I read articles like this and just get depressed. I actually long for the days when I worked on COBOL! The last couple years I've had to work with RPG *sob*. For many companies, it's not about the latest & greatest, but rather the cheapest that still gets the job done...
While I can't find the original post for proper attribution, the following was suggested as a title for Episode III, but might be even more appropriate to 7, 8, and 9 as a whole:
Dead Horse, Meet Mr. Stick
I believe this came from the article wherein Episode III's title was released, but who knows...
"Perhaps we form political affiliations by semiconsciously detecting commonalities with other people, commonalities that ultimately reflect a shared pattern of brain function."
So people align themselves politically with others who think in a similar way.
Wow, that's groundbreaking stuff. Guess that locks up the Nobel prize for this year!
In my experience, I can usually get a better price at Best Buy for a given item than at other stores, but the "assistance" from the staff is absolutely worthless.
Now, I basically do the online research to figure out exactly what I want to buy, watch the Sunday ads that come with the newspaper for sales, and when a great price pops up, that's when I move in. More often than not, it's Best Buy that wins out.
If you look at success vs. failure, Google failed by a long ways in terms of how much capital they expected to raise. They sold only half as many shares as they had planned, at roughly two-thirds the price. Yes, they got the investment banks involved to take a smaller portion of the pie, but that is well outweighed by the less-than-spectacular demand that met this offering.
Remember also that Google is only the largest, not the first, Dutch auction IPO. The Dutch auction is a fine process, and that's not where I think Google erred. Instead, they displayed an appalling level of ignorance and arrogance during the "roadshow" for the investment community, and allowing the Playboy interview to come out at this time was stupid, stupid, stupid. They didn't need any extra press, and all it carried was an element of risk that might keep some bidders on the sidelines.
The big challenge for Google going forward is how they will continue to innovate and expand while installing a more professional management team that can provide some organization and stability. That's going to be an awfully fine balancing act...
While they might get some good press from a rising stock price in the months ahead, the downward revision in the IPO was a bad, bad sign.
They wanted to sell X shares at Y price, and after getting all the bids in, they scaled back to selling 1/2X shares at 2/3Y. That sounds like the market demand was much less than they anticipated, and the revision is an attempt to spin things in a positive fashion going forward...
You may be lost without it, but what revenue do they actually generate based on that? Do you click on their ads? That's great, but then where do they go from there?
Mind you, I think Google is a great tool, but they've bungled this IPO pretty badly. Whether they can continue to innovate and grow as a company is an open question that will be interesting to follow over the next few years...
How much is this tied to the decrease in price? Also, did the interview with Playboy have the negative effect analysts anticipated?
The answers would be very little and no. The Playboy interview, if it indeed violated SEC rules (which is in doubt) would likely result in a modest one-time fine. Investors (not speculators) are more concerned with earnings growth over time.
Actually, you don't have to circulate the cold water from the lake to the buildings. From their fact sheet:
Enwave's three intake pipes draw water (4C) from Lake Ontario 5km off shore at a depth of 83 meters below the surface. Naturally cold water makes its way to the City's John Street Pumping Station. There, heat exchangers facilitate the energy transfer between the icy cold lake water and the Enwave closed chilled water supply loop.
In effect, the cold is being "extracted" from the lake water to cool the water in the closed loop that Enwave sends to the buildings. Sure, that's not the way a thermodynamics expert would describe it, but it makes the most sense to the lay reader.
That's why this is a short-term promotion, instead of a permanent pricing structure. They look at it as an investment in gaining a foothold in the marketplace, on the (dangerous) assumption that customers they attract will stay with Real after the price returns to normal.
Personally, I doubt it will meet with much success...
I can't believe we made it this far in the thread with a Highlander 2 reference. As soon as the line, "don't you remember? We're aliens..." shows up, you know you're in trouble. Absolutely the worst film ever...
It is, thanks to the larger equipment that goalies use. Combine that with the superior athletic ability of modern athletes, and it's no wonder why scoring is so low...
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I read articles like this and just get depressed. I actually long for the days when I worked on COBOL! The last couple years I've had to work with RPG *sob*. For many companies, it's not about the latest & greatest, but rather the cheapest that still gets the job done...
Well, it fits right in with the Star Wars fanboy-heard-a-rumor story posted earlier today...
Now THAT sounds like a movie!!!
While I can't find the original post for proper attribution, the following was suggested as a title for Episode III, but might be even more appropriate to 7, 8, and 9 as a whole:
Dead Horse, Meet Mr. Stick
I believe this came from the article wherein Episode III's title was released, but who knows...
