I'll deign to respond for once rather than mod. Let me preface this as saying I've observed Mr. Trump (I won't stoop to calling him weird names), for well over 35 years (both as a born and raised New Yorker from NYC, and as educated, functioning adult for the 23 years). I'll start with what I like.
1) He gets most of the public tasks he states done
2) He's a fighter (all self-respecting NYers, and probably the country as a whole or in part respects that).
3) He is arguably one of the most effective presidents to ever take office (in terms of achieving his agenda).
4) He was a key component in truly ending the Korean war
Here's what I don't like:
1) He's a bully. Mr. Trump claims to know how to make a deal, but his "deals" seem akin to a mobster boss telling someone they are going to make an offer they can't refuse.
2) He's reckless (like a bull in a china store). I'm not sure Mr. Trump fully understands that we are 1 country in the world and not the world itself. Whether its good or bad, the world is interconnected and interdependent in ways both obvious and subtle. I'm not saying we have to adopt other countries ways or kiss their collective butts, but the word diplomacy implies a certain level of negotiation and finesse and I'm sorry our leader lacks these skills. Furthermore, history as shown many great civilizations who fell due to feeling they were above all others. One can be firm and polite, i.e. non-antagonistic.
3) He nurses personal grudges: I've never seen a president in our history get into grudge match after grudge match over the most trivial things. No one has ever said the news is perfect. You cannot use it as a definitive source (or primary source) of information (at least rather you should not). And I understand the liberal media is hard on him, just like the conservative media was hard on President Obama; however it is the nature of the job, that you volunteered and / or paid for.
Could I go deeper, yep. Do I like him, I don't know him personally to like or dislike him. He is an enigma at best and a catastrophe at worse. One thing I am seeing and its probably not a good thing is the goodwill that has been built up over many decades is being ripped apart because of his personal grudges and I'm definitely certain that we haven't even felt the fallout of that yet.
Be more impressive if he erases all school debt for a country. THAT would be worth-while to watch... fairly certain in the grand scheme of life, deleting a FB page (even if its Zuckerburg's) will not cause anyone to lose any sleep lol.
Just curious...are you giving Apple a "pass" then? Because last time I checked they get 30% of the gross revenue also (hence, where MS got the idea from).
Granted this is just an interesting concept at the moment, however I think Microsoft may have something worthwhile here. The only thing is lacking (or missing rather) is a tactile interface - so that one could "feel" virtual objects.
I'll be paying attention to this, because I think this could be a game changer.
Because techs can provide targeted and pertinent up-sell suggestions to customers due to being onsite and being able to see exactly what a customer needs. (Full disclosure, I resigned from TWC not to long ago). Hate to beat a dead horse, but a good tech who also understands the sales process and how they can assist in it; is far more valuable to the company (any company), than just a plain tech guy who fixes the issue and moves on.
Aside from the questionably stupid|baiting statement, that Palin is smarter than Biden. One word stands out: quitter. She quit because she didn't want the job anymore. If your elected to an office and quit, you should never again consider running for office, much less attempt to offer any sort of discourse. I (and probably many other rational thinking individuals) will never look at you the same way again.
The information they collect is negligible (even in aggregate). I'd rather pay that way, then to pay cash for these services (as this will happen if they can't make revenue via data collection).
While I don't agree with the premise per se (it should be gender neutral); I do personally believe there are two types of coders: those who do it for the love and those who do it for the money. Pay enough money (or have the real potential to earn a substantial amount) and people will do it. Where girls / women may not love to code, they do have unique insights which should be cultivated / encouraged; hence, useful in programming.
No, I'm just saying making a blanket statement that the start screen is "god dammed useless" is quite foolish. If he had said, it didn't work for him, hence its the reason why he didn't like it; I could accept that.
Oh and the only time I talk about sheep is when I'm trying to figure out how to cook a new dish.
Useless to who? There is this thing called "adapt and overcome" that works wonders. Or to put it another way, just because you (and some others) don't like it does not make it useless. I use it interchangeably with the Windows desktop and my output of work has not changed, thanks.
Not saying your sentiment is wrong, but most people know about the tech wizards at MIT. Most people know Maryland for its college basketball team. Best way I could see to counter this effect is to not involve the people at MIT when a new discovery is made / published.
