the Ubuntu Live CD, his fear of this virus ridden piece of communist filth was palpable. However, now he has an Asus 900 with Xandros on it and he loves it. Now, he's the kind of person who is afraid to change his background wallpaper for fear of breaking the PC - so there's no way he'll install Windows on it.
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Can't wait for the headline:
"Defendant in RIAA case goes Musical"
At last the tables have turned - now it is you who is the victim of market segmentation!!! Too long have we toiled under yoke of the imperialist. Soon the whole world will know of...
Oh wait... I use Linux.
... bolonium.
It is a "whisper" campaign because if the same things were said out loud the speaker would be open to ridicule. Open to ridicule - because the comments are completely untrue, and the speaker is being deceitful.
If you speak out openly against someone or something and take whatever criticism comes - and rebut or retract, then it is not a whisper campaign.
Suck teeth, scratch head, rub chin. "You want to maximize a window... mmmm.... that's gonna be expensive - 6 weeks, best I can do - but seeing as it's you - I'm cutting me own throat here"
So I'm probably qualified to represent the RIAA. If they need my help, they have my IP Address.
The Eagle's descent stage is still in place. This is a fairly substantial piece of kit with lots of angular edges that could do a lot of damage to a descending experimental lunar vehicle.
I wouldn't want to go anywhere near that thing.
Well I'll be.... there's one more happy pre-teen in the world.
Thanks.
Good point... led me to this: http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/26052009/399/eu-nears-bloc-wide-music-licensing.html
My daughter wanted Ashley Tisdale's Headstrong on her iPod. (Please no comments - I'm ashamed enough as it is).
We can't get it from iTunes because we use Ubuntu.
We can't get the mp3 from Amazon.com because you have to be US resident.
We can't get it from Amazon.co.uk because you have to have a UK billing address.
We can't get it from Amazon.ie because that doesn't exist.
So I have a choice, buy the whole album on CD from Play.com or pirate it....
I'm getting a bit sick of this malarkey where I'm told what I can and can't buy with my money. Obviously, I accept the principle that Xyz has the rights to sell something in this market, but if Xyz won't sell it to me then I say screw Xyz.
So this news doesn't surprise me - the more you tighten your fingers yada yada yada...
Firstly, all that communication they did wasn't done over free networks (unless of course they're jacking their neighbours Wifi).
Secondly, the kids on the beach used a phone to take a picture, then connected the phone to their Eee and then sent the image by e-mail to their "mother". "Life is easier" - when you send the image straight from the phone.
I'm not knocking the Eee (I have a 701 2GB with Arch on it - and it's great) - just the idea that by choosing your tasks carefully, yes, life is easier with windows - but maybe it would also be easier without the Eee (for those tasks).
Got rid of Linux...
Now why not get rid of the Eee altogether.
I sat through nearly all that rubbish and there is nothing that they were doing that I can't do on my phone (And I've got a 2 year old SE k610i).
Oh wait! I couldn't run Microsoft Works....
I do believe your contempt extends to law enforcement officials in respect of drug busts.
My mother drives a Toyota, which is the most popular car in the world.
James Bond drives an Aston Martin DB9, which has less than 1% market share.
Ireland is a gigantic tax evasion scam
Because there are "tax cards" that you get when you set up your country are Ireland drew the 12.5% one and now no one else can set their tax rate at that level. Is that what you're saying?
Ireland's corporate tax rate is what best suits Ireland - if Germany wants that tax rate, they can just set it. So why don't they? Because it doesn't suit them to. But it doesn't suit them that Ireland has... boo hoo.
For a long time Ireland was a very backward rural country with nothing at all. The best it could offer its youth was a pretty good education and a plane ticket to somewhere else. Suddenly (with a lot of credit to the EU) infrastructure was rapidly developed and because it was all new, it was top notch. Then all that education turned out to be quite useful.
US companies like being in Ireland because they get a lot of the comforts of home (the tax rate doesn't hurt).
If it was just about tax, then where are all the manufacturing companies?
This principle of going with the provider you can sue over the one you can rely on is becoming far too prevalent.
I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with Belkin, and I think in this situation the pre-made cables are the better option.
However, in a more general sense, I'd prefer that my systems didn't go down rather than being able to point the finger when they do. If you are the front end provider of a service your customers are not going to be placated by the fact that, even though all their data is gone, you are currently seeking glorious retribution from the guy that solders the LEDs onto your motherboards (or whatever).
On top of this, when things go tits up at three o'clock in the morning - you can be sure the Belkin shop won't be open.
You might normally be right - but not in this case.
Yes, the actual decision to get rid of the voting machines was a government decision - but the failure of the e-voting project was down to the public outcry at the whole idea of black box voting.
I feel that this a good thing in the short term, but bad in the long run.
When this e-voting was suggested there was a huge outcry from the technical community because the system that they were intending to introduce was a joke. On top of this, there was a general feeling that without a proper audit trail, there would be too much opportunity for corruption (and the current ruling party are not renowned for their integrity).
Both of these problems were technically solvable - but, as is common, the government was unwilling to accept that they didn't know everything.
Long term, however, electronic voting would have been a positive thing, but now the majority of the electorate will see e-voting as a bad thing without any idea why, and therefore even if the problems are solved will maintain to negative view of it.
These are "penguin shaped".
That key innovation went right over your head, didn't it?
Struth!
...rgh!
Get off my Lagrangian points you young hoodlums!
Even if Microsoft is telling the truth, Linux having 4% of the Netbook Market Share that's a formidable growth from it's overall market share of 1-2%.
And more importantly for nearly a year people tried out Linux and liked it. Maybe they have to or want to go back to Windows, but the fear of the Linux bogeyman has been weakened, and that's a big problem for Microsoft.
To put it anecdotally, when I showed my father the Ubuntu Live CD, his fear of this virus ridden piece of communist filth was palpable. However, now he has an Asus 900 with Xandros on it and he loves it. Now, he's the kind of person who is afraid to change his background wallpaper for fear of breaking the PC - so there's no way he'll install Windows on it.
Your employer is blocking your access to this information to stop you trading up.
That's it! I'm reporting you.