chutzpah

coolfactor said:

chutzpah said:

DAalseth said:

mrstep said:

lkrupp said:

radarthekat said:

Texans love their trucks, but a truck isn’t worth throwing your life away for.  That goes for both the thief and the owner.  Better to give the police the location and let them deal with it.  Goes without saying, I suppose.  

 Yeah, the meek shall inherit the Earth, right? Be a scared little vole and hand over your keys, your wallet, your daughter if demanded, right? There's a reason some states have Castle Doctrines, Stand Your Ground Laws, and Concealed Carry Laws. "Oh please, Mr. Thug, don't hurt me"

As for the police? Gimme a break. They have bigger fish to fry than a stolen truck.

No doubt. The police will be there for you after you're a victim.  If you care about the safety of your family and yourself, exercise your 2A rights and don't depend on "first responders" - they're responding to a crime that's already happened.

I have never owned a gun
i never will own a gun
i do not allow guns in my house
nothing good ever resulted from a gun.

I have some sympathy for the sentiment, but if it weren't for the gun Hitler might have got away.

What? Hitler committed suicide. He wasn't taken out by someone else's gun.

DAalseth said:

mrstep said:

lkrupp said:

radarthekat said:

Texans love their trucks, but a truck isn’t worth throwing your life away for.  That goes for both the thief and the owner.  Better to give the police the location and let them deal with it.  Goes without saying, I suppose.  

 Yeah, the meek shall inherit the Earth, right? Be a scared little vole and hand over your keys, your wallet, your daughter if demanded, right? There's a reason some states have Castle Doctrines, Stand Your Ground Laws, and Concealed Carry Laws. "Oh please, Mr. Thug, don't hurt me"

As for the police? Gimme a break. They have bigger fish to fry than a stolen truck.

No doubt. The police will be there for you after you're a victim.  If you care about the safety of your family and yourself, exercise your 2A rights and don't depend on "first responders" - they're responding to a crime that's already happened.

I have never owned a gun
i never will own a gun
i do not allow guns in my house
nothing good ever resulted from a gun.

darkvader said:

chasm said:

TDLR: dear Apple, diversify your supply chain, or better yet, get out to China. 

I don’t disagree, but as a thinking adult you undoubtedly know that this is not something that could be arranged in a few weeks. It would take at least a decade if not longer for this to happen, and indeed Apple is already well underway on its plan to diversify.

Apple also has to handle this transition diplomatically, as it also is caught between a rock and a hard place with regard to US-China relations. Not to mention the ability of the Chinese to amass gigantic, well-trained workforces that come (by western standards) extremely cheap.

I have no doubt Apple would be happy to have most iPhones made in stable democracies like Canada, the UK, and … well okay, we’ll call America stable for the moment … but are consumers prepared to pay (minimum) three times as much for your iPhone as you do now? I don’t think so.

Apple may not have a decade.  If PRC decides to attack ROC, trade will be shut down immediately because we will effectively be at war with PRC.  Doing business with PRC would be trading with the enemy.

Apple can either get out before that happens or be effectively shut down on hardware production.

darkvader said:

jungmark said:

It’s a good idea. A movIe should play in theaters. That’s what separates it from a tv show. 

Nope.  Theaters are pointless now that we've got giant screens and surround sound systems at home.  I haven't been in a movie theater in years, and I doubt I'll ever go to one again.  Why would I when I've got a FAR more pleasant experience at home with a comfy couch, no stench of popcorn, no sticky floor, no overpriced drinks, the movie pauses if I need to take a restroom break, nobody talks over it, and I've got the volume control so I'm not risking my eardrums.

(The only exception is RHPS, but that's because you're not going for the movie, you're going for the floor show.)