Most high end audio gear is Made in the USA. Yes, it's a niche, but it's dominated by USA-manufactured products utilizing USA-sourced parts. And that is consumer electronics. High end, sure, but still consumer electronics.
If it carries the Made In America tag, then substantially most or all of the parts AND labor must be provided in the US. You cannot bring parts from overseas and just assemble here; substantially most of the parts must be domestically sourced.
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
So then why does Apple sell a 12W charger that charges the iPhone at 12W, rather than just 5W? Is it because the degradation of the batteries and risk of fire are lower with a 12W Apple charger?
Socialism IS an economic model; it IS either-or with capitalism. That's why the Nordic model is actually a capitalist economy with a strong social safety net. A socialist economy CANNOT exist with capitalism, they are at odds with each other. And socialist countries always end up in ruthless dictatorships - it is almost required to make it work with human nature.
As far a wealth tax, why stop at $2 million? Surely $200K is plenty, most people live with less than that. But is that still too high? Worldwide it is. Why not take everything from anyone and redistribute so it is equal? You don't NEED a home, an apartment works fine... My issue is how does the limit get set, and does it apply to everyone? Because as we see around the world and even in the US, those that get to set the limits/laws are conspicuously exempted from the laws. All animals are equal except some are more equal than others...
Most cruel joke of all, however, has been played by Hitler & Co. on those German capitalists and small businessmen who once backed National Socialism as a means of saving Germany's bourgeois economic structure from radicalism. The Nazi credo that the individual belongs to the state also applies to business. Some businesses have been confiscated outright, on others what amounts to a capital tax has been levied. Profits have been strictly controlled. Some idea of the increasing Governmental control and interference in business could be deduced from the fact that 80% of all building and 50% of all industrial orders in Germany originated last year with the Government. Hard-pressed for foodstuffs as well as funds, the Nazi regime has taken over large estates and in many instances collectivized agriculture, a procedure fundamentally similar to Russian Communism.
That is from Time's 1939 Man of the Year for Hitler. Compare that to the current "socialist" mantra of the Democrat party: ownership of companies, restriction on profits, nationalization of industries, wealth taxes. The Democrat party is literally the party of Nazism, and Hitler's platform is enshrined in their own platform, just with different names.
Thus, it is complete proof - the presence of the lizard people inside the hollow Earth demands that it is not a nougat center. And referenced for you as well. QED.
The truth is, there is NOTHING at the center of the Earth, because the Earth is hollow. I mean, I saw about it on the Internet and if it's on the Internet, it has to be true!
You're wrong. The original quote was from the WWF, and they stated - with no factual basis - 2035. And the IPCC took it at face value, and admitted as much.
Well, you need a program AND product manager to "own" each and every small feature, like does the caret flash or not, is it grey or black, etc. And then you need program managers to manage the horde of lower program managers. And of course your $5/sq. ft. monthly rent in downtown SF because you HAVE to be there because it's trendy and all...
So better to attack a distance #2 or #3, rather than the dominant #1. Got it. Their economy is still growing, why not encourage/support it to develop with low CO2 output, rather than what they're currently doing?
Locl pollution has to be solved locally. CO2 is a global, long-term problem.
That's what the GP said. Apparently you disagree. Which of you is wrong? Is the CO2 from China less harmful than the CO2 from the US or Germany? If you want to address a global problem, doesn't it make sense to start with the person contributing most to the supposed problem? Or do we use it to brow-beat those who are dropping their emissions and emit less than half the amount?
Your attitude is why so many see "climate change" action about CO2 as mere politics. You really don't believe it's an issue, since you do not want to address the heart of your issue - CO2 emissions. Rather, it's a political stick you can try to use to beat another person. It makes ZERO SENSE to ignore the number one source of your problem - China, with it's CO2 emissions - and go after someone else.
You would think so, but given the fact they're still losing money - they ARE doing something wrong. It's always shocking to me that these "new" companies need staffs of hundreds, and budgets of hundreds of millions, to blow it all and lose money. And a site like Craigslist with a few dozen employees turns a profit, reaching more people...
Interestingly, on the page you link, the word profit does not appear anywhere. Yes, they have revenue - but no profit. It's easy to get $10 billion in revenue - sell $11 billion dollars for $10 billion. They have lots of revenue - but no profit.
They started rising slightly in 2017, and all indications are that slight increase continued in 2018. So yes, they are slowly coming back - far from dead.
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Most high end audio gear is Made in the USA. Yes, it's a niche, but it's dominated by USA-manufactured products utilizing USA-sourced parts. And that is consumer electronics. High end, sure, but still consumer electronics.
If it carries the Made In America tag, then substantially most or all of the parts AND labor must be provided in the US. You cannot bring parts from overseas and just assemble here; substantially most of the parts must be domestically sourced.
Lil' Wayne solved that for the Samsung phones...
WTF? You don't know a current (or previous) generation Mac book which uses USB C? And you call yourself an Apple fan? HERETIC!
New model numbers cost money - you have to pay to tool those! Better to just add a sticker to the end of the model number to extend it a bit...
