No worries. I was probably too cryptic with the "change or earn change" comment at the end of my first one.
Seriously, I look at expensive chochkies (the ones I want) for what they are. A goal or a business expense. If I can't afford them, then I take the steps needed to increase cash-flow (and as a procrastinator I'll take motivation regardless of depth - badly). 2.5 years ago, I was at pretty much at fiscal-zero, but took the risk to stop getting jerked around by full-time employers and go into business for myself. It hasn't been roses, but it really changes your perspective when you're the only one to blame. On the other hand, you get to take more credit for succeses too.
Realistically, it's not for everyone - but I don't think it's been pushed enough as a viable career path - particularly to those who are still in school. As a person ready to join IT - if your local market supports freelancers, I recommend giving it a spin. Those "toys for line item business expenses" will add up quickly. Just remember that you get to charge per-hour and plenty of tech workers who are full timed are earning 40 hour week salaries but are putting in far more usually.
Well honestly I'm not surprised now that the eBay gold-diggers are out of business for the time being. Otherwise I'm holding off for the first killer-app for the console myself, but around here - they're not stacking them up (as per Penny Arcade's reports) by a longshot.
Well, the battery life doesn't really make sense to carry a ton of video, and mostly I was looking for a wide-screen solution to watching my iTunes downloads and moving them from one place to another without taking a laptop. Mostly I don't have the time to make the perfect 80 gig playlist of video or audio so 8 gigs is fine. Plus there IS a memory card slot in the thing although damned if I can see it.
Depends on what kind of competition you're talking here. It'll take some doing (either in producing the things) or the marketplace to put Apple higher than 1%. I think (until the price comes down or more providers offer lower packages) it's a nice Dodge Viper for Apple at this point to showcase their wares. In that respect, they've got my vote - mostly because I've been waiting for a "real" video ipod and the camera matches wits with my aging Canon nicely) getting a phone get's the gadgets out of my pockets and briefcase and back home where they belong.
Plus it's a (at least a) 50% business write-off which I can always use. Not the best justification for everyone - but the IRS makes it my business to get any and all toys applicable to my work.
Your ability to not see an open call to improve your life and get what you'd like instead of what you can afford astounds me. Until your wonderful people skills showed up. Good luck with those fries - they're changing the oil you know?
Right and those same geeks have sunk the PS3 which is still selling hot, and really made a show of support for Serenity and Snakes on a Plane. Oh - and you really nailed the iPod. What a fucking overpriced worthless one of those eh?
Your track record astounds me. In fact, if I bet on the opposite you bitch about, I can pretty much predict the future.
In that way you provide a valuable service. Kudos!
How is this different from their iPod? Outside of hacking it - everything you put on it outside of your own mp3s, CDs, videos, and photos (which you can do with the iPhone as well) you pay for.
According to those numbers, getting the high-end iPhone and 2 years of unlimited data would cost around 45 a month (1080.00). A tad cheaper than 3000. Probably a scumbag from Microsoft - where they released a new brown product this week. It didn't play music though.
re:"The PS3 is having difficulty because, in a word, it sucks. It's more than a day late and a dollar short."
Why? Because it sucks? "Fucking-a" you're a marketing genius - hey Fred! Listen to this fucker - he says the product "sucks" - better tell the guys in manufacturing to stop everything - because it "sucks".
Holy fuck you're brilliant! Genius motherfucker! It's having difficulty because you say it sucks - wow. Would someone burn all the schools down now? I'm not paying tax money for this shit anymore.
And because you said it - it must be true. Hey - I saw Wii's being thrown into bonfires because they wouldn't sell after Xmas. It was at Best Buy - I swear!
Woof - in dollars you're talking double and a bit more. What beast is your smartphone?
I liked the blog that bashed the lack of flash for the camera. With digital cameras to get the room light right or to shoot large indoor spaces, I don't use a flash. In fact I probably use the flash less than 10% of the time overall. And when I cover rock concerts and use an 800-dollar plus camera? I don't use flash unless I want my press badge and my total-venue-access passes revoked. That and flash eats battery time and this cuisinarte is going to be doing power-manageent to the gills already. Fuck flash.
