Which is a sign of a company that does not understand its customers.
I suppose I could be charitable and assume that they are trying something new to see if it works, but I think I am on safer ground assuming arrogance.
These social democracies seem to be the least dysfunctional and have the highest quality of life for citizens.
You're right, and the US could have an even better standard of living, but no-one quite does propaganda like the US so you have to spend all that tax money on never ending overseas wars and the worst health system possible instead of a decent life for everyone.
I have always thought ReactOS was a good idea, but it seems like it's way too late now. It has been in development for so long that it is probably arguable that it's usefulness has been passed by.
The news of a Digital TV tuning device driver is nice, but why? There are such things as Kodi which work really well.
ReactOS does not even have SMB support (I suppose, based on the summary) which seems like a really basic thing to not have.
I hope they wind up with a great, really usable product, but I suspect the interest in this project will be minimal.
Yes, yes, socialism sucks.
That will be why the US ISP's do so well without any taxpayer money at all. Oh, wait, they don't. Or here's a more recent story about the sort of crony capitalism you have to live with in the US.
Gosh but socialism is so awful.
TCL are not just another Android phone maker
They're the Android phone maker that thinks Alcatel is a brand that millennials will pay a premium for.
So, not just another Android phone company. A really stupid Android phone company.
My local supplier has discounted them heavily. I don't think they're selling very well here, but then they are expensive for what they are, so that might be the problem.
I don't think it's a pussy pass she will get, she has inherited privilege due to several generations of money and the political connections that come with money.
She is a friend of the Mayor's daughter, which explains how she got the job in the first place, despite having no experience.
I had a user who refused the upgrade to Blackberries when they were rolled out, and refused to give up his Windows Mobile 6 (or 7) phone.
He also refused to accept that when he got the "(blank) has caused an error and will now close" error he needed to restart or he would not hear any calls.
All missed calls were the IT department's fault, and he was often aggressive about it, until my boss kicked his office door in (almost literally) called him a total dickhead (or similar).
New Zealand here. My wife slipped on the stairs at home and broke her ankle. Total cost to us, about NZ$65 for a few Physiotherapist sessions.
We don't have medical insurance, and it wouldn't have made a difference in her care anyway.
I am so glad I live in a country where one accident won't bankrupt me.
Farmers don't operate in a market.
Corn, Soy and canola are all heavily subsidised in both Europe and the US.
Interestingly the Shorthaired Bumblebee was extinct in the UK, but because it had been introduced to New Zealand in the 1880's a new population could be started.
That might not be that interesting actually.
But for companies straining under the burden of their pension obligations...
I have no idea what the pension obligations are for the massive multinational I work for, but I do know profit was up nearly 7% to US$14 billion in the last year, so I don't think straining is quite the right word.
Carriers have been doing this for years, at least where I live, (not US).
They seem to be low-end Android, locked to the one network, but cheap as chips, and available to buy outright.
I am guessing there is quite a big market for such devices, here's an example.
I think rahvin112 might be arguing that Disney might have the content, but they won't get the user experience right.
I suspect he might be correct too. They will make a hash of it by introducing some stupid DRM nonsense, or proprietary codec or something along those lines.
I won't hold my breathe until it is available in my country, because apparently it is better to have fewer customers that to license the rights to stuff all over the world.
I don't like speed bumps either, and they are an annoyance, but if I lived in London I might feel differently.
Much of London is laid out on the old Medieval street plan, and driving around that area is something you should only do if you really have to. Vehicles and pedestrians share some pretty tight spaces at times, and the traffic probably does need to be calmed.
The busses are great, and the Tube even better.
It holds daily video meetings with one of its clients, Bill.com, where team members stand up and say into the camera what they accomplished yesterday for Bill.com, and what they plan to do tomorrow.
Which sounds like an absolute living hell.
I bet after a few weeks of being told they haven't accomplished enough for Bill.com today, and their plan for tomorrow isn't good enough, the really good workers leave and find a job where their boss doesn't look over their shoulder every day.
I don't mean to sound flippant, but that is a possibility. Countries with a shaky grasp of democracy do it all the time, Pakistan being a fairly good example.
It seems a logical extension of the winner takes all mind-set that seems to have taken over US politics recently.
I flew into the UK through Heathrow last year, and didn't even see an x-ray machine.
No-one asked me to remove my belt or shoes either, so I don't know where that came from.
I did have to place my laptop into a tray for the x-ray machine in Melbourne earlier this year however. While I was waiting I heard an American ask one of the security guys if she needed to remove her shoes. He looked at her like she was drunk and said, "No, why would you do that"?
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around sprawling goal tenders...
David Beckham never did that, because he played Football, not Ice Hockey.
They are goalkeepers, (or just 'keepers).
I won't be watching disney/marvel films then.
Which is a sign of a company that does not understand its customers.
I suppose I could be charitable and assume that they are trying something new to see if it works, but I think I am on safer ground assuming arrogance.
These social democracies seem to be the least dysfunctional and have the highest quality of life for citizens.
