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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon That actually has nothing to do with search algorerhythm quality, and everything to do with the database Google has built up on you. They serve you results you're more likely to want, so you think it…
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Quote: Originally Posted by battiato1981 Duck Duck Go works just fine on my desktop and phone. I like being able to support them without feeling like I'm taking a hit in the process. I like DDG, I use DDG and have been for years, but about 50%…
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The way these things go, no doubt the next step is to appeal the denial of the re-hearing of the appeal.
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Why do they have to live in the Bay Area? In expensive cities many of the public servants such as teachers, police and firefighters commute even up to 2 hours each way so they can have an affordable place to l…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY I don't have enough data in which state my personal feelings on the subject, but it seems like I've read more articles in the last 5 years about how college is just an expensive waste of time and energy …
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Quote: Originally Posted by rob53 @Kenn, what you don't realize is you only invested $13/share in the company and that money only went to Apple if you invested during their IPO. Otherwise, all you're doing is gambling your money in the Wall Str…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aaarrrgggh In fairness, the S&P isn't "best and brightest" companies, and isnt a slam-dunk to invest in. The Dow creates a manageable list of companies for an individual investor to follow and weight as they se…
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There is certainly some prestige associated with being a DJIA component, but no serious investor cares about the DOW, and while there are funds that track it, those are trivially small relative to funds that track real market-weighted indices. Tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ktappe It's always fun to see people advocate for no corporate taxes. Yet they expect that when an employee dials 911, the police or fire department will still show up. They expect the utilities to work. They expec…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 I can tell you this, Google does not pay well for the average working Joe, they never have, they feel it is an honor to work for Google therefore they do not have to pay all they well. How do I know this, m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 Now hold on...how does that indicate that the anti-poaching agreement "clearly" applied? It could have been something else. The exact quote from her email was "I cannot actively recruit anyone currently at …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 I'm not sure how this will go, but I frankly have absolutely no problem with anti-poaching agreements. Secondly, I don't see how this could have harmed 100,000 people. These agreements usually pertain to high…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 Something like this, basically: The Tylt vu was for sale for $35 or so on BF: I picked up two; one for the nightstand and one for my desk at work. The design isn't as elegant as what you show, bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PaulMJohnson You can believe whatever you like. I was genuinely stunned by how low the salaries are at Apple. I've never heard of any software engineer making over $200k at Apple. For comparison, in my team at an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by HawkBlade Wait, so the scam artist in line at the store behind me can now just take a picture of my CC and add it to their "wallet" and use it right away? WOW, great idea boys and girls. Wait, so it's OK if …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Giving Google your credit card… Are you worried that they're going to go charge something on it?
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta That's absolutely false. Many investors are happy to buy stock in the hopes that they will sell it for more in the future. In fact, since historically capital gains were taxed at a lower …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta That's mostly true. However, when you compare Apple's stock price to the NPV of expected future results (7 times forward, cash adjusted earnings) to the market average (18-20 times forward, cash…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pedromartins Are all of you guys insane? You people talk like if earnings were bad... 13.1 billion!!! no one is close... and yet the stock goes down. (remember, profit was up 8%. 13 weeks vs 14) …
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Quote: Originally Posted by coolfactor You don't think that all code changes are vetted by at least two programmers and testing is done? You seem to have a negative view on programmers in general. That's an odd assumpti…