Government also directly subsidizes oil and gas consumption through preferential treatment in tax codes, tax credits to oil companies, tax deductions on their revenue.
Indeed. Any time the government doesn't heavily tax something, it amounts to a subsidy.
Does anybody see this kind of lunatic mindset the way I do and get a little worked up?
There's a slight whiff of megalomania, perhaps a faint odour of superiority, to their reactions to anything that isn't either home-grown or plays within their rules.
No. There's a gaseous reek, and not only have they set up special machinery at the Apple campus to pump out high volumes of the gas, but also the fans and enthusiasts of the gaseous reek have been drawn in.
Apple didn't invent 'Not Invented Here' arrogance. It's even something they don't claim to have invented. But they've refined it a bit. And the real laugh about it is they couldn't even 'invent' a real multitasking OS. They had to buy a company (NeXT) that had produced one, far away from 'The Apple Campus Culture' in order to not just have their OS platform die.
It's sort of a full steam ahead situation. Obviously they shouldn't be so stupid again*, but then, theyv'e gotta keep going on the same if they're not going to look bad for it.
(*no other vendor has the metallic antenna always in contact with the user)
They've pretty much saturated the fashion-fanboy segment of the market. Let's see how well tbe sell to 'the rest of us' now. It's a turd of a design and the iPhone 5 will NOT be like it. Presuming there will be an iPhone 5, of course. There's a lot of momentum, but they're making their money in the high volume iTouch part of the market. And plenty of room for a big high gain antenna in the iPad. Likely it's not another Newton.
Other phone case designs don't have the metallic antenna element designed in such a way that it comes into skin contact with the user in normal use! I mean jesus f christ, this is supposed to be a tech-nerd site, not a salon for fashion/design nancies to prance and strut and do their marketing dances.
You apparently didn't watch the keynote where blow himself gushed about the clever integrated antenna/case design. It's one of those instances where they just couldn't get over how clever their 'design' was.
$250K would pay off our mortgage and leave $140K for fun money. We could use a bit of that 'fun money' to buy a tractor and start better using our pasture. And fix the roof on the garage.
sometimes science fiction novels end up in "Literature" instead of the "Science Fiction/Fantasy" section for example
Some authors escape the SF genre/ghetto if they're really good. JG Ballard was one who did. William S Burroughs did also. Neal Stephenson is pretty close at this point.
It helps to not write 'series' novels- endless rows of books all with the same cover design and a 'logo.'
Well, from reading the summary, it appears they forgot to participate in the 2009 'Public Consultation Period.' Whoops, I guess. Too busy hanging out on/.??
If you think the US industrial economy was based on slavery, there's no reason to believe you have any understanding of history. In the period of the struggle against slavery it was the Northern industrial states who took the side for freedom. Slavery was supported in the regressive states of the south. Slavery never contributed much to Americas industrial success.
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Good question. Which BSD and 64-bit Linux do? One or two of the ports?
Indeed. Any time the government doesn't heavily tax something, it amounts to a subsidy.
Does anybody see this kind of lunatic mindset the way I do and get a little worked up?
Some people buy an SUV to haul around a mid-sized family. They could also use a mini-van, I suppose.
Also, I suppose, you'd point out they are not being green by having a mid-sized family. Very well. Carry On.
Perhaps he's using the 'big government' meaning of the word subsidy.
Just like cutting taxes is referred to as 'increasing the deficit' the word for 'not taxing the price of gas up' is 'subsidizing.'
It's a mindset of big government types.
No. There's a gaseous reek, and not only have they set up special machinery at the Apple campus to pump out high volumes of the gas, but also the fans and enthusiasts of the gaseous reek have been drawn in.
Apple didn't invent 'Not Invented Here' arrogance. It's even something they don't claim to have invented. But they've refined it a bit. And the real laugh about it is they couldn't even 'invent' a real multitasking OS. They had to buy a company (NeXT) that had produced one, far away from 'The Apple Campus Culture' in order to not just have their OS platform die.
It's sort of a full steam ahead situation. Obviously they shouldn't be so stupid again*, but then, theyv'e gotta keep going on the same if they're not going to look bad for it.
(*no other vendor has the metallic antenna always in contact with the user)
They've pretty much saturated the fashion-fanboy segment of the market. Let's see how well tbe sell to 'the rest of us' now. It's a turd of a design and the iPhone 5 will NOT be like it. Presuming there will be an iPhone 5, of course. There's a lot of momentum, but they're making their money in the high volume iTouch part of the market. And plenty of room for a big high gain antenna in the iPad. Likely it's not another Newton.
Other phone case designs don't have the metallic antenna element designed in such a way that it comes into skin contact with the user in normal use! I mean jesus f christ, this is supposed to be a tech-nerd site, not a salon for fashion/design nancies to prance and strut and do their marketing dances.
I mean, come on.
You apparently didn't watch the keynote where blow himself gushed about the clever integrated antenna/case design. It's one of those instances where they just couldn't get over how clever their 'design' was.
And compared to todays Washinton scene Nixon looks like an amateur.
But he belonged to the party that the elite loves to hate, so he got bad press.
The shocking truth is that JFK (not the myth, the reality) makes McCain look like a liberal. Times have changed. Bigtime.
Nixon and Kissenger look like amateurs compared to the pikers in Washington that have followed.
Watergate was the Overture. And so far it's been one hell of an opera. There's no telling when the Finale will happen.
That history has yet to be written but it is a staggering reality.
My employer owns anything that I work on or invent in the lab.
But I have better equipment at home anyway.
They probably needed some time away in Vegas.
$250K would pay off our mortgage and leave $140K for fun money. We could use a bit of that 'fun money' to buy a tractor and start better using our pasture. And fix the roof on the garage.
I'm sure they are only saving the 'really good ones.'
So there's nothing for any slashdot denizen to worry about.
I have this running joke that the only toy my kids will ever have is a block of wood.
Naw, get them a compound mitre saw, too.
They go on vacation pretty frequently these days but, no, they're still up to the same business as always.
Same as the old boss.
I get my 'classics' from thrift stores. I wish there was a good local bookseller here. There is one in Shelbyville about 23 miles east.
sometimes science fiction novels end up in "Literature" instead of the "Science Fiction/Fantasy" section for example
Some authors escape the SF genre/ghetto if they're really good. JG Ballard was one who did. William S Burroughs did also. Neal Stephenson is pretty close at this point.
It helps to not write 'series' novels- endless rows of books all with the same cover design and a 'logo.'
Well, from reading the summary, it appears they forgot to participate in the 2009 'Public Consultation Period.' Whoops, I guess. Too busy hanging out on /.??
If you think the US industrial economy was based on slavery, there's no reason to believe you have any understanding of history. In the period of the struggle against slavery it was the Northern industrial states who took the side for freedom. Slavery was supported in the regressive states of the south. Slavery never contributed much to Americas industrial success.
Ellison has always been a shithead. From day 1. He comes from a Marketing culture.
Nothing about this deal should be a surprise to anybody.
I run NetBSD on an IPX.