godofbiscuits

mainyehc said:

TheThumper said:

Can't wait to see how "symbiotic" it is when we've enriched the CCP's economy and military enough that they can dominate the world with Communism. Way to go Timmy Boy!

The problem is, it’s not even Socialism, let alone Communism, and even if it was Socialism, it wouldn’t be of the democratic variety.

Any Socialist worth their salt, with two or more brain cells, knows that kowtowing to the CCP is A Very Bad Idea™.

You’re not supposed to deepthroat the boot, Timmy, only lick it until you can find an alternative.   

chasm said:

Xed said:

What do you mean by "immigrant" v citizen and green card holder. I know many now citizens who are immigrants into the US, and many more that are still "Green Card" holders. 

Apple’s explanation for why this happened may or may not be the full truth, but the company is and has been very keen to diversify its workforce, based on the philosophy that different life experiences bring new ideas to the table, and prevent “groupthink” setting in — like what happens if you only have similar candidates for all the positions in a given area.

twolf2919 said:

godofbiscuits said:

I call BS. I'm a developer.  There are far less than 10M Apple developer accounts total, while there are between 1 and 2 BILLION iPhones in use.  It's not Xcode that keeps the Mac relevant. It's that computers are still relevant, and that laptops are the most popular/useful form factor, and that Apple's are the most versatile and well made.

Why would you call it BS based on what you said?  It's obvious that the apps written for those 2B iPhones (as well as however many iPads there are out there) were written on Macs.  So whether it's 1 or 10m or 1B developers - they all used Macs.  And they're 100% necessary for those developers.  What's more relevant than 100% necessity?

 But I do think the author is being a bit narrow-minded for sure.  I'm also a developer who uses a Mac.  And I don't write iPhone or iPad apps - I develop Java apps as well as web apps and the Mac is simply the best development tool available.  The only Apple-specific 'Xcode' tool I ever really use is notarytool (to sign my app installers on Mac).  Being UNIX based, most of, if not all, the tools available to Linux users are available right out of the box on Macs too.  But on top of that, it's got a great *and consistent* GUI - something Linux, after 30 years  of existence, still hasn't managed - and a good breadth commercial software offerings.  And one never has to worry about this driver and that driver not working on a Mac.

Xed said:

What do you mean by "immigrant" v citizen and green card holder. I know many now citizens who are immigrants into the US, and many more that are still "Green Card" holders. 

slow n easy said:

Yeah, this is a totally ridiculous charge. It's not Google's fault that consumers are refusing to change search engines. No one seems to care that in most communities, there is only one choice for Cable TV. Sure, they can switch to Satellite TV or Online Streaming, but if they have their heart set on Cable, there is only one option available. That Versus anyone can switch to any number of search engines they want. I don't get it.  

beowulfschmidt said:

mikethemartian said:

South Dakota v. Wayfair seems to have opened up the ability for states to tax interstate commerce. I always thought per the US Constitution that only the federal government could tax interstate commerce but the 2018 Supreme Court ruling allows states to do so.

The Constitution limits regulation of interstate commerce to the Feds.  Permitting the states to impose taxes on goods sold inside the state, even if the buyer is outside, falls under the heading of "regulation."

The fact that some things that are essentially the same are omitted reveals this for what it really is though. "We want some of that money we couldn't ordinarily get."

laytech said:

I fully understand why. Immigrant or sponsored workers, value their job more and are more likely to work harder, be more reliable and less likely to take advantage of their employer. Human nature.