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Comment: Re:Even free speech has its limit (Score 1) 136

by DaveV1.0 (#40154281) Attached to: Twitter Bomb Joke Case Rolls Back Into UK Courts

How can a threat to bomb an airport be considered as a joke?

Because of something called "context". If I go to a comedy club, and the comedian on-stage tells a joke and then says as the punchline, "And I'm going to blow up the airport!" do you think he would be arrested? Do you think any fucken moron in the audience wouldn't see it as part of a joke. CONTEXT. I don't know the context of this guy's post on Twitter, but I think it might be safe to say that this particular case could have used a little more fucken intelligent analysis...

Really?

Robin Hood airport is closed. You’ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I’m blowing the airport sky high!!

There is the guys post. What is the fucking context, asshole?

Comment: Re:Even free speech has its limit (Score 1) 136

by DaveV1.0 (#40154261) Attached to: Twitter Bomb Joke Case Rolls Back Into UK Courts

“Robin Hood airport is closed. You’ve got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I’m blowing the airport sky high!!”

He is not saying he wants to blow up the airport. He is saying he is going to blow up the airport if they don't run their operations in a manner he deems fit.

Comment: Re:Same reason as before... (Score 1) 530

by DaveV1.0 (#39933129) Attached to: Why You Don't Want a $99 Xbox 360

But, like I showed, the example itself is false. And, in this case, the example doesn't apply because one is not getting a "cheaper" XBox. Rich or poor, one gets the same quality device. It is only how one pays for it that is different.

What you fail to see is that this is just another form of financing hardware via a contract for service. And, as far as financing goes, it is pretty good. It is less than 15%APR on the 2 years of the contract. One can buy one's way out of the contract and if one defaults on the contract, one loses the service, but gets to keep the hardware.

Comment: Re:Same reason as before... (Score 1) 530

by DaveV1.0 (#39930503) Attached to: Why You Don't Want a $99 Xbox 360

What do you consider "quality living"? I am single and live in an expensive area in Tampa, FL in a large 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment that I pay $885 per month on, plus I have a garage at $100 per month. That is less than $1000 for housing and I am living large. I could move to a 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in a middle class neighborhood and pay around $700. My basic utilities would be about $150. That is $850 per month for housing and utilities, which leaves$150 for food, etc. That is tight but doable. If I go to a lower class neighborhood, I can get a place for between $400 and $650. And, if one is making minimum wage, one is in the lower class. I worked at a company making large commercial signs out of metal (real physical labor) and made $8.50 an hour. I have been there.

Why are so many minimum wage earners still on government assistance? They waste money on cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and eating out at fast food restaurants. They have sex for recreation and end up with kids. They spend a lot on entertainment and communication in the form of cable TV, cell phones, and game systems. They buy $2000.00 cars, spend thousands to paint it and modify it to accept over-sized wheels, then rent rims and tires.

Comment: Look at it as financing (Score 1) 530

by DaveV1.0 (#39930227) Attached to: Why You Don't Want a $99 Xbox 360

Using just the numbers in the summary and assuming it is a simple loan with $99.00 down, $284 financed, and treating the $74.00 difference as interest, the interest rate is roughly 13%. That is the same or better than many credit cards. Before you start storming the walls, check out what the interest rate would be if you put it on your credit card or a no documentation, no credit check loan.

And, remember, you can't pay a penalty and be rid of a loan and keep the device. The device would be collateral and if you defaulted on the loan, they would come and take it back and keep all the money you had paid thus far.

Really, this isn't a bad deal considering the alternative financing available.

Comment: Re:Missing option: All of the above (Score 1) 185

by DaveV1.0 (#39888587) Attached to: At my place of employ, we track business data ...

He is referring to the situation my company is in. We are huge, spread over several continents, and use do in-house data tracking with a mix of proprietary, free, and home-grown software in about equal proportions.

In the company I work for, we use home-grown and free for data collection, proprietary and free for analysis and storage, and a combination of the three for presentation.

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