I'm kinda on the fence with this one. On the one hand personal privacy is important and should be defended, however the offending party did use (a) company email and (b) they also own / control the Hotmail / Outlook mail servers. Given the amount of financial loss that could have occurred (yes I realize it might not be that large given it is Windows 8 / 8.1, lol) I'm not entirely certain Microsoft was in the wrong here.
Again, each country's law may vary with respect to privacy, but I can't see that defending one's intellectual property would be (should be) subservient.
Sometimes I think the biggest weapon against humankind is our inability to admit when we are wrong. An obscene amount of money and time is fucking wasted everyday because we can't man up and admit to being wrong. I understand the need for operational secrecy, but sometimes just saying: "Yeah, I fucked up." Would be a much better approach.
While yes some of the LED headlights are bright, I welcome them, because then I can see the road itself and other objects more clearly). However, given that it can be painful for some, perhaps we should consider making streetlights brighter, which would reduce the need for the brighter headlights. Being able to see at night is a must and brighter lights allow for that.
Just curious, why do you feel an online degree has no equivalent to an in-class one? If the same knowledge is being fed to both types of students then the outcome should be the same (provided the student applies him/herself to the learning process).
True, customers may not want DRM, but businesses don't want to lose money to pirates and the used games market. Personally, I think their implementation was flawed approach, but I understand the reasoning: you don't go into business and invest capital to give away the store.
You fail to consider that the American (U.S) mindset however is based upon individualism rather than community. Sometimes I believe its both our greatest strength and our greatest weakness.
I do. I've used every version of MS Office since 5, and paid for nearly all of them (or used them at school).
Main reason why I pay, because writing software is a business (regardless of what some may think). Not sure why some think their time and effort shouldn't generate revenue, but hey to each his or her own.
I'll ask a related question though - why shouldn't they get paid for their software?
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I'll deign to respond for once rather than mod. Let me preface this as saying I've observed Mr. Trump (I won't stoop to calling him weird names), for well over 35 years (both as a born and raised New Yorker from NYC, and as educated, functioning adult for the 23 years). I'll start with what I like.
1) He gets most of the public tasks he states done
2) He's a fighter (all self-respecting NYers, and probably the country as a whole or in part respects that).
3) He is arguably one of the most effective presidents to ever take office (in terms of achieving his agenda).
4) He was a key component in truly ending the Korean war
Here's what I don't like:
1) He's a bully. Mr. Trump claims to know how to make a deal, but his "deals" seem akin to a mobster boss telling someone they are going to make an offer they can't refuse.
2) He's reckless (like a bull in a china store). I'm not sure Mr. Trump fully understands that we are 1 country in the world and not the world itself. Whether its good or bad, the world is interconnected and interdependent in ways both obvious and subtle. I'm not saying we have to adopt other countries ways or kiss their collective butts, but the word diplomacy implies a certain level of negotiation and finesse and I'm sorry our leader lacks these skills. Furthermore, history as shown many great civilizations who fell due to feeling they were above all others. One can be firm and polite, i.e. non-antagonistic.
3) He nurses personal grudges: I've never seen a president in our history get into grudge match after grudge match over the most trivial things. No one has ever said the news is perfect. You cannot use it as a definitive source (or primary source) of information (at least rather you should not). And I understand the liberal media is hard on him, just like the conservative media was hard on President Obama; however it is the nature of the job, that you volunteered and / or paid for.
Could I go deeper, yep. Do I like him, I don't know him personally to like or dislike him. He is an enigma at best and a catastrophe at worse. One thing I am seeing and its probably not a good thing is the goodwill that has been built up over many decades is being ripped apart because of his personal grudges and I'm definitely certain that we haven't even felt the fallout of that yet.
Be more impressive if he erases all school debt for a country. THAT would be worth-while to watch... fairly certain in the grand scheme of life, deleting a FB page (even if its Zuckerburg's) will not cause anyone to lose any sleep lol.
Possibly, but its still better than the shit alternatives (i.e. LibreOffice, Google Docs just to name two).
Just curious...are you giving Apple a "pass" then? Because last time I checked they get 30% of the gross revenue also (hence, where MS got the idea from).
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
Granted this is just an interesting concept at the moment, however I think Microsoft may have something worthwhile here. The only thing is lacking (or missing rather) is a tactile interface - so that one could "feel" virtual objects.
