Chose which one you want to do business in? No-one is forcing Facebook to do business in every single country.
And, before you cry "but, Internet is global", observe that Facebook specifically has a business-unit (legal entity) in France, which is what matters here.
Tell me about it - had a contract with a US company, in Euros.... When the US dollar dropped, the hourly rated in USD went up by a lot and the customer started whining about having signed the contract in Euros:)
In my previous job, I refused to accept anyone joining my conf-calls using Skype - the audio quality was horrendous, and when you're conferencing in people from around the globe, with lots of different accents and differing levels of English, you need every bit of clarity you can get.
In the current job, we're allowing Skype, but the one time we ended up using it, we still had to give up due to dropouts and general quality.
Taxi service is terrible. Taxis are dirty and old and frequently rip you off if you don't know where you are going.
You should prolly go live somewhere civilized, instead of Outer Bummfuck, Poopistan? I've travelled half the planet so far, and far-and-away most taxis have been clean, drivers polite, and routes pretty much optimal (I occasionally check with a GPS-enabled phone out of curiosity)
Yeah, Stupid Finland for not just letting people rot outside of its borders, but trying to do the humane thing, even while in an economic downturn where they (concurrently) have to lay off part of the workforce at a university.
Hypocrites. Amnesty International workers and members who use an Apple, Samsung or Sony phone or laptop are just as "guilty" as Apple, Samsung or Sony.
Baloney. Just because I use a company's products, that does not mean I approve of every aspect of their behavior, nor does it mean I forfeit my right to criticize them.
I don't necessarily agree with what Amnesty International is saying, but they certainly have a right to say it, regardless of what cellphones they use.
You've financially supported the very activity that is hurting Environment/Children/Whatever, and then you want to criticize them for that activity?!? Seriously?!?!?
off the top of my head: * hp (tandem computers) himalaya - do they even have an off switch?
Don't ask HP Support - they truly have no clue what those machines are......but that could be because HP Sales seem to think they run Windows, when selling support contracts for 'em.
I'm reading these comments, and I think people are missing something: There'll still be smartphones for sale
The masses can still get their phones, either locally (incl backdoor) or via internet (backdoor optional).
The locally sold ones will be sold to people who do not care about, do not understand, or have never heard of backdoors/unlocking/encryption... and these will be, by far(!), the largest groups. The minuscule elite, who must have a phone with a perceived level of cryptographic protection, will in no way be able to move things in any direction on their own. The iPeople, those who cannot just choose a different brand, will have access to internet, and buy their desired hardware from out-of-state.
Just to clarify: I've seen contracts where any cost-saving incurred by the supplier is partially passed on the customer - this is a trait in contracted manufacturing, where you get goods produced as a set, and if the supplier manages to optimise production, the savings are shared. Meanwhile, if the supplier cannot hit the target costs, they don't bear all the expenses (only most of it)
About half of the financing comes from NASA. Admittedly SpaceX can still waste money like in any way they like, but at that point it would be appropriate if NASA reduced the money they put in since there clearly is too much of it floating around.
Doesn't work that way, you can't go to Apple and say you make too much money so sell me an iPhone for half the price. Your choices are: 1) Buy something else 2) Not buy it 3) Create it in-house (since you're NASA)
There are alternatives, but not cheaper ones. Leaving the ISS stranded is not an option. And in-house you get a massive government project with pork to every district. But if you want to start your own rocket company, remove the bloat and undercut SpaceX on price just do it and NASA will be happy to award you contracts. What are you waiting for?
In business, I have literally seen cases where a customer tells the supplier they are making too much money, and forces a price-reduction on them. Just because you cannot do it with Apple doesn't mean large companies and consortia cannot.
(note: Not arguing about whether NASA should, only that it is done)
Isn't Android a (modified) Java Runtime Environment running on top of Linux? Why would have a JRE on QNX have a tremendously higher processing overhead, compared to a JRE on Linux?
If you ever were to have someone decapitate you, Jeremy Clarkson might be your best option, given he is more likely to hit an innocent bystander than you.
Some of this is due to pre-allocated resources. CPU reserved to support mandatory Kinect features -> features become optional, resources released CPU reserved for planned OS features -> Features require less CPU, resources released RAM reserved for planned OS features -> Features implemented with smaller footprint, resources released
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Sony was talking about this - it went nowhere, fast.
Because that's literally the price anywhere in the world where hybrids could be used ...
Try 5 USD/Gallon
http://www.wolframalpha.com/in...
Chose which one you want to do business in? No-one is forcing Facebook to do business in every single country.
And, before you cry "but, Internet is global", observe that Facebook specifically has a business-unit (legal entity) in France, which is what matters here.
