Why do I have the feeling the internal review will come up with the answer that the police didn't use excessive force?
Maybe because they didn't. Did you watch the video? That dude was being a flat-out asshat, probably on purpose. Definitely enough to warrant his removal from the building. He was asked to leave repeatedly and refused. 100% justified use of force. Taser included.
Can quantum computers be used to create encryption keys that other quantum computers cannot solve in linear time? Perhaps computers will someday each include a QPU (quantum processing unit) that would be dedicated to performing such tasks.
The problem is the idea that you can keep a historic city below sea level and nothing bad will ever happen.
You seem to have forgotten about a little place called Atlantis. Thousands of years below sea-level and I've never heard any bad stories. In fact, their Chupacabra production levels are at an all-time high. I've heard that famous celebrities like Elvis Presley and Bigfoot own real-estate there...
Of course, if they don't want it at that price then market research before development should've suggested that the market doesn't want the software enough to justify making it.
This is my point exactly. The market itself will decide whether your price is right, not the size of the market. If the market is 5 people and they are willing to pay $5 for your software, or if the market is 5000 people and they are willing to pay $5 for your software, in both cases your software is worth exactly $5 and that's what you should charge (or less), regardless of how much you spent to develop it. The size of the market doesn't matter, it's what that market will bear. If you charge $10 for your software, regardless of market size, someone else will charge $5 and kill you. Like you said, though, proper market research should put you on the right track from the get-go in terms of balancing costs and price. I would say basing the price on "whatever he feels like" would be what's silly.
Price software reasonably; if the market is large, price low. If small, price higher.
How about you price it based on it's value, not the size of the market? Just because the market is small, that does not make your software more valuable. Just because the market is small, it doesn't mean you should try to gouge your customers. It only takes one good competitor to destroy you. I would say, "Price software reasonably and competitively regardless of market size". Get rich by making and selling a good product to lots of people, not by trying to gouge in a small market. If the market is too small to be profitable with your product, you need to rethink your business strategy and expand into other markets.
How does it determine that an update is going to harm it? Are the update people really stupid enough to put "Removes Storm" in their list of patch features? It seems like Microsoft should start being responsible for helping to remove these sorts of botnets, and using trickier techniques to get its patches for stuff like this onto machines. Microsoft has caused these problems by shipping a faulty product. They should be dumping lots of resources into fixing this problem. Or get sued.
What programming bug would you use to explain a picture with you in the middle of an intersection, red light clearly shown on the photo and drivers on the cross road edging forward after seeing a green light?
I was thinking the same thing. He certainly does not speak for me. Besides, "faith" and "wishful thinking" are similar, but not the same thing really. Faith implies an unconditional acceptance, whereas wishful thinking has an inherent doubt aspect -- you're wishing it, but not really convinced it will happen. It's entirely different to believe that something will happen than it is to hope that something will happen. Having faith in something frees you from doubt and worry in regards to that thing. And ultimately if you seek to lead an enlightened life, you need to rid yourself of such worries and doubts. You will be healthier, live longer, and have a much richer spiritual experience of life. So even if something like Heaven (for instance) doesn't exist, it doesn't matter because A.) if Heaven exists, you're set, B.) if Heaven doesn't exist, you'll be dead by the time you learn the truth so who cares, and C.) you will have lived your life free of worry and doubt in regards to death, which is to your benefit during life. So ultimately you win, whether Heaven exists or not. The key is to free yourself of worry, and wishful thinking implies worry, whereas faith does not.
Now that Sony knows the true identities of all the Neil Diamond fans, they can now complete their deathstar and will be the ultimate power in the universe!
Yeah, but the corporation is in the US. You can't just do anything you want because you
do it in a foreign country. Just like you can't not-pay US taxes because you do your
business in Sweden... International Law treaties are far more complex than just "If you
do stuff in CountryX you are not liable in CountryY"
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Why do I have the feeling the internal review will come up with the answer that the police didn't use excessive force?
Maybe because they didn't. Did you watch the video? That dude was being a flat-out asshat, probably on purpose. Definitely enough to warrant his removal from the building. He was asked to leave repeatedly and refused. 100% justified use of force. Taser included.
Yeah, and neither of those events generates a royalty for the artist. Welcome to CrazyLand.
I guess you are a prehistoric old fossil
a home health worker who has never even used a computer
Uhh... WHAT??
as we shift our focus solely to growing our online advertising network of websites
YESSS!!1!11!1!!
