However, what he needed to do is stop the giant sucking sound and stop businesses from moving manufacturing to China and knowledge work to India, leaving nothing but McJobs behind in most of the country.
I mean, this has been going on since before he was President. But I'd be intrigued at what solutions you'd propose to fix either which Obama could have done without Congress and not have the courts butcher. Tariffs should fall under Congress, no? Or might violate existing trade treaties? I suppose the country could not go to bat for businesses having problems abroad? "New Germastania doesn't like that you're doing X? That sounds like a personal problem. We're willing to be interested if that was done in house."
I'm generally curious as I'm less versed in what knobs the Executive branch could play with on their own.
I have not. Given my age and what was available to me as a kid, I have generally seen handhelds as something to do for idle time when traveling (as historically their capabilities limited gameplay compared to consoles - I acknowledge this is far less of an issue now with today's hardware and the maturity of the industry). Regardless, the DS released when I was in college and going home meant I was driving so there wasn't any point in having one.
I suppose I could get one and play it around the house but I have a Steam list out the wazoo with stuff I want to play and diminished free time compared to having been in grad school. Perhaps that insight would be a good thing then as it will get some of those handheld games into one system and might justify me making the purchase. I'm still kicking myself about the Wii purchase feeling like a waste given how little time I spent playing it.
The lack of hardware power is less disappointing than the consideration that the only major releases will be only established Nintendo franchises. Last system I got was a Wii and it mostly ended up being a paperweight. I can't justify another such purchase again for a handful of games.
If Nintendo is going to be the largest contributor to games for the system by far (which isn't a horrible thing), then I think they need to seriously shake things up and make some new IP as well. Maybe they have but I don't hear about it since I'm a guy in his 30s. But the fact that I haven't isn't a promising sign.
I agree. What they should have done is sit down and look at homes throughout the state, monitor their power usage, come up with a breakdown of the heaviest hitters, then have a plan of attack for those.
I'd bet it's things like HVAC, fridges, and then a bunch of phantom power gear as these are things that run often. Then intermittent stuff like washers, dryers, dishwashers, and ovens.
YouTube: From $4.99 iTunes: From $4.99 Amazon Video: From $4.99 Vudu: From $4.99 Google Play Movies & TV: From $4.99
the world has moved on from DVDs.
Everyone I know still has the means to play a DVDs even if they don't use them as often as they used to. In a world where some people have data caps and limited speeds, I don't think the world has moved on.
Besides, I can't count on streaming options to reliably have the same offerings on a consistent basis. My physical copies work and if they stop, I can rip them to make sure they still do.
What features do I get out of this? Can I pause or rewind the movie at my convenience? Do I have to buy/rent some bulky piece of equipment or can I use something existing in the home already? Does the price vary depending on how many people are present?
I live by myself and am single. $25-50 is a non-starter for me. Being unable to pause or rewind the movie is a non-starter for me. Having to rent/buy a piece of equipment that is singularly purposed, is a non-starter for me. Something invasive that figures out how many people are in the room is a non-starter for me. If I really want to see a movie, I can go see it in theater instead without those restrictions. The problem is that I'm not that gungho about much in theaters these days...
Why would Apple make their global iPhones in the US? Make the US versions here and everyone else's abroad. No loss in global sales because prices are unchanged and potentially some hit in margins for being domestic that could be offset by price increases elsewhere.
Where it gets interesting is if someone just says fuck it and moves everyone to Canada instead. It would depend on how much of the business is US vs abroad but surely there's an inflection point that you decide the US market isn't worth it.
The real danger with that approach is that you now have to have content to justify that particular price. Netflix, HBOgo, and Amazon Prime all make their cases pretty well (granted I only use Prime).
Everyone wants their cut but most everyone offers an inferior product than Netflix initially. I have only so much free time in a day AND they have to compete with every other form of entertainment. 5 services at $10/month is pretty lousy compared to hundreds of hours in Civ 5 and Skyrim gotten on a Steam Sale...
