Can the social costs outweigh the right or privilege?
Which costs are you referring to; the costs to "The Powers That Be" (this is, after all, very much akin to the printing press in terms of its disruptionary potential to empower the masses) or the "costs" to those same masses (i.e "You'll hurt yourselves if you're allowed to protect yourselves with this")?
Am I missing an obvious need for full 360 panorama cameras?
Yes. Among other things, it's the next logical step in the evolution of that we affectionately refer to as a dashcam.
So basically, is Apple's CEO saying that Apple users are idiots?
I seem to recall hearing a saying that goes something like this:
Feed the rich; become poor.
Feed the poor; become rich.
A corollary might be:
A)Sell to idiots.
B) Profit!
homophones are currently only confusing in speech
Their prices are pretty bewildering, too; $849 for the 5s 64GB?!
It is a low flying aircraft being precisely controlled to keep the landing gear down on the runway
Ekranoplan^H^H^H^Hcar?
...soylent electrons??
Haskell and friends force you to think a lot up front for gains at the rear-end
Increasingly popular in Europe, apparently...
to develop a prosthetic arm for wounded warriors more advanced than those...
So, no love for those who ride the short bus...??
Some group nobody has heard of, throttled the FCCs connection speed to a site they'll never visit.
We've heard of 'em now, haven't we?? (Nice attempt to focus on the messenger instead of the message, by the way...)
No the 20 something working at walmart that is driving the beat up 325i does not count.
My beat-up 325i has an electric drivetrain from HobbyKing, you insensitive clod!
Which is why most smartphones run Android.
What, an operating system that exists solely to gather data for the largest player in the advertising world?
It is almost as if capitalism only works if you punish cartels and break up monopolies.
Punishing cartels and breaking-up monopolies is hardly a bad thing but surely there are other factors that can discourage competition in addition to the two you mentioned...
So does this bacteria grown into a supermodel with orange hair?
"So does this bacteria grow into a supermodel with orange hair who looks like a dude and has no tits? ('Cause, you know, we all hate tits...)
FTFY
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
-H.L. Mencken (paraphrased)
When it is incorrect, it is, at least *authoritatively* incorrect. -- Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy
