Mark Blyth, the economist who's making sense

[SneekyNinja]

stop being an asshole.

You keep blaming black people for the election of Trump but were too stupid to register as a Democrat to vote Sanders and smeared the only candidate who could beat Trump...

And you're calling other people assholes?

 

[Fogdog]

reported.

Oh, are you one of those screeching faint hearted liberals that @Padawanbater2 says need to be put into mental hospitals for deprogramming?

Pada says you shouldn't be offended if somebody calls you a

Spoiler: warning

stupid bitch

. I didn't call you a

Spoiler: warning

stupid bitch

. I'm just saying that Pada says if you are offended by being called a

Spoiler: not fit for consumption

stupid slimy cheesy cunt and a stupid bitch

that you should be checked into a mental hospital. But I didn't say that. I think we should avoid gratuitous insult to others.

 

[ttystikk]

It's just a coincidence that Mr Obama is earning shockingly large speaking fees... from companies that directly benefited from actions he took while in office.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/09/gaius-publius-obama-follows-clinton-boards-millionaire-speech-train-wall-street.html#comment-2863958

Who the fuck are we kidding here?

 

[Padawanbater2]

Harvard Study Proves Apple Slows Down old iPhones to Sell Millions of New Models

 

[Grandpapy]

Harvard Study Proves Apple Slows Down old iPhones to Sell Millions of New Models

"They hire efficiency experts and people who can maximize the profit made from any product they produce. Not every corporation is the same, but the inherent incentive must be understood, or people will continuously be played by the corporations."

This makes me wonder why Exxon knew to sell profitable refineries.

 

[SneekyNinja]

Harvard Study Proves Apple Slows Down old iPhones to Sell Millions of New Models

And this research is based entirely on Google searches for the terms "IPhone slow", dude you should really check your sources...

The main reason devices seem "slower" over time is because despite programs/"apps" being backward compatible to older devices most of the time, they are optimized for current hardware.

In other words, the apps move on but the hardware in the phone doesnt...

Plus alot of apps are built on huge open source libraries (because most developers are hopelessly fucking useless) and as such are disgustingly bloated.

But as an afterthought... if someone buys Apple products they obviously like being fucked in the ass anyway, so who cares?

 

[Padawanbater2]

And this research is based entirely on Google searches for the terms "IPhone slow", dude you should really check your sources...

The main reason devices seem "slower" over time is because despite programs/"apps" being backward compatible to older devices most of the time, they are optimized for current hardware.

In other words, the apps move on but the hardware in the phone doesnt...

Plus alot of apps are built on huge open source libraries (because most developers are hopelessly fucking useless) and as such are disgustingly bloated.

But as an afterthought... if someone buys Apple products they obviously like being fucked in the ass anyway, so who cares?

I didn't really post that article based on the credibility of the source, I actually agree the methodology is shaky. I posted it to share thoughts on the idea that giant corporations could/would do something like that to make higher profit margins. I know there are product manufacturers that design their products so they don't last longer than a certain amount of time so the customer has to buy another one so they make more profits, so I don't think slowing down your old products so customers buy your new one is totally out of the question.

 

[SneekyNinja]

I didn't really post that article based on the credibility of the source, I actually agree the methodology is shaky. I posted it to share thoughts on the idea that giant corporations could/would do something like that to make higher profit margins. I know there are product manufacturers that design their products so they don't last longer than a certain amount of time so the customer has to buy another one so they make more profits, so I don't think slowing down your old products so customers buy your new one is totally out of the question.

They already do it but it's based on the hardware.

Some refer to it as "forced obsolescence". Non-replaceable batteries, a lack of real repair documentation and a repair policy that is 95% "item needs replacing".

They really are the epitome of the scummiest that Capitalism has to offer but (by the stats) American consumers are OBSESSED with the brand name.

Iphone X for example has technology people are praising as "brand new" that Samsung had as standard up to 4 years ago...and it's over $1000.

It's like a special tax for idiots or something.

 

[ttystikk]

Harvard Study Proves Apple Slows Down old iPhones to Sell Millions of New Models

Wow. Deliberately sabotaging the performance of your products that people have trusted you enough to pay for with their own hard earned money.

This is indicative of a sickness pervasive in corporate America today. It's right up there with increasing the prices of epi-pens twenty fold just to boost profits.