To be precise, that's autumn of 2005, or just a couple months after the release of Duke Nukem Forever...
"Perhaps we form political affiliations by semiconsciously detecting commonalities with other people, commonalities that ultimately reflect a shared pattern of brain function."
So people align themselves politically with others who think in a similar way.
Wow, that's groundbreaking stuff. Guess that locks up the Nobel prize for this year!
Don't forget "Vulcan in a cat suit. Hot."
In my experience, I can usually get a better price at Best Buy for a given item than at other stores, but the "assistance" from the staff is absolutely worthless.
Now, I basically do the online research to figure out exactly what I want to buy, watch the Sunday ads that come with the newspaper for sales, and when a great price pops up, that's when I move in. More often than not, it's Best Buy that wins out.
For those who didn't RTFA, Sawyer predicts global hegemony under ruthless Canadian authority.
Funny, I didn't see that bit about Prime Minister Don Cherry...
I thought they held him back because they were worried the plane wouldn't be able to lift off the ground...
If you look at success vs. failure, Google failed by a long ways in terms of how much capital they expected to raise. They sold only half as many shares as they had planned, at roughly two-thirds the price. Yes, they got the investment banks involved to take a smaller portion of the pie, but that is well outweighed by the less-than-spectacular demand that met this offering.
Remember also that Google is only the largest, not the first, Dutch auction IPO. The Dutch auction is a fine process, and that's not where I think Google erred. Instead, they displayed an appalling level of ignorance and arrogance during the "roadshow" for the investment community, and allowing the Playboy interview to come out at this time was stupid, stupid, stupid. They didn't need any extra press, and all it carried was an element of risk that might keep some bidders on the sidelines.
The big challenge for Google going forward is how they will continue to innovate and expand while installing a more professional management team that can provide some organization and stability. That's going to be an awfully fine balancing act...
Wow, I didn't know that Ricky Williams posted on /.!
While they might get some good press from a rising stock price in the months ahead, the downward revision in the IPO was a bad, bad sign.
They wanted to sell X shares at Y price, and after getting all the bids in, they scaled back to selling 1/2X shares at 2/3Y. That sounds like the market demand was much less than they anticipated, and the revision is an attempt to spin things in a positive fashion going forward...
You may be lost without it, but what revenue do they actually generate based on that? Do you click on their ads? That's great, but then where do they go from there?
Mind you, I think Google is a great tool, but they've bungled this IPO pretty badly. Whether they can continue to innovate and grow as a company is an open question that will be interesting to follow over the next few years...
Yeah, but then they'll just become pro-GOP hackers...
How much is this tied to the decrease in price? Also, did the interview with Playboy have the negative effect analysts anticipated?
The answers would be very little and no. The Playboy interview, if it indeed violated SEC rules (which is in doubt) would likely result in a modest one-time fine. Investors (not speculators) are more concerned with earnings growth over time.
Actually, you don't have to circulate the cold water from the lake to the buildings. From their fact sheet:
Enwave's three intake pipes draw water (4C) from Lake Ontario 5km off shore at a depth of 83 meters below the surface. Naturally cold water makes its way to the City's John Street Pumping Station. There, heat exchangers facilitate the energy transfer between the icy cold lake water and the Enwave closed chilled water supply loop.
In effect, the cold is being "extracted" from the lake water to cool the water in the closed loop that Enwave sends to the buildings. Sure, that's not the way a thermodynamics expert would describe it, but it makes the most sense to the lay reader.
So yes, you are a nitpicker.
That's why this is a short-term promotion, instead of a permanent pricing structure. They look at it as an investment in gaining a foothold in the marketplace, on the (dangerous) assumption that customers they attract will stay with Real after the price returns to normal.
Personally, I doubt it will meet with much success...
What I don't understand is how this qualifies as countercultural in France...
That could lead to:
Windows II: Webcentric Boogaloo
Clippy Strikes Back
The Neverending BSOD
And many others too terrible to imagine...
yikes, hopefully the grandparent won't sue for "pain & suffering"...
Gotta agree about the CRT - and one nice development is that since flat screens are all the rage, CRT prices have plummeted...
err... make that without a Highlander 2 reference...
I can't believe we made it this far in the thread with a Highlander 2 reference. As soon as the line, "don't you remember? We're aliens..." shows up, you know you're in trouble. Absolutely the worst film ever...
It is, thanks to the larger equipment that goalies use. Combine that with the superior athletic ability of modern athletes, and it's no wonder why scoring is so low...