First, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of the general public. Second, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of their employees where it doesn't conflict with the first rule. Third, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of their shareholders where that doesn't conflict with the first or second rule.
The Magna Carta was an agreement between a king and a group of nobles, guaranteeing the rights of the latter. Not the same thing at all. But thanks for playing.
Which land is it that's completely inhabited by whites only? It's not the one that Stockholm's in.
Fun facts about Sweden: Nationally, about 10% of the population are immigrants or at least one of their parents was. In the greater Stockholm metro, it's more like 25%. Here in my suburb, it's about 60%. And to the best of my knowledge, Sweden's never had anything like the White Australia programme.
Sweden is not perfect, and racism does exist here, but they generally don't let people starve or freeze or die from lack of medical attention, either, regardless of colour or national origin.
The current "refugee crisis" isn't didlley-squat compared to what happened in Europe and the USSR in the 1940s, when tens of millions were relocated to match the new international boundaries. (Or in China and Korea after the Japanese colonies there were disestablished.)
Are you referring to the *innovation* known as the US Constitution?
There are certainly any number of things wrong with the US--but having a founding document that clearly spells out rights and freedoms for its citizenry is not among them.
...Mr. Dear [shooter] was raised as a Baptist, Ms. Ross [ex-wife] said in an interview in Goose Creek, S.C., where she now lives. He was religious but not a regular churchgoer, a believer but not one to harp on religion. “He believed wholeheartedly in the Bible,” she said. “That’s what he always said; he read it cover to cover to cover.”
I couldn't care less about a fucking Barbie doll getting owned.
People who get them for their kids might care. But, wait--
These things scream of bad parenting - people who buy those spend 75 dollars to avoid talking to their children. If you find yourself buying one of these things, you have much bigger problems to worry about than someone getting your SSID.
Seems to me you're the one with the issues. Kids, can you say, "False dichotomy"?
Right, Apple ditched floppy disks when 64GB thumbdrives became available. Last year, right?
No, of course they did not--they simply dropped it, and left lots of their users hanging. But that's entirely orthogonal to the point I was trying to make, which, rephrased, goes something like, "I'm not opposed to change. I'm opposed to change that serves only to increase vendor lock-in whilst providing users with no real benefit other than helping to lighten the users' wallets."
Floppy disks were superseded by other removable storage with clear, tangible advantages over it, as in, "You can pack 50,000 times as much data on something that has no moving parts, requires no power supply, uses a bog-standard connector and thus does not require a cable, is about 50,000 times as rugged, and you can stick in your pocket."
BTW, I have been using various Bluetooth devices for years (speakers and keyboards), and this discussion isn't about going wireless in any case. It's about Apple ditching a standard wired connector in favour of a proprietary wired one.
On a personal note, my grandfather proposed to my grandmother during intermission at the movies about a year before the Berlin Olympiad, in 1935. And they lived in a little coal-mining town in Kentucky you probably never heard of, that had a population of about 3000 people. Definitely not a "world-class city".
few dance opportunities,
Huh?
books were expensive and rare, etc.
Poppycock, etc.
I have difficulty believing anyone could be so completely ignorant of history. But apparently you are.
I can buy a wired headset that plugs into just about any device that's been manufactured in the last 40 years for about 1/20 the price of a wireless one. SO it seems to me your message is actually more like, "You should spend heaps more money to accomplish the same task, because... um... because I said so, dammit!"
If you'd actually read the fine article, you might have noticed that the author provides a breakdown of various types of conflicts, mass killings, genocides, and so on.
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Obvious troll is obvious.
Don't forget the We Must Be Seen To Be Doing $Something factor.
Or maybe this player was an operative hoping to connect with potential recruits.
First, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of the general public.
Second, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of their employees where it doesn't conflict with the first rule.
Third, a corporation must act reasonably in the best interest of their shareholders where that doesn't conflict with the first or second rule.
+1, I think you could be on to something there.
The Magna Carta was an agreement between a king and a group of nobles, guaranteeing the rights of the latter. Not the same thing at all. But thanks for playing.
Which land is it that's completely inhabited by whites only? It's not the one that Stockholm's in.
Fun facts about Sweden: Nationally, about 10% of the population are immigrants or at least one of their parents was. In the greater Stockholm metro, it's more like 25%. Here in my suburb, it's about 60%. And to the best of my knowledge, Sweden's never had anything like the White Australia programme.