I"m not sorry to hear what you can afford. Nor is the market that is interested in such things. Here's a thought though - you could go rant on some luxury car forums, or some Jewlery forums about how their stuff is expensive. Here's another thought - that doesn't come often to those who accept wages as their only income - business expense. Saving money for tax time isn't a big help either. But again - you won't have to worry about those kinds of deductions. Until you decide to stop doing the same old crap. Change - or keep making change.
That why in the Bay area I contract. I determine how much I want to work. I get to work on some really neat things, and often for more than one company a week (or even a day). But if I want a day to decompress, I take it. Full-time in Silicon Valley is a bit of a faustian bargin, but at least they get stock or stock options. You can take some downtime when you cash out, or start another YouTube.
Well, the parts no - the combination thereof - yes. I was waiting for a wide screen iPod for a year, and all the telephone talk was seperate from that product. You could hear from the audience - who should have been no stranger to rumor sites - awaken to the idea they're one product. Kind if fun to watch it really.
Interesting link. It's a nice phone but I like the ubber minimalist Apple stye of course. That's the thing though before everyone bemoans price. They're not looking to take 75% of the market, just 1 percent of it. Sounds like a reasonable target. Probably more related to production capacity than anything else at this point.
I'd also heard that Cingular data plans can be had in the 50-60 dollar range. But 100 does sound scary. Try saying 299.00 for an unlimited data plan. Horrors!
HA! The Beatles made a killing on the Anthology project and every album since (and the BBC recordings before the Anthology). Paul is worth over a billion alone. A billion dollars isn't real money? Oh here's another tidbit - the lawsuit was held in the UK. Home turf advantage and they still lost.
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No worries. I was probably too cryptic with the "change or earn change" comment at the end of my first one.
Seriously, I look at expensive chochkies (the ones I want) for what they are. A goal or a business expense. If I can't afford them, then I take the steps needed to increase cash-flow (and as a procrastinator I'll take motivation regardless of depth - badly). 2.5 years ago, I was at pretty much at fiscal-zero, but took the risk to stop getting jerked around by full-time employers and go into business for myself. It hasn't been roses, but it really changes your perspective when you're the only one to blame. On the other hand, you get to take more credit for succeses too.
Realistically, it's not for everyone - but I don't think it's been pushed enough as a viable career path - particularly to those who are still in school. As a person ready to join IT - if your local market supports freelancers, I recommend giving it a spin. Those "toys for line item business expenses" will add up quickly. Just remember that you get to charge per-hour and plenty of tech workers who are full timed are earning 40 hour week salaries but are putting in far more usually.
Improve your life as in better job to make more monies. Stay off drugs and stay in school.
Well honestly I'm not surprised now that the eBay gold-diggers are out of business for the time being. Otherwise I'm holding off for the first killer-app for the console myself, but around here - they're not stacking them up (as per Penny Arcade's reports) by a longshot.
Well, the battery life doesn't really make sense to carry a ton of video, and mostly I was looking for a wide-screen solution to watching my iTunes downloads and moving them from one place to another without taking a laptop. Mostly I don't have the time to make the perfect 80 gig playlist of video or audio so 8 gigs is fine. Plus there IS a memory card slot in the thing although damned if I can see it.
Depends on what kind of competition you're talking here. It'll take some doing (either in producing the things) or the marketplace to put Apple higher than 1%. I think (until the price comes down or more providers offer lower packages) it's a nice Dodge Viper for Apple at this point to showcase their wares. In that respect, they've got my vote - mostly because I've been waiting for a "real" video ipod and the camera matches wits with my aging Canon nicely) getting a phone get's the gadgets out of my pockets and briefcase and back home where they belong.
Plus it's a (at least a) 50% business write-off which I can always use. Not the best justification for everyone - but the IRS makes it my business to get any and all toys applicable to my work.
Your ability to not see an open call to improve your life and get what you'd like instead of what you can afford astounds me. Until your wonderful people skills showed up. Good luck with those fries - they're changing the oil you know?
What war - I'm sorry was Apple going out of business again? What - did your computer's spyware type that message for you, because I'm lost.
Right and those same geeks have sunk the PS3 which is still selling hot, and really made a show of support for Serenity and Snakes on a Plane. Oh - and you really nailed the iPod. What a fucking overpriced worthless one of those eh?
