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Comment Re:First Union? (Score 1) 576

Sociologist known as David Harvey

Yes, if by 'sociologist' you mean unreconstructed Marxist. I took classes with one of his peers and have seen Harvey speak in person two or three times. Merely referring to him as a 'sociologist' is like calling Ayn Rand an 'economic thinker'--seriously misleading by omission.

Comment Re:humans may have contributed to their extinction (Score 1) 137

OK, you're part of some primitive wolfpack living in the same area as a bunch of giant, flightless, and probably very tasty birds. Wouldn't you prefer hunting those huge birds instead of smaller animals that are more difficult to catch?

Since they didn't have any concept of "sustainability", it's very easy to imagine those wolves contributing to the birds' extinction.

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Submission + - Apple Exceeds Microsoft's Market Capitalization (nytimes.com)

Strudelkugel writes: The New York Times reports that Apple's valuation now exceeds the market cap of Microsoft for the first time: In intraday trading shortly after 2:30 p.m., Apple shares rose 1.8 percent, which gave the company a value of $227.1 billion. Shares of Microsoft declined about 1 percent, giving the company a market capitalization of $226.3 billion.The only American company valued higher is Exxon Mobil, with a market capitalization of $282 billion.This changing of the guard caps one of the most stunning turnarounds in business history, as Apple had been given up for dead only a decade earlier. But the rapidly rising value attached to Apple by investors also heralds a cultural shift: Consumer tastes have overtaken the needs of business as the leading force shaping technology.
Microsoft

Submission + - Apple's share value surpasses Microsoft (nytimes.com)

richaemry writes: The New York Times reports that shortly after 2:30pm on May 26 2010 that shares of Apple rose to a value of 227.1 billion and shares of Microsoft declined to a value 226.3 billion making apple the most valuable tech stock in the world. The only American company worth mare money is Exxon Mobile valued at 282 billion.

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