Tell me about it - had a contract with a US company, in Euros .... When the US dollar dropped, the hourly rated in USD went up by a lot and the customer started whining about having signed the contract in Euros :)
I liked the 1.33:1 USD:EUR - made shopping in the US nice and cheap :P
In my previous job, I refused to accept anyone joining my conf-calls using Skype - the audio quality was horrendous, and when you're conferencing in people from around the globe, with lots of different accents and differing levels of English, you need every bit of clarity you can get.
In the current job, we're allowing Skype, but the one time we ended up using it, we still had to give up due to dropouts and general quality.
No, the European Union is not a country.
Taxi service is terrible. Taxis are dirty and old and frequently rip you off if you don't know where you are going.
You should prolly go live somewhere civilized, instead of Outer Bummfuck, Poopistan?
I've travelled half the planet so far, and far-and-away most taxis have been clean, drivers polite, and routes pretty much optimal (I occasionally check with a GPS-enabled phone out of curiosity)
If you buy a computer with a given OS, and it upgrades to a later OS before the warranty expires, take it back to the store and tell them to fix it :)
...and if you're launching from anywhere outside of the United States of America?
Yeah, Stupid Finland for not just letting people rot outside of its borders, but trying to do the humane thing, even while in an economic downturn where they (concurrently) have to lay off part of the workforce at a university.
This is Finland - even the 3D printed robots think it's too dang cold!
Is the skin near the wing mountpoints, or the skin on the wings, or the fueltanks bulletproof?
Hypocrites. Amnesty International workers and members who use an Apple, Samsung or Sony phone or laptop are just as "guilty" as Apple, Samsung or Sony.
Baloney. Just because I use a company's products, that does not mean I approve of every aspect of their behavior, nor does it mean I forfeit my right to criticize them.
I don't necessarily agree with what Amnesty International is saying, but they certainly have a right to say it, regardless of what cellphones they use.
You've financially supported the very activity that is hurting Environment/Children/Whatever, and then you want to criticize them for that activity?!? Seriously?!?!?
off the top of my head:
* hp (tandem computers) himalaya - do they even have an off switch?
Don't ask HP Support - they truly have no clue what those machines are......but that could be because HP Sales seem to think they run Windows, when selling support contracts for 'em.
I'm thinking composting me would result in a lot of toxins and heavy metals being added to the soil...
I'm reading these comments, and I think people are missing something: There'll still be smartphones for sale
The masses can still get their phones, either locally (incl backdoor) or via internet (backdoor optional).
The locally sold ones will be sold to people who do not care about, do not understand, or have never heard of backdoors/unlocking/encryption ... and these will be, by far(!), the largest groups.
The minuscule elite, who must have a phone with a perceived level of cryptographic protection, will in no way be able to move things in any direction on their own.
The iPeople, those who cannot just choose a different brand, will have access to internet, and buy their desired hardware from out-of-state.
Where I'm from, that's illegal - sounds like some cameras and a bit of software could be made to correct that behaviour (and make money!)
Just to clarify: I've seen contracts where any cost-saving incurred by the supplier is partially passed on the customer - this is a trait in contracted manufacturing, where you get goods produced as a set, and if the supplier manages to optimise production, the savings are shared.
Meanwhile, if the supplier cannot hit the target costs, they don't bear all the expenses (only most of it)
About half of the financing comes from NASA. Admittedly SpaceX can still waste money like in any way they like, but at that point it would be appropriate if NASA reduced the money they put in since there clearly is too much of it floating around.
Doesn't work that way, you can't go to Apple and say you make too much money so sell me an iPhone for half the price. Your choices are:
1) Buy something else
2) Not buy it
3) Create it in-house (since you're NASA)
There are alternatives, but not cheaper ones. Leaving the ISS stranded is not an option. And in-house you get a massive government project with pork to every district. But if you want to start your own rocket company, remove the bloat and undercut SpaceX on price just do it and NASA will be happy to award you contracts. What are you waiting for?
In business, I have literally seen cases where a customer tells the supplier they are making too much money, and forces a price-reduction on them.
Just because you cannot do it with Apple doesn't mean large companies and consortia cannot.
(note: Not arguing about whether NASA should, only that it is done)
Curious...
Isn't Android a (modified) Java Runtime Environment running on top of Linux? Why would have a JRE on QNX have a tremendously higher processing overhead, compared to a JRE on Linux?
If you ever were to have someone decapitate you, Jeremy Clarkson might be your best option, given he is more likely to hit an innocent bystander than you.
Oblig. Futurama...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
While interesting, ultimately irrelevant - 90% of the world (...) knows Football as being that sport where you kick around a ball, with your feet.
ya-ya, I know, /. is a USA'ian site.
Some of this is due to pre-allocated resources.
CPU reserved to support mandatory Kinect features -> features become optional, resources released
CPU reserved for planned OS features -> Features require less CPU, resources released
RAM reserved for planned OS features -> Features implemented with smaller footprint, resources released