Your track record astounds me. In fact, if I bet on the opposite you bitch about, I can pretty much predict the future.
In that way you provide a valuable service. Kudos!
Tom Waits? T-Bone Stankus said it first:
s /existentialblueslyrics.html
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/s/stankastbonelyric
How is this different from their iPod? Outside of hacking it - everything you put on it outside of your own mp3s, CDs, videos, and photos (which you can do with the iPhone as well) you pay for.
According to those numbers, getting the high-end iPhone and 2 years of unlimited data would cost around 45 a month (1080.00). A tad cheaper than 3000. Probably a scumbag from Microsoft - where they released a new brown product this week. It didn't play music though.
re:"The PS3 is having difficulty because, in a word, it sucks. It's more than a day late and a dollar short."
Why? Because it sucks? "Fucking-a" you're a marketing genius - hey Fred! Listen to this fucker - he says the product "sucks" - better tell the guys in manufacturing to stop everything - because it "sucks".
Holy fuck you're brilliant! Genius motherfucker! It's having difficulty because you say it sucks - wow. Would someone burn all the schools down now? I'm not paying tax money for this shit anymore.
And because you said it - it must be true. Hey - I saw Wii's being thrown into bonfires because they wouldn't sell after Xmas. It was at Best Buy - I swear!
Nice try Zonk.
Woof - in dollars you're talking double and a bit more. What beast is your smartphone?
I liked the blog that bashed the lack of flash for the camera. With digital cameras to get the room light right or to shoot large indoor spaces, I don't use a flash. In fact I probably use the flash less than 10% of the time overall. And when I cover rock concerts and use an 800-dollar plus camera? I don't use flash unless I want my press badge and my total-venue-access passes revoked. That and flash eats battery time and this cuisinarte is going to be doing power-manageent to the gills already. Fuck flash.
I"m not sorry to hear what you can afford. Nor is the market that is interested in such things. Here's a thought though - you could go rant on some luxury car forums, or some Jewlery forums about how their stuff is expensive. Here's another thought - that doesn't come often to those who accept wages as their only income - business expense. Saving money for tax time isn't a big help either. But again - you won't have to worry about those kinds of deductions. Until you decide to stop doing the same old crap. Change - or keep making change.
This is legal. Aren't you dead yet? Get a move-on!
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_conte nt&task=view&id=4513&Itemid=2
HD-DVD is less open. You're a dumbfuck. Please die now, we need the air you're wasting.
That why in the Bay area I contract. I determine how much I want to work. I get to work on some really neat things, and often for more than one company a week (or even a day). But if I want a day to decompress, I take it. Full-time in Silicon Valley is a bit of a faustian bargin, but at least they get stock or stock options. You can take some downtime when you cash out, or start another YouTube.
Well, the parts no - the combination thereof - yes. I was waiting for a wide screen iPod for a year, and all the telephone talk was seperate from that product. You could hear from the audience - who should have been no stranger to rumor sites - awaken to the idea they're one product. Kind if fun to watch it really.
Veddy true - here's one for nearly 500.00:
http://www.elitetronix.net/servlet/Detail?no=401
re:"The price, however... I won't be getting one for the same reason I've never owned other Mac hardware."
Because you're a poor dirt-farmer? Sorry to hear it. I'm off to go shopping now.
Interesting link. It's a nice phone but I like the ubber minimalist Apple stye of course. That's the thing though before everyone bemoans price. They're not looking to take 75% of the market, just 1 percent of it. Sounds like a reasonable target. Probably more related to production capacity than anything else at this point.
I'd also heard that Cingular data plans can be had in the 50-60 dollar range. But 100 does sound scary. Try saying 299.00 for an unlimited data plan. Horrors!
Here's a copy of the court filing. A link more informative than the Yahoo link methinks:
p le.pdf
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/pdfs/2007ciscovap
Enjoy the legaleeze.
HA! The Beatles made a killing on the Anthology project and every album since (and the BBC recordings before the Anthology). Paul is worth over a billion alone. A billion dollars isn't real money? Oh here's another tidbit - the lawsuit was held in the UK. Home turf advantage and they still lost.