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Me too. I used to work for Sun. They were unstoppable. No matter what cross currents hit them, they came out on top. Until they didn't, and now they're gone.

Which is the problem. If apple slows, shareholders will have a lot less patience with apple sitting on 100 Billion earning at couple percent. Nobody wants to argue with success, but if Apple slows down, they'll get hammered on this. They'll have to make some monster acquisition, which I think with Apple's culture would be hard to do successfully, or return the money to shareholders. Apple is trading around ~450 now, with shares outstanding of 929 million. That means Apple is holding about $100 dollars in cash PER SHARE of stock. That is more than a bit nuts. It is sort of like being required to buy $100 in treasuries for every $350 of apple stock. But then Apple really does 'think different'!

100 billion in cash may be an achievement, but it also a huge problem. They need to return it to shareholders, or spend it on something, and if so, what?

Well, they all put out quality products until they didn't. Apple has had a better run than most, though they've had a few real stinkers in the past. We'll see how long their run lasts. IBM still has a few years on them in high tech

I appreciate the additional postings, it wastes more of my time I just think the contest daily post tally was set too high, and a smaller number might have gotten broader participation in the contest. But that's the contest runner's call, not mine, so if this is what he wants, bully for him!

So my partner has given me a week off to go play somewhere in march/april, and I'm having fun with the shopping. Porto Alegre sounds wonderful for the boys and the meetup, but I'm still a working stiff, so I want full value for my vacation, which means other things to see and do during the days. I prefer history and culture, so was considering bangkok, since I love the food, and plenty of touristy things to do during the day, and I've only had two abortive short visits, though it will be hot. Rio might work, but I have no portuguese, and worry about navigating. Prague appeals, since I love belami style boys, and flights are a bit easier to arrange, but I was hoping for relatively cheap. Alas, my languages are Japanese, and rudimentary Spanish. So.... If you had a week to go play with the boys, where would you go?

Tech is a brutal business. Once Motorola ruled in cell phones. Then Nokia. Now Apple. The wheel will turn on them too...

We're enjoying it, the fact that it's set here in Portland is an added bonus.

I take it the stupidity of the plot hasn't gotten any better?

This is a riot! Thanks for posting.

He was sharper last year. I really enjoyed the heck out of his movie the art of lying.

What's there to say? A ship ran aground. People died. I didn't know any of them like I don't know most of the people who die every day. The fact that these people died differently than all the other people who died that day is of only mild interest to me. But then, I didn't watch the Golden Globes, don't know who won, and really don't care. I am sure it is petty of me, but I had my epiphany when Brokeback Mountain was snubbed by the academy. Why should I care what other people judge as the best? I care what I like. Of course, I may end up watching youtube bits from the Golden Globes because I'm a Ricky Gervais fan. Funny atheists are my thing.

I lived in Japan for a few years, and loathe Narita. I've only been to bangkok twice, and then only for very short visits. I'm very tempted to go back and spend some time. Your posts are making want to go!

Agree. TO most of the world, that is a pretty silly statement.

I found memory foam did wonders for me. I am prone to bouts of insomnia as well, and found memory foam and mild sedatives do the trick. I tried acupuncture for back pain and it did nothing for me...

Well, a lot have. An uncircumcised cock requires more care, but I truly wish I had never been cut. But it is what it is...

I dislike him because he's a hypocrite. (at least according to christ) Matthew 6:5-6 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." He makes a spectacle of his faith. It isn't a quiet private thing. I can respect the good work he does, but as christ says above, he's getting his reward in the adoration of his fans.

WSJ NY TImes The Oregonian Fark (because you can never have too many stupid/funny news stories)

We enjoyed the heck out of this on netflix. Am now mildly disappointed I no longer have cable to pick up season 2. If you like period dramas at all, this one is excellent.

It is partially why I declined to participate in the most recent contest. The number of posts required is just too high. The only way to reach those numbers is to spam the board I think. I'd rather fewer and more thoughtful posts.

I appreciate the link, but I'd rather not download pirated content. There have been prosecutions/suits in the US by content owners, and I'd rather not take that risk. (may not be the same issues in europe, I don't know) I did this once before for some show, I've forgotten which, and got a cease and desist letter. Given that Torrents have you uploading too, your liability could be considerable even for just a few episodes. Frankly, I wish the movie/TV industry would catch up with Itunes and recognize that we'll pay reasonable prices for content. I'd pay .99 for a commercial free HD episode of a show I want to see. I won't pay the 3.99 that the current on-demand services are asking. Hopefully, this will sort itself out over the next several years.

He is, but if his victims want to talk, I think that they ought to have that right. I agree with Voltaire, "To the living we owe respect, to the dead only the truth." If his reputation takes a hit, so be it. The Catholic Church in general, and in Ireland in particular, has much to answer for.

And for much the same reason. We realized that we were paying ridiculous amount for TV that was kinda nice to have, but which we really didn't watch much. I've changed my TV habits a bit. I usually would surf a bit before bed, now I just pick a TV show from Hulu and watch that. Doing Angel which I never saw when it was one now, but tons of other shows to watch so I don't think I'm running out any time soon. What we lost and miss was HBO's boardwalk empire. We will probably be regretting it when HBO's game of thrones season 2 starts. But it just doesn't seem worth all the cost to us.

We just recently did this, about 2 weeks ago. So far, I'm doing fine without all the TV. I used to surf a fair bit, but I didn't really need all the channels, and haven't really missed them. We switched to fiber with the local phone company for internet and all is going well. Now we just pay for netflix on-demand and hulu plus.

If you've ever worked with AI software, you'd know that this is just the nature of the beast. It is REALLY hard to get one that works right with natural language questions, and to presume that it giving you bad answers is a 'plot' is just really stupid. It giving you bad answers is what AI software regularly does.