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by BillyB » Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:48 am
Delia, I agree. I can't stand them as a company - just like Goldman sachs - manipulators with fake smiles, trying to brand themselves as the complete opposite of what they really are.
I know quite a few analysts who still cover the stock and get good corporate access, who all say its run by complete **nt's
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by x9200 » Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:53 pm
JR8 wrote:If there is anyone left who still thinks Apple are, nice, hippy, counter-culture, anti-capitalist... in any shape or form - rather than probably the most exploitative, controlling and evil of the global corps... [..]
And this is how people see it!?
I have this purely pragmatic approach and actually would like to own one of the macbooks, the thin, light, robust casing and with the illuminated keyboard but only if I can install some linux on it.
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by BillyB » Sat, 17 Dec 2011 1:11 pm
x9200 wrote:JR8 wrote:If there is anyone left who still thinks Apple are, nice, hippy, counter-culture, anti-capitalist... in any shape or form - rather than probably the most exploitative, controlling and evil of the global corps... [..]
And this is how people see it!?
I have this purely pragmatic approach and actually would like to own one of the macbooks, the thin, light, robust casing and with the illuminated keyboard but only if I can install some linux on it.
Yes, people do actually dislike hypocrites and smugness - even if they do knock-out some great products!
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by x9200 » Sat, 17 Dec 2011 3:10 pm
BillyB wrote:x9200 wrote:JR8 wrote:If there is anyone left who still thinks Apple are, nice, hippy, counter-culture, anti-capitalist... in any shape or form - rather than probably the most exploitative, controlling and evil of the global corps... [..]
And this is how people see it!?
I have this purely pragmatic approach and actually would like to own one of the macbooks, the thin, light, robust casing and with the illuminated keyboard but only if I can install some linux on it.
Yes, people do actually dislike hypocrites and smugness - even if they do knock-out some great products!
Eee, I actually thought I asked about something just opposite. For me both Apple and Microsoft are the exploiters and abusers with that difference that Apple seems more monopolistic.
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by JR8 » Tue, 20 Dec 2011 5:47 am
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/forms/formMain.jsp
Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court 1674-1913
Fully searchable. So try typing in your surname and see what you get.
I found it fascinating. Blimey, routine execution for shop-lifting! They seem to have toned that down by the mid 1700's to 7 years transportation (i.e. being shipped to Australia)!
And you think SG is harsh!

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by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 21 Dec 2011 6:59 am
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by JR8 » Mon, 26 Dec 2011 8:22 pm
A mad rush for the post Christmas sales is nothing new, but I was struck by the photos from London in this article (the top 5 pix, the others are from northern England), talk about over-representation of one race > Chinese!
'Gimme, gimme, gimme! Boxing Day shoppers race to grab bargains as record numbers of stores open and slash prices by up to 80%'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ppers.html
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by JR8 » Tue, 10 Jan 2012 6:08 pm
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by JR8 » Sat, 28 Jan 2012 6:13 am
New body-form with wings, fits all pussies.

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by the lynx » Sun, 29 Jan 2012 9:38 am
JR8 wrote:New body-form with wings, fits all pussies.

Oh my! That would be the cutest abomination ever!

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by nutnut » Mon, 30 Jan 2012 9:20 am
I love that one!!
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