There may be a rationale for 5W versus 20W chargers that has to do with making the phone batteries degrade slower and reduce the risk of fire.
So then why does Apple sell a 12W charger that charges the iPhone at 12W, rather than just 5W? Is it because the degradation of the batteries and risk of fire are lower with a 12W Apple charger?
Socialism IS an economic model; it IS either-or with capitalism. That's why the Nordic model is actually a capitalist economy with a strong social safety net. A socialist economy CANNOT exist with capitalism, they are at odds with each other. And socialist countries always end up in ruthless dictatorships - it is almost required to make it work with human nature.
As far a wealth tax, why stop at $2 million? Surely $200K is plenty, most people live with less than that. But is that still too high? Worldwide it is. Why not take everything from anyone and redistribute so it is equal? You don't NEED a home, an apartment works fine... My issue is how does the limit get set, and does it apply to everyone? Because as we see around the world and even in the US, those that get to set the limits/laws are conspicuously exempted from the laws. All animals are equal except some are more equal than others...
Most cruel joke of all, however, has been played by Hitler & Co. on those German capitalists and small businessmen who once backed National Socialism as a means of saving Germany's bourgeois economic structure from radicalism. The Nazi credo that the individual belongs to the state also applies to business. Some businesses have been confiscated outright, on others what amounts to a capital tax has been levied. Profits have been strictly controlled. Some idea of the increasing Governmental control and interference in business could be deduced from the fact that 80% of all building and 50% of all industrial orders in Germany originated last year with the Government. Hard-pressed for foodstuffs as well as funds, the Nazi regime has taken over large estates and in many instances collectivized agriculture, a procedure fundamentally similar to Russian Communism.
That is from Time's 1939 Man of the Year for Hitler. Compare that to the current "socialist" mantra of the Democrat party: ownership of companies, restriction on profits, nationalization of industries, wealth taxes. The Democrat party is literally the party of Nazism, and Hitler's platform is enshrined in their own platform, just with different names.
I can PROVE you are wrong:
Nougat is made with honey and egg whites. Lizards love honey and eggs. Thus, if there was a nougat center, the lizard people who live in the hollow Earth would have eaten it all, instead of coming up and mutilating our cattle.
Thus, it is complete proof - the presence of the lizard people inside the hollow Earth demands that it is not a nougat center. And referenced for you as well. QED.
The truth is, there is NOTHING at the center of the Earth, because the Earth is hollow. I mean, I saw about it on the Internet and if it's on the Internet, it has to be true!
First they steal Ukraine. Then they steal our election. Now they steal the North Pole!
At least attribute the Word...;)
This video is still relevant today...
You're wrong. The original quote was from the WWF, and they stated - with no factual basis - 2035. And the IPCC took it at face value, and admitted as much.
Well, you need a program AND product manager to "own" each and every small feature, like does the caret flash or not, is it grey or black, etc. And then you need program managers to manage the horde of lower program managers. And of course your $5/sq. ft. monthly rent in downtown SF because you HAVE to be there because it's trendy and all...
So better to attack a distance #2 or #3, rather than the dominant #1. Got it. Their economy is still growing, why not encourage/support it to develop with low CO2 output, rather than what they're currently doing?
Last year they were projecting no profits for 2018, and purchase offers were in the realm of valuation of this IPO - so I'd conclude their profitability status has not changed - stagnant valuation.
the market actually returned to growth in the second and third quarter of the year before being hit by a shortage of CPUs towards the end of the year
Demand is increasing again, such that supply cannot match demand. Thank you for proving my point.
Locl pollution has to be solved locally. CO2 is a global, long-term problem.
That's what the GP said. Apparently you disagree. Which of you is wrong? Is the CO2 from China less harmful than the CO2 from the US or Germany? If you want to address a global problem, doesn't it make sense to start with the person contributing most to the supposed problem? Or do we use it to brow-beat those who are dropping their emissions and emit less than half the amount?
Your attitude is why so many see "climate change" action about CO2 as mere politics. You really don't believe it's an issue, since you do not want to address the heart of your issue - CO2 emissions. Rather, it's a political stick you can try to use to beat another person. It makes ZERO SENSE to ignore the number one source of your problem - China, with it's CO2 emissions - and go after someone else.
You would think so, but given the fact they're still losing money - they ARE doing something wrong. It's always shocking to me that these "new" companies need staffs of hundreds, and budgets of hundreds of millions, to blow it all and lose money. And a site like Craigslist with a few dozen employees turns a profit, reaching more people...
IPCC AR4 said the glaciers would be gone by 2035; now it's just 1/3rd of them gone by 2100. Hurray - forward progress!
Interestingly, on the page you link, the word profit does not appear anywhere. Yes, they have revenue - but no profit. It's easy to get $10 billion in revenue - sell $11 billion dollars for $10 billion. They have lots of revenue - but no profit.
Then the biggest focus should be on what we can do to cut China's emissions - which are the greatest in the world, and growing rapidly.
They started rising slightly in 2017, and all indications are that slight increase continued in 2018. So yes, they are slowly coming back - far from dead.
Was that the William Shatner ST universe, or the Chris Pine ST universe?