You're right, and the US could have an even better standard of living, but no-one quite does propaganda like the US so you have to spend all that tax money on never ending overseas wars and the worst health system possible instead of a decent life for everyone.
I hadn't thought of that use case, you might be right. I hope so.
I have always thought ReactOS was a good idea, but it seems like it's way too late now. It has been in development for so long that it is probably arguable that it's usefulness has been passed by.
The news of a Digital TV tuning device driver is nice, but why? There are such things as Kodi which work really well.
ReactOS does not even have SMB support (I suppose, based on the summary) which seems like a really basic thing to not have.
I hope they wind up with a great, really usable product, but I suspect the interest in this project will be minimal.
Yes, yes, socialism sucks.
That will be why the US ISP's do so well without any taxpayer money at all.
Oh, wait, they don't.
Or here's a more recent story about the sort of crony capitalism you have to live with in the US.
Gosh but socialism is so awful.
TCL are not just another Android phone maker
They're the Android phone maker that thinks Alcatel is a brand that millennials will pay a premium for.
So, not just another Android phone company. A really stupid Android phone company.
My local supplier has discounted them heavily. I don't think they're selling very well here, but then they are expensive for what they are, so that might be the problem.
She'll be getting a pussy pass on this one
I don't think it's a pussy pass she will get, she has inherited privilege due to several generations of money and the political connections that come with money.
She is a friend of the Mayor's daughter, which explains how she got the job in the first place, despite having no experience.
I had a user who refused the upgrade to Blackberries when they were rolled out, and refused to give up his Windows Mobile 6 (or 7) phone.
He also refused to accept that when he got the "(blank) has caused an error and will now close" error he needed to restart or he would not hear any calls.
All missed calls were the IT department's fault, and he was often aggressive about it, until my boss kicked his office door in (almost literally) called him a total dickhead (or similar).
New Zealand here. My wife slipped on the stairs at home and broke her ankle. Total cost to us, about NZ$65 for a few Physiotherapist sessions.
We don't have medical insurance, and it wouldn't have made a difference in her care anyway.
I am so glad I live in a country where one accident won't bankrupt me.
Be fair. Wall St. invests an awful lot of money in the political process, and needs an ROI.
Farmers don't operate in a market.
Corn, Soy and canola are all heavily subsidised in both Europe and the US.
Interestingly the Shorthaired Bumblebee was extinct in the UK, but because it had been introduced to New Zealand in the 1880's a new population could be started.
That might not be that interesting actually.
Kilogrammes are what the world uses to measure weight (and mass).
Pounds are what the US, Liberia and Myanmar use.
Michele Bachmann's gay conversion therapy.
I'm pretty sure it's actually Michelle Bachman's gay husband's conversion therapy.
But for companies straining under the burden of their pension obligations...
I have no idea what the pension obligations are for the massive multinational I work for, but I do know profit was up nearly 7% to US$14 billion in the last year, so I don't think straining is quite the right word.
Carriers have been doing this for years, at least where I live, (not US).
They seem to be low-end Android, locked to the one network, but cheap as chips, and available to buy outright.
I am guessing there is quite a big market for such devices, here's an example.
I think rahvin112 might be arguing that Disney might have the content, but they won't get the user experience right.
I suspect he might be correct too. They will make a hash of it by introducing some stupid DRM nonsense, or proprietary codec or something along those lines.
I won't hold my breathe until it is available in my country, because apparently it is better to have fewer customers that to license the rights to stuff all over the world.
Absolutely.
I don't like speed bumps either, and they are an annoyance, but if I lived in London I might feel differently.
Much of London is laid out on the old Medieval street plan, and driving around that area is something you should only do if you really have to. Vehicles and pedestrians share some pretty tight spaces at times, and the traffic probably does need to be calmed.
The busses are great, and the Tube even better.
I'm pretty sure she spells her name "Metallica".
It holds daily video meetings with one of its clients, Bill.com, where team members stand up and say into the camera what they accomplished yesterday for Bill.com, and what they plan to do tomorrow.
Which sounds like an absolute living hell.
I bet after a few weeks of being told they haven't accomplished enough for Bill.com today, and their plan for tomorrow isn't good enough, the really good workers leave and find a job where their boss doesn't look over their shoulder every day.
Prosecute her for what? Losing the election?
I don't mean to sound flippant, but that is a possibility. Countries with a shaky grasp of democracy do it all the time, Pakistan being a fairly good example.
It seems a logical extension of the winner takes all mind-set that seems to have taken over US politics recently.
I flew into the UK through Heathrow last year, and didn't even see an x-ray machine.
No-one asked me to remove my belt or shoes either, so I don't know where that came from.
I did have to place my laptop into a tray for the x-ray machine in Melbourne earlier this year however. While I was waiting I heard an American ask one of the security guys if she needed to remove her shoes. He looked at her like she was drunk and said, "No, why would you do that"?
It really didn't work for that guy, he was murdered by someone.