My dad could care less about the internet and doesn't see the value in it. Only reason he has it is so he can check his work email and keep his wife happy. He thinks the idea of having it be a regulated utility is stupid and unnecessary as people don't need the internet. He's 63 years old. I doubt he's the only person that thinks like this.
Yep. Back when I had roommates so I could justify the cost of cable, we'd watch some half hour show then watch the hour long show that started at the same time, then start the hour long show that came on afterwards. Much more enjoyable viewing.
You don't have to start watching once the score is over. Game starts at 8, DVR starts recording at 8, you do other things for 45-60 minutes, then start watching. Fastforward through commercials. Calibrate your delay time as a function of sport.
But wouldn't it be worth compromising on this point a bit to get to carbon neutrality faster?
Yes. But no one believes in compromise anymore. All sorts of issues are becoming all or nothing on from both sides. Why should this be any different? Remember the argument between Boehner and Obama on raising the federal gas tax? They both agreed it needed to happen but wanted to tie it to all sorts of other things rather than just get it done.
My dad was telling me that Duke Power was looking to build some new coal plants that replace much older ones. Was/has been held up in court for some time. You would think that while more coal plants are not an ideal outcome, replacing old plants with newer, more efficient designs would still be a net win in terms of reducing emissions. People aren't going to want to give up their comfortable lifestyles so we're going to continue to need to build more power generation.
Architecture does the LEED stuff for new buildings so I figure we can do stuff like that for components of home consumption. Let's make Energy Star the minimum requirements for appliances to be sold if it is not already. Then create a new targets for Energy Star or rename it Energy Star Plus or Energy Star Gold. Let's tackle phantom power waste. Let's boost efficiency requirements. Less power demand helps too.
You don't know what the ACA would/will be replaced with. It is natural to be very wary about further screwing around, but it would be wise to reserve judgement until concrete plans crystallize.
Here's my bet on how this will go. ACA is repealed to conservative celebration everywhere. There is no plan readily available to replace it. Why do I think that? If there was a plan to replace it, I'm pretty sure they'd be talking about how it's better than ACA. I would bet that after four years, there is still no plan.
Competition over state lines is not particularly thought out well. Different states have different insurance requirements so how do you address this? Otherwise I don't think I've heard anything else regarding it.
To be fair, Republicans were just as happy to let illegal immigration fly too. They could have done anything in the 2000-2006 timeframe for sure.
But I do agree that Hillary basically had no serious platform. I still can't figure out what she was running for. She could have leapt on the Epipen stuff except that Mylan's CEO is Manchin's daughter so Hillary wouldn't dare. She could have gone with policing reform by changing the war on drugs. She could have done many things but the problem is that she doesn't have any positions until they're popular already.
Honestly, this has been an event 20-30 years in the making where Washington stopped caring about middle class blue collar workers and continued to cozy up with Wall Street and the other wealthy. It's continued to get worse and since Washington stopped investing in them, they got desperate.
My big concern out of this is the Supreme Court as that will have much longer lasting impact beyond Trump's presidency.
Your views resonate a lot with observations I've made myself.
I'm not even sure the Democrats have given up on black voters but they definitely feel they don't have to work for them either. Republicans long shot themselves in the foot there and continue to do so.
I do not see things getting pretty for most anyone in the long term.
My initial thinking was consoles have exclusives but I do recognize that major franchises buck that trend.
I see it as Valve spent a significant amount of time investing in their Linux build, here's an opportunity to have it pay off. Perhaps it's a far shorter period - say a month early for attempting Linux access. Maybe they give a modest discount to gamers who primarily use the Linux Steam build. I dunno. Something to start getting people to test the waters for migration.
We've taken things waaaaay to far in this election, and it's time we stopped and thought about who we are and what we're doing.
Neither side cares and see scorched earth as an acceptable solution to winning the race. I'm not sure what the solution is cause my thoughts aren't someone else's thoughts and there's just more fighting.
On the other hand, if Trump wins, the establishment doesn't like him -- Democrat or Republican.