 

[SneekyNinja]

Wow. Deliberately sabotaging the performance of your products that people have trusted you enough to pay for with their own hard earned money.

This is indicative of a sickness pervasive in corporate America today. It's right up there with increasing the prices of epi-pens twenty fold just to boost profits.

Are you stupid?

I already answered this one.

 

[Grandpapy]

Fuck Adobe!

fyi

You can run $1200 software bought in 04 on a new machine, just don't install any updates.

 

[schuylaar]

You keep blaming black people for the election of Trump but were too stupid to register as a Democrat to vote Sanders and smeared the only candidate who could beat Trump...

And you're calling other people assholes?

she sure could've used the 2M obama voters which happened to be black, that stayed home.

that's preschool math.

i'm happy that you agree Sanders is the only candidate who could beat Trump.

 

[SneekyNinja]

she sure could've used the 2M obama voters which happened to be black, that stayed home.

that's preschool math.

i'm happy that you agree Sanders is the only candidate who could beat Trump.

You blaming "the blacks" again?

Maybe... just maybe if retarded, lonely, racist Bernie Babies with too much time on their hands had shut the fuck up trying to smear her we wouldn't have Trump now.

And Hillary did beat Trump, you're literally doing the Republicans work for them and you think you're progressive.

You should "stay in your lane" and stick to telesales.

 

[schuylaar]

Sanders..the only candidate who could beat Trump..

thanks for the sig

 

[SneekyNinja]

thanks for the sig

Eh, no.

You're being delusional again.

Have you noticed how I don't even need to crop the shit you retards say and you still cry to the admins to get my sig changed?

@rollitup

Can we get some clarity on the rules for altered quotes?

 

[Fogdog]

Eh, no.

You're being delusional again.

Have you noticed how I don't even need to crop the shit you retards say and you still cry to the admins to get my sig changed?

@rollitup

Can we get some clarity on the rules for altered quotes?

I think the rule is, suck it up buttercup.

 

[SneekyNinja]

I think the rule is, suck it up buttercup.

I guess the hypocrisy is something I should be used to.

I add a small banner supporting my candidate and a few direct quotes and at least 3 times she reported them and had them removed.

I don't know why they stick up for an anti-semetic racist kook, has to be tit pics.

 

[Fogdog]

I guess the hypocrisy is something I should be used to.

I add a small banner supporting my candidate and a few direct quotes and at least 3 times she reported them and had them removed.

I don't know why they stick up for an anti-semetic racist kook, has to be tit pics.

I don't really know what's going on with this forum. Why is sky permitted to say racist or antisemitic shit when others get the boot is beyond me. On occasion, the only justification I can find for some of the shit she's said is that she's baiting and trying to get somebody booted. So, I just shrug and find an appropriate reply that accomplishes the same without crossing normal social rules of civil conversation.

I will say that forum guidelines about what can be done with another's post in a reply would be a bit more legalistic than I would care for.

It's not real anyway. If somebody takes things so seriously that they feel the need to deliberately alter another person's post just to make a point says more about the idiot who does that than their target of derision.

 

[SneekyNinja]

I don't really know what's going on with this forum. Why is sky permitted to say racist or antisemitic shit when others get the boot is beyond me. On occasion, the only justification I can find for some of the shit she's said is that she's baiting and trying to get somebody booted. So, I just shrug and find an appropriate reply that accomplishes the same without crossing normal social rules of civil conversation.

I will say that forum guidelines about what can be done with another's post in a reply would be a bit more legalistic than I would care for.

It's not real anyway. If somebody takes things so seriously that they feel the need to deliberately alter another person's post just to make a point says more about the idiot who does that than their target of derision.

If she was just trolling hard she could at least throw me a PM, it would be a shame not to have an antagonist that seemingly so easily melts down.

I don't really care about the sig, was just engaging in an attempt at "tit for tat" and I still didnt even "report it", lol.

I will have to point out though that if she is race trolling or whatever then shouldn't that FDD dude cut a break?

 

[ttystikk]

If she was just trolling hard she could at least throw me a PM, it would be a shame not to have an antagonist that seemingly so easily melts down.

I don't really care about the sig, was just engaging in an attempt at "tit for tat" and I still didnt even "report it", lol.

I will have to point out though that if she is race trolling or whatever then shouldn't that FDD dude cut a break?

Shut up, snowflake.