Sweden is not perfect, and racism does exist here, but they generally don't let people starve or freeze or die from lack of medical attention, either, regardless of colour or national origin.
Guess you never heard of The Andromeda Strain, then.
The current "refugee crisis" isn't didlley-squat compared to what happened in Europe and the USSR in the 1940s, when tens of millions were relocated to match the new international boundaries. (Or in China and Korea after the Japanese colonies there were disestablished.)
For starters, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Are you referring to the *innovation* known as the US Constitution?
There are certainly any number of things wrong with the US--but having a founding document that clearly spells out rights and freedoms for its citizenry is not among them.
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/...
I don't think so:
...Mr. Dear [shooter] was raised as a Baptist, Ms. Ross [ex-wife] said in an interview in Goose Creek, S.C., where she now lives. He was religious but not a regular churchgoer, a believer but not one to harp on religion. “He believed wholeheartedly in the Bible,” she said. “That’s what he always said; he read it cover to cover to cover.”
I couldn't care less about a fucking Barbie doll getting owned.
People who get them for their kids might care. But, wait--
These things scream of bad parenting - people who buy those spend 75 dollars to avoid talking to their children. If you find yourself buying one of these things, you have much bigger problems to worry about than someone getting your SSID.
Seems to me you're the one with the issues. Kids, can you say, "False dichotomy"?
Right, Apple ditched floppy disks when 64GB thumbdrives became available. Last year, right?
No, of course they did not--they simply dropped it, and left lots of their users hanging. But that's entirely orthogonal to the point I was trying to make, which, rephrased, goes something like, "I'm not opposed to change. I'm opposed to change that serves only to increase vendor lock-in whilst providing users with no real benefit other than helping to lighten the users' wallets."
This kind of bizarre nonsense hate just convinces me Apple's brand is still among the most powerful in the world.
I don't make calls with a brand. I do make them with my phone.
The supposedly rabid fans seem almost mythical to me, I can never find any...
You have time to talk about the power of the Apple brand as if it were a good thing, yet you've no time to look in a mirror. Interesting.
In my day, we called that a "watch pocket".
Floppy disks were superseded by other removable storage with clear, tangible advantages over it, as in, "You can pack 50,000 times as much data on something that has no moving parts, requires no power supply, uses a bog-standard connector and thus does not require a cable, is about 50,000 times as rugged, and you can stick in your pocket."
BTW, I have been using various Bluetooth devices for years (speakers and keyboards), and this discussion isn't about going wireless in any case. It's about Apple ditching a standard wired connector in favour of a proprietary wired one.
You do realise that, 20 years ago, Bill Clinton was in the White House, right?
In 1940, there was no entertainment as you imagine.
So radio, films, plays, books, and concerts didn't exist?
Professional music performances were rare to non-existent outside a dozen world class cities.
What?
There was no Radio,
Huh?
no TV,
LOLwhut? (Mmmmmmmmmm Godwin mmmmmmmmmm...)
On a personal note, my grandfather proposed to my grandmother during intermission at the movies about a year before the Berlin Olympiad, in 1935. And they lived in a little coal-mining town in Kentucky you probably never heard of, that had a population of about 3000 people. Definitely not a "world-class city".
few dance opportunities,
Huh?
books were expensive and rare, etc.
Poppycock, etc.
I have difficulty believing anyone could be so completely ignorant of history. But apparently you are.
Resident of Sweden here, who's already addressed this issue in another discussion.
I can buy a wired headset that plugs into just about any device that's been manufactured in the last 40 years for about 1/20 the price of a wireless one. SO it seems to me your message is actually more like, "You should spend heaps more money to accomplish the same task, because... um... because I said so, dammit!"
IoT is useful. Imagine for example using your smartphone to heat up food on your commute home...
I already have, and I didn't like what I imagined very much.
If you'd actually read the fine article, you might have noticed that the author provides a breakdown of various types of conflicts, mass killings, genocides, and so on.
When did people start sticking an "of" into this construction? It should be "How bad a world...?"
I honestly didn't know, so I looked him up.
He's the founder of PayPal.
IOW he's a rich guy who got that way stealing from his customers.
I think we're done here.
I've been a very satisfied B2 customer for several years. Dependable service with no caps, no filtering, and no bullshit.
Thanks, and keep up the good work!