Obviously the Dems won't work with him.
But the Republicans? I think there will be a lot of folks debating whether or not to act for party unity. Keep in mind that Trump's ardent supporters would be happy to throw out politicians that don't want to play ball with him and Trump will be happy to rile up whomever he needs to make it happen. Look at all the folks up this cycle that are having to walk an interesting line throughout their campaigns. Trump will keep note of who doesn't play ball (at least in the House) and burn them when best needed. He'll endorse primary opponents and given lower turnouts in those races, those incumbents may lose.
Moved from the South to New England. They are definitely an insular, self-important group of assholes. My plan is carpetbagging here then retiring back south where I can actually get good barbeque and Mexican food.
I think the real sticking point for mass adoption continues to be games, since there are perfectly good apps available to do most of the things you do on other operating systems.
Pretty much the only real reason for me (and laziness on my laptop). I would bet that if Valve released Half Life 3, Portal 3, TF3, Left for Dead 3, DOTA3, some new IP, etc all on their Linux build exclusively for like a year, you would see a much larger Linux install base in gaming in the short term that then brings drivers necessary and then creates the market you'd want to see as a developer.
I don't disagree with most of the sentiment but if people don't like all the fees and rules, they are free to go anywhere else. I'm unaware of anyone being forced to visit anywhere (well beyond kids stuck on family vacation).
Out of curiosity, does the approach Florida takes with a high sales tax but lower other taxes work better/worse for you?
I think the best experience I had in theaters was The Raid 2. Small crowd and people were ooofing and ooooing at the hits in fights. Hands down a blast.
The problem is with ticket prices what they are, they feel like they have to make them longer lest the public feel like they aren't getting their money's worth. To go that route, they'd have to cut budgets (something they should do anyways) so ticket prices can be more affordable. $15 is too much for an hour and a half of entertainment (granted I see matinees for $7.5 on weekends).
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However, what he needed to do is stop the giant sucking sound and stop businesses from moving manufacturing to China and knowledge work to India, leaving nothing but McJobs behind in most of the country.
I mean, this has been going on since before he was President. But I'd be intrigued at what solutions you'd propose to fix either which Obama could have done without Congress and not have the courts butcher. Tariffs should fall under Congress, no? Or might violate existing trade treaties? I suppose the country could not go to bat for businesses having problems abroad? "New Germastania doesn't like that you're doing X? That sounds like a personal problem. We're willing to be interested if that was done in house."
I'm generally curious as I'm less versed in what knobs the Executive branch could play with on their own.
I have not. Given my age and what was available to me as a kid, I have generally seen handhelds as something to do for idle time when traveling (as historically their capabilities limited gameplay compared to consoles - I acknowledge this is far less of an issue now with today's hardware and the maturity of the industry). Regardless, the DS released when I was in college and going home meant I was driving so there wasn't any point in having one.
I suppose I could get one and play it around the house but I have a Steam list out the wazoo with stuff I want to play and diminished free time compared to having been in grad school. Perhaps that insight would be a good thing then as it will get some of those handheld games into one system and might justify me making the purchase. I'm still kicking myself about the Wii purchase feeling like a waste given how little time I spent playing it.
The lack of hardware power is less disappointing than the consideration that the only major releases will be only established Nintendo franchises. Last system I got was a Wii and it mostly ended up being a paperweight. I can't justify another such purchase again for a handful of games.
If Nintendo is going to be the largest contributor to games for the system by far (which isn't a horrible thing), then I think they need to seriously shake things up and make some new IP as well. Maybe they have but I don't hear about it since I'm a guy in his 30s. But the fact that I haven't isn't a promising sign.
I agree. What they should have done is sit down and look at homes throughout the state, monitor their power usage, come up with a breakdown of the heaviest hitters, then have a plan of attack for those.
I'd bet it's things like HVAC, fridges, and then a bunch of phantom power gear as these are things that run often. Then intermittent stuff like washers, dryers, dishwashers, and ovens.