I'll be paying attention to this, because I think this could be a game changer.
Actually 30 GB is $130 and 80 GB under Verizon is $225 right now; granted this is a promo but... for some purposes that will be fine.
Because techs can provide targeted and pertinent up-sell suggestions to customers due to being onsite and being able to see exactly what a customer needs. (Full disclosure, I resigned from TWC not to long ago). Hate to beat a dead horse, but a good tech who also understands the sales process and how they can assist in it; is far more valuable to the company (any company), than just a plain tech guy who fixes the issue and moves on.
If you don't up-sell, your competitor will.
Aside from the questionably stupid|baiting statement, that Palin is smarter than Biden. One word stands out: quitter. She quit because she didn't want the job anymore. If your elected to an office and quit, you should never again consider running for office, much less attempt to offer any sort of discourse. I (and probably many other rational thinking individuals) will never look at you the same way again.
The information they collect is negligible (even in aggregate). I'd rather pay that way, then to pay cash for these services (as this will happen if they can't make revenue via data collection).
While I don't agree with the premise per se (it should be gender neutral); I do personally believe there are two types of coders: those who do it for the love and those who do it for the money. Pay enough money (or have the real potential to earn a substantial amount) and people will do it. Where girls / women may not love to code, they do have unique insights which should be cultivated / encouraged; hence, useful in programming.
No, I'm just saying making a blanket statement that the start screen is "god dammed useless" is quite foolish. If he had said, it didn't work for him, hence its the reason why he didn't like it; I could accept that.
Oh and the only time I talk about sheep is when I'm trying to figure out how to cook a new dish.
Useless to who? There is this thing called "adapt and overcome" that works wonders. Or to put it another way, just because you (and some others) don't like it does not make it useless. I use it interchangeably with the Windows desktop and my output of work has not changed, thanks.
Not saying your sentiment is wrong, but most people know about the tech wizards at MIT. Most people know Maryland for its college basketball team. Best way I could see to counter this effect is to not involve the people at MIT when a new discovery is made / published.
I'm kinda on the fence with this one. On the one hand personal privacy is important and should be defended, however the offending party did use (a) company email and (b) they also own / control the Hotmail / Outlook mail servers. Given the amount of financial loss that could have occurred (yes I realize it might not be that large given it is Windows 8 / 8.1, lol) I'm not entirely certain Microsoft was in the wrong here.
Again, each country's law may vary with respect to privacy, but I can't see that defending one's intellectual property would be (should be) subservient.
To send faxes and not go to a Staples / OfficeMax / Kinkos.
We (The Marines) are already undergoing our downsizing towards 150K personnel, though it may go even further.
Sometimes I think the biggest weapon against humankind is our inability to admit when we are wrong. An obscene amount of money and time is fucking wasted everyday because we can't man up and admit to being wrong. I understand the need for operational secrecy, but sometimes just saying: "Yeah, I fucked up." Would be a much better approach.
While yes some of the LED headlights are bright, I welcome them, because then I can see the road itself and other objects more clearly). However, given that it can be painful for some, perhaps we should consider making streetlights brighter, which would reduce the need for the brighter headlights. Being able to see at night is a must and brighter lights allow for that.
Sigh...LEO = Law Enforcement Officer
Just curious, why do you feel an online degree has no equivalent to an in-class one? If the same knowledge is being fed to both types of students then the outcome should be the same (provided the student applies him/herself to the learning process).
Well gee thanks, that's plumb useless...seriously. But congratulations to all of the other ITunes users (outside of the US) that can get it.
True, customers may not want DRM, but businesses don't want to lose money to pirates and the used games market. Personally, I think their implementation was flawed approach, but I understand the reasoning: you don't go into business and invest capital to give away the store.
You fail to consider that the American (U.S) mindset however is based upon individualism rather than community. Sometimes I believe its both our greatest strength and our greatest weakness.
I do. I've used every version of MS Office since 5, and paid for nearly all of them (or used them at school).
Main reason why I pay, because writing software is a business (regardless of what some may think). Not sure why some think their time and effort shouldn't generate revenue, but hey to each his or her own.
I'll ask a related question though - why shouldn't they get paid for their software?