Can quantum computers be used to create encryption keys that other quantum computers cannot solve in linear time? Perhaps computers will someday each include a QPU (quantum processing unit) that would be dedicated to performing such tasks.
The problem is the idea that you can keep a historic city below sea level and nothing bad will ever happen.
You seem to have forgotten about a little place called Atlantis. Thousands of years below sea-level and I've never heard any bad stories. In fact, their Chupacabra production levels are at an all-time high. I've heard that famous celebrities like Elvis Presley and Bigfoot own real-estate there...
I'm sure Bill Gates has some goons who take care of troublemakers like you.
Of course, if they don't want it at that price then market research before development should've suggested that the market doesn't want the software enough to justify making it.
This is my point exactly. The market itself will decide whether your price is right, not the size of the market. If the market is 5 people and they are willing to pay $5 for your software, or if the market is 5000 people and they are willing to pay $5 for your software, in both cases your software is worth exactly $5 and that's what you should charge (or less), regardless of how much you spent to develop it. The size of the market doesn't matter, it's what that market will bear. If you charge $10 for your software, regardless of market size, someone else will charge $5 and kill you. Like you said, though, proper market research should put you on the right track from the get-go in terms of balancing costs and price. I would say basing the price on "whatever he feels like" would be what's silly.
Price software reasonably; if the market is large, price low. If small, price higher.
How about you price it based on it's value, not the size of the market? Just because the market is small, that does not make your software more valuable. Just because the market is small, it doesn't mean you should try to gouge your customers. It only takes one good competitor to destroy you. I would say, "Price software reasonably and competitively regardless of market size". Get rich by making and selling a good product to lots of people, not by trying to gouge in a small market. If the market is too small to be profitable with your product, you need to rethink your business strategy and expand into other markets.
I can't ask the police to arrest you for trespassing on my neighbor's property
Well, you can ask...
They should study how a person with only one eye reads also. Or one eye closed.
Of the $4800, only $10 was data charges, the rest was service and regulatory fees and taxes.
How does it determine that an update is going to harm it? Are the update people really stupid enough to put "Removes Storm" in their list of patch features? It seems like Microsoft should start being responsible for helping to remove these sorts of botnets, and using trickier techniques to get its patches for stuff like this onto machines. Microsoft has caused these problems by shipping a faulty product. They should be dumping lots of resources into fixing this problem. Or get sued.
The goggles, they do nothing!
Some news sources say five, some say six
So if you adjust for the sensationalism quotient, the answer is one.
Or just think ahead
C'mon. We're talking about humans here.
What programming bug would you use to explain a picture with you in the middle of an intersection, red light clearly shown on the photo and drivers on the cross road edging forward after seeing a green light?
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I was thinking the same thing. He certainly does not speak for me. Besides, "faith" and "wishful thinking" are similar, but not the same thing really. Faith implies an unconditional acceptance, whereas wishful thinking has an inherent doubt aspect -- you're wishing it, but not really convinced it will happen. It's entirely different to believe that something will happen than it is to hope that something will happen. Having faith in something frees you from doubt and worry in regards to that thing. And ultimately if you seek to lead an enlightened life, you need to rid yourself of such worries and doubts. You will be healthier, live longer, and have a much richer spiritual experience of life. So even if something like Heaven (for instance) doesn't exist, it doesn't matter because A.) if Heaven exists, you're set, B.) if Heaven doesn't exist, you'll be dead by the time you learn the truth so who cares, and C.) you will have lived your life free of worry and doubt in regards to death, which is to your benefit during life. So ultimately you win, whether Heaven exists or not. The key is to free yourself of worry, and wishful thinking implies worry, whereas faith does not.
Why? What could possibly go wrong?
Now that Sony knows the true identities of all the Neil Diamond fans, they can now complete their deathstar and will be the ultimate power in the universe!
Why do so many nerds seem to lean toward the Libertarian end of the spectrum?
Can you cite your source for this data? Or are you just assuming this because some of your friends are libertarians?
The actions were in Sweden.
Yeah, but the corporation is in the US. You can't just do anything you want because you do it in a foreign country. Just like you can't not-pay US taxes because you do your business in Sweden... International Law treaties are far more complex than just "If you do stuff in CountryX you are not liable in CountryY"
And while they don't break kneecaps
No, but they destroy eardrums
is attributing the move to demand by customers for lower prices
Holy shit. In Canada, all consumers have to do is demand lower prices and they get them??