Well according to Google.
YouTube: From $4.99
iTunes: From $4.99
Amazon Video: From $4.99
Vudu: From $4.99
Google Play Movies & TV: From $4.99
the world has moved on from DVDs.
Everyone I know still has the means to play a DVDs even if they don't use them as often as they used to. In a world where some people have data caps and limited speeds, I don't think the world has moved on.
Besides, I can't count on streaming options to reliably have the same offerings on a consistent basis. My physical copies work and if they stop, I can rip them to make sure they still do.
What features do I get out of this? Can I pause or rewind the movie at my convenience? Do I have to buy/rent some bulky piece of equipment or can I use something existing in the home already? Does the price vary depending on how many people are present?
I live by myself and am single. $25-50 is a non-starter for me. Being unable to pause or rewind the movie is a non-starter for me. Having to rent/buy a piece of equipment that is singularly purposed, is a non-starter for me. Something invasive that figures out how many people are in the room is a non-starter for me. If I really want to see a movie, I can go see it in theater instead without those restrictions. The problem is that I'm not that gungho about much in theaters these days...
Why would Apple make their global iPhones in the US? Make the US versions here and everyone else's abroad. No loss in global sales because prices are unchanged and potentially some hit in margins for being domestic that could be offset by price increases elsewhere.
Where it gets interesting is if someone just says fuck it and moves everyone to Canada instead. It would depend on how much of the business is US vs abroad but surely there's an inflection point that you decide the US market isn't worth it.
The real danger with that approach is that you now have to have content to justify that particular price. Netflix, HBOgo, and Amazon Prime all make their cases pretty well (granted I only use Prime).
Everyone wants their cut but most everyone offers an inferior product than Netflix initially. I have only so much free time in a day AND they have to compete with every other form of entertainment. 5 services at $10/month is pretty lousy compared to hundreds of hours in Civ 5 and Skyrim gotten on a Steam Sale...
My dad could care less about the internet and doesn't see the value in it. Only reason he has it is so he can check his work email and keep his wife happy. He thinks the idea of having it be a regulated utility is stupid and unnecessary as people don't need the internet. He's 63 years old. I doubt he's the only person that thinks like this.
Yep. Back when I had roommates so I could justify the cost of cable, we'd watch some half hour show then watch the hour long show that started at the same time, then start the hour long show that came on afterwards. Much more enjoyable viewing.
You don't have to start watching once the score is over. Game starts at 8, DVR starts recording at 8, you do other things for 45-60 minutes, then start watching. Fastforward through commercials. Calibrate your delay time as a function of sport.
Each future generation is stuck facing the problems their predecessors either failed or were afraid to.
But wouldn't it be worth compromising on this point a bit to get to carbon neutrality faster?
Yes. But no one believes in compromise anymore. All sorts of issues are becoming all or nothing on from both sides. Why should this be any different? Remember the argument between Boehner and Obama on raising the federal gas tax? They both agreed it needed to happen but wanted to tie it to all sorts of other things rather than just get it done.
My dad was telling me that Duke Power was looking to build some new coal plants that replace much older ones. Was/has been held up in court for some time. You would think that while more coal plants are not an ideal outcome, replacing old plants with newer, more efficient designs would still be a net win in terms of reducing emissions. People aren't going to want to give up their comfortable lifestyles so we're going to continue to need to build more power generation.
Architecture does the LEED stuff for new buildings so I figure we can do stuff like that for components of home consumption. Let's make Energy Star the minimum requirements for appliances to be sold if it is not already. Then create a new targets for Energy Star or rename it Energy Star Plus or Energy Star Gold. Let's tackle phantom power waste. Let's boost efficiency requirements. Less power demand helps too.
You don't know what the ACA would/will be replaced with. It is natural to be very wary about further screwing around, but it would be wise to reserve judgement until concrete plans crystallize.
