As A/C has noted. That is all complete bullshit.
Mr. Musk had no conversations with anyone on site, before turning up with a solution no-one wanted.
None of you other points are anything more than stuff you've made up.
Vern Unsworth is an internationally known cave explorer, and lives locally. He knows the cave system well, and was called upon early in the rescue.
Elon Musk is a businessman who knows nothing of caves. He also called someone a "pedo" and I can't imagine why you're defending him.
No, he expressed annoyance that some entitled arsehole turned up and got in the experts way with his impractical pointless gadget.
Then he pointed out what we were all thinking, namely that the whole submarine thing was just a publicity stunt.
Elon was unhappy because he is unused to being subjected to straight talk.
They have sales targets but don't work on commission.
That sounds like the worst of both worlds for the workers.
So when the boss wants to know why the team are not selling enough TV's (or whatever) they can honestly say "because you're not paying us enough to do that".
There's nothing to stop you doing just that A/C, just like there will be nothing stopping the FBI charging you with using unlawful encryption if you do.
Your choice.
I'm not sure that's really what the FBI want.
It may be that they just want a law that they can use to charge people even if they have no real evidence of any other crimes, like the "Lying to the FBI" laws.
You make some excellent points about IBM, and they are one of the better players.
I have not forgotten about SCO and all that nonsense, but I am of the view that any software patent should be invalidated.
If you can be arsed messing about with ROMs you can download the correct ROM for your phone and country from here.
I am pretty sure they come without any "extras" (at least the S4 ROM I got had none).
I hope IBM have their arse handed to them (but they probably won't).
An IBM executive is expected to testify during the two-week trial about licensing deals with technology companies like Amazon and Google...
Which will prove only that Google and Amazon didn't challenge the stupid patents, not that they are valid.
I'm sure Groupon's counsel will have thought of that though.
That's not actually true, although it is widely believed apparently:
Research by Victorian historians showed that the original 1215 charter had concerned the medieval relationship between the monarch and the barons, rather than the rights of ordinary people, but the charter remained a powerful, iconic document, even after almost all of its content was repealed from the statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries. Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today, often cited by politicians and campaigners, and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities, Lord Denning describing it as "the greatest constitutional document of all times – the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot"
That is from the Wikipedia article.
Your point is not without merit however. Al Sisi rules largely due to the military support of the US, as he is seen as an enemy of the Muslim Brotherhood.
I understood the US has a law that forbids the supply of military aid to any government that takes power in a coup, so the US just declared that there was no coup.
Problem solved.
And let me guess, you'd rather have the government make the rules...we'll pencil you in for July 6th, 2028...
Oh, yes, that's exactly how it works in my country, where we have a proper taxpayer funded public health system.
When I got diverticulitis a few years ago and needed a bowel resection, I had to wait 25 years for surgery.
Hang on, no I didn't because the government have nothing to do with scheduling surgery, it's doctors that do it, and I had to wait two weeks. It cost me no dollars at all.
Clueless A/C
Good idea.
That's exactly what that restaurant owner did when she told Mr. Trump's propaganda woman to leave her restaurant.
There should be consequences for bad behaviour.
Wow, that's an angry reply.
I'm not sure what you mean by echo chamber, I'm basing what I know about Megaupload on what the local media has reported, and I don't remember any mention of transactions in the US. I am happy to be proven wrong however, if you can provide a link? I couldn't find anything.
It seems odd to me that a Hong Kong company, run by a New Zealand resident (along with a bunch of Europeans) would do any financial transactions in the US.
Nope. Their servers were in Hong Kong.
As far as I can tell Megaupload had no presence in the US at all.
Also, despite the latest ruling, the NZ Police have already apologised to Kim Dotcom and paid him compensation for their illegal raid.
I am at a loss as to why copyright infringement is even a criminal offense.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman wrote:
The stark reality is that we have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people. This threatens to make us a democracy in name only.
—Paul Krugman, 2012
Your crack about "the mythical socialist paradise" would seem to be the sort of dualist thinking and setting up of straw men which precludes any real debate on the issue.
Just because I am arguing the US is an Oligarchy (or Plutocracy if you'd rather) does not make me a Socialist.
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As A/C has noted. That is all complete bullshit.
Mr. Musk had no conversations with anyone on site, before turning up with a solution no-one wanted.
None of you other points are anything more than stuff you've made up.
Vern Unsworth is an internationally known cave explorer, and lives locally. He knows the cave system well, and was called upon early in the rescue.
Elon Musk is a businessman who knows nothing of caves. He also called someone a "pedo" and I can't imagine why you're defending him.