Here's my bet on how this will go. ACA is repealed to conservative celebration everywhere. There is no plan readily available to replace it. Why do I think that? If there was a plan to replace it, I'm pretty sure they'd be talking about how it's better than ACA. I would bet that after four years, there is still no plan.
Competition over state lines is not particularly thought out well. Different states have different insurance requirements so how do you address this? Otherwise I don't think I've heard anything else regarding it.
To be fair, Republicans were just as happy to let illegal immigration fly too. They could have done anything in the 2000-2006 timeframe for sure.
But I do agree that Hillary basically had no serious platform. I still can't figure out what she was running for. She could have leapt on the Epipen stuff except that Mylan's CEO is Manchin's daughter so Hillary wouldn't dare. She could have gone with policing reform by changing the war on drugs. She could have done many things but the problem is that she doesn't have any positions until they're popular already.
Honestly, this has been an event 20-30 years in the making where Washington stopped caring about middle class blue collar workers and continued to cozy up with Wall Street and the other wealthy. It's continued to get worse and since Washington stopped investing in them, they got desperate.
My big concern out of this is the Supreme Court as that will have much longer lasting impact beyond Trump's presidency.
Your views resonate a lot with observations I've made myself.
I'm not even sure the Democrats have given up on black voters but they definitely feel they don't have to work for them either. Republicans long shot themselves in the foot there and continue to do so.
I do not see things getting pretty for most anyone in the long term.
My initial thinking was consoles have exclusives but I do recognize that major franchises buck that trend.
I see it as Valve spent a significant amount of time investing in their Linux build, here's an opportunity to have it pay off. Perhaps it's a far shorter period - say a month early for attempting Linux access. Maybe they give a modest discount to gamers who primarily use the Linux Steam build. I dunno. Something to start getting people to test the waters for migration.
We've taken things waaaaay to far in this election, and it's time we stopped and thought about who we are and what we're doing.
Neither side cares and see scorched earth as an acceptable solution to winning the race. I'm not sure what the solution is cause my thoughts aren't someone else's thoughts and there's just more fighting.
On the other hand, if Trump wins, the establishment doesn't like him -- Democrat or Republican.
Obviously the Dems won't work with him.
But the Republicans? I think there will be a lot of folks debating whether or not to act for party unity. Keep in mind that Trump's ardent supporters would be happy to throw out politicians that don't want to play ball with him and Trump will be happy to rile up whomever he needs to make it happen. Look at all the folks up this cycle that are having to walk an interesting line throughout their campaigns. Trump will keep note of who doesn't play ball (at least in the House) and burn them when best needed. He'll endorse primary opponents and given lower turnouts in those races, those incumbents may lose.
Moved from the South to New England. They are definitely an insular, self-important group of assholes. My plan is carpetbagging here then retiring back south where I can actually get good barbeque and Mexican food.
I think the real sticking point for mass adoption continues to be games, since there are perfectly good apps available to do most of the things you do on other operating systems.
Pretty much the only real reason for me (and laziness on my laptop). I would bet that if Valve released Half Life 3, Portal 3, TF3, Left for Dead 3, DOTA3, some new IP, etc all on their Linux build exclusively for like a year, you would see a much larger Linux install base in gaming in the short term that then brings drivers necessary and then creates the market you'd want to see as a developer.
I don't disagree with most of the sentiment but if people don't like all the fees and rules, they are free to go anywhere else. I'm unaware of anyone being forced to visit anywhere (well beyond kids stuck on family vacation).
Out of curiosity, does the approach Florida takes with a high sales tax but lower other taxes work better/worse for you?
Well coinreturn does have a six digit UID...
I think the best experience I had in theaters was The Raid 2. Small crowd and people were ooofing and ooooing at the hits in fights. Hands down a blast.
The problem is with ticket prices what they are, they feel like they have to make them longer lest the public feel like they aren't getting their money's worth. To go that route, they'd have to cut budgets (something they should do anyways) so ticket prices can be more affordable. $15 is too much for an hour and a half of entertainment (granted I see matinees for $7.5 on weekends).