No, he expressed annoyance that some entitled arsehole turned up and got in the experts way with his impractical pointless gadget.
Then he pointed out what we were all thinking, namely that the whole submarine thing was just a publicity stunt.
Elon was unhappy because he is unused to being subjected to straight talk.
"Let's plays" actively harm sales and everyone knows it. citation required
Is that the same thing as the way that pirates never pay for music?
Oh, wait. They're actually good customers.
They have sales targets but don't work on commission.
That sounds like the worst of both worlds for the workers.
So when the boss wants to know why the team are not selling enough TV's (or whatever) they can honestly say "because you're not paying us enough to do that".
it could very well go before an extremist judge who has never tried a case before
That is a very odd way to run a country.
Have a bank robbery problem? Talk to all bank staff...
The study of the spread of Communist groups all over the USA...
One of these things is not like the other.
There's nothing to stop you doing just that A/C, just like there will be nothing stopping the FBI charging you with using unlawful encryption if you do.
Your choice.
I'm not sure that's really what the FBI want.
It may be that they just want a law that they can use to charge people even if they have no real evidence of any other crimes, like the "Lying to the FBI" laws.
Must be opposite day today.
I didn't get the memo, but there's no other explanation.
A blast of 1 million Celsius is enough for killing...
Holy Mackerel, Google's Russian --> English translator is awful.
You make some excellent points about IBM, and they are one of the better players.
I have not forgotten about SCO and all that nonsense, but I am of the view that any software patent should be invalidated.
If you can be arsed messing about with ROMs you can download the correct ROM for your phone and country from here.
I am pretty sure they come without any "extras" (at least the S4 ROM I got had none).
Which will prove only that Google and Amazon didn't challenge the stupid patents, not that they are valid.
I'm sure Groupon's counsel will have thought of that though.
Research by Victorian historians showed that the original 1215 charter had concerned the medieval relationship between the monarch and the barons, rather than the rights of ordinary people, but the charter remained a powerful, iconic document, even after almost all of its content was repealed from the statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries. Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today, often cited by politicians and campaigners, and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities, Lord Denning describing it as "the greatest constitutional document of all times – the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot"
That is from the Wikipedia article.
Your point is not without merit however. Al Sisi rules largely due to the military support of the US, as he is seen as an enemy of the Muslim Brotherhood.
I understood the US has a law that forbids the supply of military aid to any government that takes power in a coup, so the US just declared that there was no coup.
Problem solved.
And let me guess, you'd rather have the government make the rules...we'll pencil you in for July 6th, 2028...
Oh, yes, that's exactly how it works in my country, where we have a proper taxpayer funded public health system.
When I got diverticulitis a few years ago and needed a bowel resection, I had to wait 25 years for surgery.
Hang on, no I didn't because the government have nothing to do with scheduling surgery, it's doctors that do it, and I had to wait two weeks. It cost me no dollars at all.
Clueless A/C
Carbohydrates are for export.
Italy is the country with the massive pasta reserves.
I'm with you on the streaming video thing.
Why would anyone want to watch Netflix on such a tiny screen? People are weird. (Not you of course).
Good idea.
That's exactly what that restaurant owner did when she told Mr. Trump's propaganda woman to leave her restaurant.
There should be consequences for bad behaviour.
Thanks.
I would be interested in hearing about your System 76 laptop. I have been considering one myself.
Verizon might buy AT&T, why not?
Synergies or something.
Not only does it make people not respect the political left,...
Who are you trying to convince that there is any 'left" in US politics?
What you actually have is two corporate controlled sides of the same coin.
I'm not sure what you mean by echo chamber, I'm basing what I know about Megaupload on what the local media has reported, and I don't remember any mention of transactions in the US. I am happy to be proven wrong however, if you can provide a link? I couldn't find anything.
It seems odd to me that a Hong Kong company, run by a New Zealand resident (along with a bunch of Europeans) would do any financial transactions in the US.
MegaUpload had servers located in the U.S.
Nope. Their servers were in Hong Kong.
As far as I can tell Megaupload had no presence in the US at all.
Also, despite the latest ruling, the NZ Police have already apologised to Kim Dotcom and paid him compensation for their illegal raid.
I am at a loss as to why copyright infringement is even a criminal offense.
Your crack about "the mythical socialist paradise" would seem to be the sort of dualist thinking and setting up of straw men which precludes any real debate on the issue.
Just because I am arguing the US is an Oligarchy (or Plutocracy if you'd rather) does not make me a Socialist.